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A00187 Articles to be inquired of in the Arch-deaconrie of Salop within the diocesse of Hereford, in the year 163[9?] at the visitation of Morgan Godwyn, Doctor of Lawes, Arch-deacon of Salop. Church of England. Archdeaconry of Salop.; Godwyn, Morgan. fl. 1685 1639 (1639) STC 10217.5; ESTC S1243 12,815 15

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hee take upon him to preach or expound the Scriptures in his owne Cure or elsewhere If so then you are to present the same the time and place when and where he did it 11 Doth your Minister use to pray for the Kings Majesty King Charles and for the Queenes Majesty for Prince Charles his Highnesse all the Royall Progeny with addition of such stile and titles as are due to his Maiesty and exhort the people to obedience to his Maiesty and to al Magistrates in authority under him And doth he also pray for all Arch-bishops Bishops and other Ecclesiasticall persons 12 Doth your Minister Preacher or Lecturer observe the forme of Prayer and no other before his or their Sermons that is prescribed by the 55 Canon therein moving the people as they are there directed to joyne with him in Prayer for Christs holy Catholike Church and for the Kings most excellent Maiesty the Queene the Prince and the rest of the Royall Progeny Clergy and Councell as in the Canon is required alway concluding with the Lords Prayer 13 Is your Minister continually resident upon his benifice or how long time hath he been absent And in case he be licensed to be absent whether doth he cause his Cure to be sufficiently supplyed according to the Canon or in case he hath another benifice Whether doth he supply his absence by a Curate sufficiently licensed to preach in that Cure where he himselfe is not resident or otherwise in case the smalnesse of the living cannot finde a preaching Minister doth he preach at both his Benifices usually 14 Doth your Minister or Curat serve any more Cures then one If yea then what other Cure doth he serve and how far are they distant 15 Doth your Minister or Curate every Sunday and Holyday before Evening prayer for halfe an hower or more examine and instruct the youth and ignorant persons of his parish in the tenn Commandements Articles of the Creede and in the Lords prayer and the Sacraments according as is prescribed in the Catechisme set forth in the Booke of Common prayer only And if he do not where is the fault either in the Parents and Masters of the Children or in the Curat neglecting his duty And is he carefull to tender all such youth of his parish as have been well instructed in their Catechisme to be confirmed by the Bishop in his Visitation or any other time as is appoynted by the Booke aforesaid 16 Doth your Minister in the Rogation dayes goe in perambulation of the Circuit of the Parish saying and using the prayers Suffrages and Thankesgiving to GOD appoynted by Law according fo his duty thanking GOD for his blessings if there be plenty on the earth or otherwise to pray for his Grace and favor if there be a feare of Scarsity 17 Hath your Minister admitted any Woman begotten with child in Adultery or Fornication to bee churched without Licence of the Ordinarie 18 Hath your Minister or any other Preacher baptized children Churched any woman or ministred the holy Communion in any private house otherwise than by Law is allowed 19. Whether have there beene any Children baptized in private houses by any person or Midwife or Popish Priest and have such Children thus privately baptized and surviving been afterwards brought to your Church to the intent the Congregation and the Minister of the Parish in case they were not baptized by him may be certified whether they or any of them were lawfully bapt●zed or no 20 Whether have the children that have beene borne to any popish Recusant or Recusants in your Parish beene publiquely baptized in your parish-Church by your Parson Vicar or Curate or by whom else were they baptized or where to your knowledge 21 Doth your Minister endeavour and labour diligently to reclaime the Popish Recusants in his parish from their errors if there be any such abiding in your Parish Or whether is your Parson Vicar or Curate over-conversant with or a favourer of Recusants whereby he is suspected not to bee sincere in Religion 22 Hath your Minister taken upon him to appoint any publique or private Fasts Prophecies or Exercises not approved by Law or publique Authority or hath used to meet in any private house or place with any person or persons there to consult how to impeach or deprave the Booke of Common Prayer or the Doctrine or Discipline of the Church of England If yea then you shall present them all 23 Doth your Minister or Lecturer either in time of publique allowed Fasts or at any other time usually deteine the Assembly or Congregation with Sermons longer than a full hower If yea then you shall present the time and place 24 Whether hath your Minister been present at any private conventicle to consult there of any course to bee taken by them or by another upon their motion which may any way tend to the impeachment or depraving of the Doctrine of the Church of England or of the booke of Common Prayer or of any part of the Governement and Discipline now established in the Church of England 25 Whether doth your Minister publish in his Sermons any Doctrine which is new and strange and disagreeing from the Word of God and from the Articles of Christian Faith and Religion agreed on and published Anno Dom. 1562. And whether doth hee teach any thing which hee would the people religiously to observe and beleeve but that which is agreeable to the Scriptures and that which the Catholique Fathers and ancient Bishops have gathered out of that Doctrine according to the Canon 26 Whether doth your Minister in his Sermons enter into and handle any points of controversie contrarie to his Maiesties directions whether doth hee or any other Preacher in your pulpit particularly impugne and confute any Doctrine delivered by any other Preacher in the same Church or in any Church neere adioyning before hee hath acquainted the Bishop of the Diocesse therewith and received order from him what to doe in that case 27 Hath your Minister stayed the publication of any excommunications or suspensions or doth hee every halfe yeare denounce in his parish Church all such of his Parish as are excommunicated and persevere therein without seeking to be absolved or doth hee wittingly and willingly keepe companie with such as are excommunicate and hath he admitted into your Church any person excommunicated without a certificate of his absolution from the Ordinary or other competent Iudge 28 Doth your Minister carefully looke to the reliefe of the poore and from time to time call upon his Parishioners to give somewhat as they can spare to godly and charitable uses especially when they make their Testaments 29 Doth your Minister or Curate resort unto such as be dangerously sicke in your Parish to instruct and comfort them in their distresses according to the order of the booke of Common Prayer not omitting then especially to move them earnestly to liberality toward the poore 30 Whether doth your Minister or any