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A79628	Articles of visitation & enquiry within the diocess of St. Asaph, in the first episcopal visitation of the Right Reverend Father in God, Isaac, by divine permission, Lord Bishop of Saint Asaph : in the second year of his translation. : And exhibited to the church-wardens and side-men of every parish within the diocess of St. Asaph.	Church of England. Diocese of St. Asaph. Bishop (1669-1680 : Barrow); Barrow, Isaac, 1614-1680.	1671 (1671)	Wing C4081A; ESTC R225611	7,319	14

ARTICLES OF Visitation Enquiry Within the Diocess of St. ASAPH In the First Episcopal VISITATION Of the Right Reverend Father in GOD ISAAC By Divine Permission Lord Bishop of Saint ASAPH In the Second Year of his Translation And Exhibited to The Church-Wardens and Side-men of every Parish within the Diocess of St. ASAPH LONDON Printed for Joseph Clark at the Star in Little-Britain M.DC.LXXI The Tenour of the Oath to be administred to the Church-Wardens and Side-men YOU shall Swear diligently to enquire and true presentment make of every person of your Parish which hath made any default or offence inquirable against the Kings Laws Ecclesiastical and become known unto you For your direction herein you shall duly consider all and every of these Articles given you in charge and neither Present nor spare to Present any for favour or malice hope of reward or fear of displeasure So help you God Articles concerning Publick Worship Religion and Administration of the Sacraments ARTICLES 1 2 3 4. ARE there any in your Parish that are guilty of Blasphemy against the Majesty of God or scoffers at Religion or that teach that the Scriptures contain not all things necessary to salvation 2. Is there any that deny the Church of England to be a true Can. 3. and Apostolick Church and to have in her all things necessary to salvation or affirm the 39. Can. 5. Articles agreed upon by the Archbishops and Bishops and whole Clergy Anno Dom. 1562. to be erroneous in any part or such as cannot with a good conscience be subscribed to 3. Is there any that accuse the form of Gods Worship in the Church of England contained in the Book of Common-Prayer to be corrupt Can. 4. superstitious unlawful or repugnant to the Scripture Can. 7. or the form of Consecrating and Ordaining Bishops Priests and Deacons Can. 8. to be Antichristian or repugnant to the Scripture or to the practice of the antient Catholick Church 4. Is there any in your Parish that forsake the Meetings of the Congregations in the Church and publick Worship Can. 9 10 11 12. and joyn themselves to Conventicles Concerning the Clergy and their Duty 1. IS your Parson Vicar or Curate in Holy Orders by Episcopal Ordination according to Law Act 〈◊〉 Uniform●●● hath he been legally instituted and inducted into his Benefice Did he within two months after his Induction read the 39 Articles in time of Divine Service in the Church and publickly declare his assent to them Hath he read the Book of Common-Prayer and declared publickly his assent and consent to the use of all things therein contained in the time limited and in the manner prescribed in the Act of Parliament last made for the Uniformity of Publick Prayer and Printed before the common-prayer-Common-Prayer-Book And hath he publickly read in your Church a Certificate of his subscription declaring the unlawfulness of taking up Arms against the King his conforming to the Liturgy of the Church his disavowing the unlawful Oath commonly called The Solemn League and Covenant within such time and in such manner as is required by the same Act 2. Hath he obtained or is he vehemently suspected to have procured his Benefice by many or any Symoniacal Contract 3. Is he resident upon his Benefice Can. 47 48. or if legally dispensed with is his place supplied by a sufficient Curate a Licensed Preacher and one allowed by the Ordinary 4. And hath such Curate a competent allowance according to the value of the Living and if he be resident with a Curate doth he himself once a month at least read Common-Prayer openly in the Church and if occasion be administer each Sacrament in due manner and form as the Liturgy prescribes 5. Is he a man of a sober Can. 74.75 chaste honest and peaceable Conversation is he careful to procure peace and make up breaches amongst his Neighbours Doth he endeavour according to his talent to reduce Popish Recusants Sectaries and all other refractory persons from their errors Can 66. by seasonable applications sober Conferences and calling in the advice and direction of neighbour Ministers for his better assistance when occasion requires Act of Uniformity R. 6. Doth he read distinctly and reverently the Divine Service without diminution addition or alteration on Sundays and Holy days and all other times appointed by the Church and if he have no reasonable hinderance doth he as commanded every day tell a Bell and invite the people to come and joyn in prayer with him Rubr. after Preface Rubrick Can. 21. and especially upon Sundays Wednesdays and Fridays read the Litany as is required Doth he administer the Sacrament of Christs Body and Blood so often at least and at such times as that every Parishioner may communicate thrice at least in the year 7. Doth he give the holy Communion to any that live in any notorious sin Rubrick Can. 26 ●7 or open enmity to their Neighbours shewing no sorrow or repentance for their faults or to any that refuse to receive it kneeling and doth he give an account of such abstained by him to his Ordinary according to Law 8. Doth he on the Sunday Rubr. before the first Exhortation or Holy-day before the Communion give notice thereof in the Church and read one of the Exhortations fitted for that purpose in the Common-Prayer-Book and when he sees the people negligent in coming doth he admonish them in the form there also fitted for that occasion 9. Doth he administer holy Baptism at the Font publickly and not elsewhere unless upon weakness of the Infant Rubr. before private Bapt. or very urgent occasion Doth he exhort all to bring their Children to publick Baptism in the Church unless in such cases of danger 10. Doth he take care that no Infant in danger want it Can. 68.69 that none depart unbaptized through his negligence or delay 11. Doth he baptize any without God-fathers or God-mothers Can. 29. or doth he admit any to answer as such who have not received the holy Communion Doth he duly observe all the Kites and directions prescribed in the Administration of this Sacrament by the Church in her Liturgy 12. Doth he in all his Ministrations observe the rules rites and directions of the Church and with reverence decency and gravity perform every office as occasion requires wearing his Surplice Can 58. with a Hood if a Graduate as he is required by Authority and Customs of the Church 13. Is he careful to visit the sick of what condition or perswasion soever Rubrick Can. 67. Doth he endeavour to prepare them for the due reception of the Holy Communion and exhort them to Charity and good works as the Church requires 14. Doth he having no lawful impediment preach one Sermon every Lords day in his own Cure or s●●e other adjoyning Can. 45. not venting any new-fangled seditious or false Doctrine Doth he in case there be no

Sermon read one of the Homilies allowed by the Church and doth he before his Sermon move the people in the same form at least if not in the very words laid down in the five and fiftieth Canon declaring for what mercies they are to give God thanks and for what blessings they are to pray and exhort them to call upon God with him for them in the most comprehensive Prayer of our Lord 15. Doth he diligently Catechise the Youth of the Parish every Sunday and Holy-day after the second Lesson in the afternoon Can. 59. Rub. post Catechism by way of Question and Answer and instruct them also in the sense and meaning he shall find requisite Doth he by this and all other good means and admonitions prepare them for Confirmation and himself either bring or send in writing under his own hand the names of all such persons in his Parish men women if any such want it and children as he shall find fit to be presented to the Bishop humbly to seek and ask the benefit of Confirmation from his hands 16. Doth he bid and observe the Holy-days and Fasting-days Can 64. Rub. post Symb. Nicaenum and days of abstinence and other solemn days for which particular Services are appointed giving notice of them to the Parishioners in time of Divine Service the Sunday next before 17. Doth he in perambulation about your Parish use the Prayers Thanksgivings and Homilies accustomed in Rogation Week 18. Doth he celebrate Matrimony Can. 62. without first publishing the Bans on three several Sundays or Holy-days in the Parish-Church where such parties dwell or at any time by Law prohibited without special License or in any other place than the Church or any other hours than between eight and twelve in the forenoon or betwixt persons prohibited by the Law or under the age of 21 years without consent of their Parents or Guardians 19. Doth your Minister admit any woman bringing forth the child of Adultery or Fornication to be Churched without License from the Ordinary or suffer any Excommunicate person to continue in the Church during any part of Divine Service 20 Doth he refuse to bury any brought to Church according to the form prescribed Can 68. except such as die unbaptized or are excommunicate Majori Excommunicatione and no man able to testifie their repentance or such as have laid violent hands on themselves 21. Is there a Lecturer in your Parish Can. 53.54 Act of Uniformity is he Licensed by the Bishop did he before his first Lecture read the whole Service appointed for the day and doth he read it also upon his first Lecture day of every month wearing his Surplice Doth he any way endeavour to bring the Parson or Vicar of the place into disrepute with his Parishioners Kings Proclamation annexed to the Canons 22. Doth your Minister in the Parish-church where he hath charge read the Book of Canons once every year dividing the Book so as it may be conveniently read on some two Sundays or Holy-days for information of the people in the discipline and government of the Church and their submission thereto 23. Is there any man not in Holy Orders according to Law Can. 76. that presumes openly to read the Common-Prayer or execute any ministerial duty in your Church or is there any Clergy-man in Holy Orders that relinquishing his Orders lives as a Lay-man without any care of the Church or the duties undertaken and promised at his admission into Holy Orders Enquiries concerning the Parishioners 1. HAve you any in your Parish who wilfully and without lawful impediment absent themselves from Morning Primo Eliz. Can. 90. or Evening Prayer upon Sundays or other days and times appointed by Law or that come late or depart before the Blessing or are there any that upon those solemn days imploy themselves in their usual Trades or labours or command or suffer their Servants so to do Doth any Inn or Ale house-keepers suffer any person to drink play or tarry in his house except in case of sickness in time of Divine Service Do your Parishioners behave themselves reverently in the House of God Men and Youth being uncovered shewing reverence when the Name of the Lord Iesus is mentioned standing and kneeling and in all things conforming to the orders injunctions and customs of the Church with devotion and due attention 2. Are there any that disturb holy duties by walking talking Pri. Eliz. Can 111. Can. 90. or other rude or undecent behaviour 3. Are there any among you of understanding unbaptized or any that refuse to send their Children to Baptism in the Church publickly Rub. of Baptism unless in cases of necessity and in such cases are they careful to procure them due Baptism at home 4. Are any in your Parish not Confirm'd Rub. after Catechism or any of years of discretion that upon any pretence refuse or neglect it or any Parents or Guardians that refuse to prepare their Children for or to send them to Confirmation Or are there any Confirmed and of the age of 16. years that come not to the Lords Supper three times in the year at least of which the Feast of Easter to be one or any that forsake their own Parish to receive it elsewhere Can. 112. 5. Are there any Parents Can. 59. or Masters of Families that refuse to send their Servants or Children to be instructed by their Minister in the Church Catechism according to order Are there any Popish Recusants or Sectaries that keep private Conventicles or any that entertain Sojourners or other guests that refuse to frequent the Church-Service or the holy Sacraments as enjoyned or that labour to seduce and draw others from the Religion in this Church established Can. 110.114 or that disperse Popish Books or Writings of Sectaries to make Factions and pervert the people 6. Are there any in your Parish that injure the stock of the Church Are there any Legacies bequeathed to the Church or other pious uses perverted or concealed or otherwise imployed than intended by the Donor Are there any Wills of Persons deceased concealed or unproved or any goods of persons dying intestate administred without lawful authority 7. Are there any that refuse to pay their rates to the repair of the Church Can. 80. or the buying Books or other Furniture requisite for the due performances of the several Offices and Services of the Church 8. Are there any in the Parish that live in Fornication Adultery any Blasphemers Depravers or Impugners of the Christian Religion or publick worship established common Swearers Drunkards any Incestuous persons any joyned in Marriage within the degrees prohibited any Sorcerers Witches or resorters to them Concerning Church-Wardens Side-men Parish-Clerks and Sextons 1. ARe your Church-Wardens yearly Can. 89. and according to the use and custom of the Parish chosen Have the former Church-wardens given up their accompts before the Minister and delivered the mony