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A00222	Articles to be enquired of, by the Church Wardens and Swornemen within the Archdeaconrie of Middlesex And the trueth thereof to be by them vpon their oathes certainely presented to M. Doctor Squier Archdeacon there or to his officialles, with particular aunsweare to euerie article. 1582.; Visitation articles. 1582	Church of England. Archdeaconry of Middlesex. Archdeacon (1557-1588 : Squier); Squier, Adam, d. 1588.	1582 (1582)	STC 10275; ESTC S111858	6,198	16

godlye and necessary documents of learning whether they bee examined allowed and licenced to teach by the Ordinary or his deputie and what bee their names that be not licenced 26 Whether there be any that be maried in degrées forbidden or that haue married two wiues or two husbandes both liuing or that liue not together with their wiues and what be their names 27 Whether there bee anye man or woman in your Parish that vseth witchcraft coniuring southsaying charmes or vnlawfull Prayers or inuocations in Latin or English for or vpon any Christian bodie or beast and what be their names or any that do go or séeke for helpe at such sorcerers handes 28 Whether you doe know or haue heard say that within your Parishe there is or are any person or persons notoriouslye knowen or suspected to offend contrary to the Statute made in the seauen and thirtie yeare of the raigne of King Henrye the eight for reformation of vsurie and reuiued by an Acte made in the thirtéenth yeare of the raigne of the Quéenes Maiestie 29 Whether your Minister do Church any vnmarried women after they haue béene deliuered of their children begottē vnlawfully before they haue acknowledged their faultes openly according to the order prescribed by the Ordinarie or his deputie 30 Whether your Fontes or Baptisteries bee remooued from the place where they were wonte to stande or any persons leauinge the vse of them doe Christen or Baptize in Basons or other prophane vessels not accustomablie vsed in the Church before time And whether any Christen without Godfathers and Godmothers or after any other order then is prescribed by the booke of Common Prayer 31 Whether your Church Chappel or Chauncell and euerie parte thereof be all in good and sufficient reparations and cleanely kepte and the mansion house of your Parson and Vicar with the buildings thereunto belonginge likewise repaired and your Churchyarde well fenced and cleanely kepte and if any of the same bee ruinous and in decay thorow whose default it is so And whether the Church Wardens of the laste yeare were enioyned to haue repaired any part of the Church or fenced the Church yard and did neglect to do the same 32 Whether the Church Wardens of the laste yeare haue geuen to the Parish a iust accompt of the Church goodes that were committed to their charge and what Church goods they haue sold and whether to the profite of the Churche or no or anye that doe withholde anye stocke or money belonginge to the Churche And whether anye person suppresse the last will of the deade and perfourme not Legacies bequeathed to the Churche or to Orphanes poore maides marriages high wayes schooles or any other godly vse 33 Whether when any christian body is in passinge the Bell be tolled especially in great Townes where they be néere the Church or Chappell so that the people maye bee moued thereby to praye for the sicke person and whether there bee any other vaine ringing but one short peale before the buriall and an other after 34 Whether your Minister doe kéepe well and orderly your Register booke of Weddinges Christeninges and Burialles within your Parish and doe present a copie of them once euerie yeare by Indenture to the Ordinarie or his Officers 35 Whether there bee within your Parish any euill disposed persons whiche haue by anye meanes vnreuerently abused your Minister either by worde or déede 36 Whether there bée any within your Parish that haue béene presented as offenders heretofore which haue not done their pennance prescribed vnto them or that stand willfullie excommunicated and who they be 37 Whether you know or haue heard that the Church Wardens and Sworne men of your Parish the last yeare haue left any person or persons punishable for any offence by the Lawes Ecclesiastical vnpresented whereby they haue escaped vnreformed and by whose default and what are the parties names that haue so offended and wherein haue they offended 38 Finally whether you know or vnderstand of any other matter or cause Ecclesiasticall woorthy of presentmente herein not expressed and you shall present the same FINIS

ARTICLES TO BE ENQVIRED OF BY THE Church Wardens and Swornemen within the Archdeaconrie of Middlesex And the trueth thereof to be by them vpon their oathes certainely presented to M. Doctor Squier Archdeacon there or to his Officialles with particular aunsweare to euerie Article 1582. ¶ VBIQVE FLORESCIT LONDON Imprinted by Iohn Wolfe dwelling at the Signe of the Fox in Old Fishstreate néere the Signe of the Swanne ARTICLES TO BE ENQVIRED OF BY THE CHVRCHWARDENS and Swornemen within the Archdeaconrie of Middlesex and the trueth therof to be by them vpon their oathes certainely presented to M. Doctor SQVIER Archdeacon there or to his Officials with particular aunsweare to euerie Article Anno Domini 1582. FIRST whether Common Prayer be said in your Church or Chappell vpon the Sondayes and Holye dayes at conuenient houres reuerently and distinctly in suche order without anye kinde of alteration as is appoynted by the Booke of Common Prayer and the Lawes of this Realme and whether your Minister so tourne himselfe and stand in such place of your Church or Chauncell as the people may best heare the same Whether the Holy Sacramentes be likewise ministred reuerently in such manner as by the Lawes of this Realme is appoynted And whether vpon Wednisdayes and Fridayes not being Holy dayes the Letanye and other Prayers appointed for the daye be sayde accordingly and the Excommunication against sinners read thrise yearely 2 Whether you haue in your Church or Chappell all thinges necessary and requisite for common prayer and administration of the Sacramentes specially the booke of Common Prayer with the new Kalender two Psalters the Englishe Bible in the largest volume the two Tomes of the Homelies the Paraphrasis of Erasmus translated into English the Table of the Tenne Commaundementes the Table for the degrees of Matrimonie a conuenient Pulpit well placed a comely and decent Table standing on a frame for the Holy Communion with a fayre linnen cloth to laye vpon the same and some coueringe of Silke Buckerame or other such like for the cleane keeping therof a fayre and comely Communion Cup of Siluer and a couer of siluer for the same a sure Cofer wyth two lockes for the keeping of the Register Booke and a strong Chest or box for the Almes of the poore 3 Whether any person or persons bee admitted to aunsweare as Godfathers or Godmothers at the Christening of any Childe except he or she haue before receiued the Holy Communion and can geue accompte of their Faith and will recite the same before the Minister if he or she be thereunto required 4 Whether any person or persons not beinge ordered at the least for a Deacon do either say Common Prayer openly in your church solemnize Matrimony or administer the Sacrament of Baptisme or deliuer to the Communicantes the Lordes Cup at the celebration of the Holye Communion or doe burie the deade or geue Thankes for Women after their Childbirth and what he or they be that so doe 5 Whether your Parson Vicar or Farmer of your Benefice do cause any Curate to serue in your Church before hee be examined and admitted by the Ordinarie or his Deputie in writing and your Minister haue his sufficient letter of Orders or no 6 Whether your Minister or you haue suffred any Interludes to bee played in your Churche or Chappell where Gods Word and Prayer are to be vsed or there be any in your Parish that doth violate or breake the Lordes Day by any kinde of worke or pastime whatsoeuer or any Minstrels that vse anye playinge vpon their Instrumentes in your Churche or Chappell or your Churchyard or other that hath made any fray or vsed any brawlinge or vnseemely noyse there or any that vse any Dauncinge or other kinde of vayne pastime in the foresaide places at any time And whether ther be any Dauncing Rifling or gameplaying or any bodily labour as ploughing carting or any handie crafte vsed in your Parish vpon the solemne Feastes or Festiuall dayes 7 Whether the people of your Parish especially housholders hauing no lawfull excuse to bee absente do faithfullye and diligentlye endeuor themselues to resort with their children and seruantes to their Parishe Churche or Chappell on the Holy dayes and chiefly vpon the Sondayes to Morninge and Eueninge Prayer and vpon reasonable let thereof to some vsuall place where Common Prayer is vsed and then and there abide orderlye and soberlye during the time of Common Prayer Homelies Preachinges and other Seruice of Gods word there vsed reuerently and deuoutly giuinge themselues to the hearing thereof and who they be that either negligentlye or willfully absente themselues or come very late to Church vpon the Sondayes especiallye or that walke talke or otherwise vnreuerentlye behaue themselues in the Church or vse any gaminge abroade or in anye house or sitte in the streates or churchyarde or in anie Tauerne or Alehouse vpon the Sonday or other Holy day in the time of Common Prayer Sermons or reading of the Homilies either before noone or after noone or els resorte to Faires Playes or games in the same time 8 Whether the forfaiture of twelue pence for euery suche offence appoynted by a Statute made in the first yeare of the Queenes Maiesties raigne be leuied and taken by the Church Wardens of euerye person that offendeth and by them bee put to the vse of the poore of the Parish and if it bee not by whose default it is not leuied and what particular sommes of mony haue bene forfayted that way by whome since the Annuntiatiō of our Lady in the year of our Lord 1581. vntill the day of geuing vp the presentment concerninge these articles and to whome such forfaitures haue beene deliuered 9 Whether there bee anye Innekeepers Alewiues Vittaylers or Tiplers that suffer or admit anye person or persons in their houses to eate or drinke or play at Cards Tables or such like games in time of Common Prayer or Sermon on Sondayes or Holy dayes and whether there bee anye shoppes open on Sondayes or Holy dayes or anye Butchers or others that commonly vse to sell meate or other thinges in the tyme of Common Prayer Preaching or readinge of the Homilies And whether in any Faires or common markets falling vpon the Holy dayes there be any shewing of any wares before the deuine seruice be done 10 Whether for the putting of the Churchwardens and swornemen the better in remembrance of their duetie in obseruing and noting such as offende in not comming to diuine seruice your Minister doe openly euerie Sonday after he haue read the second Lesson at Morning and Euening Prayer monishe and warne the Churchwardens and Swornemen to looke to their charge in this behalfe and to obserue who contrarie to the saide Statute offende in absenting themselues from their Parish Church or vnreuerently as is aforesaide vse themselues in the tyme of diuine seruice 11 Whether your Minister do exercise himselfe in godlye studie of Holy Scriptures and vertuous bringing vp of