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A04125	Constitutions, and canons ecclesiasticall treated vpon by the archbishops, and bishops, and the rest of the cleargie of Ireland. And agreed upon with the Kings Majesties licence in their synod begun at Dublin, Anno. Dom. 1634. And in the yeare of the raigne of our soveraigne, Lord Charles by the grace of God, king of Great Britaine, France, and Ireland, the tenth. And now published for the due observation of them, by his Majesties authoritie under the great seale of Ireland.; Constitutions and canons	Church of Ireland.	1635 (1635)	STC 14265; ESTC S107631	42,000	128

breake or neglect to observe the same as they tender the honor of GOD the peace of the Church tranquillitie of the Kingdome and their dueties and service unto VS their King and Soveraigne In witnes c. CONSTITVTIONS AND CANONS ECCLESIASTICALL Treated upon by the Archbishops and Bishops and the rest of the Clergie of Ireland and agreed upon by the Kings Majesties licence in their Synod begun and holden at Dublin Anno Domini 1634. and in the yeare of the raigne of our Soveraigne Lord CHARLES by the grace of GOD King of Great Brittaine France and Ireland the Tenth I. Of the agreement of the Church of England and Ireland in the profession of the same Christian Religion FOR the manifestation of our agreement with the Church of England in the confession of the same Christian Faith and the doctrine of the Sacraments Wee doe receive and approve the Booke of Articles of Religion agreed upon by the Archbishops and Bishops and the whole Clergie in the Convocation holden at London in the yeare of our Lord God 1562. for the avoyding of diversities of opinions and for the establishing of consent touching true Religion And therefore if any hereafter shall affirme that any of those Articles are in any part superstitious or erroneous or such as he may not with a good conscience subscribe unto let him be excommunicated and not absolved before he make a publique revocation of his errour II. The Kings Supremacy in Causes Ecclesiasticall to be maintained ALL Ecclesiasticall persons having cure of soules and all other Preachers and Readers of Divinitie Lectures shall to the uttermost of their wit knowledge and learning purely and sincerely without any colour or dissimulation teach manifest open and declare foure times every yeare at the least in their Sermons and other Collations and Lectures That all usurped and forraine power forasmuch as the same hath no establishment nor ground by the Law of God is for most just causes taken away and abolished and that therefore no manner of obedience or subjection within his Majesties Realmes and Dominions is due unto such forraine power but that the Kings power within his Realme of Ireland and all other his Dominions and Countreyes is the highest power under God to whom all men aswell Inhabitants as borne within the same doe by Gods Lawes owe all loyaltie and obedience and to no other forraine power potentate in the earth And whosoever shall hereafter maintaine that the Kings Majestie hath not the same authority in causes Ecclesiasticall that the godly Kings had amongst the Iewes and Christian Emperours in the Primitive Church or impeach in any part his Regall supremacy in the said causes restored to the Crowne and by the Lawes of this Realme therein established let him be excommunicated and not restored but onely by the Archbishop of the Province after his repentance and publique revocation of his errour III. Of the prescript forme of Divine Service contained in the Booke of Common Prayer THat forme of Liturgie or Divine Service and no other shal be used in any Church of this Realme but that which is established by the Law and comprised in the Booke of Common Prayer and administration of Sacraments And if any one shall preach or by other open words declare or speake any thing in the derogation or despising of the said Booke or of any thing therein contained let him be excommunicated and not restored untill he repent and publiquely revoke his errour III. Of the forme of consecrating and ordering Archbishops Bishops c. and of the Churches established according to that order THat forme of Ordination no other shal be used in this Church but that which is contained in the booke of ordering Bishops Priests and Deacons allowed by authority and hitherto practised in the Churches of England and Ireland And if any shall affirme that they who are consecrated or ordered according to those rites are not lawfully made nor ought to be accounted either Bishops Priests or Deacons or shall deny that the Churches established under this governement are true Churches or refuse to joyne with them in Christian profession let him be excommunicated and not restored untill hee repent and publiquely revoke his errour V. Authors of Schisme and maintainers of Conventicles censured WHosoever shall separate themselves from the Communion of Saints as it is approved by the Apostles rules in the Church of Ireland and combine themselves together in a new brotherhood accounting the Christians who are conformable to the doctrine governement rites and ceremonies of the Church of Ireland to be prophane and unmeet for them to joyne with in Christian profession or shall affirme and maintaine that there are within this Realme other meetings assemblyes or congregations then such as by the Lawes of this Land are held and allowed which may rightly challenge to themselves the name of true and lawfull Churches let him be excommunicated and not restored untill he repent and publiquely revoke his errour VI. Due celebration of Sundayes and Holy-dayes ALL manner of persons shall celebrate and keepe the Lords day commonly called Sunday and other Holy-dayes according to Gods holy will and pleasure and the orders of this Church that is in hearing the Word of GOD read and taught in private and publique prayers in acknowledging their offences to GOD and amendment of the same in reconciling themselves charitably to their neighbours where displeasure hath beene in oftentimes receiving the Communion of the Body and Blood of CHRIST in visiting the poore and sicke using all godly and sober conversation VII The prescript forme of Divine Service to be used on Sundayes and Holydayes with all decencie and due reverence EVery Sunday and Holy-day the Parsons Vicars and Curates shall celebrate Divine Service at convenient and usuall times of the day and in such place of every Church as the Bishop of the Diocesse or Ecclesiasticall Ordinary of the place shall thinke meet for the largenesse or straitnesse of the same so as the people may be most edified All Ministers likewise shall use and observe the Orders Rites Ornaments Ceremonies prescribed in the Booke of Common prayer and in the Act for uniformity printed therewith as well in reading the holy Scriptures and saying of prayers as in administration of the Sacraments without either diminishing in regard of preaching or in any other respect or adding any thing in the matter or forme thereof And in Cathedrall and Collegiate Churches all Deanes Masters and Heads of Collegiate Churches Canons and Prebendaries being Graduates shall daylie at the times both of prayer and preaching weare with their Surplises such Hoods as are agreeable to their degrees No man also shall cover his head in any Church or Chappell in the time of Divine Service except he have some infirmity in which case he may weare a night-cap or coife Neither shall any person be otherwise at such times busied then in quiet attendance to heare marke and understand that which is read preached

CONSTITVTIONS AND CANONS ECCLESIASTICALL Treated vpon by the Archbishops and Bishops and the rest of the Cleargie of IRELAND And agreed upon with the Kings Majesties licence in their Synod begun at DUBLIN Anno Dom. 1634. And in the yeare of the Raigne of our Soveraigne Lord CHARLES by the grace of GOD King of Great Britaine France and Ireland the tenth And now published for the due observation of them by his Majesties Authoritie under the Great Seale of Ireland DVBLIN Printed by the Societie of Stationers Printers to the Kings Most Excellent Majesty An. Dom. 1635 THE TABLE ❧ Of the Church of Jreland 1. OF the agreement of the Church of England and Ireland in the profession of the same Christian Religion 2. The Kings Supremacy in causes Ecclesiaesticall to be maintayned 3. Of the prescript forme of Divine Service contayned in the Booke of Common prayer 4. Of the forme of Consecrating and ordering Archbishops Bishops c. and of the Churches established according to that order 5. Authors of schismes and maintayners of Conventicles censured ¶ Of Divine Service preaching of the VVord and administration of the Sacraments 6. DVe celebration of Sundayes and Holy-daies 7. The prescript forme of Divine service to be used on Sundayes and Holy-dayes with all decency and due reverence 8. Of the ordering of certaine parts of the Service 9. Beneficed Preachers being resident upon their livings to preach every Sunday 10. No publique opposition betweene Preachers 11. Ministers to Catechize every Sunday 12. The people to be informed in the body of Christian Religion and reformed in their conversation 13. Preachers and Lecturers to reade Divine Service and administer the Sacraments twice a yeare at the least 14. Ministers not to refuse to Christen or Bury 15. Ministers not to deferre Christening if the child be in danger 16. Fathers not to be Godfathers in Baptisme nor children not-Communicants 17. Confirmation or laying hands upon children to be performed by the Bishop once in three yeares 18. Of the receiving of the holy Communion 19. VVarning to be given before hand for the Communion 20. Notorious offenders not to be admitted to the Communion 21. Ministers not to preach or administer the Communion in private houses 22. Ministers not to hold private conventicles ¶ Of Bishops Archdeacons Deanes and Prebendaries 23. OF Ordering Ecclesiasticall Iurisdiction 24. Of ordering the revenues of Ecclesiasticall persons 25. Of Archdeacons 26. Residence of Deanes in their Churches 27. Deanes and Prebendaries to preach during their Residence 28. Prebendaries to be resident upon their benefices ¶ Of the Ordination function and charge of Ministers 29. I Oure solemne times appointed for the making of Ministers 30. The titles of such as are to be made Ministers 31. The qualitie of such as are to be made Ministers 32. The examination of such as are to be made Ministers 33. Caution for Institution of Ministers into Benefices 34. Patrons of Ecclesiasticall Benefices 35. Prevention of Symoniacall contracts in those that are presented by them 36. Small Parishes to be united and Residence enjoyned 37. Absence of Beneficed men and livings appropriated to be supplyed by Curats that are allovved Preachers 38. None to be Curats but allowed by the Bishop 39. Strangers not admitted to preach without Licence 40. Ministers to conferre with Recusants 41. Ministers to visite the sicke 42. Sobernesse of conversation and decencie of apparell required in Ministers 43. Of consecration of Churches 44. A Terrier of gleabe-lands and other possessions belonging to Churches 45. Payment of Tythes 46. A Registry to bee kept of Christnings VVeddings and Burials ¶ Of Marriages Divorces 47. NOne to marry within the degrees prohibited 48. None to marry under XXI yeares without their Parents consent 49. Security to be taken at the granting of such Licences and under what conditions 50. Oathes to be taken for the conditions 51. An exception for those that are in VVidowhood 52. Ministers not to marry any person without Bannes 53. No sentence for Divorce to be given upon the sole confession of the parties 54. No sentence of Divorce to be given but in open court 55. In all sentences for Divorce bond to be taken for not marrying during each others life ¶ Of Ecclesiasticall Courts and Iurisdiction 56. THe Order of Iurisdictions to be kept 57. The restraint of double Quarrels upon the respite of Institution 58. Inhibitions not to be granted without the subscription of an Advocate 59. Inhibitions not to be granted untill the Appeale be exhibited to the Iudge 60. Solemne denunciation of parties excommunicated 61. Notorious crimes and scandals to be certified into Ecclesiasticall Courts by presentments 62. Schismaticks to be presented 63. Not-communicants at Easter to be presented 64. Ministers may present 65. Ministers and Church-wardens not to be sued for presenting 66. Church-wardens not bound to present oftner than twice a yeare 67. Church-wardens not to be troubled for not presenting oftner than twice a yeare 68. Convenient time to bee assigned for framing presentments 69. None to be cited into Ecclesiasticall Courts by Proces of Quorum nomina 70. Maturity required in proceeding 71. No sentence of Deprivation or Deposition to be pronounced against a Minister but by the Bishop 72. No Act to be sped but in open Court 73. No court to have more than one Seale 74. Convenient places to be chosen for keeping of Courts 75. Peculiar and inferior Courts to exhibit the originall Copies of VVills into the Bishops Registry 76. The qualitie and Oath of Iudges and Surrogates 77. Proctors not to retayne Causes without the lawfull assignement of the parties 78. Proctors prohibited the Oath in animam domini sui 79. Proctors not to be clamorous in Court 80. The Oath de calumniâ not to be refused 81. Abuses to be reformed in Registers 82. A certaine rate of Fees to all Ecclesiasticall Offiicers 83. A table of the rates of Fees to be set up in Courts and Registries 84. The whole Fees for shewing Letters of orders and other licences due but once in every Bishops time 85. The number of Apparators restrayned ¶ Of Parish Clearks Church-wardens and Schoole-masters and their severall duties 86. PArish Clearks to be chosen by the Minister 87. The choyce of Church-wardens and their Accompt 88. The choyce of Side-men and their joynt office with Church-wardens 89. The old Church-wardens to make their Presentments before the new be sworne 90. The duty of Church-wardens touching such persons as are out of the Church in the time of Gods worship on Sundayes and Holy-dayes 91. Their duty touching those persons that are in the Church at that time 92. To keepe the Church from being prophaned at all other times 93. To see Churches and Church-yards kept in sufficient reparation 94. To furnish all Churches with things necessary for the celebration of Divine Service Preaching and administration of the Sacraments 95. To provide things fitting for every Communion and to observe those that come or come not to the same 96. To

Ministers not to refuse to Christen or Bury NO Minister shall refuse or delay ●o christen any Childe according to the forme of the booke of Common Prayer that is brought to the Church to him on Sundayes or Holydayes to be christened or to bury any Corps that is brought to the Church or Churchyard convenient warning being given to him thereof before in such manner as is prescribed in the said booke of Common prayer And if he shall refuse to christen the one or bury the other except the party deceased were denounced excommunicated majori excommunicatione for some greivous and notorious crime and no man able to testifie of his repentance he shal be suspended by the Bishop of the Diocesse from his Ministery by the space of three moneths XV. Ministers not to deferre christening if the childe be in danger IF any Minister being duely without any manner of collusion informed of the weakenes and danger of death of any Infant unbaptized in his Parish and thereupon desired to goe or come to the place where the said Infant remaineth to baptize the same shall either wilfully refuse so to doe or of grosse negligence shall so deferre the time as when hee might conveniently have resorted to the place and have baptized the said Infant it dyeth through such default unbaptized The said Minister shal be suspended for three moneths and before his restitution shall acknowledge his fault and promise before his Ordinary that he will not wittingly incurre the like againe Provided that where there is a Curate or a Substitute this Constitution shall not extend to the Parson or Vicar himselfe but the Curate or Substitute present XVI Fathers not to be Godfathers in Baptisme nor Children not communicants NO Parent shal be urged to present not be admitted to answere as Godfather for his owne Childe nor any Godfather or Godmother shal be suffered to make any other answere or speach then by the booke of Common Prayer is prescribed in that behalfe Neither shall any person be admitted Godfather or Godmother to any Childe at Christening or Confirmation before the said person so undertaking hath received the holy Communion XVII Confirmation or laying hands upon Children to be performed by the Bishop once in three yeares EVery Minister that hath cure and charge of Soules for the better accomplishing of the Orders prescribed in the booke of Common Prayer concerning Confirmation shall take such speciall care as that none may be presented to the Bishop for him to lay his hand upon but such as can render an account of their faith according to the Catechisme in the said booke contained The Bishop also in his owne person every third yeare at least in the time of his Visitation shall performe that duty of Confirmation or if in that yeare by reason of some infirmity he be not able personally to visit his Diocesse he shall not omit to doe it the next yeare after as he may conveniently And whensoever the time shall by him be assigned every such Minister shall use his best endeavour to prepare and make able and likewise to procure as many as he can to be then brought to be confirmed XVIII Of the receiving of the holy Communion IN every Cathedrall and Collegiate Church at least once every moneth and in every Parish Church and Chappell where Sacraments are to be admitted within this Realme the holy Communion shall be ministred by the Parson Vicar or Minister so often and at such times as every Parishioner may communicate at the least thrice in the yeare whereof the feast of Easter to be one according as they are appointed by the booke of Common Prayer And that no Minister when he celebrateth the Communion shall wittingly administer the same to any but such as kneele Provided that every Minister as often as he administreth the Communion shall first receive the Sacrament himselfe Furthermore no bread nor wine newly brought shal be used but first the words of Institution shal be rehearsed when the said bread and wine be presented upon the Communion Table Likewise the Minister shall deliver both the bread and wine to every communicant severally XIX VVarning to be given before hand for the Communion WHereas every Lay person is bound to receive the holy Communion thrice every yeare and many notwithstanding doe not receive that Sacrament once in a yeare Wee doe require every Minister to give warning to his Parishioners publiquely in the Church at Morning Prayer the Sunday before every time of his administring the holy Sacrament for the better preparation of themselves Which said warning wee enjoyne the said Parishioners to accept and obey under the penalty and danger of the Law And the Minister of every Parish and in Cathedrall and Collegiate Churches some principall Minister of the Church shall the afternoone before the said administration give warning by tolling of the Bell or otherwise to the intent that if any have any scruple of conscience or desire the speciall ministery of reconciliation he may afford it to those that neede it And to this end the people are often to be exhorted to enter into a speciall examination of the state of their owne soules and that finding themselves either extreame dull or much troubled in minde they doe resort unto Gods Ministers to receive from them aswell advise and counsell for the quickning of their dead hearts and the subduing of those corruptions whereunto they have beene subject as the benefit of absolution likewise for the quieting of their consciences by the power of the Keyes which Christ hath committed to his Ministers for that purpose XX. Notorious offenders not to be admitted to the Communion NO Minister shall in any wise admit to the receiving of the holy Communion any of his cure or flocke which be openly knowne to live in sinne notorious without repentance Nor any who have maliciously and openly contended with their Neighbours untill they shal be reconciled Nor any Churchwardens or Sidemen who having taken their Oathes to present their Ordinaries all such publique offences as they are particularly charged to inquire of in their severall Parishes shall notwithstanding their said Oathes and that their faithfull discharging of them is the chiefest meanes whereby publique sinnes and offences may be reformed and punished wittingly and willingly desperately and irreligiously incurre the horrible crime of perjury either in neglecting or refusing to present such of the said enormities and publique offences as they know themselves to be committed in their said Parishes or are notoriously offensive to the Congregation there although they be urged by some of their Neighbours or by their Minister or by their Ordinary himselfe to discharge their consciences by presenting of them and not to incurre so desperately the said horrible sinne of perjury XXI Ministers not to preach or administer the Communion in private houses NO Minister shall preach or administer the holy Communion in any private house except it be in times of necessity when any being either