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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	church_n	common_a	prayer_n	12,094	5	6.5173	4	true

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68020	Articles to be enquired of within the dioces of Winchester, in the Metropoliticall visitation of the most reuerend father in Christ, Matthew by the providence of God, Archbyshop of Canterbury, Primate of all England, and Metropolitan; Visitation articles. 1575	Church of England. Province of Canterbury. Archbishop (1559-1575 : Parker); Parker, Matthew, 1504-1575.; Church of England. Diocese of Winchester.	1575 (1575)	STC 10352.5; ESTC S111796	7,865	22

c. with the Letanie and Suffrages thereto and one Homely of thaÌ„kes giuyng set forth and deuided into foure partes without any other superstitious ceremonie heretofore vsed whether womeÌ„ go about with them and to what valew there was heretofore wont to be bestowed at the staÌ„dyng and restyng places of the sayd Rogations to be bestowed 23 Item whether they vse to comfort the sicke specially at the tyme of their passyng out of this transitorie world and what textes of Scripture they haue ready for the same purpose 24 Item whether any of them or their Curates not being lawfully authorised to preach take vpon them to expound any Scripture or by the way of exhortation moue any matter of doctrine but be content onely to read grauely aptely the seruice lessons and Homelies set forth without any glosing or addition to the same 25 Item whether they admit any notorious sinners or vncharitable persons to the holy Communion any that can not say without booke the Lordes Prayer the Articles of Christian Fayth and the x. Commaundementes or suffer any children to aunswere as Godfather or Godmother at Baptisme except they haue receaued the holy CoÌ„munion and can say the Catechisme 26 Item whether they keepe competent hospitality accordyng to theyr lyuinges and if they be not resident whether they bestow the xl part of their liuyng yearely amongest the poore if theyr lyuing be aboue xx l. a yeare 27 Item whether such beneficed men or enioying any spirituall lyuing as be not resideÌ„t at their liuinges if they pretend studye at any of the Vniuersities be once in the yeare called home to the Ordinary to be examyned how they profite in learnyng whether any be suffred wyth the liuing of the Church to become seruing or wayting men Lawyers clarkes or otherwyse to lyue dissolutely or in a mere lay vocation therwith 28 Item whether your Parson or Vicar was inducted into possession of your parsonage or vicaredge since the xiij yeare of the Queenes maiesties raigne whether he was then Deacon or minister and in what yeare of hys age whether he was an able preacher lycensed thereunto and by whom whether and how long after his induction he read opeÌ„ly in your Church at diuine seruice the declaration of vniformity in Religion set forth by the two Archbyshoppes of Canterbury and Yorke 29 Item whether any parsonage or vicarege or any other spirituall liuing in thys Dioces be holden by the name and title of any beyond the seas and whether the cause of hys beyng there be lawfully approued and allowed 30 Item besides benefices wyth cure of soule what other dignities promotions prebendes or spirituall lyuinges your Parson or Vicar hath what be theyr names and where they lye 31 Item whether the proprietaryes of parsonages wyth vycariges endowed leaue a sufficient portion of the fruites or annuitye to the Vicares to discharge the cure of soules and to keepe hospitalitye whether they helpe and assist them in the preaching and settyng forth of Gods worde and seyng the Queenes maiesties Iniunctions and other statutes orders and aduertismentes set forth by publicke authoritye well obserued Whether they wythhold from theyr Vicares theyr due portions of fruites or monye or ouercharge theÌ„ with reparations of Chauncels dutyes for visitations and synods or other paymentes and whether for the ease of the sayd Vicares they pay such dutyes as by composition or custome hath heretofore bene due 32 Item whether the parishe clarkes be admitted without the consent of the Parson or Vicar whether they be not obedient to the Parsons Vicars or their Curates specially in matters touchyng the celebration of diuine seruice and the Church busines whether they keepe the bookes ornamentes of the Church the quyer or the place where diuine seruice is appointed to be done the Communion table the Pulpit and the Font fayre and decent for diuine seruice administration of the Sacramentes and preachyng whether any withhold from the sayd Clarkes their accustomed wages reliefe and beneuolence 33 Item whether any Scholemaster teach openly or priuately within thys Dioces in any noble or gentlemans house or any where els not beyng allowed and examyned by the Ordinary for syncere Religion honest conuersation and sufficient learnyng whether they teach any other Grammer or any other Catechisme then is set forth by the Queenes maiesties authority whether they suffer theyr schollers to read any bookes tendyng to the impugnyng and derogation of the order of religion now set forth or propounde to them any Themes vulgares or subtill questions wherby matters of Religion concluded and establyshed myght be made doubtfull vnto them or they induced to deryde or scoffe at any godly order Ryte or Ceremony now set forth and allowed For the Laytie 34 IN primis whether any parishioner is negligent or obstinate in commyng to his owne parishe Church or Chappell for diuine seruice and their receauyng the holy Communion at the least thrise a yeare contempne the word of God or indeede or worde despiseth or setteth lyght by the publike order of Religion set forth establyshed 35 Item whether any contempne hurt stryke or any wayes abuse any minister or Deacon specially in the tyme of celebration of diuine seruice administration of the Sacraments or preaching of Gods worde or whether any of them neglect or refuse to bryng or send their children and seruauntes to be catechysed 36 Item whether Innes Tauernes victayling and typling houses or gamyng places be patent or entred into in seruice or preachyng tyme whether there be any adulterers drunckards baudes scoldes and brawlers priuy and crafty sowers of discorde open and manifest vsurers sorcerers inchaunters or any hauing confidence in any such deuilishe imaginations in your parishes 37 Item whether you ChurchwardeÌ„s sworne men and such as were before you haue according to the acte of ParliameÌ„t therfore in the first yeare of the Queenes maiesties raigne prouided leuied of euery one that wilfully or negligently is absent from Church or vnreuerently behaueth hymselfe at common prayer as is in the sayd acte appoynted xij d. for euery such offence Wherunto the said forfayture is applyed what accompt therof yearly is made whether your poore mans box be accordingly kept and the almes therof accompted yearly to your parishe 38 Item whether all Images altars Shrynes and other monumentes of Idolatry and superstion be vtterly defaced put out in your parishes whether your Churches and Churchyardes be well repayred adorned and fenced whether the Roode loftes be pulled downe and a partition made and kept betwixt the Chauncell and the Church according to the aduertisments Whether likewise all masse bookes Antiphoners Grayles other such bookes which serued for superstitious Latin seruice be defaced and abolished 39 Item whether you haue in your Churches all thinges requisite for commoÌ„ prayer administration of the Sacramentes and preaching As Ã Bible of the largest volume the booke of common prayer a table of the x. Commaundements before the Communion bourde the

aduertismentes the admonition for degrees of matrimony Ã conuenient pulpit well placed Ã comely and decent Communion Table staÌ„ding vpon a frame wyth Ã faire couering of some carpet silke or linnen cloth to lay vpon it a Communion cuppe wyth Ã couer of siluer and such lyke 40 Item whether any sale of your church goods haue bene made by whom and to whom whether an Inuentory be kept of all such goods as haue from tyme to tyme bene purchased geuen or bequeathed to the Church whether an accompt be therof yearly made whether the sayd goods be encreased or decayed and by whose default or negligence In whose handes the sayd Church goodes or any of them remayne 41 Item whether you see that on Sondayes holydayes Innes tauernes victualling houses be not frequented at seruice tyme and shoppes also shut vp your Parishioners cease from worldly busines whether any other holydayes be kept then such as be appointed in the booke of CommoÌ„ prayer whether any heresies false opinions Popish and superstitious doctrine be mainteined in your Parishes and by whom 42 Item whether there be any in these partes that haue maried within degrees of affinitie or consanguinitie by the lawes of God forbidden so set out in a table for an admonitioÌ„ Any man that hath two wiues or any woman that hath two husbandes Any that beyng diuorced or separated aside hath maried agayne Any maried that haue made precontractes Any that haue made priuy or secret contractes And that haue maried without banes thrise solemnely asked Any couples maried that liue not together but slaunderously liue a part Any that haue maried out of the Parishe Churche where they ought to haue the same solemnised 43 Item whether therebe any secret or priuy coÌ„uenticles or exercises in disputations for matters of Religion in any of your Parishes whether any superstitious and superfluous ringyng at burials Saintes eueÌ„s or festiuall dayes be suffered Whether any Lordes of misrules Sommer Lordes or Ladyes disguised persons come vnreuerently into the Church and specially in the seruice tyme to play any games who they be that coÌ„mit such disorders or accompany and mainteyne them 44 Item whether any patrones haue by theÌ„ selues or by other directly or vndirectly practised for the presentyng of any Clarke to any spirituall lyuyng before the sayd presentation or after to haue money or money worth or any other commoditie Whether the Churche of your Parishe be voyde how long it hath so bene who receiueth the tithes and profites therof and by what authoritie whether the patrone or any other haue pulled downe any Church chauÌ„cell or mansion house taking away the lead belles ornamentes goodes or glebe landes or conuerted the tithes reuenues or possessions of the sayd Church to his owne priuate vse 45 Item whether any conceale the will and testameÌ„t of any departed or fulfill not the same chiefly in Legacies bequethed to good and godly vses whether any executor haue defrauded any widow fatherles child or any other in their minoritie of their legacies or any administrator appointed to administer to the vse of any in their minoritie haue beguiled them and not geuen accompt of their sayd administration Whether any administer without probate of the Testament or takyng authoritie from the ordinary and whether any legacies heretofore giuen to vses now forbidden be not conuerted to some godly and lawfull vse 46 Item whether midwiues be of sober life and vncorrupt religioÌ„ not suspected of Papistry whether any of them vse in the tyme of womens trauell any witchcraft charmes Latine prayers or inuocations or take vpon them to Baptise whether when they be present at the deliuerie of any child knowne or suspected to be begotten in vnlawfull matrimony do not streightly charge the mother to declare who is the father and where it was begotten and immediatly certifie the ordinarie or at the least the Curate Churchwardens of the Parish therof â§ Articles of enquirie for the exercise of spirituall iurisdiction within this Dioces 47 IN primis whether the Ecclesiastical iurisdiction in this Dioces haue bene exercised by expert and hable men such as the law requireth Whether the ChauÌ„cellor Archdeacons or any vnder them haue at any tyme suffered faultes traÌ„sgressions to remaine vnpunished for mony gaine pleasure freÌ„dship or any other affectionat respect whether in matters of instaunce betwixt partie partie they haue denyed audience specially at the complaint of the poore freÌ„dles and fatherles or by admitting friuolous and vnfit matters or excludyng and barring reasonable and necessary defences haue delayed or peruerred iustice or the execution therof Whether they haue impeached or manaced parties in iudgemeÌ„t so that they haue bene stayed or coÌ„pelled to desiste from persecuting their Appeales or complaints to the Queenes maiestic or the Archbishop for iust griefes and wronges to them procured 48 IteÌ„ whether any of them haue bene burdensome to any in this Dioces by exacting takyng excessiue fees rewardes or coÌ„modities by the way of promotion gift contribution redemption of penaunce to their owne vse obteining of any benefice or office or any other like wayes whether in their visitatioÌ„s and Sinodes they spend the time any otherwise then in diligeÌ„t Inquisition and reformation of disorders or suffer the Clarkes or seruauÌ„tes of their retinue riotousely to behaue them selues 49 Item whether Archdeacons in their visitations see that all necessary bookes and ornameÌ„tes for diuine seruice be had in euery parish and whether Church goodes and stockes be augmented or empayred whether Churches Churchyardes maÌ„sion houses be well repaired and fenced Whether in their Synodes they take accoÌ„pt of the Clargy how they profite in the study of holy Scripture whether they graunt any licence to celebrate matrimony the banes not thrise soleÌ„nely asked either for prohibition of tyme or any other such cause 50 Item whether they haue vprightly vnfeynedly both obserued in their own persons and towardes all other put in due executioÌ„ the Ecclesiasticall lawes of this Realme the Queenes Maiesties Iniunctions other her highnes coÌ„maundementes orders decrees and aduertisementes set forth for the publike administration of Gods holy word and SacrameÌ„tes Whether they haue commeÌ„ded and fauored all those that sought the same and condignely punished all those that sought the contrarie 51 Item whether the Deanes of your Deanries be of the best learned sort and best conuersation and least suspected for superstitious or schismaticall doctrine opinions whether they doe marke the lyfe and study of the clargie and enforme the Ordinary or Archdeacons therof whether they be negligent in executing mandates or precepts sent vnto them froÌ„ any Ecclesiasticall court whether they enquire of lyght womeÌ„ which come into their Deanries to be brought a bed of Curates and scholemasters not licensed of priuy coÌ„tractes and mariages of concealed Images and monuments of superstition and of other close disorders vsed within their Deanries certifying the Ordinary therof for due and spedy reformation 52 Item whether your peculiar Judges exercise their Jurisdiction by themselues or by learned deputies and not by vnable men as their farmers such lyke whether they haue skilfull registers and perfect record of their actes and procedings whether they winke at such as be harboured in their peculiers for auoyding of processe and correction in thys or any other Dioces and detect them not to the Ordinary 53 Item whether your apparitors haue taken money or money worth for concealing or cloking of any vice or haue conueyed any offenders from one place to an other to escape punishment or cited any body without due processe or delay the execution and seruyng of their processe or geue warnyng to the party cited to keepe him out of the way or dispitefully serue their processe in time of diuine seruice to the disturbance of the parishe whether they appointe vndersomners or substitutes to doe their office or threaten any with processe or without for bribes in corne woll chese or any thyng els whether any of them be ouerchargeable to the Clargie or Layty in trauailyng about the executing of their sayd processes 54 Item whether the Registers and Notaries within this Dioces make iust true recordes of actes done passed in their presentes and deliuer at the parties request true copyes of the same without excessiue taking whether they or any of them take annuall fees of any of the clergy or their farmers for exhibiting proxies in visitations or synodes or excusing their absence and sauing theyr apperance when they should iudicially come in or any other respect whereby parcialitie myght grow and equity be excluded out of iudgement 55 Item whether the Proctors of the Ecclesiasticall court be coÌ„teÌ„ted with their ordinary fees whether any of them incourage their clyentes to persist in euyll and wrongfull causes or bargayne with them before hand for the gayne of any sute after the euictioÌ„ whether any of them deuise and obiect friuolous impertineÌ„t and dilatory matters or allegations to the intent to prolong sutes and hinder the expedition of Justice and specially in causes of Matrimony alementation of fatherles children and such lyke summary matters 56. And generally you shall enquire and present all euill lyuers or offenders of Gods most holy lawes and specially such as stubburnely refuse to conforme themselues to vnitie and good Religion or that disturbe the same by brutyng abroade rumors of the alteration therof or seeke new deuises and innouations

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