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A79586	Articles of visitation and enquiry concerning matters ecclesiastical, exhibited to the ministers, church-wardens, and side-men of every parish within the arch-deaconry of Berks. : At the visitation of the Right Worshipfull Peter Mews, Doctor of Lawes, and archdeacon of Berks. Holden in the year of our Lord God 1667.	Church of England. Archdeaconry of Berkshire. Archdeacon (1665-1673 : Mews)	1667 (1667)	Wing C4017A; ESTC R225606	6,310	12

ARTICLES OF Visitation and Inquiry Concerning Matters ECCLESIASTICAL EXHIBITED To the Ministers Church-Wardens and Side-men of every Parish within the Arch-Deaconry of BERKS At the Visitation of the Right Worshipfull PETER MEWS Doctor of Lawes And Archdeacon of BERKS Holden in the Year of our Lord God 1667. OXFORD Printed by William Hall Anno Domini The Tenor of the Oath to be given to the Church-wardens of every Parish YOu shall swear that you will truly execute the office of a Church-warden in your Parish You shall give a true account at the going out of your office of all such Monies as you have or shall receive for the use of your Parish and if any shall remain in your hands you shall deliver it over to your Successor You shall likewise upon due consideration of the Articles given you in charge Present every such Person of your Parish as you shall know to have wilfully committed offence or omitted any duty mentioned in any of them And this you shall doe uprightly and truly without Favour or Malice hope of Reward or fear of Displeasure so far as by Law you are bound So help you God The Sidemens Oath You shall swear that you will be assistant to Your Church-wardens in the Execution of their office so far as by Law you are bound So help you God Articles of Visitation and Enquiry within the Arch-Deaconry of Titul 1. Concerning Churches and Chappels with the Ornaments and Furniture thereto belonging IS your Parish Church or Chappel kept in good and sufficient repair Can. 85. are the Roofs thereof well covered with Lead Tile or Slate the Windows well glazed the Floors well paved the Seats well fastened and conveniently placed and all things so decently ordered as becometh the House of God 2. Hath the Steeple or Tower of your Church or Chappel or any part thereof been pulled down or any of the Lead or Bells formerly belonging thereunto been imbezelled sold or made away in whose hands or custody doth the same or any part thereof remain Declare what you know or have heard therein 3. Is there a Font of Stone with a good cover thereunto Injunct Eliz. Can. 81. Can. 82. Rub. Com. Can. 20. standing in a convenient place towards the lower part of your Church for the Administration of Baptism and is there in your Chancel a decent Communion-table for the Administration of the Lords Supper with a Carpet of Silk Stuff or Fine Woolen Cloth and another covering of white and pure Linnen to spread thereupon And have you a fair Communion cup or Chalice with a cover of Silver and one or more Flagons of Silver or Pewter thereunto belonging 4. Have you in your said Church or Chappel Can. 82. a convenient Seat or Pew for your Minister to read Divine Service in a Pulpit with a comely cloth or cushion for the same Can. 83. Can. 30. A Bible of the last Translation in a large Volume and two Books of Common Prayer established by Act of Parliament 1662. both well and substantially bound Have you likewise the Book of Homilies set forth by authority a Book of Canons and Constitutions Ecclesiastical and a Printed Table of the Degrees wherein Marriage is prohibited 5. Have you a comely large Surplice for the Minister to wear at all times of his publick Ministration in the Church provided Can. 58. and to be duly washed at the charge of the Parish 6. Have you a register-Register-book of Parchment Can. 70 wherein to Register the Names and Sirnames of all such Persons as are Married Christened or Buried within your Parish together with the Names and Sirnames of both the parents of the children so christened expressing the day month and year of all such Christenings Marriages and Burials And is the Transcript thereof yearly within one month after the 25th of March brought into the Bishops Registry 7. Have you likewise another Book of Paper Can. 52. wherein to record the Names and Licenses of all such strangers as are admitted at any time to preach in your Church or Chappel as also a third Book wherein to write down the Church-Wardens Accompts Can. 84. Can. 89. together with a strong Chest with locks and keys wherein to keep the aforesaid Books and all other the aforementioned Furniture in safe custody and lastly Have you a Biere with a black Hearse-cloth for the burial of the Dead Titul 2. Concerning the Church-yard the Houses Glebes and Tythes belong to the Church 1. IS your Church-yard sufficiently fenced and decently kept Hath any person encroached upon the same Can. 85. or made any door into it out of his own ground or habitation without allowance from the Ordinary Have any Trees there growing been cut down how long since by whom and to whose use and benefit 2. Have you a true and perfect Terrier of all the Glebe-lands Gardens Orchards Tenements or Cottages belonging to your Parsonage or Vicarage as also a Note of such Penstons Rate-tythes and portions of Tythes Can. 87. or other yearly profits either within or without your Parish as do belong thereunto Have any of the same been with-held from your Minister or by whom as you know or have heard Titul 3. Concerning Ministers 1. IS your Minister defamed Injunct Eliz. 26. or suspected to have obtained either his Benefice or Orders by any Simonaical compact 2. Hath he been legally Inducted into his Benefice and did he within two Months after his Induction publickly in the Church 13. Eliz. Cap 12. upon some Sunday or Holiday in the time of Divine Service read the 39. Articles of the Church of England established by Authority and there publish his assent thereunto 3. Doth your Parson Vicar Curate in reading the Morning and Evening Service Can. 14.21.68 Rub. Matr. Visitat Eurial Comminat Administration of the holy Sacraments Celebration of Marriage Churching of Women after Child birth Visitation of the Sick Burial of the Dead and pronouncing Gods commination against impenitent sinners use the Forms and Words prescribed in the Book of Common-Prayer without any addition omission or alteration of the same and doth he use all such Rites and Ceremonies in all parts of Divine Service as are appointed in the said Book so far as you have observed 4. Doth your Minister at the Reading or Celebrating any Devine Office in your Church Can. 58. or Chappel wear the Surplice 5. Doth he observe the Holy dayes and Fasting-days as also the Ember weeks and the yearly Perambulation in Rogation-week Can. 64. Rub. Com. Pra. Injunct Eliz. 19. as in the Common-prayer-Book or by the Ecclestastical Canons is appointed giving notice to the Parishioners of every of the same in the Church in the time of Divine Service upon the Sunday next before 6. Hath your Minister been licensed to preach by the Bishop if so Can. 48. Can. 49. Rub. Com. Can. 45. Can. 46. doth he then constantly unless in case of sickness necessary

sufficent or able to perform his duty in Reading Writing Singing Is he chosen by your Minister and doth he duly attend him in all Divine Services in the Church Are his Wages duly paid him or who withholdeth the same from him 2. Doth he or your Sexton if there be any such appointed in your Parish diligently look to the doors of your Church that they be locked Can. 67. and opened at due time and doth he keep the Church or Chappel clean from dust Cobwebs and other annoyance Doth he toll or ring the Bell at the accustomed hours before the beginning of Divine Service Morning and Evening that the people may be warned to come unto the Church And when any person is passing out of this life doth he upon notice given him thereof toll a Bell as hath been accustomed that the Neighbours may thereby be warned to recommend the dying person to the grace and favour of God Quaeries to be put to the Minister Titul 6. Concerning the Church-wardens and Side-men 1. ARe the Church-wardens of your Parish yearly and duly chosen by the joynt consent of your Minister and Parishioners Can. 89. or one of them by the Minister and the other by the Parishioners 2. Have the former and last Church-Wardens given up their due Accompts to the Parish Cap. 89. and delivered up to the succeeding Church-wardens the Moneys remaining in their Hands together with all other things belonging to your Church or Chappel 3. Do the Church-wardens and Side-men take diligent care and see who of your Parishioners be absent from the Divine Service and Sermon in your Church 1 Eliz. 2. or Chappel upon Sundays and Holidays And if they find any to have absented themselves without a sufficient cause do they by warrant from some of the Iustices of the Peace Levy of them by way of Distress upon their Goods the sum of Twelve pence for every such day of their absence according to the Act of Parliament in that case provided And do they distribute the several sums so levied among the Poor of your Parish according to the Law 4. Do they note them Can 90. that come late to Church after Divine Service is begun Can. 19. or depart before it be ended Do they suffer none to stand idle or talk together in the Church-Porch or to walk in the Church or Church-yard during the time of Prayers Preaching or other sacred Offices 5. Do they suffer no Mis-behaviour or Disorder to be done by Men Women Can. 18. Servants or Children in your Church or Chappel Are they careful that none of them sit lean or lay their Hats upon the Communion Table Do they permit no Dogs or Hawks to be brought or come into your Church to the disturbance of the Congregation 6. Do they against every Communion appointed in your Church or Chappel Rub. Can. 20. provide a sufficient quantity of fine white Bread and of good Wine according to the number of Communicants 7. Do they cause all Strangers Can. 52 that Preach in your Church or Chappel to subscribe their Names the same day in a Book provided for that purpose together with the Name of the Bishop that Licensed them to preach in this Diocess And do they permit no other to Preach 8. Have they the Church-wardens and Sidemen now Sworn to give in a true answer unto all these Articles of Inquiry in all their several Titles Can. 119. taken sufficient time to draw up their Presentments and therein consulted with you their Minister for your faithful assistance TIT. VII Concerning Hospitals Schools Schoolmasters Physitians Chyrurgions and Midwives IS there in your Parish any Hospital Almes-house or Free-School not of the Kings Foundation or Patronage Who was the Founder or is now the Patron thereof And what is the yearly Revenue or Stipend belonging to the Governors or Masters of the same Is the same ordered and governed in every respect as it ought to be and are the Revenues thereof rightly employed according to

absence or other impediment himself preach in your Church or Chappel one Sermon every Sunday or if he be not a licensed Preacher or being so licensed be hindred by sickness or otherwise as aforesaid doth he procure a Sermon to be so preached by some other Minister a licensed Preacher or one of the Homilies set forth by Authority to be there read by a Priest or Deacon lawfully ordained 7. Doth your Minister diligently instruct the Youth of your Parish in the Church-Catechisme Can. 59.61 Can. 66. Injunct Eliz. 44. and doth he prepare and present them being so instructed to be confirmed by the Bishop and doth he endeavour to reclaim all Popish Recusants and other Sectaries if any such be inhabiting within your Parish to the true Religion established in the Church of England and to their bounden duty in obeying the Laws and submitting to the Government thereof 8. Doth he refuse or neglect to visit the Sick Can. 67.68.69 Rub. Com. Pra. Can. 29. or delay the Baptism of any Infant that is in danger of death Is there any Child past infancy or other person of more years through your Ministers default yet remaining unbaptized in your Parish Doth he baptize any without God-fathers and God-mothers or admit either of the Parents to be God-Father or God-Mother to their own Children 9. Hath he at any time as you know 13 Eliz. 12 Injunct Eliz. 31. or have heard preached any False Heretical Seditious or Schismatical Doctrine thereby to seduce the people into Parties and Factions to the disturbance of the publick peace and unity either of Church or State 10. Hath your Minister taken upon him to appoint any publick or private Fasts Can. 72.73 Prophecyings or Exercises not appointed by Authority or doth he or any other either Minister or Lay-person hold any Conventicles or Meetings in private houses within your Parish for people of several Families to resort unto under the pretence of Preaching Praying Thanksgiving or Humiliation contrary to the Laws and Canons in that case provided 11. Hath he presumed to marry any persons in private houses Can. 62. Rub. Mar. or such as being under age have not the consent of their Parents or without the Banes first published on three Sundays or Holidays in the Church or at any other hours then between Eight and Twelve in the Morning unless he had License or Dispensation so to do Titul 4. Concerning Parishioners 1. IS there any person in your Parish a known or reputed Heretick or Schismatick Can. 110. any Papist Familist Anabaptist Quaker or other Sectary that refuse to come unto the publick Assemblies Prayers or Services of the Church or that make profession of any other Religion than what is established in the Church of England and if there be any such what are their Names 2. Is there any person in your Parish that lieth under a common fame Can. 109. or vehement suspicion of Adultery Fornication or Incest Are there any common Drunkards within your Parish or common Swearers or Blasphemers of Gods Name or any that are noted to be Railers unclean and filthy Talkers or Sowers of Sedition Faction and Discord amongst their Neighbours 3. Do any of your Parish upon the Sundays or Holidays follow their bodily and ordinary labours Injunct Eliz. 34. or permit their servants so to do Are any Shops kept open or Wares sold or do any Vintners Inn-keepers or other Victuallers and Sellers of Beer or Ale suffer any persons to tipple or game in their houses upon those days 4. Doth every person inhabiting or sojourning within your Parish duly resort unto your Church Injunct Eliz. 33. 1. Eliz 2. Injunct Eliz. 46. Injunct Eliz. 52. Chappel or Chappels upon every Sunday and Holiday appointed for Divine Service Do they then and there abide quietly with reverence order and decency during all the whole time of Common-prayer Preaching or other Service of God there used And are there any among you that come only to the Preaching and not to the Common-prayer of the Church 5. Are there any in your Parish that refuse to send their Infant Children to be baptized publickly in the Church Rub. Bapt. unless in case of urgent danger in which case the Child may be baptized at home by a lawful Minister after the Forms and Rites appointeb in the Liturgy or do they send them to be baptized in any other Parishes or after other Forms than is appointed or do they keep them unbaptized any longer time then the Church alloweth and are there any Infants or more aged persons in your Parish as yet unbaptized 6. Doth every Housholder in your Parish cause their children and servants to learn their Catechism Can. 59. and to give an account thereof unto your Minister as he shall require it of them openly in the Church upon Sunday and Holidays as in the Book of Common-prayer is appointed that when they are well instructed in the same they may be confirmed by the Bishop 7. Is there any person in your Parish Can. 114.21 Rub. Com. who being sixteen years of age doth not receive the Sacrament of the Lords Supper at least three times in the year of which Easter is alwayes to be one Doth any in your Parish refuse to receive the same kneeling or from the hands of your own Minister repairing for it to other Parishes and Ministers abroad Can. 57. or are there any strangers not of your Parish that forsake their own Churches and usually repair to yours for it 8 Have you any amongst you that be denounced and declared excommunicate for any crime committed Can. 65. how long have they been so excommunicated and do any of your Parish keep society with them before they be reconciled to the Church and absolved 9. Are there any living in your Parish as man and wife who are within the degrees prohibited or any that being lawfully divorced Can. 99. have married again or any that being lawfully married and not separated or divorced by course of Law do not cohabit together 10. Are there any married Women in your Parish who after their delivery from the peril of Child-birth Rub. refuse to make their publick Thanksgiving to God in the Church and when they come so to do do they come decently apparalled and make their Offerings according to custom 11. Do any refuse to bury their Dead according to the Rites of the Church of England Rub. Com. Pra. Can. 92. and are there any Wills and Testaments of persons dead in your Parish that be yet umproved or any Goods Administred without a due grant from the Ordinary Did any dying in your Parish or elsewhere leave any Legacy to your Church or Chappel what were those Legacies and how have they been bestowed Titul 5. Concerning Parish-Clerks and Sextons 1. HAve you belonging to your Church or Chappelry a Parish-Clerk Can. 91. aged 20 years at the least is he of honest life conversation and