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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	church_n	prayer_n	rite_n	1,828	5	9.9653	5	false

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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 thākes giuyng set forth and deuided into foure partes without any other superstitious ceremonie heretofore vsed whether womē go about with them and to what valew there was heretofore wont to be bestowed at the stādyng 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 Cōmunion 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 residēt 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 opēly 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 thē 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 Churchwardēs sworne men and such as were before you haue according to the acte of Parliamēt 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 commō prayer administration of the Sacramentes and preaching As à Bible of the largest volume the booke of common prayer a table of the x. Commaundements before the Communion bourde the