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A00033	Aduertisments partly for due order in the publique administration of common prayers and vsinge the holy sacramentes, and partly for the apparrell of all persons ecclesiasticall by vertue of the Queenes Maiesties letters commaunding the same, the xxv. day of January, in the seuenth yeare of the raigne of Oure Soueraigne Lady Elyzabeth, by the grace of God, of Englande, Fraunce and Irelande Queene, defender of the fayth, &c.	England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I); Church of England. Province of Canterbury. Archbishop (1559-1575 : Parker)	1569 (1569)	STC 10029.5; ESTC S846	5,278	16

Aduertisments partly for due order in the publique administration of common prayers and vsinge the holy Sacramentes and partly for the apparrell of all persons ecclesiasticall by vertue of the Queenes maiesties letters commaunding the same the xxv day of Ianuary in the seuenth yeare of the raigne of oure Soueraigne Lady ELYZABETH by the grace of God of Englande Fraunce and Irelande Queene defender of the fayth c. LONDINI Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum The Preface THe Queenes maiestye of her godly zeale calling to remembraunce howe necessary it is to the auauncement of gods glory and to the establishmente of Christes pure Religion for all her louing subieectes especially the state Ecclesiasticall to bee knitte together in one perfecte vnitye of doctrine and to bee conioyned in one vniformity of Rites and Maners in the ministration of Gods holy worde in open prayer and ministratiō of Sacraments as also to be of one decent behauioure in their outwarde apparrell to be knowne partely by their distinct habits to bee of that vocation who shoulde be reuerenced the rather in their offices as Ministers of the holye thinges whereto they bee called hathe by her letters directed vnto the Archebyshop of Canterbury and Metropolitane required enioyned and straightly charged that with assistance and conference had with other bysshops namely suche as be in commission for causes ecclesiasticall some orders might bee taken whereby all diuersities and varieties amonge them of the cleargy and the people as breedinge nothinge but contention offence and breache of commō charity and be agaynste the lawes good vsuage and ordinaunces of the Realme might be reformed and repressed and brought to one maner of vniformity throughout the whole Realme that the people may thereby quietly honour and serue almighty God in truthe concord vnity peace and quietnes as by her maiesties sayde letters more at large dothe appeare Wheruppon by diligent conference and communication in the same and at laste by assent and consent of the persons before sayd these orders rules ensuing haue been thoughte meete and conuenient to bee vsed and folowed not yet prescribinge these rules as lawes equiualent with the eternall worde of God and as of necessity to bynde the consciences of her subiectes in the nature of them considered in them selues Or as they shoulde adde any efficacye or more holynes to the vertue of publique prayer and to the Sacraments but as temporall orders meere Ecclesiasticall without any vayne superstition and as rules in some parte of discipline concernig decency distinction and order for the time Articles for doctrine preachinge FIrste that all they whiche shalbe admitted to preache shalbee diligentlye examined for theire conformity in vnity of doctrine established by publique authoritye and admonished to vse sobriety and discretion in teachinge the people namely in matters of controuersy and to consider the grauity of their office and to foresee with diligence the matters which they will speake to vtter them to the edification of the Audience Item that they sette owte in theire preachinge the reuerent estimation of the holye Sacramentes of Baptisme and the Lordes supper excitinge the people to thoften and deuoute receauing of the holy Communion of the body and bludde of Christe in suche forme as is already prescribed in the booke of Common prayer and as it is further declared in an Homily concerninge the vertue and efficacye of the sayde Sacramentes Item that they moue the people to all obedience aswell in obseruation of the orders appoynted in the booke of Common seruice as in the Queenes Maiesties Iniunctions as also of all other ciuill duetyes due for subiectes to doe Item that al licences for preaching graunted out by y e Archebysshop Bysshopes w tin the prouince of Canterbury bearing date before the first day of marche 1564 be voyde and of none effect and neuerthelesse all suche as shalbe thought meete for the office to be admitted agayne without difficultye or charge payinge no more but iiij pens for the writing parchement and waxe Item yf any Preacher or parson vicar or curate so licensed shall fortune to preache anye matter tendinge to dissention or to the derogation of the religion and doctrine receyued that the hearers denounce the same to the Ordinaryes or the next Bisshoppe of the same place but no man openly to contrary or to impugne the same speache so disorderly vttered wherby may growe offence and disquiet of the people but shalbe conuinced and reproued by the Ordinary after suche agreable order as shall be seene to him according to the grauity of the offence And that it bee presented within one moneth after the wordes spoken Item that they vse not to exact or receaue vnreasonable rewardes or stipendes of the poore Pastors comminge to theyre Cures to preache wherbye they myght bee noted as folowers of filthye lucre rather then vse thoffice of preaching of Charitye and good zeale to the saluation of mens soules Item if the Parson be able he shall preache in his own person euery thre moneths or els shall preache by an other so that his absence be approued by the Ordinary of y e dioces in respecte of sickenes seruice or studye at the Vniuersities Neuerthelesse yet for wante of able Preachers and Parsons to tolerate them without penaltye so that they preache in theyre owne persons or by a learned substitute once in euery three monethes of the yeare ¶ Articles for administration of prayer and Sacramentes FIrst that the Cōmon prayer be saide or songe decently and distinctly in suche place as the Ordinary shall thinke meete for the largenesse and streightnesse of the Churche and quire so that the people may be moste edified Item that no Parson or curate not admitted by the bysshoppe of the dioces to preache do expounde in his owne Cure or other where any scripture or matter of doctrine or by the waye of exhortation but onely study to reade grauelye and aptlye without any glosinge of the same or any additions the homilyes already sette owte or other suche necessary doctrine as is or shalbe prescribed for the quyet instruction and edification of the people Item that in Cathedrall churches colledges the holy Communion be ministred vpon the first or seconde sonday of euerye moneth at the leaste So that both Deane prebendaries preistes clerkes do receyue and all other of discretion of the fundation do receaue foure tymes in the yeare at the least Item in the ministration of the holy Communion in Cathedrall and Collegiat Churches y e principall minister shal vse a Cope with Gospeller and Epistoler agreeably and at all other prayers to be sayde at that Communion table to vse no Copes but Surplesses Item that the Deane and Prebendaries weare a Surplesse with a silke Hoode in the Quyer and when they preache in the Cathedrall or Collegiate churche to weare theyre Hoode Item that euery Minister sayinge any publique prayers or ministringe the Sacramentes or other rites of the churche shall

weare a comely Surples with sleeues to bee prouided at the charges of the Parishe and that the Parishe prouide a decente table standinge on a frame for the Communion table Item they shal decentlie couer with Carpet silke or other decente coueringe and with a fayre lynnen clothe at the tyme of the ministration the Communyon table and to sett the tenne Commaundementes vppon the East walle ouer the said table Item that al communicātes do receaue kneeling ▪ and as is appointed by the lawes of the Realme and the Queenes maiestyes Iniunctions Item that the fonte be not remoued nor that the Curate do baptise in parishe Churches in any Basons nor in anye other forme then is alredie prescribed without charginge the parent to be present or absent at the Christening of his childe although the parent may bee present or absent but not to answere as Godfather for his childe Item that no childe bee admitted to answere as Godfather or godmother except the childe hath receaued the Communion Item that there be none other holidayes obserued besides the Sundayes but onely suche as be set out for holidayes as in the Statute Anno quinto sexto Edwardi sexti in the new kalender authorysed by the Queenes maiesty Item that when any Christian bodye is in passing that the bell be tolled and that the Curate be specially called for to comforte the sicke person and after the tyme of his passinge to ringe no more but one shorte peale and one before the buriall and an other shorte peale after the buriall Item that on Sundaies there be no shoppes opē nor artificers commonlye goinge aboute theire affaires worldly And that in all Faires and common markets sallinge vppon the sunday there be no shewing of any wares before the Seruice be done Item that in the Rogation dayes of procession they singe or saye in Englishe the twoo Psalmes beginninge Benedic anima mea c. with the Letanye and Suffrages there vnto with one Homelye of thankes geuinge to God already deuised and diuided into foure partes without addition of any superstitiouse ceremonyes heretofore vsed Articles for certayne orders in ecclesiasticall policy FIrst againste the day of giuing of orders appoynted the Bysshoppe shall geue open monitions to all men to except agaynste suche as they knowe not to be worthy either for life or conuersation And there to giue notice that none shall sewe for orders but within theire owne Dioces where they weare borne or had theire longe tyme of dwellinge except suche as shall bee of degree in the Vniuersities Item that younge Preistes or Ministers made or to be made be so instructed that they bee able to make apte aunsweres is concerninge the forme of the Catechisme prescribed Item that no Curate or Minister bee permitted to serue without examination and admission of y e Ordinary or his deputy in writing hauing respect to the greatnes of the Cure and the meetenes of the party and that the sayde Ministers if they remooue from one Dioces to an nother bee by no meanes admitted to serue without testimonye of the Diocesan from whence they come in writing of their honesty and ability Item that the Bysshop doe call home once in the yeare any Prebendary in his Churche or beneficed in the Dioces whiche studieth at the Vniuersities to knowe how hee profiteth in learninge and that he be not suffered to bee a seruinge or a waytinge man dissolutely Item that at the Archedeacons visitation the Archedeacon shall appoynte the Curates to certayne taxes of the newe Testamente to bee conde without booke And at theire nexte Synode to exacte a rehearsall of theym Item that the Churchewardens once in y e quarter declare by theyre Curates in billes subscribed with their handes to the Ordinarye or to the nexte officer vnder him who they bee whiche will not readyly paye theire penalties for not comminge to Goddes diuine seruice accordingly Item that the Ordinaries doe vse good diligente examination to foresee all Simoniacall pactes or couenaunts with the Patrons or presenters for the spoyle of their glebe tithes or mansion houses Item that no persons be suffered to marye within the Leuiticall degrees mentioned in a Table set forthe by the Archebysshoppe of Caunterburye in that behalfe Anno Domini 1563. and if any suche bee to be separated by order of lawe Articles for outwarde apparrell of persons Ecclesiasticall FIrst that al Archebysshoppes and Bysshoppes do vse continewe their accustomed apparrell Item that all Deanes of cathedrall churches Masters of Colledges all Archedeacons and other dignities in Cathedral churches doctors bachelers of Diuinitye and Lawe hauing any Ecclesiasticall liuinge shall weare in their common apparrell abrode a syde gowne with sleeues streyght at the hande without any cuttes in the same And that also without any fallinge cape and to weare typpets of sarcenet as is lawfull for them by thact of parliament Anno 24. Henrici octaui Item that all doctors of Physick or of any other facultye hauinge any liuinge ecclesiasticall or any other that may dispende by the churche one hūdred markes so to bee estemed by the fruites or tenthes of their promotions and all Prebendaries whose promotions be valued at twēty pound or vpward weare the like apparrell Item that they and all ecclesiasticall persons or other hauinge any ecclesiasticall liuinge doe weare the cappe appointed by the Iniunctions And they to weare no hattes but in their iourneinge Item that they in theyre iourneinge do weare theire clokes with sleeues put on and lyke in fasshion to their gownes without gards welts or cuts Item that in their priuate howses and Studies they vse their owne liberty of comely apparrell Item that all inferiour Ecclesiasticall persons shall weare longe gownes of the fasshion aforesayde and cappes as afore is prescribed Item that all poore Parsons vicars and curates do endeuor themselues to conforme their apparrell in like sorte so soone and as conuenientlye as theire abilitye will serue to the same Prouided that their abilitye bee iudged by the Bysshop of the Dioces And yf theire abilitye will not suffer to buye them longe gownes of the forme afore prescribed that then they shall weare their shorte gownes agreable to the forme before expressed Item that al suche persons as haue ben or be Ecclesiasticall and serue not the minysterie or haue not accepted or shall refuse to accepte the othe of obedience to the Queenes Maiesty doe from hencefourth abrode weare none of the sayde apparrell of the forme fasshion aforesayde but to go as mere laye men till they bee reconciled to obedience and who shall obstinately refuse to do the same y t they bee presented by the Ordinarye to the Commissioners in causes Ecclesiasticall and by them to be reformed accordingly Protestations to be made promised and subscribed by them that shall hereafter bee admitted to any office roome or cure in any Churche or other place Ecclesiasticall IN primis I shall not preache or publiquely interprete but onelye reade that whiche is appointed by publique authoritye without speciall license of the Bysshoppe vnder his seale I shall reade the seruice appoynted plainly distinctly and audibly that all the people may heare and vnderstande I shall keepe the Register booke accordinge to the Queenes Maiesties Iniunctions I shall vse sobrietye in apparrell and specially in the Churche at Common prayers accordinge to order appoynted I shall moue the parishioners to quiet and concorde and not geue them cause of offence and shall helpe to reconcile them whiche be at variaunce to my vttermoste power I shall reade dayly at the leaste one chapter of the Olde Testament and an other of the Newe with good aduisement to thincrease of my knowledge I do also faithfully promise in my person to vse exercise my office and place to the honor of God to the quiet of y e Qeenes subiects within my charge in truth concorde and vnitye And also to obserue keepe and mentayne suche order and vniformity in all externall policye Rites and Ceremonies of the Church as by the lawes good vsuages and orders are allready well prouided and established I shall not openlye intermedle with any artificers occupacions as couetouslye to seeke a gayne thereby hauinge in Ecclesiasticall lyuinge to the somme of twenty Nobles or aboue by yeare Agreed vpon and subscribed by Commissioners in causes Ecclesiasticall Matthaeus Cantuariensis Edmundus Londoniensis Richardus Eliensis Edmundus Roffensis Robertus VVintoniensis Nicolaus Lincolniensis With others Imprinted at London by Reginalde Wolfe