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A72003	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 reigne of oure soueraigne lady Elyzabeth, by the grace of God, of Englande, Fraunce and Irelande Queene, defender of the faith, [et]c.	Church of England.	1565 (1565)	STC 10027; ESTC S121956	5,257	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 reigne of oure Soueraigne Lady ELYZABETH by the grace of God of Englande Fraunce and Irelande Queene defender of the faith c. ❧ LONDINI Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum The Preface THe Queenes maiesty of her godly zeale calling to remembraunce how necessary it is to thauaūcemēt of gods glory and to the establishment of Christes pure Religion for all her louinge subiectes especially the state Ecclesiastical to bee knitte together in one perfecte vnity of doctrine and to be conioined in one vniformity of Rites and Maners in the ministration of gods holy word in open praier and ministracion of Sacraments as also to be of one decent behauiour in their outwarde apparrell to be knowne partly by their distinct habits to be of that vocation who shoulde be reuerenced the rather in their offices as Ministers of the holye thinges wherto they be called hath by her letters directed vnto the Archebyshop of Canterbury and Metropolitane required enioyned and straightlye charged that with assistance and conference had with other byshops namely suche as be in cōmission for causes ecclesiasticall some orders might be taken wherby all diuersities and varieties amonge them of the clergy and the people as breadinge nothinge but contention offence and breach of common charity and be against the lawes good vsuage and ordinaunces of the Realm might be reformed and repressed and brought to one maner of vniformitye thoroughout the whole Realm that the people may therby quietly honour and serue almighty God in truthe concord vnity peace and quietnes as by her maiesties said letters more at large dothe appeare Whervppon by diligent conference and communication in the same and at laste by assent and consent of the persons before said these orders and rules ensuing haue beene thought meete conuenient to be vsed and folowed not yet prescribing these rules as lawes equiualent with the eternal word of God as of necessity to binde the consciences of her subiectes in the nature of them considered in them selues Or as they shoulde adde any efficacy or more holines to the vertue of publique prayer and to the Sacraments but as temporall orders mere Ecclesiasticall without any vaine superstition and as rules in some part of discipline concerning decency distinction and order for the time Articles for doctrine preaching First that al they which shal be admitted to preache shal be diligentlie examined for their cōformytie in vnitie of doctrine establisshed by publique authoritie and admonisshed to vse sobriety and discretion in teachinge the people namlye in matters of controuersy and to consider the grauity of theire office to foresee with diligence the matters which they will speake to vtter them to the edification of the audience Item that they sett owte in theire preaching the reuerent estimation of the holie Sacramentes of Baptisme and the Lordes supper excitinge the people to thoften and deuoute receauing of the holy cōmunion of the bodie and bloude of Christ in suche forme as is already prescribed in the booke of Common praier and as it is further declared in an Homelye concernynge the vertue and efficacie of the said Sacramentes Item that they move the people to all obedience aswell in obseruation of the orders appointed in the booke of Common seruice as in the Queenes Magesties iniunctions as also of all other ciuil duetyes due for subiectes to doe Item that allycences for preaching graunted out by the archebyshop byshopes within the prouince of Canterbury bearing date before the firste day of marche 1564 be voyde and of none effect and neuerthelesse all such as shal be thought meete for the office to be admitted againe without difficultye or charge paing no more but iiii pens for the writing parchement and waxe Item yf anye Preacher or parson vicar or curate so licensed shall fortune to Preache any matter tendinge to dissention or to the derogation of the religion and doctrine receiuid that the hearers denounce the same to the Ordinaries or the nexte bysshope of the same place but no man openly to contrary or to impugne the same speache so disorderly vttered wherebye may growe offence and disquiet of the people but shal be conuinced and reproued by the ordinarye after suche agreable order as shall be seene to him according to the grauitie of the offence And that it be presentid within one moneth after the wordes spoken Item that they vse not to exact or receaue vnresonable rewardes or stipendes of the poore Pastors comminge to they re Cures to preache wherbye they might be noted as folowers of filthi lucre rather then vse thoffice of preaching of Charitie and good zeale to the saluation of mens soules Item if the Parson be able he shall preache in his own person euery thre monethes or els shal preache by an other so that his absence be approued by the Ordinarie of the dioces in respecte of sickenes seruice or studie at the Vniuersities Neuerthelesse yet for wante of able Preachers and Parsons to tolerate them without penaltye so that they preache in they re owne persons or by a Learned substitute once in euerie thre monethes of the yeare ¶ Articles for administration of prayer and Sacramentes FIrst that the Common praier be said or song decently and distinctly in suche place as the Ordinarie shall thinke meete for the largenesse and streightnes of the Churche quire so that the people maye 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 anye scripture or matter of doctrine or by the way of exhortacion but onlye studie to reade grauelie and aptlye withoute any glosing of the same or anye additions the homylies al readye sett owte or other suche necessarie doctrine as is or shal be prescribed for the quiet instruction and edification of the people Item that in Cathedrall churches colledges that holye Communion be ministred vpon the first or seconde sunday of euery monethe at the leaste So that both Deane prebendaries preistes and clerkes do receyue and al other of discretion of the fundation do receaue foure times in the yeare at the least Item in the ministration of the holy Communion in cathedrall and collegiat churches the principal minister shall vse a cope with gospeller and epistoler agreablye and at all other praiers to be said at that Communion table to vse no Copes but surplesses Item that the Deane and Prebendaries weare a surples with a silke hoode in the quier and when they preache in the Cathedrall or collegiate church to weare they re hoode Item that everie minister sayeng anye publique praiers or ministring the Sacramentes or other rites of

the churche shall weare a comely surples with sleues to be prouided at the charges of the parishe and that the Parishe prouide a decent table standinge on a frame for the Communion table Item they shall decentlie couer with Carpet silke or other decent coueringe and withe a fayre lynen cloth at the tyme of the ministration the communyon table and to sett the tenne Commaundementes vppon the East wall ouer the said table Item that all communicates do receaue kneeling and as is appointed by the lawes of the Realme and the Quenes magestyes 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 alreadie 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 answer 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 fallinge 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 Vniuersitees Item that younge Preistes or Ministers made or to be made be so instructed that they bee able to make apte aunsweres concerninge the forme of the Catechisme prescribed Item that no Curate or Minister bee permitted to serue without examination and admission of the 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 they re 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 them Item that the Churchewardens once in the quarter declare by they re 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 FIrste that all Archebyshoppes Byshoppes do vse and cōtineue 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 their 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 that 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 the 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