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Articles to be enquired of in the generall visitation of the Archdeacon of the diocesse of Glocester holden in the yeare of our Lord, 1635.
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Church of England. Diocese of Gloucester.
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1635
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ARTICLES TO BE ENQVIRED OF In the Generall Visitation of the ARCHDEACON of the Diocesse of GLOCESTER Holden in the yeare of our Lord 1635. POST TENEBRAS LVX Printed at London 1635. Directions to be followed by the Church-wardens and Sidemen for the orderly and legall making of their presentments LEt the Church-wardens and Sidemen upon the receipt of the Booke of Articles addresse themselves to the Minister of their Parish or in his absence to some other Clerke that can reade and write in case they themselves be ignorant and let the Clerke write in a faire sheete of paper the head of the Presentment thus The Presentment of the Church-wardens and Sidemen of _____ exhibited in the Visitation of the Arch Deacon of Glocester held at _____ the _____ day of _____ Anno Dom. 1635. Then taking the booke of Articles and distinctly reading the same from Article to Article as by the tenor of their oath they are bound to doe at the end of every Article let the Clerke enquire what they can say to that Article If they have ought to say then let him write thus To the first Article concerning the Church wee present that c. And so proceeding in the severall enquiries set downe in the Booke let them not faile impartially with due respect unto their oath to answere to every Article negatively or affirmatively as truth shall lead them and to present the severall Offences and Offenders within their Parish therein enquired after seriously considering how dreadfull and damnable a sinne it is to profane Gods most holy Name by perjury and forswearing themselves especially in such a case where they make themselves accessary and liable to those sinnes and the punishments of the same which by their connivence and concealing they suffer to passe unpunished in others The Tenor of the Oath to be ministred to the Church-wardens and Sidemen YOu shall Sweare that upon due consideration of the Articles delivered you in charge all affection of hatred favour hope and feare being lay'd aside you shall present all and every such person that now is or of late was within your Parish as hath committed any offence or made any default mentioned or meant in those or any of those Articles or which is vehemently suspected or defamed for any such offence or default wherein you shall deale faithfully and fully so helpe you God according to the Contents of this Booke ARTICLES Concerning the Church 1 IMprimis Whether have you in your severall Churches and Chappell 's a faire great Bible of the last Translation the Bookes of Common Prayer and Homilies the Booke of Constitutions or Cannons Ecclesiasticall and a parchment Register booke provided for Christnings Marriages and Burialls duely and exactly kept according to the constitutions in that case provided and a transcript thereof brought in yearely within one moneth after Easter in the Lord Bishops principall Register his Office 2. Item have you a cenvenient seate for the Minister to reade Service in together with a comely Pulpit set up in a convenient place with a decent Cloth or Cushion for the same a comely large surplesse A Font of stone in the ancient usuall place a convenient and decent Communion Table with a carpet of silke or some other decent stuff◠layed upon the same in time of Divine Service and a faire linnen cloth thereon at the Communion time a faire Communion Cup with a cover both of silver with all other things and Ornaments necessary for the celebration of Divine Service and administration of the Sacraments and a strong chest for kéeping of the Ornaments of the Church Register book with another chest for the almes of the poore both having thrée lockes and keyes Have you the ten Commandements set upon the East end of your Church or Chappell where the people may best sée and read them and other sentences of holy Scriptures written on the wals for the same purpose A Table of the degrées wherein by law men are prohibited to marry set up and fastned in some convenient place 3. Whether is your Church or Chappell with the Chancles thereof and your Parsonage or Vicarage house and all other housing thereto belonging in good reparations and decently and comely kept as well within as without the seates well maintained your Church-yards well fenced and kept entire from encroachment and without abuse If not then through whose default 4 Are any of your Bells or other Church-goods wanting any glasse windowes defaced or ancient Monuments of your Church spoyled and by whose fault 5. Have the Church-wardens there suffered any playes feasts banquets Church-ales drinkings or any other profane usages to be kept in your Church Chappell or Church-yard or bells to be rung either unseasonably or superstitiously contrary to the 88 Cannon 6. Is there a true Terriar of all the glebe-land houses Tenements Orchards Gardens and portions of Tythes whether within your Parish or without belonging to your Parsonage or Vicarage delivered into the Office of the Register of this Diocesse Concerning the Clergie FIrst Whether doth your Minister distinctly and reverently reade Divine Service upon Sundayes Holydayes and their Eeves upon Wednesdaies also and Fridaies according to the booke of Common Prayer at fit and usuall times And doth he duly observe all the orders rites and ceremonies prescribed in the said Booke of Common Prayer as well in reading publicke Prayers and the Letany as also in administring the Sacraments solemnizing of Matrimony visiting the sicke burying the dead Churching of women and all other like Rites and Offices of the Church in such manner and forme as by the booke of Common Prayer is enjoyned without any omission or addition thereunto 2 Doth your Minister administer the holy Communion so often and at such times as that every Parishioner may receive the same at the least thrice in every yéere whereof once at Easter And doth he receive the same himselfe on every day that he administreth so others And doth he deliver the Bread and Wine to every Communicant severally and knéeling and use the words of institution according to the Booke at every time that the Bread and Wine is renewed Can. 21 And is warning given by him before hand for the Communion Can. 22 as likewise for Holydayes and Fasting dayes Can. 64 3. Whether hath your Minister admitted to the holy Communion any strangers of another Parish any scismatickes any which be openly knowne to live in sinne without repentance or have maliciously and openly contended with their neighbours before reconcilement or lastly any Church-wardens that in their presentments have notoriously and wilfully forsworne themselves Or hath your Minister rejected from the Communion any without such just cases 4. Hath your Minister Curate or Lecturer publickely or privately affirmed or maintained any thing repugnant contrary or derogatory to the 39 Articles Canons of the Church Bookes of Common Prayer Homilies or consecrating of Bishops and Priests or the forme of Government by Bishops and others in this Church
of England 5. Hath your Parish beene any time destitute of a Curate and by whose default And is your Parson or Vicar continually resident with you upon his Benefice or if he be lawfully absent or reside upon another Benefice doth he supply his absence by a Curate that is a licensed Preacher for that cure or if the smalnesse of the Living will not beare a Preaching Curate doth he Preach himselfe usually at both his Benefices Can. 47 6. Whether is your Minister a Preacher allowed if so doth hée Preach every Sunday having no lawfull impediment either in his owne cure with you or some other néere adjoyning where no Preacher is If he be not an allowed Preacher doth he procure Sermons to be preached amongst you monethly at least by Preachers lawfully licensed if his Living will beare it and on every Sunday when there is no Sermon Preached doth he read some one of the Homilies prescribed by authority 7 Doth your Minister or Curate serve more Cures than one If so what are they and how farre distant And whether being no Preacher allowed he take upon him to expound the Scriptures openly 8. Hath any person béene admitted to Preach within your Church or Chappell but such as you have well knowne to be sufficiently licensed whom have you so admitted and how often have any such béene admitted to preach and by whose procurement And have you caused every strange Preacher licensed or not licensed to subscribe his name together with the day when he Preached Can. 50 and 52 And if he were licensed then by whom he was so licensed And whether have they or any other preached in your Church not being soberly and decently apparelled Can. 74. as in a cloake and not in a gowne 9. Doth you Minister and Lecturer use to pray before his Sermons for the Kings Majestie the Quéene Prince Charles and all the Royall Progeny giving unto the King such Style and Titles as by law are due unto his Highnesse exhorting his Parishioners to yéeld him obedience accordingly And also in these sayd Sermons doe they pray for all Arch-bishops Bishops and other Ecclesiasticall persons Can. 55 10. Doth your Lecturer or Lecturers reade Divine Service according to the Common Prayer Booke in his Surplice and Hood before the Lecture And doth every Beneficed man though chiefly attending to Preach and having a Curate under him for other duties yet in his owne person reade divine Service two severall Sundaies both morning and evening every yeere And doe both Lecturer and Preacher themselves administer the Sacraments also twice every yeere observing all the ceremonies in the booke of Common Prayer established Can. 56 11. Whether doth your Minister at the reading of publicke Prayers and administration of the Sacraments weare the Surplice and a Hood thereon agreeable to his degree in the Vniversity if he be a graduate Can. 58. 12. Doth you Minister every Sunday and Holyday before evening Prayer for halfe an houre or more examine and instruct the youth and ignorant persons of the Parish in the ten Commandements the Articles of the Beleefe the Lords Prayer and the Sacraments according to the Catechisme set forth in the booke of Common Prayer onely whereby the children of the Parish may be prepared for Confirmation Can. 59. And are the afternoones Sermons turned into Catechizing by question and answere 13 Whether hath your Minister without licence from the Arch-bishop the Bishop of the Diocesse or his Chancellor solemnized marriage betwixt any parties in a time prohibited or the banes not being three severall Sundaies or Holy dayes first published in time of Divine service in the severall Churches or Chappels of their severall abode Can. 62 or hath he married any not betwixt the houres of eight and twelve in the forenoone or without a ring or the parties being of another Diocesse or when the parties are under the age of one and twenty yeeres before such time as the Parents or Guardians have mâ—de knowne unto him their consent thereunto Can. 100 14. Whether doth your Minister in the Rogation dayes use the perambulation of the circuit of the Parish according to the ancient and laudable custome of the Church and in the same perambulation blesse the fruâ—tes of the earth and move the people to give thankes to God for his benefits using such Psalmes Prayers and Homilies as are to that end set forth 15. Whether doth any man being not in orders take upon him to exercise any part of the Ministeriall duty in the Church and what is his name 16. Doth your Minister every sixe moneths denounce in his Parish-Church all such of his Parish as doe stand contumacious under the sentence of excommunication not séeking to be absolved Or hath he admitted any person excommunicate into the Church without a certificate of his absolution from the Ordinary or other competent Iudge under his Seale or hath he stayed the publication of any excommunications or suspensions 17. Doth your Minister being a Preacher labour diligently from time to time to conferre with and thereby to reclaime the Popish Recusants in his Parish from their errors if any such be there Can. 66 And doth he carefully visite the sicke according to Can. 67 18. Whether is your Parson Vicar Lecturer or Curate too much frequent or over conversant with or a Favourer of Recusants whereby he may be suspected not to be sincere in Religion 19. Hath your Minister or any other taking upon him the place of a Minister Preached Baptized Children Solemnized Marriage Churched any woman or Ministred the holy Communion in any private house or houses otherwise then by Law is allowed If yea then where whom and how often 20. Hath your Minister taken upon him to appoint any publicke or private fasts prophesies or exercises not approved by law or publicke Authority Or hath he attempted under any pretence either of possession or obsession by fasting and prayer to cast out devils Can. 72 Or hath he used to meete with any other person or persons in any private house or any other place there to consult how to impeach or â—eprave the Booke of Common Praier or the Doctrine or Discipline of the Church of England Can. 73 If yea then ye shall present him and all that ioyne with him in any of the premisses 21. Whether hath your Minister refused or delayed to Christen any Child that is brought to the Church to him upon Sundaies or Holidayes or to bury the dead such as ought to be interred in Christian buriall having convenient warning before Especially whether hee hath neglected to baptize any Infant in daâ—ger having béene duly informed of his weakenesse so that the child hath dyed by his default without Baptisme Or hath he neglected to use the signe of the Crosse in Baptisme or baptized any in a Bason or other vessell and not in the ordinary Font or admitted any Father to be God-father to his owne child or such to be God-fathers or God-mothers as have not received the