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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00211	Articles to be inquired of in the metropoliticall visitation of the most reverend father, VVilliam, by Gods providence, Lord Arch-bishop of Canterbury, primate of all England, and metropolitan in and for the dioces of London, in the yeere of our Lord God 163[blank], and in the [blank] yeere of His Graces translation.	Church of England. Province of Canterbury. Archbishop (1633-1645 : Laud); Laud, William, 1573-1645.	1635 (1635)	STC 10265.5; ESTC S2639	13,240	13

and di●●inguished from the lands of other men vpon whom they doe abutt 4 What Cart-way Horse way foote way Gates or Styles doe leade from your Parsonadge or Uicaridge-House vnto euerie of the said parcells of Gleab-land Decl●re your knowledge therein 5 Whether doe you know or haue you crediblie heard that some Styles gates hedges ditch méere Trée Thorne or other Doole formerlie growing or being betwéene the said parcells of Gleabe or some of them and the Landes of other men haue bin digg●d vp felled downe destroied put by or defaced And who had the said parcell so wrong●d in occupation when the said Style Gate hedge ditch méere Tree Thorne or oher antient Doole was so digged vp felled downe destroyed put by or defaced Concerning the Clergy 1 VVHether doth your Parson Uicar or Curate distinctlie and reuerently say Diuine seruice vpon Sundayes and Holidayes and other dayes appointed to bee o●serued by the book of Common Prayer as Wednesdayes ●nd Fridayes and the Eues of euery Sunday and Holiday at fit and vsuall times And doth he dulie obserue the Orders Kites and Ceremonies prescribed in the said Booke of Common Prayer as well in reading publike prayers and the Letanie as also in administring the Sacraments solemnization 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 in the said Booke of Common prayer he is inioyned without any omission or addition And doth he reade the Book of the last Canons yearely and weare a Surplice according to the said Canons 2 Whether haue you any Lecturer in your Parish who hath preached in his Cl●ake and not in his Gowne and whether haue you any Lecturer who will not professe his willingnesse and readinesse to take vpon him a Liuing or Benefice with cure of sotles or who hath refused a Benefice when it hath béene offered vnto him 3 Doth your Minister bid Holidayes and Fasting-dayes as by the Booke of Common prayer is appointed And doth he giue warning beforehand to the Parishioners for the receiuing of the holy Communion as the two and twentieth Canon requi●th and whether hée doth administer the holy Communion so often and at such times as that euery Parishioner may receiue the same at the least thrice in euery yéere whe●eof once at Easter as by the Booke of Common prayer is appointed And doth your Minister receiue the same himselfe on euery day that he administreth it to others and vse the words of institution according to the Booke at euery time that the Bread and Wine is renewed accordingly as by the prouiso of the 21. Canon is directed And doth he deliuer the Bread and Wine to euery Communicant seuerally and knéeli●g Whether he hath admitted to the holy Communion any notorious Offender or Shismaticke contrary to the 26. and 27. constitutions or receiued any to the Communon being not of his owne Cure or put any from the Communion who are not publckly infamous for any notorious crime Doth he use the signe of the Crosse in Baptisme or baptise in any bason or other vessell and not in the vsuall Font Or admit any Father to be God-father to his owne Child or such who haue not receiued the holy Communion or baptize any Children that were not borne in the parish or wilf●lly refuse to Baptise any infant in his Parish being in danger hauing béene enformed of the weaknesse of the said child and whether the child dieth through his default without Baptisme 4 Whether hath your Minister married any without a Ring or without Banes p●blithed thrée seuerall Sundayes or Holidayes in time of Diuine seruice in the seuerall Churches or Chappels of their seuerall abode according to the book of Common p●ayer or in times prohibited albeit the Banes were thrice published without a Licens● or dispensation from the Archbishop the Byshop of the Diocesse or his Chancellor ●rst obtained in that behalfe Or not betwixt the houres of eight and twelue in the f●renoone or haue maried any in any priuate house or if the parties be under the age of 21. yéeres before their Parents or gouernours haue signified their consent vnto him 5 Doth he refuse to bury any which ought to be interred in Christian buriall or defer the same longer than he should or bury any in Christian buriall which by the consttutions of the Church of England or lawes of the Land ought not to be so interred 6 Is your Minister a Preacher allowed If yea then by whom If not whether d●th he procure some who are lawfully licensed to preach monethly amongst you at the least 7 Doth your Minister being licensed preach vsually according to the Canois either in his owne Cure or in some other Church or Chappell neare adioyning whre no other Preacher is and how often he hath beèn negligent in that behalfe and dot● he preach standing and with his Hat off Or whether doth he or his Curate vpon eury Sunday when there is no Sermon reade an homilie or some part thereof accordng as hée ought to doe or in case he bee not licensed to preach doth he take vpon him to Preach or expound the Scriptures in his owne Cure or elsewhere If so then you ●e to present the same the time and place when and where he did it 8 Doth your Minister use to pray for the Kings Majesty King Charles and for the Queenes Majesty Prince Charles and all the royall Progeny with addition of such Stile and Titles as are due to his Highnesse and exhort the people to obedience to his Majesty and all Magistrates in authoritie vnder him And doth he also pray for all Archbishops Bishops and other Ecclesiasticall persons 9 Is your Minister continually resident vpon his benefice and how long time hath he ●in absent and in case he be licensed to be absent whe●her doth he cause his Cure to be s●fficiently supplied according to the Canons Or in case he hath another Benefice whe●her doth he supply his absence by a Curate sufficiently licensed to preach in that Cu●e where he himselfe is not resident Or otherwise in case the smalnesse of the liuing can●ot find a preaching Minister doth he preach at both his benefices vsually 10 Doth your Minister or Curate serue any more cures than one If yea then what oth●r Cure doth he serue and how farre are they distant 11 Doth your Minister or Curate euery Sunday and Holiday before Euening pra●er for halfe an houre or more examine and instruct the youth and ignorant persons of ●is Parish in the Tenne Commandements Articles of the Beliefe and in the Lods Prayer and the Sacraments according as it is prescribed in the Catechisme set forh in the booke of Common prayer only And if he doe not where is the fault either in he Parents and Masters of the children or in the Curate neglecting his duty And in ●e carefull to tender all such youth of his Parish as haue béene well instructed in ther Catechisme to be confirmed by the Bishop in his Uisitation or any other conuenie●t time as is appointed by the booke aforesaid 12 Doth your Minister in the Rogation dayes goe in perambulation of the circuit of the Parish saying and vsing the prayers Suffrages

read 〈◊〉 who doe couer their heads in the Church during the time of Diuine Seruice vnlesse 〈◊〉 be in case of necessity in which case they may weare a Night cap or Coyfe Or who ●●e giue themselues to babbling talking or walking and are not attentiue to heare the word preached or read Whether any of your Parish being of sixtéene yéeres of age o vpwards doe not receiue the holy Communion in your Church thrice euery yéere ●●ereof once at Easter and whether they doe not deuoutly knéele at the receiuing thereo And whether any hauing diuerse houses of remoue doe shift from place to place of p●rpose to defeat the performance of their Christian duties in that behalfe 2 Whether any of your parishioners being admonished therof do not send their Childen Seruants and Apprentices to the Minister to be catechized vpon such Sundayes ●●d Holydayes as are appointed Or whether any of them do refuse to come or if they cme refuse to learne those instructions set forth in the Book of Common prayer 3 Whether any of your Parish doe entertaine within their house any soiourner cmmon guests or other persons who refuse to frequent Diuine Seruice or receiue 〈◊〉 holy Communion as aforesaid present their names their qualities or conditions 4 What Recusant Papists are there in your Parish or other Sectaries present t●eir names qualities or conditions whether they keep any Schoole master in their h●use which commeth not to Church to heare Diuine Seruice and receiue the Com●uni●n What is his Name and how long hath he taught there or elsewhere 5 Whether any of the said Popish Recusants or other Schismaticks doe labour to ●ouce and with-draw others from the Religion now established Or instruct their familes or children in Popish religion or refuse to entertaine any especially in place of g●eatest seruice or trust but such as t●ntur●e with them in their opinions 6 How long haue the said popish Recusants abstained from Diuine Seruice or from the Communion as aforesaid 7 Is there any in your Parish that retaine sell vtter or disperse any Popish bookes o● Writings or other Bookes Libraries or w●itings of any Sectaries touching the Religion State or Gouernement Ecclesiastical of this Kingdom of England or kéep any Monuments of Superstition vncancelled or vndefaced 8 Whether haue you any in your Parish which heretofore being popish Recusants or Sectaries haue since reformed themselues and come to Church to heare Diuine Seruice and receiue the Sacraments If yea then who are they And how long since haue they so reformed themselues And whether they still remaine and abide in that conformitie 9 Is there any in your Parish that refuse to haue ●heir Children Baptised or the●selues to receiue the Communion at the hands of your Minister taking excep●ion against him and what causes or exceptions doe they alleage or haue any maried Wiues refused to come to Church according to the Booke of Common Prayer to giue G●d thankes after their child-birth for their safe deliuerance And whether doe any of or ●n your Parish refuse to haue their children Bap●ized in your Parish Church according ●o the forme prescribed in the booke of common Prayer 10 Doe any of your Parish usually goe to other Parish Churches to heare Diuine Seruice or Sermons Or doe they communicate or Baptize their Children in any ●ther Parish 11 Whether there be any in your Parish who will come to heare the Sermon b●t will not come to publike prayers ap●ointed by the Book of Common Prayer making● Schisme or diuision as it were betwéene the use of publike prayer and preaching 12 What persons within your Parish for any offence contumacy or crime 〈◊〉 Ecclesiasticall Conusance doe stand excommunicate present their names and for wh● cause they are excommunicated and how long they haue so stood and what person 〈◊〉 persons doe wittingly and usually kéepe them company 13 Whether any not being in Orders doe execute any Priestly or Ministeriall o●fice in your Church Chappell or Church-yard and what be their names 14 Whether any in your Parish that hauing heretofore taken vpon him the orde● of Priest-hood or Deacon hath since relinquished the same and liues as a Lay-ma● neglecting his vocation 15 Hath any person in your Parish quarrelled or stricken or vsed any violence 〈◊〉 your Minister or haue stricken or quarrelled with any other person within your Chur● or Church yard or demeaned himselfe disorderly in the Church by filthie or prophan talke or any other base or immodest behauiour Or hath disturbed the Minister in tim of Diuine Seruice or Sermon or hath libelled or spoken slanderous words again● your Minister to the scandall of his vocation or defa●ed any of his Neighbours to●●ching any crime of Ecclesiasticall Conusance 16 Whether any of or in your Parish without consent of the Ordinarie or othe● lawfull authoritie haue caused any to do pennance or to be censured or punished for an● matter of Ecclesiasticall Conusance by any Uestrie méetings or otherwise by thei● own authoritie Or haue taken any mony or commutation for the same Present thei● names that haue done it And who haue beene so punished In what manner and vpo● what cause 17 Whether any person in your Parish doe exercise any Trade or labour buy o● sell or kéepe open Shops or Ware-houses vpon any Sunday or Holiday by themselues their Seruants or Apprentices or haue otherwise prophaned the said dayes contrar● to the orders of the Church of England And whether there be any Inne-kéepers Ale house-kéepers Uictuallers or other persons that permit any persons in their houses t● eate drink or play during the time of Diuine Seruice or Sermon or reading the Ho●milies in the forenoone or afternoone vpon those dayes 18 Whether the fifth day of Nouember be kept holie and thankesgiuing made t● God for his Maiesties and this States happy deliuerance according to the Ordinanc● in that behalfe 19 Whether any of your Parish hold or frequent any conuen●●cles or priuate Con●gregations or make or maintaine any constitutions agréed vpon in any such assem●blies Or any that doe write or publikely or priuately speake against the Booke o● Common prayer or any thing therein contained or against any of the Articles of Re●ligion agréed vpon in Anno 1562 or against the Kings Supremacie in causes Eccless●●sticall or against the Oath of Supremacie or of Allegiance as pretending the same t● be vnlawfull and not warrantable by the Word of GOD Or against any of the ●ites or Ceremonies of the Church of England now established Or against the Gouernment of the Church of England vnder the Kings most excellent Majesty by Arch-Bishops Deanes Arch-Deacons and other Officers of the same affirming ●hat the same is repugnant to the Word of God and that the said Ecclesiasticall Offi●rs are not lawfully ordained Or whether there be any Authors Maintainers or Fa●urers of Heresie or Schisme or that be suspected to be Anabaptists Libertines ●rownists of the Familie of Loue or of any other Heresie or