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A00231 Iniunctions with certaine articles to be enquired of in the visitation of the Reuerend Father in Christ, Iohn, by Gods prouidence, Byshop of Norvvich, aswell to the clargie, as to the Churchwardens and quest men of euery seuerall parish within the dioces of Norvvich, [and] to be put in execution, by al the Archdeacons commissaries [and] other officers exercisinge ecclesiasticall iurisdiction, vnder the sayd Bishop in their synodes, visitation, and courtes. In the yeare of our Lord God. 1569.; Visitation articles. 1569 Church of England. Diocese of Norwich. Bishop (1560-1575 : Parkhurst); Parkhurst, John, 1512?-1575. 1569 (1569) STC 10289; ESTC S113334 4,577 14

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Iniunctions with certaine Articles to be enquired of in the Visitation of the Reuerend Father in Christ Iohn by Gods prouidence Byshop of Norvvich aswell to the Clargie as to the Churchwardens and quest men of euery seuerall parish within the dioces of Norvvich to be put in execution by al the Archdeacons Commissaries other officers exercisinge ecclesiasticall iurisdiction under the sayd Bishop in their Synodes Visitation and Courtes ¶ In the yeare of our Lord God 1569. Imprinted at London by Iohn VValley Aprilis 15. Iniunctions ¶ INIVNCTIONS VVITH CERtayne Articles to be enquired of in the Visitation of the Reuerend father in Christ Iohn by gods prouidence Bishop of Norvvich c. ¶ For the Clargie IN primis you must endeuour so to order frame your selues in the setting foorth of Gods true Religion due administration of the Sacraments and the reuerent and distincte saying or singing of the Common prayer as hath bene prescribed and sette forthe vnto you beefore tyme aswell by the booke of Common prayer set forth to be vsed through the whole Realme as by sondry Iniunctions set foorth for that purpose And that you take great heede that your lyues and conuersations be such euery way as no person haue cause to be offended thereby somuch as in you lieth Item ye shall not take vppon you to Preach or Expounde the Scriptures by way of exhortation or otherwise in your owne Church or else where vnlesse you bee admitted thereto by the moste Reuerend Father the Archbyshop of Canterbury or the Bishop of the Dioces Item you shall not marie or suffer to be maried within any of your cures any personne or persons that come lately out of any other Dioces vnlesse suche persons bring with them sufficient testimoniall vnder the Seale of the Ordinarie of the Dioces from whence he or they shal come testifying such person or persons to be free and vnmaryed and at their liberty to mary accordingly Item at such tymes as ye shall vse the perambulation in the Rogation dayes for the boundes of your parish you shall not vse any surples vppon you or stay at any crosse or suffer any banners to be caried or other superstition to be vsed but onely geue GOD thanks and vse such good order of prayers and Homelies as be appointed by the Queenes maiesties authoritie in that behalfe Item none of you shall ferme one cure or more within this Dioces without speciall lycence in wryting vnder the Bishops Seale Finally ye shall diligently obserue and put in vre all such Orders Iniunctiōs as haue ben appointed you before tyme aswell by the Iniunctions of the queenes maiestie as by the Archbishop of Canterburyes grace and the Bishop of the Dyoces ¶ For the Churchvvardens Questmen and others Item that no Parson Vicar propriatorie or fermer of any benefice doe admit any Minister or Curate to serue his said benefice vnlesse such person shall first show his letters of Orders where he was made Mynister and haue also sufficient testimoniall vnder the Seale of the Ordinarye from whence he commeth with lycence from the Bishop to serue accordingly Item that in great Churches where all the people cannot conueniētly heare their minister the Church wardens other to whome that charge belongeth shal prouide and appoint a decent and a cōuenient seate in the body of the church where the sayd minister may sit or stand and say the diuine seruice that all the congregation may heare and be edified therewith And that in smaller churches ther be some conuenient seate without the chauncell dore for that purpose Item that vppon all sainctes daye and other like times ther be no ringing of belles after Euening prayer or any other superstitious ceremony vsed to the maintenaunce of poperie or praying for the dead that if any such shal be hence forth vsed the same with the names of suche as shall offende therein to bee presented to the Ordinary Item that no person or persons calling them selues lordes of misrule in the Christmas tyme or other vnreuerent persons at any other tyme presume to come into the church vnreuerētly playing their lewd partes w e scoffing iesting or rebaldry talke if any such haue alredy offēded herein to present them and their names to the Ordinary Item for auoydinge of vnlawfull mariages you shall prouide in euery of your Churches a certayne table for the degrees of Mariage last set forth by the foresayde most Reuerend Father in God Mathevv Archbishop of Canterbury to be sette vp in some conuenient place of the sayd Church Finally you shall carefully and diligently prouide that all such good Orders Iniunctions as haue ben prescribed appointed beefore time shal be duly by you put in execution so far forthe as they concerne any of you ¶ Articles to be enquired of IN primis whether your Diuine seruice be sayde or song in due tyme and reuerently and the Sacraments duely and reuerētly mynistred in such decent apparel as is appoynted by the laws the Queenes maiesties Iniunctions and other orders set forthe by publike aucthoritie in that behalfe Item whether the Queenes maiesties Iniunctions be quarterly read in your Churches a declaration read twyse euery yeare which was set forth by bothe the Archbishops and the reste of the Byshops concerning certayne principall pointes of Religion for the vnitie of Doctrine Item whether you haue in your Churche a Bible of the largest volume the Paraphrasis of Erasmus in English with the Homelies all other boks requisite for the Administration of Diuine seruice And whether the Homelies be duely and distinctly read Item whether you haue in your Church a decent Pulpit and Communion table furnished and placed as becommeth with a comly communion cup with a couer and a chest or poore mans boxe and the collection and distribution for the poore made according to a statute in that behalfe prouided Item whether any person or persons haue pulled downe any Church Chappell or Chauncell almes house or belles or any part thereof or haue felled or spoyled any wood or tymber in any Church yarde or haue solde any church goodes to whome what it was and for what price Item whether your Church Chauncel and your Parsonage and Vicaredge house be well sufficiently repaired and maintained whether that your Church yard be well kept and fenced Item whether your Rodeloftes Images Tabernacles and all other monuments of Idolatrie be pulled downe and defaced and youre Church and Chauncell decently reformed And whether you know of any Popish and superstitious bookes Images vestments or such lyke remaining within your parish and in whose hands they bee Item whether your Preachers Ministers doe ernestly and diligently teache theyr Auditory and parishiners to lyue in faythfull and humble obedience to almighty GOD the Queenes maiestie and all and singuler hir officers aswell spiritual as temporal exhorting them from all kind of Idolatrie superstition and other vices Item whether your Minister be geuen to
filthy lucre whordome dronkennesse or other like notorious vices or doe haunt or frequent any suspitious house or company or any vaine pastimes as hawking hunting dising carding and suche like vanities and geue not him selfe to prayer fasting almes dedes with such like And whether he pray diligently for the prosperous estate of the Queenes maiestie as to duety belongeth Item whether your Mynister doe eudeuour him selfe diligently to teach instruct the youth of the parish the Catechisme and do otherwise see them brought vp in the feare of God and in due obedience and reuerence to their parentes maysters and elders Item whether your curate or Minister haue admitted any to Preache within your parishe church not being lawfully lycensed thereunto or haue refused any suche as are licensed and whether you haue your quarter sermons Item whether you know of any sectaries the vse to make any priuate conuenticles in priuate mens houses in contempt of the lawes and good orders set forthe by authoritie and doe preache teach or minister the Sacraments there and by that meanes attempt to withdrawe the people from due obedience and to raise and maintaine scismes sectes who they are that so doe where they do it and what be the articles and contents of their doctrine and opinions Item whether there be any Minister Priest or other persone or persons whatsoeuer within your parish that doeth willingly sinbburnely or negligently absent him selfe from the church and receuinge of the Sacramentes and do refuse to contribute to the poore mens box and that walk vp and downe iangling and talking in the tyme of Common praier or administration of the Sacraments any that vse any other booke of prayers then is set forth by publike authoritie or that haue not communicated thrise euery yeare at the least nor submit him selfe to the laws and orders set forth by common authoritie and where suche person or persons doe remaine and who they are that doe maintaine them Item whether your Vicar or Parson be resident and kepeth hospitalitie in and vppon hys benefice howe many benefices he hath expressing their names Item who is patroue of your benefice whether that he witholde the glebe landes or tithes pertayning to the same or any parte thereof or vseth any simonicall pactes in the bestowinge of his sayd benefice and whether he or any in hys name hath in the tyme of the vacation of the church taken the fruits and profits thereof and by what authoritie Item whether ye know any Parson or Vicar that sel their benefice to meare lay men absenting them selues from the same to the defacing of their callinge decay of hospitalitie contempt of the lawes neglecting of their duties bothe towards God and the Queenes maiestie and euill example of the church of God Item whether your church be vacant how long it hath ben so and what is the cause therof Item whether you know any maintainers of foren power letters or hinderers of Gods holy word and slaunderers of the Preachers or of the ministery or publike prayer or that defend or hold any opinions againste them or any of them who they are expressing their names and what was theyr communication Item whether ye know any spiritual Iudge or his officers that neglect truely with sinceritie to mynister Iustice according to the lawes ecclesiasticall indifferently to euery party Item whether they be diligent and vigilant to enquire of such as be noted and commonly famed suspected of any notorius crime as of Adultery fornication backbiting dronkennesse such like and whether they be carefull to correcte such offenders and circumspect with charitie to refourme smaller faultes Item whether they vse to permitte for sūmes of money the penaunce of suche as are notorious offēders not caring for the euil example encoragement of others to commit the lyke offences therby suffer the sinners to sleepe in theyr sinnes Item whether you know any Parentes maysters maystresse or dames who doe not see theyr children or youth taught the Cathechisme or that do not sēd their sayd childrē or youth diligētly to the church to be instructed therin who they are Item whether the Register booke of Christnings mariages and buryings be well kept and the names entred accordinge to the Queene hir maiesties Iniunctions Item whether there be any Inne kepers Tauernes or Ale house kepers that maintaine eating and drinkinge in them vppon any sonday or holiday in the time of preaching or common praier or if there be any faires or common markets falling on those days whether they open or make any shew of their wares before Morning prayer be ended Item whether ye knowe any Blasphemers of the name of God abusers of his holy word or sacramēts adulterers fornicatours bawds maintayners of them any suspect of Incest any dronkerdes ribaldes or vsers of vnsomely or filthy talk common slaunderers of their neighbours or sowers of discord betwene party and party Item whether ye knowe any that minister any dead mens goods without authoritie or any executours that haue not fulfilled the testatours wyll And whether your Hospitalls be vsed according to the foundation thereof And whether they receue any other then the poore Item whether ye know any scholemaister or instructour of youth that teach not being lawefully lycensed thereto vnder the Bishops Seale Or any Phisition or surgeon that practyse their artes being not lawfully authorised Item whether your scholemaisters or instructors of youth be of sounde religion and haue taken the Othe to the Queenes maiestie and doe bring vp his sayde youth in the feare of GOD with humilitie obedience and good maners to reuerence and geue place to their elders and betters and doe teach them godly sentences of the Scripture Item whether ye know any that vse any sorcerie Inchauntments Magika Necromancie Incantations or Witchcrafte or that be suspected of the same Item whether any of your parish haue maryed within the degrees of Affinitie or Consanguinitie contrary to the lawes and a ceetayne Table for that purpose laste set foorth by the moste Reuerend Father Mathevv Archbyshop of Canterburye or whether there be any that hath two wiues or woman that hath two Husbandes any maryed where a precontract was to an other any deuorsed or otherwise seperated that maryed againe any that haue made priuie or secret contracts or haue maryed without asking the banes not being thereunto lawfully lycensed ¶ FINIS Imprinted at London by Iohn VValley Aprilis 15.