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A79590	Articles to be enquired of and answered unto by the church-wardens and side-men, in the primary visitation of the Right Reverend Father in God, Nicholas Lord Bishop of Chester. M.DC.XCL.	Church of England. Diocese of Chester. Bishop (1689-1707 : Stratford); Stratford, Nicholas, 1633-1707	1691 (1691)	Wing C4025A; ESTC R173864	6,369	15

ARTICLES TO BE ENQUIRED of AND ANSWERED unto BY THE Church-Wardens and Side-Men IN THE PRIMARY VISITATION OF THE Right Reverend Father in God NICOLAS Lord Bishop of Chester M.DC.XCI Chester Printed in the Year MDCXCI The Oath to be administred to the Church-wardens and Side-men of each Parish YOU shall Swear truly and faithfully to execute the Office of Church-wardens and Side-men within your Parish and shall diligently enquire and make true Presentment of such Things and Persons as you know to be presentable by the Ecclesiastical Laws of this Realm So help you God ARTICLES TO BE ENQUIRED of AND ANSWERED unto BY THE Church-Wardens or Side-Men in the DIOCESS of CHESTER TIT. I. Concerning Churches and Chappels with the things thereunto belonging I. IS your Parish-Church or Chappel Can. 85. in good and sufficient repair both for the Roof Windows Floor and Seats and are all things therein kept in such decent sort as becometh the House of God II. Can. 81. Is there a Font of Stone in your Church or Chappel standing in the ancient usual place Doth your Minister Baptize publickly in the Font Can. 82. Is there a decent Communion-Table in your Chancel Rubrick before the Communion covered in time of Divine Service with a decent Carpet and when the Lord's Supper is administered with a fair white Linnen Cloath Have you a Rubr. before the Prayer for the whole state of Christ's Church Can. 82. Can. 83. Can. 80. Can. 99. Can. 58. Can. 70. decent Bason to receive the Alms for the Poor And have you a Chalice or Communion-Cup with a Cover and one or more Flaggons III. Have you a convenient Seat or Pew wherein to read Divine Service a comly and decent Pulpit set in a convenient place a large Bible of the last Translation a Book of Common-prayer lately published Anno 1662. the Book of Homilies set forth by Authority a Printed Table of the Degrees wherein Marriages are prohibited a Book of Canons and Constitutions Ecclesiastical and a decent Surplice IV. Have you a Register Book in Parchment for all who are Christened Married or Buried in your Parish And is the same kept in all points according to the Canon in that behalf And is the Transcript thereof yearly within one month next after the 25th of March brought into the Bishop's Registry V. Can. 52. Have you a Paper Book in which the names of Strangers who preach in your Church or Chappel are set down And another Book for the Church-wardens Accounts Can. 70. As also a Chest with three Locks and Keys wherein to keep the said Books and the fore-mentioned Furniture Can. 84. And have you a Chest with three Keys for Alms TIT. II. Concerning the Church-yard Houses Glebes and Tithes belonging to the Church I. Can. 85.1 IS your Church-yard sufficiently fenced and decently kept Hath any person encroached upon the same or made any door into it And how long since II. Is the House of your Parson Vicar or Curate and the Out-houses in good repair Have any of them been defaced or pulied down without Licence Have there been any encroachments made upon the same Or any of the Ancient marks or bounds removed or changed And by whom III. Can. 87. Have you a true and perfect Terrier of all the Glebe-lands Gardens Orchards Tenements or Cottages belonging to your Parsonage or Vicarage As also a note of such Pensions Rate-Tithes Portions of Tithes or other yearly profits either within or without your Parish as belong thereunto Have any of the same been with-held from your Minister And by whom as you know or have heard And is your Terrier laid up in the Bishops Registry TIT. III. Concerning Ministers I. Act of Uniformity Can. 48. IS your Minister Vicar or Curate Episcopally ordained and duly qualified according to the Laws of this Realm Hath your Minister been legally inducted Hath he read the 39 Articles within two Months after his Induction upon some Sunday or Holy-day in the time of Divine Service Stat. 13. Eliz. c. 12. and declared his Assent thereto Is he defamed or suspected to have obtained either his Benefice or Orders by any Simoniacal Compact II. Can. 45. Can. 47. Can An. 1571. Hath your Minister any other Ecclesiastical Benefice Is he constantly resident among you and doth he preach every Lord's day having no lawful impediment How long in one year hath he been absent from his Cure III. Can. 47. Can. 48. Hath your Minister a Curate to assist him Is the said Curate a man of able parts of a pious and discreet Conversation and Conformable to the Laws of the Church of England Doth he serve any other Cure besides What yearly Stipend doth your Minister allow him IV. Act of Unifor mity Doth your Person Vicar or Curate in reading the Morning and Evening Service Administration of the Holy Sacraments and other Religious Offices use the Forms prescrib'd in the book of Common prayer all such Rites and Ceremonies as are appointed Can. 58. in that Book so far as you have observed Doth he wear the Surplice together with such other Habit as is sutable to his Degree V. Rubr. after Communion Can. 21. Rubr. before communion Can. 26. Can. 22. Rubrick Com Can. 59 Rubr. after Catechism Can. 61. Can. 66. Doth your Minister celebrate the Lord's Supper so often in every Year that every Parishioner may receive thrice at least And doth he keep back those who according to the Rubrick and Canons ought not to be admitted giving an Account of them to the Bishop And doth he on the Sunday or Holy-day before the Communion give notice thereof in the Church and read one of the Exhortations fitted for that purpose in the Common-Prayer Book VI. Doth your Minister diligently instruct the Youth of your Parish in the Church Catechism And doth he prepare and present them being so instructed to be contirmed by the Bishop And doth he endeavour to reclaim all Popish Recusants if any such be inhabiting within your Parish to the true Religion established in the Church of England VII Can. 67. Can. 68. Can. 69. Doth he neglect or refuse to visit the Sick or bury the Dead or delay the Baptism of any Infant in danger of Death Is there any Child past Infancy or other Person grown up through your Ministers default yet remaining un-baptized in your Parish Rubr. before Pub. Baptism Can. 62 63. Can An. 1397. Doth he use to Baptize any without Godfathers or God-mothers VIII Hath he presumed to marry any Persons in private Houses or such as being under age have not the consent of their Parents or Guardians or without Banns first published on three Sundays or Holy-days in the Church unless he had a Licence so to do or at any other hours than between Eight and Twelve in the Morning IX Can. 64. Doth your Minister declare to the People every Sunday at the time appointed in the Communion