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book_n	common_a	prayer_n	prescribe_v	2,797	5	9.8241	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B00014	Articles to be enquired of within the dioces of Norwiche, in the metropoliticall visitation of the moste reuerend father in God, Matthew, by the prouidence of God, archebyshop of Canterbury, primate of all Englande, and metropolitane, in the yeare of our lord God, M.D.LXVII.	Church of England. Province of Canterbury. Archbishop (1559-1575 : Parker); Parker, Matthew, 1504-1575.; Church of England. Diocese of Norwich.	1567 (1567)	STC 10288; ESTC S92399	5,147	16

ARTICLES to be enquired of within the Dioces of Norwiche in the Metropoliticall visitation of the moste Reuerend father in God MATTHEW by the prouidence of God Archebyshop of Canterbury Primate of all Englande and Metropolitane In the yeare of our Lorde GOD M.D.LXVII ❀ M. C. Imprinted at London by Reginalde Wolfe Anno Domini M.D.LXVII Instructions to the Commssioners for the dioces of Norwiche FIrste that you doe with all diligence trauell to reduce the state of the clergye vnto one vniforme order in their ministration and preaching and that with out any parciall respect you will put in dew execution the Queenes maiesties Ecclesiasticall lawes Statutes Iniunctions and her highnes other commandements gyuen and published in that behalf Item that in all places in your cyrcuite you giue in charge not only vnto the curates and ministers but also vnto the Churchwardens of euery church chappell that they do not admitte and suffer anye person to preache or minister in their seuerall church or chappell before they shall first see their seuerall licences vnder seale in due forme vnder the payne that may follow thereof Item you shall take diligent heede that no fees but due of old accustomed be exacted or taken of any of the people by any registrer clerke somner or anye other youre ministers or attendantes Item for the better certainty knowledge of all duties and fees vnto suche as shuld pay the same you shall note the certaine some thereof with one of your handes at the leaste in some parte of euery Instrument or writinge that shall passe your seale or graunt Item that you foresee that no greater price be taken for the Articles which you shall inquire of together bound with the Aduertisements then iiij d for the table of the degrees ij d Item when you haue fynished your visitation cyrcuite the charges of your vyage being borne and discharged if any part of the dew procurations by you receaued of the clergy do remaine vnspent all the same you shal distribute to the moste poore and needye of the clergye that bee residents and keepe hospitalitye vpon theire benefices in the sayde dioces God saue the Queene Articles to be inquired of IN primis whether Diuine seruice be sayde or songe by youre Minister or Ministers in your seuerall Churches duelye and reuerently as it is set forth by the lawes of this realme with out any kinde of variation And whether the holy Sacramentes be likewise ministred reuerently in such manner as by the lawes of this Realme and by the Quenes Maiesties iniunctions and by thaduertisments set forthe by publike authority is appointed and prescribed Item whether you haue in youre paryshe churches all things necessary requisite for Common prayer and administration of the Sacraments specially the booke of Common prayer the Bible in the largest volume the Homilyes with the Paraphrases of Erasmus A conuenient Pulpit wel placed A comly and decent table for the holy Communion couered decently set in place prescribed by the Quenes maiesties Iniunctions The Chest or boxe for the poore men and al other things necessary in and to the premisses And whether your Aulters bee taken downe accordinge to the commaundemente in that behalfe geuen Item whether youre Prestes Curates or ministers do vse in the time of the celebracion of diuine seruice to weare a surples prescribed by the Quenes maiesties Iniunctions and the boke of Common prayer And whether they do celebrate the same diuine seruice in the chauncell or in the Churche and do vse all Rites and orders prescribed in the boke of Common prayer c. and none other Item whether your Curates or ministers do publiquely in theire open Churches reade in māner appoynted the Queenes Maiesties Iniunctions and Homelies The aduertisementes latelye sette forthe by publique authoritie And whether the same in all poyntes be duely obserued Item whether youre Curates or ministers or any of them doe vse to minister the Sacramente of Baptisme in basons or els in the Fonte standing in the place accustomed And whether the same fonte be decently kepte ¶ And whether they do vse to minister the holye Communion in wafer bread according to the Queenes Maiesties Iniunctions or els in common bread ¶ And also whether they do minister in any prophane Cuppes Bowles disshes or Chalices heretofore vsed at Masse or els in a decent Communion Cuppe prouided and kept for the same purpose only And whether the communicants do vse to receyue the holy Communion standinge sittinge or els knealinge Item whether ymages and al other monuments of ydolatry and superstition be destroyed and abolyshed in your seuerall parishes And whether your Churches and Chauncels be well adorned and conueniently kept without waste destruction or abuse of anye thinge Whether the roode loste bee pulled downe according to the order prescribed and of the partition betweene the Chauncell and the Churche be kepte Whether youre Churchyardes be well fensed and cleanly kepte Whether anye sale haue bene made of youre Churche goods by whome and to whome and what hathe been don with the monye thereof comming Whether youre Chauncels and Parsonages be well and sufficiently repaired Whether any man haue pulled downe or discouered any Church Chauncel Chappel Almes house or suche like or haue plucked downe the bells or haue felled or spoyled any wood or timber in any Church yarde Item whether there be any Parsons that intrude them selfe and presume to exercise any kinde of mynistery in the churche of God without imposition of handes ordinary aucthoritie Whether theire Churche or Chappell be serued with any readers Or whether any Minister do remoue from any other diocese to serue in this without letters testimoniall of thordinary from whome he came to testify the cause of his departinge thence and of hys behauiour Or any beinge once preist or Minister that dothe not minister or frequente and resorte to the Common prayer now vsed and at tymes appoynted communicate And whether anye suche do goe and boaste himselfe lyke a lay man Item whether youre Parsons and Vicars be residente continually vpon their benefices Whether they giue themselues to deuoute prayer discreate reding of the Scripture and godly contemplacion releaue the poore charitably to their hability accordinge to the Queenes Iniunctions Whether they pray for the prosperous estate of the Quenes Maiestye as is prescribed in her graces Iniunctions Item whether anye of youre ministers dothe or hathe admitted any notoriouse sinner or malicious person out of Charitie without iuste penance done and reconciliatiō had to receaue the holy Communion or any that hath not receaued the same accordinge as to a Christian appertayneth and by the lawes it is appointed And whether you do heare or knowe any that doth vse to say or heare the priuat Masse or doe vse any other seruice then is prescribed by the lawes of this Realme Item whether your ministers doe call vppon fathers mothers and maisters of youthe to bringe them vp in the