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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B02170	Articles of enquiry concerning matters ecclesiastical exhibited to the ministers, church-wardens, and side-men of every peculiar or prebendal parish church belonging to the cathedral church of the blessed Virgin St. Mary of Lincoln in the triennial visitation of the right worshipful Michael Honywood doctor in divinity, dean of the said cathedral church.	Church of England. Diocese of Lincoln.; Honywood, Michael, d. 1681.	1673 (1673)	Wing C4060A; ESTC R173884	7,240	15

ARTICLES OF Visitation and Enquiry Concerning MATTERS Ecclesiastical EXHIBITED To the Ministers Church-Wardens and Sidemen of every Peculiar or Prebendal Parish Church belonging to the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin St. Mary of LINCOLN In the Triennial VISITATION of the Right Worshipful MICHAEL HONYWOOD Doctor in Divinity Dean of the said Cathedral Church LONDON Printed by Tho. Milbourn in Jewen-Street 1673 The Tenor of the Oath to be Administred to the Church-Wardens and Side-men of every Parish YOu shall Swear truly to execute the Office of a Church-Warden within the Parish of and true Presentment make according to the Book of Articles given you in charge so farr as by Law you are bound So help you God by the contents of that Book ARTICLES OF Visitation and Enquiry Belonging to the Cathedral Church within the Peculiar and Prebendal Churches of LINCOLN TITUL. I. Concerning Churches and Chappels with the Ornaments and Furniture thereunto belonging I. IS your Parish Church or Chappel kept in good and sufficient Repair Are the Roofs thereof well covered with Lead Tile or Slate the Windows well Glazed the Floors well Paved the Seats well Fastned and conveniently placed and all things so decently ordered as becommeth the House of God II. HATH the Steeple or Tower of your Church or Chappel or any part thereof been pulled Down or any of the Lead or Bells formerly belonging thereunto been imbezelled sold or made away In whose Hands or Custody doth the same or any part thereof Remain Declare what you know or have heard herein III. IS there a Font or Stone with a good Cover thereunto standing in a convenient place towards the lower part of your Church for the Administration of Baptism And is there in your Chancel a decent Communion Table for the Administration of the Lords Supper with a Carpet of Silk Stuff or fine Wollen Cloth and another Covering of white and pure Linnen to spread thereupon And have you a fair Communion-Cup or Chalice with a Cover of silver and one or more Flaggons of Silver or Pewter thereunto belonging IV. HAVE you in you said Church or Chappel a convenient Seat or Pew for your Minister to read Divine Service in A Pulpit with a comely Cloth or Cushion for the same a Bible of the last Translation in a large Volum and the Book of Common-Prayer both well and substantially bound Have you likewise the Book of Hamilies set forth by Authority A Book of Canons and Constitutions Ecclesiastical And a Printed Table of the degrees wherein Marriage is prohibited V. HAVE you a comely large Surplice for the Minister to wear at all times of his Puplick Ministration in the Church provided and to be duly washed at the charge of the Parish VI. HAVE you a Register Book of Parchment wherein to Register the Names and Surames of all such persons as are Married Christned or Buried within your Parish together with the Names and Surnames of both the Parents of the Children so Christned expressing the day moneth and year of all such Christnings Marriages and Burials And is the transcript thereof yearly within one Moneth next after the 25 of March brought into the Deans Registry at Lincoln VII HAVE you likewise another Book of Paper wherein to record the Names and Licences of all such Strangers as are admitted at any time to Preach in your Church or Cappel As also a third Book wherein to write down the Church-wardens Accounts together with a strong Chest with Locks and Keys wherein to keep the aforesaid Books and all other the aforementioned Furniture in safe Custody And lastly have you a Bier with a black Hears-cloth for the Burial of the Dead TIT. II Concerning the Church-yard the Houses Gleabs and Tithes belonging to the Church I. IS your Church-yard sufficiently fenced with Walls Rails or Pales and decently kept from the annoyance of Swine Horses and other Cattel Hath any person encroached upon the same or made any door into it out of his own ground or habitation without allowance from the Ordinary Have any Trees there growing been cut down how long since by whom and to whose use and benefit II. IS the House of your Parson Vicar or Curate with all the out-houses thereunto belonging kept in good and sufficient repair Or have any of the said Houses or Out-houses been defaced or pulled down without licence from the Ordinary and by whom Hath any person encroached upon any Garden Yard or Close belonging to your Parsonage or Vicarage house or cut up any Trees growing thereon or changed or removed the ancient Marks and Bounds of the same III. HAVE you a true and persect Terrier of all Glebe-lands Gardens Orchards Tenaments or Cottages belonging tr your Parsonage or Vicarage As also a note of such Pensions Rate-tithes and 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 IV. HAVE any of the Antient Glebe-lands belonging to your Parsonage or Vicarage been taken away or exchanged for other without the free consent of the Incumbent and license from the Ordinary have any Inclosures been made in your Parish to the detriment of the Church be thy decay of Tillage and converting Arable-Land into Pasture by whom hath the same been made and how many years since and how much is your Parsonage or Vicarage damnified thereby in the yearly value thereof as you know believe or have heard TIT. III. Concerning Ministers I IS your Minister a Priest or Deacon Episcopally Ordained according to the Laws of the Church of England II. IS he defamed or suspected to have obtained either his Benefice or Orders by any Simonical compact III. HAVE he been legally Instituted and Inducted into his Benefice and did he within two months ather his Induction publickly in she Church upon some Sunday or Holy-day in the time of Divine Service read the 39 Articles of the Church of England established by Authority and there publickly declare his assent thereunto IV. HATH he any other Ecclesiastical Benefice Prebend or Dignity Is he constantly resident upon his Benefice amongst you How many weeks in any one year hath he been absent from it without urgent necessity V. HATH your minister a Curate to assist him Is the said Curate in holy Orders an able and discreet person and conformable to the Laws and orders of the Church of England Is he allowed by the Bishop to serve in your Church or Chapped and doth he serve in any other Church beside and what yearly stipend doth your Minister allow him VI. DOTH your Parson Vicar or Curate in reading the daily morning and Evening Service Administration of the holy Sacraments celebration of Marriage Churching of Women after Childbirth Visitation of Sick Burial of the Dead and pronouncing Gods Commination against impenitent Sinners use the form and words prescribed in the Book of Common Prayer without any addition omission or alteration of the same And doth he use all such Rites and Ceremonies in all parts of Divine Service as are appointed in the said Book VII