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A32934	Articles of visitation & enquiry concerning matters ecclesiastical, exhibited to the ministers, church-wardens and side-men, of the diocess of Bath and Wells, at the triennial visitation of the Right Reverend Father in God, Peter, Lord Bishop of the that diocess	Church of England. Diocese of Bath and Wells. Bishop (1672-1684 : Mews); Mews, Peter, 1619-1706.	1679 (1679)	Wing C4015A; ESTC R40816	8,825	15

ARTICLES OF VISITATION ENQVIRY Concerning Matters ECCLESIASTICAL Exhibited to the Ministers Church-Wardens and Side-men Of the DIOCESS of Bath and Wells At the Triennial Visitation of the Right Reverend Father in GOD PETER Lord Bishop of that Diocess Anno Dom. 16 Printed in the Year 1679. YOU shall swear That you shall well and truly execute the Office of a Church-Warden And that upon due Consideration had of these Articles given you in charge you shall diligenty Enquire and make true Presentment so far as by Law you ought of every Person inhabiting or resident within your Parish who hath committed any Offence or omitted any Duty therein mentioned enquirable into or punishable by the Ecclesiastical Laws of this Kingdom And this you shall do as in the sight of God uprightly and truly without favour or malice hope of reward or fear of displeasure So help you God ARTICLES OF VISITATION ENQUIRY Within the DIOCESS of BATH and WELLS TIT. I. Concerning Churches and Chappels with the Ornaments and Furniture thereunto belonging IS your Parish Church or Chappel kept in good and sufficient repair Canon 85. Are the Roofs thereof well covered with Lead Tile or Slat the Windows well glazed the Floors well payed the Seats well fastened and conveniently placed and all things so decently ordered as becometh 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 part thereof remain Declare what you know or have heard herein III. Is there a Font of Stone Injunct Eliz with a good Cover thereunto standing in a convenient place toward 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 Can. 81. Can. 82. Stuff or fine Woollen Cloth and another covering of white and pure Linnen to spread thereupon Rub. Com. Can. 20. And have you a fair Communion Cup or Chalice with a cover of Silver and one or more Flagons of Silver or Pewter thereunto belonging IV. Can. 82. Have you in your Church or Chappel a convenient Seat or Pew for your Minister to read Divine Service in a Pulpit with a comely Cloth or Cussion for the same a Bible of the last Translation in a large Volume Can. 83. and two Books of Common Prayer established by Act of Parliament Anno 1662. Can. 8● well and substantially bound Have you likewise the Book of Homilies set forth by Authority a Book of Canons and Constitutions Ecclesiastical and a printed Table of such Degrees wherein Marriage is prohibited V. Can. ●● Have you a comely large Surplice for the Minister to wear at all times of his publick Ministration in the Church provided and to be duly washed at the charge of the Parish VI. Can. 72. Have you a Register Book of Parchment wherein to Register the Names and Sirnames of all such Persons as are Married Christned or Buried within your Parish together with the Names and Sirnames of both the Parents of the Children that are Christned expressing the Day Month and Year of all such Christnings Marriages and Burials And is the Transcript thereof yearly within one month next after the 23 of March brought into the Bishops Registry VII Can. 52. Can. 85. Have you likewise another Book of Paper wherein to record the Names and Licences of all such Strangers as are at any time admitted to Preach in your Church or Chappel As also a third Book wherein to write down the Church-Wardens Accounts together with a strong Chest with Locks and Keys Can. 89. wherein to keep the aforesaid Books and all other the aforementioned Furniture in safe custody And lastly have you a Bier with a black Herse cloth for the Burial of the dead TIT. II. Concerning the Church-yard the Houses Glebe and Tythes belonging to the Church I. Can. 83. IS your Church-yard sufficiently fenced with Walls Rails or Pales and decently kept from the annoyance of Swine Horses and other Cattle or any other abuse whatsoever 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 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 incroached 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 Declare what you know or have credibly heard thereof III. Have you a true and perfect Terrier of all the Glebe-lands Gardens Orchards Can. 87. Tenements or Cottages belonging to your Parsonage or Vicarage as also a note of such Pensions Rate-tithes or portions of tithes or other yearly profits either within or without your Parishes as belong thereunto Hath any of the same been with-held from your Minister and by whom as you know or have heard IV. Have any of the ancient Glebe-lands belonging to your Parsonage or Vicarage been taken away or exchanged for other without the free consent of the Incumbent and Patron and Licence from the Ordinary TIT. III. Concerning Ministers I. IS your Minister a Priest Act Unifor Injunct Episcopally ordained according to the Laws of England II. Is he defamed or suspected to have obtained either his Benefice or Orders by any Simoniacal compact Eliz. 26. III. Hath he been legally Instituted and Inducted into his Benefice 13 Eliz. cap. 12. and did he within two Months after his Induction publickly in the Church upon some Sunday or Holiday in the time of Divine Service read the 39 Articles of the Church of England established by Authority Act Unifor and there publickly declare his assent thereunto And hath he likewise read the Declaration enjoin'd by the Act of Uniformity IV. Hath he any other Ecclesiastical Benefice 14 Caroli 2. Prebend or Dignity Is he constantly resident upon his Benefice amongst you How many weeks in one year hath he been absent from you 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 Chappel and doth he serve in any other Church besides And what yearly Stipend doth your Minister allow him VI. Can. 14.21.68 Rub. Matr. Visitat Burial Comminat Doth your Parson Vicar or Curate

in reading the Morning and Evening Service Administration of the holy Sacraments Celebration of Marriage Churching of Women after Child-birth Visitation of the Sick Barial 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 so far as you have observed VII Can. 58. Rub. Doth your Minister at the reading or celebrating any Divine Office wear the Surplice together with such other Scholastical Habit as is suitable to his Degree VIII Can. 64. Rub. Com. Pr. Injuct Eliz. 19. Doth he observe the Holy-days and Fasting-days as also the Ember Weeks and the yearly Perambulation in Rogation Week as in the Common-Prayer-Book or by the Ecclesiastical Canons is appointed giving notice to the Parishioners of every of the same in the Church in the time of Divine Service upon the Sunday next before IX Can. 48 49. Rub. Com. Can. 45 46. Hath your Ministor been Licenced to Preach by the Bishop or either of the two Universities If so doth he then constantly unless in case of Sickness necessary absence or other reasonable impediment himself Preach in your Church or Chappel one Sermon every Sunday Or if he be not a licenced Preacher or being so licenced be hindred by Sickness or otherwise as aforesaid doth he procure a Sermon to be Preached by some other Minister a licensed Preacher Or is one of the Homilies set forth by Authority there read by a Priest on Deacon lawfully ordained X. Can 59.61 Can. 66. Injuct Eliz. 44. 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 confirmed by the Bishop And doth he endeavour to reclaim all Popish Recusants and Sectaries if any such be inhabiting within your Parish to the true Religion established in the Church of England and to their bounden Duty in obeying the Laws and submitting to the Government thereof XI Doth he neglect to visit the Sick Can. 67 68 69. Rub. Com. Pra. Can. 29. or delay the Baptism of any Infant that is in danger of death Is there any Child in your parish past Infancy or other Person of more years through your Ministers default yet remaining unbaptized Doth he baptize any without Godfathers and Godmothers or admit either of the Parents to be Godfather or Godmother to their own Children XII Doth he in his Sermons at any time as you know or have heard Preach any False Heretical 13. Eliz. 12. Injunct Eliz. 31. Seditious or Schismatical Doctrine thereby to seduce the People into parties and factions to the disturbance of the publick Peace and Unity of the Church or State XIII Hath he presumed to Marry any Persons in Private Houses or such as being under age Can. 16. Rub. Mat. have not the consent of their Parents or without the Banes first published on three Sundays or Holy-days in the Church unless he had Licence or Dispensation so to do or at any other hours then between Eight and Twelve in the Morning who are the Persons so Married and when were they so Married XIV Doth any person Preach in your Parish as a Lecturer Act. Uniform Hath he allowance from the Bishop for so doing Doth he before his Lecture read Divine Service according to the Book of Common Prayer and is he in all respects conformable to the Laws and Orders of the Church of England XV. Can. 72 75 Hath your Minister taken upon him to appoint any publick or private Fasts Prophecyings or Exercises not appointed by Authority or doth he or any other either Minister or Lay person hold any Conventicles or meetings in private Houses within your Parish for people of several Families to resort unto under the pretence of Preaching Praying Thanksgiving or Humiliation contrary to the Laws and Canons in that case provided XVI Is your Parson Vicar Can. 75. Curate or Lecturer a man of sober unblamable and exemplary life Doth he familiarly converse with ungodly vicious excommunicate persons otherwise then to instruct or reform them Is he a frequenter of Taverns or Ale-houses a common Gamester a prophane or obscene Jester Swearer a Railer Scoffer or Quarreller Doth he set neighbors at variance one with another or encourage them to suits and contention Is he noted to be an intemperate Drinker or vehemently suspected of Incontinence with any person either within your Parish or without Is his Apparel grave and decent both for fashion and colour as the Canons of the Church require Or is his carriage and conversation in any kind whatsoever disorderly or scandalous and unbeseeming a Minister of Jesus Christ XVII Hath any person presumed to execute the Office of a Priest or a Deacon in your Parish-Church and to say read or celebrate Divine Service there Act Unifor or to serve the Cure of your Parish not being a Deacon or to do any other Ministerial Office in your Church belonging to a Priest or Deacon If so you are to present what his name is where he dwelleth and how oft he hath offended therein XVIII Doth your Minister use before his Sermon to Pray for the King's Majesty King Charles His Royal Consort Queen Catharine Can. 55. James Duke of York and the Royal Progeny giving unto His Majesty such Stile and Title of Supream Governor in all Causes and over all Persons as well Ecclesiastical as Temporal as are due unto His Majesty Act. Uniform Hath your Parson Vicar Curate or Lecturer a Certificate under the Hand and Seal of the Archbishop Bishop or Ordinary of his Subscription to the Declaration appointed by the Act of Uniformity and hath he publickly and openly read the same together with the Declaration upon some Lords day within three months after the date of the said Certificate in your Parish Church in the presence of the Congregation in time of Divine Service TIT. IV. Concerning the Parishioners I. Can. 110. IS there in your Parish any person reputed Heretick or Schismatick any Papist Familist Anabaptist Quaker or other Sectary that refuse to come into the publick Assemblies Prayers Services of the Church or that make profession of any other Religion than that is established in the Church of England And if there be any such what are their Names II. Is there any person in your Parish on whom there is a common Fame or vehement suspition of Adultery Can. 109. Fornication or Incest committed by him or her Are there any common Drunkards within your Parish or common Swearers or Blasphemers of Gods name or any that are noted to be unclean lewd or obscene Talkers or such who are sowers of Sedition Faction and Discord amongst their neighbors III. Injunct Eliz. 34. Do any of your Parish upon Sundays or Holy