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A69745	Articles of visitation & enquiry concerning matters ecclesiastical exhibited to the ministers, church-wardens, and side-men of every parish within the Diocese of Landaffe, in the first episcopal visitation of the Right Reverend Father in God, Hugh, by divine providence Lord Bishop of Landaffe.	Church of England. Diocese of Llandaff. Bishop (1660-1667 : Lloyd); Lloyd, Hugh, 1586-1667.	1662 (1662)	Wing C4051; ESTC R7865	7,942	13

IV. HATH he any other Ecclesiastical Benefice Prebend or Dignity Is he constantly resident upon his Benefice among you How many wéeks in any one year hath he béen 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 discréet person and conformable to the Lawes 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 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 Child-birth Visitation of the 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 DOTH your Minister at the reading or celebrating any Divine Office in your Church or Chappel wear the Surplice together with such other Scholastical Habit as is suitable to his Degrée VIII DOTH he observe the Holy-daies and Fasting-daies as also the Ember-weeks and the yearly Perambulation in Rogation week as in the common-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 HATH your Minister been licensed to preach by the Bishop or either of the two Vniversities 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 Licensed Preacher or being so Licensed be hindred by sickness or otherwise as aforesaid doth he procure a Sermon to be so preached by some other Minister a Licensed Preacher or one of the Homilies set forth by Authority to be there read by a Priest or Deacon lawfully Ordained X. 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 th● Bishop And doth he endeav●ur to reclaim all Popish Recusants and other Sectaries if any such be inh●biting 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 or delay the Baptism of any Infant th●t is in danger o● Death In there any Child p●st Infancy or other person of more years through your Ministers default yet remaining unbaptized in your Parish 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 preach sound Doctrine tending to the edification of the people in the knowledg and faith of Iesus Christ and obedience to Gods holy Commandments or hath he at any time as you know or have heard preached any false heretical seditious or schismatical Doctrine thereby to seduce the people into parties and factions to the disturbance of the publick Peace and unity either of Church or State XIII HATH he presumed to marry any persons in private houses or such as being under age have not the consent of their Parents or without the Banes fi●st published on three Sundaies or Holy-daies in the Church or at any other hours then between eight and twelve in the morning unless he h●d a Licence or Dispensation so to do XIV DOTH any person preach in your Parish as a Lecturer 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. 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 If so present them with the time and place specified XVI IS your Parson Vicar Curate or Lecturer a man of sober unblameable and exemplary Life Doth he familiarly converse with ungodly vicious and excommunicate persons Is he a frequenter of Taverns or Ale-houses a common Gamester a profane or obscene Iester a Swearer Ra●●er Scoffer or Quarreller Doth he set Neighbours at variance one with another or encourage them to Suits and Contention Is ●e noted to be an intemperate Drinker or vehemently susp●cted of Incontinency with any person either within your Par●sh or without Doth he wear his hair of an immoderate or uncomely length 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 unbeséeming a Minister of Iesus Christ TIT. IV. Concerning the Parishioners I. JS there in your Parish any person a known or reputed Heretick or Schismatick any Papist Presbyterian Familist Anabaptist Quaker or other Sectary that refuse to come unto the publick Assemblies Pr●yers or Services of the Church or that make profession of any other Religion then what 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 that lieth under a common fame or vehement suspition of Adultery Fornication or Incest Are there any common drunkards within your Parish or common sweaters or blasphemers of Gods Name or any that are noted to be railers unclean or filthy talkers or sowers of sedition faction and discord amongst their neighbours If so who are they III DO any of your Parish upon the Sundayes or Holy dayes follow their bodily and ordinary labour or permit their servants so to do are any sh●ps kept open or wares sold or do any Vintners Iunkéepers or other Victuallers and sellers of Bear or Ale suffer any persons to tipple or game in their houses upon those dayes Declare the persons so offending with the time and place IV. DOTH every person inhabiting or sojourning within your Parish duely resort unto your Church Ch●ppel or Chappels upon every Sunday and Holiday appointed for Divine Service Do they then and there ab●de quietly with reverence order and decency during all the whole time of Common-Prayer Preaching or other service of God there used and are there any among you that come onely to the Preaching and not to the Common-Prayers of the Church who are they V. DOTH every person

ARTICLES OF VISITATION ENQUIRY Concerning MATTERS Ecclesiastical EXHIBITED To the Ministers Church-Wardens and Side-men of every Parish within the DIOECESE of LANDAFFE In the First EPISCOPAL VISITATION OF THE Right Reverend Father in God HUGH By Divine Providence Lord Bishop of LANDAFFE LONDON Printed for T. Garthwait at the Kings-Head in S. Pauls Church-yard M.DC.LXII The Oath to be Administred to the Church-wardens and Sworn-men YOu shall swear That you and every of you shall diligently enquire of the Articles given you in charge and without any affection favour hatred hope of reward and gain or fear of displeasure or malice of any person you shall present all and every such person and persons that now is or of late was in your Parish as hath committed any Incest Adultery Fornication or Simony and any misdemeanour or disturbances committed or made in any Church or Chappel in time of Common P●ayer Preaching or Divine Service there used to the disturbance thereof and also that have committed or done any other offence fault or default presentable in the Ecclesiastical Court according to the Articles now delivered to you Wherein you shall deal uprightly fully and according to truth neither of malice presenting any contrary to truth nor of corrupt affection sparing to present any and so conceal the truth having in this action God before your eyes with an earnest zeal to maintain the truth and suppress vice So help you God and the Contents of this Book ARTICLES OF VISITATION and ENQUIRY Within the DIOCESE of LANDAFFE TITUL. I. Concerning Churches and Chappels with the Ornaments and Furniture thereunto belonging I. ARE your Parish Church Chappel or Chappels kept in good and sufficient rep●i● Are the Roofs thereof well covered with Lead Tile or State the Windows well glazed the Floors well paved the Seats well fastned 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 any part thereof remain Declare what you know or have heard herein III. IS there a Font of stone with a good Cover thereunto standing in a convenient place towards the lower part of your Church or Chappel 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 Woollen-cloath and another Covering of white and pure Linnen to spread thereupon And have you a fair Communion-Cup or Chalice of silver with a Cover of silver and one or more Flagons of silver or pewter thereunto belonging IV. HAVE you in your said Church or Chappel a convenient Seat or Pew for your Minister to read Divine Service in A Pulpit with a comely Cloath or Cushion for the same A Bible of the last Translation in a large Volume and the Book of Common-Prayer both well and substantially bound Have you likewise the Book of H●milies set forth by A●thority A Book of Canons and Constitutious Ecclesiastical And a Printed Table of the Degrées wherein Marriage is prohibited V. 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 duely washed at the Charge of the Parish VI 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 Sirna●es of both the Parents of the Children so Christened expressing the day month and year of all such Christenings Marriages and Burials And is the transcript thereof yearly within one Month next after the 25 of March brought into the Bishops Registry 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 Chappel As also a third Book wherein to write down the Churchwardens Accompts together with a strong Chest with Locks and Keys wherein to kéep the aforesaid Books and all other the aforementioned Furniture in safe Custody And lastly have you a Bier with a black Hears-cloath for the Burial of the Dead VIII HAVE you a Box with a lock and key fit to receive and kéep the Alms of charitable men given to your poor according to the 84 Canon TIT. II. Concerning the Church-yard the Houses Glebes and Tithes belonging to the Church I. IS your Church-yard sufficiently senced with Walls Rails or Pales and decently kept from the annoyance of Swine Horses and other Ca●tel Hath any person encroached upon the same or made any door into it out of his own ground or habitation without allowance from the Ordinar● Have any Crée● there growing béen 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 béen defaced or pulled down without licence from the Ordinary and by whom Hath any person encroached upon any Garden Yard or Clo●e belonging to your Parson●ge or Vicarage house or cut up any Trees growing thereon or changed or removed the ancient Parks and Bounds of the same III 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-tythes and Portions of Tythes or other yearly Profits either within or without your Parish as belong thereunto Have any of the same béen withhold from your Minister or by whom as you know or have heard IV. HAVE any of the Ancient Gleb-lands belonging to your Parsosonage or Vicarage béen taken away or exchanged for other without the frée consent of the Incumbent and licence from the Ordinary Have any Inclosures béen made in your Parish to the detriment of the Church by the decay of Tillage and converting Arable-land into Pasture by whom hath the same béen 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 If so let him produce his Orders II. IS he defamed or suspected to have obtained either his Benefice or Orders by any Simoniacal compact III. HATH he béen legally Iustituted and Inducted into his Benefice and did he within two months after his Induction publickly in the 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 without omitting any one and there publickly declare his assent thereunto