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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00157	Articles to be enquired of in the visitation of the moste Reuerend father in God, Matthew, by the sufferaunce of God Archebyshop of Canterbury, Primate of all Englande, and Metropolitane in the yeare of oure Lorde God, M, D. LXIII.; Visitation articles. 1563	Church of England. Province of Canterbury. Archbishop (1559-1575 : Parker); Parker, Matthew, 1504-1575.	1563 (1563)	STC 10152; ESTC S112407	3,983	12

ARTICLES to be enquired of in the visitation of the moste Reuerend father in God MATTHEW by the sufferaunce of GOD Archebyshop of Canterbury Primate of all Englande and Metropolitane In the yeare of oure Lorde GOD M D.LXIII M A Imprinted at London by Reginalde Wolfe Anno Domini M.D.LXIII Articles to be enquired of in the Uisitation of the moste Reuerende Father in God MATTHEW Archebyshop of Canterbury In the yeare of our Lorde GOD M.D.LXIII IN primis whether Diuine seruice be sayd or songe by your Minister or Ministers in your seuerall Churches duelye and reuerently as it is set forthe by the lawes of this realme with out any kynde of variation And whether the holy Sacramentes be likewise ministred reuerently in suche manner as by the lawes of this Realme is appointed Item whether you haue in youre parrysh churches all thinges necessarye and requisite for Common prayer and administration of the Sacraments specially the booke of Common praier the Bible in the largest volume the Homilyes with the Paraphrases of Erasmus Aconuenient Pulpit wel placed A comly and decent table for the Holy communion sette in place prescribed by the Queenes maiesties Iniunctions The Chest or Boxe for the poore men and al other things necessary in and to the premisses And whether your Alters be taken downe accordyng to the commaundement in that behalfe geuen Item whether your Prestes Curates or ministers do vse in the time of the celebraciō of diuine seruice to weare a surplesse prescribed by the Queenes maiesties Iniunctions the boke of Common praier And wheather they do celebrate the same deuine seruice in the chauncelor in the Churche and do vse all Rites and orders prescribed in the boke of Commō praier c. and none other Item whether they do vse to minister the Communion in wafer bread according vnto the Quenes Maiesties Iniunctions or in common bread Item whether ymages and al other monumentes of ydolatry and superstition be destroyd and abolyshed in your seueral parishes And whether youre Churches be well adorned and conuenientlye kepte without waste destruction or abuse of any thinge Whether the rood loft be pulled downe according to the order prescribed and of the partition betwene the Chauncell and the Churche be kepte Whether the funt be standing and kept decently in the place vsed Whether youre Churcheyardes be well fensed and clenly kept Whether anye sale haue bene made of youre Churche goods by whome and to whom and what hath ben don with the mony thereof cōming Whether your Chauncels and Parsonages be wel and sufficiently repaired Whether any man haue pulled downe or dyscouered anye Churche Chauncell Chappell Almes house or suche lyke or haue plucked down the bels or haue felled or spoiled any woode or timber in any Churche yarde Item whether ther be any Parsons that intrude them selfe and presume to exercise any kinde of mynistery in the churche of God without imposition of handes and ordinary aucthoritie Whether theire church or chappell be serued with any readers Or whether any Minister do remoue from any other diocese to serue in this without leters testimonial of thordinary from whom he came to testify the cause of his departinge thence and of his behauiour Or any beinge once priest or minister that doth not minister or frequent and resort to the Common praier now vsed and at tymes appoynted communicate And whether any suche do goe and boste himselfe lyke a laye man Item whether your Parsons and Uicars be residente continualli vpon their benifices Whether thei giue themselues to deuoute prayer discrete reading of the Scripture and godlye contemplacion and releaue the poore charitably to their hability accordinge to the Queenes Iniunctions Whether they pray for the prosperous estate of the Queenes Maiesty as is prescribed in her geaces Iniunctions Item whether the communion table be decentlye couered and set in conuenient place according to the Queenes Maiesties Iniunctions Item whether any of your ministers doth or hath admitted any notoriouse sinner or maliciouse person out of Charitie without iuste penance don and recōciliation had to receaue the holy Communiō or ani that hathe 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 saie or heare the priuate Masse or doe vse anye other seruice then is prescribed by thee lawes of this Realme Item whether your minysters doe call vppon fathers mothers and maisters of youth to bring them vp in the feare of almighty God in obedience and in conuenient occupations Whether they be peace-makers and exhorte the people to obedience to their Prince and to all other that be in authoritie to charity and mutuall loue amonge themselues Whether thei geue them selues to superstition be mainteiners of the vnlearned people in ignoraunce Item whether your Persons Uicars Curates be commō gameners hunters haunters of tauerns or alehouses Suspected of any notable crime Fauters of forein poures letters of good religion preachers of corrupt doctrine stubborne or disobediēt to lawes and orders Whether they be geuen to filthy lucer Whether they be lyght either in example of life or in vnwont and vnsemely apparell Item whether anye of your benefices be vacant how longe they haue been vacant who is Patrone Whether there be anye laye or temporall men not being within orders or children or any other within age that hath or enioieth ani benifice or spirituall promotion ani Patron that suffereth anye benefice to be vacante and taketh the tythes and other fructes to himselfe Item whether your ministers kepe their registers well do present the copi of them once eueri yeare by Indenture to the Ordinary or his officers And teache the Articles of the fayth and the Tenne commaūdementes and the Lordes prayer as is prescribed them in the Catechisme Item whether youre Parsons and Uycars haue any other or mo benefyces where in what Countrie thei be Whether they came by them by Symony or other vnlawfull meanes Whether they doe let theyr benifyce to farme or els kepe them in theyr owne handes Whether thei kepe hospitality or not Whether in theire absence they leaue their cures to honest learned or expert Curates Whether they make their ordinary Sermons accordynge to thee Queenes maiestes Iniunctions Whether they admitte any to preatche vnlicenced or put by any that hath licence Whether thei reade the Queenes maiesties Iniunctions as they ought to do and saye theire Seruice sensibly and distinctly Item whether the laye people be diligent in comming to the Churche on the holy daies and with all humblenes reuerentlye and deuoutly do geue themselues to the hearing of Commune prayer in the tim thereof and otherwise occupie themselues in priuat praiers reading of Scriptures or other vertuouse exercise Yf any be negligent or wilful Whether the forfaiture be leuid on their goodes to the vse of the poore according to the lawes of this Realm in that behalfe prouided And what