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A00256	Articles to be enquired of, vvithin the Diocesse of Sarisbury, in the first visitation of the right reuerend father in God, Martin, by the prouidence of God, Lord Bishoppe of Sarum holden in the yeere of our Lord God, 1619.	Church of England. Diocese of Salisbury. Bishop (1618-1619 : Fotherby); Fotherby, Martin, Bishop of Salisbury, 1559-1619.	1619 (1619)	STC 10329.3; ESTC S2106	13,680	20

ARTICLES to be enquired of vvithin the Diocesse of Sarisbury in the first visitation of the Right Reuerend Father in God MARTIN by the prouidence of GOD Lord Bishoppe of Sarum HOLDEN In the yeere of our Lord God 1619. AT LONDON Printed by Iohn Beale 1619. Articles concerning the Clargie WHether hath your Minister read the constitutions set forth by his Maiesty once euery yeere vpon some sonday or holidaies in the afternoone before diuine seruice according as by the Canons he is bound 2 Whether doth your Minister vse to pray for the Kings Maiestie King Iames and for the Quéenes Maiesty the Prince and all their royall progeny giuing vnto him such stile and title of supreme Gouernour in all causes and ouer all persons as well Ecclesiasticall as Temporall as by law are due vnto him exhorting their Parishioners to yéelde him obedience according to the same and also in their sermons do pray for all Archbishops Bishops and other Ecclesiasticall persons according to the 55. Canon 3 Whether is the prescript forme of diuine seruice vsed by your Minister vpon sondaies holidaies wednesdaies fridaies according to the book of common praier and whether doth your Minister duly obserue all the orders rites ceremonies prescribed in the said book of common prayer aswell in reading publique praiers the Letany as also in administring the sacraments in such manner forme wearing the surplesse as by the book of common prayer by law now established is inioyned 4 Whether doth your Minister administer the holy Communion so often at such times as that euery Parishioner may receiue the same at least thrice in euery yeare whereof one at Easter as by the booke of common praier is appointed And whether doth your Minister receiue the same himselfe on euery day that he administreth it to others knéeling at the same administreth it to none but such as doe knéele at the receiuing thereof and vse the words of the institution according to the booke at euery time that the bread or wine is receiued in such manner and forme as by the Prouiso of the 21. Canon is directed or wherein is hée faultie and whether is warning giuen by him before hand for the Communion as the 22. Canon requireth 5 Whether hath your Minister admitted any notorious offenders or Schismatiques to the Communion contrarie to the 26. and 27. constitutions without satisfaction by due course of law before enioined them or reiected any from the communion who were not by publike presentment or other open scandal infamous and detected of some notorious crime by common fame published in the parish 6 Whether the Minister together with the Churchwardens Quest●…en doe take diligent heede and care not onely that all and euerie of your owne Parishioners doe re●…ue thri●… in euery y●…re as aforesaid but also that ●…o 〈◊〉 of any other Parish doe forsake their owne Minister and Parish to receiue with you contrary to the 28 Canon 7 Whether hath your Minister Church-wardens and Sidemen presented vnto th●… Lord Bishop or his Chancellor within forty dayes after Easter the names of all the Parishioners as wel men as women which being aboue ●…6 yéeres of age receiued not the Communion at or about Easter before according to the 112. Canon 8 Whether doth your Minister vse to signe the Children with the sign●… of the crosse when they are baptized according to the Booke of common prayer and the thirtith Canon and whether he hath deferred or wilfully refused to baptize any infant in his Parish being in danger hauing béene duly informed of the weakenesse thereof and whether the childe hath dyed in his default without baptisme contrary to the 68 and 69 Canons 9 Whether is your Minister continually resident with you vpon his benefice or for how long time hath he béene absent and where is he resident for the most part and what other benefice hath hée 10 Whether doth your Minister being a Preacher preach vsually according to the constitutions either in his owne Cure with you once euerie Sunday or else in some other Church or Chappell néere adioyning where no Preacher is according to the 45 Canon or how hath he béene negligent in that behalfe 11 Whether is your Minister a Preacher allowed If yea then by whom If no whether doth hée procure Sermons to be preached among you once in euery moneth at the least by such as are lawfully licenced according to the 46. Canon or doth he contribute towards a licenced Preacher if his liuing will beare it 12 Whether hath your Minister another benefice and whether doth he supply his absence by a Curate that is sufficiently licenced to preach in that cure of his whereon he himselfe is not resident or otherwise in case he doth not find a preaching Minister there by reason of the smalnes thereof whether doth he preach at both his benefices ●…sually himselfe according to the 47. Canon 13 Whether is your Curate licenced to serue by the L. Bishop of this Dioces or by any other and by whom Whether doth your Minister or Curate serue any more cures then one contrarie to the 48. Canon If yea then what other cure doth he also serue 14 If your minister be not licenced to preach as aforesaid whether do●…h he reade Homilies or rather take vpon him to e●…pound the s●…riptures either in his owne cure or else where cōtrary to the 49. canon if you thē you are to present him speri●…e the place where he so h●…th preached 15 Whether hath any person béene admitted to preach within your Church or Chappel but such as you haue wel known to be sufficiently licenced whom haue you so admitted you shall present their names and how often haue any such béene admitted to preach by whose procurement And whether haue you caused euery strange Preacher licenced or not licenced to subscribe his name together with the day when he preached according to the 50. and 51. Canons And if he were l●…cenced then by whom was he licenced And whether haue they or any other preached in your Church not being soberly and decently apparelled according to the 74. Canon 16 Whether doth your Lecturer and Preacher reade Diuine seruice and administer the Sacraments in his owne person twice euery yeare obseruing al the ceremonies in the book of common-prayer established according to the 56. Canon 17 Whether doth your Minister weare the Surplesse whilest he is saying publique praiers and administring the Sacraments And if hée be any Graduate whether then doth he weare also vpon his Surplesse during the times afore said such a h●…d as by the o●…ers of his Uniuersity is agréeable to his degrée according to the 58. Canon 18 Whether doth your Minister euery Sonday Holiday before euening praier for half an houre or more examine and instruct the youth and ignorant persons of his parish in the ten Commandemets the Articles of Reliefe and in the Lords praier as also in the Catechisme last set forth in the

doctrine now publikely professed in this Church or the gouernment or Discipline of the Church of England now within this Realm receiued and established by common authoritie and what their names and surnames are 35 Whether there bée any in your parish who are noted knowne or suspected to conceale or kéep hiddē in their houses any Masse books portesses br●…iaries or other bookes of Popery and super●…ition or any Challices Copes Uestments Albes or other ornaments of superstition vncancelled or vndefaced which it is to be coniectured they doe kéepe for a day as they call it 38 Whether any of your Parishioners hauing a Preacher to their Parson Uicar or Curate doe absent themselues from his Sermons and resort to any other place to heare other Preachers 39 Whether there be any Inkéepers Alewiues Uictualers or ●…iplers that suffer or doe admit any person or persons in their houses to eate drink or play at dice cards tables bowles or such like games in the time of common-prayer or sermon on the Sondaies or Holidaies or any Butchers or other that commonly vse to sell meat or other things in the time of common prayer preaching or reading of Homilies and whether in Faires or common Markets falling vpon Holidaies there be shewing of any wares before morning prayer be 〈◊〉 and whether any Markets and selling of wares be vsed or su●… in any Churchyards on the Sabboth day by common packmen and pedlers going about or any Butchers 40 Whether hath your Minister or any of the parish without the consent or priuitie of the Ordinarie caused any to doe penance or bee punished either openly or otherwise for any crime punishable by the Ecclesiastical lawes onely and what be the names of the parties that haue béene so punished and in what manner 41 Whether there be any in your Parish who will come to heare the sermon but will not come to the publique praier appointed by the booke of common-praier making a schisme or diuision as it were betwéene the vse of publike praier preaching and whether there be any who being present at publick praier do not deuoutly and humbly knéele vpon their knées at such times as by the booke of common prayer they are appointed to wit when they make a generall confession of their sinnes when all prayers and collects are read in the time of the Letanie when the ten Commandements are read and at the receiuing of the holy communion and what are their names that haue at any time shewed themselues vndutifull and vnreuerent in that behalfe 42 Whether there be any maried woman or others within your Parish which after childbirth refuse or contemne to come to the Church to giue God thankes for their diliuerie and to haue the praiers publikely appointed on that behalfe by the booke of common prayer 43 Whether any within your parish doe resort vnto Farnes fieldes woods priuate houses or to any extraordinarie exposition of scriptures or conferences together or that be drawers or perswaders of others to any such schismaticall conuenticles 44 Whether any doe kéepe their children vnbaptized longer then is conuenient vnlesse that it be for sicknesse of the child or other vrgent occasion And whether any doe carrie their children from the Parish they are borne in to other Parishes to be baptized and so refuse their owne Parish or doe bring strange Ministers into their owne houses to baptize their children priuately according to their owne fantasies 45 Item whether haue you any Coniurers Charmers ●…lcours Witches or Fortune-tellers within your Parish who are they and who doe resort to them for counsell 46 Item haue you the Church wardens exhibited into the Bishoppes Registrie a true copie of the names of all such as haue béene christened married or buried within your parish this last yéere according to the 70. Canon 47 Item whether hath the fift of August and the fifth of Nouember béene kept holy and thanksgiuings made to God for his Maiesties and the States happy del●…rance according to the Ordinance in that behalfe 48 Item whether haue you or your Predecessors Churchwardens according to the branch of a Statute mentioned in the latter end of this booke leuied twelue pence for euery Sondaies absence to the vse of the poore of your parish of the lands goods and tenemen●…s of euery one that hath without lawful execuse absented himselfe from his parish church if not you are to present it your selues by vertue of your oaths If yea then hath the money béene imploied to that vse and distributed accordingly 49 Whether do you know of any other matter of Ecclesiasticall cognizance worthy the presentment in your iudgement aboue not expressed which you hold fit to be reformed and if you doe you shall likewise present the same by vertue of your Oaths FINIS