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A00149	Articles to be inquired of, in the first metropoliticall visitation, of the most reuerend father, George, by Gods prouidence, Arch- bishop of Canterbury, and primate of all England in and for the dioces of [blank], in the yeare of our Lord God [blank], and in the fifth yeare of His Graces translation.	Church of England. Province of Canterbury. Archbishop (1611-1633 : Abbot); Abbot, George, 1562-1633.	1615 (1615)	STC 10147.4; ESTC S2091	10,328	16

ARTICLES To be inquired of in the first Metropoliticall visitation of the most Reuerend Father GEORGE by Gods prouidence Arch-Bishop of Canterbury and Primate of all England in and for the Dioces of _____ in the yeare of our Lord God _____ and in the fifth yeare of his Graces Translation HEB DDIEV HEB DDIM LONDON Printed by William Iaggard The Tenor of the Oath to be Ministred to the Church-wardens and Side-men YOu shall sweare that you and euery of you shall duly consider and diligently enquire of all and euery of these Articles giuen you in charge and that all affection fauour hatred hope of reward and gaine or feare of displeasure or malice set aside you shal present all and euerie such person of or within your Parish as hath committed anie offence or made any default mentioned in these or any of these Articles or which are vehemently suspected or defamed of any such offence or default Wherein you shal deale vprightly and fully neither presenting nor sparing to present any contrary to trueth hauing in this action God before your eyes with an earnest zeale to maintaine trueth and to suppresse vice So helpe you God and the holy Contents of this Booke ¶ Concerning the Church the Ornaments thereof and the Churches possessions 1 IMprimis whether haue you in your seuerall Churches and Chappels the whole Bible of the largest volume and the Booke of Common Prayer lately set forth by his Maiesties authoritie both fairely and substantiallie bound a Font of Stone set vp in the auncient vsuall place a conuenient and decent Communion Table with a Carpet of Silke or some other decent stuffe continuallie laide vpon the Table at time of Diuine seruice and a faire Linnen cloath vpon the same at the time of the receiuing of the holy Communion And whether is the same table placed in such conuenient sort within the chancell or church as that the Minister may be best heard in his Prayer and administration and that the greatest number may communicate And whether is it so vsed out of time of Diuine seruice as is not agréeable to the holy vse of it and by sitting on it throwing Hats on it writing on it or is it abused to other prophaner vses and are the Ten Commaundements set vpon the East-end of your church or chappell where the people may best sée and reade them and other sentences of holy Scripture written on the walles likewise for that purpose 2 Item whether haue you in your said church or chappell a conuenient seat for your Minister to read seruice in together with a comely pulpet set vp in a conuenient place with a decent cloath or cushion for tho same a comely large Surplice a faire Communion cup with a couer of Siluer a Flaggon of Siluer Tinne or Pewter to put the Wine in whereby it may be set vpon the Communion Table at the time of the blessing thereof with all other things and ornaments necessarie for the celebration of Diuine Seruice and administration of the Sacraments And whether haue you a strong Chest for Almes for the poore with thrée Lockes and Keies and another chest for kéeping the Bookes and Ornaments of the Church and the Register Booke And whether haue you a Register Booke in Parchment for Christnings Weddings and Burials and whether the same be kept in all pointes according to the Cannons in that behalfe prouided And whether haue you in your saide Church or Chancell a Table set of the degrees wherein by Law Men are prohibited to marry 3 Whether are your Church and Chappels with the Chancels thereof and your parsonage or vicarage house your Parish Almes-house and Church-house in good reparations and are they imployed to godly and their right holy vses Is your Church Chancell and Chappell decently and comely kept as well within as without and the seats well maintained according to the 85. Cannon in that behalfe prouided Whether your Church-yard be well fenced and kept without abuse and if not in whose default the same is and what the defect or fault is And whether any person haue incroached vpon the ground of the Church-yard or whether any person or persons haue vsed any thing or place consecated to holy vse prophanely or wickedly 4 Whether haue you the Terrier of all the Gleabe Lands Medowes Gardens Orchards Houses Stockes Implements Tenements and portions of Tiths whether within your Parish or without belonging vnto your parsonage or vicarage taken by the view of honest men in your said Parish And whether the same Terrier be laid vp in the Bishops Registery and in whose hands any of them are now And if you haue no Terrier already made in Parchment you the Church-wardens Side-men together with your Parson or Vicar or in his absence with your Minister are to make diligent inquiry and presentment of the premises and make subscribe and signe the said Terrier as aforesaid Concerning the Ministers 1 VVHether doth your Minister distinctly and reuerently say Diuine seruice vpon Sundaies and Holidaies and other daies appointed to be obserued by the booke of Common Prayer as Wednesdaies and Fridaies and the eeues of euery Sunday and Holiday at fit and vsuall times And doth your Minister duely obserue the Orders Rites and Ceremonies prescribed in the said Booke of common Prayer as well in reading publike prayers and the Letany as also in administring the Sacraments solemnization of Matrimony visiting the sick burying the dead Churching of Women and all other like Rites and Offices of the Church in such manner and forme as in the said Booke of Common prayer hee is inioyned without any omission or addition And doth hee reade the Booke of the last Cannons once yearely and weare a Surplice according to the said Cannons 2 Doth your Minister bid Holidaies and Fasting-daies as by the Booke of Common Prayer is appointed And doth hee giue warning before hand to the Parishioners for the receiuing of the holy Communion as the two and twentith Canon requireth and whether hee doth administer the holy Communion so often and at such times as that euery Parishioner may receyue the same at the least thrice in euery yeare whereof once at Easter as by the Booke of Common Prayer is appointed And doth your Minister receyue the same himselfe on euery day that hee administreth it to others and vse the words of Institution according to the Booke at euery time that the Bread and Wine is renewed accordingly as by the prouiso of the 21. Canon is directed And doth he deliuer the Bread and Wine to euery Communicant seuerally Whether hee hath admitted to the holy Communion any Offender or Schismaticke contrary to the 26. and 27. constitutions or receyued any to the communion being not of his owne Cure or put any from the communion who are not publickly infamous for any notorious crime Doth he vse the sign of the crosse in Baptisme or baptize in any Bazon or other vessell and not in the vsuall font Or admit any

Schoole-Maisters 23 DOth any in your Parish take vppon him to teach Schoole without License of the Ordinary and is he conformable to the Religion now established And doeth hee bring his Schollers to the Church to heare Diuine seruice and Sermons And doth he instruct his Schollers in the groundes of the Religion nowe established in this Church of England and is he carefull and diligent to benefit his Schollers in learning Parish Clearkes and Sextons 24 HAue you a fit Parish Clearke aged twenty yeares at least of honest conuersation able to read and write Whether are his and the Sextons wages paid without fraud according to the ancient custome of your Parish if not then by whome are they so defrauded or denyed By whome are they chosen and whether the said Clearke bee approued by the Ordinarie and hath he taken an Oath as in such cases is fit and required and is he diligent in his Office and seruiceable to the Minister and doth he take vpon him to meddle with any thing aboue his Office as Churching of women burying the dead or such like 25 Doth your Clarke or Sexton kéepe the Church cleane the doores locked Is any thing lost or spoyled in the Church through his default doth he suffer any vnseasonable ringing or any prophane exercise in your Church Or doth he when any is passing out of this life neglect to tole a Bell hauing notice thereof Concerning the Parishoners 1 VVHether any of your Parishioners béeing sixetéene yeares of age or vpwards or others lodging or commonly resorting to any House within your Parish do wilfully absent themselues from your Parish-church vpon Sondayes or Holidaies at Morning and Euening Prayers Or who come late to Church and depart from Church before seruice be done vpon the said daies Or who doe not reuerently behaue themselues during the time of Diuine seruice deuoutly kneeling when the generall confession of sins the Letany the ten Commandements and al Prayers and Collects are read and vsing al due and lowly reuerence when the blessed Name of the Lord Iesus Christ is mentioned standing vp when the Articles of the Beleefe are read or who doe couer their head in the Church during the time of Diuine seruice vnlesse it be in case of necessity in which case they may weare a Night-cap or coyfe Or who do giue themselues to babling talking or walking and are not attentiue to heare the word preached or read or reading or praying during the time afore-said Whether any of your parish being of sixteen yeares of age or vpwards doe not receiue the holy communion in your Church thrice euery yeare whereof once of Easter and whether they do not deuoutly kneele at the receiuing thereof 2 Whether any of your Parishioners being admonished thereof do not send their Children Seruants and Apprentizes to the Minister to be Catechized vpon such Sundaies and Holidaies as are appointed Or whether any of them doe refuse to come or if they come refuse to learne those instructions set forth in the Booke of common prayer 3 Whether any of your parish doe entertaine within their house any soiourner common guests or other persons who refuse to frequent Diuine seruice or receiue the holy communion as afore-said Present their names their qualities or conditions 4 What Recusant Papists are there in your parish present their names qualities or conditions whether keepe they any Schoolemaister in their house which commeth not to church to heare Diuine seruice and receiue the Communion What is his Name and how long hath hee taught there or else where 5 Whether any of the saide Popish Recusants do labour to seduce and with-draw others from the Religion now established Or instruct their Families or children in popish Religion or refuse to entertain any especially in place of greatest seruice or trust but such as concurre with them in their papistry 6 Now long haue the said Popish Recusants abstained from diuine seruice or from the communion as aforesaid 7 Is there any in your parish that retaine vndefaced or sell vtter or disperse any popish Bookes or Writings or other Bookes Libels or writings of any Sectuaries touching the Religion State or Gouernment Ecclesiasticall of this Kingdome of England or keepe any Ornaments of superstition vncancelled or defaced 8 Whether haue you any in your Parish which héeretofore being Popish Recusants or Sectuaries haue since reformed themselues and come to Church to heart Diuine Seruice and receiue the Sacraments If yea then who they are And how long since haue they so reformed themselues And whether they still remaine and abide in that conformitie 9 Is there any in your Parish that refuse to haue their Children Baptized or themselues to receiue the Communion at the hands of your Minister taking exception against him and what causes or exceptions doe they alledge or haue any married Wines refused to come to church according to the Booke of common Prayer to giue God thankes after their Child-birth for their safe deliuerance And whether doe any of or in your Parish refuse to haue their children Baptized in your parish-church according to the forme prescribed in the Booke of common Prayer 10 Whether any of your Parish hauing a Preacher to their parson Vicar or Cudite doe absent themselues from his Sermons and resort to other places to heare other Preachers Or whether any of your parish doe communicate or baptize their Children in any other parish 11 What persons within your parish for any offence contumacy or crime of Ecclesiasticall Conusance do stand excommunicate present their names and for what cause they are excommunicated and how long they haue so stood and what parson or persons doe writingly and vsuallie kéepe them company 12 Whether any not being in orders doe execute any priestlie or ministeriall office in your Church Chappell or Church-yard and what be their names 13 Whether any in your parish that hauing héeretofore taken vpon him the order of Priest-hoode or Deacon hath since relinquished the same and liues a Lay-man neglecting his vocation 14 Haue any person in your Parish quarrelled or stricken or vsed any violence to your Minister or haue strucken or quarrelled with any other person within your Church or Church-yard or demeaned himselfe disorderedly in the Church by filthy or prophane talke or any other lend or immodest behauiour Or haue disturbed the Minister in time of Diuine seruice or Sermon or haue libelled or spoken slanderous wordes against your Minister to the scandall of his vocation or diffamed any of his Neighbours touching any crime of Ecclesiasticall conusance 15 Whether any of or in your Parish without consent of the Ordinary or other lawfull authority haue caused any to doe pennance or to be censured or punished for any matter of Ecclesiasticall conusance by any Vestry méetings or otherwise by their owne authoritie Or haue taken any money or commutation for the same Present their names that haue done it And who haue been so punished In what manner and vpon what

Father to be God-father to his owne childe or such which haue not receyued the holy Communion or baptize any Children that were not borne in the parish or wilfully refuse to Baptize anie Infant in his parish being in danger hauing béene enformed of the weaknesse of the saide childe and whether the childe dyed through his defaulte without Baptisme 3 Whether hath your Minister married any without a King or without Banes published thrée seuerall Sundayes or Holydayes in time of diuine seruice in the seuerall Churches or Chappels of theyr seuerall abode according to the Booke of common Prayer or in times prohibited albeit the Banes were thrice published without a License or dispensation from the Archbishop the Byshop of the Diocesse or his Chancellor first obtained in that behalfe Or not betwixt the houres of eight and twelue in the forenoone or haue maried any in any priuate house or if the parties be vnder the age of 21. yeares before their parents or gouernors haue signifyed their consent vnto him 4 Doth he refuse to bury any which ought to be interred in Christian buriall or defer the same longer then hee should or burie any in Christian buriall which by the constitutions of the Church of England ought not to be so interred 5 Is your Minister a preacher allowed If yea then by whom If not Whether doth he procure some who are lawfully licensed to preach monthly amongst you at the least 6 Doth your Minister being licenced preach vsually according to the Cannons either in his owne Cure or in some other Church or Chappell neare adioyning where no Preacher is and how often he hath béene negligent in that behalfe and doth he Preach standing and with his Hat off Or whether doth he or his Curate vpon euery Sunday when there is no Sermon reade an homilie or some part thereof according as hee ought to doe or in case hee be not licensed to Preach doeth hee take vppon him to preach or expound the Scriptures in his owne Cure or elsewhere If so then you are to present the same the time and place when and where hee did it 7 Doth your Minister vse to pray for the Kings Maiesty King Iames and for the Quéenes Maiesty the Prince and all their Royall Progeny with addition of such stile and Titles as are due to his Highnesse and exhort the people to obedience to his Maiestie and all Magistrates in authoritie vnder him 8 Is your Minister continualy resident vpon his Benfice and how longtime hath he béen absent in case he be licensed to be absent whether doth he cause his Cure to be sufficiently supplied according to the Cannons or in case he hath another Benefice whether doth he supply his absence by a Curate sufficiently licenced to preach in that Cure where he himselfe is not resident Or otherwise in case the smalnesse of the Liuing cannot finde a Preaching Minster doth he Preach at both his Benefices vsually 9 Doeth your Minister or Curate serue any more Cures then one If yea then what other Cure doeth hee serue and howe farre are they distant 10 Doeth your Minister euery Sunday and Holliday before Euening Prayer for halfe an houre or more examine and instruct the youth and ignorant persons of his Parish in the Tenne Commandements Articles of the Beliefe and in the Lordes Prayer and the Sacrament according as it is prescribed in the Catechisme set foorth in the Booke of Common Prayer 11 Doth your Minister in the Rogation dayes goe in perambulation of the circuit of the Parish saying and vsing the Prayers Suffrages and Thanksgiuing to God appoynted by Lawe according to his duty thanking God for his blessings if there be plenty on the earth Or otherwise to pray for his grace and fauour if there be a feare of scarsity 12 Hath your Minister admitted any Woman begotten with child in adultry or Fornication to be Churched without license of the ordinary 13 Hath your Minister or any other Preacher baptized children churched any woman or ministred the holy Communion in any priuate house otherwise then by Law is allowed 14 Doth your Minister being a Preacher endeuour and labour diligently to reclaime the Popish Recusants in his parish from their errors if there be any such abiding in your parish Or whether is your Parson Vicar or Curate ouer conuersant with or a fauourer of Recusants whereby he is suspected not to be sincere in Religion 15 Hath your Minister taken vpon him to appoint any publique or priuate Feasts Prophecies or exercises not approued by Law or publike authority or hath vsed to méete in any priuate house or place with any person or persons there to consult howe to impeach or depraue the Booke of common prayer or the Doctrine or Discipline of the Church of England If yea then you shall present them all 16 Hath your Minister stayed the publication of any excommunications or suspitions or doeth hee euery halfe yeare denounce in his Parish church all such of his parish as are excommunicated and perseuer therein without séeking to be absolued or doth he wittingly and willingly keepe companie with such as are excommunicate And hath hee admitted into your church any person excommunicate without a certificate of his absolution from the Ordinary or other competent Iudge 17 Doth your Minister carefully looke to the reléefe of the poore and from time to time call vpon his Parishioners to giue somewhat as they can spare to godly and charitable vses especially when they make their Testaments 18 Whether your Minister or any hauing taken holy Orders being now silenced or suspended or any other person of your knowledge or as you haue heard hold any conuenticles or doth preach in any place or vse any other forme of Diuine seruice then is appointed in the Booke of Common prayer If yea then you are to present their names and with whome 19 Whether is your Curate licensed to serue by the Bishop of this Diocesse or by any other and by whome 20 Doth your Minister vse such decencie and comelinesse in his apparrell as by the 47. Cannon is enioyned and is he of sober behauiour and one that doth not vse such bodily labour as is not séemely for his sunction and calling 21 Is your Minister noted or defamed to haue obtained his Benefice or his orders by Symony or anie other way defamed to be Symoniacall person or any way noted to bee a Schismaticke or scismaticallie affected or reputed to be an incontinent person or doth table or lodge any such in his house or is he a frequenter of Tauernes Innes or Ale houses or any place suspected for ill rule Or is hee a common Drunkard a common Gamster or player at Dice a Swearer or one that applieth him selfe not at his study or is otherwise offensiue and scandalous to his function or Ministry 22 Doth your Preacher or Lecturer read Diuine seruice and Minister the Sacraments twice a yeare at least in his owne person according to the Cannons