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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00201	Articles to be enquired of in the visitation of the Dioces of London, by the reuerende father in God, Edwyn Bishop of London In the thirtenth yeare of the raigne of our soueraigne ladie Elizabeth, by the grace of God Queene of Englande, Fraunce and Irelande defender of the fayth. &c. 1571.; Visitation articles. 1571	Church of England. Diocese of London. Bishop (1570-1577 : Sandys); Sandys, Edwin, 1516?-1588.	1571 (1571)	STC 10250; ESTC S116787	8,080	16

Articles to be enquired of in the visitation of the Dioces of London by the Reuerende Father in God Edwyn Bishop of London In the thirtenth yeare of the raigne of our Soueraigne Ladie Elizabeth by the grace of God Quéene of Englande Fraunce and Irelande defender of the fayth c. 1571. Imprinted at London by William Seres Articles to be enquired of in the visitation of the Dioces of London 1571. FIrst whether Common prayer be saide in your church or Chappell at conueniente houres orderly and distinctly and whether your Minister so turne himselfe and stande in such place of your Church or Chauncell as the people maye best heare the same and whether the holy Sacramentes be duelye and reuerently ministred as is set forth by the lawes of this Realme And whether vpon Wednesdayes and Fridayes the Letanie and other praiers be sayde accordingly 2 Whether you haue in your parishe Churches and Chappelles all things necessarie and requisite for Common prayer and administration of the Sacramentes specially the Booke of Common prayer with the new Kalender a Psalter the english Bible in the largest volume the two Tomes of the Homelies a comely and decent Table standing on a frame for the holye Communion with the furniture thereto prescribed a fayer and comely Communion Cuppe of Siluer and a couer of Siluer for the same and all other things requisite in to the premisses 3 Whether you haue in your Church or Chappell a comely Pulpet conueniently placed the Paraphrases of Erasmus translated into english the Table of the tenne Commaundements a strong Chest or Boxe for the almose of the poore 4. Whether in any Church or Chappell if singing be there vsed such partes onely of the Common prayer be song as by the Booke of Common prayer are appoynted to be song and the rest reuerently sayde and read with an audible voyce And whether there be a modest and distinct song so vsed concerning the sayde partes of the common prayer which be song that the same may be as plainely vnderstanded as if they were reade without singing or whether any part thereof be so abused that thereby the common prayer is the worse vnderstanded of the hearers 5 Whether in your Church or Chappel any Organs be vsed in the time of Common prayer or ministration of the Communion otherwise than is appoynted by the sayde booke of common prayer or by the Quéenes Maiesties Iniunctions and whether the vse of them be vrged by any person or persons as any percell or supply of the common prayer or other diuine seruice appoynted by the lawes of this Realme 6 Whether the forme of Commination against sinners with certaine prayers following the same set forth in the latter ende of the booke of common prayer to be vsed at diuers tymes in the yere be by your Minister plainely and distinctly reade in your Church or Chappell vnto the people as is prescribed thrée times at the least in the yere that is to say for order sake vpon one of the thrée sundayes next before Easter for the first time vpon one of the two Sundayes next before the feast of Penticost for the seconde time for the thirde time vpon one of the two Sundayes next before the feast of the birth of our Lord our besides the accustomed reading therof vpon the first day of Lent. 7 Whether your Person or Vicar haue preached or cause to be duely preached in your Church his quarterly or monethly Sermons as by the Quéenes Iniunctions he is bounde and what be the names of such as haue preached for him whether he hath admitted any man to preach not hauing sufficient lycence or hath inhibited or letted any from preaching hauing sufficient licence 8 Whether your Person Vicar or Curate doe euery Sunday when there is no Sermon reade distinctly and plainely some part of the Homelies prescribed set forth by the Quéenes authoritie to be read and euery holy day when there is no Sermon immediatly after the Gospell openly plainely and distinctly recyte to his Parishoners the Lordes prayer the Articles of the fayth and the ten Commaundements in English and whether any Minister not admytted by the Ordinarie or by other lawfull authoritie doe expounde any scripture or matter of doctrine by the way of exhortation or otherwise and thereby omit and leaue of the reading of the Homelies 9 Whether your minister doe at the least euery Sunday and euery holy day openly in the church call for heare and instruct all the children apprentises and seruauntes of both the sexes that be of conuenient age within your Parishe or at the least so many of them by course as the tyme will serue and as he may well heare and instruct for halfe an houre at the least before or at the Euening prayer in the ten Commaundements the articles of the Beliefe and the Lords prayer and diligently examine and teach them the Cathechisme set forth in the booke of common prayer And whether for that purpose he doth take the names of them all and by course call certaine of them by name euery Sunday and holy daye to come to the teaching of the same Cathechisme 10 Whether your Person Vicar or Curate after the Gospell haue read openly in your Church twise this yeare plainely without addition or chaunge the declaration of certaine principall articles of Religion set forth by both the Archbishops and the rest of the Bishops of this realme for vnitie of doctrine being appointed to be read vpon some Sunday within the Moneth next Michaelmasse and Easter yearely 11 Whether all Fathers Mothers Maysters and Dames of your Parishe cause their children seruauntes and apprentises both mankinde and womankinde being aboue sixe yeres of age and vnder twentie which haue not learned the Cathechisme to come to the church on the Sundayes and holy dayes at the times to them appointed or at the least such and so many of them as your Minister shall appoint and there diligently and obediently to heare and to be ordered by the Minister vntyll such time as they haue learned the same Cathechisme what be the names of those that doe not cause their children seruants and apprentises so to come to the church to be instructed and examined and how many of the sayde children seruauntes and apprentises be in your Parish which being aboue seauen yeres olde and vnder twentie yeares of age cannot say by heart the sayd Cathechisme and what be their names and age and with whome they dwell 12 Whether any person or persons be admitted to aunswere as Godfathers or Godmothers at the christening of any childe except he or she haue before receyued the holy communion and can say by heart the Articles of the christian fayth and will recite the same before the Minister if he or she be therevnto required 13 Whether your Person Vicar Curate or other Minister in your church or Chappell hath admitted to the receyuing of the holy communion any open and notorious sinner or euill