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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

booke of common-praier whereby the children of the parish may be prepared for confirmation according to the 60 Canon 19 Whether hath your Minister without licence from the Archbishop the Bishop of the Dioces or his Chancelor solemnized mariage betwixt any parties the Banes not being thrée seueral Sondaies or Holidaies first publis●…ed in time of Diuine Seruice in the seuerall churche●… or Chappels of seuerall abode according to the booke of common-praier and the 62. Canon and that also betwixt the houres of eight and twelue in the forenoone contrarie to the 102. Canon 20 Whether hath your Minister since the last Canons published solem nized any mariage betwixt any persons being vnder the age of 21. yéers although the Ba●…●…e thrice asked before such time as the Parents hath made knowne vnto him their consents therunto contrarie t●… the 99. and 100. Canons I whether hath he maried any of another Dioces who are they and by what authoritie and when 21 Whether doth your Minister vpon Sondaies at morning praier de clare vnto the Parishioners what holidaies fasting daies are appointed to be kept the wéeke following according to the 64. Canon wherby the●… 〈◊〉 ●…e put in minde to prepare themselues accordingly and to repaire to Church to publicke prayer as by law they are bound 22 Whether doth your Minister in the Rogation daies vse the Perambulation mooue the people to giue thanks to God for his benefits vsing such Psalmes Praiers Homilies as are to that end set forth 23 Whether doth any man being neither Minister nor Deacon read common Praier openly in your Church or Chappel or administer the Sacrament of Baptisme or solemnize matrimonie or take vpon him to practise any other ministeriall dutie in the Church that is prescribed to be executed by such as are either Ministers or Deacons And what is his name that so doth 24 Whether doth your Minister euery sixe Moneths denounce in his Church all such of his parish as doe perseuere in the sentence of excommunication not séeking to be absolued And whether hath he admitted any person excomunicated into the Church without a certificate of his Absolution from the Ordinary or other competent Iudge vnder seale 25 Whether doth your Minister being a Preacher endeauour and labour diligently with mildnesse and temperance to conferre with and thereby to reclaime the Popish Recusants in his parish from their errors if there be any such there being And whether is he painefull in visiting the sicke according to the book of common praier and the Canons in that case prouided 26 Whether is your Parson Uicar Lecturer or Curate too much frequent or ouer conuersant with or a fauourer of Recusants whereby he may be suspected not to be sincere in Religion 27 Whether hath your Minister or any other taking vpon him the place of a Minister preached baptized children vnlesse in case of necessitie solemnized mariage churched any woman or ministred the holy Communion in any priuate house or houses If yea then where whom when And how often hath he so offended in any of the premisses 28 Whether hath your Minister taken vpon him to appoint any publike or priuate fasts or prophecies not approued and established by law or publicke authority Or hath he attempted vpon any pretence either of possession or obsession by fasting and prayer to cast out diuels contrary vnto the 72. Canon 29 Whether hath your Minister or any person or persons within your parish vsed to méete in any priuate house or other place and to hold priuate conuenticles contrary to the 73. Canon If yea then you shall present them all and euery one of them 30 Whether doth your Minister vse such decency and comlinesse in his apparell as by the constitution is inioyned as well at home as when he goeth abroad 31 Whether doe you know in your parish any that hauing heretofore taken vpon him or them the order of Priesthood or of a Deacon hath since relinquished the same and betaken himselfe in the course of his life as a Lay-man neglecting his vocation If yea then you shall present his name and the place of his aboad 32 Whether is your Minister noted or defamed to haue obtained his Benefice by Simonie or reputed to bee an incontinent person or doth kéepe any man or woman in his house that are suspected either to be of euil Religion or of bad life or himself to be a common drunkard or to be a common haunter of Tauernes Alehouses or other suspected places a common Gamester or plaier at dice or other vnlawful games a common swearer or notorious person or faultie in any other crime punishable by ecclesiasticall censures wherby he is offensiue and scandalous to his function or ministerie 33 Whether doth your Minister vse the forme of thanksgiuing to women after their childbirth and whether hath he admitted any thereunto that was begotten with childe in adulterie or fornication without license of his ordinarie And whether haue any maried wiues refused to come to Church according to the booke of common prayer to giue God thankes after child-birth If any be faultie herein you shal present their ●…ames 34 Whether doth your Minister baptize any children in any Fason or other vessell then in the ordinary Font being placed in the Church according to the 81. Canon or doth vse to put any bason into it 35 Item whether is the prescript forme of diuine seruice vsed by your Minister vpon the éeues of Sondaies and Holidaies according to the booke of common-praier and doth he reade the Letany vpon euery wednesday and friday as is required by the 15 canon and whether doth euery house-houlder of your parish dwelling within halfe a mile of the Church come or send thither accordingly 36 Item whether hath your Minister married any without a ring hath he admitted any to be God-father or God-mother to any child that hath not receiued the Communion doth he refuse to burie any which ought to be interred in christian buriall or deferre the same longer then he should or burie any in christian buriall which by the constitutions of the church of England ought not so to be interred 37 Item whether hath your Minister vsed the prescript forme of thanksgiuing for his Maiesties deliuerance vpon the fift of August and the fift of Nouember according to the ordinance in that behalfe 38 Item whether doth your Minister and such others that preach in your church or chapple or reade any Lecture or Homilie before and at the beginning of euery such Sermon Lecture or Homilie mooue the people to ioyne with him in praier in such maner forme and to such effect as in the 55. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 herein you shall present his 〈◊〉 39 Item whether hath there béen any ●…que ●…tion be●…t preacher and preacher in your Church or Chappel touching any Sermons of doctrine or otherwise form●…ly preached by any other preacher either in your parish church or in any 〈◊〉 chappell ●…re ●…ing for the

withinyour parish openly or priuately in any Noble or Gentlemans house or in any other place be of good sincere religion life and conuersation and be diligent in teaching and bringing vp of youth whether they haue béene examined allowed and licencedfor Schoolmasters by the Ordinarie in that behalfe and how many seuerall Schoolemasters haue you and what be their names 2 Whether your Schoolemaster or Schoolemasters doe themselues receiue the holy Communion as often as they ought to doe and whether doe all their Schollers which be of age sufficient and of capacity by instruction to receiue the Lords Supper come to the Communion either in your Church or where their Parents dwel once euerie yeare and be diligent to heare common-praier 3 Whether the Schoolemaster or Schoolemasters either priuate or publicke do teach their schollers the Catechisme authorised by publicke authoritie at the least once euery week and do instruct examine them in the same or do teach any other Catechisme and what Catechisme it is that they do so teach 4 Whether your Schoolemaster or Schoolemasters or any of them bée knowne or suspected to reade vnto their schollers priuatelie any vn lawful books or priuatlie to instruct them in their yong yéeres either in Poperie superstition or disobedience or contempt to his Maiestie and his lawes Ecclesiasticall by publicke authoritie allowed 5 Whether your Schoolemaster or Schoolemasters or any of them vnder pretence of Catechising their schollers which is a most godly order carefully by them to be obserued do kéepe Lectures readings or exposition in diuinitie in their houses hauing repaire vnto them of people not being of their owne familie and houshold 6 What Reccusant Papists are there in your parish and whether doe they or any of them kéep any Schoolemaster in their house which commeth not to Church to heare Diuine Seruice receiue the Communion what is his name and how long hath he taught 7 Whether the Schoolemasters within your parish doe teach his or their schollers any other Grammar thenthat which is commonly called the Kings Grammar set forth by the authoritie of K. Henry the eight teaching the prescript forme thereof whereby their schollers may perfectly vnderstand their Grammer rules and constructions Articles concerning the Parishioners and other of the Laity 1 VVHether is there any in your parish that hath or dooth impugne the Kings Maiesties supremacy and authoritie in causes Ecclesiasticall or doe any way or in any part impeache the same being restored to the Crowne by the lawes of this Realme established in that behalfe 2 Whether is there any in your parish that de●…ieth the Church of England by law established vnder the Kings most excellent Maiestie to be a true and Apostolicall church teaching and maintaining the doctrine of the Apostles 3 Whether is there any in your parish that doth impugne any of the Articles of Religion agréed vpon in Anno 1562. and established in the Church of England 4 Whether is there any in your parish that doth impugne or speak against the rites and ceremonies established in the Church of England or the lawfull vse of them you shall present their names 5 Whether are there any in your parish that do impugne the gouernment of the Church of England vnder the Kings most excellent Maiesty by Archbishops Bishops Deanes Archdeacons and the rest that beare office in the same affirming that the same is Antichristian or repugnant to the word of God 6 Whether is there any in your parish that doe impugne the forme of consecrating ordaining of Archbishops Bishops Priests or Deacons affirming that the same is repugnant to the word of God or that they who are so ordered in that forme are not lawfully made 7 Whether is th●…re any in your parish that doth hold or frequent any conu●…nticles or priuate méetings and there do conferre or agrée vpon any priuate orders other then such as are by the Canons set forth by publique authoritie to be by them or any others in Church gouernment obserued 8 Whether any person haue lurked and tippled in Tauernes or Ale-houses on Sondaies or other holidaies or vsed his or their manuall craft or trade or kéepe their shops open vpon the said daies or any of them and espectally in the time of Diuine seruice 9 Whether are there any in your Parish that doe or haue profaned the Lords day called Sonday or other Holidaies contrarie to the orders of the church of England prescribed in that behalfe 10 Whether hath any person in your Parish quarrelled or stricken or vsed any violence vnto or with your Minister or any other in the Church or Churchyard or vsed himselfe disorderlie in the Church by ●…lthy and profane talke or any other rude and immodest behauiour 11 Whether is that due reuerence and humble submission vsed within your chur●… chapple in the time of Diuine seruice as by the 18. constitution is prescribed and whether each one in the Church or chappell doe apply and order himselfe there in time of Diuine 〈◊〉 as by the letter part of the same constitution is most commendably enioyned 12 Whether the Churchwardens and Questmen from time to time do their diligence in not suffering any idle persons or loiterers to abide either in the Churchyard or Church porch in seruice or Sermon time but causing them either to come into the Church to heare diuine seruice or to depart and not to disturb●… such as are hearers there 13 Whether the Churchwardens doe prouide against euery Communion with the aduice of the Minister a sufficient quantitie of fine white bread and of good and wholsome wine for the number of the communicants that shall receiue and that to be brought in a cleane and swéet standing pot of pewter or other pure metall 14 Whether haue any in your Parish béene Godfathers or Godmothers to their owne children Or whether your Minister or any Godfathers or Godmothers haue vsed or doe vse any other forme answere or speach in Baptisme then is in the booke of common praier appointed or whether any which haue not communicated be admitted to be Godfathers or Godmothers contrarie to the twentie ninth Canon 15 Whether is there any in your parish that doth refuse to haue their children baptized or themselues to receiue the communion at the hands of your Minister because hee is no Preacher you shall present their names And if your Minister since the publishing of the said booke of Canons haue receiued any such persons being not of his owne cure to the communion or baptized any of their children you shall likewise present him 16 Whether doe all the Fathers Mothers Masters Mistresses cause their children seruants and apprentices to come to the catechisme vpon the Sondaies and Holidaies before euening prayer to heare and to be instructed and taught therein and those that ●…e not their duties herein you present their names 17 Whether haue you or your Predecessors Church-wardens suffered any playes feasts banquets church-ales drinkings or any other