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A32933	Articles of visitation and enquiry concerning matters ecclesiastical, exhibited to the ministers, church-wardens and side-men of every parish within the diocess of Bath and VVells, at the triennial visitation of the Right Reverend Falther in God, Peter, Lord bishop of the said diocess	Church of England. Diocese of Bath and Wells. Bishop (1672-1684 : Mews); Mews, Peter, 1619-1706.	1676 (1676)	Wing C4015; ESTC R40815	8,857	16

him Can. 14. 21. 68. VI. Doth your Parson Vicar or Curate in reading the Morning and evening Service Administration of the holy Sacraments Celebration of Marriage Churching of Women after Child-birth Visitation of the Sick Burial of the Dead Rub. Matr. Visitat Burial Comminat and Pronouncing Gods Commination against Impenitent Sinners use the Form and words prescribed in the Book of common-Common-prayer without any addition omission or alteration of the same And doth he use all such rites and ceremonies in all parts of Divine Service as are appointed in the said book so far as you haue observed Can. 58. Rub. VII Doth your Minister at the reading or celebrating any divine office wear the Surplice together with such other Scholastical habit as is suitable to his Degree Can. 64 VIII Doth he observe the Holy-daies and Fasting-daies as also the Ember Weeks Rub. Com. and the yearly Perambulation in Rogation week as in the Common-prayer-book or by the Ecclesiastical Canons is appointed Pr. Injunct Eliz. 19 giving notice to the Parishioners of every of the same in the Church in the time of divine Service upon the Sunday next before Can. 48 49. IX Hath your Minister been Licenced to Preach by the Bishop or either of the two Universities Rub. Com. If so doth he then constantly unless in case of Sickness necessary absence or other reasonable impediment Can. 45 46. himself Preach in your Church or Chappel one Sermon every Sunday Or if he be not a licenced Preacher or being so licenced be hindred by Sicknes or otherwise as aforesaid doth he procure a Sermon to be Preached by some other Minister a Licensed Preacher or is one of the Homilies set forth by Authority there read by a Priest or Deacon lawfully ordained Can. 59.61 X. Doth your Minister diligently instruct the Youth of your Parish in the Church-Carechism Can. 66 Injunct Eliz 44 doth he prepare and present them being so instructed to be confirmed by the Bishop And doth he endeavour to reclaim all Popish Recusants and other Sectaries if any such be inhabiting within your Parish to the true Religion established in the Church of England and to their bounden Duty in obeying the Laws and submitting to the Covernment thereof Can. 67 68 69. XI Doth he neglect to visit the Sick or delay the Baptism of any Infant that is in danger of death Is there any Child in your Parish past Infancy or other Person of more years through your Ministers default yet remaining unbaptized Rub. Com. Pra. Doth he baptize any without Godfathers and Godmothers Can. 29 or admit either of the Parents to be God-father or God-mother to their own Children 13. Eliz. 12. Injunct XII Doth he in his Sermons at any time as you know or have heard Preach any false Heretical Eliz. 31 Seditious or Schismatical Doctrine thereby to seduce the People into parties and factions to the disturbance of the publick Peace and Unity of the Church or State Can. 16 XIII Hath he presumed to Marry any Persons in private Houses or such as being under age Rub. Mat. have not the consent of their Parents or without the Banes first published on three Sundaies or Holy-daies in the Church unless he had Licence or Dispensation so to do or at any other hours then between Eight and Twelve in the Morning who are the Persons so Married and when were they so married Act Vniform XIV Doth any person preach in your Parish as a Lecturer Hath he allowance from the Bishop for so doing Doth he before his Lecture read Divine Service according to the Book of Common Prayer and is he in all respects conformable to the Laws and Orders of the Church of England Can. 72 75. XV. Hath your Minister taken upon him to appoint any publick or private Fasts Prophecyings or Exercises not appointed by Authority or doth he or any other either Minister or Lay person hold any Conventicles or Meetings in private Houses within your Parish for people of several Families to resort unto under the pretence of preaching praying thanksgiving or humiliation contrary to the Laws and Canons in that case provided Can. 75 XVI Is your Parson Vicar Curate or Lecturer a man of sober unblamable and exemplary life Doth he familiarly converse with ungodly vicious excommunicate persons otherwise then to instruct or reform them Is he a frequenter of Taverns or Ale-houses a common Gamester a prophane or obscene Iester a swearer a Railer Scoffer or Quareller Doth he set Neighbours at variance one with another or encourage them to suits and contention Is he noted to be an intemperate Drinker or vehemently suspected of Incontinence with any person either within your Parish or without Is his Apparel grave and decent both for fashion and colour as the Canons of the church require Or is his carriage and conversation in any kind whatsoever disorderly or scandalous and unbeseeming a Minister of Jesus Christ Act. Vnifor XVII Hath any person presumed to execute the office of a Priest or a Deacon in your Parish Church and to say read or celebrate Divine Service there or to serve the Cure of your Parish not being a Deacon or to do any other Ministerial Office in your Church belonging to a Priest or Deacon If so you are to present what his name is where he dwelleth and how oft he hath offended therein Can. 55 XVIII Doth your Minister use before his Sermon to Pray for the King's Majesty King Charles his Royal Consort Queen Catharine James Duke of York and the Royal Progeny giving unto his Majesty such stile and title of Supream Governour in all Causes and over all Persons as well Ecclesiastical as Temporal as are due unto his Majesty Hath your Parson Vicar Curate Act Vniform or Lecturer a Certificate under the Hand and Seal of the Archbishop Bishop or Ordinary of his Subscription to the Declaration appointed by the Act of Uniformity and hath he publickly and openly read the same together with the Declaration upon some Lords-day within three moneths after the date of the said Certificate in your Parish Church in the presence of the Congregation in time of Divine Service TIT. IV. Concerning the Parishioners Can. 110 I. IS there in your Parish any person reputed Heretick or Schismatick any Papist Familist Anabaptist Quaker or other Sectary that refuse to come into the publick Assemblies Prayers Services of the Church or that make profession of any other Religion then that is established in the Church of England And if there be any such what are their Names Can. 109 II. Is there any person in your Parish on whom there is a common fame or vehement suspicion of Adultery Fornication or Incest committed by him or her Are there any common Drunkards within your Parish or common Swearers or Blasphemers of Gods name or any that are noted to be unclean lewd or

obscene Talkers or such who are Sowers of Sedition Faction and Discord amongst their Neighbours Injunct Eliz 34 III. Do any of your Parish upon Sundaies or Holy-daies follow their bodily and ordinary labour or permit their servants so to do Are any Shops kept open or wares sold Or do any Vintners Inn-keepers or other Victuallers and sellers of Beer Ale or Sider suffer any person to tipple or game in their Houses on those daies Injunct Eliz 33 IV. Doth every person inhabiting or sojourning within your Parish duly resort unto your Church or Chappel 1. Eliz. 2 upon every Sunday and Holy-day to Divine Service Injunct Eliz 46 Do they then and there abide quietly with reverence order and decency during all the whole time of Common Prayer or Preaching Injunct Eliz 52 And are there any among you that come only to the Sermon and not to the Common Prayers of the Church Rub. Bapt. V. Are there any in your Parish that refuse to send their Infant-Children to be baptized publickly in the Church unless in case of urgent danger in which case the Child may be baptized at home by a lawful Minister after the form and rites appointed in the Liturgy Or do they send them to be baptized in any other Parishes or after other form then is appointed Or do they keep them unbaptized any longer time then the Church alloweth And are there any Infants or more aged persons in your Parish as yet unbaptized or any that have been privately baptized that are not afterward brought to the Church as is appointed Can. 59 VI. Do all Housholders in your Parish cause their Children and Servants to learn their Catechism and to give an account thereof unto your Minister as he shall require it of them openly in Church upon Sundaies and Holy-daies as in the Book of Common Prayer is appointed that when they are well instructed in the same they may be confirred by the Bishop Can. 114. 21. VII Is there any person in your Parish who being sixteen years of age and well instructed in Religion doth not receive the Sacrament of the Lords Supper at least three times in the year Rub. Com. of which Easter is alwaies to be one Can. 57 Doth any in your Parish refuse to receive the same kneeling or from the hands of your own Minister Rub. Com. Pra. repairing for it to other Parishes and Ministers abroad Or are there any Strangers not of your Parish that Forsake their own Churches and usually repair to yours for it Can. 65 VIII Have you any among you that be denounced and declared excommunicated for any crime committed How long have they been so excommunicated And do any of your Parish keep society with them before they be reconciled to the Church and absolved Can. 99 IX Are there any living in your Parish as man and wife who are within the degrees prohibited Or any that being lawfully divorced have married again Or any that being lawfully married and not separated or divorced by course of Law do not cohabit together Rub. X. Are there any Married Women in your Parish who after their Delivery from the peril of Child-birth refuse to make their publick Thanksgiving to God in the Church in such manner as by the Law and Book of Common-Prayer is requited Rub. Com. Act Vnifor XI Are there any belonging to your Parish who refuse to pay their duty for Easter Offerings to your Minister or any that refuse to pay the Rate Assessed upon them for the Repair of your Church or Chappel and for the providing of Bread and Wine for the Communion and such Books Furniture and Ornaments as be requisite for the performance of all Divine Offices there And what is each persons particular Rate who refuseth so to pay Rub. Com. XII Do any refuse to Bury their Dead according to the Rites of the Church of England And are there any Wills or Testaments of Persons dead in your Parish that be yet Unproved or any Goods Administred without a due Grant from the Ordinary Did any Dying in your Parish or elsewhere leave any Legacy to your Church or Chappel Can. 62 or to the use of the Poor or to any other Pious and Charitable purposes what were those Legacyes and how have they been bestowed XIII Is there any Strife and Contention among any of your Parish for their Pews or Seats in your Church Have any new Pews been erected in your Chancel or in the body of your Church or Chappel without leave from the Ordinary XIV Is the Fifth day of November observed and kept in your Parish and also the Thirtieth of January and the Nine and Twentieth day of May every of them yearly according to the several Acts of Parliament and in such form as by publick Authority is appointed for the same Can. 4. 6. XV. Are there any in your Parish who have Depraved Vilified or Spoken against the Book of Common-prayer now established in the Church of England or any part thereof or against the Government of the Church under his Majesty by Arch-Bishops Bishops and other Ecclesiastical Officers or have spoken Disgracefully of the Courts Ecclesiastical XVI Do you know of any that have abused the Church-Wardens of your Parish or given them evil words for executing their Office or to dis-hearten and deterr them from executing it as by Oath and Duty they are bound TIT. V. Concerning Parish-Clerks and Sextons Can. 67 1. HAve you belonging to your Church or Chappel a Parish Clerk aged one and twenty years at the least Is he of honest Life and Conversation and sufficient and able to perform his duty in reading writing and singing Is he chosen by your Minister and doth he duly attend him in all Divine Offices Are his due wages justly paid unto him Or who withholdeth the same from him Can. 91 II. Doth he or your Sexton if there be any such appointed in your Parish diligently look to the doors of your Church that they be locked and opened at due time And doth he keep your Church or Chappel clean from dust cobwebs and other annoyance Doth he toll or ring the Bells at the due accustomed hours before the beginning of Divine Service Morning and Evening that the People may be warned to come unto the Church And when any person is passing out of this life doth he upon notice given him thereof toll a Bell as hath been accustomed that the Neighbours may thereby be warned to recommend the dying person to the grace and favour of God TIT. VI. Concerning Hospitals Schools School-Masters Physitians Chyrurgions and Mid-wifes I. Is there in your Parish any Hospital Almes-house or Free-School not of the Kings Foundation or Patronage Who was the Founder or is now the Patron thereof And what is the yearly Revenue or Stipend belonging to the Governours or Masters of the same Is the same ordered and governed in every respect as it