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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A32943	Articles to be enquired of and answered unto by the churchwardens and sworn men in the primary visitation of the right Reverend Father in God, Symon, Lord Bishop of Chichester, MDCXC	Patrick, Simon, 1626-1707.	1690 (1690)	Wing C4030; ESTC R7491	3,665	10

ARTICLES TO BE ENQUIRED of AND ANSWERED unto BY THE Churchwardens and Sworn Men IN THE PRIMARY VISITATION OF THE Right Reverend Father in God SYMON Lord Bishop of Chichester MDCXC LONDON Printed for Richard Chiswell at the Rose and Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard MDCXC The Oath to be administred to the Church-wardens of each Parish YOU shall swear truly and faithfully to execute the Office of a Church-Warden within your Parish and shall diligently enquire and make true Presentment of such Things and Persons as you know to be presentable by the Ecclesiastial Laws of this Realm So help you God ARTICLES OF ENQUIRY Unto which The Churchwardens or Side-men are to answer in the Diocess of Chichester TIT. I. Concerning Churches Chappels with the things belonging thereunto I. IS your Parish-Church or Chappel Can. 85. both in the Roof and Windows Floor and Seats in good and sufficient repair and are all things therein kept in an orderly and decent sort II. Is there a Font of Stone in your Church or Chappel Can. 81 82. with a Cover to it standing in the ancient usual place Doth your Minister there Baptize publickly Is there a decent Communion-Table in your Chancel covered in time of Divine Service with a Carpet and when the Communion is administered with a fair Linnen Cloath Can. 64. And have you a Chalice or Communion-Cup with a Cover and one or more Flaggons Have any of these been profaned by common use III. Have you a convenient Seat or Pew wherein to read Divine Service a Pulpit Can. 74 75.83 a large Bible of the last Translation a Book of Common Prayer published 1662 the Book of Homilies set forth by Authority a Printed Table of the Degrees wherein Marriages are prohibited a Book of Canons and a decent Surplice IV. Have you a Parchment Book for the Registring of the Day and Year of every Christning Wedding and Burial in your Parish and is it kept in all points according to the Canon in that behalf Can. 70. TIT. II. Concerning the Church-yard Houses Glebes and Tythes belonging to the Church I. IS your Church-yard well fenced and decently kept Hath any person encroached upon it or made any door into it And how long since II. Is the House of your Parson Vicar or Curate and the Out-houses in good repair Have any of them been defaced or pulled down without Licence Have there been any encroachments made upon the same and by whom III. Have you a true Terrier of all the Glebelands Can. 87. Meadows Gardens Orchards Tenements or Cottages belonging to your Parsonage or Vicarage As also a Note of such Pensions Rate-Tithes and Portions of Tithes or other yearly profits either within or without your Parish as belong thereunto Have any of them been withheld from your Minister and by whom as you know or have heard And is your Terrier laid up in the Bishop's Registry TIT. III. Concerning Ministers I. IS your Minister licensed by the Bishop 8. Hath he been legally inducted And read the 39. Articles within the time by Law appointed and declared his Assent thereto Is he defamed or suspected to have obtained either his Benefice or Orders by any Simoniacal compact II. Is your Minister constantly resident among you and doth he preach every Lord's Day unless hindred by Sickness or reasonable Absence How long in any one year hath he been absent from his Cure who supplies it during his absence Doth he serve any other Cure besides or hath he any other Ecclesiastical Benefice Act of Uniformity III. Doth your Parson Vicar or Curate in reading the daily Morning and Evening Service Administration of the Holy Sacraments Celebration of Marriage Churching of Women after Childbirth Visitation of the Sick Burial of the Dead use the Form and Words prescribed in the Book of Common Prayer and all such Rites and Ceremonies as are appointed in that Book so far as you have observed IV. Doth your Minister at the Reading and Celebrating Divine Offices in your Church or Chappel Can. 58. wear the Surplice togethe● with such other habit as is suiteable to his Degree V. Doth he celebrate the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper so often Can. 21 22 26. Rubrick before the Communion Can. 59. Rubrick before Confirm Can. 61. that every Parishioner may receive it thrice at least in every year And doth he keep back such as ought not to be admitted giving an Account of them to the Bishop VI. Doth your Minister diligently instruct the Youth of your Parish in the Church Catechism And doth he prepare and present them being so instructed to be confirmed by the Bishop VII Doth he refuse or neglect to visit the Sick Can. 67 69. or delay the Baptism of any Infant in danger of death Is there any Child past infancy or other Persons grown up who through your Minister's default yet remains unbaptized in your Parish VIII Hath he married any Persons in private Houses Can. 62 63. or such as being under Age have not the consent of their Parents or Guardians or without Banns first published in the Church on three Sundays or Holy-days or at any other Hours than between Eight and Twelve in the Morning unless he had a Licence so to do IX Doth your Minister declare to the People every Sunday Can. 64. at the time appointed in the Communion Book the several Holy days and Fasting days in the Week following And doth he observe them X. Is he a Man of a sober studious Can. 74 75. peaceable and exemplary life Is he grave modest and regular in his outward Demeanour and Apparel Is he in any kind disorderly and scandalous TIT. IV. Concerning the Parishioners I. DOth every Parishioner demean themselves Reverently in your Church or Chappel during Divine Service and preaching the Word of God Can. 18. kneeling at the Prayers and Sacrament standing up when the Creed and Gospel are Read saying audibly with the Minister the Confession Lord's Prayer and Creed And making such other Answers to the publick P●ayers as are appointed in the Book of Common Hrayer II. Is there any Person in your Parish who lieth-under a Common fame or suspition Can. 109. of Adultery Fornication or Incest Are there any Common Drunkards Swearers or Blasphemers of God's Name Or any that are noted to be filthy Talkers Railers sowers of Sedition Faction and Discord among their Neighbours III. Are there any that refuse to pay their duty for Easter Offerings Can. 85. or to contribute to the Rates made for repair of your Church or Chappel or any thing thereunto belonging IV. Hath any Legacy been left by the last Will or Testament of any Persons to your Church or Chappel or to the Poor or any other pious and charitable use Which hath been mis-●pent or embezzelled and by whom V. Are there any in your Parish who under pretence of Liberty of Conscience wholly neglect all publick Worship of God neither going to Church nor to any Assembly that meet together according to the late Act for exempting Their Majesties Protestant Subjects dissenting from the Church of England from the Penalties of certain Laws Act for exempting c. VI. Have you any such Assembly of Dissenters in your Parish Have they certified the place of their meeting to the Bishop or such others as that Act appoints Do they meet with their Doors locked barred or bolted during the time of their meeting Have their Preachers subscribed the Articles of our Religion except those excepted in the Act and taken the Oaths and subscribed the Declaration therein required VII Are there any who profess to live in the Communion of the Church of England Can. 112. who neglect to come to the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper being of Age fit to receive it VIII Are there any living within your Parish Can. 99. as Man and Wife who are within the Degrees prohibited IX Do you know or have you heard of any in your Parish who having the Presentation of an Ecclesiastical Living hath made any Simoniacal compact or gain thereby either in Mony or by reserve of any part of the Tithes or Glebe belonging to the Benefice X. Have any Pews or Seats been erected in your Church or Chappel without leave from the Ordinary Is there any strife or contention about Seats in the Church Have any occasioned Riot Clamor or Disturbance in the Church at any time TIT. V. Concerning Parish-Clerks and Sextons I. HAve you a Parish-Clerk Aged Twenty one years at least Can. 91. Is he of an honest life and conversation Able to perform his duty in Reading Writing and Singing Is he chosen by your Minister Doth he duly attend him in all Divine Services in the Church Are his Wages duly paid him Or who withholds the same from him II. Doth your Sexton perform his duty diligently in keeping the Church clean and decent in tolling and ringing the Bells before Divine Service TIT. VI. Concerning Schoolmasters Schools and Hospitals I. WHat Schoolmaster private or publick is there in your Parish Can. 77 78 79. Is he licensed by the Bishop Doth he teach his Scholars the Church Catechism Doth he cause them to repair orderly to the Church or Chappel on Sundays and Holy days and there sée that they behave themselves quietly and reverently during the time of Divine Service and Sermon II. What Hospital Alms-house or Free-School hath been founded in your Parish Are they so ordered in their Revenue and Vse as the Founders appointed and the Law of the Land allows III. Do any in your Parish practise Physick Chirurgery Midwifery without licence from the Ordinary TIT. VII Concerning Churchwardens and Sidemen I. ARE the Churchwardens of your Parish yearly and duly chosen by the joint consent of your Minister and Parishioners Can. 89. Or one of them by your Minister and the other by the Parishioners II. Have the former and last Churchwardens given up a just account of the Mony they have received and laid out for the use of the Church Ibid. And have they delivered up the Mony remaining in their hands to the succeding Churchwardens together with all other things belonging to your Church or Chappel Rubrick after Commun III. Do they provide against every Communion appointed in your Church or Chappel a sufficient quantity of fine white Bread and good Wine according to the number of Communitants at the Charges of the Parish FINIS