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A79636	Articles of visitation and enquiry concerning matters ecclesiastical exhibited to the ministers, church-wardens, and side-men of every parish within the Diocese of Winchester, in the visitation of the Right Reverend Father in God George by divine providence Lord Bishop of Winchester.	Church of England. Diocese of Winchester. Bishop (1662-1684 : Morley); Morley, George, 1597-1684.	1668 (1668)	Wing C4087B; ESTC R173912	7,214	15

ARTICLES OF VISITATION and ENQUIRY Concerning MATTERS Ecclesiastical EXHIBITED To the Ministers Church-Wardens and Side-men of every Parish within the DIOCESE of WINCHESTER In the VISITATION of the Right Reverend Father in God GEORGE By Divine Providence Lord Bishop of WINCHESTER LONDON Printed for T. Garthwait 1668. The Tenor of the Oath to be Administred to the Church-wardens and Sidemen of every Parish YOU shall Swear diligently to enquire and to make a true answer unto every Article in this Book now given you in Charge and to Present every Person that now is or of late was inhabiting within your Parish that hath done any Offence or omitted any Duty therein mentioned And this you shall do uprightly and truly without Favour or Malice Hope of Reward or fear of Displeasure so far as by Law you are bound So help you God ARTICLES OF VISITATION and ENQUIRY Within the DIOCESE of WINCHESTER TITUL. I. Concerning Churches and Chappels with the Ornaments and Furniture thereunto belonging I. IS your Parish-Church or Chappel kept in good and sufficient repair Are the Roofs thereof well covered with Lead Tile or Slate the Windows well Gla●ed the Floors well Paved the Seats well fastned and conveniently placed and all things so decently ordered as becometh the house of God II. HATH the Steeple or Tower of your Church or Chappel or any part thereof been pulled down or any of the Lead or Bells formerly belonging thereunto been imbezelled sold or made away In whose hands or custody doth the same or any part thereof remain Declare what you know or have heard herein III. IS there a Font of Stone with a good Cover thereunto standing in a convenient place towards the lower part of your Church for the Administration of Baptisme And is there in your Chancel a decent Communion-Table for the Administration of the Lords Supper with a Carpet of Silk Stuff or fine Woollen cloth and another Covering of white and pure Linnen to sprend thereupon And have you a fair Communion-Cup or Chalice with a Cover of Silver and one or more Flagone o● Silver or Powter thereunto belonging IV. HAVE you in your said Church or Chappel a convenient Seat or Pew for your Minister to read Divine Service in A Pulpit with a comely Cloth or Cushion for the sums A Bible of the last Translation in a large Volume and the Book of Common-Prayer late Published Anno 1662. both well and substantially bound Have you likewise the Book of Hominies set forth by Authority A Book of Canons and Constitutions Ecclesiastical And a Printed Table of the Degrees wherein Marriage is prohibited V. HAVE you a comely large Surplice for the Minister to wear at all times of his Publick Ministration in the Church provibed and to be duly washed at the Charge of the Parish VI. HAVE you a Register-Book of Parchment wherein to Register the Names and Sirnames of all such persons as are Married Christned or Buried within your Parish together with the Names and Sirnames of both the Parents of the Children so Christened expressing the day month and year of all such Christnings Marriages and Burials And is the transcript thereof yearly within one Month next after the 25 of March brought into the Bishops Registry VII HAVE you likewise another Book of Paper wherein to record the Names and Licensee of all such Strangers as are admitted at any time to Preach in your Church or Chappel As also a third Book wherein to write down the Church-Wardens Accompts Together with a strong Chest with Locks and Keys wherein to keep the aforesaid Books and all other the aforementioned Furniture in safe Custody And lastly have you a Bier with a black Hears-cloth for the Burial of the Dead TIT. II. Concerning the Church-yard the Houses Glebes and Tithes belonging to the Church I. IS your Church-yard sufficiently senced with Walls Railes or Pales and decently kept from the annoyance of Swine Horses and other Cattel Hath any person encroached upon the same or made any door into it out of his own ground or habitation without allowance from the Ordinary Have any Trees there growing been cut down how long since by whom and to whose use and benefit II. IS the House of your Parson Vicar or Curate with all the out-houses thereunto belonging kept in good and sufficient repair Or have any of the said Houses or Out-houses been defaced or pulled down without Licence from the Ordinary and by whom Hath any person encroached upon any Garden Yard or Close belonging to your Parsonage or Vicarage-house or cut up any Trees growing thereon or changed or removed the ancient Marks and Bounds of the same III. HAVE you a true and perfect Terrier of all the Glebe-Lands 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 belonging thereunto Have any of the same been with-held from your Minister and by whom as you know or have heard IV. HAVE any of the ancient Glebe-lands belonging to your Parsonage or Vicarage been taken away or exchanged for other without the free consent of the incumbent and License from the Ordinary TIT. III. Concerning Ministers I. IS your Minister defamed or suspected to have obtained either his Benefice or Orders by any Simonaical compact II. HATH he been legally Iuducted into his Benefice III. Did he within two months after his Induction publickly in the Church upon some Sunday or Holy-day in the time of Divine Service read the 39 Articles of the Church of England established by Authority and there publickly declare his assent thereunto IV. HATH he any other Ecclesiastical Benefice Is he constantly resident upon his Benefice amongst you How many weeks in any one year hath he been absent from it V. HATH your Minister a Curate to assist him and who is that Curate Is he conformable to the Laws and Orders of the Church of England And doth he serve in any other Church beside and what yearly stipend doth your Minister allow him VI. 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 Child-birth Visitation of the Sick Burial of the Dead 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 performing his Office in all things according to the Rubrick of the Book of common-Common-Prayer lately Published so far as you have observ'd VII DOTH your Minister at the Reading or Celebrating the Divine Offices in your Church or Chappel wear the Surplice VIII DOTH he observe the Holy-daies and Fasting-daies as also the Ember-weeks and the yearly Perambulation in Rogation-week as in the Common-Prayer-book