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A00241	Articles to be inquired of, in the first metropoliticall visitation, of the most reuerend father, Richard by Gods prouidence, Arch-bushop [sic] of Canterbury, and primat of all England in, and for the dioces of Peterborough, in the yeare of our Lord God 1607, and in the third yeare of His Graces translation.	Church of England. Province of Canterbury. Archbishop (1604-1610 : Bancroft); Bancroft, Richard, 1544-1610.	1607 (1607)	STC 10314.4; ESTC S2647	9,208	15

Articles to be inquired of in the first Metropoliticall Visitation of the most Reuerend Father Richard by Gods prouidence Arch-bushop of Canterbury and Primat of all ENGLAND in and for the Dioces of PETERBOROVGH in the yeare of our Lord God 1607. and in the third yeare of his Graces Translation IN DOMINO CONFIDO At London printed by Raph Blower ANNO DOMINI 1607. THE Tenor of the Oath to be ministred to the Churchwardens and Sworne-men YOV shall sweare that all affection fauor hatred hope of reward and gaine or feare of displeasure or mallice set aside You shall vpon due consideration of the Articles giuen you in charge present all and euery such person of or within your Parish as hath committed any offence or fault or made any default mentioned in thiefe or any of thiefe Articles or which are vehemently suspected and defamed of any such offence fault or default wherein you shall deliuer vprightly and according to truth neyther of mallice presenting any contrary to truth nor of corrupt affection sparing to present any and so conceale the truth Hauing in this action God before your Eyes with an earnest zeale to maintaine truth and so suppresse vice So helpe you God and the Contents of this booke God saue the King ❧ ARTICLES To be inquired of by the Churchwardens and Sworne-men in the Visitation of the Lord Arch-bushop of Canterbury within the Diocesse of PETERBOROVGH Anno Dom. 1607. INPRIMIS Whether haue you in your seuerall Churches and Chappels the booke of Constitutions or Cannons Ecclesiasticall ready to be reade by your Minister according to his Maiesties pleasure published by his Highnes Authoritie vnder the great Seale of England and whether hath your Minister reade the same or any part thereof vpon Sundaies and Holidaies in the afternoone before diuine seruice accordingly yea or no 2 Item Whether is there any within your parish that hath or doth impugne the Kings Maiesties supremacie and authoritie in causes Ecclesiasticall or doe any way or in any part impeach the same being restored to the Crowne by the Lawes of this Realme established in that behalfe 3 Item Whether is there any in your parish that denieth the Church of England by Lawe established vnder the Kings most excellent Maiestie to be a true and an Apostolicall church teaching and mainteyning the Doctrine of the Apostles 4 Item Whether is there any in your parish that doth impagne any of the Articles of Religion agréed vpon in Anno 1562 and established in the Church of England 5 Item Whether doth your minister vse to pray for the Kings Maiestie King Iames and for the Quéenes Maiestie the Prince and all their Royall Progeny with addition of such Stile and Titles as are due and appertaining to his Maiestie and exhort the people to obedience to his Highnes and other Maiestrates being in authoritie vnder him 6 Item Whether is there any in your parish that doe impugne or speake against the Rites and Ceremonies established in the Church of England or the lawful vse of them you shall present their names 7 Item Are there any in your parish that doe impugne the gouerment of the Church of England vnder the Kings most excellent Maiestie by Arch-bushops Bushops Deanes Arch-deacons and the rest that beare office in the same Affirming that the same is Ante-christian or repugnant to the worde of God 8 Item Is there any in your Parish that doth impugne the forme of consecrating and ordeining of Arch-bushops Bushops Priests or Deacons affirming that the same is repugnant to the worde of God or that they who are so ordered in that forme are not lawfully made 9 Item Is there any in your parish that doth holde or frequent any conuenticles or priuate congregations or any that doe eyther make or maintaine any Constitutions agréed vpon in any such priuate Conuenticles or assemblies 10. Item Whether any persons haue lurked and tippled in Tauernes or Ale-houses on sundaies or other holidaies or vsed his or their manuall craft or trade vpon the said daies or any of them and especially in the time of diuine seruice 11 Item Are there any in your parish that doe or haue prophaned since his Maiesties last generall pardon the Lords day called sunday or other holidaies contrarie to the orders of the Church of England prescribed in that behalfe 12 Item Whether is the prescript forme of diuine seruice vsed by your Minister vpon Sundaies and Holidaies according to the booke of common prayer And whether doth your Minister duely obserue all the Orders Rites and Ceremonies prescribed in the said booke of common prayer as well in reading puplique prayers the Letany as also in administring the Sacraments in such manner and forme as in the booke of common prayer is inioyned 13 Item Whether hath any person in your parish quarrelled or fricken or vsed any violence vnto or with your Minister or any other in the church or church-yard or vsed himselfe disorderly in the church by filthy and prophane talke or any other rude and immodest behauiour 14 Item Whether is that due reuerence and humble submission vsed within your Church or Chappell in the time of Diuine seruice as by the 18. constitution is prescribed whether each one in the Church or Chappell do apply and order himselfe there in time of diuine Seruice as by the latter part of the same Constitution is most commendably enioyned 15 Item Whether the Church-wardens and Questmen from time to time doe their dilligence in not suffring any idle persons or loyterers to abide either in the Church-yard 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 disturbe such as are hearers there 16 Item Whether the Church-wardens doe prouide against euery Communion with the aduice of the Minister a sufficient quantity of fine white Bread and of good and wholesome Wine for the number of the Communicants that shall receiue and that to be brought in a cleane and sweet standing pot of pewter or of other pure mettle 17 Item Whether doth your Minister administer the holy Communion so often and at such times as that euery parishioner may receiue the same at least thrice in euery yéere wherof once at Easter as by the booke of common prayer is appointed And whether doth your Minister receiue the same himselfe on euery day that he administreth it to others and vse the words of the Institution according to the booke at euery time that the Bread or Wine is turned in such manner and forme as by the Proviso of the 21. Common is directed or wherein is he faultie and whether is warning giuen by him before hand for the Communion as the 22. Cannon requireth 18 Item Whether hath your Minister admitted any Notorious ●●●●dors or Skismatickes to the Communion contrary to the 26. and 27. constitutions 19 Item Whether the Minister together with the Churchwardens Questmen doe take diligent héede and care

not only that all and euery of your owne parishioners doe receiue thrice in euery yeere as aforesaid but also that no straungers of any other parish doe come often and cōmonly to your church from their owne parish church and you are now to present the names of all those who being 16. yeares of age or vpwards and haue not in their owne parish receiued the Communion at or since Easter last 20 Item Haue any in your parish bin Godfathers or Godmothers to their owne children or whether your Minister or any Godfathers or Godmothers haue vsed or do vse any other forme aunswere or speach in Baptisme then is in the booke of common prayer appointed or whether any which haue not communicated be admitted to be Godfathers or Godmothers 21 Item Whether doth your Minister vse to signe the children with the signe of the crosse when they are baptised according to the booke of common prayer and whether he hath defected or wilfully refused to baptise any Infant in his parish being in daunger hauing bin duely informed of the weakenes thereof and whether the childe hath died in his default without Baptisme 22 Item whether is your Minister continually resident with you vpon his benefice or for how long time hath he bin absent And where is he restant for the most part and what other benefice hath he 23 Item Whether doth your Minister preach vsually according to the constitutions eyther in his owne cure with you or else in some other church or chappell néere adioyning where no preacher is or how often hath he bin negligent in that behalfe 24 Item Whether is your Minister a preacher allowed if yea then by whom if not whether doth he procure Sermons to be preached among you once in euery month at the least by such as are lawfully licensed 25 Item Whether hath your minister an other benefice and whether doth he supply his absence by a Curat that is sufficiently licensed to preach in that cure of his wheron he himselfe is not resident or otherwise in case he doth not finde a preaching minister there by reason of the smallnes thereof whether doth he preach at both of his benefices vsually himselfe 26. Item Whether is your curat licensed to serue by the Bushop of this Dioces or by any other and by whom 27 Item Whether doth your Minister or Curat serue any more cures then one if yea then what other cure doth he also serue 28 Item If your minister be not licensed to preach as aforesaid whether doth he take vpon him to expound the Scriptures eyther in his owne cure or else where if yea then you are to present him and specifie the place where he so hath preached 29 Item Whether hath any person bin admitted to preach within your church or chappell but such as you haue well knowne to be sufficiently licensed whom haue you so admitted you shal present their names how often haue any such bin so admitted to preach and by whose procurement And whether haue you caused euery straunge preacher licensed or not licensed to subscribe his name together with the day when he preached if he were licēsed then by whom was he licensed And whether haue they or any other preached in your church not being soberly decently apparelled 30 Item Whether doth your Lectorer and preacher reade diuine seruice and administer the Sacraments in his owne person twice euery yéere obseruing all the Ceremonies in the booke of common prayer established 31 Item Is there any in your parish that do refuse to haue their children baptised or themselues to receiue the Communion at the hands of your Minister because he is no preacher You shall present their names And if your minister sithence the publishing of the said booke of Canons hath receiued any such persons being not of his owne cure to the Communion or baptised any of their children you shall likewise present him 32 Item Whether doth your minister weare the surplice whilst he is saying the publique prayers and ministring the Sacraments And if he be any Graduat whether then doth he also weare vpon his surplice during the times aforesaid such a Hood as by the orders of his Vniuersitie is agréeable to his degrée 33 Item Whether doth your Minister euery Sunday and holliday before Euening prayer for halfe an houre or more examine and instruct the youth and ignorant persons of his parish in the x. commandements Articles of beliefe and in the Lords prayer as also in the Catechisme set forth in the booke of common prayer And whether doe all fathers mothers maisters and mistresses cause their children seruants and apprenstises to come thither to beare and to be instructed and taught therein and those that doe not their duties herein you shall present their names 34 Item Whether hath your ministers without license from the Archbushop the Bushop of this Diocesse or his Chancelor solemnized mariage betwixt any parties the banes not being thrée seuerall sundaies or hollidaies first published in time of diuine seruice in the seuerall churches or chappels of their seuerall abode according to the booke of common prayer and that also betwixt the houres of eight and twelue in the fore-noone And furthermore whether hath your minister since the last Cannons published solemnized any mariage betwixt any persons being vnder the age of 21. yeeres although the banes be thrice asked before such time as the parents haue made knowne vnto him their consent therevnto and whether hath he married any of another Diocesse who are they and by what authoritie and when 35 Item Whether doth your minister euery sunday bid holidaies and fasting daies as by the booke of common prayer is appointed 36 Itē whether doth your minister euery 6 monethes denounce in his parish all such of his parish as doe perseuer in the sentence of excommunication not seeking to be absolued and whether hath he admitted into the church any person excommunicat without a certificat of his absolutiō frō the ordinary or other competent iudge 37 Item Whether doth your minister being a preacher endeuor and labor dilligently to reclaime the popish recusants in his parish from their errors if there be any such abiding and whether is he painefull in visiting the sicke according to the booke of common prayer 38 Item Whether is your parson vicar or curat to frequent or to be ouer-conuersant with or a fauorer of recusants whereby he is suspected not to be sincere in religion 39 Item Whether doe you know or haue heard of any payment composition or agreement to or with the Bushop Chancellor or any inferior officer Ecclesiastical for suppressing or concealing of excōmunication or other Ecclesiasticall censure of or against any recusant what summe of money or other consideration hath bin receiued or promised by or to any of them in the respect by whom and with whom and for what summe or other consideration 40 Item Whether is there in your Church or Chappell one parchment Register booke

thrice this last yéere chiefely once at Easter in your parish church knéeling if no then you shall present their names which haue not so done 60 Item Whether haue you a fit parish Clarke aged twenty yeeres at least of honest conuersation and sufficent for reading and writing and whether he be paide his wages without frauds according to the most auncient custome of your parish if not then by whom is be so defrauded and denied and whether he be chosen by the parson or vicar or by whom 61 Item Whether haue any in your parish béene maried within the prohibited degrées forbidden by the Lawe of God and expressed in a certaine table published by authoritie in Anno 1563 if yea then you shall present their names and whether haue you the said Table publiquely set vp in your church and fastened to some conuenient place there 62 Item Whether doth any heretofore diuorced kéepe company with any other at bed and at boord what be their names When and where were they maried 63 Item Doth your minister vse the forme of thankes-giuing to women after Childe-birth and whether hath he admitted any therevnto that was begotten with child in adultery or fornication without licence 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 faulty herein you shall present their names 64 Item Whether haue you any in your parish which heretofore being popish recusants or sectuaries haue since conformed themselues and come to church to heare diuine seruice and receiue the Sacraments if yea then who they are and how long si'thence haue they so conformed themselues and whether doe they still remaine and abide in that conformitie 65 Item What recusant papists are there in your parish and whether doe they or any of them kéepe any Schoole-maister in their house which commeth not to church to heare diuine seruice and receiue the Communion what is his name and how long hath be taught 66 Item Whether haue you any in your parish to your knowledge or by common fame and report any which haue committed adulterie fornication or incest which haue not bin publiquely punished to your knowledge if yea then with whom Are there any which are or by common fame and report are reputed and taken to be common drunkards blasphemers of Gods holy name common and vsuall swearers filthy speakers Vsurers symoniicall persons Fighters Brawlers or Quarellers in church or churchyard you shall not faile to present their names 67 Item Whether haue any in your parish receiued or harbored any woman gotten with childe out of Wedlocke and suffered them to depart againe without punishment first inflicted on them by their ordinary you shall truely present as well the partie harboring as harbored and who is suspected to be father of her child 68 Item Whether hath any person within your parish promised or payed any summe of money or other reward directly or indirectly by himselfe or any other or committed his or her pennance for any incest adultery fornication or any other Ecclesiasticall crime if so then with whom when and for what and how hath the same béene imployed 69 Item Whether is your Chancelor and euery other inferior Ecclesiasticall iudge a maister of Artes or Batchelor of Lawes at the least and learned and practised in the ciuill and Ecclesiasticall Lawes a man of good life and conuersation and zealously affected in Religion 70 Item Whether any person or persons suspected or detected heretofore of incontinency and therefore departing out of your parish for a season is now returned againe or in what place else is he or she now abiding to your knowledge or as you haue heard you shall not faile to present the whole truth in that behalfe 71 Item Whether are there in your parish any Wills not yet proued or goods of the dead dying intestate left vn-administred by authoritie of the ordinarie in that behalfe you shal not faile to present the Executors and all other faulty and culpable therein 72 Item Hath any Chancellor Commissary Arch-deacon officiall or any other exercising Ecclesiasticall Iuris-diction within this your Diocesse or any Register Apparator or Minister belonging to the same Ecclesiasticall courts exacted extra-ordinary or greater sées then heretofore of late haue béene accustomed and whether is there a table of the rates of all fées set vp in their seuerall Courts and Offices or whether they or any of them haue taken vpon them th' office of Informers or Promotors to the courts or any other way abused themselues in their Offices contrary to the Lawe and Cannons in that case prouided 73 Item Doe any of or within your Parish affirme or haue any affirmed that the sacred synode of this nation assembled by the Kings authoritie is not the true church of England by representation or hath or doth any of your parish affirme that no persons eyther of the Clergie or Laitie that were not pertinently present in the said late Synode are subiect to the decrees thereof in causes Ecclesiasticall made and ratified by the Kings supreame authoritie because they gaue not vp their voices vnto them yée shall present their names 74 Item Is there any among you that haue or doe depraue the foresaid late Synode saying or affirming that the same was a company of such persons as did conspire togither against godly and religious professors of the Gospell and that therefore both they and their proceedings in that behalfe are and ought to be despised and contemned or words to the like effect you shall not faile to present their names 75 Item What number of Apparators hath euery seueral iudge Ecclesiasticall and wherein and in what manner is the countrey ouer-burthened and grieued by the said Apparators 76 Item Whether doe you know of any other matter of Ecclesiasticall cognisance worthy the presentment in your iudgement aboue not expressed which you holde fit to be reformed and if you doe you shall likewise present the same by vertue of your Oaths FINIS