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A32970 Articles of visitation and enquiry concerning matters ecclesiastical: exhibited to the ministers, church-wardens, and side-men of every parish within the diocess of Peterborough. In the episcopal [illegible] visitation of right reverend Father in God William by divine permission Lord Bishop of Peterborough.; Visitation articles. 1683 Church of England. Diocese of Peterborough. 1683 (1683) Wing C4079; ESTC R213189 8,689 12

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ARTICLES OF Visitation and Enquiry Concerning MATTERS Ecclesiastical EXHIBITED To the Ministers Church-wardens and Side-men of every Parish within the DIOCESS of Peterborough In the Episcopal and Primary VISITATION OF THE Right Reverend Father in God WILLIAM By Divine Permission Lord Bishop of Peterborough ●●NDON Printed for William Hend●●●●● at the Kings Head in West 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The Form of the Oath of Chur-wardens and Side-men YOV shall swear Truly and Faithfully to Execute the Office of Church-Warden or Side-man within your Parish and according to the best of your skill and knowledge Present such Things and Persons as to your knowledge are Presentable by the Laws Ecclesiastical of this Realm So help you GOD and the Contents of this BOOK ARTICLES OF Visitation and Enquiry WITHIN THE DIOCESS of Peterborough TITUL. I. Concerning Churches and Chappels with the Ornaments and Furniture thereunto belonging Can. 85. 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 Glazed the Floors well Paved the Seats well fastned and conveniently placed and all things so decently ordered as becometh the House of God Lird Prov. Const lib 3 de immunitat Ecclesiae II. Hath the Steeple or Tower of your Church or Chappel or any part thereof been pulled down any of the Lead or Bells formerly belonging thereunto been embezelled sold or made away In whose hands or custody doth the same or any part thereof remain Declare what you know or have heard therein III. Is there a Font of Stone standing in the usual place for publick Baptism and doth your Minister therein publickly Baptize as the Law orders and requires Can. 82. IV. Have you in your said Church or Chappel a convenient Seat or Pew for your Minister to read Divine Service in Can. 83. A Pulpit with a comely Cloth or Cushion for the same Can. 80. A Bible of the last Translation in a large Volume and the Book of Common-Prayer 14 Car. 2. established by the late Act of Parliament both well and substantially bound Ks Conf. Canons Have you likewise the Book of Homilies set forth by Authority Book of Canons and Constitutions Ecclesiastical Can. 99. and a printed Table of the Degrees wherein marriage is prohibited Can. 58. V. Have you a comely large Surplice for the Minister to wear at all times of his publick Ministration in the Church provided and to be duly washed at the charge of your Parish Can. 70. VI. Have you a Register-Book of Parchment wherein to Register the Names and Sur-names of all such persons as are Married Christened or Buried within your Parish together with the names and Sur-names of both the Yarents of the Children so Christened expressing the Day Month and Pear of all such Christenings Marriages and Burials And is the transcript thereof yearly within one Month next after the 25. of March brought into the Bishops Registry Can. 52. VII Have you likewise another Book of Paper wherein to record the Names and Licences of all such Strangers as are admitted at any time to Preach in your Church or Chappel Can. 89. As also a third Book wherein to write down the Church-wardens Account together with a strong Chest with Locks and Keys wherein to keep the aforesaid Book and all the forementioned Furniture in safe Custody and lastly have you a Bier with a black Hearse-Cloth for the Burial of the Dead TIT. II. Concerning the Church-yard the Houses Glebes and Tithes belonging to the Church Can. 85. I. IS your Church-yard sufficiently fenced with walls Rails or Pales and decently kept from the annoyance of Swine Horses and other Cattel 35 Ed. 1. 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 Lind. lib. 1. de Offic. Archid. 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 out up any Trees growing thereon Ibid. de Eccl. Edif or changed or removed the ancient Marks and Bounds of the same Can. 87. 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 belong thereunto Have any of the same been with-held from your Minister and by whom as you know or have heard Lind. lib. 3. de rebus Eccles IV. Have any of the antient Glebe-lands belonging to your parsonage or Vicarage been taken away or exchanged for other without the free consent of the Incumbent and licence from the Ordinary by whom hath the same been made and how many years since and how much is your Parsonage or Vicarage damnified thereby in the yearly value thereof as you know believe or have heard V. Have any dying in your Parish given any Legacy to the Church or Poor and hath it been misemployed or disposed of to other uses TIT. III. Concerning Ministers I. IS your Minister defamed or suspected to have obtained either his Benefice or Orders by any Simoniacal compact Q. Eliz. Injunct 26. Can. 36. Lind. lib. 3.13 Q. Eliz. Can. 12. II. Is your Minister so far as you know or believe in Holy Orders according to the Church of England III. Did he within two Months after his Induction publickly in the Church upon some Sunday or Holi-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 Can. 41. IV. Hath he any other Ecclesiastical Benefice Is be constantly resident upon his Benefice among you How many weeks in any one year hath be been absent from it Can. 47. 48. V. Hath your Minister a Curate to assist him Who is that Curate Is he conformable to the Laws and Orders of the Church of England and doth be serve in any other Church beside and what yearly stipend doth your Minister allow him VI. Doth your Parson Vicar or Curate diligently attend upon his Ministry in reading the Lessons and Prayers Preaching the Word Administring the Sacrament Catechising the Youth Visiting the Sick and in all other the O●fices of his Ministerial Function in such manner and form as is directed by the Book of Common-Prayer lately establishes and the Act of Vniformity therewith published and doth he in the reading or celebrating every Office in your