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A00240 Articles to be inquired of within the diocesse of Peterborough in the visitation of the reuerend father in God, Thomas, by the permission of God, Lord Bishop of Peterborough this present yeare 1605 and presentment to be made thereof by the churchwardens and side-men for that purpose lawfully appointed, in visitations, synods, or elswhere, within the dioces aforesaid, at any other time, when occasion shall be offered, giuing in an answer to euery particular article. Church of England. Diocese of Peterborough. Bishop (1600-1630 : Dove); Dove, Thomas, 1555-1630. 1605 (1605) STC 10314.3; ESTC S2646 6,310 14

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Articles TO BE INQVIRED OF within the Diocesse of Peterborough in the visitation of the Reuerend father in God THOMAS by the permission of God Lord Bishop of Peterborough this present yeare 1605. And presentment to be made thereof by the Churchwardens and Side-men for that purpose lawfully appointed in visitations Synods or elswhere within the Dioces aforesaid at any other time when occasion shall be offered giuing in an answer to euery particular Article Printed by IOHN LEGAT Printer to the Vniuersitie of Cambridge 1605. The tenour of the Oth to be ministred YOu shall sweare that all fauour hatred malice hope of reward or gaine feare of displeasure and all other vnlawfull affections set aside you shall vpon due consideration of these Articles giuen you in charge present euery such person of or within your parish as hath committed or made any offence or fault mentioned in any of these Articles or which are vehemently suspected or defamed of any such offence or fault wherein you shall deale vprightly neither of malice presenting any contrarie to truth nor corruptly sparing to present any or to conceale the truth hauing in this action God before your eyes with an earnest zeale to maintaine truth and to suppresse vice So helpe you God in Iesus Christ and by the contents of this booke ARTICLES TO BE INQVIred of within the Diocesse of Peterborough Ann. Dom. 1605. IN primis whether is there any in your parish that hath affirmed that the forme of Gods worshippe in the Church of England established by law and contained in the booke of Common praier and administration of Sacraments is a corrupt superstitious or vnlawfull worship of God or containeth any thing in it that is repugnant to the Scriptures or any that hath affirmed that any of the nine and thirtie Articles agreed vpon by the Archbishop and Bishops of both Provinces and the whole Cleargie in the Convocation holden in London in the yeare of our Lord 1562. for the auoiding of diuersities of opinions and for the establishing of consent touching true religion are in any part superstitious or erronious Or any that hath affirmed that the rites and ceremonies of the Church of England by law established are wicked Antichristian or superstitious And if you how or haue heard say of any such within your parish you are to present the same 2 Item whether there be any in your parish that hath not celebrated and kept the Lords day commonly called Sunday and other holy daies according to Gods holy will and pleasure and the orders of the Church of England prescribed in that behalfe And if there be any such you shall present them Also whether the Common praier hath beene said or sung in your parish church by your Minister distinctly and reuerently vpon such daies as are appointed to be kept holy by the booke of Common praier and their Eues and at conuenient and vsuall times of those daies and in such conuenient place of your church so as the people may be most edified And whether your Minister hath obserued the orders rites and ceremonies prescribed in the booke of Common praier as well in reading the holy scriptures and saying of praiers as in the administration of the sacraments without either diminishing in regard of preaching or in any other respect or adding any thing in the matter or forme thereof And whether the Letanie hath been said or sung when and as it set downe the booke of Common praier by your parson vicar or curate in some conuenient place of your Church And also vpon wedensdaies and frydaies weekely though there be no holy daies at the accustomed houres of seruice 3 Item whether is there any within your parish that hath couered his head in your church or chappell in the time of diuine seruice except he haue some infirmitie And whether all manner of persons in the time of diuine seruice haue reuerently knceled vpon their knees when the generall confession Letanie and other praiers are read and stood vp at the saying of the Beleefe according to the booke of common praier And likewise when in time of diuine seruice the Lord Iesus hath beene mentioned due and lowly reuerence hath beene done by all persons present And whether in the time of diuine seruice any haue busied themselues in the Church either in talking or walking or any other way then in quiet attendance to heare marke and vnderstand that which hath been read preached or ministred not departing out of the church during the time of seruice and sermon without some vrgent cause And when any idle persons haue in the churchyard or church porch during the time of diuine seruice and preaching whether the Churchwardens or Questmen haue not then caused them either to come into the church or to depart 4 Item whether against the time of euery Communion within your parish there be prouided by the Churchwardens a sufficient quantitie of fine white bread and of good and wholesome wine for the number of the Communicants and not of beare or ale or beare or ale and wine together And whether your parson vicar or Curate hath administred the holy communion so often and at such times as euery parishioner may communicate at the least thrice euery yeare whereof the feast of Easter to be one And whether euery person within your parish beeing of sufficient age hath so communicated And whether your Minister doth deliuer both the bread and the wine to euery communicant seuerally And whether your parson vicar or curate hath giuen warning to his parishioners publikely in the church at morning praier the Sunday before euery time of his Administration of that holy sacrament that so they might the better prepare themselues And if you know any defect to haue beene in any of these you are to present it 5 Item whether your Minister haue admitted to the receiuing of the holy communion any of his cure which be openly knowne to liue in sinne notorious without repentance or any who haue malitiously and openly contended with their neighbours vntill they haue beene reconciled or any other that are common and notorious deprauers of the booke of common praier and administration of the sacraments and of the other rites and ceremonies therein prescribed or of any thing that is contained in any of the Articles agreed vpon in the Conuocation 1562 or of any thing contained in the booke of ordering Priests and Bishops or to any that haue spoken against and depraued his Maiesties soueraigne authoritie in causes Ecclesiasticall And whether when he hath celebrated the holy Communion he hath admitted any to the same but such as doe kneele did such as come to publike praier according to the orders of the church of England 6 Item whether your Parson vicar or curate saying the publike praiers or ministring the sacraments or other rites of the church hath worne a decent and comely surplisse with sleeues and his hood if he be a graduate agreeable to the orders of the Vniuersitie