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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B00008	Articles to be inquired of in the first trienniall visitation of the most reverend father VVilliam, by Gods providence, lord arch-bishop of Canterbury, primate of all England; and metropolitan: in and for the dioces of Canterbury, in the yeare of our lord God 1637, and in the fourth yeere of his Graces translation.	Church of England. Diocese of Canterbury.; Laud, William, 1573-1645.	1637 (1637)	STC 10169.7; ESTC S92296	13,149	14

ARTICLES TO BE INQVIRED OF IN THE FIRST TRIENNIALL VISITATION OF THE MOST REVEREND FATHER VVILLIAM By GODS Providence Lord Arch-Bishop of Canterbury Primate of all England and METROPOLITAN In and for the Dioces of Canterbury In the yeare of our LORD GOD 1637 And in the fourth yeere of his Graces Translation EX IGNE RESVRGIT VIRTVS Printed at London by Richard Badger The Tenour of the Oath to be Ministred to the Church-wardens and Side-men YOu shall sweare that you and every of you shall duly consider and diligently enquire of all and every of these Articles given you in charge and that all affection favour hatred hope of reward and gaine or feare of displeasure or malice set aside you shall present all and every such person that now is or of late was within your Parish as hath committed any offence or made any default mentioned in these or any of these Articles or which are vehemently suspected or defamed of any such offence or default wherein you shall deale uprightly and fully neither presenting nor sparing to present any contrary to truth having in this action God before your eyes with an earnest zeale to maintaine truth and to suppresse vice So helpe you God and the holy Contents of this Book Concerning the Church the Ornaments thereof and the Churches possessions IMprimis Whether haue you in your seuerall Churches and Chappels th● whole Bible of the largest volume and the Booke of Common Prayer● both fairly and substantially bound A Font of stone set vp in the anc●ent vsuall place A conuenient and decent Communion Table with a Carpet of silke or some other decent stuffe continually laid vpon the same at time of Diuine Seruice and a faire linnen cloth thereon at the time of the receiuing of the holy Communion And whether is the same Table placed in such conuenient sort within the Chancell or Church as that the Minister may be be●● heard in his Prayer and Administration and that the greatest number may communicate And whether is it so vsed out of time of diuine seruice as is not agréeable to the holy vse of it as by sitting on it throwing hats on it writing on it or is it abused to other prophaner vses and are the ten Commandements set vpon the East end of your Church or Chappell where the people may best see and reade them and other sentences of holy Scripture written on the wals likewise for that purpose 2 Whether are the afternoone Sermons in your seuer all Parishes turned into Catechizing by question and answer according to the forme prescribed in the Booke of Common Prayer And whether doth euery Lecturer reade diuine Seruice according to the Liturgie printed by authority in his Surplice and Hood before the Lecture And whether are his Maiesties Instructions in all things duly obserued 3 Whether haue you in your said Church or Chappel a conuenient seat for your Minister to reade Seruice in together with a comely Pulpit set vp in a conuenient place with a decent cloth or cushion for the same a comely large Surplice a faire Communion Cup with a couer of siluer a Flagon of siluer tinne or pewter to ●ut the Wine in whereby it may be set vpon the Communion Table at the time of the blessing thereof with all other things and ornaments necessary for the celebration of diuine Seruice and administration of the Sacraments And whether haue you a strong Chest for Almes for the poore with thrée locks and keyes and another Chest for kéeping the Bookes and Ornaments of the Church and the Register Book And whether haue you a Register Booke in Parchment for Christnings Weddings and Burials and whether the same be kept in all points according to the Canons in that behalfe prouided And is the Mothers Christian name therein Registred as well as the Fathers and a transcript thereof brought in yéerely within one Moneth after the 25 of March into the Lord Archbishop or Bishop of the Diocesse his principall Register And whether haue you in your said Church or Chappell a Table set of the degrees wherein by law men are prohibited to marry 4 Whether are your Church and Chappels with the Chancels thereof and your parsonage or vicarage house your parish Almes-house and Church-house in good reparations and are they imployed to godly and their right holy vses Is your Church Chancell and Chappell decently and comely kept as well within as without and the seats well maintained according to the 85. Canon in that behalfe prouided Or haue any patrons or others decayed the Parsonage-houses and kéep a stipendary Priest or Cu●●te in place where an incumbent should be possessed Whether is your Church-yard ●ell fenced with wals railes or pales and by whom and if not in whose default the ●●me is and what the defect or fault is And whether any person haue incroached vpon ●he ground of the Church-yard or whether any person or persons haue vsed any thing ●r place consecrated to holy vse prophanely or wickedly 5 Is your Church or Chappell decently paued and is your Church-yard well and or●erly kept without abuse Are the bones of the dead decently interred or laid vp in ●●me fit place as be séemeth Christians And is the whole consecrated ground kept frée ●rom Swine and all other nastinesse as becommeth the place so dedicated 6 Whether haue any ancient Monuments or Glasse-windowes béene defaced or any ●rasse Inscriptions Lead Stones or any thing else belonging to your Church or Chappell béene at any time purloined and by whom 7 Whether haue you the Terrier of all the Glebe lands Medowes Gardens Or●hards Houses Stocks Implements Tenements and portions of Tithes whether within your parish or without belonging vnto your Parsonage or Vicarage taken by ●he view of honest men in your said parish And whether the same Terrier be laid vp ●n the Bishops Registry and in whose hands any of them are now And if you haue no Terrier already made in Parchment you the Church-wardens and Sidemen together with your Parson or Vicar or in his absence with your Minister are to make diligent inquiry and presentment of the seuerall particulars following and make subscribe and signe the said Terrier as aforesaid 1 How many seuerall parcels of Glebe-land doe you know or haue you credibly heard to belong vnto your Rectory Church Parsonage Vicaridge c. and by what Names are they or any of them commonly called and knowne and what yéerely rent haue you knowne or heard to haue béene paid vnto the Parson Vicar or to his or their Assignes for euery or any of the said parcels 2 In whose occupation are the said parcels at this present How much doth each parcell containe by measure of the 16 foot Poale How is each parcell Butted on euery part And who is to repaire the fences on each side thereof 3 What hedge ditch méere trée thorne doole or distinction is there now at this present whereby the said parcels of Church-lands may be apparently knowne and