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A00211 Articles to be inquired of in the metropoliticall 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 London, in the yeere of our Lord God 163[blank], and in the [blank] yeere of His Graces translation. Church of England. Province of Canterbury. Archbishop (1633-1645 : Laud); Laud, William, 1573-1645. 1635 (1635) STC 10265.5; ESTC S2639 13,240 13

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ARTICLES TO BE INQVIRED OF IN THE METROPOLITICALL 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 LONDON In the yeere of our LORD GOD 163● And in the 〈◊〉 yeere of his Graces Translation EX IGNE RESVRGIT VIRTVS Printed at London by Richard Badger 163● 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 Booke Concerning the Church the Ornaments thereof and the Churches possessions IMprimis Whether haue you in your seuerall Churches and Chappels the whole Bible of the largest volume and the Booke of Common Prayer both fairely and substantially bound A Font of stone set vp in the ancient 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 bee best heard in his Prayer and Administration and that the greatest number may communicate And whether is it so used out of time of diuine seruice as is not agréeable to the holy use 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 sée and reade them and other sentences of holy Scripture written on the walles likewise for that purpose 2 Whether are the afternoones Sermons in your seuerall Parishes turned into Catechizing by question and answer according to the forme prescribed in the Booke of Common Praier and whether doth euery Lecturer reade diuine Seruice according to the Liturgy 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 read Seruice in together with a comly pulpet set vp in a conuenient place with a decent cloath or cufhion for the same a comely large Surplice a faire Communion Cup with a couer of siluer a Flagon of siluer tinne or pewter to put 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 Lockes and Keies 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 wether 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 yearely 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 Chancell a Table set of the degrées wherein by Law men are prohibited to marry 4 Whether are your Church and Chappels with the Chancels thereof and your p●rsonage 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 comly kept as well within as without and the seats well maintained according to the 85. Canon in that behalfe provided Or haue any Patrons or others decayed the Parsonage houses and keepe a stipendary Priest or Curate in place where an incumbent should be possessed Whether is your Church-yard well fenced with walles railes or pales and by whom and if not in whose default the same is and what the defect or fault is And whether any person haue incroached vpon the ground of the Church-yard or whether any person or persons haue vsed any thing or place consecrated to holy vse prophanely or wickedly 5 Is your Church or Chappell decently paued and is your Church-yard well and orderly kept without abuse Are the bones of the dead decently interred or laid vp in ●ome fit place as beseemeth Christians And is the whole consecrated ground kept free from Swine and all other nastinesse as becommeth the place so dedicated 6 Whether haue any ancient Monuments or Glasse-windowes béen defaced or any ●rasse Inscriptions Lead Stones or any thing else belonging to your Church or Chap●ell beène at any time purloyned and by whom 7 Whether haue you the Terrier of all the Gleabe Lands Medowes Gardens Orchards Houses Stockes Implements Tenements and portions of Tithes whether wi●hin your Parish or without belonging vnto your parsonage or vicarage taken by the vsew of honest men in your said Parish And whether the same Terrier be laid vp in the Bishops Registery 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 wi●h your Parson or Uicar or in his absence with your Minister are to make diligent in●uiry and presentment of the seuerall particulars following and make subscribe and signe the said Terrier as aforesaid 1 How many seuerall parcelis of Glebe-land doe you know or haue you credibly heard to belong vnto your Rectory Church Parsonadge Uicaridge c. and by what Names are they or any of them commonly called and knowne And what yearly Rent haue you knowne or heard to haue beene paid vnto the Parson Uicar or to his or their Asignes for euery or any of the said parcels ● In Whose occupation are the said parcells at this present How much doth each pa●cell conteyne by measure of the 16. foote Poale How is each parcell Butted on eu●ry parte And who is to repaire the Fences on each side thereof 3 What hedge ditch méere trée thorne doole or distination is there now at this pr●sent whereby the said parcells of Church-lands may bee apparentlie knowne
and di●●inguished from the lands of other men vpon whom they doe abutt 4 What Cart-way Horse way foote way Gates or Styles doe leade from your Parsonadge or Uicaridge-House vnto euerie of the said parcells of Gleab-land Decl●re your knowledge therein 5 Whether doe you know or haue you crediblie heard that some Styles gates hedges ditch méere Trée Thorne or other Doole formerlie growing or being betwéene the said parcells of Gleabe or some of them and the Landes of other men haue bin digg●d vp felled downe destroied put by or defaced And who had the said parcell so wrong●d in occupation when the said Style Gate hedge ditch méere Tree Thorne or oher antient Doole was so digged vp felled downe destroyed put by or defaced Concerning the Clergy 1 VVHether doth your Parson Uicar or Curate distinctlie and reuerently say Diuine seruice vpon Sundayes and Holidayes and other dayes appointed to bee o●serued by the book of Common Prayer as Wednesdayes ●nd Fridayes and the Eues of euery Sunday and Holiday at fit and vsuall times And doth he dulie obserue the Orders Kites and Ceremonies prescribed in the said Booke of Common Prayer as well in reading publike prayers and the Letanie as also in administring the Sacraments solemnization of Matrimony visiting the sicke burying the dead Churching of Women and all other like Rites and Offices of the Church in such manner and forme as in the said Booke of Common prayer he is inioyned without any omission or addition And doth he reade the Book of the last Canons yearely and weare a Surplice according to the said Canons 2 Whether haue you any Lecturer in your Parish who hath preached in his Cl●ake and not in his Gowne and whether haue you any Lecturer who will not professe his willingnesse and readinesse to take vpon him a Liuing or Benefice with cure of sotles or who hath refused a Benefice when it hath béene offered vnto him 3 Doth your Minister bid Holidayes and Fasting-dayes as by the Booke of Common prayer is appointed And doth he giue warning beforehand to the Parishioners for the receiuing of the holy Communion as the two and twentieth Canon requi●th and whether hée doth administer the holy Communion so often and at such times as that euery Parishioner may receiue the same at the least thrice in euery yéere whe●eof once at Easter as by the Booke of Common prayer is appointed And doth your Minister receiue the same himselfe on euery day that he administreth it to others and vse the words of institution according to the Booke at euery time that the Bread and Wine is renewed accordingly as by the prouiso of the 21. Canon is directed And doth he deliuer the Bread and Wine to euery Communicant seuerally and knéeli●g Whether he hath admitted to the holy Communion any notorious Offender or Shismaticke contrary to the 26. and 27. constitutions or receiued any to the Communon being not of his owne Cure or put any from the Communion who are not publckly infamous for any notorious crime Doth he use the signe of the Crosse in Baptisme or baptise in any bason or other vessell and not in the vsuall Font Or admit any Father to be God-father to his owne Child or such who haue not receiued the holy Communion or baptize any Children that were not borne in the parish or wilf●lly refuse to Baptise any infant in his Parish being in danger hauing béene enformed of the weaknesse of the said child and whether the child dieth through his default without Baptisme 4 Whether hath your Minister married any without a Ring or without Banes p●blithed thrée seuerall Sundayes or Holidayes in time of Diuine seruice in the seuerall Churches or Chappels of their seuerall abode according to the book of Common p●ayer or in times prohibited albeit the Banes were thrice published without a Licens● or dispensation from the Archbishop the Byshop of the Diocesse or his Chancellor ●rst obtained in that behalfe Or not betwixt the houres of eight and twelue in the f●renoone or haue maried any in any priuate house or if the parties be under the age of 21. yéeres before their Parents or gouernours haue signified their consent vnto him 5 Doth he refuse to bury any which ought to be interred in Christian buriall or defer the same longer than he should or bury any in Christian buriall which by the consttutions of the Church of England or lawes of the Land ought not to be so interred 6 Is your Minister a Preacher allowed If yea then by whom If not whether d●th he procure some who are lawfully licensed to preach monethly amongst you at the least 7 Doth your Minister being licensed preach vsually according to the Canois either in his owne Cure or in some other Church or Chappell neare adioyning whre no other Preacher is and how often he hath beèn negligent in that behalfe and dot● he preach standing and with his Hat off Or whether doth he or his Curate vpon eury Sunday when there is no Sermon reade an homilie or some part thereof accordng as hée ought to doe or in case he bee not licensed to preach doth he take vpon him to Preach or expound the Scriptures in his owne Cure or elsewhere If so then you ●e to present the same the time and place when and where he did it 8 Doth your Minister use to pray for the Kings Majesty King Charles and for the Queenes Majesty Prince Charles and all the royall Progeny with addition of such Stile and Titles as are due to his Highnesse and exhort the people to obedience to his Majesty and all Magistrates in authoritie vnder him And doth he also pray for all Archbishops Bishops and other Ecclesiasticall persons 9 Is your Minister continually resident vpon his benefice and how long time hath he ●in absent and in case he be licensed to be absent whe●her doth he cause his Cure to be s●fficiently supplied according to the Canons Or in case he hath another Benefice whe●her doth he supply his absence by a Curate sufficiently licensed to preach in that Cu●e where he himselfe is not resident Or otherwise in case the smalnesse of the liuing can●ot find a preaching Minister doth he preach at both his benefices vsually 10 Doth your Minister or Curate serue any more cures than one If yea then what oth●r Cure doth he serue and how farre are they distant 11 Doth your Minister or Curate euery Sunday and Holiday before Euening pra●er for halfe an houre or more examine and instruct the youth and ignorant persons of ●is Parish in the Tenne Commandements Articles of the Beliefe and in the Lods Prayer and the Sacraments according as it is prescribed in the Catechisme set forh in the booke of Common prayer only And if he doe not where is the fault either in he Parents and Masters of the children or in the Curate neglecting his duty And in ●e carefull to tender all such youth of his Parish as haue béene well instructed in