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A00187 Articles to be inquired of in the Arch-deaconrie of Salop within the diocesse of Hereford, in the year 163[9?] at the visitation of Morgan Godwyn, Doctor of Lawes, Arch-deacon of Salop. Church of England. Archdeaconry of Salop.; Godwyn, Morgan. fl. 1685 1639 (1639) STC 10217.5; ESTC S1243 12,815 15

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ARTICLES TO BE INQVIRED OF IN THE ARCH-DEACONRIE of Salop within the Diocesse of Hereford in the yeare 163● At the Visitation of Morgan Godwyn Doctor of Lawes Arch-deacon of Salop. LONDON Printed by IOHN NORTON 163● The Tenor of the Oath to bee Ministred to the Church-wardens and Side-men YOu shall sweare that you and every of you shall duly consider and diligently inquire of all and every these Articles given you in charge and that all affection favor hatred malice hope of reward and gaine or feare of displeasure set aside you shall present all and every such person or persons that now is or are or of late hath or have bee● within your Parish as hath or have 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 neyther presenting nor sparing to present any contrary to truth having in this action God before your eyes with an ernest zeale to maintaine truth and to suppresse vice So helpe you God and the holy contents of this Booke First concerning the Church the Furniture and Ornaments thereof and the Church Possessions INprimis Whether have you in your severall Churches and Chappell 's the whole Bible of the largest Volume and the last Translation the Booke of Common Prayer the two Bookes of Homilies Bishop Jewell his apology and the forme of Prayer for the 5. of November set forth by authority all well and fairely bound as also the Booke of Canons or Constitutions Ecclesiasticall as is commanded 2 Whether have you in your Church or Chappell a Font of stone whole and cleane with a cover set up in the ancient usuall place a convenient and decent cōmunion Table with a Carpet of Silke or some other decent stuffe continually layd upon the same at the time of Divine Service and a faire linnen cloth thereon at the time of the receiving of the holy Communion And whether is the same Table placed in such convenient sort as that the Minister may be best heard in his Prayer and Administration and that the greatest number may Communicate And whether is it so used out of time of Divine Service as is not agreeable to the holy use of it as by sitting on it throwing Hats on it writing on it or is it abused to other prophane uses And are the Ten Commandements set up at the East end of your Church or Chappell where the people may best see and read them and other sentences of holy Scripture written on the walls likewise for that purpose 3 Whether are the afternoones Sermons in the severall Parishes turned into Catechizing by Question and Answer according to the forme prescribed in the Booke of Common Prayer and whether doth every Lecturer reade Divine Service according to the liturgy Printed by authority in his Surplice and Hood before the Lecture And whether are his Majesties instructions in all things duly observed 4 Whether have you in your said Church or Chappell a convenient seate for your Minister to reade Service in together with a comely Pulpet set up in a convenient place with a decent Cloth or Cushion for the same a comely large Surplice a faire Communion Cup of Silver with a cover agreeable a Flagon of Silver Tyn or Pewter to put the Wine in whereby it may be put or set on the Communion Table at the time of the consecrating or blessing thereof with all other things and Ornaments necessary for the celebration of Divine Service and the Administration of the Sacraments And whether have you a strong Chest for the ●…s for the poore with three Locks and Keyes and another Chest for keeping the ●ookes and Orn●ments of the Church and the register Booke And whether have you a register Booke in parchment for Christnings Weddings and Burialls and the same kept in all points according to the Canon in that behalfe provided 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 in to the Lord Bishops principall Register And whether have you in your said Church or Chancell a Table set of the degres wherein by Law are prohibited to marry 5. Whether is your Church or Chappell with the Chancell thereof and your Parsonage or Vicaridge house your Parish Almes-house and Church-house in good reparation are they imployed to godly and their right holy uses Is your Church Chancell and Chappell decently and comely kept as well within as without well tyled well glazed well paved and the seates well mainteined according to the 85. Canon in that behalfe provided Or have any Patrons or others decayed the Parsonage Houses and kept a stipendiarie Preist or Curate in place where an Incumbent should bee possessed Whether is your Church-yard well fenced with Walls Rayles 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 have incroached on the ground of the Church-yard or whether any person or persons have used any thing or place consecrated to holy use prophanely or wickedly Is your Church-yard well and orderly kept without abuse And is the whole consecrated ground kept as becommeth the place so dedicated free from soile and all other nastines as pissing against the Church and defiling the Church-yard with their excrements and the like And are the Bones of the dead decently interred or layd up in some fit place as beseemeth Christians 6. Whether have any ancient Monuments or glasse windowes béen defaced or any brasse Inscriptions Lead Stones Bells or any thing els belonging to your Church or Chappell been at any time purloyned and by whom 7. What Legacies have been given to the use and benefit of your Church and how have they been bestowed Who hath received and detaineth them without due imployment and whether doth any with-hold the stocke of the Church or any goods or things given to good and charitable uses 8 It there any in the Parish that hath or doth refuse to contribute towards the reparation of your Church and toward the provision of such things as belong thereunto 9 Whether doth any private man or men of his or their owne authority erect any Pewes or built any seates in your Church and what Pewes or seates have been so built by whose procurement and by whose authority 10 Whether hath any Popish Recusant being lawfully excommunicate or any other excommunicated person been interred or buried in your Church or Church-yard before absolution from that censure and excommunication obteined if yea then by whom and when 11 Whether have you a true Terrier of all that Glebe-lands Medowes Gardens Orchards Houses Stockes Implements Tenements and Portions of Tythes whether within your Parish or without belonging to your Parsonage or Vicarage taken by the view of honest men in the said Parish and whether is it safely kept