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A32934	Articles of visitation & enquiry concerning matters ecclesiastical, exhibited to the ministers, church-wardens and side-men, of the diocess of Bath and Wells, at the triennial visitation of the Right Reverend Father in God, Peter, Lord Bishop of the that diocess	Church of England. Diocese of Bath and Wells. Bishop (1672-1684 : Mews); Mews, Peter, 1619-1706.	1679 (1679)	Wing C4015A; ESTC R40816	8,825	15

keep a publick or private School in your Parish or is there any Tutor or School-master in any private Family who is not allowed thereunto by the Ordinary Doth he teach his Scholars the Catechism of Religion set forth by Authority Doth he himself repair and also cause his Scholars upon Sundays and Holy-days orderly to repair to your Church or Chappel and see that they behave themselves quietly and reverently during the time of Divine Service and Sermon III. Doth any in your Parish practice Physick or Chyrurgery or any Woman take upon her the Office of a Midwife without Licence from the Ordinary Queries to be put to the Ministers TIT. VII Concerning the Church-Wardens and Side-Men I. ARe the Church-Wardens of your Parish yearly and duly chosen Can. 69. II. Have the former and last Church-Wardens given up their due Accounts to the Parish Can. 89. and delivered up to the succeeding Church-Wardens the Moneys remaining in their hand together with all other things belonging to your Church or Chappel III. Doth the Church-Wardens and Side-Men take diligent care 1 Eliz. 2. and see who of your Parishioners are absent from the Divine Service and Sermon in your Church or Chappel upon Sundays and Holy-days And if they find any to have absented themselves without a sufficient cause do they by Warrant from some of the Justices of the Peace Levy of them by way of Distress upon their Goods the Sum of Twelve Pence for every such day of their absence according to the Act of Parliament in that case provided And do they distribute the several Sums so levied among the Poor of your Parish according to the Law IV. Do they note them that come late to Church after Divine Service is begun Can. 90 19● or depart before it be ended Do they suffer none to stand idle or talk together in the Church-porch or to walk in the Church or Church-yard during the time of Prayers Preaching and Sacred Offices V. Do they suffer any misbehaviour Can. 18. or disorder to be done by Men Women or Children in your Church or Chappel Are they careful that none of them sit lean or lay their Hats upon the Communion-Table Do they permit any Dogs or Hawks to be brought or come into your Church to the disturbance of the Congregation VI. Do they against every Communion appointed in your Church or Chappel Rub. Can. 20. provide a sufficient quantity of sine White Bread and good Wine according to the Number of Communicants VII Do they cause all Strangers that Preach in your Church Can. 5● or Chappel to subscribe their Names the same day in a Book provided for that purpose together with the Name of the Bishop that Licenced them to Preach in this Diocess And do they permit no other to Preach VIII Have they the Church-Wardens and Side-Men now Sworn to give in a true answer unto all these Articles of Inquiry in all their several Titles Can. 219. taken sufficient time to draw up their Presentments and therein consulted with you their Minister for your faithful assistance You the Church-wardens are duly to consider these Articles and well and faithfully to perform your duty in all the Premisses and to consult with your Minister as the case requires for his assistance to you in making your Presentments thereupon For know you assuredly that as the true discharging of your Office is the chief means whereby publick Disorders Sins and Offences in your Parish may be reformed and punished so if you wilful refuse to present such crimes and faults as either you know to have been committed or otherwise have heard of by publick fame that in such cases the Ordinary and his Officers are to proceed against you in their Ecclesiastical Courts as in case of wilful omission and perjury The Ministers of every parish are desired to give in the Names of such of their younger sort in their several Parishes as they judge fit to receive Confirmation from the Bishop and to present them to be Confirmed especially such as having competently learned their Catechism have not yet received the Holy Communion FINIS

in reading the Morning and Evening Service Administration of the holy Sacraments Celebration of Marriage Churching of Women after Child-birth Visitation of the Sick Barial of the Dead and pronouncing Gods Commination against Impenitent Sinners use the form and words prescribed in the Book of Common-prayer without any addition omission or alteration of the same And doth he use all such Rites and Ceremonies in all parts of Divine Service as are appointed in the said Book so far as you have observed VII Can. 58. Rub. Doth your Minister at the reading or celebrating any Divine Office wear the Surplice together with such other Scholastical Habit as is suitable to his Degree VIII Can. 64. Rub. Com. Pr. Injuct Eliz. 19. Doth he observe the Holy-days and Fasting-days as also the Ember Weeks and the yearly Perambulation in Rogation Week as in the Common-Prayer-Book or by the Ecclesiastical Canons is appointed giving notice to the Parishioners of every of the same in the Church in the time of Divine Service upon the Sunday next before IX Can. 48 49. Rub. Com. Can. 45 46. Hath your Ministor been Licenced to Preach by the Bishop or either of the two Universities If so doth he then constantly unless in case of Sickness necessary absence or other reasonable impediment himself Preach in your Church or Chappel one Sermon every Sunday Or if he be not a licenced Preacher or being so licenced be hindred by Sickness or otherwise as aforesaid doth he procure a Sermon to be Preached by some other Minister a licensed Preacher Or is one of the Homilies set forth by Authority there read by a Priest on Deacon lawfully ordained X. Can 59.61 Can. 66. Injuct Eliz. 44. Doth your Minister diligently instruct the Youth of your Parish in the Church-Catechism and doth he prepare and present them being so instructed to be confirmed by the Bishop And doth he endeavour to reclaim all Popish Recusants and Sectaries if any such be inhabiting within your Parish to the true Religion established in the Church of England and to their bounden Duty in obeying the Laws and submitting to the Government thereof XI Doth he neglect to visit the Sick Can. 67 68 69. Rub. Com. Pra. Can. 29. or delay the Baptism of any Infant that is in danger of death Is there any Child in your parish past Infancy or other Person of more years through your Ministers default yet remaining unbaptized Doth he baptize any without Godfathers and Godmothers or admit either of the Parents to be Godfather or Godmother to their own Children XII Doth he in his Sermons at any time as you know or have heard Preach any False Heretical 13. Eliz. 12. Injunct Eliz. 31. Seditious or Schismatical Doctrine thereby to seduce the People into parties and factions to the disturbance of the publick Peace and Unity of the Church or State XIII Hath he presumed to Marry any Persons in Private Houses or such as being under age Can. 16. Rub. Mat. have not the consent of their Parents or without the Banes first published on three Sundays or Holy-days in the Church unless he had Licence or Dispensation so to do or at any other hours then between Eight and Twelve in the Morning who are the Persons so Married and when were they so Married XIV Doth any person Preach in your Parish as a Lecturer Act. Uniform Hath he allowance from the Bishop for so doing Doth he before his Lecture read Divine Service according to the Book of Common Prayer and is he in all respects conformable to the Laws and Orders of the Church of England XV. Can. 72 75 Hath your Minister taken upon him to appoint any publick or private Fasts Prophecyings or Exercises not appointed by Authority or doth he or any other either Minister or Lay person hold any Conventicles or meetings in private Houses within your Parish for people of several Families to resort unto under the pretence of Preaching Praying Thanksgiving or Humiliation contrary to the Laws and Canons in that case provided XVI Is your Parson Vicar Can. 75. Curate or Lecturer a man of sober unblamable and exemplary life Doth he familiarly converse with ungodly vicious excommunicate persons otherwise then to instruct or reform them Is he a frequenter of Taverns or Ale-houses a common Gamester a prophane or obscene Jester Swearer a Railer Scoffer or Quarreller Doth he set neighbors at variance one with another or encourage them to suits and contention Is he noted to be an intemperate Drinker or vehemently suspected of Incontinence with any person either within your Parish or without Is his Apparel grave and decent both for fashion and colour as the Canons of the Church require Or is his carriage and conversation in any kind whatsoever disorderly or scandalous and unbeseeming a Minister of Jesus Christ XVII Hath any person presumed to execute the Office of a Priest or a Deacon in your Parish-Church and to say read or celebrate Divine Service there Act Unifor or to serve the Cure of your Parish not being a Deacon or to do any other Ministerial Office in your Church belonging to a Priest or Deacon If so you are to present what his name is where he dwelleth and how oft he hath offended therein XVIII Doth your Minister use before his Sermon to Pray for the King's Majesty King Charles His Royal Consort Queen Catharine Can. 55. James Duke of York and the Royal Progeny giving unto His Majesty such Stile and Title of Supream Governor in all Causes and over all Persons as well Ecclesiastical as Temporal as are due unto His Majesty Act. Uniform Hath your Parson Vicar Curate or Lecturer a Certificate under the Hand and Seal of the Archbishop Bishop or Ordinary of his Subscription to the Declaration appointed by the Act of Uniformity and hath he publickly and openly read the same together with the Declaration upon some Lords day within three months after the date of the said Certificate in your Parish Church in the presence of the Congregation in time of Divine Service TIT. IV. Concerning the Parishioners I. Can. 110. IS there in your Parish any person reputed Heretick or Schismatick any Papist Familist Anabaptist Quaker or other Sectary that refuse to come into the publick Assemblies Prayers Services of the Church or that make profession of any other Religion than that is established in the Church of England And if there be any such what are their Names II. Is there any person in your Parish on whom there is a common Fame or vehement suspition of Adultery Can. 109. Fornication or Incest committed by him or her Are there any common Drunkards within your Parish or common Swearers or Blasphemers of Gods name or any that are noted to be unclean lewd or obscene Talkers or such who are sowers of Sedition Faction and Discord amongst their neighbors III. Injunct Eliz. 34. Do any of your Parish upon Sundays or Holy