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A32959	Articles to be enquired of within the diocese of Lincolne, in the general and triennial visitation of the Right Reverend Father in God, William, by divine permission Lord Bishop of that diocese, anno Dom. 1671 et translationis suæ anno quarto.	Church of England. Diocese of Lincoln. Bishop (1667-1675 : Fuller); Fuller, William, 1608-1675.	1671 (1671)	Wing C4060; ESTC R41981	12,436	17

there more Apparators belonging to the Courts than the Law alloweth Can. 138. or heretofore were accustomed Whether do any of the Apparators buy or take to farm their Offices or the execution of the same Or do intrench upon the Office of the Judge 15. Whether doth any person to your knowledge or as you have heard take upon him to execute both the places of Judg and Register directly or indirectly TIT. VI. Concerning Parish-Clerks and Sextons 1. HAve you belonging to your Church or Chappelry a Parish-Clerk Can. 91. aged 21 years at least Is he of honest life and conversation and sufficient or able to perform his duty reading writing and singing Is he chosen by your Minister and doth he duly attend him in all Divine Services at the Church Are his Wages duly paid unto him and who with holdeth the same from him 2. Doth he or the Sexton if there be any such appointed in your Parish diligently look to the Doors of the Church that they be locked and opened at due time and doth he keep the Church or Chappel clean from dust cobwebs and other annoyances Doth he toll or ring the Bells at the due accustomed hours before the beginning of Divine Service Morning and Evening that the people may be warned to come unto the Church And when any person is passing out of this life Canon 67. doth he upon notice given him thereof toll a Bell as hath been accustomed that the Neighbours may thereby be warned to recommend the dying person to the grace and favour of God TIT. VII Concerning Hospitals Schools School-Masters School-Mistresses Physicians Chyrurgeons and Midwives 1. IS there in your Parish any Hospital 2 Men. 5.1 Q. Eliz. A. 3 4. Alms-house or Free-School not of the Kings Foundation or Patronage Who was the Founder or is now the Patron thereof Or what is the yearly Revenue or Stipend belonging to the Governours or Masters of the same Is the same ordered and governed in every respect as it ought to be And are the Revennes thereof rightly employed according to the intention of the Founder and of such Grants or Ordinances as have been made concerning the same 2. Doth any man keep a publick or private School in your Parish who is not allowed thereunto by the Bishop Can. 77. Doth your School-Master or Usher teach his Scholars the Catechisme of the Church Can. 79. Doth he teach any other Catechism or any other Grammar than what are set forth by Authority Doth he cause them upon Sundays and Holy-days orderly to repair to your Church or Chappel and see that they behave themselves there quietly and reverently during the time of Divine Service and Sermon 3. Doth any Woman keep a School in your Parish who is not allowed thereunto by the Bishop Is she modest of good report and conformable to the Church of England Doth she teach them the Catechism of the Church and doth she with them repair to the Church upon Sundays and Holydays and there demean themselves reverently the whole time of Divine Service and Sermon And doth she bring her Scholars to the Minister of the Parish to be prepared for Confirmation by the Bishop 4. Doth any man in your Parish practise Physick or Chyrurgery 3 H. 8.11 or any Woman take upon her to exercise the Office of a Midwife without Approbation and Licence from the Ordinary TIT. VIII Queries to be put to the Minister concerning the Church-Wardens and Side-men 1. ARe the Church-wardens of your Parish yearly and duly chosen by the joynt consent of the Minister and Parishioners Can. 89. or one of them by the Minister and the other by the Parishioners And are there Side-men appointed to assist them for the due ordering of the Church 2. Have the former and last Churchwardens given up their due Accounts to the Parish Can. 89. and delivered up to the suceeding Church-wardens the moneys remaining in their hands together with all other things belonging to your Church or Chappel 3. Do the Church-wardens and Side-men take diligent care Can. 90. and see who of the Parishioners be absent from the Divine Service and Sermon in your Church or Chappel upon Sundays or Holy-days And if they find any of them to have absented themselves without a sufficient cause Do they by Warrant from some of the Justices of Peace levy of them by way of Distress upon their Goods 1 Q. Eliz. 2. the sum of 12 d. for every such day of their absence according to the Act of Parliament in that case provided And do they the several sums so levied distribute among the Poor of the Parish according to the Law 4. Do they present them that come late to Church Can. 18. after Divine Service is begun or depart before it be ended Do they suffer none to stand idle or talk together in the Church-Porch Can. 19. or to walk in the Church or Church-yard during the time of Prayers Preaching or other Sacred Offices Do they about the midst of Divine Service asually wall forth and make search for such as are then abroad in the Streets or in Taverns or Ale-houses suspected to habour ill company 5. Do they suffer no misbehaviour or disorder to be done by Men Can. 18. or Women Servants or Children in your Church or Chappel Are they careful that none of them sit lean or lay their Hats upon the Communion Table Can. 88. Do they permit no Minstrels no Morrice-Dancers no Dogs Hawks or Hounds to be brought into your Church to the disturbance of the Congregation 6. Do they against every Communion appointed in your Church or Chappel Can. 20. provide a sufficient quantity of fine White Bread and of good Wine according to the number of Communicants 7. Do they cause all Strangers Can. 52. that preach in your Church 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 8. Were there any Presentments made upon any of the Articles before rehearsed at my Primary Visitation Anno Dom. 1668. by the Church-wardens of your Parish were the Presentments prosecuted and Delinquents punished if not by whose fault or neglect was the same omitted declare your knowledge and what you have heard herein 9. Have they the Church warden and Side-men now sworn to give in a true Answer unto all these Articles of Inquity in all their several Titles Can. 119. taken sufficient time to draw up their Presentments and therein consulted with you their Minister for your faithful Assistance FOr know you assuredly that as the true discharging of your Office is the chist means whereby publick Disorders Sins and Offences in your Parish may be reformed and punished the Bishop however willing not being able to punish till due Presentments are made so if you willfully refuse to present such Grimes and Faults as either you know to have been committed or otherwise to have heard of by publick same that in such Cases the Bishop and his Officers are to proceed against you in their Ecclesiastical Courts as in Cases of Wilful Omission and Perjury THe Ministers of every Parish are desired to prepare and give in the Names of such of the younger sort of 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 Catechisme have not yet received the Holy Communion and to present them to the Bishop to be confirm'd as there shall be opportu●●y FINIS