Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	absent_v	according_a	act_n	20	3	4.5422	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A79586	Articles of visitation and enquiry concerning matters ecclesiastical, exhibited to the ministers, church-wardens, and side-men of every parish within the arch-deaconry of Berks. : At the visitation of the Right Worshipfull Peter Mews, Doctor of Lawes, and archdeacon of Berks. Holden in the year of our Lord God 1667.	Church of England. Archdeaconry of Berkshire. Archdeacon (1665-1673 : Mews)	1667 (1667)	Wing C4017A; ESTC R225606	6,310	12

sufficent or able to perform his duty in Reading Writing Singing Is he chosen by your Minister and doth he duly attend him in all Divine Services in the Church Are his Wages duly paid him or who withholdeth the same from him 2. Doth he or your Sexton if there be any such appointed in your Parish diligently look to the doors of your Church that they be locked Can. 67. and opened at due time and doth he keep the Church or Chappel clean from dust Cobwebs and other annoyance Doth he toll or ring the Bell at the 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 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 Quaeries to be put to the Minister Titul 6. Concerning the Church-wardens and Side-men 1. ARe the Church-wardens of your Parish yearly and duly chosen by the joynt consent of your Minister and Parishioners Can. 89. or one of them by the Minister and the other by the Parishioners 2. Have the former and last Church-Wardens given up their due Accompts to the Parish Cap. 89. and delivered up to the succeeding 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 and see who of your Parishioners be absent from the Divine Service and Sermon in your Church 1 Eliz. 2. or Chappel upon Sundays and Holidays And if they find any to have absented themselves without a sufficient cause do they by warrant from some of the Iustices 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 4. Do they note them Can 90. that come late to Church after Divine Service is begun Can. 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 or other sacred Offices 5. Do they suffer no Mis-behaviour or Disorder to be done by Men Women Can. 18. 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 Do they permit no Dogs or Hawks to be brought or come into your Church to the disturbance of the Congregation 6. Do they against every Communion appointed in your Church or Chappel Rub. 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 Licensed them to preach in this Diocess And do they permit no other to Preach 8. Have they the Church-wardens and Sidemen now Sworn to give in a true answer unto all these Articles of Inquiry 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 TIT. VII Concerning Hospitals Schools Schoolmasters Physitians Chyrurgions and Midwives IS there in your Parish any Hospital Almes-house or Free-School not of the Kings Foundation or Patronage Who was the Founder or is now the Patron thereof And what is the yearly Revenue or Stipend belonging to the Governors or Masters of the same Is the same ordered and governed in every respect as it ought to be and are the Revenues thereof rightly employed according to