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A00214	Articles to be enquired of vvithin the diocesse of London In the third trienniall visitation of the Right Honourable, and Right Reverend Father in God, William, Lord Bishop of London, Lord High Treasurer of England. Holden in the yeare of our Lord God, 1640; Visitation articles. 1640	Church of England. Diocese of London. Bishop (1633-1660 : Juxon); Juxon, William, 1582-1663.; Heylyn, Peter, 1600-1662.	1640 (1640)	STC 10267; ESTC S101627	23,004	28

ARTICLES TO BE ENQUIRED OF Within the Diocesse of LONDON In the third Trienniall Visitation Of the Right Honourable and Right Reverend Father in GOD WILLIAM Lord Bishop of LONDON Lord High Treasurer of ENGLAND Holden in the Yeare of our LORD GOD 1640 LONDON Printed by RICHARD BADGER M.DC.XL The Oath to be administred to the Church-wardens and Sworn-men YOu shall sweare that you and every of you shall diligently enquire of the Articles given you in charge and without any affection favour 〈◊〉 hope of reward and gaine or feare of displeasure or malice of any person you shall present all and every such person and persons that now is or ●f late was within your Parish as hath committed any incest adultery fornication or simony and any misdemeanour or disturbances committed or made in any Church or Ch●ppell in time of Common Prayer Preaching or Divine Service there used to the disturbance thereof and also that have committed or done any other offence fault or default presentable in the E●clesiasticall Court according to the Articles now delivered to you Wherein you shall deale uprightly and according to truth neither of malice presenting any contrary to truth nor of corrupt affection sparing to present any and ●o conceale the truth having in this action God before your eyes with an earnest zeale to maintaine the truth and suppresse vice So helpe you God and the Contents of this Booke Articles to be enquired of within the Diocesse of LONDON in the Visitation to be holden in the Yeare of our LORD 1640. Concerning Religion and the true worship of God In This Realme established IS there any who doth affirme teach that the 39 Articles agréed upon by the Archbishops and Bishops in b●th Provinces and the whole Clergie in the Convocation h●lden at London Anno 1562. are in any part superstitio●s or 〈◊〉 or such as hée may not with a good conscience subscribe unto Who is that so teacheth or affirmeth and what is his name 2 Is there any who doth affirme and ●ea●h that the forme of Gods worship in the Church of ●●gland established by the Law and contai●●d in the booke of Common ●rayer and administration of Sacraments is a corrupt superstitio●s 〈◊〉 unlawfull worship of God or containeth any thing in it that is rep●g●●nt to the Scriptures Who is it that so teacheth c. 3 Is there any who doth affirme or teach that the Rites and Ceremo●ies of the Church of England by Law established are wicked antichristian or superstitious or such as being commanded by lawfull Authoritie ●ay not with good cons●ience ●ee approved used or subscribed unto by men who are zealously and godly affected who is it c 4 Is there any that separateth himselfe from the Communion of Saints as it is approved by the Apostles Rules in the Church of England and c●mbine themselves together in a new brother-hood accounting the Christians who are conformable to the Doctrine Governement ●ites and Ceremonies of the Church of England to be prophane or unmeet for him to ioyne within Christian profession who are they that so separa●e ●●mselves and what are their names Concerning the Church the Governement Authoritie and Discipline thereof 1 IS there any who doth affirme or teach that the Church of England by Law established under the Kings Maiestie is not a true and Apostolicall Church teaching and maintaining the Doctrine of the Apostles Who is it that doth so affirme and teach c 2 Is there any who doth affirme and teach that the Governement of the Church of England under his Maiestie by Archbishops Bishops Deanes Archdeacons and the rest that beare office in the same is antichristian and repugnant to the Word of God Who is it that doth c. 3 Is there any who doth affirme or teach that the formes or manner of making and Consecrating Bishops Priests and Deacons containeth any thing in it that is repugnant to the Word of God or that they who are made Bishops Priests and Deacons in that forme are not lawfully made nor ought to be accounted either by themselves or others to be truly either Bishops Priests or Deacons untill they have some other calling unto those Divine Offices Who is it c. 4 Is there any who doth affirme or teach that the Church hath no power to decree Rites or Ceremonies nor any authoritie in Controversies of Faith or in the changing abolishing of Ceremonies and R●tes of the Church ordained only by mans authority contrary to the 20. and 34. Articles of the Church of England Who is it c. 5 Is there any who doth affirme or teach that the Kings Maiestie hath not the same Authoritie in causes Ecclesiasticall that the godly Kings had among the Iewes and Christian Emperours in the Primitive Church Or that the Kings Maiestie within his Realmes of England Scotland and Ireland and all other his Dominions and Countries is not the highest Power under God to whom all men as well Inhabitants as bor●e within the same doe by Gods law owe most loyaltie and obedience Or that impeach any part his Royall Supremacie in the said causes restored to the Crowne and by the Lawes of the Realme therein established Who is it c 6 Is there any who doth affirme or teach that no manner of person eith●r of the Clergie or Laitie are to be subiect to the Decrees and Constitutions of the Church in causes Ecclesiasticall made and ratified by the Kings Maiesties Supreme authoritie other then such as are particularly assembled in the sacred Synods of the Church for the making of the said Decrees and Constitutions and have given their voices to the same Who is it c 7 Is there any that doth affirme or teach that it is lawfull for any sort of Ministers and lay persons or either of them to ioyne together and make rules orders and Constitutions in Causes Ecclesiasticall without the Kings Authority or any that submit themselves to be ruled and Governed by the same Who is it c 8 Is there any who doth affirme teach maintaine or publish that such Ministers who refuse to subscribe to the forme and manner of Gods worship in the Church of England and their adherents may truly take unto them the name of another Church or that there are within this Realme other meetings assemblies or congregations of the Kings borne Subiects then such as by the lawes of this Land are held and allowed which may rightly chalenge to themselves the name of true and lawfull Churches Who is it that doth so affirme c 9 Doth any Minister or Ministers without the Licence and direction of the Bishop of the Diocesse first obtained appoint or keep any solemne Fasts publikely or in any private houses other then such as are or shall be appointed by lawfull authoritie or not being Licensed as afore is said presumes to appoint or hold any meeting for Sermons Sermon Lectures

Lord Bishop of London or his Chancellour within fortie dayes after ●aster the names of all the Parishioners as well men as woemen which being ●bove 16. yeares of age received not the Communion at or about Easter be●ore according to the 112. Canon If not you shall present whether that ●resentment should have beene brought in by your selves or your predecessors ●nd specifie the names of every one that should have made such presentment at ●aster last past Concerning Schoolemasters Parish Clarkes and Sextens DOth any man in your Parish ●each either in publike Schoo● or ●●iva●e house but such as ●e allowed by the Bishop of the Diocesse or other Ordinary of the place under his hand and Seale And if there 〈◊〉 no publike Grammer-schoole founded in y●ur parish doth any other teac● Schoole in your parish than your Cura●e only if he be willing so to doe 2 Doth your Schoolemaster teach in English or Latine as the chil●dren are able to beare the shorter or longer Catechisme set forth by Autho●rity and no other doth he on Sundayes and Holydayes when there is● Sermon cause his S●hollers to ●ome unto the Church and there see the● quietly and orderly behave themselves And doth he traine them up at 〈…〉 in sentences of holy Scripture And doth he teach them any o●ther Grammar than that which was set forth by King Henry VIII an● hath since conti●ued 3 Have you belonging to your Church or Chappell a Parish Clark● aged 21. yeares at the least As he of 〈◊〉 convers●tion sufficient 〈◊〉 his reading writing and also for his 〈…〉 said Clarke chosen by any your Parson Uicar o● other Minister An● doth your Clarke so chosen as before is said receiv● his 〈…〉 without any fraud or diminution as hath beene a● 〈…〉 who is it that denyeth to pay that wages 4 doth your Se●ten or your Parish Clarke if there be no Se●ton wh●n and as often as any person in passing out of this life cause 〈◊〉 Bell 〈◊〉 be tolled that so his neighbours may be warned to recommend his soule 〈◊〉 the grace of God And after the said parties death if it so ●all out doth 〈◊〉 ring or cause one short peale to be ●orthwith run● that so his neighbour may have notice that he is departed Whether do you the Churchwardens of every Parish within the Ci●ie an● Suburbs of London according to the Kings Majesties Letters Patents unde● the great Seale of England in that behalfe granted suffer your Parish Clar●● to gather his wages himselfe in as full and ample manner as the fame ha●● formerly beene gathered in or by colour of his name without dimin●tio● upon pre●ence of pewage or the like and without any manner of disturban●● or interruption or forbidding any one so to pay the same unto him and wh●●ther doe you assist your Clarke in collecting his wages if need be accordin● to his Majesties said Letters Patent and whether doe you duely present a● such persons of your Parish as refuse to pay the said Clarkes accustomed wage● as by his Majesties said grant you are required and commanded Concerning Parishioners IS there any in your Parish either Mas●er or servant Soiour●er or Inhabiter that hath offended either by Adultery Whoredome Incest or drun●ennesse or by swearing ribaldry or filthy speaking usury or any other uncleannesse or wickednesse of life you shall faithfully present all and every the said offenders 2 Doe you know of any in your Parish or elsewhere that is an hinderer of the word of God to be read or syncerely preached or of the execution of any Ecclesiasticall Canons now by law in force or a fa●●our of any usurped or forraigne power by the lawes of this Realme ●ustly rejected and taken away or a defendour of any popish and erronious doctrine you shall de●ect and faithfully present c. 3 Have you in your parish any popish Recusants men women or children above the age of 13. yeares whether inhabitants or sojourners and common guests that refuse to come to Church or comming to the Church refuse to receive the Communion you shall set downe their names in writing if you know their names or otherwise those names by which they are called and who they are that entertaine such guests or sojourners 4 Have you any that disswade any of his Majes●ies subjects from comming to the Divine Service in this Church established or that haue or doe practise with any of them to disswade them from taking the oath of Allegiance or that have any wayes offended against the Canon lately made for the suppressing of popish superstition 5 Doe all and every person or persons inhabiting or so●ourning within your Parish diligen●ly and faithfully resort unto your parish Church or Chappell accustomed upon euery Sunday and other dayes appointed to be u●ed and kept as Holydayes doe they then and there abide orderly and soberly 〈◊〉 the time of common prayer preaching or other service of God there to be used or m●nistred Or which is contrary thereunto have you any that come unto the preachings only and not unto the common prayer or comming to the common prayer neither use to come at the beginning nor ●arry out unto the end Or that being there doe rudely and disorderly behave themselves or which by walking talking or any other noise doe hinder the Minister or Preacher 6 Have you any that upon the Sundayes or Holydaies imploy themselves in their bodily and ordinary labour or that permit their servants so to doe Or that keepe open Shops in time of divine Service Or any Uintners Inn-keepers or other Uictuallers that permit any to lie tipling in their houses or that doe tipple dice or play at cards or any other game in time of divine Service on the aforesaid dayes Or that use any plowing carting or workes of husbandry on any of those Sundayes or holydayes throughout the yeare unlesse according to Law or otherwise dispose themselves then according ●o Gods holy will and pleasure and the orders of the Church of England pres●ribed in that behal●e and by Law in force 7 Doth any manner of person cover his head in your Church or Chappell in time of divine Service or Sermon or any part thereof except he have some infirmitie and in case of such infirmitie doth he weare a co●● or nightcap only and not his hat doe all and every person of your parish reverently kneele upon their knees when the generall Confession the Letany the ten Commandements and other prayers are read and also at the receiving the blessed Sacrament of the Lords Supper doe they all say the Creed and Lords prayer next immediately following in a loud voice together with the Minister doe they stand up at the saying of the Beliefe and such other parts of divine Service as former●y they have beene used to stand up at according to the Rules and ancient custome of this Church And when and as often as in

be disposed may come to heare Gods Word and to pray with him Especially Is the Common Prayer said or sung distinctly and rev●rently upon such dayes as are appointed to be kept holy and upon their E●es Is the same said or sung at convenient and usu●ll times of those dayes and in such pl●ce of every Church as the people may be most edified thereby And doth the Pars●n U●car or Curate observe the Orders Rites and Ceremonies prescribed in the booke of Common Prayer as well in reading the holy Scripture and saying of prayers a● in administration of the Sacraments without either diminishing in regard of Preaching or in any other respect or adding any thing in the matter and forme thereof 2 Doth the Minister reade the Psalmes and Lessons appointed in the Kalendar for Morning and Evening Prayer And at the end of every Psalme throughout the yeare and likewise at the end of the Benedictus Benedicite Magnificat and Nunc dimittis doth he repeate Glory be to the Father c. And at the reading of the Lessons doth he stand and turne him so as he may best be heard of all such as be present And is the Creed called Athanasius Creed beginning with Whosoever will be saved said by your Minister constantly at the times appointed in the Common Prayer booke and doth your Minister sing or say any other Psalmes or Hymns other then aforesaid in the place of those contrary to Law 3 Doth your Parson Uicar or Curate say the Letanie on every Sunday duely throughout the yeare as also upon all Wednesdayes and Fridaies weekely though they be not holy-dayes In what convenient place of your Church or Chappell doth hee say the same and by whom was that place appointed Doth hee say the same at the accustomed houres of Service and is there warning giuen to the people by the tolling of a Bell And doth euery house-holder dwelling within halfe a mile of the Church come or send one at the least of his houshold to ioyne with the Minister 4 Doth your Minister read the Communion Service or the second Service on every Sunday and Holyday throughout the yeare though● there bee no Communion according as it is appointed in the Booke of Common Prayer 5 Doth your Parson re●ide upon his Bene●●ce or not If yea then being a licensed Preacher doth he preach one Sermon every Sunday in the yeare in his owne Cure or in some Church or Chappell neare adioyning having no lawfull impediment And being not a licensed Preacher doth he offer at any time to preach or expound the Scriptures or rather doth he procure Sermons to bee Preache● in his Cure once every moneth at the least by Preachers which bee lawfully licensed If he be licensed by the Lawes of this Realme not to reside upon his Benef●ce then in that Case doth he supply his cure by one that is a sufficient and Licensed Preacher And is your Curate allowed to serve there by the Bishop of the Diocesse or by the Ordinary of the place having Episcopall iurisdiction and by no other 6 Doth your Parson Uicar or Curate upon every Sunday and holy-day throughout the yeare when there is no Sermon reade one of the Homilies set forth by publike Authority Doth he use to read the same in the Pulpit only according as he is required in the Canons of the yeare 1571. And doth your Minister as well before the Homilie as before his Sermon move and exhort the people ●o ioyne with him in Prayer according to the forme laid downe in the book of Canons and doth hee use any other forme then is there prescribed 7 Have you in your Parish besides your Parson Uicar and Curate any Lecturer or Lecturers not having cure of soules therein Doth your Lecturer use before his Lectures the forme of prayer before remembred and no other forme And doth he twice at the least every yeare read the Divine Service on two severall Sundaies both in the fore-noone and afternoone publikely and at the usuall times and doth he as oft in every yeare administer the Sacraments of Baptisme and the Lords Supper in such manner and form and with the observation of such Rites and Ceremonies as are prescribed in the book of Common Prayer 8 Doe your Lecturer or Lecturers preach in their Gownes and not in their Cloaks according to his Maiesties Instructions An. 1629. Doth he professe his willingnesse to take upon him a Living with cure of soules in that place or Parish in the which he Lectures or elsewhere And doth he actually take such Cure or Benef●ce if any hath beene offered to him 9 Is your Lecturer licensed by the Bishop of the Diocesse And doth your Lecturer or any other Preacher that Lectureth or preacheth in your Church or Chappell impugne or confute any Doctrine formerly delivered in the same or in any Church neare adioyning before hee hath acquainted the Bishop of the Diocesse therewith and received order from him what to doe in that case for the avoiding of dissention 10 Doth your Lecturer conforme himselfe to the Lawes Ordinances and Rites Ecclesiasticall established in the Church of England If not you are to certifie the same unto the Bishop of the Diocesse or other Ordinary of the place to the end that if the said Lecturer doe not conforme himselfe after admonition his Licence may be voided and himselfe removed 11 Doth your Parson Uicar or Curate administer the Communion in your Church or Chappell so often and at such times as every parishioner may communicate at least thrice in the yeare whereof the Feast of Easter to be one And doth he give warning to his parishioners publikely in the Church at Morning prayer the Sunday before for the better preparation of themselves And doe such as purpose to communicat● signifie their minds unto the ●urate over night or the morning early 12 Doth your Minister admit to the receiving of the holy Communion such of his Cure which be openly knowne to live in sinne notorious without repentance or any who have openly or maliciously contended with their neighbours and will not be induced by him to a reconcilement Or any Church-wardens or Sidemen who having taken oath to present to their Ordinaries every such publike offence as they are particularly charged to enquire of in their severall parishes shall wittingly incurre the horrible crime of periurie 13 Doth he wittingly administer the same to any but to such as kneel or to any that refuse to bee present at the publike prayers or to any that bee common and notorious depravers of the booke of Common-prayer or of any thing contained in the Booke of Articles agreed upon in the Convocation Anno 1562. Or in the booke of Ordering Priests and Bishops or to any that hath spoken against and depraved his Maiesties Soveraigne Authority in causes Ecclesiasticall except such persons doe first acknowledge to the Minister before you