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A04125	Constitutions, and canons ecclesiasticall treated vpon by the archbishops, and bishops, and the rest of the cleargie of Ireland. And agreed upon with the Kings Majesties licence in their synod begun at Dublin, Anno. Dom. 1634. And in the yeare of the raigne of our soveraigne, Lord Charles by the grace of God, king of Great Britaine, France, and Ireland, the tenth. And now published for the due observation of them, by his Majesties authoritie under the great seale of Ireland.; Constitutions and canons	Church of Ireland.	1635 (1635)	STC 14265; ESTC S107631	42,000	128

provide a Chest for Almes in every Church 97. To abolish all monuments of superstition 98. None to teach Schoole without Licence and Curates desirous to teach to be licenced before others 99. The dutie of Schoolemasters ¶ Of the authoritie of the Synod 100. The authority of this Nationall Synod established DIEV ET MON DROIT CHARLES by the grace of GOD King of England Scotland France and Ireland Defender of the faith c. To all men to whom these presents shall come greeting Whereas our Bishops Deanes of our Cathedrall Churches Arch-deacons Chapters and Colledges and the rest of the Clergie within our Kingdome of Ireland were summoned and called by vertue of our Writts directed to the Arch-bishops of the foure severall Provinces and bearing date the foure and twentieth day of May in the tenth yeare of our Raigne to appeare before the said Arch-bishops in the Cathedrall Church of S. Patricks Dublin upon the one and twentieth day of Iuly then next ensueing then and there to treate and conclude upon certaine high and urgent affaires in the said Writts mentioned who did thereupon at the time appointed and in the said Cathedrall Church of S. Patricks aforesaid assemble themselves and appeare in Convocation for that purpose according to the tenor of the said Writts And whereas wee for divers urgent and weighty occasions us thereunto moving of our especiall grace certaine knowledge and meere motion did by vertue of our prerogative royall and supreame authority in causes Ecclesiasticall give and grant by our Letters Patents under our great Seale of Ireland bearing date the one and twentieth day of Iuly in the tenth yeare of our Raigne full power and authority unto the said Archbishops Bishops Deanes Arch-deacons Chapters Colledges Clergie of this Kingdome then assembled in Convocation in the said Cathedrall Church of S. Patrick that they from time to time during the Parliament then begun at Dublin might conferre treate consult and conclude of and upon such Articles Canons Orders Ordinances Statutes Constitutions Ecclesiasticall as they shall thinke necessary fit and convenient for the honour service of Almighty GOD and augmentation of his divine worship the rooting out of heresies and errours out of the Vineyard of Christ for procuring of the good and quiet of the Church and preservation of good government in causes Ecclesiasticall and to the Iurisdiction of the Church belonging as also to make and set downe ordinances and decrees to have such force and effect as other Canons and Constitutions of the Church have and the same our royall assent being thereunto first had and obtained to set forth and publish freely and lawfully and that aswell the Archbishops and Bishops and all other inferiour persons whom it may concerne should yeild due obedience thereunto as in and by our said Letters Patents more at large it doth and may appeare Forasmuch as the said Archbishops Bishops Deanes Archdeacons Chapters and Colledges with the rest of the Clergie of this Kingdome having met together at the time and place before mentioned and then and there by vertue of our said authority granted unto them have treated of concluded and agreed upon certaine Canons Orders Ordinances and Constitutions to the end and purpose by VS limited and prescribed unto them and have thereupon offered presented the same unto VS most humbly desiring VS to give our royall assent unto their said Canons Orders Ordinances and Constitutions according to the forme of a certaine Statute or Act of Parliament made in that behalfe and by our said Prerogative royall and supreame authority in causes Ecclesiasticall to ratifie by our Letters Patents under our great Seale of Ireland and to confirme the said Canons being one hundred in number and contained in a Booke intituled Constitutions and Canons Ecclesiasticall treated upon by the Archbishops and Bishops and the rest of the Clergie of Ireland and agreed upon with the Kings Majesties licence in their Synod begun at Dublin Anno Domini 1634. and in the yeare of the raigne of our Soveraigne Lord CHARLES by the grace of GOD King of great Brittaine France and Ireland the tenth which Booke is remaining with Iohn Forth Clerke of the upper house of Convocation WEE of our Princely inclination and royall care for the maintenance of the present estate and governement of the Church of Ireland by the Lawes of this our Realme now settled established having diligently with great contentment and comfort read and considered of all these their said Canons Orders Ordinances and Constitutions agreed upon as is before expressed and finding the same such as VVee are perswaded will be very profitable not onely to our Clergie but to the whole Church of this our Kingdome and to all the true members of it if they be well observed HAVE therefore for VS our heires and lawfull successors of our especiall grace certaine knowledge and meere motion by the advise and consent of our right trusty and right welbeloved Cousin and Counsellour Thomas Viscount VVentworth our Deputy generall of our said Kingdome of Ireland and President of our Councell established in the North parts of our Kingdome of England given by these presents doe give our royall assent according to the forme of the said Statute or Act of Parliament aforesaid to all and every the said Canons Orders Ordinances Constitutions all and every thing in them contained And furthermore Wee doe not onely by our said Prerogative royall and supreame authority in causes Ecclesiasticall ratifie confirme establish by these our Letters Patents the said Canons Orders Ordinances Constitutions all every thing in them contayned as is aforesaid but doe likewise propound publish streightly enjoyne commaund by our said authority by these our Letters Patents the same to bee diligently observed executed and equally kept by all our loving Subjects of this our Kingdome in all points wherein they doe or may concerne every or any of them according to this our will and pleasure hereby signified and expressed And that likewise for the better observation of them every Minister by what name or title soever hee be called shall in the Parish Church or Chappell where he hath charge reade all the said Canons Orders Ordinances and Constitutions once every yeare upon some Sundayes or Holy-dayes in the after-noone before divine service dividing the same in such sort as that the one halfe may be read one day and the other another day The Booke of the said Canons to be provided at the charge of the Parish betwixt this and the Feast of Easter next ensueing Streightly chargeing and commaunding all Archbishops Bishops and all other that exercise any Ecclesiasticall Iurisdiction within this Realme every man in his place to see and procure so much as in them lyeth all and every of the same Canons Orders Ordinances Constitutions to be in all points duly observed not sparing to execute the penalties in them severally mentioned upon any that shall wittingly or willfully

breake or neglect to observe the same as they tender the honor of GOD the peace of the Church tranquillitie of the Kingdome and their dueties and service unto VS their King and Soveraigne In witnes c. CONSTITVTIONS AND CANONS ECCLESIASTICALL Treated upon by the Archbishops and Bishops and the rest of the Clergie of Ireland and agreed upon by the Kings Majesties licence in their Synod begun and holden at Dublin Anno Domini 1634. and in the yeare of the raigne of our Soveraigne Lord CHARLES by the grace of GOD King of Great Brittaine France and Ireland the Tenth I. Of the agreement of the Church of England and Ireland in the profession of the same Christian Religion FOR the manifestation of our agreement with the Church of England in the confession of the same Christian Faith and the doctrine of the Sacraments Wee doe receive and approve the Booke of Articles of Religion agreed upon by the Archbishops and Bishops and the whole Clergie in the Convocation holden at London in the yeare of our Lord God 1562. for the avoyding of diversities of opinions and for the establishing of consent touching true Religion And therefore if any hereafter shall affirme that any of those Articles are in any part superstitious or erroneous or such as he may not with a good conscience subscribe unto let him be excommunicated and not absolved before he make a publique revocation of his errour II. The Kings Supremacy in Causes Ecclesiasticall to be maintained ALL Ecclesiasticall persons having cure of soules and all other Preachers and Readers of Divinitie Lectures shall to the uttermost of their wit knowledge and learning purely and sincerely without any colour or dissimulation teach manifest open and declare foure times every yeare at the least in their Sermons and other Collations and Lectures That all usurped and forraine power forasmuch as the same hath no establishment nor ground by the Law of God is for most just causes taken away and abolished and that therefore no manner of obedience or subjection within his Majesties Realmes and Dominions is due unto such forraine power but that the Kings power within his Realme of Ireland and all other his Dominions and Countreyes is the highest power under God to whom all men aswell Inhabitants as borne within the same doe by Gods Lawes owe all loyaltie and obedience and to no other forraine power potentate in the earth And whosoever shall hereafter maintaine that the Kings Majestie hath not the same authority in causes Ecclesiasticall that the godly Kings had amongst the Iewes and Christian Emperours in the Primitive Church or impeach in any part his Regall supremacy in the said causes restored to the Crowne and by the Lawes of this Realme therein established let him be excommunicated and not restored but onely by the Archbishop of the Province after his repentance and publique revocation of his errour III. Of the prescript forme of Divine Service contained in the Booke of Common Prayer THat forme of Liturgie or Divine Service and no other shal be used in any Church of this Realme but that which is established by the Law and comprised in the Booke of Common Prayer and administration of Sacraments And if any one shall preach or by other open words declare or speake any thing in the derogation or despising of the said Booke or of any thing therein contained let him be excommunicated and not restored untill he repent and publiquely revoke his errour III. Of the forme of consecrating and ordering Archbishops Bishops c. and of the Churches established according to that order THat forme of Ordination no other shal be used in this Church but that which is contained in the booke of ordering Bishops Priests and Deacons allowed by authority and hitherto practised in the Churches of England and Ireland And if any shall affirme that they who are consecrated or ordered according to those rites are not lawfully made nor ought to be accounted either Bishops Priests or Deacons or shall deny that the Churches established under this governement are true Churches or refuse to joyne with them in Christian profession let him be excommunicated and not restored untill hee repent and publiquely revoke his errour V. Authors of Schisme and maintainers of Conventicles censured WHosoever shall separate themselves from the Communion of Saints as it is approved by the Apostles rules in the Church of Ireland and combine themselves together in a new brotherhood accounting the Christians who are conformable to the doctrine governement rites and ceremonies of the Church of Ireland to be prophane and unmeet for them to joyne with in Christian profession or shall affirme and maintaine that there are within this Realme other meetings assemblyes or congregations then such as by the Lawes of this Land are held and allowed which may rightly challenge to themselves the name of true and lawfull Churches let him be excommunicated and not restored untill he repent and publiquely revoke his errour VI. Due celebration of Sundayes and Holy-dayes ALL manner of persons shall celebrate and keepe the Lords day commonly called Sunday and other Holy-dayes according to Gods holy will and pleasure and the orders of this Church that is in hearing the Word of GOD read and taught in private and publique prayers in acknowledging their offences to GOD and amendment of the same in reconciling themselves charitably to their neighbours where displeasure hath beene in oftentimes receiving the Communion of the Body and Blood of CHRIST in visiting the poore and sicke using all godly and sober conversation VII The prescript forme of Divine Service to be used on Sundayes and Holydayes with all decencie and due reverence EVery Sunday and Holy-day the Parsons Vicars and Curates shall celebrate Divine Service at convenient and usuall times of the day and in such place of every Church as the Bishop of the Diocesse or Ecclesiasticall Ordinary of the place shall thinke meet for the largenesse or straitnesse of the same so as the people may be most edified All Ministers likewise shall use and observe the Orders Rites Ornaments Ceremonies prescribed in the Booke of Common prayer and in the Act for uniformity printed therewith as well in reading the holy Scriptures and saying of prayers as in administration of the Sacraments without either diminishing in regard of preaching or in any other respect or adding any thing in the matter or forme thereof And in Cathedrall and Collegiate Churches all Deanes Masters and Heads of Collegiate Churches Canons and Prebendaries being Graduates shall daylie at the times both of prayer and preaching weare with their Surplises such Hoods as are agreeable to their degrees No man also shall cover his head in any Church or Chappell in the time of Divine Service except he have some infirmity in which case he may weare a night-cap or coife Neither shall any person be otherwise at such times busied then in quiet attendance to heare marke and understand that which is read preached