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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	church_n	communion_n	just_a	3,431	5	7.3335	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B00016	Articles to be enquired of, in the diocesse of Norwich. In the ordinarie visitation of visitation of the reuerend father in God, Francis, Lord Bishop of Norvvich. Anno Domini 1629.	Church of England. Diocese of Norwich. Bishop (1629-1631 : White); White, Francis, 1564?-1638.	1629 (1629)	STC 10295; ESTC S125656	12,054	16

admitted to be partaker of the said holy Communion Debarring others without cause 12 Item Whether hath any of your parish beene debarred from the said holy Communion without iust cause and without intimation first giuen to the Ordinary or Bishop of the Dioces and by whose default Articles concerning the Church Titul 3. the Ornaments thereof and the Churches possessions Bookes and ornaments in the Church FIrst Whether haue you in your Church or Chappell the whole Bible of the largest volume and of the last translation the Booke of common Prayer lately set foorth by his Maiesties authority the two bookes of Homilies and Bishop Iewels Apologie all well and fairely bound A Font of stone set vp in the ancient vsuall place A conuenient and decent communion Table with a carpet of silke or some other decent stuffe continually laid vpon the Table at time of diuine Seruice and a faire linnen cloth at the time of administring the Communion Abusing of the Communion Table And whether is the same Table placed conueniently as it ought And whether is it so vsed in or out of time of diuine Seruice or Sermon as is not agreeable to the holy vse of it as by sitting on it and by throwing hats on it or writing on it or is it abused to other prophaner vses Are the ten Commandements set vpon the east end of your Church with other sentences of Scripture about Things appertaining to Churches 2 Item Whether haue you in your said Church or Chappell a couuenient seat for your Minister to read diuine Seruice in together with a comely Pulpit set vp in a conuenient place with a decent cloth or cushion for the same a comely large and fine Surplice a faire communion Cup a Flagon of siluer or pewter with all other things and ornaments necessary for the celebration of diuine Seruice and administration of the Sacraments and whether haue you a Chest for almes with three lockes and keyes and another Chest for keeping the Bookes and ornaments of the Church Register bookes and the Register Booke Haue you a Register Booke in parchment for Christnings Weddings and Burials and is the same kept in all points according to the Canons And haue you a Table set in your Church of the degrees wherein by law men are prohibited to marry Reparations of Churches and parsonage houses 3 Item Whether is your Church or Chappel with the Chauncell thereof and your Parsonage or Vicarage house your Parish Almes-house and Church-house in good reparations and are they imployed to godly and their right holy vses if any bee ruinated and wasted in whom is the default Is your Church Chancell and Chappell decently and comely kept aswell within as without and bee the Seates well maintained the Steeple and Belles preserued the Windowes well glazed or any part of the Church or Chauncell windowes daubed or closed vp with Board Lyme or Stone the floore kept paued plaine and euen and all things in orderly and decent sort without dust Keeping cleane of Churches or any thing that may bee either noysome or vnseemely for the house of God as is prescribed in an Homily to that effect and the 85 Canon 4 Item How often haue you presented vnto the Commissaries and Officers Court the want of reparations of your Church Chancell Chappell or your Vicarage and Parsonage houses What dismission Fees haue you payed to the Register since the last Visitation the faults being not amended Fencing and keeping the Churchyard 5 Item Whether bee your Churchyards well fenced and kept without abuse if not whose default is it hath any person encroached vpon the ground of the Churchyard Haue any vsed a place consecrated to holy vse profanely or wickedly haue any quarrelled or stricken another in Church or Churchyard haue any anoyed your Churchyard or the fence thereof by putting in of cattell by banging of cloathes or by laying there any dust dung or other filthinesse Churches vacant 6 Item Whether is your Church full or vacant of an Incumbent if vacant who receiueth the fruits thereof and who serueth the Cure and by what authoritie And whether is it a Parsonage Vicaridge or Donatiue or Appropriation Concealing of Church goods 7 Item What legacies haue beene giuen to the vse and benefite of your Church how they haue beene bestowed who receiued them and deteineth them without due imployment Doeth any detaine or embezel any of the Church goods or any other gifts giuen to charitable vses Erecting vp seats and pues 8 Item Whether is there any execting of pewes or innouating of seats in your Church by any priuate man of his owne authoritie and what seats haue beene so built and by whose procurement and by what authoritie Defacing of seemely Ornaments 9 Item Whether hath any in your parish defaced or caused to bee defaced any monuments or ornaments in your Church Burying of Popish Recus●nts 10 Item Whether hath any Popish Recusant being lawfully excommunicate beene enterred or buried in your Church or Churchyard before absolution of that censure and excommunication if yea then by whom and when Alienation of tithes and profits of the Church 11 Item Whether bee not the profits tithes and other commodities Ecclesiasticall impiously and wickedly to the dishonour of Almighty God and preiudice of the sacred Ministery conuerted to the vse and benefit of couetous Patrons and by them receiued and detained and how long haue they beene so vsed to your knowledge A Terrier of Glebelands and other possessions of the Church 12 Item Whether you haue the Terrier of all the Gleab-lands meadowes gardens orchards houses stockes implements tenements and portions of Tythes whether within your Parish or without belonging vnto your parsonage or Vicaridge taken by the view of honest men in your said Parish And whether the said Terrier bee laid vp in the Bishops Registry and in whose hands are any of them now And if you haue no Terrier already made in parchment you the Church-wardens and Sidemen together with your Parson or Vicar or in his absence your Curate are to make diligent enquirie and presentment of the premises and make subscribe and signe the said Terrier as aforesaid Articles concerning Ministers Titul 4. and Preachers of Gods holy Word Degrees of Ministers FIrst Whether is your Minister Parson Vicar or Curate a Graduate in either of the Vniuersities or no if yea then of what degree Is hee a publike preacher of Gods word and by whom is hee so licensed Obseruation of the forme and time of common Prayer and the Sacraments 2 Item Whether doth your Minister distinctly and reuerently say Diuine Seruice vpon Sundayes and Holydayes and other dayes appointed to bee obserued by the booke of Common Prayer as Wednesdayes and Fridayes and the Eues of euery Sunday and Holyday at fit and vsuall times And doth your Minister duely obserue the orders Rites and Ceremonies prescribed in the said booke of