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A00267	Iniunctions giuen by the most reuerende father in Christ, Edmonde by the prouidence of God, Archbishop of Yorke primate of England, and Metropolitane, in his Metropoliticall visitation of the prouince of Yorke, aswell to the clergie, as to the laytie of the same prouince. Anno do. 1571.; Visitation articles. 1571	Church of England. Province of York. Archbishop (1570-1576 : Grindal); Grindal, Edmund, 1519?-1583.	1571 (1571)	STC 10375; ESTC S111863	27,196	46

whether he be able and readie to read the first Lesson the Epistle and the Psalmes with aunswere to the suffrages as is vsed and whether he kéepe not the bookes and ornaments of the Church fayre and cleane and cause the Church and Quéere the Communion Table the Pulpet and the Font to be made decent and cleane agaynst seruice time the communion sermon and baptisme 40 Whether there be any man or woman in your Parish that resorteth to any Popish priest for shrift or auricular confession or any that within thrée yeares now last past hath béene reconciled vnto the Pope or to the church of Rome or any that is reputed or suspected so to be and whether there be any that refuse to come to the Church to heare diuine seruice or to communicate according to the order now established by publicke authoritie and what be their names 41 Whether there be anye person or persons ecclesiasticall or temporall within your Parish or else where within this Dioces that of late haue retayned or kept in theyr custodie or that read sell vtter disperse cary or deliuer to others anye Englishe bookes set forth of late yeares at Louain or in any other place beyonde the seas by Harding Dorman Allen Saunders Stapleton Marshall or any of them or by any other Englishe Papist eyther agaynst the Quéenes Maiesties Supremacie in matters ecclesiasticall or agaynst true religion and catholicke Doctrine now receyued and established by common authoritie within thys Realme and what their names and surnames are 42 Whether there be any in your Parishe that vseth to pray in English or in Latine vpon Beades or other such like thing or vpon any superstitious popishe Primer or other like booke and what be their names 43 Whether the people of your parish especially housholders hauing no lawfull excuse to be absent doe faythfullye and diligently endeuour themselues to resort with their Children and Seruauntes to their parish Church or Chappell on the holye dayes and chiefly vpon the Sundayes to Morning and Euening prayer vpon reasonable let thereof to some vsuall place where common prayer is vsed and then and there abyde orderly and soberly during the time of common prayer Homelyes Sermons and other seruice of God there vsed reuerentlye and deuoutly giuing themselues to the hearing thereof and occupying themselues at times conuenient in priuate prayer who they be that eyther negligently or wilfully absent themselues or come very late to the Church vpon the Sundayes especially or that walke talke or otherwise vnreuerently behaue themselues in the Church or vse any gaming abrode or in any house or sit in the Stretes or Churchyarde or in any Tauerne or Alehouse vpon the Sundaye or other holy day in the time of common prayer Sermons or reading of the Homelies eyther before noone or after noone 44 Whether the forfeyture of twelue pence for euerye such offence appoynted by a statute made in the first yere of the Quéenes Maiesties raigne be leuied and taken according to the same Statute by the Churchwardens of euerye person that so offendeth and by them be put to the vse of the poore of the parish and if it be not by whose default it is not leuied And what perticuler sommes of money haue béene forfaited that way and by whome since the feast of Easter in the yere of our Lorde 1570. vntill the day of giuing vp the presentment concerning these Articles And so from time to time as the said Churchwardens and swornemen shall be appoynted to present in this behalfe and how much of such forfeitures haue bene deliuered to the vse of the poore of the parish and to whome the same hath béene deliuered 45 Whether ye knowe any that in the time of the reding of the Letanie or of any other part of the common prayer or in the time of the Sermon or of reding the Homelies or anye part of the Scriptures to the parishioners any person haue departed out of the Church without iust and necessarie cause or that disturbeth the Minister or preacher any maner of wayes in the time of diuine seruice or Sermon And whether any in contempt of their parish Church or Minister doe resort to any other church or no 46 Whether there be any Inkéepers Alewiues Uitailors or Tipplers that suffer or doe admit any person or persons in their houses to eate drinke or play at Cardes Tables or such lyke games in the time of common prayer or Sermon on the Sundaies or holy daies And whether there be anye Shoppes set open on Sundayes or Holy dayes or any Butchers or others that commonly vse to sell meate or other things in the time of common prayer preaching or reding of the Homelies And whether in any Faires or common Marketes falling vpon the Sunday there be any shewing of any wares before the diuine seruice be done And whether any Markets or selling of any wares be vsed or suffred in any Church yardes 47 Whether for the putting of the Churchwardens and Swornemen the better in remembraunce of their duetie in obseruing and noting such as offend in not comming to diuine seruice your Minister or reader doe openly euery Sunday after he haue red the seconde Lesson at morning and euening prayer monish and warne the Churchwardens and swornemen to looke to their charge in this behalfe and to obserue who contrarie to the sayde Statute offende in absenting themselues negligently or wilfully from their parish Church or Chappell or vnreuerently as is aforesaide vse themselues in the time of diuine seruice 48 Whether the Churchwardens of the last yeare haue giuen to the parish a iust accompt of the church goodes and rentes that were committed to their charge according vnto the custome that hath béene afore time vsed and what church goodes they or any other haue solde and to whome and whether to the profite of your church or no And what hath béene done with the money thereof comming 49 Whether the churchwardens and swornemen of the last yere haue of any priuat corrupt affection concealed any crime or other disorder in their time done in your parishe and haue not presented the same to the Bishop Chauncelor Archedeacon Commissarie or such other as had authoritie to reforme the same and whether they or any of them at any such time as they shoulde haue béene at diuine seruice on Sundaies or Holy dayes and shoulde there haue obserued others that were absent haue béene away themselues at home or in some Tauerne or Alehouse or else about some worldly businesse or at Bowles Cardes Tables or other gaming without regarde of their office and duetie in that behalfe 50 Whether any man hath pulled downe or discouered any church chauncell or chappell or any part of anye of them any church porche Uestrie or Stéeple almose house or such like or haue plucked downe the Belles or haue felled or spoyled anye wood or timber in any church yarde 51 Whether your Hospitals Spittles and almose houses be well and godly

same the English Bible in the largest volume the two Tomes of the Homelies with the Homelies lately written against Rebellion the table of the tenne Commaundementes a conuenient Pulpitte well placed a comely and decent table standing on a framefor the holy Communion with a faire linnen clothe to lay vpon the same and some couering of Silke Buckram or other such like for the cleane kéeping thereof a fayre and comely Communion cuppe of siluer and a couer of siluer for the same which may serue also for the ministration of the Communion bread a decent large Surplesse with sléeues a sure Coffer with two lockes and keyes for kéeping of the Register booke and a strong chest or Boxe for the almose of the paire with thrée lockes and keyes to the same and all other things necessarie in and to the premisses And shall also prouide before the sayde day the Paraphrases of Erasmus in English vpon the Gospels and the same set vp in some conuenient place within their church or chappell the charges whereof the person or proprietarie and Parishioners shall by equall portions beare according to the Quéenes Maiesties Iniunctions all which bookes must be whole and not torne or vnperfit in any wise And the Churchwardens also shal from time to time at the charges of the Parish prouide bread and wine for the Communion And for that purpose shal take some order among the Parishioners that euery one may pay such a reasonable summe towards the same as may suffice for the finding of breade and wine for the Communion throughout the whole yeare so as no Communion at any tyme be disappoynted for want of bread and wine 5 Item that the Churchwardens shall sée that in theyr churches and chappels all Aultars be vtterly taken downe and cléere remooued euen vnto the foundation and the place where they stoode paued and the wall wherevnto they ioyned whited ouer and made vniforme with the reast so as no breach or rupture appeare And that the Aulterstones be broken defaced and bestewed to some common vse And that the Roode loftes be taken downe and altered so that the vpper bordes and timber thereof both behinde and aboue where the Rood lately did hang and also the soller or loft be quite taken downe vnto the crosse beame wherevnto the particion betwéene the Quéere and the bodie of the church is fastened and that the sayde beame haue some conuenient creast put vpon the same And that all the bordes beames and other stuffe of the Roode loftes be solde by the churchwardens to the vse of the church so as no part thereof be kept and reserued 6 Item that the churchwardens shall from time to time sée that their churches and chappels and the stéeples thereof be diligently and well repayred with leade tyle slate or shingle lyme stone tymber glasse and all other necessaries and that their churches and chappels be kept cleane and decently that they be not lothsome to any eyther by dust sande grauell or anye filth and that there bée no feastes dinners or common drinkings kept in the church and that the churchyardes be well fenced and clenly kept and that no folkes be suffered to daunce in the same 7 Item that the Churchwardens and Minister shall sée that Antiphoners Masse bookes Grayles Portesses Processionals Manualles Legendaries and all other bookes of late belonging to their church or chappell which serued for the supersticious latine seruice be vtterly defaced rent abolished And that all Uestments Albes Tunicles Stoles Phanons Pixes Paxes Handbelles Sacringbelles Senscers Crismatories Crosses Candlestickes Holy water stocks or Fattes Images and all other reliques and monuments of superstition ydolatrie be vtterly defaced broken destroyed if they cannot come by any of the same they shall present to the Ordinary what they cannot come by and in whose custodie the same is to the intent further order may bée taken for the defacing therof 8 Item when anye man or woman dwelling néere to the church in any Citie Borough or great towne is in passing out of this life the Parishe clarke or Sextan shall knoll the bell to mooue the people to pray for the sicke person And after the time of the departing of any christian bodie out of this life the churchwardens shall sée that neyther there be any more ringing but one short peale before the buriall and another short peale after the buriall without ringing of any handbels or other superfluous or supersticious ringing eyther before or at the time of the buriall or at any time after the same nor any other forme of seruicesayde or song or other ceremonies vsed at any buriall than are appointed by the booke of common prayer And also that neyther on all Saints day after Euening prayer nor the day next after of late called all Soules day there be any ringing at all other then to common prayer when the same shall happen to fall vpon the Sunday And that no Moneth myndes or yearely commemorations of the dead nor any other supersticious ceremonies be obserued or vsed which tende to the maintenaunce eyther of prayer for the deade or of the Popishe Purgatorie 9 Item that the Churchwardens shall not suffer any ringing or tolling of Belles to be on Sundayes or holydayes vsed betwéene the morning prayer Letanie and Communion nor in any other tyme of common prayer reading of the Homelies or of preaching except it be one Bell in conuenient time to bée rong or knolled before a Sermon nor shall suffer any other ringing to be vsed vpon Saintes euens or festiuall dayes sauing to common prayer and that moderately and without excesse nor the Minister shall pawse or stay betweene the morning prayer Letanie and Communion but shall continue and saye the morning prayer Letanie and communion or the seruice appoynted to be sayde when there is no Communion togither without any intermission to the intent the people may continue togither in prayer and hearing the worde of God and not depart out of the church during all the time of the whole diuine seruice 10 Item that all fathers mothers maysters and other gouerners of youth shall in euery parish cause their children and seruaunts both menkinde and womenkinde being aboue seuen yeares of age and vnder twentie yeares which haue not learned the Catechisme or at the least such and so many of them as the Minister shall appoynt diligently to come to the church euery Sunday and euery holy day at the time appoynted and there diligently obediently to heare learne and be ordered by the Minister vntill such time as they haue learned all the sayde Catechisme by heart and shall giue to the Minister the names of all their children and seruauntes both men kinde and women kinde being aboue seuen yeares and vnder twentie yeares of age to the intent he may call for them to be examined and instructed in the sayde Cathechisme And if any of the sayde fathers mothers maysters or other gouernours of youth shall refuse or

neglect so to sende their children or seruauntes vnto the Minister to be examined and instructed at the tymes appoynted or to giue theyr names as is aforesayd or if any of the sayd yong folkes shall refuse to be examined and instructed that then the Minister and Churchwardens shall present such negligent persons and refusers to the Ordinarie to be by him punished accordingly 11 Item that all men and women of fourtene yeares of age and vpwardes shall as by the lawes of this realme they are bounde receyue in their owne parishe Churches or Chappels the holy communion thrise at the least euery yeare and namely at Easter or there aboutes for once and yearely before Easter at conuenient times and namely on Sundaies in Lent at after noone or in some of the workedayes next before Easter as the person vicare or curate shall appoynt they shall before they receyue come to the Minister and recite to him such of them as be of fouretene yeares or aboue and vnder .xxiiij. yeares of age the whole Catechisme by heart and such of them as be of .xxiiij. yeares of age and vpwardes the Catechisme or at the least the Lordes prayer the articles of the fayth and the tenne commaundements likewise by heart in Englishe and whosoeuer eyther cannot or wilfully and stubburnely shall refuse to recite and say the same by heart before their Minister shall be repelled and put back from the Communion Table And the churchwardens and Minister shall present all such refusers and all others that shall not receyue thrise a yeare the holy Communion vnto the Ordinarie yearely at the next visitation after Easter 12 Item the Churchwardens shall not suffer any Pedler or others whatsoeuer to set out any wares so sale eyther in the Porches of Churches or in the Churchyardes nor any where else on holy dayes or Sundayes whiles any part of diuine seruice is in doyng or whiles any sermon is in preaching 13 Item that no Inkéeper Alehousekéeper Uictualer or Typler shall admit or suffer any person or persons in his house or backeside to eate drinke or play at cardes Tables Bowles or other games in tyme of common prayer preachings or reading of Homelyes on the Sundayes or holy dayes and that there be no shoppes set open on Sundayes or holydayes nor any Butchers or others suffered to sell meate or other thinges vppon the Sundayes or holy dayes in lyke time of common prayer preaching or reading of the Homelyes And that in any fayres or common Markets falling vpon the Sunday there be no shewing of any wares before all the Morning seruice and the Sermon if there be any be done And if any shall offend in this behalfe the Churchwardens and sworne men after once warning giuen vnto them shall present them by name vnto the Ordinarie 14 Item that the laye people of euery Parish as they bée bounde by the lawes of this Realme and especially housholders hauing no lawfull excuse to be absent shall faythfully and diligently endeuour themselues to resort with their children and seruaunts to their parishe Church or Chappell on the holye dayes chiefly vpon the Sundayes both to Morning and Euening prayer and other diuine seruice and vpon reasonable let therof to some other vsuall place where common praier is vsed and then and there abide orderly and soberly during all the time of common prayer Homelies Sermons and other seruice of God there vsed reuerently and deuoutly giuing themselues to prayer and hearing of the worde of god And that the churchwardens and sworne men aboue all others shall be diligent in frequenting and resorting to their parishe churches or chappels vpon Sundayes and holy dayes to the intent they maye note and marke all such persons as vpon any such dayes shall absent themselues from the Church and vppon such absence shall exami ne them of the cause thereof 15 Item that the churchwardens and sworne men shall not suffer any persons to walke talke or otherwise vnreuerently to behaue themselues in any church or chappell nor to vse any gaming or to sitt abrode in the stréetes or churchyardes or in any Tauerne or Alehouse vpon the Sundayes or other holy dayes in the time of diuine seruice or of any Sermon whether it bée before noone or after noone but after warning once giuen shall punishe both them and all others that negligently or wilfully shall absent themselues from diuine seruice or come very late to the church vpon Sundayes or holy dayes hauing no lawfull let or hinderaunce and those also that without any iust cause shall depart out of the Church before the diuine seruice or sermon be done according to a statute made in the first yeare of the Quéenes Maiesties reigne printed and set forth in the beginning of the booke of common prayer that is to saye the Churchwardens shall leuie and take of euery one that wilfully or negligently so shall offend the forteyfure of xij ▪ pence for euerie such offence and shall also present them to the Ordinarie which forfeytures they shall leuie according to the same statute by distrayning the goodes landes and tenements of such offenders and shall as by the same statute they are appoynted deliuer the money that commeth thereof to the Collectors for the vse of the poore people of the same parishe 16 Item that no person or persons whatsoeuer shall weare Beades or pray eyther in Latine or in English vpon Beades or knottes or any other like supersticious thing nor shall pray vpon any popish Latine or English Primer or other like booke nor shall burne any candels in the church superstitiously vpon the feast of the purification of the virgin Marie commonly called Candlemasse day nor shall resort to anye popishe priest for shrift or auriculer confession in Lent or at any other time nor shal worship any crosse or any Image or picture vpon the same nor giue any reuerence therevnto nor supersticiously shal make vpon themselues the signe of the crosse when they first enter into any church to pray nor shall say De profundis for the dead or rest at any crosse in carying any corps to burying nor shall leaue any little crosses of wood there 17 Item that yearely at Midsommer the person vicar or curate and churchwardens shall choose two Collectors or more for the reliefe of the poore of euery Parishe according to a statute made in that behalfe in the fift yeare of the Quéenes Maiesties reigne intituled an art for the reliefe of the poore and renewed in the last Parliament which collectors shall wéekely gather the charitable almose of the Parishioners and destribute the same to the poore where most néede shall be without fraude or partialitie and shall quarterly make vnto the person vicar or curate and churchwardens a iust account thereof in writing And if any person of habilitie shall obstinately or frowardly refuse to giue reasonably towardes the reliefe of the poore or shall wilfully discourage others from so charitable a déede or shall withdrawe his