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B00013 Articles to be enquired of vvithin the dioces of London, in the second trienniall visitation of the right honorable, and right reuerend father in God, William Lord Bishop of London. holden in the yeere of our lord God, 1631. Church of England. Diocese of London. Bishop (1628-1633 : Laud); Laud, William, 1573-1645. 1631 (1631) STC 10264; ESTC S122642 17,330 25

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in the time of Common Prayer or Sermon on the Sabbath day or Holy dayes or any that did not receiue the Communion yéerely at the feast of Easter or within some conuenient time after 3 Whether the Churchwardens doe prouide against euery Communion with the aduice of the Minister a sufficient quantitie of fine white bread and of good and wholesome wine for the number of the Communicants that shall receiue and that to be brought in a cleane and swéet standing pot of Pewter or other pure metall 4 Haue you admitted any to preach within your Church or Chappell which was not sufficiently licensed and how often And haue you with your Minister taken diligent care that no strangers doe vsually come to your Church from their owne parish 5 Whether haue you or your predecessors Churchwardens there suffered since the last Visitation of the Lord Bishop of London any Playes Feasts Banquets Church-ales Drinkings Musters and shewing of Armes or any other prophane vsages to be kept in your Church Chappell or Churchyard Were you chosen by the consent of the Minister and Parishioners 6 Whether hath your Minister Churchwardens and Parish Clerke or Clerkes taken care that all excommunicated persons be duely published in the Church as the lawe requires And likewise had care that no excommunicated persons be admitted to the Communion nor suffered to be present at Diuine seruice and publike prayers in your Church you shall truly present euery one that hath neglected this duty or béene stacke therein 7 Whether the Churchwardens at the end of their yéere giue vp in writing a iust account before the Minister and Parishioners of their receipts and disbursements and deliuer the residue by Bill indented to the next Churchwardens And whether at any time heretofore the Churchwardens or the Ministers or the Parishioners or any of them to your knowledge or as you haue heard haue with-held or detained in their custody or haue sold wasted spent or otherwise alienated any Lead Bells or Bell-metall or other of the Church goods or stocke of money and let them specifie their names and the value and quantitie of such things as were so sold made away or detained and how long since Concerning Parishioners and others of the Laitie WHether any in your Parish or elsewhere néere about the same to your knowledge or as you haue heard hath affirmed that the King hath not the same Authoritie in all causes Ecclesiasticall which the Kings Christian Emperors had in the Primitiue Church or that haue impeached or gain-said his Royall Supremacie 2 Whether doe you know or haue credibly heard of any within your Parish that depraue the Christian Religion and namely as it is established by publike authority and professed within the Church of England And whether hath any person as you haue heard affirmed that the Church of England is not a true Catholike and orthodoxe Church and doth not teach and maintaine the Catholike Faith and doctrine of the Apostles 3 Whether any haue said or affirmed that any thing in the Booke of Common Prayer or in the Booke of Articles set forth by the Conuocation Anno Domini 1562. Or any of the rites and ceremonies of the Church of England in or by the same appointed are corrupt wicked Antichristian superstitious vnlawfull or repugnant to the Scriptures or that any of the said Articles may not with a good conscience be subscribed vnto or any of the said ceremonies may not with a good conscience be approued vsed or subscribed vnto 4 Are there any that doe not reuerently behaue themselues during the time of Diuine Seruice deuoutly knéeling when the generall Confession of sins the Letany the ten Commandements and all prayers and Collects are read and vsing all due and lowly reuerence when the blessed name of the Lord Iesus Christ is mentioned and standing vp when the Articles of the Beliefe are read or which doe couer their heads in the Church during the time of Diuine Seruice vnlesse it be in case of necessitie in which case they may vse a nightcap 5 Whether haue any affirmed preached or taught that the forme of making and consecrating Bishops Priests and Deacons or any thing therein contained is repugnant or not agréeable to the Word of God Or that the Bishops Priests and Deacons so made are not to be accounted for Bishops Priests or Deacons or ought to bée ordained in any other forme Or that the gouernment of the Church by Archbishops Bishops or others that beare any Office therin is Antichristian or not agréeable to the Word of God 6 Whether any person haue lurked or tippled in Tauerns or Ale-houses on Sundaies or other Holi-dayes or vsed his or their manuall Craft Trade or Mysterie or any bodily labour or kept their shops open vpon the said dayes or any of them especially in the time of Diuine Seruice or suffered his or their seruants to sell any wares or victuals in that time or to offend in any of the promises 7 Whether are there any in your Parish that since the Lord Bishop of London his last Visitation haue or doe prophane the Lords Day called Sunday or other Holy-day contrary to the orders of the Church of England in that behalfe prescribed which hath not heretofore béene openly punished for the same and what be their names 8 Whether hath any person in your Parish brawled quarrelled or striken or vsed any violence vnto or with your Minister or any other person in the Church or Church-yard or vsed himselfe disorderly in the Church by filthy and prophane talke or any other rude and immodest behauiour 9 Whether haue any in your Parish bin Godfathers or Godmothers to their owne children Or whether your Minister or any Godfathers or Godmothers haue vsed or doe vse any other forme answer or spéech in Baptisme then is in the Booke of Common Prayer appointed Or doe giue the children baptized any name absurd or inconuenient for so holy an action Or whether any which haue not communicated be admitted to be Godfathers or Godmothers contrary to the Law 10 Whether is there any in your Parish that doe refuse to haue their children baptized or themselues to receiue the Communion at the hands of your Minister because he is no Preacher you shall present their names 11 Whether doe all Fathers Mothers Masters and Mistresses cause their Children Seruants and Apprentices to come to the Catechisme vpon the Sundayes and holi-dayes before Euening prayer to heare and to be instructed and taught therein And those that doe not their duties herein you shall present their names 12 How many Inhabitants within your Parish Men or Women aboue the age of sixtéene yéeres doe refuse to frequent Diuine Seruice established by publike authoritie of this Realme or to receiue the holy Communion or are negligent therein or comming to Church doe depart before the end of diuine Seruice or Sermon what be their names and of what degrée state or trade of life are they you are to present