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A79595 Articles to be enquired of, and answered unto, by the church-wardens and sides-men in the visitation of the Reverend the Archdeacon of Essex. Anno Dom. 168[blank]; Visitation articles Church of England. Archdeaconry of Essex. 1683 (1683) Wing C4040A; ESTC R230197 4,610 8

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ARTICLES TO BE Enquired of AND ANSWERED VNTO BY THE CHURCH-WARDENS and SIDES-MEN IN THE VISITATION OF THE REVEREND the ARCHDEACON of Essex Anno Dom. 1683 OXFORD Printed in the Year 1683 The Tenor of the OATH of the Church-Wardens and Side-men YOV shall Swear That you and every of you shall faithfully execute your several Offices of Church-Wardens and Side-men according to the Kings Ecclesiastical Laws So help you God and the Contents of His Holy Gospel ARTICLES to be Enquired of and Answered unto by the Church wardens and Side-men in the Visitation of the Reverend the Arch Deacon of Essex Anno Dom. 168 TIT. I. Concerning Churches and Chappels with the Ornaments and Furniture thereunto belonging I. Canon 8● IS your Parish Church or Chappel in good and sufficient repair both for the Roof Window Floor and Seats II. Hath any part of your Church Chappel or Steeple been demolished or pulled down what part and how long since or any of the Lead Timber or Bells thereunto formerly belonging any way embezled or sold and by whom III. Is there a decent Font of Stone with a Cover Can. 81. and doth the same stand at or near the neither end of your Church in such manner as anciently and usually Fonts have stood for the Baptizing of Children Doth the Minister baptize publickly only in the Font Is there a decent Communion-Table in your Chancel with a decent Carpet and an other covering of white Linnen to be spread thereon at the time of Administration of the Lords Supper And have you a fair Chalice or Communion Cup with a cover and one or more Flagons have they been profaned by common use IV. Have you a convenient Seat or Pew 8● 20. 82. 83. 80. Stat. wherein to read Divine Service a Pulpit with a decent cloath or cushion a large Bible of the last Translation and a book of Common Prayer lately published Anno 1662. the book of Homilies set forth by Authority and a printed Table of the degrees wherein Marriages are prohibited and a Book of Canons and Constitutions Ecclesiastical And a decent Surplice and Hood 99. 58. 87. 70. V. Have you a Register Book in Parchment of Christnings Burials and Marriages and is the same kept in all points according to the ancient use VI. 52. Have you a book of Paper to record the Names and Licences of such Strangers as are admitted to Preach in your Church or Chappel and do such strangers subscribe their names as also a third book for the Church-wardens Accounts as also a Chest with Locks and keys wherein to keep the said Books 70. and the afore mentioned Furniture TIT. II. Concerning the Church yard the Houses Glebes and Tythes belonging to the Church I. IS your Church-yard sufficiently fenced and decently kept Hath any person encro●ched upon the same or made any Door into it and how long since II. Is the House of your Parson Vicar or Curate and the Out-houses in good repair have any of them been defaced or pulled down without Licence Can. 87. have there been any incroachments made upon the same or any of the ancient marks or bounds removed or changed and by whom III. Have you a true and perfect Terrier of all the Glebe-lands Gardens Orchards Tenements or Cottages belonging to your Parsonage or Vicarage as also a note of such Pensions Rate-tithes and portions of Tithes or other yearly Profits either within or without your Parish as belong thereunto Have any of the same been with-held from your Minister and by whom as you know or have heard TIT. III. Concerning Ministers I. IS your Minister a Priest or Deacon Episcopally ordained according to the Laws of the Church of England II. Hath he been legally Instituted and Inducted into his Benefice and did he within two Months after his Induction Publickly in the Church upon some Sunday or Holiday in the time of Divine Service read the 39 Articles of the Church of England established by Authority and there Publickly declare his assent thereunto III. Is he resident among you how many weeks hath he been absent from you without urgent necessity IV. C●● 47. Hath your Minister a Curate is he in holy Orders and conformable to the Laws of the Church is he allowed by the Ordinary V. Doth your Parson Vicar Curate or Lecturer if you have any perform his Office in all things according to the Rubrick of the book of common Prayer lately established and the Act of Conformity published therewith without either diminishing in regard of preaching or in any other respect or adding any thing in the matter or form VI. Doth your Minister at the reading of Divine Service wear a Surplice and Hood VII Doth he observe the Holy-dayes and Fasting-dayes the Ember-weeks 14. 58. and the yearly Perambulation in Rogation-week as is appointed by the Rubrick VIII Is your Minister Licenced to Preach If so doth he constantly not having a reasonable Impediment Preach one Sermon in your Church or Chappel every Sunday Or if he be not Licenced or be hindred doth he procure one to supply his Office by Preaching or reading one of the Homilies IX 45. 46. 47. Doth your Minister instruct the Youths in your Parish in the Church-Catechism And prepare and present them to be confirmed by the Bishop X. Doth he neglect or delay to visit the Sick or to Baptize any Infant that is in danger of death Doth he baptize any with out God-fathers or God mothers or admit either of the Parents to be God father or God mother to their own Children Can. 57. Rubr. before confirm XI Hath your Minister Married any Persons without publishing the Banes on three Sundayes or Holy-dayes or hath he Married any in Private houses or not between the hours of Eight and Twelve in the Morning unless he had a Licence and Dispensation so to do XII 67. 69. 62. 72. 73. Hath your Minister taken upon him to appoint any Publick or private Fasts Prophesyings or Exercises not appointed by Authority or doth he or any other either Minister or Lay-person hold any Conventicles or Meetings in private Houses within your Parish for People of several Families to resort unto under pretence of Preaching Praying Thanksgiving or Humiliation contrary to the Laws and Canons in that case provided XIII Is your Parson Vicar Curate or Lecturer a man of a sober life and conversation or is his Carriage in any kind disorderly or scandalous and unbeseeming a Minister TIT. IV. Concerning the Parishioners I. IS there any in your Parish that makes profession of any other Religion than what is established in the Church of England Act for uniformity 1. Q Elizab. C. 109. and that refuse to come to the publick Assemblies Prayers or Service of the Church if there be any what are their Names II. Is there any person in your Parish that lyeth under a common Fame or suspition of Adultery Fornication or Incest Are there any common Drunkards
within your Parish or common Swearers or Blasphemers of Gods name or any that are noted to be Railers unclean of filthy Talkers or sowers of Sedition Faction and Discord amongst their neighbors III. Do any of your Parish upon Sundays or Holidays follow their bodily and ordinary labour or permit their Servants so to do Are any Shops kept open or Wares sold Or do any Vintners Inn-keepers or other Victuallers and sellers of Beer and Ale suffer any persons to tipple or game in their houses upon those daies IV. Doth every person in your Parish duly resort to your Church or Chappel Can. 13. upon Sundays and Holi-days and as well during Divine Service as preaching the word of God demean themselves reverently 18. uncovering their heads kneeling at prayers standing up when the Creed and Gospel are read V. Rubr. Rub. of Bapt. Is there any in your Parish that refuse to send their Infant-Children to be baptized in the Church unless in case of urgent danger Or do they send them to be baptized in other Parishes or are they baptized after other Form than is appointed Or are they kept unbaptized longer than is allowed or are there any Infants or more aged Persons as yet unbaptized VI. Is there any person in your Parish of sixteen years of age who doth not receive the Sacrament three times in the year of which Easter is alwaies to be one doth any refuse to receive it kneeling 112. Rub. after Commu● 27. 28. 65. or resort to other Parishes or do any strangers come to your Parish Church to receive it VII Are there any in your Parish that be denounced and declared excommunicate for any crime committed how long have they been so excommunicated and do any of your Parish keep society with them before they be reconciled to the Church and absolved VIII Are there any in your parish who have been unlawfully Married contrary to the Laws of God or any that being lawfully divorced have married again Exprest in a Table set forth by Authority An. Dom. 1563. 99. 107. Rubr. Can. 85 Or any that being lawfully married and not separated or divorced by course of Law do not co-habit together IX Are there any married Women in your Parish who after their Delivery from the peril of Child-birth refuse to make their publick Thanksgiving to God in the Church and when they come so to do do they come decently apparelled and make their Offerings according to Custom X. Are there any that refuse to pay their Duty for Easter Offerings or refuse to contribute to the Rates made for the repair of your Church of Chappel or any thing thereunto belonging Rubr. b. XI Do any refuse to bury their Dead according to the Rites of the Church of England And are there any Wills or Testaments of Persons dead in your Parish that be yet unproved or any Goods Administred without a due Grant from the Ordinary Did any dying in your parish or elsewhere leave any Legacie to your Church or Chappel or to the use of the poor or to any other pious and charitable purposes What were those Legacies and how have they been bestowed XII Is there any strife and contention among any of your Parish for their pews or seats in your Church have any new pews been erected in your Chancel or in the body of your Church or Chappel without leave from the Ordinary XIII Do all and every housholder of your Parish Fathers Can. 59. Masters Mothers and Mistresses cause their Children Servants and Apprentices which have not yet learned their Catechism to come unto Church on Sundays and Holy-days in the Afternoon obediently to hear and to be ordered by the Master till they have learned the same TIT. V. Concerning Parish Clarks and Sextons I. HAve you belonging to your Church or Chappel a Parish Clark aged one and twenty years at the least Is he of honest Life and Conversation and sufficiently able to perform his duty in Reading Writing and Singing Is he chosen by your Minister and doth he duly attend him in all Divine Services at the Church Can. 91. Are his Wages du●y paid unto him Or who withholdeth the same from him II. Doth he diligently do his duty in keeping the Church clean and decent in Tolling and Ringing the Bells before Divine Service And when any person is passing out of this life doth he upon notice Toll a Bell that the Neighbours may thereby be warned to recommend the dying person to the grace and favour of God Concerning School-Masters Schools Physitians Chyrurgions and Midwifes I. DOth any man keep a publick or private School in your Parish Can. 77 ●9 who is not allowed thereunto by his Ordinary Doth he teach the Scholars the Catechism of Religion set forth by Authority Doth he cause his Scholars upon Sundays and Holy-days orderly to repair to your Church or Chappel And see that they behave themselves quietly and reverently during the time of Divine Service and Sermon II. Doth any in your Parish practice Physick or Chyrurgery or any Woman take upon her to exercise the Office of a Midwife without Licence from the Ordinary TIT. VII Concerning Church-Wardens and Side-men I. Can. 89 ARe the Church Wardens of your Parish yearly and duly chosen by the joynt consent of your Minister and Parishioners Or one of them by your Minister and the other by the Parishioners II. Have the former and last Church-Wardens given up their Accounts to the Parish and delivered up to the succeeding Church Wardens the Monies remaining in their hands together with all other things belonging to your Church or Chappel III. You are further to understand that according to your Office you are to provide against every Communion appointed in your Church or Chappel a sufficient quantity of fine white bread and of good Wine according to the number of Communicants Rubr. at Commun YOU also are to Exhibit a Bill of Presentment to this Court of all and every the Offenders in any of the matters mentioned in the preceaent Articles and therein to take the assistance of your Minister FINIS