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A37590
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An act for the uniformity of publick prayers and administration of sacraments and other rites and ceremonies and for establishing the form of making, ordaining and consecrating bishops, priests and deacons in the Church of England.; Laws, etc.
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England and Wales.
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1662
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Wing E1136; ESTC R29994
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of Bishops Priests and Deacons And that the Morning and Evening Prayers therein contained shall upon every Lords day and upon all other days and occasions and at the times therein appointed be openly and solemnly read by all and every Minister or Curate in every Church Chappel or other place of Publique Worship within this Realm of England and places aforesaid And to the end that Vniformity in the publique Worship of God which is so much desired may be speedily effected Be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid that every Person Vicar or other Minister whatsoever who now hath and enjoyeth any Ecclesiastical benefice or promotion within this Realm of England or places aforesaid shall in the Church Chappel or place of Publique Worship belonging to his said benefice or promotion upon some Lords day before the feast of Saint Bartholomew which shall be in the year of our Lord God One thousand six hundred sixty and two openly publiquely and solemnly read the Morning and Evening Prayer appointed to be read by and according to the said Book of Common Prayer at the times thereby appointed and after such reading thereof shall openly and publickly before the Congregation there assembled declare his unfeigned assent and consent to the use of all things in the said Book contained and prescribed in these words and no other I A. B. Do here declare my unfeigned assent and consent to all and every thing contained and prescribed in and by the Book intituled The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church according to the use of the Church of England together with the Psalter or Psalms of David Pointed as they are to be sung or said in Churches and the form or manner of making ordaining and consecrating of Bishops Priests and Deacons And that all and every such person who shall without some lawfull impediment to be allowed and approved of by the Ordinary of the place neglect or refuse to do the same within the time aforesaid or in case of such impediment within one Moneth after such impediment removed shall ipso facto be deprived of all his Spiritual Promotions And that from thenceforth it shall be lawfull to and for all Patrons and Donors of all and singular the saids Spiritual Promotions or of any of them according to their respective Rights and Titles to present or collate to the same as though the person or persons so offending or neglecting were dead And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid that every person who shall hereafter be presented or collated or put into any Ecclesiastical benefice or promotion within this Realm of England and places aforesaid shall in the Church Chappel or place of publick worship belonging to his said benefice or promotion within two Moneths next after that he shall be in the actuall possession of the said Ecclesiastical benefice or promotion upon some Lords day openly publickly and solemnly Read the Morning and Evening Prayers appointed to be Read by and according to the said Book of Common Prayer at the times thereby appointed and after such Reading thereof shall openly and publickly before the Congregation there assembled declare his unfeigned assent and consent to the use of all things therein contained and prescribed according to the form before appointed And that all and every such person who shall without some lawfull impediment to be allowed and approved by the Ordinary of the place neglect or refuse to do the same within the time aforesaid or in case of such impediment within one moneth after such impediment removed shall ipso facto be deprived of all his said Ecclesiastical benefices and promotions And that from thenceforth it shall and may be lawfull to and for all Patrons and Donors of all and singular the said Ecclesiastical benefices and promotions or any of them according to their respective Rights and Titles to present or collate to the same as though the person or persons so offending or neglecting were dead And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid that in all places where the proper incumbent of any Parsonage or Vicarage or benefice with Cure doth reside on his living and keep a Curate the incumbent himself in person not having some lawfull impediment to be allowed by the Ordinary of the place shall once at the least in every moneth openly and publickly Read the Common-prayers and Service in and by the said Book prescribed and if there be occasion Administer each of the Sacraments and other Rites of the Church in the Parish Church or Chappel of or belonging to the same Parsonage Vicarage or benefice in such order manner and form as in and by the said Book is appointed upon pain to forfeit the sum of five pounds to the use of the poor of the Parish for every offence upon conviction by confession or proof of two credible Witnesses upon Oath before two Iustices of the Peace of the County City or Town-Corporate where the offence shall be committed which Oath the said Iustices are hereby impowred to Administer and in default of payment within ten dayes to be levied by distresse and sale of the goods and Chattles of the offender by the warrant of the said Iustices by the Church-wardens or Over-seers of the Poor of the said Parish rendring the surplusage to the party And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid that every Dean Canon and Prebendary of every Cathedral or Collegiate Church and all Masters and other Heads Fellows Chaplains and Tutors of or in any Colledge Hall House of Learning or Hospital and every Publick Professor and Reader in either of the Vniversities and in every Colledge else where and every Parson Vicare Curate Lecturer and every other person in holy Orders and every School-master keeping any publick or private Schoole and every person instructing or teaching any youth in any House or private Family as a Tutor or School-master who upon the first day of May which shall be in the year of our Lord God One thousand six hundred sixty two or at any time thereafter shall be incumbent or have possession of any Deanry Canonry Prebend Master-ship Head-ship Fellow-ship Professors place or Readers place Parsonage Vicarage or any other Ecclesiastical Dignity or Promotion or of any Curates place Lecture or School or shall instruct or teach any youth as Tutor or School-master shall before the Feast-day of Saint Bartholomew which shall be in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred sixty two or at or before his or their respective admission to be incumbent or have possession aforesaid subscribe the Declaration or Acknowledgment following Scilicet I A. B. Do declare that it is not lawfull upon any pretence whatsoever to take Arms against the King and that I do abhor that traiterous Position of taking Arms by His Authority against His Person or against those that are Commissionated by Him And that I will conform to the Liturgy of
every Colledge and Hall in the said Vniversities and of the said Colledges of Westminster Winchester and Eaton within on moneth after the feast of Saint Bartholomew which shall be in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred sixty and two And every Governour or Head of any of the said Colledges or Halls hereafter to be elected or appointed within one moneth next after his Election or Collation and Admission into the same Government or Headship shall openly and publickly in the Church Chappel or other publick place of the same Colledge or Hall and in the presence of the fellows and Scholars of the same or the greater part of them then Resident Subscribe unto the Nine and thirty Articles of Religion mentioned in the Statute made in the thirteenth year of the Reign of the late Queen Elizabeth and unto the said Book and declare his unfeigned assent and consent unto and approbation of the said Articles and of the same Book and to the use of all the Prayers Rites and Ceremonies Forms and Orders in the said Book prescribed and contained according to the form aforesaid And that all such Governours or Heads of the said Colledges and Halls or any of them as are or shall be in Holy Orders shall once at least in every quarter of the year not having a lawfull impediment openly and publickly read the morning Prayer and Service in and by the said Book appointed to be read in the Church Chappel or other publick place of the same Colledge or Hall upon pain to lose and be suspended of and from all the Benefits and Profits belonging to the same Government or Headship by the space of six moneths by the Visitor or Visitors of the same Colledge or Hall And if any Governour or Head of any Colledge or Hall suspended for not subscribing unto the said Articles and Book or for not reading of the morning Prayer and Service as aforesaid shall not at or before the end of six moneths next after such suspension subscribe unto the said Articles and Book and declare his consent thereunto as aforesaid or read the morning Prayer and Service as aforesaid then such Government or Headship shall be ipso facto void Provided alwayes that it shall and may be lawfull to use the morning and evening Prayer and all other Prayers and Service prescribed in and by the said Book in the Chappels or other publick places of the respective Colledges and Halls in both the Vniversities in the Colledges of Westminster Winchester and Eaton and in the Convocations of the Clergies of either Province in Latine any thing in this Act contained to the contrary notwithstanding And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid that no person shall be or be received as a Lecturer or permitted suffered or allowed to Preach as a Lecturer or to Preach or Read any Sermon or Lecture in any Church Chappel or other place of Publick worship within this Realm of England or the Dominion of Wales and Town of Berwick upon Tweed unlesse he be first approved and thereunto Licensed by the Archbishop of the Province or Bishop of the Diocesse or in case the See be void by the Guardian of the Spiritualties under his Seal and shall in the presence of the same Archbishop or Bishop or Guardian Read the Nine and thirty Articles of Religion mentioned in the Statute of the Thirteenth year of the late Queen Elizabeth with declaration of his unfeigned assent to the same And that every person and persons who now is or hereafter shall be Licensed Assigned Appointed or Received as a Lecturer to Preach upon any day of the week in any Church Chappel or place of Publick worship within this Realm of England or places aforesaid the first time he Preacheth before his Sermon shall openly publickly and solemnly Read the Common Prayers and Service in and by the said Book appointed to be read for that time of the day and then and there publickly and openly declare his assent unto and approbation of the said Book and to the use of all the Prayers Rites and Ceremonies Forms and Orders therein contained and prescribed according to the form before appointed in this Act And also shall upon the first Lecture-day of every moneth afterwards so long as he continues Lecturer or Preacher there at the place appointed for his said Lecture or Sermon before his said Lecture or Sermon openly publickly and solemnly Read the Common Prayers and Service in and by the said Book appointed to be read for that time of the day at which the said Lecture or Sermon is to be Preached and after such Reading thereof shall openly and publickly before the Congregation there assembled declare his unfeigned assent and consent unto and approbation of the said Book and to the use of all the Prayers Rites and Ceremonies Forms and Orders therein contained and prescribed according to the form aforesaid And that all and every such person and persons who shall neglect or refuse to do the same shall from thenceforth be disabled to Preach the said or any other Lecture or Sermon in the said or any other Church Chappel or place of Publick worship untill such time as he and they shall openly publickly and solemnly Read the Common Prayers and Service appointed by the said Book and Conform in all points to the things therein appointed and prescribed according to the purport true intent and meaning of this Act. Provided alwayes That if the said Sermon or Lecture be to be Preached or Read in any Cathedral or Collegiate Church or Chappel it shall be sufficient for the said Lecturer openly at the time aforesaid to declare his assent and consent to all things contained in the said Book according to the form aforesaid And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That if any person who is by this Act disabled to Preach any Lecture or Sermon shall during the time that he shall continue and remain so disabled Preach any Sermon or Lecture That then for every such offence the person and persons so offending shall suffer Three moneths Imprisonment in the Common-Goal without bail or mainprise And that any two Iustices of the Peace of any County of this Kingdom and places aforesaid and the Mayor or other chief Magistrate of any City or Town Corporate within the same upon Certificate from the Ordinary of the place made to him or them of the offence committed shall and are hereby required to commit the person or persons so offending to the Goal of the same County City or Town Corporate accordingly Provided alwayes and be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid That at all and every time and times when any Sermon or Lecture is to be Preached the Common Prayers and Service in and by the said Book appointed to be Read for that time of the day shall be openly publickly and solemnly Read by some Priest or Deacon in the Church Chappel or place of Publick worship where the said