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A00198 Articles to be enquired of in the generall visitation of Edmonde Bisshoppe of London exercised by him the yeare of oure Lorde. 1.5.5.4. in the citie and diocese of London ...; Visitation articles. 1554 Church of England. Diocese of London. Bishop (1539-1549, 1553-1559 : Bonner); Bonner, Edmund, 1500?-1569. 1554 (1554) STC 10248; ESTC S101624 15,341 38

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to gette theyr lyuyng therby 16 ITem whether they or any of them do admit any person to receaue the blessed sacrament of the aul tare who are openly knowen or suspected to be aduersaries and speakers agaynst the sayd sacramēt or any other article of the catholike fayth or to be a no torious euil person in his conuersation or doctrine an open oppresser or euil doer to his neyghbour or being in hatred and malice with his sayd neyghbor not being cōfessed reconciled and hauing made satisfaction in that behalfe 17 ITem whether they or any of them haue of their owne aucthoritie admitted and licenced anye to preache in their cure not being aucthorized admitted therevnto or haue denied or refused suche to preache as haue bene lawfully licensed And whether they or any of thē hauing aucthoritie to preache with in their cures doth vse to preache or at the least doth procure other lawfull and sufficient persons to do the same accordyng to the order of this realme 18 ITem whether they or any of thē since the quenes maiesties proclamation hath or doth vse to say or singe diuine seruice minister the sacramentes or sacramentalles or other thinges in English contrary to the order of this realme 19 ITem whether they and euerye of them in theyr suffrages collectes and prayers doth vse to pray for the Kyng and Queenes maiesties by the names of King Philippe and Quene Marye according to a letter and commaundement therin lawfully gyuen now of late vnto them by theyr ordinarye 20 ITem whether they and eueryche of them haue diligently moued exhorted their parishioners howe and in what maner children should be baptyzed in tyme of necessitie and they the sayd parishioners reuerently and denoutly to prepare them selfes to receaue and vse the sacramentes especiallye of the sacramente of the aultare And whether any person haue refused or contempned to receaue the sayd Sacrament of the aultare or to be confessed and receaue at the priestes hande the benefite of absolution accordyng to the laudable custome of this realme 21 ITem whether they and eueryche of them hathe diligently visited his and their parishioners in the tyme of sycknes and nede and ministred sacramentes and sacramentalles to them accordingly and whether they haue exhorted monished them to haue due respecte to their soule helthe and also to sette an order in their temporall landes and goodes declaryng their debtes perfitely and what is owing bnto them and they so to make theyr Testamentes and laste willes that as muche as maye bee all trouble and busynes may be excluded theyr wyues and childerne wyth theyr frendes maye be holpen and succoured and them selfes decentlye buryed and prayed for and to haue an honest memorye and commendations for theyr so doyng 22 ITem whether they and eueryche of thē haue solempnised matrymony betwene any his parishioners or anye other personnes the banes not before asked iii. seuerall sondayes or holye dayes or withoute certificate of the sayde banes from the curate of any other parishe yf any of them be of another paryshe and whether touchinge the solempnization and vse of this Sacrament of matrimony and also of all other the sacramentes of the Churche they haue kepte and obserued the olde and laudable custome of the Churche without anye innouation or alteration in any of the same 23 ITem whether they and eueryche of them vpon the sondaye at the seruice time doth vse to sette forth and declare vnto the people all suche holye dayes and fastinge dayes as of godlye vsage and custome hath heretofore laudablye bene accustomed to be kept and obserued in the weke folowynge and ensuing and whether they and eueryche of them dothe obserue and kepe them selues the sayde holye dayes and fasting dayes 24 ITem whether the person or vicare doth repayre and maynteyne his chauncel and mansion house in sufficient reparation and the same being in decay whether he dothe bestowe yearelye the syfte parte of his benefice till suche tyme the same bee sufficientlye repayred doinge also further his duetie therein and otherwyse as by the lawe he is charged and bounde in that behalfe distrybutinge and doinge as he is bounde by the lawe 25 ITem whether there be any personne that doth serue any Cure or mynyster any Sacramentes not being prieste or yf anye doo take vpon them to vse the rowme and office of the personne or vicare or Curate of anye benefice or spirituall promotion receauing the fructes thereof not being admitted therevnto by the ordynary 26 ITem whether they and eueryche of them doth goo in priestly apparell and habite hauing theyr berdes and Crownes shauen or whether any of thē doth go in laye mens habites apparel or otherwyse disguyse them selfes that they can not easelys be discerned or knowen from laye men 27 ITem whether they or any of them haue manye promotions and benefices ecclesiasticall Cures secular seruyces yearely pensions Annuyties fermes or other reuenues nowe in title or possession and what the names of them bee and where they lye gyuing al good instruction and perfect Information therein 28 ITem whether suche as haue churches or Chappels appropried and mansions or houses therto apperteynynge doo kepe theyr Chauncelles and houses in good and sufficient reparations and whether they doo all thinges in distributions and almose or otherwise as by lawe and good order they ought to doo 29 ITem whether any such as were ordered scismatically and contrary to the olde order custome of the catholike churche or being vnlawfully and scismaticallye married after the late innouation and maner beyng not yet reconciled nor admitted by the ordinarye haue celebrated or sayde eyther Masse or other diuine seruice within any cure or place of this citie or diocese 30 ITem whether any person or vicare or other ha uyng ecclesiasticall promotion do lette oute the same to ferme without consent knowledge lscence of his ordinary especiallye for an vnreasonable number of yeares or wyth suche conditions qualities or maners that the same is to the great preiudice of the churche and the incumbente of the same and especially of him that shall succede therein 31 ITem whether there be any personne vicare curate or priest that occupieth buying and selling as a marchaunt or occupieth vsurye or layeth out his moneye for fylthye lucres sake and gayne to the sclaunder of priesthode 32 ITem whether they or anye of them doe weare swordes daggers or other weapon in tymes and places not conuenient or semely 33 ITem whether any priest or ecclesiasticall person haue reiterated or renewed baptisme whyche was lawfullye done before or inuented and folowed any newe fashion or forme coutrary to the order of the catholike churche 34 ITem whether the person vicare or curate do ac cordyng to the lawe euery quarter in the yeare vpon one solempne daye or moo it is to wyte vpon the sondaye or solempne feast when the parishioners by the order of the Churche do come together expoūde and declare by
Articles to be enquired of in the generall visitation of Edmonde Bisshoppe of London exercised by him the peare of oure Lorde 1. 5. 5. 4. in the citie and Diocese of London and set forthe by the same for his owne discharge towardes God and the worlde to the honour of God and his catholike churche and to the commoditie and profite of all those that eyther are good whiche he woulde were all or deliteth in goodnesse which he wissheth to be many without anye particular grudge or displeasure to anye one good or badde within this Realme whiche articles he desyreth all men of their charitie especiallye those that are of his Diocese to take wyth as good intente and minde as he the sayde Bysshoppe wyssheth and desyreth whyche is to the beste And the sayde Bysshoppe wythall desyreth all people to vnderstande that whatsoeuer opinion good or badde haue conceyued of him or whatsoeuer vsage or custome hath bene heretofore hys onelye intente and purpose is to doe his duetie charitablye and wyth that loue fauoure and respecte both towardes God and euerye Christen person whyche anye Bysshoppe shoulde shewe to hys flocke in any wise The firste Articles are concernyng the Clergie because they shuld of duetie giue good example and that their faulte is more in dede and more worthye punishmente then the faultes of the laytie 1 FIrste whether the Clergie to gyue example to the laytie haue in their liuing in their teaching and in their doinge so behaued them selfes that they in the iudgemente of indifferent personnes haue declared thē selfes to searche prin cipally the honour of God his churche the helth of the soules of such as are committed to their cure and charge the quietnesse of their parishioners and the welthe and honoure of the Kyng and Queene of this Realme 2 ITem whether your person vicare or anye other ministryng as prieste within youre parishe haue bene or is married or taken for married not yet separated from his concubine or woman taken for wife or whether the same woman be deade or yet lyuyng and being lyuyng whether the one resorteth to the other openly secretly or sclaunderouslye maynteynyng supportyng or findyng the same in any wise to the offense of the people 3 ITem whether there be anye personne of what estate condition or degree he be that dothe in open talke or priuelye defende maynteyne or vpholde the marriage of priestes encouraginge or boldyng any person to the defense thereof 4 ITem whether ye haue your person or vicare resident continuallye with you vpon hys benefice doyng hys duetie in the seruyng of the cure and whether beinge able he do kepe hospitalitie vpon the same feadyng hys ūocke with his good lyuyng with his teaching and his releauing of them to his power 5 ITem whether your person or vicare beyng absente haue a sufficiente dispensation and licence therein whether in his absence he do appoynte an honest able and sufficient learned curate to supplie his rowme and absence to serue his cure 6 ITem whether your person or vicare by him selfe or his good and sufficient deputie for him do releaue hys poore parishioners repayre maynteyne his house or mansion and thinges therevnto apperteynyng and otherwyse doo hys duetie as by the order of the lawe and custome of this realme he ought to doe 7 ITem whether the sayd curate so appoynted in y e absence of your person or vicare do in al pointes the best he can to minister the sacramentes sa cramētals other his duetie in seruyng y e same cure specially in celebrating diuine seruice at conueniente houres chiefly vpon sondayes and holye dayes and procession dayes ministring the sayd sacramentes and sacramētalles as of duetie and reason he ought mouinge and exhorting earnestly his patishioners to come vnto and deuoutlye to heare the same And whether he him selfe do reuerently celebrate practise minister and vse the same as apperteyneth 8 ITem whether he the sayd curate personne or vi care haue bene or is of suspecte doctrine erroniouse opinion misbelefe or euill iudgemente or do set forth preache fauoure ayde or maynteyne the same contrarye to the catholike fayth and order of this realme 9 ITem whether they or any of them doth haunte or resorte to ale houses or tauernes otherwyse then for his or their honeste necessitie and reliefe or repayre to anye disinge houses common bo wlinge alies suspecte houses or places or doe haunte and vse common games or playes or behaue thē selfes otherwyse vnpriestly and vnsemely 10 ITem whether they or anye of them be familiar or kepe companye and be conuersaunt with any suspect person of euill conuersation and lyuyng or erronious opinion or doctrine or be noted to ayde fauoure and assiste the same in any wyse contrary to the good order of this realme and the vsage of the catholike churche 11 ITem whether there be dwellynge within anye your paryshes any prieste forrener straunger or other who not presented to the Bisshop of this diocese or his officers examined admitted by some one of them doth take vpon him to serue anye cute or to minister any sacramentes or sacrameutalles within the sayd paryshe 12 ITem whether there be dwellinge wythin anye your paryshes or repayryng thyther any priest or other namyng hym selfe minister which doth not come diligently to the churche to heare the diuine seruice or sermons there but absenteth hym selfe or discourageth other by his example or wordes to come vnto the same expressinge their name and surename with sufficient knowledge of them 13 ITem whether there be anye married priestes or namyng them selfes ministers that do kepe anye assembles or conuenticles wyth such like as they are in office or secte to set forth anye doctrine or vsage not allowed by the lawes laudable customes of this realme or whether there be any resort of any of them to any place for any priuie lectures sermons playes games or other deuises not expressely in this realme by lawes allowable 14 ITem whether there be anye of them whiche is a common brawler scoulder a sower of discorde among his parishioners a hawker a hunter or spēding his time ydely and vnthriftely or being afornicatoure an aduouterer a dronkard a common swearer or blasphemer of God or his sayntes or an vnruly or euill disposed person or that bath come to his benefice or promotion by simonie vnlawfull suite or vngodly meanes in any wyse 15 ITem whether they and eueryche of them to the best of their powers at al tymes haue exhorted stirred the people to quietnes and concord and to the obedience of the Kinge and Queenes maiesties and theyr officers rebukyng all sedition tumulte wyth all vnlawful assembles mouing the people to charitie and good order and charginge the fathers and mothers maysters gouernours of youth to kepe good rule to instruct them in vertue and goodnes to the honoure of God and of this realme and to haue them occupied in some honeste arte and occupation