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B07636 Articles to be enquired of by the church-wardens and sworne-men within the Archdeaconrie of Excester in the visitation of the Right Worshipful Thomas Barret, Archdeacon of the said Archdeaconrie of Excester. Anno Domini, 1612.. Church of England. Archdeaconry of Exeter.; Barret, Thomas. 1612 (1612) STC 10207.3; ESTC S92342 6,668 17

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ARTICLES TO BE ENQVIRED OF BY THE CHVRCH-WARDENS AND SWORNE-MEN within the Archdeaconrie of Excester in the visitation of the Right Worshipfull Thomas Barret Archdeacon of the said Archdeaconrie of EXCESTER Anno Domini 1612. LONDON Printed by William Stansby 161● The tenor of the Oath ministred to the Church-Wardens and sworne-men YEe shall sweare that vpon due consideration of these Articles giuen you in charge Yee shall present euerie such person of or within your Parish as you shall know to haue committed any offence or omitted any dutie mentioned in any of these Articles or which are vehemently suspected famed or defamed of any such offence or negligence So helpe you God by the contents of his Holy Gospell Articles to be enquired of within the Archdeaconrie of Excester Belonging to the Church FIrst whether your Church or Chappell with the Chancell thereof and euerie part of eyther of them be well and sufficiently repaired 2 Whether haue you in your Church or Chappell 1 The booke of Common praier 2 The Psalmes 3 The Bible in the largest volum 4 The two tomes of Homilies 5 The Paraphrases of Erasmus 6 A table of the ten Commaundements 7 The table of the degrees of Marriage prohibited 8 A conuenient Pulpit 9 A decent Communion Table 10 A comely couering for it 11 A faire linnen cloath to lay vpon it 12 A Communion cup of siluer with a couer 13 A conuenient seat for the Minister to read Seruice in 14 A decent Font. 15 A comely Surplesse 16 A chest or boxe for the Almes of the poore conueniently placed 17 A Register booke for Christnings Marriages and Burials kept in a Chest hauing two lockes and keyes 3 Whether is your Churchyard well fenced and ●●eanly kept and whether hath there beene any trées felled therein had for what vse 4 Whether hath there béene any fighting 〈◊〉 brawling or quarrelling in your Church or Churchyard and by whom or hath any interlude béene played in your Church or wares sold by chapmen in your Churchyard on the sabbaoth and holydaies or otherwise 5 Whether the mansion house of your Parson or Vicar with all the buildings thereunto belonging be well and sufficiently repayred are and maintayned 6 Whether your Parish Almes house and Church-house if you haue 〈◊〉 be kept in sufficient reparations and to what vses they implo●●● 7 Whether are there belonging to your Church-house any implements and vtensils and in whose custodie are they and whether any haue beene sold or alienated from their ancient vse and by whom Touching the Ministrie 1 WHether publike praier be said in your Church both Morning and Euening euerie Sunday and holiday distinctly reuerently and in due time and in such order as is by the booke of common prayer prescribed And whether vpon Wednesdaies and Fridaies not being holydaies the Letany and other praiers are said 2 Whether hath your Parson or Vicar preached or caused to be preached the monthly and quarterly Sermons by the Kings Iniunctions required And whether hath there béene any admitted to preach or read any Lecture or the diuine Seruice not hauing licence 3 Whether doth your Minister euery Sunday and Holyday when there is no Sermon read distinctly and plainly some part of the Homilies as by authority is prescribed 4 Whether is your Minister resident vpon his benefice if he be absent how long hath he béene so and whom hath he placed to serue the Cure in his stead 5 Whether doth your Minister vsually vpon the Sabbaoth or Holydaies in the Church openly call for heare and instruct in the Catechisme the children and sruants which are of conuenient age within your Parish 6 Whether is your Minister a Preacher or contrariwise is hee a sower of discord a haunter of Tauernes or Alehouses a common hunter hawker t●●●er carder swearer or dancer or is suspected to liue incontinently or doth frequent any suspected places or giue euill example of life 7 Whether doth your Minister vpon the Sunday about the middest of diuine Seruice openly signifie what holy daies and fasting daies are to be obserued the same weeke following 8 Whether hath your Minister baptised any children married any persons churched any woman buried any dead or administred the holy Communion in any other-sort then is prescribed by the booke of common prayer or hath he refused to reforme any of these duties according in the same 9 Whether doth your Minister vse to examine the Parishioners before they come to the holy Communion to know whether they be fit to be admitted thereunto 10 Whether hath your Minster admitted to the holy communion or into the Church any open and notorious euill liuer before penance done by appointment of the Ordinary 11 Whether is your Minister diligent in visiting the sicke comforting them with the holy Scriptures and doth he then moue such as bee of abilitie especially when they make their testaments to consider the necessitie of the poore and to giue to their boxe or chest their charitable deuotion or almes 12 Whether doth your Minister quarterly read in the Church the Kings Iniunctions publikely as is required 13 Whether hath your Minister conferred with and perswaded all persons within your Parish suspended or excommunicated to submit themselues to the Ecclesiasticall censure and to seeke their restitution from the Ordinary and whether doth he vse it in the presence of one of the Churchwardens at the least 14 Whether doth your Minister kéepe a note of all excommunicants in your Parish and the first Sunda euery moneth about the middest of Morning prayer recite their names and admonish the Churchwardens to remoue them out of the Church Cocerning Parishioners 1 VVHether haue you in your parish any dweller or soiourner which is a fauourer to the Romish or forraine power a maintainer of popish doctrine or any that haue said or heard Masse or which haue in their Custody any popish or schismaticall bookes or are any way suspected to maintain heresies errors or false doctrine 2 Whether there be any in your Parish that vse sorcery or witchcraft or be vehemently suspected for the same or that vse soothsaying charmes vnlawfull prayer or inuocations and whether any do resort to such for helpe and counsaile and who be the offenders therein 3 Whether your parishioners do diligently resort with their children and seruants to your parish Church on the sabboth day and holidaies both morning and Euening and there remaine the time of common prayer preaching or reading of Homilies catechising and other seruice of God there vsed reuerently and deuoutly hearing the same 4 Whether haue you any common resorters vnto your Church which are not of your Parish nor licensed by the Ordinary vsually to repaire thither and what be their names that so resort and of what Parishes are they 5 Whether any of your Parish while they are in the Church in the time of diuine Seruice vse to walke or spend the time in talking or whispering together or doe sleepe in the Church or haue