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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68015	Articles to be inquired of vvithin the dioces of Ely in the first visitation of the R. Reverend Father in God Matthevv, Lord Bishop of Ely.; Visitation articles. 1638	Church of England. Diocese of Ely. Bishop (1638-1667 : Wren)	1638 (1638)	STC 10197; ESTC R960	26,209	24

children which were priuately baptized if they liued béene afterwards brought to your Church that the Congregation and the Minister of the Parish in case they were not baptised by him might be certified whether they were lawfully baptised or no 7 Haue the children that haue béene borne to any Popish Recusant in your Parish béene publikely baptised in your Parish Church by your owne Parson Vicar or Curate Or by whom else were they baptised or where to your knowledge or as you haue heard you are to giue all the notice you can both of them and of their Parents 8 Hath the blessed Sacrament of the Lords Supper béene duly and reuerently administred in your Church or Chappell so often and at such conuenient times that at least thrice euery yéere whereof once at Easter euery Parishioner within your Parish being of the age of 16 yéeres or vpwards might receiue the same 9 Hath the said blessed Sacrament béen deliuered vnto any or receiued by any the Communicants within your Parish that did vnrcuerently either sit stand or leane or that did not deuoutly and humbly knéele vpon their knées in plaine and open view without collusion or hypocrisie 10 Haue any of your Parish which are openly knowne to liue in notorious sinne without repentance or any excommunicate persons or schismaticks common and notorious deprauers of the Religion and Gouernment of this Realme without vnfained sorrow shewed by them for their impiety and wickednesse béene admitted to be partakers of the holy Communion 11 Hath any of your Parish béen debarred from the said holy Communion without iust cause or without intimation presently giuen to the Ordinarie or Bishop of the Dioces Name euery such person and the person that debarred him or them Chap. 3. Concerning the Church the furniture and possessions thereof 1 HAue you a Parish Church and Chancell now standing and in vse or is the same prophaned or demolished in part or in whole 2 Haue you in your Church or Chappell the whole Bible in the largest Volume of the last translation the Booke of Common Prayer the two Bookes of Homilies and Bishop Iewels Works all well and fairely bound And haue you also in your Church the forme of the Diuine Seruice for the 5th day of Nouember and for the 27th day of March and the Book of Constitutions or Canons Ecclesiasticall 3 Haue you in your Church or Chappell a Font of stone set and fastened in the ancient vsuall place whole and cleane and fit to hold water A conuenient and decent Communion Table with a carpet of silke or some other decent stuffe continually laid vpon the Table at the time of diuine Seruice and a faire linnen cloth thereon laid at the time of administring the Communion what did either of them cost what be they now worth in value And is the same Table placed conueniently so as the Minister may best be heard in his administration and the greatest number may reuerently communicate To that end doth it ordinarily stand vp at the East end of the Chancell where the Altar in former times stood the ends thereof being placed North and South Is it at any time vsed vnreuerently by leaning or sitting on it throwing hats or any thing else vpon it or writing on it or is it abused to any other prophane or common vse Are there any steps or ascents in your Chancell vp to the Communion Table Haue you also a decent raile of wood or some other comely inclosure couered with cloth or silk placed handsomely aboue those steps before the Holy Table néere one yard high and reaching crosse from the North wall to the South except by the order of the Diocesan it be made with the ends returning vnto the East wall with two conuenient doores to open before the Table And if it be a Raile are the Pillars or Ballisters thereof so close that doggs may not any where get in Also are the ten Commandements set vp in your Church or Chappell where the people may see and read them and other chosen sentences written vpon the wals of your said Church or Chappell in places conuenient for the same purpose 4 Haue you in your said Church or Chappell a conuenient seat for your Minister to read diuine Seruice in Where and in what part of the Church doth it stand how farre from the Chancell and which way doth the standing thereof cause the Minister to turne his face when he knéeleth therein at prayer Haue you also a comely Pulpit set vp in a conuenient place with a decent Cloth or Cushion for the same Haue you a comely large Surplice what cost it by the yard and how long haue you had the same Haue you also a faire Communion Cup of siluer and a couer agréeable to the same a Flagon of siluer or pewter with all other things and Ornaments necessary for the celebration of diuine Seruice and administration of the Sacraments And haue you a chest wherein to put the almes for the poore with thrée lockes and keyes vnto it and another Chest for the kéeping of the Bookes and the Communion Vessels and Ornaments of the Church Or where are they kept ordinarily 5 In the said Chest haue you a Register booke in Parchment wherein to register the Christenings Weddings and Burials And is the same booke written and kept in all points according to the Canon And is the Christian name of the mother as well as of the father therein duly registred And is there a transcript thereof tran●mitted euery yéere into the Bishops principall Registry Haue you also a faire Paxer-booke wherein euery Preacher which is a stranger is to subscribe his name the day when he preached and by whose authority he is licensed And haue you also a Table set vp in your Church of the degrées wherein by Law men are prohibited to marrie 6 Is your Church or Chappell with the Chancell thereof as also the Vestrey and the Church Porch if you haue any and your Parsonage house or Vtcarage-house and all other houses thereto belonging your Parish Almes-house and Church-house in good reparations And are they imployed to godly and their right holy vses And if any of them be ruinated and wasted in whom is the default And is your Church Chancell and Chappell decently and comely kept as well within as without and are the seats in them well maintained and the bottomes of them either boarded or paued the Stéeple and Bels preserued the windowes in no part stopt vp but well glazed the roofe and wals cleane the whole floore kept paued plaine and euen and all things there in orderly and decent sort without dust rubbish straw or litter or any thing that may he either noysome or vnséemly for the house of God The Parishioners vsing none but Pesses and fast matts in their seats as néed shall require 7 Are there any armes and furniture for souldiers or other munition ladders buckets timber or any other implements for publike or priuate vse stored and kept in