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A79593	Articles for visitation concerning certain matters ecclesiastical exhibited to the ministers, church-wardens and side-men of every parish within the Diocess of Ely. In the third Episcopal visitation of the Right Reverend Father in God Benjamin by divine permission Lord Bishop of Ely.; Visitation articles. 1674	Church of England. Diocese of Ely. Bishop (1667-1675 : Laney); Laney, Benjamin, 1591-1675.	1674 (1674)	Wing C4036A; ESTC R229602	6,067	11

ARTICLES FOR VISITATION Concerning certain MATTERS Ecclesiastical EXHIBITED To the Ministers Church-wardens and Side-men of every Parish within the DIOCESS of ELY In the third EPISCOPAL VISITATION OF THE Right Reverend Father in God BENJAMIN By Divine Permission Lord Bishop of ELY CAMBRIDGE Printed by John Hayes Printer to the University M.DC.LXXIV The Tenour of the Oath of the Church-wardens and Sworn-men YOu shall well and truly 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 of Instruction to the Church-wardens and Side-men in some more special matters to direct them in their Presentments Anno Domini 1674. TIT. I. Concerning Churches Chappels with the Ornaments and Furniture thereunto belonging 1 IS your Parish Church or Chappel in good and sufficient repair both for the Roof Can. 85. Windows Floor and Seats 2 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 imbezelled or sold and by whom 3 Is there a decent Font of stone with a cover and doth the same stand at or near the nether end of your Church Can. 81. in such manner as anciently and usually Fonts have stood for the baptizing of children Doth the Minister baptize publickly onely with water poured into the said Font without the use of a basin 82. Is there a decent Communion-table in your Chancel with a decent Carpet and another covering of white Linen to be spread thereon at the time of the Administration of the Lords Supper and have you a fair Chalice and Communion cup with a Cover and one or more Flagons have they been profaned by common use 20.82.83.80 4 Have you a convenient Seat or Pew wherein to read Divine Service a Pulpit with a decent Cloth 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 Stat. 99.58 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 5 Have ye a Register-book in Parchment of Christenings 87.70.52 Burials and Marriages and is the same kept in all points according to the ancient use 6 Have you a Book of Paper to record the names and Licenses of such Strangers as are admitted to Preach in your Church or Chappel and do such Strangers subscribe their Names in the same 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 aforementioned Furniture 7 Hath any in your Parish defaced or caused to be defaced any Monuments or Ornaments in your Church Chappel or Chancel or erected any new Pews or Monuments therein without License from the Ordinary TIT. II. Concerning the Church-yard the Houses Glebes and Tythes belonging to the Church 1 IS your Church-yard sufficiently fenced and decently kept Hath any person encroached upon the same or made any door into it and how long since 2 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 License have there been any encroachments made upon the same or any of the ancient marks or bounds removed or changed and by whom 3 Have you a true and perfect Terrier of all the Glebe-lands Gardens Orchards Tenements or Cottages belonging to your Parsonage or Vicarage C. 87. as also a note of such Pensions Rate-tythes and portions of Tythes or other yearly profits either within or without your Parish as belong thereunto Have any of the same been withheld from your Minister and by whom as you know or have heard TIT. III. Concerning Ministers 1 IS your Minister a Priest or Deacon Episcopally ordained according to the Laws of the Church of England 2 Hath he been legally instituted and inducted into his Benefice And did he within two moneths 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 3 Is he resident among you how many weeks hath he been absent from you without urgent necessity 4 Hath your Minister a Curate Is he in holy Orders Can. 47. and conformable to the Laws of the Church Is he allowed by the Ordinary 5 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 Uniformity published therewith without either diminishing in regard of Preaching or in any other respect 14. or adding any thing in the Matter or Form 6 Doth your Minister at the Reading Divine Service 58. wear a Surplice and Hood 7 Doth he observe the Holidays and Fasting-days the Ember-weeks and the yearly perambulation of Rogation-week as is appointed by the Rubrick 8 Is your Minister licensed 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 licensed 45 46 47. or be hindred doth he procure one to supply his Office by Preaching or Reading one of the Homilies 9 Doth your Minister instruct the youth in your Parish in the Church Catechism Can. 56. and prepare and present them to be confirmed by the Bishop Rubr. before Confirm 10 Doth he neglect or delay to visit the Sick or to Baptize any Infant that is in danger of death 67.69 Doth he baptize any without Godfathers and Godmothers or admit either of the Parents to be Godfather or Godmother to their own Children 11 Hath your Minister married any Persons in private houses 62.101 or such as being under the age of 21 years have not the consent of their Parents or without the Banns first published on three several Sundays or Holidays in your Church or at any other hours then between 8 and 12 in the forenoon unless he had a License or Dispensation granted by Archepiscopal or Episcopal Authority so to do name who were the Parties so married and who were present at such marriages and what Minister married them as far as you know or have heard 12 Hath your Minister taken upon him to appoint any publick or private Fasts 72. prophesyings or Exercises not appointed by Authority Or doth he 73. 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 the pretence of Preaching Praying Thanksgiving or Humiliation contrary to the Laws and Canons in that case provided 13 Is your Parson Vicar Curate or Lecturer a man of

a sober life and conversation 75. or is his carriage in any kind disorderly or scandalous and unbeseeming a Minister 14 Hath the Sacrament of the Lords Supper been duly Administred in your Church or Chappel so often and at such convenient times that at least thrice every year whereof once at Easter every Parishioner within your Parish being of the age of sixteen years or upwards might receive the same 15 Hath any Child been Baptized within your Parish in any private House except upon great necessity and if so what was the same 3. Jac. 5. or by any Lay-person or Midwife or Popish Priest or by any other then your own Minister and hath such Child which was privately baptized Rubr. of private Bapt. if he lived been afterwards brought to your Church that the Congregation and the Minister of the Parish in case such Child was not Baptized by him might be certified whether such Child was lawfully Baptized or no 16 Doth your Minister publickly in your Parish Church or Chappel Ratif Can. once every year read over the Constitutions and Canons Ecclesiastical agreed upon by the Clergy of both Provinces An. Dom. 1603. in such manner as is commanded to be done 17 Doth your Minister every six moneths in your Parish Church C. 65. openly in the time of Divine Service upon some Sunday denounce and declare Excommunicate by name all such of your Parish as do persevere in the sentence of Excommunication not seeking to be absolved 18 Hath your Minister said Divine Service while any Excommunicate person hath been present in the Church or hath he delayed to denounce any Excommunication Suspension or Absolution that hath been sent unto him from his Ordinary further then the next Sunday or Holiday after the receipt thereof under Seal 19 Doth your Minister upon Sundays at Morning Prayer declare unto the Parishioners Rubr. after Nic. Creed C. 64. C. 50. what Fasting days and Holidays are to be kept the week following 20 Hath any strange Minister been admitted to preach in your Church who did not before the Church-wardens subscribe his name in your book provided for that purpose 52. and the day when he Preached and the name of the Bishop or Bishops of whom he had License to Preach 21 Doth your Minister publickly read over the thirty nine Articles unto the people twice every year to the end that they may the better understand the same and be made more throughly acquainted with the Doctrine and Discipline of the Church of England and not so easily drawn away from the same as formerly they have been 22 Doth your Minister in the presence of your the Church-wardens 70. write and record in your Register Book the names of all Persons christned together with the names and sir-names of their Parents and also the names of all Persons married and buried within your Parish from time to time and the day and the year of every such christning marriage and burial Doth he subscribe his own name and the Church-wardens theirs to every Page of that being filled with inscriptions TIT. IV. Concerning the Parishioners 1 IS there any in your Parish that makes profession of any other religion then what is established in the Church of England Doth any reproach the same religion or seduce others from it Act for Uniformity 1 Q. Eliz. or endeavour to alienate the hearts of the people from their loyalty and obedience to the King Do any absent themselves from the publick assemblies of the Church or that come not in due time as well to Service as Sermons If there be any what are their names 2 Is there any person in your Parish C. 109. that lieth under a common fame or suspicion 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 or filthy Talkers or sowers of Sedition Faction and discord amongst their Neighbours 3 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 or sellers of Beer or Ale suffer any persons to tipple or game in their houses upon those days 4 Doth every person in your Parish duly resort to your Church or Chappel upon Sundays and Holy-days Can. 13. and as well during Divine Service 18. Rubr. as preaching the Word of God demean themselves reverently uncovering their Heads Kneeling at Prayers standing up when the Creed and Gospel are read 5 Is there any in your Parish that refuse to send their Infant-children to be Baptized in the Church Rubr. of Bapt. unless in case of urgent danger or do they send them to be Baptized in other Parishes or are they Baptized after other form then is appointed or are they kept Unbaptized longer then is allowed or is there any Infants or more aged persons as yet Unbaptized 6 Is there any person in your Parish of 16 years of age who doth not receive the Sacrament three times in the year of which Easter is always to be one 112. Rubr. after Commun 27 28. Doth any refuse to receive it kneeling or resort to other Parishes or do any strangers come to your Parish-Church to receive it 7 Are there any in your Parish that be Denounced and declared Excommunicate for any crime committed How long have they been so excommunicated 63. and do any of your Parish keep society with them before they be reconciled to the Church and absolved Exprest in a table set forth by Authority Anno Dom. 1563. 8 Are there any living in your Parish who have been married contrary to the laws of God and the Church or any that being lawfully Divorced have married again or any that being lawfully married and not Separated or Divorced by course of Law do not cohabit together 9 Are there any married Women within your Parish who after their Delivery from the Peril of Child-birth 99.107 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 10 Are there any that refuse to pay their duty for Easter offerings Rubr. Can. 85. or refuse to contribute to the Rates made for the repair of your Church or Chappel or any thing thereunto belonging 11 Do any refuse to bury their dead according to the Rites of the Church of England Rubr. b. 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 Legacy 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