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A00233	Articles to be inquired of vvithin the dioces of Norwich in the first visitation of the R. Reverend Father in God, Matthevv, Lord Bishop of Norwich.; Visitation articles. 1636	Church of England. Diocese of Norwich. Bishop (1635-1638 : Wren); Wren, Matthew, 1585-1667.	1636 (1636)	STC 10298; ESTC S122526	22,475	20

at such mariages and what Minister maried them 4 Haue any persons by license or without beene maried in your Parish Church neither of them at that time dwelling in your towne Or hath any mariage that you know or haue heard of been made at any time by license or without but betweene the houres of eight and twelue in the morning Or was not the diuine Seruice then openly and duly said the Assembly being called together by the tolling or ringing of the Bels as is at other times vsed Or hath the Minister solemnized any mariage without Banes published by vertue of any License granted by the Arch-deacon or his Officiall or by any other license then of the Arch-bishop or Bishop of this Dioces or their Chancellours Commissaries or Uicars generall or the Commissary for faculties And hath any License beene granted by any to such persons as were not of good state and quality Name the persons and all particulars as far as you know or can remember 5 What popish Recusants or their children haue béene maried in your parish In what sort was the matrimony solemnized when and by whom 6 Doe any persons being lawfully maried liue asunder and in whom is the default 7 Doe any heretofore diuorced or not keepe company at bed and board with any other man or woman then with the person that he and she were maried to what bee their names when and where were they maried and how long haue they continued so together 8 Haue you any in your Parish which liue together as man and wife and yet not knowne by whom where or when they were maried 9 Haue all new-maried persons the same day of their mariage duly receiued the holy Communion If not by whose default was it as you conceiue Chap. 6. Concerning the Church-wardens and Side-men BE the Church-wardens chosen by the Minister and Parishioners yéerely in Easter-wéeke according to the 89. Canon And hath any taken vpon him to be Church-warden not being so chosen Or hath any continued aboue one yeere in his office without a new choise 2 Haue any of the Church-wardens retained any of the Church-goods in their hands and not made a iust account at their going out of their office of what they haue receiued and expended or not deliuered to their successors by Bill indented betwéene them whatsoeuer money or other things belonging to the Church that remained in their hands 3 Are there in your Parish yéerely two thrée or more discréet persons either chosen by the Ministers and Parishioners in Easter-wéeke or if they cannot agrée appointed by the Ordinary to be Side-men or Assistants in ioynt office with the Church-wardens 4 What rates or leuies as you know or haue heard are yéerely or commonly made in your parish for Church-uses What is the yeerely summe thereof ordinarily and what are the particular vses or where are they written downe to which the same are for the most part imployed 5 Doe the Church-wardens and Sides-men or Assistants diligently see that all the Parishioners doe duly resort to the Church vpon all Sundayes and Holydayes and there continue the whole time of diuine Seruice and Sermon suffering no idle persons to walke or talke or stand idle either in the Church Church-yard or Church-porch during the time of diuine Seruice or Sermon but causing them either to come into the Church or else to depart And haue they the said Church-wardens and Side-men forborne either for reward fauour or affection to present them that haue beene or are negligent in comming to Church or that vse to walke or talk therein or that haue been found by them standing idle or talking abroad either in the Church-yard or streets in the time of diuine Seruice or Sermon on Sundayes or Holydayes or that haue not receiued the Communion yeerely at the Feast of Easter or within one moneth after 6 Doe you know of any Church-wardens which within forty dayes after Easter in their yeere did not exhibit to the Bishop or his Chancellor the namer sirnames of all the parishioners as well men as women which being of the age of 16. yeeres and vpward receiued not the Communion the Easter before And haue you this last yeere exhibited a bill of them or are you ready now so to doe 7 Doe the Church-wardens against euery Communion aduise with the Minister about the prouiding of a sufficient quantity of fine white-bread and of good and wholesome wine for the number of Communicants that are to receiue And is the wine brought in a cleane swéet standing Pot of Pewter or of other finer metall Upon the Communion daies doe your Churchwardens immediately after the Sermon or Homilie and the Ministers exhortation to remember the poore gather the deuotion of the people in a faire and solemne manner and put the same into the poore mans bore 8 Haue the Churchwardens suffered the Church Church-yard or Chappell to be prophaned by Playes games feasts banquets suppers church-ales drinkings temporall Courts or Léets Lay-iuries musters c. at any time acted kept or held in them 9 Hath any man that you know or haue heard of by spéech or writing or vpon the assertion of any other man affirmed That men ought not to take the office or the Oath of a Churchwarden or of presenting at the Bishops visitation Or that the said Oath is vnlawfully giuen them Or that being taken it is but of course and binds them not nor néede to be regarded Or that the said Oath notwithstanding it is frée for them neither to make enquirie nor to answere but to doe what they list and to leaue out and passe by whom they will and what they will in their presentments Chap. 7. Concerning the Parishioners 1 DOe any in your Parish prophane any Sunday or Holiday by any vnlawfull gaming drinking or tipling in Tauernes Innes or Ale-houses in the time of Common-Prayer or Sermon or by working or doing the worke of their Trades and Occupations Doe any in your Parish buy or sell or keepe open their Shops or set out any wares to be sold on Sundaies or Holidayes by themselues their seruants or apprentices or haue they any otherwaies prophaned the said daies And hath the Kings Declaration concerning the lawfull sports and recreations béene published among you yea or no If so when was it done in what manner and by whom 2 Is the fifth day of Nouember obserued and kept in your Parish with Prayer and Thanksgiuing vnto God in such Forme as is by Publike Authoritie appointed for that Day 3 Is there any in your Parish that hath béen heard to impugne or speake against the Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England or the lawfull vse of them or to affirme by word or writing that the form of Making and Consecrating Bishops Priests and Deacons or any thing therein contained is repugnant to the word of God or that the Gouer●ment of this Church vnder his Maiestie by Archbishops Bishops and other Ecclesiasticall Officers is

ARTICLES TO BE INQVIRED OF VVITHIN THE DIOCES OF NORWICH In the first Visitation of the R. Reverend Father in God MATTHEVV LORD BISHOP OF NORWICH Printed at London by Richard Badger 1636. The Tenour of the OATH to be Ministred to the Church-wardens and any other of every Parish that shall be sworne to make Presentments YOu shall sweare that you and every one of you shall and will duly consider and diligently enquire of every one of these Articles here given you in charge and of all the branches therof and make true answere to all particulars therein demanded and that all affection or favour or hatred or hope of reward and gaine or feare of displeasure or malice of any person and all other pretences set aside you shall and will present every such person of your Parish or within it as hath committed any offense or f●ult or made any default mentioned in any of these Articles or which is vehemently suspected or otherwise defamed of any such offense fault or default wherein you shall deale uprightly and fully according to the truth neither presenting nor sparing to present any contrary to the truth Having in this action God before your eyes with an earnest zeale to maintaine truth and vertue and to suppresse vice and to discharge your owne consciences So helpe you God and the Holy Contents of this Booke God save the KING Articles to be enquired of in the Dioces of Norwich at the Visitation holden in the yeere of our Lord 1636. Chap. 1. Concerning Religion and Doctrine ARE there any abiding in your Parish or resorting to it who haue wilfully maintained any heresies errours or false opinions contrary to the faith of Christ and holy Scripture Or that do impugne any of the 39. Articles of Religion agréed vpon in Anno. 1562. and stablished in the Church of England And is the declaration which the Kings Maiesty prefixed before those 39. Articles concerning the setling of the questions late in difference duly obserued by all within your Parish according to his Maiesties commandement 2 Be there any in your Parish that haue denied or perswaded any other to deny withstand or impugne the Kings Maiesties authority and supremacy in causes Ecclesiasticall within this Realme 3 Is there in your Parish any that hath béene or is vehemently suspected to haue béene present at any vnlawfull assemblies conuenticles or méetings vnder colour or pretence of any exercise of Religion Or do any affirme and maintaine such meetings to be lawfull 4 Be there any abiding in or resorting to your Parish that are commonly reputed to be ill affected in matter of the religion professed in our Church or taken to be Recusant Papists or factious separatists refusing to repaire vnto the Church to heare diuine Seruice and to receiue the holy Communion Or that haue or do publish sell or disperse any superstitious seditious or schismaticall Bookes Libels or Writings touching the Religion State or Ecclesiasticall gouernment of this Kingdome of England Present their names qualities and conditions if you know or haue heard of any Chap. 2. Concerning publike Prayer and administration of the holy Sacraments c. 1 HAue any in your Parish spoken or declared any thing in derogation or deprauation of the forme of Gods worship establ●shed in the Church of England and the administration of the Sacraments Rites and Ceremonies set forth and prescribed in the Booke of Common Prayer Or do any preach speak or declare that the Book of Common Prayer containeth any thing that is repugnant to the holy Scripture or not méet to be vsed Or do vse any scornefull words against those godly Sermons called The Homilies of the Church 2 Hath any in your Parish caused procured or maintained any Minister to say any common or publike prayer or to administer the Sacrament of Baptisme or of the Lords Supper otherwise or in any other manner than is mentioned in the said Book of Common Praier Or hath any interrupted hindered let or disturbed the Minister in reading of diuine Seruice or administring the Sacraments in such manner as is mentioned in the said Book Or hath any interrupted him in his preaching or reading the Homilies 3 Is the Sacrament of Baptisme rightly and duly administred according to the forme prescribed in the Booke of Common Prayer with due obseruation of all Rites and Ceremonies prescribed to be vsed in the same without adding or altering of any part of any prayers or interrogatories Is the signe of the Crosse euery time vsed and the Surplice neuer but worne in the administring of it 4 Hath the administration of the Sacrament of Baptisme beene at any time deferred longer than till the next Sunday or Holiday immediately following the birth of the childe 5 Hath the Sacrament of Baptisme béene refused to be administred to any children borne in or out of wedlock their birth being made knowne to the Minister of the Parish and they offered vnto him to be baptized Or haue any such children died vnbaptized 6 Haue the Parents of the childe baptized beene at any time admitted to be Godfathers or Godmothers to the same Or haue any been admitted to be Godfathers or Godmothers to any child before they haue receiued the holy Communion Or haue any Godfathers or Godmothers vsed any other answers or speech in Baptisme then is by the Book of Common Prayer appointed Or haue they giuen to the children baptized any name that is absurd or inconuenient for so holy an action 7 Haue any children been baptized in priuate houses or by any Lay-person or Midwife or popish Priest or by any other than your owne Minister And haue all children priuately baptized if they liued beene afterwards brought to your Church that the Congregation and the Minister of the Parish in case they were not baptized by him might be certified whether they or any of them were lawfully baptized or no 8 Haue the children that haue béene borne to any popish Recusant in your Parish beene publikely baptized in your Parish Church by your owne Parson Uicar or Curate Or by whom else were they baptized or where to your knowledge or as you haue heard 9 Hath the blessed Sacrament of the Lords Supper béene duely and reuerently administred in your Church or Chappell so often and at such conuenient times that at least thrice euery yeere whereof once at Easter euery parishioner within your Parish being of the age of 16. yeeres or vpwards might receiue the same 10 Hath the said blessed Sacrament been deliuered vnto any or receiued by any the Communicants within your Parish that did vnreuerently either sit stand or leane or that did not deuoutly and humbly kneele vpon their knees in plaine and open view without collusion or hypocrisie 11 Haue any of your Parish which are openly knowne to liue in notorious sin 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