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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A32937	Articles of visitation and enquiry concerning matters ecclesiastical, exhibited to the ministers, church-wardens & side-men of every parish within the diocess of Canterbury, in the ordinary visitation of the Most Reverend Father in God, William, by divine providence Lord Archbishop of Canterbury His Grace, Primate of all England, and Metropolitan	Church of England. Province of Canterbury. Archbishop (1678-1690 : Sancroft); Sancroft, William, 1617-1693.	1682 (1682)	Wing C4021; ESTC R40818	9,366	18

The Form of the Oath of Church-wardens and Side-men YOV shall swear Truly and faithfully to Execute the Office of Church-warden or Side-man within your Parish and according to the best of your skill and knowledge present such Things and Persons as to your knowledge are presentable by the Laws Ecclesiastical of this Realm So help you GOD and the Contents of this BOOK ARTICLES OF Visitation and Enquiry Concerning Matters ECCLESIASTICAL Exhibited to the Ministers Church-wardens Side-men Of every Parish within the Diocess of Canterbury In the Ordinary Visitation OF THE Most Reverend Father in GOD WILLIAM By Divine Providence Lord Archbishop of Canterbury his Grace Primate of all England and Metropolitan In the Savoy Printed by Tho. Newcomb 1682. ARTICLES OF Visitation and Enquiry Within the Diocess of Canterbury TIT. I. Concerning Churches and Chappels the Fabrick Furniture and Ornaments thereof I. IS your Parish-Church or Chappel kept in good and sufficient repair Are the Roofs thereof well covered with Lead Tile or Slate the Windows well glazed the Floors well paved the Seats well fastned and conveniently placed the Utensils and Ornaments fairly kept and preserved from spoil abuse and profanation And all things so decently ordered as becometh the House of God II. HATH the Steeple or Tower or any other part of your Church or Chappel been pulled or fallen down Or have any of the Bells Lead or other Materials or Utensils formerly belonging thereunto been imbezelled sold or made away and by whom III. IS there a Decent Font of Stone fixed in the Ancient and usual place in the lower part of the Church for the Administration of Holy Baptism and a decent Table for the Holy Communion placed in the Chancel where it ought to be with a Carpet of Silk or other decent Stuff to be used upon it in the time of Divine Service and a fair Linen Cloth at the time of the Administration of the Holy Eucharist And have you a fair Chalice or Communion-Cup of Silver with a Cover of the same and a Plate or Patin of Silver for the Bread and a clean and sweet standing Pot or Flagon of Pewter or purer Metal in which only the Wine for the Holy Communion is set upon the Holy Table IV. HAVE you in your said Church or Chappel a convenient Seat or Pew for your Minister to read Divine Service in A Pulpit with a comely Cloth and Cushion A Bible of the last Translation in a large Uolume and the Book of Common-Prayer established by the late Act of Uniformity both well and substantially bound Have you likewise the Book of Homilies set forth by Authority A Book of Canons and Constitutions Ecclesiastical set forth in the year of our Lord 1603 by the King's Authority And a printed Table of the Degrees wherein Mariage is prohibited V. Have you a comely large Surplice for the Minister to wear at all times of his publick Ministration in the Church provided and washed at the charge of your Parish And also a Hood agreeable to his Degree or a Tippet to be used or worn over the Surplice VI. HAVE you a Register-Book of Parchment wherein the Names and Sirnames of all persons Married Christned or Buried within your Parish are duly Registred from time to time together with the Names and Sirnames of both the Parents of the Children so Christned and the Day Month and Year of all such Christnings Marriages and Burials And have your Minister and Church-wardens subscrib'd their Names unto every Page of that Book And is the Transcript thereof yearly within one Month next after the 25th of March brought into the Archbishop's Registry VII HAVE you likewise another Book of Paper wherein are duly Recorded the Names and Licenses of all such Strangers as are admitted at any time to preach in your Church or Chappel As also a third Book wherein are Entred the Church-wardens Accompts for every year And have you a strong Chest or Coffer wherein to keep the aforesaid Books and all the aforementioned Furniture in safe custody And another with an Hole in the upper part thereof placed in the most convenient part of the Church that the Parishioners may put their Alms into it And are both the said Chests secured with three several Locks and Keys One Key remaining with the Minister and the other two with the Church-wardens severally And lastly Have you a Bier and a Black Hearse-Cloth for the more decent Burial of the Dead TIT. II. Concerning the Church-yard the Houses Glebes Tithes and other Dues belonging to the Church I. IS your Church-yard sufficiently Fenced and decently kept from all Profanation and Encroachment Hath any person made any Door into it out of his own House or Ground Have any Trees there growing been cut down How long since By whom and to whose Use and Benefit II. IS there a House belonging to your Parson Uicar or Curate And is the same with all the Out-houses thereunto belonging kept in good and sufficient repair Have any of the said Houses or Out-houses been pull'd down or defaced and by whom Hath any encroached upon any Garden Yard or Close belonging to your Parsonage or Uicarage-House Or cut up any Trees growing thereon or changed or removed the antient Marks and Bounds of the same III. HAVE you a true and perfect Terrier of all the Glebe-Lands Gardens Orchards Tenements or Cottages Stocks or Implements belonging to your Parsonage or Uicarage As also a Note of such Pensions Rate Tithes and Portions of Tithes or other yearly profits either within or without your Parish as belong thereunto And is there a Copy of the said Terrier and Note deliver'd in to be laid up in the Registers Office Have any of these been with-held from your Minister and when or by whom IV. HAVE any of the antient Glebe-Lands belonging to your Parsonage or Uicarage been alienated taken away or exchanged for others without the free consent of the Incumbent and License of the Ordinary And by whom and when hath the same been done And how much is your Parsonage or Uicarage damnified thereby in the yearly value thereof as you know believe or have heard TIT. III. Concerning the Clergy I. IS your Minister so far as you know or believe in Holy Orders according to the Rules of the Church of England And is he a Licens'd Preacher and by whom II. Is he lawfully admitted to the Cure of Souls in your Parish as you believe or have heard Or is he reported or suspected to have obtained either his Orders or Benefice by any Simoniacal or undue practise III. DID he within two Months after his Induction publickly in the Church upon some Sunday or Holy-Day 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 Did he within the same time upon some Lords-Day publickly read the appointed Morning and Evening Prayers and thereafter declare his unfeigned Assent and Consent to the use