Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
justice_n	act_n	parliament_n	peace_n	2,561	5	6.0915	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A32933	Articles of visitation and enquiry concerning matters ecclesiastical, exhibited to the ministers, church-wardens and side-men of every parish within the diocess of Bath and VVells, at the triennial visitation of the Right Reverend Falther in God, Peter, Lord bishop of the said diocess	Church of England. Diocese of Bath and Wells. Bishop (1672-1684 : Mews); Mews, Peter, 1619-1706.	1676 (1676)	Wing C4015; ESTC R40815	8,857	16

ought to be And are the Revenues thereof rightly employed according to the intention of the Founder and of such Grants and ordinances as have been made concerning the same II. Doth any Man keep a Publick or Private School in your Parish or is there any Tutor or School-master in any Private familie who is not allowed thereunto by the Ordinarie Doth he teach his Scholars the Catechism of Religion set forth by Authority Doth he himself repair and also cause his Scholars upon Sundayes Holy-dayes orderly to repair to your Church or Chappel see that they behave themselves quietly and reverently during the time of Divine Service and Sermon III Doth any in your Parish practice Phisick or Chyrurgery or any woman take upon her the Office of a Mid-wife without Licence from the Ordinary Queries to be put to the Ministers TIT. VII Concerning the Church Wardens and Side-Men Can. 69 I. ARe the Church-Wardens of your Parish yearly and duly chosen Can. 89 II. Have the former and last Church-wardens given up their due Accounts to the Parish delivered up to the succeeding Church-Wardens the Moneyes remaining in their hand together with all other things belonging to your Church or Chappel 1 Eliz. 2 III. Do the Church-Wardens and Side-Men take diligent care see who of your Parishioners are absent from the Divine Service and Sermon in your Church or Chappel upon Sundays and Holy-days And if they find any to have absented themselves without a sufficient cause do they by warrant from some of the Justices of the Peace Levy of them by way of Distress upon their Goods the Sum of Twelve Pence for every such day of their absence according to the Act of Parliament in that case provided And do they Distribute the several Sums so levied among the Poor of your Parish according to the Law Can. 90 19. IV. Do they note them that come late to Church after Divine Service is begun or depart before it be ended Do they suffer none to stand Idle or talk together in the Church-porch or to walk in the Church or Church-yard during the time of Prayers Preaching and Sacred Offices Can. 18 V. Do they suffer any Misbehaviour or disorder to be done by Men Women or Children in your Church or Chappel Are they careful that none of them sit lean or lay their Hats upon the Communion Table Do they permit any Dogs or Hawks to be brought or come into your Church to the disturbance of the Congregation Rub. Can. 20 VI. Do they against every Communion appointed in your Church or Chappel provide a sufficient quantity of fine White Bread and good Wine according to the Number of Communicants Can. 52 VII Do they cause all Strangers that Preach in your Church or Chappel to subscribe their names the same day in a Book provided for that Purpose together with the name of the Bishop that Licenced them to Preach in this Dioces And do they permit no other to Preach Can. 219 VIII Have they the Church-Wardens and Side-men now Sworn to give in a true answer unto all these Articles of Inquiry in all their several Titles taken sufficient time to draw up their Presentments and therein consulted with you their Minister for your faithful assistance You the Church-Wardens are duly to consider these Articles and well and faithfully to Perform your duty in all the Premisses and to consult with your Minister as the case requires for his assistance to you in making your Presentments thereupon For know you assuredly that as the true discharging of your Office is the cheif means whereby Publick Disorders Sins and Offences in your Parish may be reformed and punished so if you willfully refuse to present such crimes and faults as either you know to have been committed or otherwise have heard of by publick fame that in such cases the Ordinary and his Officers are to proceed against you in their Ecclesiastical Courts as in case of willfull Omission and Perjury The Ministers of every Parish are desired to give in the Names of such of their younger sort in their several parishes as they judge fit to receive Confirmation from the Bishop and to present them to be Confirmed especially such as having competently learned their Catechism have not yet received the holy Communion FINIS