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A79596	Articles of visitation and enquiry concerning matters ecclesiastical Exhibited to the ministers, church-wardens and side-men, of every parish, within the diocess of Exeter, at the primary visitation of the Right Reverend Father in God, Jonathan, by divine permission, Lord Bishop of Exeter, in the year of our Lord, 1689.; Visitation articles. 1689	Church of England. Diocese of Exeter. Bishop (1689-1707 : Trelawny); Trelawny, Jonathan, Sir, 1650-1721.	1689 (1689)	Wing C4043A; ESTC R225622	5,555	16

The Charge of the Church-wardens and Side-men HAving received a Copy of this Book you are required to repair to your Minister to hear all these Articles duly and deliberately read over to you duly and diligently to consider of them and by his Advice and if need be with his Concurrence to Present all and every such Person or Persons of your Parish as have committed any Offence or made any Default mentioned in these Articles or any of them or which are vehemently suspected for the same Wherein you are to deal uprightly and impartially all Affection and Favour all Hatred and Malice all hope of Reward or Advantage and fear of Displeasure set aside Signing such your Presentments with your Hands The Form of their Oath YOu shall Swear Truly and Faithfully to Execute the Office of Church-warden according to the best of your Skill and Knowledge So help you God. ARTICLES OF Visitation and Enquiry Concerning Matters ECCLESIASTICAL EXHIBITED To the Ministers Church-Wardens and Side-Men of every Parish within the Diocess of Exeter At the Primary VISITATION OF THE Right Reverend Father in GOD JONATHAN By Divine Permission LORD Bishop of EXETER In the Year of our Lord 1689. LONDON Printed MDCLXXXIX ARTICLES OF Visitation and Enquiry Within the DIOCESS of EXETER TIT. I. Concerning Churches and Chappels the Fabrick Furniture and Ornaments thereof 1. IS your Parish-Church or Chappel kept in good and sufficient Repair Are the Utensiles and Ornaments fairly kept and preserved from Spoil Abuse and Prophanation And all things so decently ordered as becometh the House of God 2. Hath the Steeple or Tower or any other part of your Church or Chappel been pull'd or fallen down Or have any of the Bells Lead or other Materials or Utensiles formerly belonging thereunto been Imbezelled sold or made away And by whom 3. 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 comely Table for the Holy Communion placed in the Chancel where it ought to be with a Carpet of some decent Stuff and a fair Linnen Cloath to cover it at the time of the Administration of the Holy Eucharist And have you a fair Chalice or Communion-Cup with a Coves and a Plate or Paten for the Bread and a Flaggon for the wine to be used in the Holy Communion And are they used in these Holy Services only 4. 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 Cloath and Cushion a Bible of the last Translation in a large Volume and a Book of Common-Prayer Established by the late Act of Vniformity Have you likewise the Book of Homilies set forth by Authority A Book of Canons and Constitutions Ecclesiastical first set forth in the Year of our Lord 1603. by the King's Authority And a Printed Table of the Degrees wherein Marriage is Prohibited 5. 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 the Parish 6. Have you a Register-Book of Parchment wherein the Names and Sir-names of all Persons Married Christened or Buried within your Parish are duly Registered from time to time 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 7. Have you a Chest or Coffer wherein to keep the aforesaid Books and all the aforesaid Furniture in safe Custody And another with a 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 TIT. II. Concerning the Church-yard the Houses and Glebes the Tithes and other Dues belonging to the Church 1. IS your Church-yard sufficiently Fenced and Decently kept from all Prophanation and Encroachment Hath any Person made any Door into it out of his own House or Ground Who and how long since 2. Is there a House belonging to your Parson Vicar or Curate And is the same with all the Out-houses thereunto belonging kept in good and sufficient repair Hath any one Encroached upon any Garden Yard or Close belonging to your Parsonage or Vicarage-House Or changed or removed the Ancient Marks and Bounds of the same 3. Have you a true and perfect Terrier of all the glebe-Glebe-Lands Gardens Orchards Tenements or Cottages belonging to your Parsonage or Vicarage 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 Register Office Have any of these been with-held from your Minister And when or by whom 4. Have any of the Ancient glebe-Glebe-lands belonging to your Parsonage or Vicarage been alienated taken away or Exchanged for others and by whom and when hath the same been done And how much is your Parsonage or Vicarage damnified thereby in the the yearly value thereof as you know believe or have heard TIT. III. Concerning the Clergy 1. IS your Minister so far as you know or believe in Holy Orders according to the Rules of the Church of England 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 by any undue Practices or Benefice by any Simoniacal Contract 2. 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 Thirty Nine Articles of the Church of England Established by Authority and there publickly declare his Assent thereunto Did he within the same time upon some Lord's-day publickly read the appointed Morning and Evening-Prayers and thereafter declare his unfeigned Assent and Consent to the use of all things in the Book of Common-Prayer contained in the Form prescribed by the late Act of Vniformity 3. Is there any Chappel or Chappels of Ease or Parochial belonging to your Mother Church If so at what distance are they and how are they ferv'd and provided for 4 Hath your Minister any other Ecclesiastical Benefice with Cure And how far distant from you and in what Diocess Is he generally Resident among you And when he is Resident doth he constantly live in his incumbent House Hath he any Curate usually to assist him when Resident And when Absent on due Occasions doth he provide one able sufficient and Conformable to the Laws and Orders of the Church of England and duly Licensed by the