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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00250	Articles to be enquired of within the diocesse of Rochester in the first triennall visitation of the Right-Reverend Father in God, John, Lord Bishop of Rochester holden in the yeere of our Lord God 1638, in the fourteenth yeere of the reigne of Our Most Gratious Soveraigne Lord Charles, by the grace of God, King of Great Brttaine [sic], France and Ireland, defender of the faith, &c.	Church of England. Diocese of Rochester. Bishop (1637-1666 : Warner); Warner, John, 1581-1666.	1638 (1638)	STC 10321.5; ESTC S869	10,183	16

ARTICLES TO BE Enquired of within the Diocesse of Rochester in the first Triennall Visitation of the right-Reverend Father in GOD John Lord Bishop of Rochester Holden in the yeere of our Lord God 1638. in the fourteenth yeere of the Reigne of our most gratious Soveraigne Lord CHARLES by the Grace of GOD King of Great Brttaine France and Ireland Defender of the Faith c. ⁂ LONDON Printed by Richard H●dgeki●●●● 1638 The tenour of the Oath ministred to the Church-wardens and Sworn-men YOV shall sweare that all affection favor hatred hope of reward againe or feare of displeasure or malice set aside you shall upon 〈◊〉 consideration of the Articles given you in charge present all and every si● person of or within your Parish as hath committed any offence or ma● any default mentioned in these or any of these Articles or any part branch of them or which are vehemently suspected or otherwise defamed any such offence or fault wherein you shall deale uprightly and according truth neither of malice presenting any contrary to truth nor of corrupt a●fection sparing to present any and so conceale the truth having in this actio● God before your eyes with an earnest zeal to cherish virtue and to suppres● vice So helpe you GOD and the Contents of this Booke The charge of the Church-wardens and Sworn-men set down for the better performance of their duties and discharge of their Oathes THey are straightly charged to heare all these Articles read over to the● and diligently to enquire thereof and for that the time is so short in th● Visitation that they shall not be able to make a perfect answer unto them all And that notwithstanding there are many notorious faults presently worthy of presentment and reformation they are charged after their returne home that together with their Minister if he will joyn with them they do read over all thes● Articles destinctly and le●s●rly to the end they may consider of every particular Article or the offences in them contained and of such persons in the parish as shall be noted to offend in any of them and after that to assemble themselves in some convenient time together and to make their Bill answering ever● Article by it selfe Which their Presentment or Answer they shall cause to delivered at the Register his Office before the 〈…〉 day of May next or else for not delivering in thereof the Church-wardens and Sworn-m● are admonished to appeare that day at ten of the clock in the Consistory at R●chester to alleage cause why they should not be punished for their negligence contempt therein Articles to be enquired of within the Diocesse 〈◊〉 Rochester in the first Triennall-Visitation of the right reuerend Father in God JOHN Bishop of Rochester holden in the yeere of our Lord GOD 1638. Articles concerning the Church WHether have you in your parish-Churches and Chap●●● all things necessarie and requisite for common-Pr●●●● and administration of the Sacraments especially 〈◊〉 booke of common Prayer with the new Kalender 〈◊〉 Homilies both first and second Tome a decent Sur●●●● a Table shewing what degrées of Consanguinty and ●●finity are forbiden in Marriage set forth by authorit● 〈◊〉 the yéere of our Lord God 1563. a faire paper book wherein every Preac●●● which is a stranger and not Parson Vicar or Curate or ordinary preac● there shall write his name the day he preacheth and by whose authority is Licensed the table of the ten Commandements a convenient P●●●● well placed A comely and decent Table for the holy Communion wi●● faire linnen cloath and some covering of Silke or comely Carpet to lay● on the same a faire and comely Communion-Cup of silver and a cover of ●●●ver for the same which may serve also for the ministration of Communi● bread a comely pot to fetch Wine to serve the Lords Table reserved k●●● cleane to that use only and a strong Chest or Box for the almes of the po● with thrée locks and keyes to the same and all other things necessary in 〈◊〉 to the premisses 2 Whether are the afternoone Sermons in your severall Parishes ●●●ned into Catechising by question and answer according to the forme ●●●scribed in the booke of common Prayer and whether doth every Lectu●●● read divine Service according to the Liturgy printed by authority in Surplice and hood before the Lecture and whether are his Majesties ●●●structions in all things fully observed 3 Whether any hath pulled down or uncovered your Church Chan●●● or Chappell or any part of them or hath pulled down the Bels whethe● your Church or Chappell and the Chancell well and sufficiently repaire● whether doth your Parson Vicar or Curate of your Parsonage or Vicar● in your parish kéep the Parsonage or Vicarage-house with all other the●●es thereunto apperteining in good and sufficient reparations And whe●●● is your Church-yard well fenced and cleanly kept without any la●stall 〈◊〉 ●ther annoyances Whether your Fonts or Baptisteries be removed from the place where 〈◊〉 were wont to stand or whether any Parsons leaving the use of them Christen in Basons or other vessels or have taken down the old usuall ●at heretofore used in your parish and whether you have decent Fonts 〈◊〉 coverings for them Whether is therin your parish a sufficient Register book of parchment Christnings Mariages and Burials provided at the charge of the parish ●●●ther are all the names of those that have béen either Christened Maried Buried since the begining of her late Majesties reigne newly written into said parchment booke whether doth the Minister every Sunday read the ●●●nes publiquely of those that were either Christened Married or Buries wéek before whether have you a publique Chest with thrée locks for the ●●●nister and the two Church-wardens to kéep the said book in and whether ●●●●e you brought a Transcript of all the names of such as have béen Christe●●● Married and Buried this last yéere into the Registers office as you are ●●●nd to do every yéere hereafter within a moneth after the feast of Easter ●●●he Constitutions 6 Is your Church or Chappell decently paved and is your Church-yard ●●●ll and orderly kept without abuse are the bones of the dead decently in●●●red or layd up in some place fit as beséemeth Christians and is the ●●●ole consecrated ground kept frée from Swine and all other nastines as be●●●nes the place so dedicated 7 Whether your Communion Table be decently rayled in whereby the ●●●mmunicant and may receive the holy Sacrament knéeling in an humble man● have you a carpet of silke or some other decent stuffe and a faire linnen ●●●th to lay thereon at the Communion time and is the same table ei●●●r out of the time of divine Service or in it abused by sitting writing ●●●●wing Hatts on it or any other wayes prophaned Whether have any Monuments or Glasse windowes béen defaced or ●●●●se inscriptions lead stones or any thing else belonging to your Church Chapell béene at any time purloyned and by whom Whether have you the