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B02171	Articles collected out of the rubrick of the Book of common-prayer, and other ecclesiastical laws now in force. For the help and assistance of the church-wardens and side-men (with the assistance of their ministers) of every parish within the Arch-Deaconry of Norfolk. In the visitation of the Reverend Edward Reynolds M.A. Arch-Deacon of the Arch-Deaconry of Norfolk. In the year of our Lord God 1671. Sir Justinian Lewyn knight, and Dr. of Laws, official.	Church of England. Archdeaconry of Norfolk. Archdeacon (1661-1698 : Reynolds); Reynolds, Edward, 1629-1698.	1671 (1671)	Wing C4069B; ESTC R173889	3,506	11

ARTICLES COLLECTED Out of the Rubrick of the BOOK of Common-Prayer and other Ecclesiastical Laws now in force For the help and assistance of the Church-Wardens and Side-men with the Assistance of their Ministers of every Parish within the ARCH-DEACONRY OF NORFOLK IN The VISITATION of the Reverend Edward Reynolds M. A. Arch-Deacon of the Arch-Deaconry of Norfolk In the Year of our Lord God 167 Sir JUSTINIAN LEWYN Knight and Dr. of Laws OFFICIAL London Printed for William Crook at the Green-Dragon without Temple-Barr 1671. The Form of the Oath YOu shall swear that you will well and truly execute the Office of Church-warden to which you are lawfully Elected within your Parish for this present year in all things agreeable to a good Conscience and as far as by Law you are bound So help you God by the contents of his Holy Gospel The Side-mens Oath YOu shall swear that you will well and truly execute the Office of Side-man or Questman within your Parish that is to say you shall assist the Church-Wardens for this year in Inquiry and Presentment of all Offenders and Offences against His Majesties Laws Ecclesiastical in all things agreeable to a good Conscience and as far as by Law you are bound ARTICLES OF VISITATION and ENQUIRY within the Arch-Deaconry of NORFOLK TIT. I. Concerning Churches Chappels with the Ornaments and Furniture thereunto belonging IS your Parish Church or Chappel in good and sufficient repair both for the Roof Windows Floor and Seats 2. Hath any part of your Church Chappel or Steeple béen demolished or pulled down what part and how long since or any of the Lead Timber or Bells thereunto formerly belonging any way imbezelled or sold and by whom 3. Is there a decent Font of Stone with a cover and doth the same stand at or near the neather end of your Church in such manner as anciently usually Fonts have stood for the baptizing of children Is there a decent Communion-table in your Chancel with a decent Carpet and another covering of white linnen to be spread thereon at the time of the Administration of the Lords Supper and have you a séemly Chalice or Communion cup with a cover and one or more Flagons 4. Have you a convenient Seat or Pew wherein to read Divine Service a Pulpit with a decent cloth or cushion a large Bible of the last translation and a book of Common-prayer lately published Anno 1662. the book of Homilies set forth by authority and a printed table of the degrees within which marriages are prohibited and a book of Canons and Constitutions Ecclesiastical and a decent Surplice and Hood for the Minister to Officiate in and are the ten Commandements set up on the Cast end of your Church or Chappel and are the Kings Arms set up in some fitting place of your Church or Chancel 5 Have you a Register-book in parchment of Christnings Burials and Marriages and is the same kept in all points according to the ancient use 6. Have you a book for the Church-wardens accounts as also a chest with 3 locks and keys wherein to kéep the said Book together with the other books and vestments and utensils of your Church TIT. II. Concerning the Church-yard the Houses Glebes and Tythes belonging to the Church 1. IS your Church-yard sufficiently fenced and decently kept Hath any person encroached upon the same or made any door into it and how long since 2. Is the House of your Parson Vicar or Curate and the Out-houses in good repair have any of them béen defaced or pulled down without license have there béen any encroachments made upon the same or any of the ancient marks or bounds removed or changed and by whom 3. Have you a true and perfect Terrier of all the Glebe-lands Gardens Orchards Tenements or Cottages belonging to your Parsonage or Vicarage As also a note of such Pen●ions Rate-tythes and Portions of Tyches or other yearly profits either within or without your Parish as belong thereunto Have any of the same been with-held from your M●nister and by whom as you know or have heard TIT. III. Concerning Ministers 1. IS your Minister a Priest or Deacon Episcopally ordained according to the Laws of the Church of England and hath he béen legally instituted and inducted into his Benefice 2. Is he resident among you how many wéeks hath he bén absent from you without urgent necessity 3. Doth your Parson Vicar Curate or Lecturer if you have any perform his Office in all things according to the Rubrick of the book of Common-prayer lately established and the Act of Vniformity published therewith 4. Doth he observe the Holy-daies and Fasting-days the Ember-wéeks and the yearly Perambulation in Rogation wéek as is appointed by the Rubrick particularly the 5. of Novemb. the 30. of Jan. and 29. of May. 5. Doth he neglect or delay to visit the sick or to Baptize any Infant that is in danger of death Doth he baptize any without Godfathers and Godmothers or admit either of the Parents to be Godfather or Godmother to their own Children 6. Hath your Minister married any person without publishing the Banes on thrée Sundays or Holydays without license first obtained or hash he married any in private Houses or not betwéen the hours of Eight and Twelve in the morning 7. Doth your Minister Catechise the Youth and ignorant Persons of his Parish according to the Canon in that behalf and if not by whose default is the same not done 8. Is your Parson Vicar Curate or Lecturer a man of a sober life and conversation or is his carriage in any kind disorderly or scandalous and unbeséeming a Minister and wherein doth he so misdemean himself TIT. IV. Concerning the Parishioners 1. IS there any in your Parish that refuse to come unto the publick Assemblies Prayers or Service of the Church If there be any what are their names 2. Is there any person in your Parish that lyeth under a common fame or suspicion of Adultery Fornication or Incest Are there any common Drunkards within your Parish or common Swearers or Blasphemers of Gods name or any that are noted to be Raylers unclean or filthy talkers or sowers of sedition faction and discord amongst their neighbours 3. Doth every person in your Parish duly resort to your Church or Chappel upon Sundays and holy-days and there decently and orderly as well during Divine Service as Preaching the Word of God demean themselves reverently uncovering their heads knéeling at Prayers standing up when the Créed and Gospel are read 4. Is there any in your Parish that refuse to send their Infant-children to be baptized in the Church unless in case of urgent danger or do they send them to be baptized in other Parishes or are they baptized after other form than is appointed or are they kept unbaptized longer than is allowed or is there any Infants or more aged persons as yet unbaptized 5. Is there any person in your Parish of 16 years of age who doth not receive the Sacrament thrée times in the year of which Easter is always to be one Doth any refuse to receive it kneeling 6. Are there any in your Yarish that be denounced and declared excommunicate for any crime committed How long have they béen so excommunicated 7. Are there any living in your Parish who have been u●lawfully married viz. without publication of Banes or License first obtained or within the degrees prohibited 8. Are there any married women in your Parish who after their delivery from the peril of Child birth refuse or neglect to make their publick thanksgiving to God in the Church at times convenient for the same and who by name 9. Are there any that refuse to pay their duty for Easter offerings or refuse to contribute to the Rates made for the repair of your Church or Chappel or any thing thereunto belonging 10. Do any refuse to bury their dead according to the Rites of the Church of England and are there any Wills and Testaments of persons dead in your Parish that be yet unproved or any Goods administred without a due grant from the Ordinary did any dying in your Parish or elsewhere leave any Legacy to your Church or Chappel or to the use of the Poor or to any other pious and charitable purposes What were those Legacies and how have they béen bestowed 11. Are there any in your Parish guilty of Ante-nuptial Fornication that is which have used carnal copulation together before lawful marriage and who they are 12. Is there any strife and contention among any of your Parish for their Pews or Seats in your Church have any new Pews béen erected in your Chancel or in the body of your Church or Chappel without leave from the Ordinary TIT. V. Concerning Parish-Clerks and Sextons 1. HAve you belonging to your Church or Chappel a Parish-clark aged 21 years at the least is he of honest life and conversation and sufficient or able to perform his duty in reading writing and singing Is he chosen by your Minister and doth he duly attend him in all Divine Services at the Church Are his wages duly paid unto him or who with-holdeth the same from him 2. Doth he diligently do his duty in kéeping the Church clean and decent in toking and ringing the Bells before Divine Service and when any person is passing out of this life doth he upon notice toll a Bell that the neighbours may thereby be warned to recommend the dying person to the grace and favour of God TIT. VI. Concerning Church-Wardens and Side-men 1. ARe the Church-wardens of your Parish yearly and duly chosen by the joynt consent of your Minister and Parishioners or one of them by your Minister and the other by the Parishioners 2. Have the former and last Church-wardens given up their accounts to the Parish and delivered up to the succeeding Church-wardens the moneys remaining in their hands together with all ●ther things belonging to your Church or Chappel 3. You are further to understand That according to your Office you are to provide against every Communion appointed in your Church or Chappel a sufficient quantity of fine white Bread and of good Wiue according to the number of Communicants FINIS