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A32936	Articles of enquiry to be exhibited to, and answered by the ministers and church-wardens of every parish within the jurisdiction of the Right Reverend Father in God William by divine providence, Lord Bishop of Bristol in his second episcopal visitation, and the fourth year of his consecration.	Church of England. Diocese of Bristol. Bishop (1678-1684 : Gulston); Gulston, William.	1682 (1682)	Wing C4020; ESTC R40817	7,570	15

ARTICLES OF ENQUIRY TO BE Exhibited to and Answered by the MINISTERS and CHURCH-WARDENS of every Parish within the JURISDICTION of the Right Reverend Father in God WILLIAM by Divine Providence Lord BISHOP of BRISTOL in his Second Episcopal Visitation and the Fourth Year of his Consecration LONDON Printed for William Crook 168● The Church-Wardens Oath YOur Oath is that you the Church-wardens for your parts and you the Sides-men for your parts shall well and faithfully execute your several Offices for your Parish as long as you shall continue in your Offices according to the Use and Custom there and the Law in that behalf and also duly and truly present such Crimes and Offences punishable by the Laws Ecclesiastical of this Land which shall come to your knowledge or notice all Favor and Affection Hatred and Malice or sinister Respect set apart So help you God in Jesus Christ Articles TO BE Exhibited Enquired of and Answered IN THE Diocess of Bristoll TIT. I. Of the Church of England 1. ARe there any in Your Parish that affirm that the King is not supream Governor over all Persons and in all Causes both Ecclesiastical Temporal within his Majesties Dominions 2. Have you any that oppose or deny any part of his Majesties Supremacy in Causes Ecclesiastical 2. Have you any that affirm that the Civil Magistrate ought not to prescribe any thing to Ecclesiastical Persons in or about the Publick Worship of God But that his Duty is only to protect their persons 4. Have you any that affirm That the Church of England is not a True Church and Apostolical or that the Form of Gods Worship therein as now established by Law containeth any thing in it that is contrary to the Word of God Or that the Rites and Ceremonies thereof as now established by Law are wicked or superstitious or Antichristian And therefore Godly People ought not to approve of or subscribe or use the same 5. Have you any that affirm that the Government of the Church of England under his Majesty by Arch-Bishops Bishops Deans Arch-Deacons and the rest that bear Office is Antichristian or repugnant to Gods Word 6. Have you any that affirm that the form or manner of making or consecrating Bishops Priests and Deacons contains any thing contrary to Gods Word or that they who are so made and consecrated are not lawful Bishops Priests and Deacons till they have some other call to these Divine Offices 7. Have you any that separate themselves from the Church of England and the publick Worship thereof and combine themselves in a new Brother-hood making rules and orders amongst themselves to be ruled and governed by in Church matters without the Kings authority or who hold private Conventicles with or are present at them 8. Are there any that have publish sell dispose or convey to others any seditious heretical or schismatical Books Libels or Writings TIT. II. Of Divine Service 1. ARe the Lords Days commonly called Sundays and other Holydays celebrated and kept according to the orders of the Church of England and Gods Holy Will and Pleasure Are the Fifth of November the Thirtieth of January and the Nine and Twentieth of May observed by frequenting the publick Worship according to Orders prescribed in that behalf Doth your Minister did all Holy-Days and Fasting-Days the Sunday before as it is appointed in the Book of Common-Prayer 2. Are Morning Evening prayer the Letany the rest of the Prayers the Administration of the Sacrament and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England duly performed and observed and in such Time Place and Manner as is by Authority prescribed without adding diminishing or altering Hath any other Form been used in your Church or Chappel Hath any one interrupted Your Minister in reading Divine Service administring the Sacraments or Preaching 3. Do all your Parishioners having no lawful impediment resort to the Parish Church or Chappel upon Sundays and holy-days then and there abide orderly and decently in the time of Common-Prayer Preaching and other Service of God there used Do any cover their Heads in time of Divine Service or not use such reverent gestures behaviour as become Christians in the House and Service of God as are by the Laws and Canons required 3. Did your former Church-Wardens diligently observe what Irregular Persons and Non-Conformists absent themselves from their own Parish Church And did they repair to the Iustices of Peace for their warrants to levie twelve pence upon the goods of such Person according as by law is required of them 4. Are any Idle Persons suffered to loyter in the Church-Yard or Church-Porch in time of Divine Service or Sermon Is there any unlawful gaming drinking or other disorder practised upon Sundays Especially in time of Divine service TIT. III. Of the Sacraments 1. IS the Sacrament of Baptism duly administred in Your Church or Chappel according to the Form thereof prescribed by the Church of England Are there such Godfathers and Godmothers used therein as are of age or have received the Sacrament of the Lords Supper 2. Have you any in your Parish that refuse to bring their Children to be baptized by the Minister according to the Book of Common-Prayer who are they how long have they done so 3. Do any of your Parishioners refuse to have their Children baptized by the Minister of your own Parish and either carry them out of the Parish or bring in a stranger to Baptize them 4. Are there any in your Parish yet unbaptized and of what age are they Have any died unbaptized And at what age By whose default Hath Your Minister refused to Baptize any Child brought to the Church or in case of necessity Oath being made thereof to Baptize any privately 5. Is the Sacrament of the Lords Supper duly Administred in your Church at the least thrice a year Master being one and doth every parishioner being of the age of sixteen years communicate accordingly and receive it kneeling 6. Is there convenient warning of every Communion given in the Church the Sunday before at Morning Prayer And did your former Churchwardens provide a sufficient quantity of Bread and Wine for the Communicants And is your Wine brought to the Table in a clean and sweet Pot of Pewter or some other purer Metal 7. Is the Wine and Bread as well that which is first set on the Table as that which is brought afterwards duly consecrated according to the Book of Common-Prayer before it be used 8. Doth your Minister admit any to the Communion that are excommunicate persons or live in open contention with their neighbours or are known to live in any grievous sin Or have any Churchwardens or Side-men heretofore neglected to present such publick Offences as they know to be committed in their Parishes and so incur the borrible crime of Perjury 9. Hath any of your Parish been debarred of the Holy Communion without just cause or without an account thereof given to the

be and by whom paid 12. Have you a Lecturer is be in Episcopal Orders by whom is be licensed Hath he openly read the thirty nine Articles Did he before his first Sermon read the Common-Prayer openly declare his assent and consent to all and every thing contained in that Book doth he do the same the first Sunday in every Month 13. Doth your Minister Preach or expound the Scripture without license in your Church or Chappel doth any Preacher confute any Doctrine delivered by any other Preacher in the Pulpit without acquainting the Bishop of the Diocess therewith or his Order Doth he in the Rogation days go in Perambulation of the Parish 14. Hath your Parson Vicar Lecturer or Curate or other Minister living in your Parish either directly or indirectly revealed any crime or offence any man hath privately confessed to him to unburthen his own Conscience or to receive spiritual Comfort 15. Doth your Minister frequent Taverns Alehouses or other suspected places doth he use gaming at Dice or Cards or Tables Doth he observe decency in his Apparel as is enjoyned in the seventy fourth Canon 16. Is your Minister of an Honest sober and holy Life or Conversation such as becomes the Gospel of Christ Doth any Priest or Deacon Voluntarily relinquish his profession and live in your Parish as a Lay-man TIT. VI. Of the Church and Church-yard 1. HAve you a Church or Chappel consecrated to the worship and Service of God is it separated from all prophane uses and kept for the former use only Is it sufficiently repaired Windows glazed and all things therein such as becometh the house of God 2. Have you in your Church or Chappel a Bible of the largest Volum and of the late Translation The book of Homelies set forth by Authority A Common-Prayer book approved and commanded by the late Act of Parliament 3. Is there in your Church or Chappel a convenient Seat or Desk for your Minister to read divine Service in And a comely and decent Pulpit with a Cloth or Cushion for the Preaching of Gods word 4. Is your Church-yard well and sufficiently senced by those who by Law ought to fence the same 5. Have you in your Church or Chappel a Chest for Alms with a hole in the upper part with three Reps one for the Minister one for the senior Church-warden and one for the Overseer of the Poor 6. Are the Seats in your Church kept in good repair Are the ten Commandements set up in some convenient place in your Church with the Creed the Lords Prayer and some choice Sentences of Scripture 7. Have you a Font of stone set in the Ancient and usual place of the Church or Chappel for the Administration of publick Baptism Is your Communion Table railed in covered with a Carpet in time of Divine Service and with a fair linnen Cloth at the time of Administration of the Sacrament is it secured from Prophanation 8. Have you a fair Surplice The two Books of Homelies fairly bound The Book of Canons and Constitutions Ecclesiastical A decent Bason to receive the Alms of well disposed People in Have you a Register-Book of Parchment for Christenings Weddings and Butials And a Coffer to keep these things in TIT. VII Of Glebes Tithes Houses and other Possessions and Revenues of the Church 1. HAve you a Parsonage or Vicarage-House Is it kept in good Repair with all the Edifices and Appurtenances thereto belonging 2. Have you a perfect Terrier of all the Glebe-lands Houses ●●thes Rents Pensions and other Possessions belonging to your Church In whose hands is it Is there a true Copy of it transmitted to be kept in the Bishop's Registry 3. Are any of the Glebe-lands Tithes or other Possessions of your Church enjoyed or occupied by the Patron or his Assigner or Assignees either with or without the consent of the Parson or Vicar What is the yearly Value or Rent Vpon what Covenants are they held How long have they been so 4. Have you any Church-house Alms-house School-house or other House for pious Vses Are they applyed to those Vses only Are they kept in good Repair If not in whom is the fault 5. Have you any Church Stock In whose hands is it To what Vses was it given Is it employed to the same Vses if not in whom is the fault 6. Have any of the Lands Tenements Tithes or other Possessions of the Church movable or immovable been known reported or suspected to have been alienated from the Church By whom and when 7. Are any Prescriptions or Compositions for Tithes pretended or claimed by any of the Parishioners which are not truly and really such nor warrantable by Law 8. Are there any Gift-Sermons belonging to your Church How many Who are the Donors thereof Are there any other customary Emoluments or Profits detained concealed and embezelled by any person or persons whatsoever Of what value are they And who is in sault TIT. VIII Of Church-Wardens ARe your Church-wardens and Side-men chosen according to the Canons 89 and 90 Do they make due Lewes for necessary Vses of the Church Do they give up a just account of all Moneys received and disbursed at the years end Do they together with the Side-men resort to their Parish Church and receive the Sacrament and see that other Parishioners do the like Do they admonish Offenders and if they amend not present them to the Ordinary Do they make full Presentments without favor or partiality According to the true intent and meaning of the Oath of a Church-Warden TIT. IX Of Schoolmasters 1. HAve you a Free School or other School in your Parish Is the Schoolmaster Licensed by the Ordinary under Hand and Seal Is he meet for that Office as well for Learning as sober Conversation and also for his soundness in Religion 2. Hath he subscribed to the First and Third Articles 〈◊〉 and to the two first Clauses of the Second Article according to the 36 and 37 Canons And also the Declaration specified in the late Act of Vniformity 4. Doth he teach and instruct his Scholars in the Catechism set forth in the Book of Common-Prayer Doth he himself repair to the Church upon Sundays and Holydays and also see that his Scholars do the like behaving themselves quietly and soberly all the time of Divine Service and Sermon 4. Doth any Schoolmaster instruct or teach Youth in any private House being not Licensed nor having subscribed or not repairing to the Church aforesaid TIT. X. Of Parish Clarks HAve you a Parish Clark chosen by the Minister sufficient for his Reading Writing and competent Skill in Singing Doth be receive his accustomed Wages Are they duly payed without Fraud Delay or Diminution TIT. XI Of Physicians Chyrurgeons and Midwives DOth any man in your Parish take upon him to practise Physick or Chyrurgery Or doth any Woman take upon her to exercise the Office of a Midwife without Approbation and License from the Ordinary TIT. XII Of the Parishioners 1. HAve you any Popish Recusants or Sectaries in your Parish Are any persons commonly known to be guilty of Adultery Fornication Incest Drunkenness Prophaneness Blasphemy Swearing Cursing Extortion or any other Wickedness 2. Are any Excommunicate in your Parish and yet dare presume to come to the Church How long have they been so and who resort to their Company 3. Are any deceased in your Parish whose last Wills and Testaments are not proved Or if they died intestate who hath administred and by what Authority 4. Is there any person in your Parish above the age of sixteen years yet doth neglect or refuse to come to the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper You are to present all such knowing that the Discharge of your Duty according to your Oaths is a means to reform Parishes and prevent God's Iudgments And if you neglect your Duty the Minister of every Parish may and ought to present as well the Offences committed as the Church-Wardens for not presenting the same Your full Presentments are to be given in at the present sitting of this Court and no further time to be expected to prevent future Neglects and Charges W. Bristoll FINIS