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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00102	Iniunctions geven by the Quenes Maiestie anno Domini MD.LIX., the fyrst yeare of the raigne of our Soueraigne Lady Quene Elizabeth.	England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I); Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603.	1559 (1559)	STC 10100.3; ESTC S850	15,368	36

Iniunctions GEVEN BY THE Quenes Maiestie Anno Domini MD.LIX The fyrst yeare of the raigne of our Soueraigne Lady Quene Elizabeth Cum priuilegio Regiae Maiestatis ¶ Iniūctions geuen by the Quenes maiestie aswell to the Clergye as to the laitie of this Realme THe Quenes mooste royall Maiestie by thaduyse of her moste honorable counsayle intendynge thaduauncement of the true honour of almyghtye God the suppressyon of superstition through all her hyghnesse Realme and dominions and to plant true religion to thextirpacion of all hypocrysye enormities and abuses as to her duetie apperteineth doth minister vnto her louynge subiectes these godly Iniunctions hereafter folowynge All which Iniunctions her hyghnesse wylleth and commaundeth her sayde louyng subiectes obediently to receaue and truly to obserue and kepe euery man in theyr offyces degrees and states as they wyl auoyde her hyghnesse displeasure and the paynes of the same hereafter expressed THE fyrst is that all Deanes Archedeacons Parsons Uycars and all other Ecclesiasticall persons shall faythfully kepe obserue and as farre as in them may lye shall cause to be obserued and kepte of other al and singuler lawes and statutes made for the restorynge to the Crowne the aunciente iurisdiction ouer the state Ecclesiasticall and abolyshyng of all forrayne power repugnaunte to the same And furthermore all Ecclesiasticall persons hauyng cure of soule shall to thuttermost of theyr wytte knowledge and learnynge purelye sincerely and without anye coloure or dissimulation declare manifest and open foure tymes euery yere at the least in theyr Sermons and other collations that all vsurped and forrayne power hauynge no establyshemente nor grounde by the lawe of God is for mooste iuste causes taken awaye and abolyshed And that therefore no maner of obedience or subiection within her hyghnesse realmes and dominions is due vnto any such forrayne power And that the Quenes power within her Realmes and dominions is the hyghest power vnder God to whom all men within the same Realmes and dominions by Gods lawes owe most loyalty obedience afore and aboue al other powers and potentates in earth Besydes this to thintent that all superstition and hypocrysye crepte into dyuers mennes hartes may vanyshe away they shall not sette forth or extoll the dignitie of any Images Reliques or miracles but declarynge the abuse of the same they shall teache that all goodnesse health and grace ought to be bothe asked and loked for onely of God as of the very aucthour and geuer of the same and of none other Item that they the persons aboue rehearsed shall preach in theyr Churches and euery other cure they haue one Sermon euery moneth of the yere at the least wherein they shall purelye and sincerely declare the woorde of God and in the same exhort theyr hearers to the woorkes of Fayth as mercye and charitie specially prescrybed and commaūded in scripture and that workes deuysed by mans phantasies besydes scripture As wandryng of Pylgrymages settynge vp of Candels praying vpon bedes or such lyke superstition haue not onely no promyse of rewarde in scripture for doynge of them but contrarywyse great threatenynges and maledictions of God for that they be thynges tendyng to Idolatry and superstition which of al other offences God almyghtie doth most deteste and abhorre for that the same diminishe moste his honor and glory Item that they the persons aboue rehearsed shall preache in theyr owne persons once in euery quarter of the yeare at the leaste one Sermon being licenced specially thereunto as is specified hereafter or els shall rede some Homely prescrybed to be vsed by the Quenes aucthoritie euery Sundaye at the leaste vnlesse some other preacher sufficiently licensed as hereafter chaūce to come to the paryshe for the same purpose of preachyng Item that euery holy day through the yeare when they haue no Sermon they shall immediatly after the Gospell openly and playnely recite to theyr parishioners in the Pulpitte the Pater noster the Crede and the ten commaundementes in Englyshe to thintent the people may learne the same by hearte exhortynge all parentes and householders to teach theyr children and seruauntes the same as they are boūd by the lawe of God and conscience to do Also that they shall prouyde within three monethes next after this visitacion at the charges of the paryshe one boke of the whole Byble of the largest volume in Englyshe And within one .xii. monethes next after the said visitacion the Paraphrases of Erasmus also in Englyshe vpon the Gospelles and the same sette vp in some conuenient place within the sayd Church that they haue cure of whereas theyr Parysshyoners may most commodiously resorte vnto the same and reade the same out of the tyme of common seruice The charges of the Paraphrases shalbe by the personne or proprietarie and paryshyoners borne by equall portions And they shall discorage no man from the readyng of any parte of the Byble eyther in Latin or in Englyshe but shall rather exhorte euery person to reade the same with great humilitie and reuerence as the verye lyuely woorde of God and the specyal fode of mans soule which all Christian persones are bounde to embrace beleue and followe yf they looke to bee saued wherby they maye the better knowe theyr dueties to God to theyr Soueraigne Ladye the Quene and theyr neyghbour euer gentely and charitablye exhortyng them and in her Maiesties name strayghtly charging and commaundyng them that in the readyng therof no man to reason or contende but quietlye to heare the reader Also the sayde Ecclesiasticall persones shall in no wyse at any vnlawfull tyme nor for any other cause then for theyr honeste necessities haunt or resort to any Tauernes or Alehouses And after theyr meates they shall not geue thē selues to drynkyng or ryot spendyng theyr time idelly by day or by nyght at dyse cardes or tables playing or any other vnlawfull game But at all tymes as they shal haue leysure they shall heare or reade somwhat of holy scripture or shall occupye them selues with some other honest studye or exercyse and that they alwayes do the thynges whiche apperteyne to honestie and endeuoure to profyte the common wealth hauynge alwayes in mynde that they ought to excell all other in puritie of lyfe and shoulde be examples to the people to lyue well and Chrystyantly Also that they shall admytte no manne to preache within anye theyr cures but suche as shall appeare vnto them to be sufficientlye lycensed thereunto by the Quenes Maiestie or the Archebyshoppe of Caunterburye or the Archebyshoppe of yorke in ether theyr prouynces or the Byshoppe of the Diocese or by the Quenes Maiesties visitours and such as shall be so lycensed they shall gladly receyue to declare the worde of God at conuenient tymes without any resystaunce or contradiction And that no other bee suffred to preache out of his owne cure or paryshe than suche as shalbe lycensed as is aboue expressed Also yf they do