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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

Quenes Realmes and dominions the people continue in ignoraunce blyndnesse al Persons Uicars Curates shall reade in theyr Churches euery Sunday one of the Homelies which are and shalbe set forth for the same purpose by the Quenes aucthoritie in such sorte as they shalbe appoynted to do in the preface of the same Also whereas many indiscret● persons do at this day vncharitably contempne and abuse priestes and ministers of the Churche because some of them hauyng small learnyng haue of longe tyme fauoured fonde phantasies rather than Gods trueth yet forasmuch as theyr offyce and function is appoynted of Godde the Quenes Maiestie wylleth and chargeth all her louynge subiectes that from henceforth they shal vse them charitably reuerently for theyr office and ministracion sake and especially such as labour in the settynge forth of Goddes holye worde Item although there be no prohibition by the worde of God nor any example of the primatiue Churche but that the priestes and mynisters of the Church may lawfully for the aduoydyng of fornication haue an honest and sober wyfe that for the same purpose the same was by act of Parliament in tyme of our deare brother kyng Edwarde the syxt made lawefull wherevpon a great nombre of the clergy of this realme were their maryed and so yet continue yet because ther hath growen offence and some slaunder to the Church by lacke of discrete and sober behauyoure in manye mynysters of the Churche both in chosyng of theyr wyues and in vndiscrete lyuynge with them the remedye wherof is necessary to be sought It is thought therfore very necessary that no maner of prieste or deacon shall hereafter take to his wyfe anye maner of woman without the aduyse and allowaunce fyrste had vpon good examination by the byshop of the same Diocese and two Iustyces of peace of the same shyre dwellyng next to the place where the same womā hath made her moste abode before her maryage nor without the good wyll of the parentes of the sayde woman yf she haue any lyuyng or two of the next of her kynsefolkes or for lacke of knowledge of such of her master or mastres where she serueth And before he shalbe contracted in any place he shall make a good and certen profe therof to the mynyster or to the congregation assembled for that purpose which shalbe vpon some holy day where dyuers may be present And yf anye shall do otherwyse that then they shall not be permitted to minister eyther the woorde or the sacramentes of the Churche nor shall be capable of anye Ecclesiasticall benefyce And for the maner of mariages of any Byshoppes the same shalbe allowed and approued by the Metropolitane of the prouince and also by suche commissioners as the Quenes Maiestie shall therevnto appoynt And yf any master or deane or any head of any colledge shal purpose to mary the same shall not be allowed but by suche to whom the visitacion of the same doth properly belonge who shall in anye wyse prouyde that the same tende not to the hynderaunce of theyr house Item her Maiestie beynge desyrous to haue the prelacye and cleargye of this Realme to bee hadde aswell in outwarde reuerence as otherwyse regarded for the worthynesse of theyr ministeries and thynkynge it necessarye to haue them knowen to the people in all places and assembles bothe in the Churche and without and thereby to receaue the honour and estymation due to the speciall messengers and mynysters of almyghtye Godde wylleth and commaundeth that all Archebyshoppes and Bysshoppes and all other that be called or admytted to preachynge or mynysterye of the Sacramentes or that bee admytted into anye vocation Ecclesiasticall or into any societie of learning in eyther of the vniuersities or els where shall vse and weare suche semely habytes garmentes and suche square cappes as were mooste commenly and orderlye receyued in the latter yeare of the raigne of Kynge Edwarde the syxte not thereby meanyng to attribute any holynesse or special worthynesse to the sayde garmentes But as saint Paule wryteth Omnia decenteret secundi●● ordinem fid●t 1. Cor. 14. Cap. Item that no man shall wylfully obstynately defende or mainteyne anye heresies errours or false doctrine contrary to the fayth of Chryst and his holy scripture Item that no personnes shall vse charmes sorcery enchauntmentes witchcraftes southsaying or any lyke deuelyshe deuyse nor shal resort at any time to the same for coūsell or helpe Item that no person shal neglectyng their owne paryshe Church resort to any other churche in tyme of common prayer or preachyng except it be by the occasion of some extraordinary sermon in some paryshe of the same towne Item that no Inneholders or ale house kepers shall vse to sell meate or drynke in the time of common prayer preachynge readynge of the Homelies or Scriptures Item that no persons kepe in theyr houses any abused images table pictures payntinges and other monumentes of fayned miracles pilgrimages ydolatry or supersticion Item that no man shall wyllyngly lette or disturbe the preacher in tyme of his Sermon or let or discourage any curate or minister to sing or say the diuine seruice nowe sette forth nor mocke or jest at the ministers of such seruice Item that no man shall talke or reason of the holy scriptures rashelye or contentiouslye nor mayntaine any false doctrine or errour but shal commune of the same when occasion is geuen reuerently humbly in the feare of God for his comfort and better vnderstandyng Item that no man woman nor chyld shalbe otherwyse occupyed in the tyme of the seruice then in quiet attendaunce to heare marke and vnderstande that is read preached and mynistred Item that euery Scolemaster and teacher shall teache the gramer set forth by kyng Henry theight of noble memory and continued in the tyme of kyng Edward the syxt and none other Item that no man shall take vpon hym to teache but such as shalbe allowed by thordinarye and founde mete as well for his learnyng dexteritie in teachyng as for sober and honeste conuersation and also for ryght vnderstanding of Gods true religion Item that al teachers of chyldrē shal stirre moue thē to the loue due reuerence of Gods true religion nowe truely set forth by publyke aucthoritie Item that they shall accustome theyr scollers reuerently to learne such sentences of scriptures as shalbe moste expedient to enduce them to all godlynesse Item forasmuche as in these latter dayes many haue ben made priestes beynge chyldren and otherwyse vtterly vnlearned so that they coulde reade to say mattens and masse The Ordinaries shall not admitte any such to any cure or spirituall function Item euery Parsone Uycar and Curate shall vpon euery holye daye and euery seconde Sunday in the yeare heare and instruct all the youth of the paryshe for halfe an houre at the leaste before Euenynge prayer in the ten