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A04122	Church of Ireland. Province of Dublin. Archbishop (1619- 1660 : Bulkeley)	Anno Domini 1629 articles to be inquired of by the churchwardens and inquisitors of euery parish in the lord primates visitation metropoliticall.	1629		.xml	application/xml	2123	55	45	by what names are they called , and how and by whom are they serued ? 9 Item , whether doth your Parson , Vicar or Curate minister the holy Communion any otherwise then onely after such forme and manner as is set forth in the Booke of Common prayer ? 10 Item , whether doth your Parson , Vicar or Curate ( being no Preacher allowed ) presume to expound the Scriptures , in his owne Cure , or elsewhere ? or doth hee procure ( once in a Moneth at the least ) a Sermon to be preached in his Cure , by Preachers lawfully licensed ? And vpon euery Sunday , when there is no Sermon , doth hee or his Cure reade some one of the Homilies prescribed ? 11 Item , whether doth your Minister euerie Sunday and Holy day , halfe an houre at least , before Euening prayer , examine and instruct the youth of your Parish in the Catechisme , set forth by Authoritie in the Booke of Common prayer ; and whether doth hee call them thereunto in course , and whether doe the Churchwardens of the Parish assist him therein ? 12 Item , what Schoolemasters haue you in your Parish , that eyther teach priuately or publickly , and not licensed thereunto , and by whom be they harboured ? 13 Item , whether be there in your Parish any persons that contemne or abuse , by word or dee●e , the Ministers of the Church ? 14 Item , whether the Seruice of your Church be begun and ended at due and conuenient houres , and whether the same be celebrated by your Parson , Vicar or Curate according to the Booke of Common prayer ? 15 Item , whether any person within your Parish doe wilfully maintaine and defend any Herefie , error , or opi●ion contrarie or repugnant to the Script●res doctrine of the Church ? 16 Item , whether there be any in your Parish that be common Drunkards , swearers , or blasphemers of the name of God ? 17 Item , whether there be any in your Parish who haue committed Adulterie , Fornication or Incest , or be common Bauds or receiuers of such lewd and euill persons , or that bee vehemently suspected the●eof , or of any the like crimes ? 18 Item , who they be ( if any such there bee in your Parish ) that bee Brawlers , slanderers , chiders , scolders , make-bates , and sowers of discords betweene one person and another , and especially betweene Man and Wife , Parents and their Children , Masters and their Seruants ? 19 Item , whether bee there in your Parish that doe vse and exercise Charmes , Sorceries , Inchantments , Inuocations , Circles , Witchcrafts , sooth-sayings , or any like Arts inuented by the Deuill , and especially in or at the time of Womens travaile ? 20 Item , whether is your Church sufficiently repayred , and therein your Pulpit and Communion-Table decently furnished and appointed ; if not , whose default the same is ? 21 Item , whether there be in your Parish any that ( in contempt of their owne Parish Church ) doe resort to any other Church or Chappell ? 22 Item , whether any Inne-holders or Alehouse-keepers within your Parish doe commonly vse to sell meate and drinke within the time of Common prayer , Preaching or reading of the Homilies aforesaid ? 23 Item , whether any in your Parish vnder governement of their Parents or others , haue made priuie contracts of Matrimonie , not calling thereunto two or moe witnesses , nor hauing the consent of their Parents , or such others vnder whose gouernement they are ? 24 Item , whether such Persons , or other in your Parish , haue married the Banes not first solemnely asked , or at vnseasonable houres ? 25 Item , whether you know in your Parish any Executors of Dead mens goods , which doe not bestow or haue not bestowed the same , especially such of the said goods as were bequeathed or appointed to be distributed among the poore , repayring of High-wayes , finding of poore Schollers , or marrying of poore Maydens , or such other charitable deedes accordingly ? 26 Item , whether any in your Parish doe vse to keepe any other holy-dayes then by order of the Churches of England and Ireland are appointed for holy-dayes by the Booke of Common prayer ? By whose sentence were they diuorced , and by whose licence , and by whome were they so married ? Declare your knowledge in the premisses , and what you haue credibly heard ? 30 Item , whether doth your Chancellor , Commissarie or Officiall for his exercising the Ecclesiasticall Iurisdiction of the Diocesse , giue any yearely Rent , summe or summes of Money , or other consideration for the same , to any person or persons whatsoeuer ? 31 Item , Is there in your Parish any other matter or cause of the Cognizance of the Church aboue not expressed , worthy presentment in your iudgement ?	cache/A04122.xml	txt/A04122.txt
