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A32941	Church of England. Diocese of Chichester. Bishop (1669-1675 : Gunning)	Articles of visitation and enquiry within the diocess of Chichester, in the first episcopal visitation of the Right Reverend Father in God, Peter, by divine permission, Lord Bishop of Chichester in the second year of his consecration.	1670		.xml	application/xml	9615	267	58	Have you a large and decent Surplice , one , or more , for the Minist●r to wear at all times of his publick Ministrati●n ? And have you a Ho●d or Typet for your Minister to wear over his Surplice , if he be a Graduate ? IX H●ve you in your Church or Chappel a strong Chest 〈◊〉 three Lo●k● and Keys for the Alms of the poor , and a hole therefore in the upper part thereof ? and is one of those Keys in the custody of the Parson , Uicar , or Curate ? And have you one other convenient Chest , for keeping the Books and Furniture belonging to the Church ; and a Bier with a Herse-cloth for the burial of the dead ? X. Have any trees been cut down , growing in the Church-yard or fences thereof , and by whom , and for what use was it done ? what private doors are made into the Church-yard , whereby Nusances are committed , and by whom were those doors made ? Is any Encroachment made upon that ground ? Doth your Minister duly and reverently administer the Holy Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Christ our Lord so often , at least , and at such times , as every Parishioner may Commu●icate at the least three times in every year in publick , whereof the Feast of Easter to be one ? And doth he reverently and carefully in all things obse●ve all the Churches Order in the Celebration ? D●th he give warning publickly in the Church at Morning-Prayer the Sunday before for the better preparation of his Parishioners ? And do such as purpose to Communicate , signifie their Names at least some time the day before ? and when he seeth the People negligent to come to the Communion , doth he use the Churches second Exhortation ? and when there is no Communion , doth your Minister every Sunday and Holy-day through●ut the year re●d the Communion Service , so much of it as is appointed to be read by the Book of 〈◊〉 - Prayer ▪ and a● the place app●●n●e● ▪ the●eb● ▪ profess●ng his and the Churches re●diness to the ●ore frequent Celebr●tion of th● Holy Eucharist , if Communi●●●●s 〈◊〉 of wanting ? V●II Doth your Minister wittingly admit to the receiving the Holy Communion , any one such who is known to live in open and notorious sin without repentance ? or that h●s wronged his Neighbour by word or deed , so as th●t the Congregation is thereby offended , or such betwixt whom he perceives malice or hatred to reign , and will not be reduc'd by him to a reconcilement , or to any who refuse to be present at the other publick Prayers of the Church or to any th●t be common or notorious depravers of the Book of Common-Prayer , or of any thing contained in the xxxix Articles ; or in the Book of Ordaining Bishops , Priests , and Deacons or to any that has spoken against his Majesties Supream Authority in Causes Ecclesiastical , except such persons do acknowledg to the Minister , before you the Church-Wardens that he is sorry for the same , and promise under his hand ( if he can write ) or otherwise by word of mouth , that he will do so no more ? Or lastly , to any that refuse to receive the said Holy Communion knéeling , and of all such persons by him put from the communion , doth he give an account to his Ordinary according to Law ? IX .	cache/A32941.xml	txt/A32941.txt
