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             Articles to be enquired of within the diocese of Lincoln in the generall and trienniall visitation of the right Reverend Father in God, John, by Gods providence, Lord Bishop of Lincoln, to be held in the year of our Lord God 1641.
             Church of England. Diocese of Lincoln. Bishop (1621-1641 : Williams)
             England and Wales. Parliament. House of Lords.
          
           [19] p.
           
             Printed by M. F.,
             London :
             1641.
          
           
             Attached to the articles are three separate orders by the Lords in Parliament concerning visitations.
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           Williams, John, 1582-1650.
           Church of England. -- Diocese of Lincoln.
           Visitations, Ecclesiastical -- England.
        
      
    
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           ARTICLES
           To
           be
           enquired
           of
           
             Within
             the
          
           DIOCESE
           
             of
             LINCOLN
             ,
          
           In
           the
           generall
           and
           trienniall
           Visitation
           of
           the
           right
           Reverend
           Father
           in
           God
           ,
           JOHN
           ,
           By
           Gods
           providence
           ,
           Lord
           Bishop
           of
           LINCOLN
           ,
           to
           be
           held
           in
           the
           yeer
           of
           our
           Lord
           God
           1641.
           
        
         
           
             LONDON
          
           Printed
           by
           M.
           F.
           1641.
           
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           Concerning
           the
           Church
           ,
           the
           Vtensils
           and
           Ornaments
           thereof
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           
             INprimis
             ,
          
           whether
           have
           you
           in
           your
           severall
           Churches
           and
           Chappels
           ,
           the
           whole
           Bible
           of
           the
           largest
           volume
           ,
           and
           the
           book
           of
           common
           Prayer
           ,
           both
           fairly
           and
           substantially
           bound
           ,
           the
           book
           of
           Homilies
           ,
           a
           Font
           of
           stone
           set
           up
           in
           the
           ancient
           usuall
           place
           ,
           a
           convenient
           and
           decent
           Communion-table
           ,
           with
           a
           carpet
           of
           silk
           ,
           or
           some
           other
           decent
           stuffe
           ,
           continually
           laid
           upon
           the
           same
           at
           time
           of
           Divine
           service
           ,
           and
           a
           fair
           linen
           cloth
           thereon
           at
           the
           time
           of
           the
           receiving
           of
           the
           holy
           Communion
           ?
           And
           whether
           is
           the
           same
           Table
           placed
           in
           such
           convenient
           sort
           within
           the
           Chancell
           or
           Church
           ,
           as
           that
           the
           Minister
           may
           be
           best
           heard
           in
           his
           prayer
           and
           administration
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           greatest
           number
           may
           communicate
           ?
           Doth
           your
           said
           Communion
           ta●le
           stand
           in
           the
           ancient
           place
           where
           it
           ought
           to
           do
           ,
           or
           where
           it
           hath
           done
           for
           the
           greatest
           part
           of
           these
           sixty
           years
           last
           past
           ,
           or
           hath
           it
           been
           removed
           to
           the
           East
           end
           ,
           and
           placed
           Altar-wise
           ,
           and
           by
           whom
           ,
           and
           whose
           authority
           hath
           it
           been
           so
           placed
           ?
           And
           whether
           are
           the
           ten
           Commandments
           set
           upon
           the
           East
           end
           of
           your
           Church
           or
           Chappel
           where
           the
           people
           may
           best
           see
           and
           read
           them
           ,
           and
           other
           sentences
           of
           holy
           Scriptu●e
           written
           on
           the
           walls
           likewise
           for
           that
           purpose
           ?
        
         
           2.
           
           
             Item
             ,
          
           whether
           have
           you
           afternoon
           Sermons
           in
           your
           severall
           Parish●s
           turned
           into
           Catechizing
           ,
           and
           an
           exposition
           of
           the
           same
           Catechisme
           and
           the
           heads
           thereof
           ,
           and
           according
           to
           the
           form
           prescribed
           in
           the
           Book
           of
           Common
           Prayer
           ,
           and
           otherwise
           ,
           and
           whether
           doth
           every
           Vicar
           ,
           Parson
           ,
           and
           Curate
           read
           Divine
           service
           according
           to
           the
           Liturgie
           printed
           by
           Authority
           ?
        
         
         
           3
           
             Item
             ,
          
           whether
           have
           you
           in
           your
           said
           Church
           or
           Chappel
           ,
           a
           convenient
           seat
           for
           your
           Minister
           to
           read
           Service
           in
           ,
           together
           with
           a
           comely
           Pulpit
           set
           up
           in
           a
           convenient
           place
           ,
           with
           a
           decent
           cloth
           or
           cushion
           for
           the
           same
           ,
           a
           comely
           large
           surplice
           ,
           a
           fair
           Communion-cup
           ,
           with
           a
           cover
           of
           silver
           ,
           a
           flagon
           of
           silver
           ,
           tin
           ,
           or
           pewter
           ,
           to
           put
           the
           wine
           in
           ,
           whereby
           it
           may
           be
           set
           upon
           the
           Communion-table
           ,
           at
           the
           time
           of
           the
           blessing
           thereof
           ,
           with
           all
           other
           things
           and
           ornaments
           necessary
           for
           the
           celebration
           of
           Divine
           Service
           ,
           and
           administration
           of
           the
           Sacraments
           ?
           And
           whether
           have
           you
           a
           strong
           chest
           for
           alms
           for
           the
           poor
           ,
           with
           three
           locks
           and
           keyes
           ,
           and
           another
           chest
           for
           keeping
           the
           books
           and
           ornaments
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           and
           the
           Register-book
           ?
           And
           whether
           have
           you
           a
           Register-book
           in
           parchment
           for
           Christnings
           ,
           Weddings
           ,
           and
           Burials
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           former
           custome
           and
           practise
           ?
        
         
           4
           Is
           your
           Church
           or
           Chappell
           decently
           paved
           ,
           and
           is
           your
           Church-yard
           well
           and
           orderly
           kept
           without
           abuse
           ?
           Are
           the
           bones
           of
           the
           dead
           decently
           interred
           ,
           or
           laid
           up
           in
           some
           fit
           place
           ,
           as
           beseemeth
           Christians
           ?
           And
           is
           the
           whole
           consecrated
           ground
           kept
           free
           from
           swine
           and
           all
           other
           nastinesse
           ,
           as
           becometh
           the
           place
           so
           dedicated
           for
           praying
           ,
           preaching
           ,
           and
           the
           service
           of
           God
           ?
        
      
       
         
           Concerning
           the
           Clergie
           .
        
         
           VVHether
           doth
           your
           Parson
           ,
           Vicar
           ,
           or
           Curate
           distinctly
           and
           reverently
           say
           Divine
           Service
           upon
           Sundayes
           and
           Holidayes
           ,
           and
           other
           dayes
           appointed
           to
           be
           observed
           by
           the
           book
           of
           Common
           Prayer
           ,
           as
           Wednesdayes
           ,
           and
           Fridayes
           ,
           and
           the
           Eves
           of
           every
           Sunday
           and
           Holiday
           ,
           at
           fit
           and
           usuall
           times
           ?
           And
           doth
           he
           duly
           observe
           the
           Orders
           ,
           Rites
           ,
           and
           Ceremonies
           prescribed
           in
           the
           said
           Book
           of
           Common
           Prayer
           ,
           as
           well
           in
           reading
           publike
           Prayers
           and
           the
           Letany
           ,
           as
           also
           in
           administring
           the
           Sacraments
           ,
           solemnization
           of
           Matrimonie
           ,
           visiting
           the
           Sick
           ,
           burying
           the
           Dead
           ,
           churching
           of
           Women
           ,
           and
           all
           other
           Rites
           and
           Offices
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           in
           such
           manner
           and
           form
           as
           in
           the
           said
           Book
           of
           Common
           Prayer
           he
           is
           enjoyned
           ,
           without
           any
           omission
           or
           addition
           ?
        
         
         
           2
           Doth
           your
           Minister
           bid
           Holydayes
           and
           Fasting-Dayes
           ,
           as
           by
           the
           book
           of
           Common
           Prayer
           is
           appointed
           ?
           And
           doth
           he
           give
           warning
           before-hand
           to
           the
           Parishioners
           for
           the
           receiving
           of
           the
           holy
           Communion
           ?
           and
           whether
           doth
           he
           administer
           the
           holy
           Communion
           reverently
           as
           becometh
           so
           high
           a
           mysterie
           ,
           and
           so
           often
           ,
           and
           at
           such
           times
           ,
           as
           that
           every
           Parishioner
           may
           receive
           the
           same
           at
           the
           least
           thrice
           in
           every
           yeer
           ,
           whereof
           once
           at
           Easter
           ,
           as
           by
           the
           Book
           of
           Common
           Prayer
           is
           appointed
           ?
           And
           doth
           your
           Minister
           use
           the
           words
           of
           Institution
           according
           to
           the
           Book
           ?
           And
           doth
           he
           deliver
           the
           Bread
           and
           Wine
           to
           every
           Communicant
           severally
           ,
           and
           kneeling
           ?
           Whether
           hath
           he
           admitted
           to
           the
           holy
           Communion
           any
           declared
           notorious
           offender
           ,
           or
           put
           any
           from
           the
           Communion
           ,
           who
           are
           not
           publikely
           known
           to
           be
           infamous
           for
           some
           notorious
           crime
           ?
           Doth
           he
           use
           the
           signe
           of
           the
           Crosse
           in
           Baptisme
           ?
        
         
           3
           Whether
           hath
           your
           Minister
           married
           any
           without
           a
           Ring
           ,
           or
           without
           Banes
           published
           three
           severall
           Sundayes
           or
           Holy-dayes
           ,
           in
           time
           of
           Divine
           Service
           ,
           in
           the
           severall
           Churches
           or
           Chappels
           of
           their
           severall
           abode
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           Book
           of
           Common
           Prayer
           ?
        
         
           4
           Doth
           he
           refuse
           to
           bury
           any
           which
           ought
           to
           be
           interred
           in
           Christian
           buriall
           ,
           or
           defer
           the
           same
           longer
           then
           he
           should
           ?
           or
           bury
           any
           in
           Christian
           buriall
           ,
           which
           by
           the
           Constitutions
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           or
           Laws
           of
           the
           Land
           ,
           ought
           not
           to
           be
           so
           interred
           ?
        
         
           5
           Do
           you
           know
           of
           any
           Parson
           ,
           Vicar
           ,
           or
           Curata
           ,
           that
           hath
           introduced
           any
           offensive
           Rites
           or
           Ceremonies
           into
           the
           Church
           ,
           not
           established
           by
           the
           Laws
           of
           the
           Land
           ;
           as
           namely
           ,
           that
           make
           three
           Courtesies
           towards
           the
           Communion-Table
           ,
           that
           call
           the
           said
           Table
           an
           Altar
           ,
           that
           enjoyn
           the
           people
           at
           their
           coming
           into
           the
           Church
           to
           bow
           towards
           the
           East
           ,
           or
           towards
           the
           Communion-Table
           ,
           that
           call
           upon
           them
           to
           stand
           up
           at
           the
           
             Te
             Deum
             ,
             Benedictus
             ,
             Magnificat
             ,
             the
             Gloria
             Patri
             ,
          
           or
           at
           other
           times
           then
           at
           the
           Creed
           and
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           that
           refuse
           to
           give
           the
           Communion
           to
           any
           that
           will
           not
           come
           up
           and
           receive
           it
           at
           the
           Rails
           ,
           that
           never
           pray
           before
           their
           Sermons
           ,
           but
           bid
           the
           
           people
           pray
           ,
           or
           use
           any
           other
           new
           and
           voluntary
           Rite
           or
           Ceremonie
           not
           warranted
           by
           Law
           ?
           You
           are
           to
           present
           then
           by
           vertue
           of
           your
           offices
           and
           places
           .
        
         
           6
           Is
           your
           Minister
           a
           Preacher
           allowed
           ?
           If
           yea
           ,
           then
           by
           whom
           ?
           If
           not
           ,
           whether
           doth
           he
           
             procure
          
           some
           who
           are
           lawfully
           licenced
           ,
           to
           preach
           monethly
           among
           you
           at
           least
           ?
           and
           what
           doth
           he
           allow
           unto
           him
           ?
        
         
           7
           Doth
           your
           Minister
           (
           being
           licensed
           )
           preach
           usually
           ,
           either
           in
           his
           own
           Cure
           ,
           or
           in
           some
           other
           Church
           or
           Chappell
           neer
           adjoyning
           where
           no
           Preacher
           is
           ?
           and
           how
           often
           hath
           he
           been
           negligent
           in
           that
           behalf
           ?
        
         
           8
           Is
           your
           Minister
           continually
           resident
           upon
           his
           Benefice
           ?
           or
           how
           long
           time
           hath
           he
           been
           absent
           ?
           and
           in
           case
           he
           be
           licenced
           to
           be
           absent
           ,
           whether
           doth
           he
           cause
           his
           Cure
           to
           be
           sufficiently
           supplied
           with
           a
           preaching
           Minister
           ?
           Or
           in
           case
           he
           hath
           another
           Benefice
           ,
           whether
           doth
           he
           supply
           his
           absence
           by
           a
           Curate
           sufficiently
           licensed
           to
           preach
           in
           that
           Cure
           where
           he
           himself
           is
           not
           resident
           ?
           Or
           otherwise
           in
           case
           the
           smalnesse
           of
           the
           living
           cannot
           finde
           a
           preaching
           Minister
           ,
           doth
           he
           preach
           at
           both
           his
           Benefices
           usually
           ?
           And
           if
           he
           be
           most-while
           absent
           ,
           what
           order
           doth
           he
           take
           for
           hospitality
           or
           relief
           of
           the
           poor
           ?
           declare
           it
           particularly
           .
           And
           whether
           doth
           he
           give
           the
           fourtieth
           part
           of
           the
           profits
           of
           his
           Benefice
           to
           the
           poor
           ,
           during
           his
           absence
           ?
           or
           what
           provision
           doth
           he
           make
           otherwise
           for
           them
           ?
        
         
           9
           Doth
           your
           Minister
           or
           Curate
           serve
           any
           more
           Cures
           then
           one
           ?
           If
           yea
           ,
           then
           what
           other
           Cure
           doth
           he
           serve
           ,
           and
           how
           far
           are
           they
           distant
           ?
        
         
           10
           Doth
           your
           Minister
           or
           Curate
           every
           Sunday
           and
           Holiday
           ,
           before
           Evening
           prayer
           ,
           for
           half
           an
           hour
           or
           more
           ,
           examine
           and
           instruct
           the
           youth
           and
           ignorant
           persons
           of
           his
           Parish
           ,
           in
           the
           ten
           Commandments
           ,
           Articles
           of
           the
           Belief
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           Lords
           Prayer
           ,
           and
           the
           Sacraments
           ,
           according
           as
           it
           is
           prescribed
           in
           the
           Catechisme
           set
           forth
           in
           the
           book
           of
           Common
           prayer
           ?
           And
           doth
           he
           expound
           and
           shew
           forth
           the
           meaning
           and
           sense
           of
           the
           said
           Catechisme
           ?
           And
           if
           he
           do
           not
           ,
           where
           is
           the
           fault
           ,
           either
           in
           the
           parents
           and
           masters
           of
           the
           children
           ,
           or
           in
           the
           Curate
           neglecting
           
           his
           dutie
           ?
           And
           is
           he
           carefull
           to
           tender
           all
           such
           youth
           of
           his
           Parish
           as
           have
           been
           well
           instructed
           in
           their
           Catechisme
           ,
           to
           be
           Confirmed
           by
           the
           Bishop
           in
           his
           Visitation
           ,
           or
           at
           any
           other
           convenient
           time
           ,
           as
           is
           appointed
           by
           the
           book
           aforesaid
           ?
           And
           you
           are
           to
           warn
           the
           Ministers
           to
           prepare
           them
           against
           this
           present
           Visitation
           .
        
         
           11
           Doth
           your
           Minister
           endeavour
           and
           labour
           diligently
           to
           reclaim
           the
           Popish
           Recusants
           in
           his
           parish
           from
           their
           errours
           (
           if
           there
           be
           any
           such
           abiding
           in
           your
           parish
           ?
           )
           Or
           whether
           is
           your
           Parson
           ,
           Vicar
           ,
           or
           Curate
           ,
           over-conversant
           with
           ,
           or
           a
           favourer
           of
           Recusants
           ,
           whereby
           he
           is
           suspected
           not
           to
           be
           sincere
           in
           Religion
           ?
        
         
           12
           Hath
           your
           Minister
           taken
           upon
           him
           to
           appoint
           any
           publike
           or
           private
           fasts
           ,
           prophesies
           ,
           or
           exercises
           ,
           not
           approved
           by
           Law
           ,
           or
           publike
           Authority
           ?
           or
           hath
           he
           used
           to
           meet
           in
           any
           private
           house
           or
           place
           with
           any
           person
           or
           persons
           ,
           there
           to
           consult
           how
           to
           impeach
           or
           deprave
           the
           book
           of
           Common
           prayer
           ,
           or
           the
           doctrine
           or
           discipline
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           
             England
             ?
          
           If
           yea
           ,
           then
           you
           shall
           present
           them
           all
           .
        
         
           13
           Is
           your
           Minister
           noted
           or
           defamed
           to
           have
           obtained
           his
           Benefice
           or
           his
           Orders
           by
           simony
           ,
           or
           any
           other
           way
           defamed
           to
           be
           a
           simoniacall
           person
           ,
           or
           any
           way
           noted
           to
           be
           a
           schismatick
           ,
           or
           schismatically
           affected
           ,
           or
           reputed
           to
           be
           an
           incontinent
           person
           ?
           Or
           doth
           he
           table
           or
           lodge
           any
           such
           in
           his
           house
           ?
           Or
           is
           he
           a
           frequenter
           of
           taverns
           ,
           innes
           or
           ale-houses
           ,
           or
           any
           place
           suspected
           for
           ill
           rule
           ?
           Or
           is
           he
           a
           common
           drunkard
           ,
           a
           common
           gamester
           or
           player
           at
           dice
           ,
           a
           swearer
           ,
           or
           one
           that
           applieth
           not
           himself
           to
           his
           study
           ,
           or
           is
           otherwise
           offensive
           and
           scandalous
           to
           his
           function
           and
           ministery
           ?
           especially
           is
           he
           one
           that
           useth
           
             uncharitably
          
           to
           curse
           ,
           scandal
           and
           revile
           his
           own
           parishioners
           ,
           in
           his
           heats
           and
           choler
           ?
           If
           yea
           ,
           then
           present
           it
           .
        
         
           14
           Do
           you
           know
           any
           Minister
           that
           doth
           perform
           ,
           or
           any
           other
           person
           that
           doth
           hear
           Divine
           service
           otherwise
           performed
           then
           as
           it
           is
           now
           appointed
           by
           the
           Acts
           of
           Parliament
           of
           this
           Realm
           ?
           And
           do
           you
           know
           of
           any
           that
           hath
           or
           doth
           disturb
           that
           wholsom
           Order
           so
           appointed
           by
           the
           Law
           to
           be
           observed
           in
           Divine
           service
           ?
           If
           you
           do
           ,
           you
           must
           present
           their
           names
           .
        
         
         
           15
           Do
           you
           know
           of
           any
           persons
           that
           deny
           Archbishops
           ,
           Bishops
           ,
           Priests
           ,
           and
           Deacons
           ,
           consecrated
           according
           to
           the
           Order
           prescribed
           by
           the
           Statute
           ,
           to
           be
           rightly
           ,
           orderly
           and
           lawfully
           consecrated
           and
           ordered
           ?
           If
           you
           do
           ,
           you
           are
           to
           present
           their
           names
           .
        
         
           16
           When
           any
           person
           hath
           been
           dangerously
           sick
           in
           your
           Parish
           ,
           hath
           your
           Minister
           neglected
           to
           visit
           him
           ?
           and
           when
           any
           have
           been
           parting
           out
           of
           this
           life
           ,
           hath
           he
           omitted
           to
           do
           his
           last
           dutie
           in
           that
           behalf
           ,
           being
           sent
           for
           and
           desired
           ?
        
         
           17
           Doth
           your
           Minister
           ,
           Curate
           ,
           or
           Lecturer
           ,
           in
           his
           or
           their
           sermons
           deliver
           such
           doctrine
           as
           tends
           to
           obedience
           ,
           and
           the
           edifying
           of
           their
           auditorie
           in
           faith
           ,
           religion
           ,
           and
           good
           life
           ,
           without
           intermedling
           with
           particular
           matters
           of
           State
           ,
           not
           fit
           to
           be
           handled
           in
           the
           Pulpit
           ,
           but
           to
           be
           discussed
           by
           the
           wisdome
           of
           His
           Majestie
           and
           his
           Councel
           ?
           And
           if
           you
           finde
           any
           faultie
           herein
           ,
           you
           shall
           present
           them
           .
           Or
           doth
           he
           spend
           most
           of
           the
           hour
           in
           points
           of
           controversie
           ,
           and
           new
           start-up
           questions
           of
           Arminianisme
           ,
           debarred
           by
           the
           Kings
           authority
           from
           the
           Pulpit
           ?
        
         
           18
           Whether
           doth
           your
           Minister
           misbehave
           himself
           in
           preaching
           or
           praying
           ,
           so
           that
           the
           congregation
           are
           offended
           thereat
           ?
           And
           whether
           doth
           he
           teach
           publickly
           opposite
           doctrine
           against
           the
           Articles
           and
           Homilies
           prescribed
           by
           Law
           in
           the
           Church
           of
           
             England
             ?
          
           Doth
           he
           preach
           and
           maintain
           ,
           or
           palliate
           with
           distinctions
           and
           limitations
           ,
           any
           points
           of
           Poperie
           ?
           Declare
           the
           points
           as
           neer
           as
           you
           can
           .
           Or
           doth
           he
           make
           any
           personall
           invectives
           in
           the
           Pulpit
           ,
           to
           the
           offence
           of
           particular
           men
           ,
           and
           the
           scandall
           of
           the
           Parish
           ?
        
         
           19
           Whether
           hath
           the
           form
           of
           Commination
           against
           impenitent
           sinners
           ,
           been
           read
           in
           your
           Church
           to
           the
           people
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           book
           of
           Common
           Prayer
           ?
        
      
       
         
           Concerning
           Schoolmasters
           .
        
         
           1
           Doth
           any
           in
           your
           Parish
           openly
           or
           privately
           take
           upon
           him
           to
           teach
           School
           without
           licence
           of
           the
           Ordinary
           ?
           And
           is
           he
           conformable
           to
           the
           religion
           now
           established
           ?
           And
           doth
           he
           bring
           his
           scholars
           to
           the
           Church
           to
           hear
           Divine
           service
           
           and
           sermons
           ?
           And
           doth
           he
           instruct
           his
           scholars
           in
           the
           grounds
           of
           the
           religion
           now
           established
           in
           this
           Church
           of
           
             England
             ?
          
           and
           is
           he
           carefull
           and
           diligent
           to
           benefit
           his
           scholars
           in
           learning
           ?
        
         
           2
           Doth
           your
           schoolmaster
           teach
           and
           instruct
           his
           youth
           in
           the
           Catechisme
           or
           grounds
           of
           Religion
           ?
           and
           doth
           he
           instruct
           them
           in
           any
           other
           Grammar
           ,
           Accidence
           ,
           or
           any
           other
           Catechisme
           then
           is
           allowed
           by
           publick
           Authority
           ?
           and
           what
           Grammar
           ,
           Accidence
           ,
           or
           Catechisme
           is
           it
           that
           he
           so
           teacheth
           ?
        
      
       
         
           Parish-Clerks
           and
           Sextons
           .
        
         
           HAve
           you
           a
           fit
           Parish-Clerk
           ,
           aged
           twenty
           yeers
           at
           the
           least
           ,
           of
           honest
           conversation
           ,
           able
           to
           read
           and
           write
           ?
           Whether
           are
           his
           and
           the
           Sextons
           wages
           paid
           without
           fraud
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           ancient
           custome
           of
           your
           Parish
           ?
           if
           not
           ,
           then
           by
           whom
           are
           they
           so
           defrauded
           or
           denied
           ?
        
         
           2
           Doth
           your
           Clerk
           or
           Sexton
           keep
           the
           Church
           clean
           ,
           the
           doors
           locked
           at
           fit
           times
           ?
           Is
           any
           thing
           lost
           or
           spoiled
           in
           the
           Church
           through
           his
           default
           ?
           Are
           the
           Communion-table
           ,
           Font
           ,
           Books
           ,
           and
           other
           Ornaments
           of
           the
           Church
           kept
           fair
           and
           lean
           ?
           Doth
           he
           suffer
           any
           unseasonable
           ringing
           ,
           or
           any
           proane
           exercise
           in
           your
           Church
           ?
           or
           doth
           he
           (
           when
           any
           is
           weak
           ●nd
           assured
           to
           him
           to
           be
           passing
           out
           of
           this
           life
           )
           neglect
           to
           toll
           bell
           ,
           to
           give
           notice
           thereof
           to
           all
           devout
           Christians
           .
        
      
       
         
           Concerning
           the
           Parishioners
           .
        
         
           WHether
           do
           any
           of
           your
           Parishioners
           ,
           being
           sixteen
           yeers
           of
           age
           or
           upwards
           ,
           or
           others
           lodging
           or
           commonly
           resorting
           to
           any
           house
           within
           your
           Parish
           ,
           wilfully
           ●bsent
           themselves
           from
           your
           Parish-Church
           ,
           upon
           Sundayes
           and
           Holy-dayes
           ,
           at
           Morning
           and
           Evening
           prayers
           ;
           or
           who
           come
           late
           to
           Church
           ,
           and
           depart
           from
           Church
           before
           Service
           be
           done
           upon
           the
           said
           dayes
           ;
           or
           who
           do
           not
           reverently
           behave
           themselves
           during
           the
           time
           of
           Divine
           Service
           ,
           devoutly
           kneeling
           when
           the
           generall
           Confession
           of
           sins
           ,
           the
           Letanie
           ,
           the
           ten
           Commandments
           ,
           and
           all
           Prayers
           and
           Collects
           are
           
           upon
           any
           Sunday
           or
           Holiday
           ,
           by
           themselves
           ,
           their
           servants
           or
           apprentises
           ,
           or
           have
           otherwise
           profaned
           the
           said
           dayes
           ,
           contrary
           to
           the
           Orders
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           
             England
             ?
          
           And
           whether
           be
           there
           any
           Inne-keepers
           ,
           Alehouse-keepers
           ,
           Victuallers
           or
           other
           persons
           ,
           that
           permit
           any
           persons
           in
           their
           houses
           to
           eat
           ,
           drink
           ,
           or
           play
           during
           the
           time
           of
           Divine
           Service
           or
           Sermon
           ,
           in
           the
           forenoon
           or
           afternoon
           upon
           those
           dayes
           ?
        
         
           14
           Whether
           is
           the
           fifth
           day
           of
           November
           kept
           holy
           ,
           and
           thanksgiving
           made
           to
           God
           for
           his
           Majesties
           and
           this
           States
           happy
           deliverance
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           Ordinance
           in
           that
           behalf
           ?
        
         
           15
           Whether
           do
           any
           of
           your
           Parish
           (
           otherwise
           then
           fathers
           and
           mothers
           in
           their
           own
           families
           )
           hold
           or
           frequent
           any
           conventicles
           or
           private
           congregations
           ,
           or
           make
           or
           maintain
           any
           Constitutions
           ,
           agreed
           upon
           in
           any
           such
           Assemblies
           ?
           Or
           be
           there
           any
           that
           do
           write
           ,
           or
           publikely
           or
           privately
           speak
           against
           the
           Book
           of
           Common
           Prayer
           ,
           or
           any
           thing
           therein
           contained
           ,
           or
           against
           any
           of
           the
           Articles
           of
           Religion
           agreed
           upon
           
             Anno
          
           1562.
           or
           against
           the
           Kings
           Supremacie
           in
           causes
           Ecclesiasticall
           ,
           or
           against
           the
           oath
           of
           Supremacie
           ,
           or
           of
           Allegeance
           ,
           as
           pretending
           the
           same
           to
           be
           unlawfull
           and
           not
           warrantable
           by
           the
           word
           of
           God
           ;
           or
           against
           any
           of
           the
           Rites
           or
           Ceremonies
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           
             England
          
           now
           established
           ;
           or
           against
           the
           government
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           
             England
          
           under
           the
           Kings
           most
           Excellent
           Majestie
           ,
           by
           Bishops
           ,
           affirming
           that
           the
           same
           is
           repugnant
           to
           the
           word
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           said
           Ecclesiasticall
           Officers
           are
           not
           lawfully
           ordained
           ?
           Or
           whether
           be
           there
           any
           Authours
           ,
           Maintainers
           ,
           or
           Favourers
           of
           Heresie
           or
           Schisme
           ,
           or
           that
           be
           suspected
           to
           be
           Anabaptists
           ,
           Libertines
           ,
           Brownists
           ,
           of
           the
           Family
           of
           Love
           ,
           or
           of
           any
           other
           Heresie
           or
           Schisme
           :
           Present
           their
           names
           .
        
         
           16
           Whether
           do
           any
           withhold
           the
           stock
           of
           the
           church
           ,
           or
           any
           goods
           or
           things
           given
           to
           good
           and
           charitable
           uses
           ?
        
         
           17
           Whether
           your
           Hospitalls
           ,
           Almes-houses
           ,
           and
           other
           such
           houses
           and
           Corporations
           ,
           founded
           to
           good
           and
           charitable
           uses
           ,
           and
           the
           lands
           ,
           possessions
           and
           goods
           of
           the
           same
           ,
           ordered
           and
           disposed
           of
           as
           they
           should
           be
           ?
           And
           do
           the
           Masters
           ,
           Governours
           ,
           Fellows
           ,
           and
           others
           of
           the
           said
           houses
           and
           Corporations
           ,
           
           behave
           and
           demean
           themselves
           according
           to
           the
           godly
           ordinances
           and
           statutes
           of
           their
           severall
           foundations
           ?
        
         
           18
           Whether
           have
           any
           Inne-Keepers
           ,
           Ale-wives
           ,
           Victuallers
           ,
           or
           Tiplers
           ,
           received
           ,
           harboured
           ,
           or
           suffered
           any
           person
           to
           eat
           ,
           drink
           ,
           stay
           ,
           or
           play
           in
           their
           houses
           in
           time
           of
           Common
           prayer
           or
           Sermon
           ,
           on
           Sundayes
           or
           Holidayes
           ?
           And
           what
           persons
           were
           so
           received
           ,
           harboured
           ,
           or
           suffered
           ?
           And
           have
           they
           sold
           forth
           any
           drink
           or
           victualls
           at
           the
           like
           time
           ?
           And
           have
           any
           of
           your
           parish
           loytered
           or
           been
           gaming
           abroad
           at
           the
           same
           time
           ?
        
         
           19
           Whether
           have
           any
           laboured
           ,
           wrought
           ,
           or
           gone
           to
           cart
           on
           the
           Sunday
           or
           Holiday
           ?
           And
           have
           any
           artificers
           ,
           shoe-makers
           ,
           chandlers
           ,
           mercers
           ,
           butchers
           ,
           and
           the
           like
           ,
           set
           open
           their
           shop-windows
           or
           doors
           ,
           or
           used
           their
           trade
           or
           any
           manuall
           occupation
           upon
           any
           of
           those
           dayes
           ,
           or
           sold
           any
           wares
           or
           goods
           belonging
           to
           their
           trade
           ,
           in
           the
           time
           of
           prayer
           ,
           sermon
           ,
           or
           homilie
           ,
           upon
           any
           Sunday
           or
           Holiday
           ?
           and
           who
           were
           the
           same
           that
           did
           so
           ?
        
      
       
         
           Physicians
           ,
           Chirurgians
           ,
           and
           Midwives
           .
        
         
           HOw
           many
           Physicians
           ,
           Chirurgians
           ,
           and
           Midwives
           have
           you
           in
           your
           parish
           ?
           How
           long
           have
           they
           used
           their
           severall
           sciences
           or
           offices
           ,
           and
           by
           what
           authoritie
           ?
           and
           how
           have
           they
           demeaned
           themselves
           therein
           ?
           and
           of
           what
           skill
           are
           they
           accounted
           to
           be
           in
           their
           profession
           ?
        
      
       
         
           Touching
           the
           Churchwardens
           and
           Sidemen
           .
        
         
           VVHether
           you
           ,
           and
           the
           Churchwardens
           ,
           Questmen
           ,
           or
           Sidemen
           ,
           from
           time
           to
           time
           ,
           do
           and
           have
           done
           your
           diligence
           ,
           in
           not
           suffering
           any
           idle
           person
           to
           abide
           either
           in
           the
           churchyard
           or
           churchporch
           in
           service
           or
           sermon-time
           ,
           but
           causing
           them
           either
           to
           come
           into
           the
           church
           to
           hear
           diuine
           service
           ,
           or
           to
           depart
           ,
           and
           not
           disturb
           such
           as
           be
           hearers
           there
           .
           And
           whether
           they
           have
           ,
           and
           you
           do
           diligently
           see
           the
           parishisoners
           duly
           resort
           to
           the
           church
           every
           Sunday
           and
           Holiday
           ,
           and
           
           there
           remain
           during
           Divine
           Service
           and
           Sermon
           .
           And
           whether
           you
           ,
           or
           your
           predecessours
           ,
           Churchwardens
           there
           ,
           suffer
           any
           playes
           ,
           feasts
           ,
           drinkings
           ,
           or
           any
           other
           profane
           usages
           ,
           to
           be
           kept
           in
           your
           Church
           ,
           Chappell
           ;
           or
           Churchyards
           ;
           or
           have
           suffered
           to
           your
           and
           their
           uttermost
           power
           and
           endeavour
           ,
           any
           person
           or
           persons
           to
           be
           tipling
           or
           drinking
           in
           any
           Inne
           or
           victualling-house
           in
           your
           parish
           ,
           during
           the
           time
           of
           Divine
           Service
           or
           Sermon
           on
           Sundayes
           and
           Holidayes
           .
        
         
           2
           Whether
           doth
           any
           man
           trouble
           or
           molest
           you
           for
           doing
           your
           duties
           ?
           or
           are
           any
           of
           the
           Ecclesiasticall
           Judges
           or
           their
           Surrogates
           over-easie
           to
           receive
           frivolous
           complaints
           against
           you
           for
           doing
           your
           duties
           ,
           and
           to
           hold
           you
           in
           long
           and
           tedious
           suits
           concerning
           the
           same
           ?
           If
           so
           ,
           you
           must
           present
           ,
           and
           by
           what
           Judge
           ,
           Surrogate
           ,
           Proctour
           ,
           or
           Apparitour
           you
           have
           been
           troubled
           .
        
         
           3
           Whether
           is
           there
           any
           Legacie
           withholden
           ,
           given
           to
           the
           Church
           or
           poor
           people
           ,
           or
           to
           the
           mending
           of
           high
           wayes
           ,
           or
           otherwise
           by
           the
           Testatours
           ?
           In
           whose
           hands
           is
           it
           ,
           by
           whom
           was
           it
           given
           ,
           and
           by
           whom
           is
           it
           withholden
           ?
        
      
       
         
           Concerning
           Ecclesiasticall
           Magistrates
           and
           Officers
           ,
        
         
           VVHether
           do
           you
           know
           or
           have
           heard
           of
           any
           payment
           ,
           composition
           or
           agreement
           ,
           to
           or
           with
           any
           Ecclesiasticall
           Magistrate
           ,
           Judge
           or
           Officer
           for
           winking
           at
           or
           
             fearing
          
           to
           punish
           any
           person
           for
           any
           offence
           of
           Ecclesiasticall
           cognisance
           ,
           or
           for
           suppressing
           or
           concealing
           of
           any
           excommunication
           or
           any
           other
           Ecclesiasticall
           censure
           of
           or
           against
           any
           Recusant
           ,
           or
           any
           other
           offender
           in
           the
           cases
           aforesaid
           ?
           What
           sum
           of
           money
           or
           other
           consideration
           hath
           been
           received
           or
           promised
           ,
           by
           or
           to
           any
           of
           them
           ,
           in
           that
           respect
           ,
           by
           whom
           ,
           and
           with
           whom
           ?
        
         
           2
           Hath
           any
           person
           within
           your
           parish
           paid
           or
           promised
           any
           summe
           of
           money
           or
           other
           reward
           ,
           either
           of
           late
           or
           heretofore
           ,
           for
           commutation
           of
           penance
           ,
           for
           any
           crime
           of
           Ecclesiasticall
           cognisance
           ?
           If
           so
           ,
           then
           with
           whom
           ,
           when
           ,
           and
           for
           what
           
           summe
           of
           money
           ?
           and
           how
           hath
           the
           same
           been
           imployed
           ?
           You
           are
           to
           present
           these
           particularly
           .
        
         
           3
           Are
           your
           Ecclesiasticall
           Judges
           and
           their
           Substitutes
           Batchelours
           of
           the
           Laws
           ,
           or
           Masters
           of
           Arts
           at
           the
           least
           ,
           learned
           and
           practised
           in
           the
           civile
           and
           Ecclesiasticall
           Laws
           ,
           men
           of
           good
           life
           and
           fame
           ,
           zealously
           affected
           in
           religion
           ,
           and
           just
           ,
           upright
           and
           diligent
           in
           executing
           their
           offices
           ?
           Have
           they
           heard
           any
           matter
           of
           office
           privately
           in
           their
           chambers
           ,
           without
           their
           sworn
           registers
           or
           their
           deputies
           presence
           ?
        
         
           4
           Do
           you
           know
           or
           have
           you
           heard
           ,
           that
           any
           Ecclesiasticall
           Judge
           ,
           officer
           ,
           or
           minister
           hath
           received
           or
           taken
           any
           extraordinarie
           fees
           ,
           or
           other
           rewards
           or
           promises
           ,
           by
           any
           wayes
           or
           means
           ,
           directly
           or
           indirectly
           ,
           of
           any
           person
           or
           persons
           whatsoever
           ,
           either
           for
           the
           granting
           of
           the
           administration
           of
           the
           goods
           and
           chattels
           of
           those
           that
           have
           died
           intestate
           ,
           to
           one
           before
           another
           ;
           or
           for
           allotting
           of
           larger
           portions
           of
           the
           goods
           and
           chattels
           of
           those
           that
           have
           died
           intestate
           ,
           to
           one
           more
           then
           to
           another
           ;
           or
           for
           allowing
           larger
           and
           unreasonable
           accounts
           ,
           made
           by
           Executours
           or
           Administratours
           ;
           or
           for
           giving
           them
           
             Quictus
             est
             ,
          
           or
           discharges
           ,
           without
           inventorie
           or
           account
           ,
           to
           defraud
           Creditours
           ,
           Legataries
           ,
           or
           those
           who
           are
           to
           have
           portions
           ?
           And
           what
           summes
           of
           money
           do
           you
           know
           ,
           or
           have
           you
           heard
           ,
           that
           any
           Ecclesiasticall
           Judge
           or
           Officer
           hath
           taken
           out
           of
           the
           estate
           of
           any
           ,
           dying
           intestate
           ,
           upon
           pretence
           to
           bestow
           the
           same
           in
           pious
           uses
           either
           of
           late
           or
           heretofore
           ?
           and
           how
           have
           the
           same
           been
           bestowed
           ?
        
         
           5
           Hath
           any
           Ecclesiasticall
           Magistrate
           ,
           Judge
           ,
           Officer
           ,
           or
           any
           other
           exercising
           Ecclesiasticall
           jurisdiction
           within
           this
           Diocese
           ,
           or
           any
           Advocate
           ,
           Register
           ,
           Proctour
           ,
           Clerks
           ,
           Apparitours
           ,
           or
           other
           ministers
           belonging
           to
           the
           same
           Ecclesiasticall
           Courts
           ,
           exacted
           or
           taken
           by
           any
           wayes
           or
           means
           ,
           directly
           or
           indirectly
           ,
           extraordinary
           or
           greater
           fees
           then
           are
           due
           and
           accustomed
           ?
           And
           whether
           is
           there
           a
           Table
           for
           the
           rates
           of
           all
           fees
           set
           up
           in
           their
           several
           Courts
           and
           Offices
           ?
           And
           whether
           have
           they
           sent
           or
           suffered
           any
           Processe
           to
           go
           out
           of
           the
           Ecclesiasticall
           Courts
           ,
           otherwise
           then
           by
           law
           they
           ought
           ?
           Or
           have
           they
           taken
           upon
           them
           the
           offices
           of
           Informers
           or
           Promotours
           to
           the
           said
           
           Courts
           ,
           or
           any
           other
           way
           abused
           themselves
           in
           their
           places
           ?
           You
           are
           by
           your
           office
           to
           present
           the
           same
           .
        
         
           6
           Whether
           hath
           any
           Ecclesiasticall
           Judge
           or
           his
           Surrogates
           ,
           without
           the
           allowance
           of
           the
           Bishop
           ,
           lately
           taken
           upon
           them
           to
           set
           up
           any
           new
           consistories
           or
           courts
           ,
           and
           to
           keep
           courts
           of
           concurrencie
           in
           Peculiars
           ,
           and
           other
           and
           more
           places
           then
           heretofore
           hath
           been
           accustomed
           ;
           and
           to
           call
           the
           people
           to
           those
           concurrent
           courts
           unduly
           without
           presentments
           ,
           or
           other
           just
           cause
           ,
           but
           onely
           to
           trouble
           the
           countrey
           ,
           and
           to
           get
           unjust
           fees
           to
           their
           own
           purses
           ?
           And
           have
           they
           in
           those
           new
           concurrent
           courts
           cited
           the
           people
           into
           Peculiars
           ,
           and
           out
           of
           the
           jurisdiction
           ,
           and
           for
           matters
           whereof
           they
           were
           dismissed
           by
           their
           ordinary
           Judge
           before
           ,
           so
           that
           they
           have
           been
           troubled
           in
           severall
           places
           for
           one
           and
           the
           same
           thing
           contrary
           to
           the
           Law
           ?
           And
           whether
           are
           the
           same
           late-erected
           consistories
           to
           the
           grievance
           of
           the
           people
           ,
           and
           by
           whom
           have
           the
           said
           new
           courts
           been
           lately
           set
           up
           ,
           and
           by
           what
           authority
           ,
           and
           where
           ,
           and
           in
           what
           places
           ?
           Declare
           the
           same
           particularly
           .
        
      
    
    

