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             Articles to be inquired of by the church-wardens and sworne-men, in the ordinarie visitation of the reuerend father in God, Lancelot Lord Bishop of Elie, within the Diocesse of Elie, Ann. 1613.
             Church of England. Diocese of Ely. Bishop (1609-1619 : Andrewes).
          
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             Printed by Cantrell Legge.,
             At Cambridge, :
             1613.
          
           
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           ARTICLES
           To
           be
           inquired
           of
           by
           the
           Church-wardens
           and
           sworne-men
           ,
           in
           the
           ordinarie
           visitation
           of
           the
           Reuerend
           Father
           in
           God
           ,
           
             LANCELOT
          
           Lord
           Bishop
           of
           
             ELIE
             ,
          
           within
           the
           Diocesse
           of
           
             Elie
             ,
             Ann.
          
           1613.
           
        
         
           AT
           CAMBRIDGE
           Printed
           by
           Cantrell
           Legge
           .
           1613.
           
        
      
       
         
         
           The
           tenor
           of
           the
           Oath
           of
           the
           Church
           -
           
             wardens
             and
             sworne-men
             .
          
        
         
           YOu
           shall
           sweare
           ,
           that
           vpon
           due
           consideration
           of
           these
           Articles
           giuen
           you
           in
           charge
           ,
           you
           shall
           present
           euery
           such
           person
           of
           or
           within
           your
           Parish
           ,
           as
           you
           shall
           know
           to
           haue
           committed
           any
           offence
           ,
           or
           omitted
           any
           dutie
           mentioned
           in
           any
           of
           these
           Articles
           ,
           or
           which
           are
           publikely
           defamed
           ,
           or
           vehemently
           suspected
           of
           any
           such
           offence
           or
           negligence
           .
           So
           helpe
           you
           God
           by
           the
           contents
           of
           his
           holy
           Gospell
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
           Articles
           .
        
         
           
             Touching
             the
             Church
             .
          
           
             WHETHER
             is
             your
             Church
             or
             Chappell
             ,
             with
             the
             Chauncell
             thereof
             ,
             and
             euery
             part
             of
             either
             of
             them
             ,
             well
             and
             sufficiently
             repaired
             ,
             the
             windowes
             well
             glased
             ,
             the
             floares
             paued
             plaine
             and
             euen
             ,
             without
             dust
             ,
             or
             any
             thing
             noisome
             or
             vnseemely
             ?
          
           
             2.
             
             Whether
             is
             your
             Churchyard
             well
             fenced
             with
             walles
             ,
             rayles
             ,
             pales
             ,
             as
             hath
             beene
             accustomed
             :
             if
             not
             ,
             whose
             default
             is
             it
             ?
          
           
             3.
             
             Whether
             hath
             there
             beene
             any
             fighting
             ,
             chiding
             ,
             brawling
             ,
             or
             quarrelling
             ,
             any
             plaies
             ,
             feasts
             ,
             temporall
             Courts
             or
             Leets
             ,
             lay
             Iuries
             ,
             musters
             ,
             or
             other
             prophane
             vsage
             in
             your
             Church
             or
             Churchyard
             :
             any
             bels
             superstitiously
             rung
             on
             holy
             dayes
             or
             their
             Eues
             ,
             or
             at
             any
             other
             time
             ,
             without
             good
             cause
             allowed
             by
             the
             Minister
             and
             Churchwardens
             :
             haue
             any
             trees
             beene
             felled
             in
             your
             churchyard
             ,
             and
             by
             whom
             ?
          
           
             4.
             
             Whether
             is
             the
             mansion
             house
             of
             your
             Parson
             ,
             Vicar
             ,
             or
             Curate
             ,
             with
             all
             the
             buildings
             therunto
             belonging
             ,
             your
             Parish
             Almes-house
             ,
             and
             church
             house
             sufficiently
             repaired
             ,
             maintained
             ,
             and
             to
             godly
             and
             their
             right
             vses
             employed
             ?
          
           
             5.
             
             Whether
             haue
             you
             in
             your
             church
             the
             Bible
             in
             the
             largest
             volume
             ,
             the
             booke
             of
             common
             prayer
             lately
             authorised
             by
             his
             Maiestie
             ,
             the
             books
             of
             Homilies
             allowed
             ,
             the
             two
             Psalters
             ,
             a
             conuenient
             pulpit
             for
             the
             preaching
             ,
             a
             decent
             seat
             for
             the
             minister
             to
             say
             seruice
             in
             conueniently
             placed
             ,
             a
             strong
             chest
             with
             an
             hole
             in
             the
             lidde
             ,
             and
             three
             locks
             and
             keies
             ,
             one
             for
             the
             Minister
             ,
             the
             other
             for
             the
             Churchwardens
             ,
             for
             the
             Almes
             of
             the
             poore
             ,
             and
             the
             keeping
             of
             the
             Register
             booke
             of
             the
             Christenings
             ,
             mariages
             ,
             and
             burials
             ?
          
           
             6.
             
             Whether
             haue
             you
             in
             your
             Church
             a
             Font
             of
             stone
             for
             baptisme
             ,
             set
             in
             the
             auncient
             vsuall
             place
             ,
             a
             decent
             table
             for
             the
             Communion
             conueniently
             placed
             ,
             couered
             with
             silke
             or
             other
             decent
             stuffe
             in
             time
             of
             diuine
             seruice
             ,
             and
             with
             a
             faire
             linen
             cloath
             ouer
             that
             at
             the
             administration
             of
             the
             Communion
             ?
          
           
             7.
             
             Whether
             haue
             you
             all
             such
             bells
             ,
             ornaments
             ,
             and
             other
             vtensils
             as
             haue
             aunciently
             belonged
             to
             your
             Church
             ,
             a
             communion
             cup
             of
             siluer
             with
             a
             couer
             ,
             a
             faire
             standing
             pot
             or
             stoope
             of
             pewter
             or
             purer
             mettall
             ,
             for
             the
             wine
             vpon
             the
             communion
             table
             ,
             a
             comely
             surplesse
             with
             sleeues
             ,
             a
             Register
             booke
             of
             parchment
             for
             christenings
             ,
             marriages
             ,
             and
             burials
             ,
             
             booke
             for
             the
             name
             of
             all
             strange
             preachers
             ,
             subscribed
             with
             their
             names
             ,
             and
             the
             name
             of
             the
             Bishop
             or
             others
             where
             they
             had
             licence
             ?
          
           
             8.
             
             Whether
             is
             your
             almes
             for
             your
             poore
             quarterly
             at
             the
             least
             distributed
             by
             you
             the
             church-wardens
             and
             the
             Minister
             in
             the
             presence
             of
             sixe
             of
             the
             chiefe
             Parishioners
             to
             your
             poore
             ?
             And
             are
             weekely
             the
             names
             and
             surnames
             of
             all
             persons
             married
             ,
             christened
             ,
             and
             buried
             ,
             and
             of
             their
             Parents
             ,
             with
             the
             day
             and
             yeare
             ,
             entred
             in
             your
             said
             parchment
             booke
             ,
             and
             is
             euery
             leafe
             beeing
             full
             ,
             subscribed
             by
             you
             the
             Minister
             and
             churchwardens
             ?
          
           
             9.
             
             Whether
             are
             the
             tenne
             commandements
             set
             vp
             in
             the
             east
             ende
             of
             the
             church
             ,
             and
             other
             chosen
             sentences
             of
             holy
             Scripture
             vpon
             the
             wals
             in
             conuenient
             places
             :
             are
             all
             your
             seates
             in
             your
             church
             in
             good
             repaire
             ,
             cleanly
             kept
             ,
             conueniently
             placed
             ,
             and
             the
             Parishioners
             in
             them
             ,
             or
             elsewhere
             orderly
             set
             ,
             and
             is
             there
             no
             contention
             or
             striuing
             for
             any
             seat
             or
             place
             among
             them
             ?
          
        
         
           
             Touching
             the
             Ministrie
             ,
             Seruice
             ,
             and
             Sacraments
             .
          
           
             WHether
             is
             the
             common
             prayer
             said
             or
             sung
             by
             your
             Minister
             both
             morning
             &
             euening
             distinctly
             &
             reuerently
             ,
             euery
             Sonday
             and
             holy-day
             and
             on
             their
             Eues
             ,
             and
             at
             conuenient
             and
             vsuall
             times
             of
             those
             dayes
             ,
             and
             in
             most
             conuenient
             place
             of
             the
             church
             for
             the
             edifying
             of
             the
             people
             ?
          
           
             2.
             
             Whether
             doth
             your
             Minister
             obserue
             the
             orders
             ,
             rites
             ,
             and
             ceremonies
             prescribed
             in
             the
             booke
             of
             common
             prayer
             ,
             in
             reading
             the
             holy
             Scriptures
             ,
             prayers
             ,
             and
             administration
             of
             the
             Sacraments
             ,
             without
             diminishing
             ,
             in
             regard
             of
             preaching
             or
             any
             other
             respect
             ,
             or
             adding
             any
             thing
             in
             the
             matter
             or
             forme
             thereof
             ?
          
           
             3.
             
             Whether
             doth
             your
             Minister
             on
             wednesdayes
             and
             fridaies
             ,
             not
             being
             holydaies
             ,
             at
             the
             accustomed
             houres
             of
             seruice
             resort
             to
             the
             church
             and
             say
             the
             Letanie
             prescribed
             ,
             and
             doth
             your
             clarke
             or
             sexton
             giue
             warning
             before
             by
             tolling
             of
             a
             bell
             on
             those
             dayes
             ?
          
           
             4.
             
             Whether
             doth
             your
             Minister
             as
             oft
             as
             he
             administreth
             the
             communion
             ,
             first
             receiue
             it
             himselfe
             .
             Whether
             doth
             he
             vse
             any
             bread
             or
             wine
             newly
             brought
             ,
             before
             the
             words
             of
             institution
             be
             rehearsed
             ,
             and
             the
             bread
             and
             wine
             present
             on
             the
             table
             ,
             doth
             he
             not
             deliuer
             the
             bread
             and
             wine
             to
             euerie
             communicant
             seuerally
             ?
          
           
             5.
             
             Whether
             doth
             your
             Minister
             giue
             warning
             publikly
             in
             the
             church
             at
             morning
             prayer
             the
             Sonday
             before
             hee
             administreth
             the
             communion
             for
             the
             better
             preparation
             of
             the
             parishioners
             ?
          
           
             6.
             
             Whether
             hath
             your
             Minister
             admitted
             to
             the
             communion
             any
             
             notorious
             sinner
             openly
             knowne
             or
             defamed
             ,
             or
             any
             who
             hath
             openly
             and
             maliciously
             contended
             with
             his
             Neighbour
             ,
             before
             repentance
             and
             reconciliation
             made
             and
             done
             by
             appointment
             of
             the
             Ordinarie
             ?
          
           
             7.
             
             Whether
             hath
             your
             Minister
             admitted
             to
             the
             communion
             any
             church-warden
             or
             Side-man
             ,
             who
             hath
             wittingly
             and
             willingly
             neglected
             ,
             contrarie
             to
             his
             oath
             ,
             to
             present
             any
             publike
             offence
             or
             scandall
             ,
             beeing
             mooued
             to
             present
             either
             by
             some
             of
             his
             neighbours
             ,
             the
             Minister
             ,
             or
             his
             Ordinarie
             ?
          
           
             8.
             
             Whether
             hath
             your
             Minister
             administred
             the
             Communion
             to
             any
             but
             such
             as
             kneele
             ,
             or
             doe
             any
             refuse
             to
             kneele
             :
             hath
             he
             administred
             to
             any
             who
             refuseth
             to
             be
             present
             at
             Publike
             prayer
             :
             or
             who
             hath
             depraued
             the
             Booke
             of
             common
             prayer
             ,
             administration
             of
             the
             Sacraments
             ,
             or
             the
             Rites
             and
             Ceremonies
             prescribed
             ,
             or
             the
             Articles
             of
             Religion
             agreed
             vpon
             ,
             or
             the
             Booke
             of
             ordering
             Preists
             and
             Bishops
             ;
             or
             against
             his
             maiesties
             Supremacie
             ;
             or
             haue
             any
             beene
             for
             these
             causes
             repelled
             ,
             and
             haue
             they
             repented
             in
             writing
             ,
             or
             otherwise
             ,
             and
             what
             be
             their
             names
             ?
          
           
             9.
             
             Whether
             hath
             your
             Minister
             more
             Benefices
             then
             one
             ,
             if
             he
             haue
             ,
             how
             farre
             distant
             are
             they
             ,
             how
             often
             is
             he
             absent
             in
             the
             yeare
             :
             when
             he
             is
             absent
             ,
             hath
             he
             an
             allowed
             preacher
             for
             his
             Curate
             ?
          
           
             10.
             
             Whether
             is
             your
             Minister
             an
             allowed
             Preacher
             ,
             if
             he
             be
             ,
             doth
             he
             euery
             Sunday
             in
             your
             church
             ,
             or
             some
             other
             neere
             adioyning
             ,
             where
             no
             Preacher
             is
             ,
             preach
             one
             Sermon
             euery
             Sunday
             ?
          
           
             11.
             
             Whether
             doth
             your
             Minister
             beeing
             no
             Preacher
             allowed
             ,
             presume
             to
             expound
             the
             Scripture
             in
             his
             owne
             Cure
             ,
             or
             else
             where
             doth
             he
             procure
             euery
             moneth
             a
             Sermon
             to
             be
             preached
             in
             his
             cure
             by
             Preachers
             lawfully
             licensed
             ,
             and
             on
             euery
             Sunday
             when
             there
             is
             no
             sermon
             ,
             doth
             he
             or
             his
             Curate
             read
             some
             one
             of
             the
             Homilies
             prescribed
             ?
          
           
             12.
             
             Whether
             is
             your
             Curate
             allowed
             by
             the
             Ordinarie
             ,
             vnder
             his
             hand
             and
             seale
             ,
             to
             serue
             for
             your
             cure
             ,
             and
             whether
             doth
             he
             serue
             two
             churches
             or
             chappels
             in
             one
             day
             ?
          
           
             13.
             
             Whether
             doth
             your
             Minister
             in
             saying
             the
             publike
             prayers
             ,
             and
             administring
             the
             Sacraments
             ,
             weare
             a
             decent
             surplesse
             with
             sleeues
             ,
             and
             beeing
             a
             graduate
             ,
             doth
             he
             weare
             therewith
             a
             hood
             ,
             by
             the
             order
             of
             the
             Vniuersities
             ,
             agreeable
             to
             his
             degree
             ?
          
           
             14.
             
             Whether
             hath
             your
             Minister
             or
             any
             other
             Preacher
             in
             your
             church
             ,
             preached
             any
             thing
             to
             confute
             and
             impugne
             any
             Doctrine
             deliuered
             by
             any
             other
             Preacher
             ,
             and
             hath
             he
             and
             they
             praied
             for
             Christs
             catholike
             church
             ,
             as
             is
             prescribed
             by
             the
             canon
             ?
          
           
           
             15.
             
             Whether
             hath
             or
             doth
             any
             preach
             in
             your
             church
             ,
             which
             refuseth
             to
             conforme
             himselfe
             to
             the
             Lawes
             ,
             Rites
             ,
             and
             ordinances
             established
             ,
             or
             which
             hath
             not
             first
             shewed
             a
             sufficient
             licence
             ?
          
           
             16.
             
             Whether
             doth
             your
             Minister
             in
             his
             sermons
             ,
             foure
             times
             in
             the
             yeare
             at
             the
             least
             ,
             teach
             and
             declare
             the
             Kings
             Maiesties
             power
             within
             his
             Realmes
             to
             be
             the
             highest
             power
             vnder
             God
             ,
             to
             whom
             ,
             all
             within
             the
             same
             owe
             most
             loyaltie
             and
             obedience
             ,
             and
             that
             all
             forraine
             power
             is
             iustly
             taken
             away
             ?
          
           
             17.
             
             Whether
             doth
             your
             Minister
             euery
             sunday
             and
             Holyday
             ,
             halfe
             an
             houre
             before
             euening
             prayer
             or
             more
             ,
             examine
             and
             instruct
             the
             youth
             in
             the
             ten
             commandements
             ,
             the
             Beleefe
             ,
             the
             Lords
             prayer
             ,
             and
             the
             catechisme
             set
             forth
             in
             the
             Booke
             of
             common
             Prayer
             ?
          
           
             18.
             
             Whether
             hath
             your
             Minister
             maried
             any
             which
             haue
             not
             bin
             three
             seuerall
             Sundayes
             or
             Holidayes
             asked
             in
             your
             Church
             in
             the
             time
             of
             Diuine
             seruice
             ,
             without
             licence
             ,
             and
             hath
             he
             with
             licence
             or
             without
             married
             any
             ,
             wherof
             neither
             dwelt
             in
             your
             Parish
             ,
             or
             with
             any
             licence
             but
             only
             from
             the
             Bishop
             of
             Elie
             ,
             or
             his
             Chancellers
             ,
             or
             from
             his
             grace
             of
             Canterbury
             ?
          
           
             19.
             
             Whether
             hath
             your
             Minister
             with
             licence
             or
             without
             ,
             married
             any
             at
             any
             other
             times
             then
             betweene
             the
             houres
             of
             Eight
             and
             Twelue
             in
             the
             fore-noone
             ,
             or
             in
             any
             priuate
             house
             ,
             or
             when
             there
             is
             no
             licence
             ,
             before
             their
             Parents
             and
             Gouernours
             (
             the
             parties
             beeing
             vnder
             the
             age
             of
             21.
             yeares
             )
             haue
             testified
             their
             consents
             ?
          
           
             20.
             
             Whether
             doth
             your
             Minister
             declare
             to
             the
             people
             euery
             Sunday
             at
             the
             time
             appointed
             ,
             what
             Holydaies
             and
             fasting-dayes
             be
             the
             weeke
             following
             ?
             doth
             he
             beeing
             a
             Preacher
             ,
             conferre
             with
             all
             Recusants
             and
             persons
             Excommunicate
             or
             suspended
             ?
             beeing
             no
             Preacher
             ,
             doth
             he
             procure
             a
             sufficient
             Preacher
             to
             reclaime
             them
             thereby
             ?
          
           
             21.
             
             Whether
             doth
             your
             Minister
             keepe
             a
             Note
             of
             all
             persons
             excommunicate
             ,
             and
             once
             euery
             sixe
             moneths
             doth
             he
             denounce
             them
             which
             haue
             not
             obtained
             their
             absolution
             ,
             on
             some
             Sunday
             in
             seruice
             time
             ,
             that
             others
             may
             be
             admonished
             to
             refraine
             their
             company
             ?
          
           
             22.
             
             Whether
             doth
             your
             Minister
             hauing
             notice
             giuen
             him
             ,
             diligently
             visit
             the
             sicke
             (
             the
             Disease
             not
             beeing
             infectious
             ,
             )
             doth
             he
             instruct
             and
             comfort
             them
             ,
             doth
             he
             then
             mooue
             them
             to
             make
             their
             Testaments
             ,
             and
             remember
             the
             poore
             ,
             and
             other
             workes
             of
             charitie
             ,
             and
             the
             passing
             Bell
             tolling
             ,
             doth
             he
             then
             neglect
             his
             last
             dutie
             ?
          
           
             23.
             
             Whether
             hath
             your
             Minister
             refused
             to
             baptize
             any
             Childe
             brought
             to
             the
             Church
             vpon
             any
             Sunday
             or
             holiday
             ,
             or
             to
             burie
             any
             
             Corps
             brought
             into
             the
             Church
             or
             churchyard
             ,
             or
             to
             church
             any
             women
             hauing
             had
             conuenient
             warning
             thereof
             ?
          
           
             24.
             
             Whether
             hath
             your
             Minister
             beeing
             truely
             enformed
             of
             the
             danger
             of
             death
             of
             any
             Infant
             vnbaptized
             ,
             and
             beeing
             desired
             to
             goe
             to
             the
             place
             where
             the
             child
             is
             ,
             to
             baptize
             it
             ,
             neglected
             to
             goe
             ,
             by
             meanes
             whereof
             the
             child
             died
             vnbaptized
             ?
          
           
             25.
             
             Whether
             doth
             your
             Minister
             at
             any
             time
             preach
             or
             administer
             the
             Communion
             in
             any
             priuate
             house
             ,
             except
             when
             any
             are
             so
             impotent
             that
             they
             cannot
             goe
             to
             Church
             ,
             or
             verie
             dangerously
             sicke
             ?
          
           
             26.
             
             Whether
             hath
             your
             Minister
             held
             or
             appointed
             any
             publik
             fast
             ,
             or
             beene
             present
             at
             such
             ,
             doth
             he
             or
             any
             other
             in
             your
             Parish
             hold
             any
             lecture
             or
             exercise
             ,
             or
             attempt
             by
             fasting
             or
             prayer
             ,
             or
             otherwise
             ,
             to
             cast
             out
             any
             Deuills
             ,
             without
             the
             licence
             of
             the
             Bishop
             vnder
             his
             hand
             and
             seale
             ?
          
           
             27.
             
             Whether
             hath
             there
             beene
             any
             secret
             conuenticles
             or
             meetings
             in
             your
             parish
             by
             any
             Priest
             ,
             Ministers
             ,
             or
             others
             ,
             tending
             to
             the
             deprauing
             of
             the
             forme
             of
             prayer
             ,
             doctrine
             ,
             gouernment
             of
             the
             Church
             ?
          
           
             28.
             
             Whether
             doth
             your
             Minister
             in
             his
             iourney
             ,
             weare
             a
             cloake
             with
             sleeues
             called
             a
             preists
             cloake
             ,
             without
             gards
             ,
             welts
             ,
             long
             buttons
             ,
             or
             cuts
             ?
          
           
             29.
             
             Whether
             doth
             your
             Minister
             weare
             a
             wrought
             night-cap
             abroad
             ,
             or
             a
             peccadilly
             ,
             with
             a
             broad
             falling
             band
             ,
             or
             doth
             hee
             weare
             any
             cut
             or
             pinckt
             apparell
             ,
             doth
             he
             in
             publike
             goe
             in
             his
             Dublet
             and
             Hose
             ,
             without
             a
             coat
             or
             cassocke
             ,
             and
             doth
             he
             weare
             any
             light
             coloured
             stockings
             ?
          
           
             30.
             
             Whether
             doth
             your
             Minister
             resort
             to
             any
             Tauerns
             or
             Ale-houses
             ,
             except
             for
             his
             honest
             necessities
             ,
             or
             doth
             hee
             boord
             or
             lodge
             in
             any
             such
             place
             ,
             doth
             he
             vse
             any
             base
             or
             seruile
             labour
             ,
             drinking
             ,
             ryot
             ,
             dice
             ,
             cards
             ,
             tables
             ,
             or
             any
             other
             vnlawfull
             games
             ?
             is
             he
             contentious
             ,
             a
             hunter
             ,
             hawker
             ,
             swearer
             ,
             dauncer
             ,
             suspected
             of
             incontinencie
             ,
             or
             giue
             euill
             example
             of
             life
             ?
          
           
             31.
             
             Whether
             is
             there
             in
             your
             parish
             any
             Minister
             or
             Deacon
             ,
             who
             hath
             forsaken
             his
             calling
             ,
             vsing
             himselfe
             in
             his
             course
             of
             life
             as
             a
             gentleman
             or
             other
             lay
             man
             ?
          
        
         
           
             Touching
             Schoole-masters
             .
          
           
             WHether
             haue
             you
             in
             your
             Parish
             any
             Schoole-master
             ,
             who
             teacheth
             either
             in
             publike
             Schoole
             ,
             or
             priuate
             house
             ,
             doth
             he
             giue
             any
             euill
             example
             of
             life
             ,
             is
             he
             allowed
             by
             the
             Ordinarie
             ,
             or
             doth
             your
             Minister
             or
             Curate
             teach
             ,
             and
             is
             he
             allowed
             in
             like
             manner
             ?
          
           
             2.
             
             Whether
             doth
             your
             Minister
             or
             Schoolemaster
             ,
             who
             teacheth
             ,
             teach
             the
             catechisme
             by
             authoritie
             set
             forth
             ,
             doth
             he
             when
             there
             is
             any
             
             sermon
             or
             diuine
             seruice
             ,
             bring
             his
             Schollers
             to
             church
             ,
             &
             see
             thē
             quietly
             and
             soberly
             ordered
             ,
             doth
             he
             examine
             them
             after
             their
             returne
             what
             they
             haue
             learned
             of
             the
             sermon
             ?
          
           
             3.
             
             Whether
             doth
             he
             at
             other
             times
             teach
             them
             such
             sentences
             of
             holy
             Scripture
             as
             may
             induce
             them
             to
             godlinesse
             ,
             doth
             he
             teach
             the
             Grammar
             set
             forth
             by
             King
             
               Henrie
            
             the
             eight
             ,
             continued
             by
             King
             
               Edward
            
             the
             sixt
             ,
             and
             Queene
             
               Elizabeth
            
             ?
          
           
             4.
             
             Whether
             hath
             he
             spoken
             ,
             writ
             ,
             or
             taught
             against
             any
             thing
             whereunto
             he
             formerly
             subscribed
             ,
             as
             the
             Kings
             supremacie
             ,
             the
             Articles
             of
             religion
             ,
             Booke
             of
             common
             prayer
             ,
             or
             any
             thing
             therein
             contained
             ?
          
        
         
           
             Touching
             the
             Parish
             Clarke
             and
             Sexton
             .
          
           
             WHether
             haue
             you
             a
             Parish
             Clarke
             sufficient
             for
             his
             place
             ,
             of
             the
             age
             of
             20
             ,
             yeares
             at
             the
             least
             ,
             is
             he
             of
             honest
             conuersation
             ,
             can
             he
             read
             ,
             write
             ,
             and
             sing
             ,
             is
             he
             diligent
             in
             his
             office
             ,
             and
             seruiceable
             to
             his
             Minister
             ,
             and
             not
             giuen
             to
             ouermuch
             drinke
             ?
          
           
             2.
             
             Whether
             doth
             your
             Clarke
             meddle
             with
             any
             thing
             aboue
             his
             Office
             ,
             as
             churching
             of
             women
             ,
             burying
             of
             the
             dead
             ,
             reading
             of
             Prayers
             ,
             or
             such
             like
             ?
          
           
             3.
             
             Whether
             doth
             your
             Clarke
             or
             Sexton
             ,
             keep
             your
             church
             cleane
             ,
             the
             doors
             safe
             locked
             ,
             is
             any
             thing
             by
             his
             default
             lost
             or
             spoiled
             in
             the
             church
             ,
             doth
             he
             suffer
             vnseasonable
             ringing
             ,
             or
             any
             prophane
             exercise
             in
             your
             Church
             ?
          
           
             4.
             
             Whether
             doth
             your
             Clarke
             or
             Sexton
             ,
             when
             one
             is
             passing
             out
             of
             this
             life
             ,
             neglect
             to
             toll
             a
             Bell
             hauing
             notice
             thereof
             :
             or
             the
             partie
             beeing
             dead
             ,
             doth
             he
             suffer
             any
             more
             then
             one
             short
             peale
             ,
             and
             before
             his
             buriall
             one
             ,
             and
             after
             the
             same
             another
             ?
          
           
             5.
             
             Whether
             doth
             any
             of
             your
             Parish
             ,
             refuse
             to
             pay
             vnto
             the
             Parish
             Clarke
             or
             Sexton
             such
             wages
             as
             are
             vnto
             them
             due
             ,
             and
             haue
             been
             accustomably
             paid
             ?
          
        
         
           
             Touching
             Parishioners
             .
          
           
             WHether
             hath
             any
             in
             your
             Parish
             spoken
             against
             ,
             or
             any
             way
             impugned
             the
             Kings
             Maiesties
             supremacie
             in
             causes
             Ecclesiasticall
             ,
             the
             Truth
             and
             Doctrine
             of
             the
             Church
             of
             England
             ,
             the
             forme
             of
             Gods
             worship
             contained
             in
             the
             booke
             of
             common
             praier
             ,
             and
             administration
             of
             the
             Sacraments
             ?
          
           
             2.
             
             Whether
             hath
             any
             in
             your
             Parish
             spoken
             against
             or
             impugned
             the
             Articles
             of
             religion
             agreed
             vpon
             in
             
               An.
            
             1602.
             the
             Rites
             ,
             and
             ceremonies
             established
             in
             the
             Church
             ,
             the
             gouernment
             by
             Archbishops
             ,
             Bishops
             ,
             Deanes
             ,
             Archdeacons
             ,
             and
             others
             that
             beare
             office
             in
             the
             same
             ?
          
           
           
             3.
             
             Whether
             haue
             any
             in
             your
             parish
             spoken
             against
             or
             impugned
             the
             forme
             of
             making
             and
             consecrating
             Bishops
             ,
             Priests
             ,
             or
             Deacons
             ,
             or
             haue
             any
             separared
             themselues
             from
             the
             societie
             of
             the
             congregation
             ,
             and
             combined
             in
             a
             newe
             Brotherhood
             ,
             or
             depraued
             the
             Synod
             lately
             held
             by
             the
             Kings
             authoritie
             ?
          
           
             4.
             
             Whether
             hath
             any
             in
             your
             parish
             maintained
             or
             defended
             any
             such
             Ministers
             or
             Schoolemasters
             as
             refuse
             to
             subscribe
             to
             the
             order
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             haue
             they
             affirmed
             that
             such
             Ministers
             ,
             and
             their
             adherents
             may
             make
             rules
             and
             orders
             in
             causes
             Ecclesiasticall
             ,
             without
             the
             Kings
             authoritie
             ?
          
           
             5.
             
             Whether
             doth
             any
             in
             your
             parish
             prophane
             ,
             violate
             ,
             or
             mispend
             the
             Sabbath
             ,
             or
             holy
             daie
             ,
             or
             any
             part
             of
             them
             ,
             vsing
             any
             offensiue
             conuersation
             ,
             or
             worldly
             labour
             in
             those
             dayes
             ,
             or
             any
             of
             them
             ?
          
           
             6.
             
             Whether
             hath
             any
             in
             your
             Parish
             in
             the
             time
             of
             diuine
             seruice
             couered
             his
             head
             ,
             albeit
             he
             hath
             an
             infirmitie
             ,
             in
             which
             case
             a
             cap
             or
             night-quoife
             is
             allowed
             ,
             or
             is
             there
             any
             who
             hath
             not
             reuerently
             kneeled
             when
             the
             generall
             confession
             ,
             Letanie
             ,
             and
             other
             prayers
             are
             read
             ,
             and
             which
             haue
             not
             stood
             vp
             at
             the
             saying
             of
             the
             beleefe
             ?
          
           
             7.
             
             Whether
             hath
             any
             in
             your
             Parish
             disturbed
             the
             seruice
             or
             Sermon
             by
             walking
             ,
             talking
             ,
             or
             any
             other
             way
             ,
             or
             departed
             out
             of
             the
             church
             during
             the
             seruice
             or
             Sermon
             without
             some
             vrgent
             cause
             ,
             or
             loitered
             about
             the
             church
             or
             church
             porch
             ?
          
           
             8.
             
             Whether
             doth
             all
             parishioners
             receiue
             the
             holy
             communion
             thrise
             euery
             yeare
             at
             the
             least
             ,
             whereof
             the
             feast
             of
             Easter
             to
             be
             one
             ,
             and
             haue
             all
             beeing
             of
             the
             age
             of
             16.
             yeares
             ,
             dulie
             receiued
             ,
             or
             not
             ?
          
           
             9.
             
             Whether
             hath
             any
             Parent
             beene
             vrged
             to
             be
             present
             or
             admitted
             to
             answeare
             as
             Godfather
             for
             his
             owne
             childe
             ,
             or
             hath
             any
             Godfather
             or
             Godmother
             made
             any
             other
             answer
             or
             speech
             then
             is
             prescribed
             by
             the
             Booke
             ,
             or
             haue
             any
             beene
             admitted
             for
             such
             at
             Baptisme
             ,
             who
             haue
             not
             first
             receiued
             the
             communion
             ?
          
           
             10.
             
             Whether
             doe
             all
             Fathers
             ,
             Mothers
             ,
             masters
             ,
             mistrisses
             come
             ,
             and
             cause
             their
             children
             ,
             seruants
             ,
             &
             apprentises
             to
             come
             duely
             to
             the
             church
             ,
             and
             according
             to
             the
             ministers
             direction
             to
             be
             instructed
             and
             catechised
             ,
             or
             who
             be
             they
             that
             haue
             not
             obeyed
             the
             minister
             herein
             ?
          
           
             11.
             
             Whether
             haue
             any
             persons
             married
             together
             within
             the
             degrees
             of
             consanguinitie
             or
             affinitie
             prohibited
             ,
             set
             forth
             in
             a
             table
             ,
             appointed
             to
             be
             placed
             in
             euery
             church
             ,
             or
             haue
             any
             married
             or
             contracted
             themselues
             vnder
             the
             age
             of
             21.
             yeares
             ,
             without
             the
             consent
             of
             their
             Parents
             or
             Gouernours
             ,
             if
             their
             Parents
             be
             dead
             ?
          
           
           
             12.
             
             Whether
             haue
             any
             persons
             ,
             once
             lawfully
             married
             ,
             forsaken
             each
             other
             ,
             or
             doe
             liue
             asunder
             without
             the
             authoritie
             of
             the
             Ordinarie
             ,
             or
             doe
             any
             beeing
             diuorsed
             or
             separated
             ,
             marrie
             againe
             ,
             the
             former
             wife
             or
             husband
             yet
             liuing
             ?
          
           
             13.
             
             Whether
             haue
             any
             beene
             married
             in
             the
             times
             wherein
             marriage
             is
             by
             law
             restrained
             ,
             without
             lawfull
             licence
             ,
             
               viz.
            
             from
             the
             Saturday
             next
             before
             Advent
             Sunday
             ,
             vntill
             the
             Fourteenth
             of
             Ianuarie
             :
             and
             from
             the
             Saturday
             next
             before
             Septuagesima
             Sunday
             ,
             vntill
             the
             Monday
             next
             after
             low
             Sunday
             :
             and
             from
             the
             Sunday
             before
             the
             Rogation
             weeke
             ,
             vntil
             Trinitie
             Sunday
             ?
          
           
             14.
             
             Whether
             hath
             any
             of
             your
             Parish
             vnreuerētly
             vsed
             your
             Minister
             ,
             or
             haue
             any
             laid
             violent
             hands
             vpon
             him
             ,
             or
             disgraced
             his
             Office
             and
             calling
             ,
             by
             word
             or
             deed
             ?
          
           
             15
             Whether
             haue
             you
             in
             your
             Parish
             any
             dweller
             or
             soiournour
             ,
             a
             maintainer
             of
             Popish
             Doctrine
             ,
             or
             suspected
             to
             keepe
             scismaticall
             books
             ,
             or
             to
             fauour
             any
             heresie
             or
             errour
             ?
          
           
             16.
             
             Whether
             haue
             you
             any
             common
             resorters
             to
             your
             Church
             ,
             which
             are
             not
             of
             your
             parish
             ,
             or
             doe
             any
             such
             receiue
             the
             Communion
             amongst
             you
             :
             what
             be
             their
             names
             ,
             and
             of
             what
             parishes
             are
             they
             ?
          
           
             17.
             
             Whether
             haue
             any
             in
             the
             time
             of
             seruice
             opened
             their
             shops
             ,
             exercised
             their
             trade
             ,
             vsed
             any
             gaming
             ,
             beene
             in
             any
             Tauerne
             ,
             or
             Alehouse
             ,
             or
             otherwise
             ill
             imployed
             ?
          
           
             18.
             
             Whether
             are
             there
             in
             your
             parish
             any
             Adulterers
             ,
             Fornicators
             ,
             incestuous
             persons
             ,
             bawdes
             ,
             receiuers
             ,
             close
             fauourers
             ,
             conueyers
             away
             ,
             or
             which
             suffer
             to
             depart
             any
             incontinent
             person
             vnpunished
             ,
             any
             blasphemers
             ,
             common
             swearers
             ,
             drunkards
             ,
             ribauds
             ,
             vsurers
             ,
             malitious
             slanderers
             ,
             scolds
             ,
             or
             sowers
             of
             discord
             ,
             or
             any
             defamed
             of
             the
             said
             crimes
             ?
          
           
             19.
             
             Whether
             doe
             any
             in
             your
             parish
             administer
             the
             goods
             of
             the
             dead
             without
             authoritie
             ,
             or
             suppresse
             their
             will
             or
             Testament
             ,
             haue
             any
             Executors
             neglected
             to
             performe
             their
             Wills
             ,
             especially
             in
             paying
             of
             Legacies
             giuen
             to
             the
             church
             ,
             to
             the
             poore
             ,
             or
             to
             any
             other
             charitable
             ,
             or
             godly
             vses
             ?
          
           
             20.
             
             Whether
             doe
             any
             refuse
             to
             pay
             to
             the
             reparations
             ,
             ornaments
             ,
             and
             other
             things
             required
             in
             your
             church
             ,
             as
             they
             are
             ceassed
             by
             a
             lawfull
             vestrie
             ,
             or
             any
             dwelling
             out
             of
             your
             Parish
             ,
             which
             hold
             land
             in
             your
             Parish
             ?
          
           
             21.
             
             Whether
             hath
             any
             person
             suspended
             or
             excommunicated
             ,
             beene
             suffred
             co
             heare
             diuine
             seruice
             ,
             or
             the
             Sermon
             ,
             to
             receiue
             the
             Sacraments
             ,
             
             to
             be
             maried
             or
             churched
             ,
             or
             haue
             any
             Excommunicants
             beene
             buried
             in
             christian
             buriall
             ?
          
           
             22.
             
             Whether
             haue
             any
             in
             your
             Parish
             beene
             christened
             ,
             churched
             ,
             buried
             ,
             or
             receiued
             the
             communion
             ,
             or
             been
             maried
             out
             of
             your
             church
             ,
             both
             parties
             dwelling
             in
             your
             parish
             ?
          
           
             23.
             
             Whether
             haue
             all
             women
             in
             your
             parish
             deliuered
             of
             child
             ,
             come
             at
             conuenient
             time
             after
             to
             church
             to
             giue
             thanks
             ,
             and
             haue
             they
             beene
             churched
             according
             to
             the
             forme
             of
             the
             Booke
             of
             common
             prayer
             ?
          
           
             24.
             
             Whether
             hath
             the
             preambulation
             of
             the
             circuit
             of
             your
             Parish
             beene
             obserued
             once
             euery
             yeare
             ,
             if
             not
             ,
             whose
             default
             is
             it
             ?
          
           
             25.
             
             Whether
             haue
             any
             in
             your
             parish
             giuen
             the
             churchwardens
             ,
             or
             sidemen
             ,
             or
             any
             of
             them
             euill
             words
             for
             doing
             their
             dutie
             ,
             according
             to
             their
             oath
             and
             conscience
             in
             making
             presentment
             for
             any
             fault
             ?
          
        
         
           
             Touching
             Churchwardens
             and
             Swornemen
             .
          
           
             WHether
             doe
             any
             in
             your
             Parish
             take
             vpon
             them
             to
             be
             churchwarden
             or
             side-man
             ,
             which
             is
             not
             lawfully
             chosen
             by
             the
             Minister
             ,
             &
             Parishioners
             according
             to
             the
             canon
             ,
             or
             do
             any
             continue
             that
             office
             longer
             then
             one
             yeare
             ,
             except
             they
             be
             chosen
             againe
             ,
             and
             are
             all
             such
             Officers
             chosen
             yearely
             in
             Easter
             weeke
             ?
          
           
             2.
             
             Whether
             doe
             your
             churchwardens
             within
             one
             Moneth
             at
             the
             most
             after
             their
             yeare
             ended
             ,
             before
             the
             Minister
             and
             Parishioners
             giue
             vp
             a
             iust
             account
             of
             all
             such
             money
             ,
             and
             other
             things
             ,
             as
             they
             haue
             receiued
             and
             bestowed
             ,
             haue
             they
             deliuered
             all
             remaining
             in
             their
             hands
             belonging
             to
             their
             church
             or
             parish
             ,
             by
             bill
             intended
             ,
             to
             bee
             deliuered
             to
             the
             next
             church
             wardens
             ?
          
           
             3.
             
             Whether
             haue
             the
             church-wardens
             with
             the
             advise
             of
             the
             the
             Minister
             ,
             from
             time
             to
             time
             prouided
             a
             sufficient
             quantitie
             of
             fine
             white
             bread
             and
             wholesome
             wine
             for
             the
             number
             of
             communicants
             ?
          
           
             4.
             
             Whether
             doe
             the
             church
             wardens
             and
             Swornemen
             ,
             before
             euerie
             Visitation
             ,
             and
             at
             other
             times
             when
             there
             is
             iust
             occasion
             ,
             meete
             and
             conferre
             about
             their
             presentments
             ,
             and
             the
             answering
             of
             these
             Articles
             ,
             and
             who
             hath
             (
             after
             notice
             giuen
             him
             of
             the
             time
             and
             place
             )
             carelesly
             absented
             himselfe
             ?
          
           
             5.
             
             Whether
             the
             forfeiture
             of
             twelue
             pence
             for
             absence
             from
             church
             ,
             appointed
             by
             statute
             for
             the
             vse
             of
             the
             poore
             ,
             be
             taken
             and
             leuied
             by
             the
             church-wardens
             ,
             and
             employed
             according
             to
             the
             said
             Statute
             :
             and
             whether
             is
             the
             same
             forfeiture
             taken
             of
             all
             persons
             which
             stand
             wilfully
             suspended
             or
             Excommunicated
             ?
          
           
             6.
             
             Whether
             haue
             any
             churchwardens
             lost
             ,
             sold
             or
             detained
             any
             〈◊〉
             
             ornaments
             ,
             Bels
             ,
             Rents
             ,
             or
             implements
             of
             the
             Church
             ?
          
           
             7.
             
             Whether
             doe
             you
             the
             Churchwardens
             and
             Sidesmen
             about
             the
             middest
             of
             Diuine
             Seruice
             ,
             vsually
             walke
             out
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             and
             see
             who
             are
             abroad
             in
             any
             alehouse
             ,
             or
             elsewhere
             absent
             ,
             or
             euill
             employed
             ,
             and
             haue
             you
             presented
             all
             such
             to
             the
             Ordinarie
             ?
          
           
             8.
             
             Whether
             doe
             you
             know
             ,
             or
             haue
             heard
             a
             fame
             of
             any
             offence
             ,
             cōmitted
             ,
             or
             dutie
             omitted
             by
             any
             of
             your
             Parish
             before
             your
             time
             ,
             and
             heretofore
             not
             presented
             to
             the
             Ordinarie
             ,
             or
             as
             yet
             not
             reformed
             ,
             and
             haue
             you
             presented
             the
             same
             ?
          
           
             9.
             
             Finally
             ,
             doe
             you
             know
             of
             any
             matter
             or
             cause
             which
             is
             a
             breach
             of
             the
             lawes
             Ecclesiasticall
             here
             not
             expressed
             ,
             and
             haue
             you
             presented
             the
             same
             ?
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
         
      
    
     
  

