Articles
to
be
enquired
of
,
in
the
Uisitation
of
the
moste
Reuerende
Father
in
God
,
MATTHEW
,
Archebyshop
of
Canterbury
,
In
the
yeare
of
our
Lorde
,
GOD
M.D.LXIII
.
IN
primis
,
whether
Diuine
seruice
be
sayd
or
songe
by
your
Minister
or
Ministers
in
your
seuerall
Churches
duelye
and
reuerently
,
as
it
is
set
forthe
by
the
lawes
of
this
realme
,
with
out
any
kynde
of
variation
.
And
whether
the
holy
Sacramentes
be
likewise
ministred
reuerently
,
in
suche
manner
as
by
the
lawes
of
this
Realme
is
appointed
.
Item
,
whether
you
haue
in
youre
parrysh
churches
all
thinges
necessarye
and
requisite
for
Common
prayer
and
administration
of
the
Sacraments
,
specially
the
booke
of
Common
praier
,
the
Bible
in
the
largest
volume
,
the
Homilyes
,
with
the
Paraphrases
of
Erasmus
:
Aconuenient
Pulpit
wel
placed
:
A
comly
and
decent
table
for
the
Holy
communion
,
sette
in
place
prescribed
by
the
Queenes
maiesties
Iniunctions
.
The
Chest
or
Boxe
for
the
poore
men
,
and
al
other
things
necessary
in
and
to
the
premisses
.
And
whether
your
Alters
be
taken
downe
,
accordyng
to
the
commaundement
in
that
behalfe
geuen
,
Item
,
whether
your
Prestes
,
Curates
,
or
ministers
do
vse
in
the
time
of
the
celebracion
of
diuine
seruice
to
weare
a
surplesse
,
prescribed
by
the
Queenes
maiesties
Iniunctions
,
&
the
boke
of
Common
praier
.
And
wheather
they
do
celebrate
the
same
deuine
seruice
in
the
chauncelor
in
the
Churche
,
and
do
vse
all
Rites
and
orders
prescribed
in
the
boke
of
Common
praier
,
&c.
and
none
other
.
Item
,
whether
they
do
vse
to
minister
the
Communion
in
wafer
bread
,
according
vnto
the
Quenes
Maiesties
Iniunctions
,
or
in
common
bread
.
Item
,
whether
ymages
and
al
other
monumentes
of
ydolatry
and
superstition
be
destroyd
and
abolyshed
in
your
seueral
parishes
:
And
whether
youre
Churches
be
well
adorned
and
conuenientlye
kepte
without
waste
,
destruction
,
or
abuse
of
any
thinge
.
Whether
the
rood
loft
be
pulled
downe
,
according
to
the
order
prescribed
,
and
of
the
partition
betwene
the
Chauncell
and
the
Churche
be
kepte
.
Whether
the
funt
be
standing
and
kept
decently
in
the
place
vsed
.
Whether
youre
Churcheyardes
be
well
fensed
and
clenly
kept
.
Whether
anye
sale
haue
bene
made
of
youre
Churche
goods
,
by
whome
and
to
whom
,
and
what
hath
ben
don
with
the
mony
thereof
comming
.
Whether
your
Chauncels
and
Parsonages
be
wel
and
sufficiently
repaired
:
Whether
any
man
haue
pulled
downe
or
dyscouered
anye
Churche
,
Chauncell
,
Chappell
,
Almes
house
,
or
suche
lyke
,
or
haue
plucked
down
the
bels
,
or
haue
felled
or
spoiled
any
woode
or
timber
in
any
Churche
yarde
.
Item
,
whether
ther
be
any
Parsons
that
intrude
them selfe
,
and
presume
to
exercise
any
kinde
of
mynistery
in
the
churche
of
God
,
without
imposition
of
handes
and
ordinary
aucthoritie
.
Whether
theire
church
or
chappell
be
serued
with
any
readers
,
Or
whether
any
Minister
do
remoue
from
any
other
diocese
to
serue
in
this
,
without
leters
testimonial
of
th
ordinary
from
whom
he
came
,
to
testify
the
cause
of
his
departinge
thence
,
and
of
his
behauiour
.
Or
any
beinge
once
priest
or
minister
,
that
doth
not
minister
,
or
frequent
and
resort
to
the
Common
praier
now
vsed
,
and
at
tymes
appoynted
communicate
.
And
whether
any
suche
do
goe
and
boste
himselfe
lyke
a
laye
man
.
Item
,
whether
your
Parsons
and
Uicars
be
residente
continualli
vpon
their
benifices
:
Whether
thei
giue
themselues
to
deuoute
prayer
,
discrete
reading
of
the
Scripture
and
godlye
contemplacion
,
and
releaue
the
poore
charitably
to
their
hability
,
accordinge
to
the
Queenes
Iniunctions
.
Whether
they
pray
for
the
prosperous
estate
of
the
Queenes
Maiesty
,
as
is
prescribed
in
her
geaces
Iniunctions
.
Item
,
whether
the
communion
table
be
decentlye
couered
and
set
in
conuenient
place
,
according
to
the
Queenes
Maiesties
Iniunctions
.
Item
,
whether
any
of
your
ministers
doth
or
hath
admitted
any
notoriouse
sinner
or
maliciouse
person
out
of
Charitie
,
without
iuste
penance
don
and
reconciliation
had
,
to
receaue
the
holy
Communion
:
or
ani
that
hathe
not
receaued
the
same
accordinge
as
to
a
Christian
appertayneth
,
and
by
the
lawes
it
is
appointed
.
And
whether
you
do
heare
or
knowe
any
that
doth
vse
to
saie
or
heare
the
priuate
Masse
,
or
doe
vse
anye
other
seruice
then
is
prescribed
by
thee
lawes
of
this
Realme
.
Item
,
whether
your
minysters
doe
call
vppon
fathers
,
mothers
,
and
maisters
of
youth
,
to
bring
them
vp
in
the
feare
of
almighty
God
,
in
obedience
,
and
in
conuenient
occupations
.
Whether
they
be
peace-makers
,
and
exhorte
the
people
to
obedience
to
their
Prince
,
and
to
all
other
that
be
in
authoritie
to
charity
and
mutuall
loue
amonge
themselues
.
Whether
thei
geue
them selues
to
superstition
,
&
be
mainteiners
of
the
vnlearned
people
in
ignoraunce
.
Item
,
whether
your
Persons
,
Uicars
,
&
Curates
be
common
gameners
,
hunters
,
haunters
of
tauerns
,
or
alehouses
:
Suspected
of
any
notable
crime
:
Fauters
of
forein
poures
,
letters
of
good
religion
,
preachers
of
corrupt
doctrine
:
stubborne
or
disobedient
to
lawes
and
orders
:
Whether
they
be
geuen
to
filthy
lucer
.
Whether
they
be
lyght
either
in
example
of
life
,
or
in
vnwont
and
vnsemely
apparell
.
Item
,
whether
anye
of
your
benefices
be
vacant
,
how
longe
they
haue
been
vacant
:
who
is
Patrone
.
Whether
there
be
anye
laye
or
temporall
men
,
(
not
being
within
orders
)
or
children
,
or
any
other
(
within
age
)
that
hath
or
enioieth
ani
benifice
or
spirituall
promotion
:
ani
Patron
that
suffereth
anye
benefice
to
be
vacante
,
and
taketh
the
tythes
and
other
fructes
to
himselfe
.
Item
,
whether
your
ministers
kepe
their
registers
well
,
&
do
present
the
copi
of
them
once
eueri
yeare
by
Indenture
,
to
the
Ordinary
or
his
officers
.
And
teache
the
Articles
of
the
fayth
,
and
the
Tenne
commaundementes
,
and
the
Lordes
prayer
,
as
is
prescribed
them
in
the
Catechisme
.
Item
,
whether
youre
Parsons
and
Uycars
haue
any
other
or
mo
benefyces
,
where
&
in
what
Countrie
thei
be
:
Whether
they
came
by
them
by
Symony
,
or
other
vnlawfull
meanes
.
Whether
they
doe
let
theyr
benifyce
to
farme
,
or
els
kepe
them
in
theyr
owne
handes
.
Whether
thei
kepe
hospitality
or
not
.
Whether
in
theire
absence
they
leaue
their
cures
to
honest
,
learned
,
or
expert
Curates
.
Whether
they
make
their
ordinary
Sermons
,
accordynge
to
thee
Queenes
maiestes
Iniunctions
.
Whether
they
admitte
any
to
preatche
vnlicenced
,
or
put
by
any
that
hath
licence
.
Whether
thei
reade
the
Queenes
maiesties
Iniunctions
as
they
ought
to
do
,
and
saye
theire
Seruice
sensibly
and
distinctly
.
Item
,
whether
the
laye
people
be
diligent
in
comming
to
the
Churche
on
the
holy
daies
,
and
with
all
humblenes
,
reuerentlye
and
deuoutly
do
geue
themselues
to
the
hearing
of
Commune
prayer
in
the
tim
thereof
,
and
otherwise
occupie
themselues
in
priuat
praiers
,
reading
of
Scriptures
,
or
other
vertuouse
exercise
.
Yf
any
be
negligent
or
wilful
.
Whether
the
forfaiture
be
leuid
on
their
goodes
to
the
vse
of
the
poore
,
according
to
the
lawes
of
this
Realm
in
that
behalfe
prouided
.
And
what
mony
hath
ben
gathered
by
the
Churchwardens
of
the
forfets
.
Item
,
whether
there
be
in
your
quarters
any
that
openly
or
priuily
vse
or
frequent
any
kinde
of
diuine
seruice
or
common
praier
,
other
then
is
set
forth
by
the
lawes
of
this
Realme
:
and
disturbers
of
common
prayers
,
or
letters
of
the
worde
of
God
to
be
reade
,
preached
or
heard
:
Any
that
by
couert
or
crafty
meanes
depraue
or
contemne
the
same
:
or
that
speake
to
the
derogation
of
the
Queenes
maiesties
aucthority
and
power
,
or
of
the
lawes
set
out
by
publike
aucthority
Item
,
whether
there
be
amonge
you
any
blasphemers
of
the
name
of
almighty
God
,
adulterers
,
fornicators
,
baudes
,
or
receauers
of
suche
persons
.
Any
suspected
of
incest
or
any
other
notoriouse
faulte
,
sin
or
crime
.
Any
dronkardes
,
ribaldes
,
common
slaunderers
of
their
neighbours
,
raylers
or
scolders
,
sowers
of
discorde
betweene
neighbours
,
by
plaies
,
rimes
famouse
libels
,
or
otherwise
.
Item
,
whether
there
be
in
your
parrishes
any
Inkeepers
or
Ale
wiues
,
that
admit
any
resort
to
their
houses
in
tyme
of
Commone
prayer
.
Anye
that
commonlye
absente
them selues
from
theyre
owne
Churche
or
otherwise
idely
or
lewdly
prophaneth
the
Sabbath
day
.
Any
that
keepe
any
secret
conuenticles
,
preachings
,
lectures
or
readinges
,
contrary
to
the
lawes
.
Any
suspected
of
heresy
,
or
that
maintain
any
erronious
opinions
contrary
to
the
lawes
of
almightie
God
and
good
religion
,
by
publique
authoritle
in
this
Realme
set
forth
.
Item
,
whether
there
be
in
these
parties
which
minister
the
goodes
,
of
those
whiche
be
deade
,
without
authoritie
:
ani
executors
that
haue
not
fulfilled
their
testators
will
,
specially
in
paying
of
legacies
giuen
to
good
and
godly
vses
,
as
to
the
reliefe
of
pouerte
,
to
poore
schollars
,
orphanes
,
highe
waies
,
mariage
of
poore
maydens
,
and
suche
lik
.
Whether
youre
Hospitals
and
Almes
houses
be
iustly
vsed
,
accordinge
to
the
foundation
and
auncient
ordinaunces
of
the
same
.
Whether
ther
be
any
other
placed
in
them
then
poore
,
impotent
&
needy
persons
,
that
hath
not
other
wyse
where
with
or
whereby
to
liue
.
Item
,
whether
there
be
any
which
of
late
hath
bequeathed
in
their
testamentes
,
or
other
waies
threbe
appointed
by
ordinaries
,
any
sumes
of
mony
.
Iewelles
,
Plate
,
Ornaments
,
or
annuities
for
the
erection
of
any
obites
,
diriges
,
trentals
,
or
any
suche
like
vse
now
be
the
lawes
of
this
Realm
not
permitted
:
and
if
there
be
,
that
you
present
the
names
of
such
executors
,
the
quantiti
and
quallitie
of
the
guifte
,
that
ordre
may
be
taken
therein
accordingly
.
Item
,
whether
there
be
any
moni
or
stoke
appertaining
to
anie
parishe
churche
,
in
any
mannes
handes
,
that
refuse
or
diferreth
to
paye
the
same
:
or
that
vseth
fraude
,
deceite
or
delay
to
make
any
accompte
in
the
presence
of
the
honestye
in
the
parishe
,
for
the
same
.
Whether
youre
Churche
wardens
and
others
afore
tyme
,
haue
giuen
the
yeareli
accompte
.
according
vnto
the
custome
as
it
hath
been
aforetime
vsed
.
whether
the
store
of
the
poore
mens
boxe
be
openli
and
indifferently
gyuen
where
neede
is
,
without
parcial
affection
.
whether
any
stocke
of
tattel
or
graine
appertaning
to
your
churches
,
be
decayed
:
by
whose
negligence
,
and
in
whose
handes
.
Item
,
whether
your
schoolmaisters
be
of
a
sincere
religion
.
and
be
diligent
in
teachinge
and
bringing
vp
of
youth
:
Whether
they
teache
any
other
Grammar
,
then
such
as
is
appointed
by
the
Queenes
Maiesties
Iniunction
annexed
to
the
same
,
or
not
.
Item
,
whether
there
be
any
amonge
you
that
vse
sorcery
or
enchauntment
,
magike
,
incantacions
,
or
nigromanci
,
or
that
be
suspected
of
the
same
.
Item
,
whether
there
bee
any
in
these
partes
that
haue
maried
within
degrees
of
affinity
or
consanguinitie
,
by
the
lawes
of
God
forbidden
:
so
set
oute
in
a
table
for
an
Admonition
.
Any
man
that
hath
twoo
wiues
,
or
any
woman
that
hath
two
husbandes
.
Ani
that
being
deuorced
or
seperated
asyde
,
hath
maried
againe
.
Any
maried
that
haue
made
precontactes
.
Any
that
haue
made
priuie
or
secrete
contractes
.
Any
that
haue
maried
with
out
banes
thrise
solemnelye
axed
.
Any
couples
maried
that
liue
not
together
,
but
slaunderously
liue
a
part
.
Any
that
haue
maried
out
of
the
parishe
churche
,
where
they
ought
to
haue
the
same
solemnised
.
Generally
,
whether
there
be
any
euel
liuers
or
offenders
of
the
lawes
of
almighty
God
:
Ani
suspected
of
ani
notorious
sinne
,
fault
or
crime
,
to
the
offence
of
Christian
people
committed
:
Any
common
brauler
,
barrator
or
scowlder
,
or
any
other
that
giueth
occasion
of
the
breache
of
Christian
loue
and
charity
amongest
you
:
Any
that
stubburnly
refuse
to
conforme
them selfe
to
vniti
and
good
Religion
:
Any
that
bruteth
abroad
rumors
of
the
alteration
of
the
same
,
or
otherwise
that
disturbeth
good
orders
,
and
the
quietnesse
of
Christes
Churche
and
Christin
congregation
.