WHether Common prayer be sung or said , by your Person , Uicar , or Curate in your seuerall Churches or Chappels , distinctly and reuerently , and in such order as it is set foorth by the lawes of this Realme , without any kind of alteration , and at due and conuenient houres ? & whether your Minister so turne himselfe , & stand in such place of your Church or Chauncel , as the people may best heare the same ? And whether the holy Sacraments be likewise ministred reuerently in such maner , as by the Lawes of this Realme is appointed ? and whether vpon Wednesdayes , and Fridayes , not being holydayes , the Letanie and other prayers appointed for the day , be said accordingly ?

2 Whether you haue in your parish Churches & Chappels , all things necessarie and requisite for common prayer , and administration of the Sacraments , specially the Booke of Common prayer with the newe Kalender , a Psalter , the English Bible in the largest volume , the two Tomes of the Homilies , the Paraphrases of Erasmus translated into English , the table of the ten commandements , a conuenient Pulpit well placed , a comely and decent table , standing on a frame , for the holy Communion , with a fayre linnen cloth to lay vpon the same , and some couering of Silke , Buckram , or other such like , for the cleane keeping thereof , a fayre and comely Communion cup of siluer , and a couer of siluer for the same , which may serue also for the ministration of the communion bread , a decent large surplesse with sleeues , a sure Cofer with two lockes and keyes for the keeping of the Register booke , and a strong chest or boxe for the almose of the poore , with three lockes and keyes to the same , and all other things necessarie in and to the premisses ?

3 Whether the forme of commination against sinners , with certaine prayers following the same , set forth in the latter ende of the booke of common prayer , to be vsed at diuers times in the yere , be by your Minister plainly and distinctly read in your Church or Chappell vnto the people , betweene the Letany , and the commemoration or ministration of the holy communion , three times at the least in the yere , that is to say for order sake , yerely vpon one of the three Sundayes next before Easter , for the first time : vpon one of the two Sundayes next before the feast of Pentecost for the second time : And for the third time , vpon one of the two Sundayes next before the feast of the birth of our Lorde , ouer and besides the accustomed reading thereof vpon the first day of Lent ?

4 Whether in your Churches and Chappels , all Altars be vtterly taken downe and cleane remooued , euen vnto the foundation , and the place where they stoode , paued , and the wall whereunto they ioyned , whited ouer , and made vniforme with the rest , so as no breach or rupture appeare ? And whether your Rood-lofts be taken downe , and altered so , that the vpper partes thereof with the soller or loft be quite taken downe vnto the crosse beame , and that the saide beame haue some conuenient creast put vpon the same ?

5 Whether your Churches and Chappels with the Chauncels thereof be well and sufficiently repayred , and kept without abuse of any thing ? And whether your Churchyardes be well fenced , and clenly kept ? And if any part thereof be in decay , through whose default it is so ?

6 Whether all & euery Antiphoners , Masse bookes , Grailes , Portesses , Processionals , Manualles , Legendaries , and all other bookes of late belonging to your Churche or Chappell , which serued for the superstitious Latine seruice , be vtterly defaced , rent , and abolished ? And if they be not , through whose default that is , and in whose keeping they remayne ? And whether all Uestments , Albes , Tunicles , Stoles , Phanons , Pixes , Paxes , Handbelles , Sacringbelles , Censers , Chrismatories , Crosses , Candlestickes , Holy water stocks , Images , and such other reliques and monuments of superstition and Idolatrie be vtterly defaced , broken , and destroyed ? And if not , where , and in whose custodie they remayne ?

7 Whether your Person , Uicar , Curat , or minister , do we are any cope in your Parish Church or Chappel , or minister the holy Communion in any Chalice heretofore vsed at Masse , or in any prophane Cuppe or glasse , or vse at the ministration thereof any gestures , rites , or ceremonies , not appointed by the booke of Common prayer , as crossing or breathing ouer the sacramental bread , and wine , or shewing the same to the people to be worshipped and adored , or any such like , or vse any Oyle and Chrisme , Tapers , spattle , or any other Popish ceremonie in the ministration of the Sacrament of Baptisme ?

8 Whether any holydayes or fasting dayes heretofore abrogated , or not appointed to be vsed as holy dayes , or fasting dayes , by the newe Kalender of the booke of Common prayer , be either proclaymed and bidden by your Person , Uicar , or Curate , or be supersticiously obserued by any of your parish , and what be their names that so doe obserue the same ? and whether there be any ringing or tolling of Belles to call the people together vsed in any of those dayes , more or otherwise , than commonly is vsed vpon other dayes that be kept as workedayes ?

9 Whether , when any man or woman is in passing out of this life , the Bell be tolled , to mooue the people to pray for the sicke person , especially in all places , where the sicke person dwelleth neere vnto the Church ? and whether after the time of his or her passing out of this world , there be any more ringing but one short peale before the burial , & another short peale after the burial , without any other superfluous or supersticious ringing ? And whether on all Saintes day after Euening prayer , there be any ringing at all , or any other supersticious ceremonie vsed , tending to the maintenance of Popish purgatorie , or of prayer for the dead , and who they be that vse the same ? And whether there be any ringing or knolling of belles on Sundayes or holydayes , betweene morning prayer and the Letanie , or in any time of the common prayer , reading of the Homilies , or of preaching , except one bell in conuenient time to be rung or tolled before the Sermon , or any other ringing vsed vpon Saints eeues or festiuall dayes , sauing to common prayer , and that without excesse , and who doeth ring or knoll otherwise ?

10 Whether your Person or Uicar , haue preached , or cause to be duely preached in your Church , his quarterly or monethly Sermons , as by the Queenes Iniunctions he is bound , & what be the names of such as haue preached for him ? and whether hee hath admitted any man to preach , not hauing sufficient licence , or hath inhibited or letted any from preaching , hauing sufficient licence ?

11 Whether any person or persons , not being ordred at the least for a Deacon , or licenced by the ordinarie , doe say common prayer openly in your Church or Chappell , or any not being at the least a Deacon , doe solemnize matrimonie , or administer the Sacrament of Baptisme , or deliuer vnto the Communicants the Lords Cup , at the celebration of the holy Communion , and what he , or they be , that so doe ? And whether the Person , Uicar , or Fermer of your benefice , doe cause , or suffer any Curate or Minister to serue your Church , before he be examined and admitted by the Ordinarie , or his Deputie in writing , and do shewe his licence to the Churchwardens ? and whether any Curate doe serue two Cures at one time , without the speciall licence of the Ordinarie , or his Deputie in that behalfe , in writing first had ?

12 Whether your Person , Uicar , or Curate , do euery Sunday when there is no sermon , reade distinctly & plainly some part of the Homilies prescribed & set forth by the Queenes authoritie to be read , and euery holyday , when there is no sermon , immediately after the Gospell , openly , plainly , and distinctly recite to his parishioners , the Lordes prayer , the Articles of the fayth , and the ten Commandementes in English ? and whether any Minister not admitted by the Ordinarie , or by other lawful authoritie , doe expounde any Scripture , or matter of doctrine , by the way of exhortation , or otherwise , and thereby omit and leaue of the reading of the Homilies ?

13 Whether your Person , Uicar , or Curate do euery Sunday and holiday openly in the Church , call for , heare , and instruct all the Children , Apprentices , and seruantes of both sexes , that be of conuenient age within your parish , or at the least so many of them by course , as the tune will serue , and as he may well heare and instruct for halfe an houre at the least , before or at the euening praier , in the ten Commandements , the Articles of the beliefe , & the Lordes prayer , and diligently examine and teach them the Catechisme , as it is nowe allowed , and set forth ? And whether for that purpose , he doth take the names of them al , and by course cal certaine of them by name euery Sunday and holiday , to come to the teaching of the same Catechisme ?

14 Whether all fathers and mothers , masters , and dames of your parish , cause their children , seruants , and apprentices , both mankinde and womankinde being aboue seuen yeres of age , and vnder twentie , which haue not learned the Catechisme , to come to the Church on Sundayes and holidayes , at the times appoynted , or at the least such and so many of them , as your Minister shal appoint , and there diligently and obediently to heare and to be ordered by the Minister , vntill such time as they haue learned the same Catechisme , and what be the names of those that doe not cause their children , seruantes , and apprentices , so to come to the Church , to be instructed and examined , and how many of the said children , seruants , and apprentices be in your parish , which being aboue seuen yeeres olde , and vnder twentie yeeres of age , can not say by heart the saide Catechisme , and what be their names and age , and with whom they dwell ?

15 Whether your Person , Uicar , Curate , or other Minister in your Church or Chappell , hath admitted to the receiuing of the holy Communion , any open and notorious fornicatour , adulterer , or euil liuer , by whom the congregation is offended , without due penance first done , to the satisfaction of the congregation , or any malicious person that is notoriously knowne to be out of charitie , or that hath done any open wrong to his neighbour by worde or deede , without due reconciliation first made to the partie that is wronged ?

16 Whether your Person , Uicar , Curate , or Minister , hath admitted to the holy Communion any of his Parishe , being aboue twentie yeres of age , either mankinde or womankinde , that cannot say by heart the tenne Commaundements , the Articles of the faith , and the Lords praier in English , and what be the names of such as can not say the same , or being aboue fourteene yeeres , and vnder twentie yeeres of age , that cannot say the Catechisme , allowed and set forth in the sayd booke of Common prayer ? And whether he marry any persons which were single before that cannot say the Catechisme ? And whether he vseth to examine his parishioners at conuenient times before he administer vnto them , & namely before Easter yeerely , to the intent he may knowe whether they can say by heart the same , which is required in this behalfe , or no ?

17 Whether your Priests and Ministers be peacemakers , and no brawlers , or sowers of discorde , and exhort their parishioners to obedience towardes their Prince , and all other , that be in authoritie , and to charitie & mutuall loue among themselues ? whether they be diligent in visiting the sick , and comforting them , and do moue them earnestly , especially when they make their Testaments , to consider the necessitie of the poore , and to giue to their boxe or chest their charitable deuotion and almose ?

18 Whether they neglect the studie of the holie Scriptures and of the worde of God ? and whether such of them as be vnder the degree of a Master of Arte , haue of their own , at the least the newe Testament both in English and Latine ? and whether they do euery day with good aduisement conferre one Chapter of the Latine and English together at the least ? And whether they haue giuen due account thereof , and to whome ?

19 Whether any of your persons , vicars , curates , or ministers be fauourers of the Romishe or forreyne power , letters of true religion , preachers of corrupt and Popishe doctrine , or mainteiners of secraries , or do set forth and extoll vaine and supersticious religion , or be maintainers of the vnlearned people in ignorance and errour , encouraging or mouing them rather to pray in an vnknowne tongue , then in English , or to put their trust in a certain number of praiers , as in saying ouer a number of beades , Ladie Psalters , or other like ?

20 Whether any doe preach , declare , or speake any thing in derogation of the booke of common prayer , which is set forth by the lawes of this Realme , dispraysing the same , or any thing therin contayned ?

21 Whether your Person , Uicar , or Curate , hath or doth maintaine any doctrine contrary or repugnant to any of the Articles agreed vpon by the Clergie in the Connocation holden at London Anno domini . 1562. for the auoyding of diuersities of opinions , & for establishment of consent touching true religion , set forth by the Queenes authoritie ? and whether any hauing bin admitted to his benefice since the thirtenth yere of the Queenes reigne , hath not within two monethes after his induction , publickly read the saide Articles in your Church in the time of Common prayer there , with declaration of his vnfained assent thereunto ?

22 Whether your person , vicar , curate , minister , or reader , doe church any vnmarried woman , which hath bene gotten with childe out of lawfull mariage , & say for her the forme of thanksgiuing of women after childbirth , except such an vnmaried woman haue either before her childbirth , done due penance for her faulte to the satisfaction of the congregation ▪ or at her comming to giue thankes , do openly acknowledge her fault before the congregation , at the appoyntment of the Minister , according to order prescribed to the sayde Minister , by the Ordinarie or his Deputie , the same churching to be had alwayes on some Sunday or holyday , and vpon none other day ?

23 Whether any of your Persons , Uicars , Curates , or Ministers , or any other Priest , or any lay man or woman , doe wilfully maintaine , or defende any heresies , false opinions , or popishe errors , contrarie to the lawes of almightie God , and true doctrine , by publike authoritie in this realme nowe set foorth , and what bee their names ? And whether any keepe any secrete conuenticles , preachings , lectures , or readings contrary to the lawe ? and what be their names ?

24 Whether there be any in your parishe that openly or priuately saye Masse , or heare Masse , or any other kinde of seruice or prayer , then is set forth by the lawes of this Realme ?

25 Whether any popish Priests , eyther going as Priestes , or disguised in other apparell , or altering their names for any cause , or any other , or runnagate persons , mistikers , or deprauers of true religion , that doe not minister or frequent common prayer nowe vsed , nor communicate at times appointed by the Law , do resort secretly or openly into your parishe , and to whom , and of whom be they receyued , harbored , and relieued , and what be their names and surnames , or by what names are they called ?

26 Whether your Persons and Uicars , be resident and dwell continually vppon their benefices , dooing their dueties in preaching , reading , and ministring the Sacramentes ? and whether they keepe Hospitalitie ▪ according as their liuings will extende ? And whether their houses and Chauncelles be wel repayred and vpholden ?

27 Whether they or any of them haue mo benefices then one , how many , and in what countreyes they be , and what be the names thereof ?

28 Whether they , when they be absent from their benefices , do leaue their cures to a rude and vnlearned person , and not to an honest , and wel learned expert Curate , which can and will teach the people wholesome doctrine ? & whether in their absence they doe procure learned men to preach in their Churches & cures , at least one sermon euery quarter of a yeere ?

29 Whether such persons and vicars as bee not resident , neyther keepe hospitalitie , doe relieue their poore parishioners , and what giue they yeerely to them ? And if they bee not resident , and may dispende yerely twentie poundes or aboue , either in this diocesse , or elsewhere : whether do they distribute euery yere among their poore parishioners , at the least the fortieth part of the fruites of their benefices , where they be not resident ?

30 Whether your Persons , Uicars , Curates , and Ministers , keepe wel their registers of all Weddings , Buryings , and Christenings within your parish , and doe present a copie of them once euery yeere , by Indenture to the Ordinarie , or his officers ? and whether they reade the Queenes Maiesties Iniunctions euery quarter of a yeere once , or no ?

31 Whether they , or any of them , keepe any suspected women in their houses , or be incontinent persons , giuen to drunkennesse , ydlenesse , or bee haunters of Tauernes , Alehouses , or suspected places : or be hunters , haukers , dicers , carders , tablers , swearers , or otherwise suspected of any notorious crime , or giue any euill example of life ? and whether they ( as they ought to doe ) occupie themselues in the reading , or hearing of some part of the holye Scripture , or other good Author , or in some other godly or laudable exercise , meete for their vocation ?

32 Whether they , or any of them , doe keepe , or suffer to bee kept in their personage or vicarage houses , any alehouses , tipling houses , or tauernes , or doe sell Ale , Beere , Wine , or any victual ?

33 Whether your Persons or Uicars haue bought their benefices , or come to them by Simonie , fraude , or deceyte , or by any colourable pact , or other vnlawfull meane whatsoeuer , or be vehemently suspected or defamed thereof ? And whether they keepe in their owne handes , or haue dimised , and let to ferme their personages , and vicarages , or their glebe lande , or tyches , or any part thereof ? and whether any such lease bee made for the perfourmance of any Simonicall pact , made directly or indirectly , betweene the Incumbent and the Patrone , or betweene the Incumbent and any other person , for the presenting of the same Incumbent to that benefice ?

34 Whether any Minister or Priest presented to any benefice in this diocesse hath couenanted , promised or practised to or with the Patrone thereof , or any other person or persons that had the aduousion or gift of the same benefice , or with any other person or persons on his or their behalfe , to giue to him or his friende , any summe of redy money , for presenting him to the same , or haue offered by promise or bonde any lease , eyther of the whole benefice , limiting the rent farre vnder the iust value , or of the mansion house , Glebe lands , or any portion of the tythes , and fruites of the same benefice , receiuing litle or nothing therefore , or suffering the patrone or any other person that presented him , to haue his owne tythes within the benefice free vnto himselfe , or else haue graunted some yeerely pension or other yeerely commoditie , to him , his childe , seruant , or friende for preferring him to the same benefice , or otherwise haue suffered him to make a gayne by any colour , deceyte , or Simoniacall pact in bestowing the said benefice ?

35 Whether the Church of your parish be now vacant or destitute of an Incumbent , or no , and if it be , how long it hath bene so , and who is the Patrone ? and whether he suffereth the benefice to lye vacant , and occupieth the glebe lande , and taketh the tythes and other fruites to himselfe , during the time of the vacation : or who else occupieth and taketh the same ?

36 Whether there bee any lay or temporall man , not being within orders , or any childe that hath , or enioyeth any benefice or spirituall promotion ?

37 Whether any Priest or Minister bee come into this Dioces , out of any other Dioces , to serue any cure here , without letters testimoniall of the Ordinarie , from whence he came , vnder his autenticke seale and hand , to testifie the cause of his departing from thence , and of his behauiour there ?

38 Whether for the retaining of the perambulation of the circuite of your parishe , the person , vicar , or curate , churchwardens and certaine of the substantiall men of the parish , in the dayes of the Rogations , commonly called the gang dayes , walke the accustomed boundes of your parish , and whether in the same perambulation and going about , the Curate do vse any other rite or ceremonie , then to say or sing in English , the two Psalmes beginning Benedic anima mea domino , that is to saye , the Ciii . Psalme , and the Ciiii. Psalme , and such sentences of Scripture , as be appointed by the Queenes Maiesties Iniunctions , with the Letanie , and Suffrages following the same , and reading one Homilie already deuised and set forth for that purpose , without wearing any surplesses , carying of banners , or handbelles , or staying at Crosses , or any such like popish ceremonies ?

39 Whether the Parish clarke be appoynted according to the auncient custome of the parish ? and whether he bee not obedient to the Person , Uicar , or Curate , especially in the time of celebration of diuine seruice , or of the Sacraments , or in any preparation thereunto ? And whether he be able and readie to reade the first Lesson , the Epistle , and the Psalmes , with answere to the Suffrages as is vsed ? and whether he keepe not the bookes , and ornaments of the Church fayre and cleane , and cause the Church and Queere , the Communion Table , the Pulpit and the Font to be made decent and cleane , against seruice time , the Communion , Sermon , and Baptisme ?

40 Whether there be any man or woman in your Parish that resorteth to any popish priest for shrift or auricular confession , or any that within three yeeres nowe last past , hath bene reconciled vnto the Pope , or to the Church of Rome , or any that is reputed or suspected so to be ? and whether there be any that refuse to come to the Church to heare diuine seruice , or to communicate according to the order now established by publicke authoritie , and what be their names ?

41 Whether there be any person or persons , ecclesiasticall or temporall within your Parish , or elsewhere , within this Dioces , that of late haue retayned , or kept in their custodie , or that reade , sell , vtter , disperse , carie , or deliuer to others any English bookes , set forth of late yeeres at Louaine , or in any other place beyond the seas , by Harding , Dorman , Allen , Saunders , Stapleton , Marshall , Bristow , or any of them , or by any other English papist , eyther against the Queenes Maiesties supremacie in matters ecclesiasticall , or against true religion , & catholicke doctrine now receiued , and established by common authoritie within this Realme , and what their names and surnames are ?

42 Whether there be any in your parishe , that vseth to praye in English , or in Latine vpon Beades , or other such like thing , or vpon any supersticious popish primer , or other like booke , and what be their names ?

43 Whether the people of your parish , especially housholders , hauing no lawfull excuse to bee absent , doe faithfully and diligently endeuour themselues , to resort with their chyldren , and seruantes , to their parish Church or Chappel , on the holy dayes , and chiefly vpon the Sundayes to Morning & Euening prayer , and vpon reasonable let thereof to some vsuall place , where common prayer is vsed , and then and there abide orderly and soberly , during the time of common prayer , Homilies , Sermons , and other seruice of God there vsed , reuerently and deuoutly giuing themselues to the hearing thereof , and occupying themselues at times conuenient in priuate prayer ? and who they be that eyther negligently or wilfully absent themselues , or come very late to the Church vpon the Sundayes especially , or that walke , talke , or otherwise vnreuerently behaue themselues in the Church , or vse any gaming or pastime abroade , or in any house , or sit in the Streetes , or Churchyarde , or in any Tauerne or Alehouse , vpon the Sunday , or other holyday , in the time of common prayer , Sermons , or reading of the Homilies , eyther before noone , or after noone ?

44 Whether the forfeiture of twelue pence , for euery such offence , appointed by a statute made in the first yeere of the Queenes Maiesties reigne , beleuied and taken according to the same statute by the Churchwardens , of euery person that so offendeth , and by them be put to the vse of the poore of the parish , & if it be not , by whose default it is not leuied . And what particular summes of money haue bene forfeyted that way , and by whom since the feast of Easter in the yeere of our Lorde 1575. vntill the day of giuing vp the presentment concerning these Articles . And so from time to time , as the said Churchwardens and swornemen shal be appointed to present in this behalfe , and how much of such forfeitures haue bene deliuered to the vse of the poore of the parishe , and to whom the same hath bene deliuered ?

45 Whether ye knowe any , that in the time of the reading of the Letanie , or of any other part of the common prayer , or in the time of the Sermon , or of reading the Homilies , or any part of the Scriptures to the parishioners , any person haue departed out of the Church without iust & necessarie cause , or that disturbeth the Minister , or preacher any maner of wayes in the time of diuine seruice or sermon ? and whether any in contempt of their parish Church or Minister , doe resort to any other Church or no ?

46 Whether there be any Inkeepers , Alewiues , Uittaylers , or Tiplers , that suffer , or doe admit any person or persons in their houses , to eate , drinke , or play at Cardes , Tables , or such lyke games in the time of common prayer or sermon , on the sundaies or holidayes ? and whether there be any shoppes set open on sundayes or holidayes , or any Butchers or others , that commonly vse to sell meate , or other things , in the time of common praier , preaching , or reading of the Homilies ? and whether in any Fayres or common Markets falling vpon the sunday , there be any shewing of any wares before the Morning prayer be done ? and whether any Markets or selling of any wares bee vsed or suffered in any churchyardes ?

47 Whether for the putting of the Churchwardens and Swornemen the better in remembrance of their duetie in obseruing and noting such as offend , in not comming to diuine seruice , your Minister or reader do openly euery Sunday , after hee haue read the second Lesson at morning and euening prayer , monish and warne the Churchwardens and swornemen to looke to their charge in this behalfe , and to obserue who contrarie to the sayde Statute offend in absenting themselues negligently , or wilfully from their parish Church or Chappell , or vnreuerently ( as is aforesayde ) vse themselues in the time of diuine seruice ?

48 Whether the Churchwardens of the last yeere haue giuen to the parishe a iust account of the Church goods and rentes that were committed to their charge , according vnto the custome that hath bene aforetime vsed , and what Church goods they or any other haue solde , and to whom ? and whether to the profite of your Church or no ? and what hath bene done with the money thereof comming ?

49 Whether the Churchwardens and sworne men of the last yere , haue of any priuate corrupt affection concealed any crime , or other disorder in their time done in your parish , and haue not presented the same to the Bishop , Chancelour , Archdeacon , Commissary , or such other as had authoritie to reforme the same ? and whether they or any of them , at any such time as they should haue bene at diume seruice on sundayes or holidayes , and should there haue obserued others that were absent , haue bin away themselues at home , or in some tauerne or Alehouse , or els about some worldly businesse , or at Bowles , Cardes , Tables , or other gaming , without regard of their office and duetie in that behalfe ?

50 Whether any man hath pulled downe or discouered any Church , Chauncell , or Chappell , or any part of any of them , any church porche , Uestrie , or Steeple , almosehouse , or such like , or haue plucked downe the Belles , or haue felled or spoiled any wood or timber in any churchyarde ?

51 Whether your Hospitals , Spittles , and Almosehouses be well and godly vsed according to the foundation and auncient ordinances of the same ? whether there be any other placed in them , then poore impotent & needie persons , that haue not wherewith , or whereby to liue ?

52 Whether any of your parish being of conuenient age , haue not receiued the holy communion thrise this last yere at the least , and namely at Easter last or thereabouts for once , and what their names are ? or receyuing , haue not signified the same before to your person , vicar , or curate , that he might conueniently examine them , or that haue refused to come to him to be examined ?

53 Whether there be any in your parish that hath or doeth offende contrary to the statute made in the xxxvii . yere of the reigne of King Henrie the eyght for reformation of vsurie , & reuiued by an Act made in the xiii . yeere of the reigne of the Queenes Maiestie , what bee the names of such offenders , & what is the maner of their vsurie ?

54 Whether there bee any in your parish , that minister the goods of those that be dead , without lawful authority , or any that suppresse the last will of the dead , or any executors , that haue not fulfilled their testators will , specially in paying of Legacies giuen to the Church , or to other good and godly vses , as to the reliefe of pouertie , to Orphanes , poore schollers , poore maydes marriages , high wayes , schooles , and such like ?

55 Whether there be any , which of late haue bequeathed in their testaments , any Iewels , plate , ornaments , cattel , or graine , or other moueable stockes , annuities , or summes of money for the erection or finding of any obites , diriges , trentales , torches , lights , tapers , lampes , or any such like vse now by lawe forbidden , which are not payd out of any lands , and whereunto the Queenes Maiestie is not entytled by any Act of Parliament , and if there be any such Legacie or appointment , what is the names of such testators , and of the executors of their testaments , what is the quantitie and qualitie of the gift , and to what godly and lawfull vse is the same conuerted and employed ?

56 Whether there be any money or stocke appertayning to your parish Church or chappell , or to the poore of your parish , in any mans hands that refuseth or deferreth to pay the same , or that vseth fraude , deceit or delay to make any accompt in the presence of the honest of the parish for the same ? and whether any such stocke be decayed , by whose negligence , and in whose hands ? and whether the store of the poore mens boxe be openly and indifferently giuen where neede is , without partiall affection ?

57 Whether the schoolemasters which teach within your parish , either openly , or priuately in any Noble or Gentlemans house , or in any other place there , be of good and syncere religion and conuersation , and be diligent in teaching and bringing vp of youth ? whether they be examined , allowed , and licenced by the ordinarie or his officer in that behalfe ? whether they teach the Grammer set foorth by King Henrie the eight of Noble memorie , and none other ? whether they teach any thing contrarie to the order of religion nowe established by publicke authoritie ? and whether they teach not their schollers the Catechisme in Latine lately set foorth , and such sentences of Scripture as shal be most expedient and meete to mooue them to the loue and due reuerence of Gods true religion , now truely set forth by the Queenes Maiesties authoritie , and to induce them to all godlynesse and honest conuersation , and what be the names and surnames of all such schoolemasters and teachers of youth within your parish , as well of such as teach publikely , as those that teach in the houses of Noble men , Gentlemen , or other priuate men ?

58 Whether there bee anye among you that vse Sorcerie or Witchcraft , or that be suspected of the same , and whether any vse any charmes or vnlawfull prayers , or inuocations in Latine , or otherwise , and namely Midwiues in the time of womens trauell of childe ? and whether any doe resort to any such for helpe or counsell , and what be their names ?

59 Whether there be among you any blasphemers of the name of God , great or often swearers , adulterers , fornicators , incestuous persons , Bawdes or receiuers of naughtie and incontinent persons , or harborers of women with childe which be vnmaried , conueying or suffering them to goe away before they doe any penance , or make satisfaction to the congregation , or any that be vehemently suspected of such faults , or that be not of good name & fame touching such crimes and faults , any drunkards , or ribalds , or any that be malicious , contentious , or vncharitable persons , common slaunderers of their neighbors , railers , scolders , or sowers of discord betweene neyghbours ?

60 Whether there be any in these parts , that haue maried within the degrees of affinitie or consanguinitie , by the lawes of God forbydden , so set out for an admonition , in a table now appointed to be affyxed in euery parish church within this Dioces , or any that being diuorced or separated for the same , do yet notwithstanding cohabite and keepe company still together , or any that being maried without those degrees , haue vnlawfully forsaken their wiues or husbands , and married others . Any man that hath two wiues , or any woman that hath two husbands , any that being diuorced or separated a sunder , haue married againe . Any married , that haue made precontracts . Any that haue made priuie or secret contracts . Any that haue married or contracted themselues without the consent of their parents , tutors , or gouernours . Any that haue married without banes thrise solemnely asked . Any couples married , that liue not together , but slaunderously liue apart . Any that haue married out of the parish Church where they ought to haue solemnized their marriage ?

61 Whether the Minister and Churchwardens haue suffered any lordes of Misserule , or Summer Lordes or Ladyes , or any disguised persons , or others in Christmas , or at Maygames , or any Morrice dauncers , or at any other times , to come vnreuerently into the Church or Churchyarde , and there to daunce , or play any vnseemely partes , with scoffes , ieastes , wanton gestures , or ribalde talke , namely in the time of common prayer . And what they be that commit such disorder , or accompanie or maintaine them ?

62 Whether the Archdeacon , Chauncelour , Commissarie , Officiall , or any other vsing Ecclesiasticall iurisdiction in this Dioces , their Registrares , or Arctuaries , Apparitors , or Summoners , haue at any time wincked at and suffered any adulteries , fornications , incests , or other faultes and offences , to passe & remaine vnpunished , and vncorrected , for money , rewardes , bribes , pleasure , friendship , or any other partiall or affectionate respect , or any of them haue bene burdensome to any in this Dioces , by exacting or taking excessiue fees , excessiue procurations , any rewardes , or commodities , by the way of promotion , gift , contribution , helpe , redemption of penance , omission of quarter Sermons , obtayning of any benefices , or office , or any other like wayes or meanes ?

63 How many Adulteries , Incests , and Fornications , are notoriously knowne to haue bene committed in your parish , since Easter 1579. Howe many offendours in any such faults haue bene put to open penance , and openly corrected , and howe many haue bene winked at , and borne withall , or haue fined and payed money to the Archdeacon , Chauncelour , Commissarie , Official , or their deputies , or to the Deanes , Registrares , or Summers , or any of them , for to escape open punishment , & correction : and what their names and surnames be ?

64 Whether the Deanes Rurals , and Sumners , or any of them doe pay any annual rent , fee , or pension for their offices , and what they pay , and to whom ?

65 Generally whether there bee among you , any notorious euill liuers , or any suspected of any notorious sinne , fault , or crime , to the offence of Christian people committed , any that stubburnly refuse to conforme themselues to vnitie and godly religion , now established by publike authoritie , or any that bruteth abroade rumors of the alteration of the same , or otherwise that disturbeth good orders , and the quietnes of Christs Church , and the christian congregation ?