INprimis , Whether doeth your Minister distinctly and reuerendly say diuine Seruice vpon Sundayes and Holy-dayes , and other dayes appoynted to be obserued by the Booke of Common Prayer : Wednesdayes and Frydayes , and the Eues of euery Sunday and Holy-day , at fit and vsuall times ? And doth your Minister duly obserue the Orders , Rites , and Ceremonies prescribed in the said Book of Common Prayer , as well in reading pulibke Prayers and the Letany , as also in administring the Sacraments , solemnization of Matrimony , Uisiting the sick , Burying the dead , Churching of women , and all other like Rites and offices of the Church , in such maner and forme , as in the Book of Common prayer is enioyned ? And doth he reade the booke of the last Canons once yéerely , and weare a Surplice according to the sayd Canons ?

2 Item whether doth your Minister bid Holydayes & Fasting dayes , as by the Booke of Common Prayer is appointed ? And doth hee giue warning beforehand to the parishoners , for the receiuing of the holy Communion as the 22. canon requireth ? And whether doth he administer the holy Communion so often , & at such times , as that euery parishioner may receiue the same at the least thrice in euery yere : wherof once at Easter as by the Booke of Common Prayer is appointed ? And doeth your Minister receiue the same himselfe on euery day that hee administreth it to others , and vse the words of Institution according to the Booke , at euery time that the Bread and Wine is renewed , accordingly as by the Prouiso of the 21 Canon is directed ? And doeth háe deliuer the Bread and Wine to euery Communicant seuerally ? Whether hath he admitted to the holy Communion any offender or Schismaticke , contrary to the 26. and 27. constitutions , or receiued any to the Communion being not of his owne Cure or put any from the Communion , not being publikely infamous for some notorious crime ? Doeth he vse the signe of the Crosse in Baptisme , or Baptize in any Bason , or other Uessell and not in the vsuall Font : or admit any Father to be Godfather to his own child , or such who haue not receiued the holy Communion , or Baptize any children that were not borne in the parish , or wilfully refuse to Baptize any Infant in his Parish being in danger , hauing bene enformed of the weakenesse of the sayd child : and whether hath the child dyed through his default without Baptisme ?

3 Item , whether hath your Minister married any without a Ring or without Banes published thrée seueral Sundayes or Holydayes in time of diuine Seruice , in the seueral Churches or Chappels of their seuerall abode , according to the book of Common Prayer , or in times prohibited albeit the Banes were thrice published , without a License or dispensation from the Archbishop , the Bishop of the Diocesse , or his Chancellor , first obtained in that behalfe ? or not betwixt the houres of eight and twelue in the forenoone , or married in any priuate house : or if the parties be vnder the age of 21. yeres , before their parents or gouernors haue signified their consent vnto him ?

4 Item , whether doth he refuse to bury any , which ought to be interred in Christian buriall , or deferre the same longer then he should , or bury any in Christian burial , which by the Constitutions of the Church of England ought not to be so interred ?

5 Item , whether the body of any excommunicate person dying within your parish hath bin buried by any of your parishioners disorderly ( your Minister iustly refusing to bury it ) within your Church or Churchyard , or haue the body or bodies of any such excommunicate person or persons bin carried out of your Parish to be buried in another Parish , without consent of your Minister , or Ordinary first had and obtained ; and what are their seuerall names and sirnames ?

6 Item , whether is your Minister a Preacher allowed ? If so , then by whom ? If not , whether doth he procure some who are lawfully licensed , to preach amongst you monethly at the least ?

7 Item , whether doth your Minister ( being licensed ) preach vsually according to the Canons , either in his owne Cure , or in some other Church or Chappell , neere adioyning , where no Preacher is and how often hath he bin negligent in that behalfe ? and doth he preach standing and with his hat off ? Or whether doth he or his Curate vpon euery Sunday , when there is no Sermon , reade an Homily , or some part thereof , according as he ought to doe : or in case hee bee not licensed to Preach doth he take vpon him to preach or expound the Scriptures in his owne Cure , or elsewhere ? If so then you are to present the same , the time and place , when , and where he did it .

8 Item , whether doth your Minister in his Sermons , Lectures and other exercises , vse to pray for the Kings Maiesty , King Charles and for our gracious Quéene Mary , and all the Royal Progeny , with addition of such Stile and Titles as are due to his Highnes , and exhort the people to obedience to his Maiestie , and all Magistrates in authority vnder him : not omitting particular mencion of the Bishop of the Diocesse , according to his Maiesties late direction in that behalfe ?

9 Item , whether is your Minister continually resident vpon his Benifice , and how long time hath he bin absent , & in case he be licensed to be absent whether doth he cause his Cure to be sufficiently supplyed , according to the Canons : or in case hee hath another Benefice , whether doth he supply his absence by a Curate sufficiently licensed to preach in that Cure , where he himselfe is not resident ? Or otherwise , in case the smallnesse of the liuing cannot finde a preaching Minister , doeth hee preach at both his Benefices vsually ?

10 Item , whether doeth your Minister or Curate serue any more Cures then one : If so , then what other Cure doth he serue , and how farre are they distant ?

11 Item , whether doth your Minister euery Sunday and Holyday , before Euening Prayer , for halfe an houre , or more , examine and instruct the Youth and ignorant persons of his Parish , in the Ten Commandements , Articles of the Beliefe and in the Lords prayer and the Sacraments according as it is prescribed in the Catechisme , and set foorth in the Book of Common Prayer ; and also strictly enioyned by our late Soueraigne King Iames of blessed memory , in his directions to the Bishops of each Diocesse ?

12 Item , whether doth your Minister in the Rogation dayes goe in perambulation of the circuit of the parish saying and vsing the prayers and thanksgiuing to God , appointed by law , according to his duty , thanking God for his blessings , if there be plenty on the earth : Or otherwise ▪ to pray for his grace and fauour , if there be a feare of scarcity ?

13 Item , whether hath your Minister admitted any woman , begotten with child in adultery or fornication , to be churched without license of the Ordinary ?

14 Item , whether hath your Minister , or any other Preacher , Baptized children , churched any woman or ministred the holy Communion in any priuate house , otherwise then by Law is allowed ?

15 Item , whether doth your Minister , being a Preacher , endeauour & labor diligently to reclaime the Popish Recusants in his parish from their errors ( if there be any such abiding in your Parish ) Or whether is your Parson Uicar , or Curate , ouerconuersant with or a fauourer of Recusants , whereby he is suspected not to be sincere in Religion ?

16 Item , whether hath your Minister taken vpon him , to appoint any Publike or priuate Fasts , Prophecies or exercises , not approued by Law , or publike authority , or hath vsed to méete in any priuate house or place , with any person or persons , there to consult how to impeach or depraue the book of Common prayer , or the Doctrine or Discipline of the Church of England ? If so , then you shall present them all .

67 Item , whether hath your Minister stayed the publication of any excommunications , or suspensions ? or doth he euery halfe yere denounce in his parish Church all such of his parish , as are excommunicated , & perseuere therin without séeking to be absolued , or doth he wittingly & willingly keep company with such as are excommunicate : And hath he admitted into your Church any person excommunicate , without a Certificate of his absolution from the Ordinary , or other competent Iudge ?

18 Item , whether doth your Minister carefully looke to the reliefe of the poore , and from time to time call vpon his Parishioners to giue somewhat as they can spare , to godly and charitable vses , especially when they make their Testaments ?

19 Item , whether doth your Minister , or any hauing taken the holy Orders , being now silenced or suspended , or any other person of your knowledge , or as you haue heard , hold any conuenticles , or preach in any place , or vse any other forme of Diuine Seruice then is appointed in the Booke of Common Prayer ? If so , then you are to present their names , and with whom .

20 Item , whether is your Curate licensed to serue , by the Bishop of this Diocesse or by any other , and by whom ?

21 Item , whether doth your Minister vse such decencie and comelinesse in his apparell , as by the 47. Canon is enioyned : and is he of sober behauiour and one that doth not vse such bodily labor , as is not séemely for his function and calling ?

22 Item , whether is your Minister noted or defamed to haue obtained his Benefice or his Orders by Simony , or any other way defamed , to be a Symoniacall person , or any way noted to be a Schismaticke , or Schismatically affected , or reputed to be an incontinent person , or to table or lodge any such in his house : or is he a frequenter of Tauernes , Innes , Alehouses , or any place suspected for ill rule : or is he a common Drunkard a common Gamester or a player at Dice , a Swearer , or one that applieth not his Studie , or is otherwise offensiue and scandalous to his function or Ministery ?

23 Item , whether are there any Lectures , or exercises vsed within your parish Church ? If so , then whether do the sayd Lecturer or Lecturers , refuse to conforme themselues to the Lawes and Ordinances of the Church of England , and especially to the late instructions for Lectures published by his Sacred Maiesty King Charles , and directed to the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury his Grace , and accordingly by his Grace , sent to euery Diocesse of his Graces Prouince . Anno Dom. 1629. And so by the Lord Bishop of this Diocesse , commanded to bee published thorow this Diocesse , by his Lordships Arch-deacous , at their seuerall visitations after Easter , Anno Dom. 1630. And doth your Lecturer or Lecturers , and euery of them obserue that Article , and instruction of his Maiestie , wherein it is prouided precisely , that euery Lecturer shall before his Lecture , or Sermon , reade Diuine Seruice in his Surplice , and Hood according to his Degrée : If you know of any default or neglect hereof , in not obseruing this instruction of his Maiesties , or other the Lawes Ecclesiasticall of this Kingdome , you are to present it , otherwise you are likely to answere for this your contempt .

24 Item , whether do any Knight , or Gentlemen within your Parish maintaine or keepe any Chaplaine , contrary to the Lawes of the Land , not being thereunto Licensed by the Bishop of this Diocesse ?

25 Item , whether doth your Preacher or Lecturer reade Diuine Seruice , and Minister the Sacraments twice a yeere at least in his owne person , according to the Canons ?

27 Item , whether haue you in your said Church or Chappell , a conuenient seate for your Minister to read Seruice in , together with a comely Pulpit , set vpon a conuenient place , with a decent cloth or Cushion for the same , a comely large Surplice , a faire Communion Cup , with a couer , of Siluer , & a Flagon of Siluer Tinne , or Peuter , to put the Wine in wherby it may be set vpon the Communion Table , at the time of the blessing thereof , with all other things and Ornaments necessary for the celebration of diuine Seruice & administration of the Sacraments ? And whether haue you a strong chest for almes of the Poore with thrée lockes and keyes , and another Chest for the keeping the Bookes , and Ornaments of the Church ▪ and the Register Booke ? And whether haue you a Register Booke in Parchment , for Christenings , Weddings , and Burialls , and whether the same be kept in all points , according to the Canons in that behalfe prouided ? And whether haue you in your said Church or Chancell a Table set , of the degrées , wherein by Law men are prohibited to marry ?

28 Item , whether are your Church and Chappells , with the Chancels thereof and your Parsonage , or Uicarage house , your Parish almes-house and Church-house , in good reparations , and are they imployed to godly , & their right holy vses ? Is your Church , Chancell & Chappell , decently and comely kept , as well within as without and the seats well maintained , according to the 85 Canon in that behalfe prouided ? Whether your Church-yard be well fenced & kept without abuse : and if not , in whose default the same is , and what the defect or fault is ? And whether any person haue encroched vpon the ground of the Churchyard , or whether any person or persons haue vsed any thing or place consecrated to holy vse prophanely or wickedly ?

29 Item , whether haue you the Terrier of all the Gleabe Lands , Meddowes Gardens , Orchards , Houses , Stockes , Implements , Tenements and portions of Tithes ( whether within your Parish or without ) belonging vnto your Parsonage or Uicarage , taken by the view of honest men in your sayd Parish ? And whether the sayd Terrier bée layd vp in the Bishops Registry , and in whose hands any of them are now ? And if you haue no Terrier already made in Parchment , you the Church-wardens and Side-men , together with your Parson or Uicar , or in his absence , with your Minister , are to make diligent enquirie and presentment of the premisses , and make , subscribe , and signe the sayd Terrier as aforesayd .

30 WHether doeth any in your Parish take vpon him to teach Schoole , without license of the Ordinary , and is he conformable to the Religion now established ? And doth he bring his Schollers to the Church to heare Diuine Seruice and Sermons ? And doeth he instruct his Schollers in the grounds of Religion now established in this Church of England ? and is hee carefull and diligent to benefit his Schollers in learning ?

55 Item , whether haue any of , or in your parish , without consent of the Ordinary , or other lawfull authoritie , caused any to doe penance , or to be censured or punished for any matter of Ecclesiastical conusance , by any Uestry-meetings , or otherwise by their own authority ? or haue taken any money or cōmutation for the same present their names that haue don it ? and who haue béen so punished : in what manner ▪ and vpon what cause .

56. Item whether any person in your parish do exercise any trade or labour ▪ buy or sell , or keepe open shops or ware-houses vpon any Sunday or Holiday by themselues , their seruants or apprentices , or haue otherwise profaned the said daies , contrary to the orders of the Church of England ? And whether there be any Inne keepers , Ale-house-kéepers , Uictualers , or other persons that permit any persons in their houses to eate , drinke , or play during the time of Diuine Seruice , or Sermon , or reading the Homilies in the forenoone or after-noone , vpon these dayes ?

57 Item , whether hath the fift day of Nouember bin kept holy , and thanksgiuing made to God ▪ for his Maiesties & this States happy deliuerance , according to the Ordinance in that behalfe ? And whether haue you in your Parish Church or Chappell the bookes in this behalfe set foorth and commanded by publike authority .

58 Item , whether doth any of your parish hold or frequent any conuenticles or priuate congregations , or make or maintain any constitutions , agreed vpon in any such assemblies ? Or are there any that do write , or publikely or priuately speake against the booke of Common prayer , or any thing therein contained , or against any of the Articles of Religion , agréed vpon in Anno 1562. or against the Kings Supremacy in causes Ecclesiasticall , or against the Oath of Supremacy , or of Allegiance , as pretending the same to be vnlawful , & not warrantable by the Word of God ? Or against any of the Rites or Ceremonies of the Church of England now established ? Or against the gouernment of the Church of England , vnder the Kings most excellent Maiestie , by Archbishops Bishops , Deanes Archdeacons and other Officers of the same : affirming , that the same is repugnant to the Word of God , & that the sayd Ecclesiastical Officers are not lawfully ordained ? Or whether be there any Authors , maintainers , or fauourers of Heresie or Schisme , or that be suspected to be Anabaptists , Libertines Brownists of the Familie of Loue , or of any other Heresie or Schisme : present their names .

59 Item whether haue any in your Parish married within the degrées by law prohibited ; or any couple in your Parish being lawfully married , liue apart one from the other , without due separation of the Law : or any that haue bin diuorced , which keepe company with any other at Bed or at Bord , and when and where they married ?

58 Item , whether doe any persons administer the goods of the dead without lawfull authoritie , or suppresse the last will of the dead ? Or are there in your Parish any wils not yet proued , or goods of the dead dying intestate left vnadministred ? By authority in that behalfe you shall not faile to present the Executors , and all others faulty therein : and also how many persons being possessed of any goods and chattels , haue dyed within your Parish since the yéere 1617.

59 Item , whether doth any with-hold the stocke of the Church , or any goods or other things , giuen to good and charitable vses ?

60 Item , whether are your Hospitalls and Almes-houses and other such houses and Corporations , founded to good and charitable vses : and the lands , possessions , and goods of the same , ordered and disposed of as they should bee ? And doe the Masters , Gouernours , Fellowes , and others of the said Houses and Corporations , behaue and demeane themselues , according to the godly Ordinances , and Statutes of their seuerall Foundations ?

61 Item , whether haue you any in your parish to your knowledge , or by common fame & report , which haue committed Adultery , Fornication , or Incest , or any which haue impudently bragged or boasted that he or she haue liued incontinently with any person or persons whatsoeuer : or any that hath attempted the chastity of any woman , or solicited any woman to haue the carnall knowledge of her body , or which are commonly reputed to bee common Drunkards , Blasphemers of Gods holy Name , common Swearers , common Slanderers of their Neighbours , & sowers of discord , filthy and laciuious talkers , Usurers , Symonaicall persons , Bawds , or harbourers of women with child which be vnmarried , or conueying or suffering them to goe away before they haue made satisfaction to the congregation , or any that hauing heretofore bene presented , or suspected of any the aforesaid crimes , haue for that cause departed your parish , and are now returned again ? Or any which haue vsed any inchantments , sorceries , incantations or witchcrafts , which are not made fellony by the statutes of this Realme , or any which haue committed any periury in any Ecclesiasticall Court , in an Ecclesiasticall cause , or which haue committed any forgery , punishable by the Ecclesiasticall lawes , and the procurers and abettors of the sayd offences ? You shall truely present the names of all and singular the sayd offendors , and with whom they haue committed the said offences , in case they haue not bin publikely punished to your knowledge for the same crimes .

62 Item , whether was the publike prayers and fast lately enioyned by authority for the pacifying of Gods wrath , and for asswaging the late fearefull Plague , béen duely and solemnely performed both by your Minister and Parishioners on the dayes and times appointed , as also , The day of thankesgiuing for Gods mercy in asswaging that fearefull sicknesse , being Religiously obserued , according to those publike formes set foorth by authority , and whether haue you the sayd Bookes so published , as by the same authority you were commanded .