Articles
to
be
inquired
of
the
Clergie
:
Set
foorth
by
the
Reuerend
Father
in
God
,
Thomas
Bishop
of
Lincoln
,
in
his
first
visitation
for
his
Diocesse
.
Anno
Domini
.
1571.
¶
Imprinted
at
London
,
in
Fleetstreete
,
by
Rafe
Newbery
.
Articles
.
FIrst
whether
your
Persons
,
Vicars
and
Curates
,
do
say
their
diuine
seruice
in
their
Churches
at
due
howres
,
and
conuenient
times
,
and
also
doo
reuerently
minister
the
Sacraments
to
their
Parishoners
according
to
the
booke
of
Common
Praier
,
set
out
by
common
aucthoritie
,
of
the
Parliament
of
this
Realme
.
2.
Item
,
whether
they
do
exercise
themselues
in
godly
studie
of
the
holy
Scriptures
,
and
in
vertuous
bringing
vp
of
youth
,
as
in
teaching
of
them
the
Cathechisme
,
and
other
Godly
exercises
from
time
,
to
time
,
or
no.
3.
Item
,
whether
they
do
decently
and
orderly
go
in
their
apparel
,
according
to
the
booke
of
Aduertisements
,
lately
set
fourth
in
that
behalfe
.
4.
Item
,
whether
they
or
any
of
them
do
frequent
or
vse
,
any
Tauerne
,
Alehouse
,
or
any
other
suspected
house
,
or
do
vse
vnlawfull
Huntinge
and
Hawkinge
contrary
to
the
Ecclesiasticall
law
and
their
order
.
5.
Item
,
whether
they
be
residente
vppon
their
benefices
and
mainteine
Hospitality
,
to
their
hability
,
and
whether
they
haue
moe
benefices
then
one
,
and
whether
their
houses
and
Chauncels
be
in
sufficient
reparacion
.
6.
Item
,
whether
such
as
be
absente
from
their
benefices
,
do
leaue
sufficient
Curates
in
their
places
,
and
whither
any
of
them
do
serue
two
Cures
,
without
speciall
licence
of
the
Ordinary
.
7.
Item
,
whether
any
of
them
do
discourage
any
person
from
the
reading
of
any
part
of
the
Bible
,
either
in
Latin
or
English
,
and
do
not
rather
comfort
,
and
exhorte
euery
person
to
the
reading
of
the
same
,
at
conuenient
times
,
as
the
eternall
worde
of
God
,
the
true
foode
of
Mans
soule
.
8.
Item
,
whether
they
haue
admitted
any
man
to
Preache
in
their
Cures
not
being
lawfully
licenced
,
or
haue
refused
and
denied
such
to
preache
as
haue
ben
licenced
accordingly
.
9.
Item
,
whether
they
do
vse
to
pray
for
the
Quéenes
Maiesty
in
their
Churches
,
and
exhorte
the
people
to
obedience
of
her
grace
,
and
other
Magistrates
being
in
aucthority
vnder
her
.
10.
Item
,
whether
they
exhorte
their
Parishioners
to
receaue
the
holy
Communion
,
at
the
least
fowre
times
in
the
yeare
,
and
whether
they
presume
to
minister
the
same
to
any
person
that
is
out
of
Charitie
or
infamed
with
any
notorious
Crime
.
11.
Item
,
whether
they
haue
theyr
foure
quarter
Sermons
by
such
as
be
licenced
to
preache
,
and
whether
they
do
reade
once
in
the
yeare
vpon
some
solemne
day
in
their
Church
openly
,
when
the
most
resorte
of
people
shal
be
present
,
the
Confession
and
articles
agréed
vpon
by
the
Reuerende
Father
in
God
the
Archbishop
of
Canterbury
,
and
Yorke
,
and
other
Bishoppes
of
this
Realme
.
12.
Item
,
whether
your
Parsons
and
Vicars
be
married
or
no
,
and
if
they
be
not
,
whether
they
kepe
in
their
houses
any
suspected
Wemen
,
vnder
the
name
and
colour
of
their
Butlers
,
Kinswomen
,
or
otherwaies
.
13.
Item
,
whether
they
or
any
of
them
haue
any
sedicious
bookes
priuily
,
or
openly
,
lately
set
forth
by
Doctor
Harding
&
other
his
complices
,
enimies
of
Gods
true
Religion
,
and
to
their
Natiue
Countrey
,
or
if
any
of
them
do
supporte
,
maiteyne
,
or
succoure
,
the
saide
Doctor
Hardinge
,
or
any
of
his
Complices
with
money
or
otherwaies
whereas
they
be
in
the
partes
beyond
the
Seas
.
14.
Item
,
whether
they
do
distinctly
and
sincerely
reade
the
homilies
set
forthe
by
the
Quéenes
Maiesties
aucthority
vppon
the
Sondayes
,
and
Holidayes
,
when
there
is
no
Sermon
,
and
whether
they
do
visite
the
sicke
,
in
exhortinge
them
to
consider
the
poore
,
and
other
Charitable
deedes
.
15.
Item
,
that
no
Minister
in
the
Ministration
of
the
holy
Sacramentes
shall
vse
any
Popishe
or
supersticious
Garment
,
sauing
that
kinde
of
Garmente
,
as
shall
be
appointed
by
common
aucthority
or
by
the
Bishoppe
of
the
Dioces
and
whether
they
receaue
any
to
be
Godfathers
or
Godmothers
that
haue
not
receiued
the
Communion
or
no.
16.
Item
,
whether
your
Parsons
,
Vicars
,
or
Curates
,
do
vse
to
tole
any
Bell
in
the
time
of
Lent
as
to
confession
in
the
Popishe
time
,
whether
their
tables
be
hanged
like
Aultars
or
no
,
&
whether
they
baptise
any
Children
on
the
workenday
(
or
no
)
and
bid
and
keepe
any
other
holy
dayes
and
fasting
dayes
then
which
are
appoynted
by
the
Booke
.
17.
Item
,
whether
any
of
them
do
go
in
their
Surplesses
in
the
Rogation
wéeke
,
and
whether
they
do
read
the
Quéenes
Maiesties
Iniunctions
quarterly
or
no.
18.
Item
,
whether
they
deliuer
the
holy
Sacramente
of
the
Lordes
supper
to
their
people
rather
into
their
mouthes
,
then
into
their
handes
,
and
whether
they
or
any
of
them
do
whisper
or
breathe
ouer
the
Breade
in
the
time
of
consecration
or
no.
19.
Item
,
whether
they
do
kepe
the
order
for
the
bringing
of
the
Coarse
to
the
Buriall
according
to
the
Booke
,
&c.
20.
Item
,
whether
they
do
visit
the
sicke
,
and
impotent
persons
,
to
comforte
them
in
the
time
of
their
sicknesse
,
with
necessary
Doctrine
out
of
the
holy
Scriptures
necessary
for
that
purpose
.
Articles
to
be
inquired
of
the
Laytie
.
FIRST
whether
you
haue
the
Bible
of
the
greatest
volume
,
the
booke
of
common
Prayer
set
forth
by
aucthority
of
Parliament
,
the
Paraphrase
,
both
partes
of
the
homilies
,
the
Psalter
,
and
other
bookes
,
necessary
accordinge
to
the
Queenes
Maiesties
Iniunctions
.
2.
Item
,
whether
there
be
a
comly
desent
framed
Communion
table
,
with
a
Carpet
to
the
same
,
according
to
the
order
of
a
boke
set
forth
in
that
behalfe
,
and
also
a
conuenient
Pulpit
,
set
vp
in
such
place
of
the
Churche
as
Gods
word
may
be
best
heard
out
of
it
.
3.
Item
,
whether
any
in
your
Parish
do
depraue
or
dispraise
the
booke
of
Common
Praier
,
set
forth
by
aucthority
of
Parliament
,
or
speake
against
the
homilies
,
or
do
maintaine
or
holde
any
eronious
opinions
,
contrary
to
the
worde
of
God
,
and
the
lawes
of
the
Realme
.
4.
Item
,
whether
any
man
do
stubbernly
contemne
or
dispise
the
order
of
Administration
of
the
holy
Sacraments
set
forth
in
the
English
tongue
and
do
obstinately
refuse
to
receaue
the
holie
Communion
at
the
least
foure
times
in
the
yeare
.
5.
Item
,
whether
any
man
doth
absent
him selfe
from
diuine
Seruice
in
the
holy
daies
without
lawfull●
and
iust
cause
,
and
if
such
do
,
whether
the
Churchewardens
do
leuie
by
the
way
of
distresse
the
penalty
,
according
to
the
statute
,
and
put
the
same
in
the
poore
mans
Boxe
.
6.
Item
,
whether
there
be
any
within
your
Parishe
that
doth
not
reuerently
vse
the
ministers
,
or
whether
there
be
any
common
swearers
,
seditious
slaunderers
of
their
neighbours
,
or
haunters
of
any
Alehouses
,
in
the
time
of
diuine
seruice
,
or
any
walkers
,
Ianglers
,
or
Talkers
,
that
disturbeth
the
minister
in
the
time
of
diuine
seruice
.
7.
Item
whether
there
be
any
whoremongers
,
adulterers
,
or
any
that
do
vse
any
sorcery
,
inchauntmentes
,
or
witchcraftes
,
or
vehemently
suspected
of
naughty
liuinge
,
within
your
Parish
or
no.
8.
Item
,
whether
all
monumentes
of
Superstition
be
defaced
and
taken
downe
within
your
churches
,
or
whether
any
do
vse
to
pray
vpon
Beades
,
the
Latin
Primmer
,
or
other
supersticious
bookes
,
or
kepe
any
superstitious
Reliques
,
as
Vestimentes
,
Albes
,
Banner
clothes
and
such
like
,
in
their
houses
,
or
other
places
or
no.
9.
Item
,
whether
your
Chalices
being
mere
monuments
of
the
Popishe
Masse
,
and
Popishe
Religion
,
be
translated
and
conuerted
,
into
decent
and
comely
Communion
Cuppes
,
and
the
same
to
be
siluer
at
the
least
accordinge
to
the
value
of
theyr
Chalices
or
no.
10.
Item
whether
your
Churches
be
in
sufficient
repaire
and
the
Churche
yardes
well
fensed
,
and
kepte
from
Swine
,
and
other
filthy
beastes
.
11.
Item
,
whether
there
hath
bene
any
Fraye
made
in
your
Churches
or
Churche
yardes
,
to
the
disturbance
of
Gods
seruice
,
and
to
the
euill
example
of
the
rest
of
the
Parish
,
you
shall
present
by
whom
,
when
,
and
after
what
sort
.
12.
Item
,
whether
there
be
any
Scholemaisters
,
within
your
Parishes
that
do
teache
any
Grammer
schole
either
priuately
or
openly
,
how
long
they
haue
taught
,
and
what
their
names
be
.
13.
Item
,
whether
there
be
any
Legacies
withholden
giuen
to
the
Churche
,
or
otherwaies
,
by
the
Testatours
,
in
whose
hands
it
is
,
by
whom
it
is
geuen
,
and
by
whom
it
is
withholden
.
14.
Item
,
whether
Collection
be
made
for
the
poore
according
to
the
Statute
,
and
the
same
distributed
and
accompted
for
accordyng
to
the
same
Statute
,
and
whether
any
man
refuseth
to
geue
to
the
poore
accordingly
.
15.
Item
,
whether
any
do
stubbornely
refuse
to
brynge
theyr
Children
to
the
Minister
on
the
holydayes
to
learne
the
Cathechisme
or
no.
16.
Item
,
whether
your
Churchwardens
do
truly
administer
the
goodes
of
the
Churche
,
and
make
a
true
accompte
of
their
office
,
and
chose
new
at
the
least
once
euery
yere
.
17.
Item
whether
any
man
hath
put
away
his
wife
,
or
any
wife
absent
her selfe
from
her
husband
,
without
iust
cause
,
or
any
that
hath
married
within
the
degrees
Leuiticall
and
other
orders
within
this
Realme
set
forth
in
that
behalfe
.
18.
Item
,
whether
any
do
violate
or
breake
the
Saboth
day
and
holly
daies
with
their
manuall
laboure
,
and
do
keepe
open
their
shops
,
alehouses
,
and
other
tiplinge
houses
,
in
the
time
of
diuine
seruice
.
19.
Item
whether
ther
be
a
conuenient
chest
for
the
poore
mans
boxe
and
whither
there
be
a
Register
booke
kept
of
all
those
that
be
Christened
,
maried
,
and
buried
.
20.
Item
,
whether
any
within
your
Parish
haue
any
sedicious
bookes
lately
set
forth
from
beyonde
the
seas
or
that
secretly
do
hide
Monumentes
,
of
Popishe
Reliques
,
as
Images
,
and
suche
like
.
21.
Item
,
whether
the
Churchewardens
haue
prouided
the
Postels
of
M.
Becon
,
as
it
was
geuen
them
in
a
charge
at
the
visitacion
or
no.
¶
Iniunctions
of
the
Reuerende
Father
in
God
Thomas
by
the
sufferaunce
of
God
byshop
of
Lincoln
giuen
in
his
first
visitation
,
Anno
Domini
.
1571.
to
be
obserued
within
the
Dioces
of
Lincoln
.
FIRST
that
the
common
praier
be
sayd
or
songe
decently
and
distinctly
in
such
place
of
the
Churche
accordinge
to
the
largenesse
and
straightnesse
of
the
Church
and
Quire
,
so
that
the
people
may
be
most
edefied
.
2.
Item
,
that
your
ministers
shall
go
in
decent
and
comely
apparell
,
as
also
shall
say
the
Diuine
seruice
appointed
,
and
minister
the
holy
Sacraments
,
within
their
Churches
in
decente
apparell
and
to
vse
no
Copes
,
vnlesse
it
be
in
Cathedrall
and
Collegiate
churches
,
accordinge
as
it
is
set
forthe
by
a
booke
called
the
aduertisements
.
3.
Item
the
parish
shall
prouide
a
decent
communion
table
vppon
a
Frame
with
a
comely
Carpette
to
the
same
at
their
costes
and
charges
as
they
will
answere
to
the
contrarie
for
theyr
doynges
.
4.
Item
,
the
churchwardens
shall
searche
the
Tauernes
,
Ale-houses
,
and
other
tipling
houses
,
to
se
whether
any
person
be
ther
drinking
or
playing
at
any
vnlawfull
game
,
in
the
time
of
diuine
seruice
,
and
they
to
present
their
names
,
and
the
names
of
them
that
kepe
the
said
houses
.
5.
Item
,
the
churchwardens
shall
make
their
accompte
yearely
of
their
offices
in
the
presence
of
the
Ministre
and
the
other
of
the
Parish
,
and
immediatly
vpon
the
same
accompt
finished
to
chuse
new
from
yeare
to
yeare
.
6.
Item
,
none
shal
be
admitted
to
be
Godfathers
or
Godmothers
,
vnlesse
they
haue
receiued
the
blessed
Communion
.
7.
Item
,
that
on
the
Sundayes
and
Holydaies
,
ther
be
no
shops
open
,
nor
Artificers
commonly
goinge
aboute
their
worldly
affayres
,
and
that
in
all
Fayres
and
common
Markets
,
falling
vppon
the
Sonday
or
Holidaies
,
there
be
no
shewing
of
wares
,
before
the
seruice
be
don
.
8.
Item
,
that
the
Ministers
shall
suffer
none
to
preache
within
their
cures
,
vnlesse
he
be
able
to
shew
som
sufficient
licence
from
the
Bishoppe
of
the
Diocesse
,
or
other
that
haue
aucthoritie
to
licence
the
same
.
9.
Item
,
no
Prieste
nor
Lay
man
shal
be
admitted
or
suffered
to
kepe
any
Grammer
schole
openly
or
priuately
within
this
Diocesse
,
except
he
be
alowed
and
licenced
by
the
Bishop
or
his
Officers
.
10.
Item
,
the
Ministers
shall
call
vpon
their
Parishoners
to
receaue
the
blessed
communion
,
at
the
least
foure
times
in
the
yere
and
also
shall
call
vpon
their
Parishioners
to
send
their
children
to
the
church
to
learne
the
Cathechisme
,
vpon
the
Sondaies
and
other
conuenient
times
.
11.
Item
,
your
Parsons
and
Vicars
shall
not
suffer
nor
admitte
,
any
straunge
Curate
comminge
out
of
any
other
Diocesse
,
to
serue
within
their
cures
,
without
he
be
first
licenced
by
the
Bishoppe
or
his
Officers
.
12.
Item
,
that
no
man
shall
enterprise
nor
presume
to
ring
nor
Iangle
any
Belles
vppon
all
Halowen
daie
,
or
in
the
night
of
the
same
day
,
superstitiously
or
Popishly
,
as
they
haue
bene
accustomed
to
do
,
otherwaies
then
to
call
the
people
to
Diuine
Seruice
.
13.
Item
,
that
none
of
your
Parsons
,
Vicars
,
nor
Curates
,
shall
minister
the
holly
communion
,
to
any
Forener
or
straunger
,
comming
out
of
any
other
Diocesse
,
or
from
any
other
Parish
,
with
in
this
Diocesse
,
without
the
speciall
licence
of
my
Lorde
,
or
his
officers
,
or
the
Minister
of
that
place
,
from
whence
the
said
forener
or
straunger
shall
come
.
14.
Item
that
no
Parson
,
Vicar
,
nor
Curate
shall
minister
to
any
person
or
persons
,
the
holy
Sacraments
in
any
other
church
or
churches
,
at
any
time
or
times
,
but
in
their
owne
,
without
the
speciall
request
of
the
Parson
,
or
Vicar
of
the
sayde
Parish
.
15.
Item
,
no
man
shal
kepe
any
supersticious
or
erroneous
boke
of
late
come
from
beyonde
the
Seas
,
and
set
forthe
by
Doctor
Harding
and
other
his
complices
,
but
the
same
shall
bringe
forth
and
reueale
before
the
Bishop
and
other
his
officers
according
to
the
Queenes
Maiesties
proclamacion
set
forth
in
that
behalfe
.
16.
Item
,
that
euery
weeke
or
euery
fortnight
at
the
least
they
shall
reade
openly
in
their
churches
the
proclamation
sette
out
of
late
by
the
Queene
her
Maiesty
for
the
callinge
in
of
bookes
of
sedicion
to
be
deliuered
to
the
ordinarie
accordinge
to
the
Tenor
and
meaning
of
the
said
proclamacion
.
God
saue
the
Queene
.