FIrst , whether Common prayer , be saide in your church or Chappell at conueniente houres , orderly and distinctly , and whether your Minister so turne himselfe , and stande in such place of your Church or Chauncell , as the people maye best heare the same , and whether the holy Sacramentes be duelye and reuerently ministred as is set forth by the lawes of this Realme . And whether vpon Wednesdayes , and Fridayes , the Letanie , and other praiers , be sayde accordingly .

2 Whether you haue in your parishe Churches and Chappelles , all things necessarie and requisite for Common prayer , and administration of the Sacramentes , specially the Booke of Common prayer , with the new Kalender , a Psalter , the english Bible in the largest volume , the two Tomes of the Homelies , a comely and decent Table , standing on a frame , for the holye Communion , with the furniture thereto prescribed , a fayer and comely Communion Cuppe of Siluer , and a couer of Siluer for the same , and all other things requisite in & to the premisses .

3 Whether you haue in your Church or Chappell , a comely Pulpet conueniently placed , the Paraphrases of Erasmus , translated into english , the Table of the tenne Commaundements , a strong Chest or Boxe for the almose of the poore .

4. Whether in any Church or Chappell , if singing be there vsed , such partes onely of the Common prayer be song , as by the Booke of Common prayer are appoynted to be song , and the rest reuerently sayde and read with an audible voyce . And whether there be a modest and distinct song , so vsed concerning the sayde partes of the common prayer , which be song , that the same may be as plainely vnderstanded , as if they were reade without singing , or whether any part thereof be so abused , that thereby the common prayer is the worse vnderstanded of the hearers .

5 Whether in your Church or Chappel , any Organs be vsed in the time of Common prayer , or ministration of the Communion , otherwise than is appoynted by the sayde booke of common prayer , or by the Quéenes Maiesties Iniunctions , and whether the vse of them , be vrged by any person or persons , as any percell or supply of the common prayer or other diuine seruice , appoynted by the lawes of this Realme .

6 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 tymes in the yere , be by your Minister plainely and distinctly reade in your Church or Chappell vnto the people , as is prescribed , thrée times at the least in the yere , that is to say , for order sake , vpon one of the thrée sundayes next before Easter , for the first time , vpon one of the two Sundayes next before the feast of Penticost , for the seconde time , & for the thirde time , vpon one of the two Sundayes next before the feast of the birth of our Lord , our & besides the accustomed reading therof , vpon the first day of Lent.

7 Whether your Person or Vicar , haue preached or cause to be duely preached in your Church , his quarterly or monethly Sermons , as by the Quéenes Iniunctions he is bounde , and what be the names of such , as haue preached for him , & whether he hath admitted any man to preach , not hauing sufficient lycence , or hath inhibited or letted any from preaching , hauing sufficient licence .

8 Whether your Person , Vicar , or Curate doe euery Sunday , when there is no Sermon , reade distinctly and plainely some part of the Homelies , prescribed & set forth by the Quéenes authoritie to be read , and euery holy day , when there is no Sermon , immediatly after the Gospell , openly , plainely , and distinctly , recyte to his Parishoners , the Lordes prayer , the Articles of the fayth , and the ten Commaundements in English , and whether any Minister not admytted by the Ordinarie , or by other lawfull 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 Homelies .

9 Whether your minister doe at the least euery Sunday , and euery holy day openly in the church call for , heare and instruct all the children , apprentises , and seruauntes of both the sexes , that be of conuenient age within your Parishe , or at the least so many of them by course as the tyme will serue , and as he may well heare and instruct , for halfe an houre at the least before or at the Euening prayer , in the ten Commaundements , the articles of the Beliefe , and the Lords prayer , and diligently examine and teach them the Cathechisme set forth in the booke of common prayer : And whether for that purpose he doth take the names of them all , and by course call certaine of them by name euery Sunday and holy daye to come to the teaching of the same Cathechisme .

10 Whether your Person , Vicar , or Curate , after the Gospell , haue read openly in your Church twise this yeare , plainely without addition or chaunge , the declaration of certaine principall articles of Religion , set forth by both the Archbishops , and the rest of the Bishops of this realme , for vnitie of doctrine , being appointed to be read vpon some Sunday within the Moneth next Michaelmasse and Easter yearely .

11 Whether all Fathers , Mothers , Maysters , and Dames of your Parishe cause their children , seruauntes , and apprentises , both mankinde and womankinde , being aboue sixe yeres of age , and vnder twentie which haue not learned the Cathechisme , to come to the church on the Sundayes and holy dayes at the times to them appointed , or at the least such and so many of them as your Minister shall appoint , and there diligently and obediently to heare , and to be ordered by the Minister , vntyll such time as they haue learned the same Cathechisme , & what be the names of those that doe not cause their children , seruants and apprentises so to come to the church to be instructed and examined , and how many of the sayde children , seruauntes , and apprentises be in your Parish , which being aboue seauen yeres olde , and vnder twentie yeares of age , cannot say by heart the sayd Cathechisme : and what be their names and age , and with whome they dwell .

12 Whether any person or persons be admitted to aunswere as Godfathers or Godmothers at the christening of any childe , except he or she haue before receyued the holy communion , and can say by heart the Articles of the christian fayth , and will recite the same before the Minister , if he or she be therevnto required .

13 Whether your Person , Vicar , Curate or other Minister in your church or Chappell , hath admitted to the receyuing of the holy communion , any open and notorious sinner , or euill liuer , by whome the congregation is offended , without due penance first done , to the satisfaction of the congregation , or any malicious person , that is out of charitie , or that hath done any open wrong to his neighbour by worde or déede , without due reconciliation first made to the partie that is wronged .

14 Whether your Person , Vicar , Curat , or Minister , hath admitted to the holy communion any of his parish , being aboue twentie yeares of age , that cannot saye by heart , the ten Commaundements , the Articles of the faith , and the Lordes prayer in english , and what be their names , or being aboue fourtéene yeares , and vnder twentie yeares of age , that cannot saye the Cathechisme , set forth in the sayde booke of common prayer . And whether he marry any persons , which were single before , that cannot say the Cathechisme , or contentes thereof .

15 Whether your Person , Vicar , Curat , or Minister , hath at any time receyued any that is not of his owne parishe to the holy Communion , and for what cause or consideration , he hath so done .

16 Whether there be any in your parish , man or woman , being of conuenient age , that hath not receyued the holy Communion thrise at the least this yeare , and namely at Easter last , or there about for once , and what there names are . And whether both yerely before Easter , at such conuenient tymes , and namely on Sundaies in Lent at after noone , or such other dayes in the wéeke next before Easter , as the Person , Vicar , or Curat shall appoynt , & require his parishioners to come vnto him , they doe come and recite vnto him the Cathechisme , or at the least the Lordes prayer , the Articles of the Christian beliefe , and the ten Commaundements by heart in english , and also at other conuenient times , before their receyuing of the holy Communion , they come to be examined in the premisses . And if any doe wilfully and stubburnly refuse to come to such recitall or examination , whether the Churchwardens and sworne men , or anye of them doe assist the Minister therein , that such stubburne persons may be rebuked and repelled from the communion at that time .

17. Whether the people of your parish , especially housholders hauing no lawfull excuse to be absent , doe faithfullye , and diligently resort with their family to their parish Church or Chappell on the holidayes , & chiefely vpon the Sundaies , to morning & euening prayer , or vpon reasonable let thereof to some vsuall place , where common prayer is vsed , and then and there abyde orderly and soberly , during the time of common prayer , Homelies , Preachings , and other seruice of God there vsed , reuerently and deuoutly giuing themselues to the hearing thereof , and occupying themselues at time conuenient in priuat prayer , and who they be that eyther negligentlye or wilfullye 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 abroade , or in any house , or sit in the streates or Churchyarde , or in any Tauerne or alehouse vpon the Sundaye or other Holiday in the tyme of common prayer , Sermons , or reading of the Homelies , eyther before noone , or after noone .

18 Whether the forfeiture of twelue pence for euery such offence appointed by a statute made in the first yeare of the Quéenes Maiesties reigne be leuied 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 parishe , and if it be not , by whose default it is not leuied , or not put to the vse of the poore aforesayde .

19 Whether there be any Inkepers , Alewiwes , vitaylers , or Tipplers , that suffer anye person or persons in their houses to eate , drinke , or play at Cardes , Tables , or such like games , in time of common prayer , or Sermon on the Sundayes and Holidayes , and whether there be any shoppes open on Sundayes , or Holidayes , or any Butchers , or others that commonly vse to sell meate or other things in the time of common prayer , preaching , or reading of the Homelies . And whether in any fayres or common markets falling vppon the Sunday there be anye shewing of any wares before the morning prayer be done .

20 Whether for the putting of the Churchwardens , and swornemen the better in the remembraunce of their duetie , in noting such as offende in not comining to diuine seruice , your Minister or Reader , doe openly euery Sundaye after he haue reade the seconde lesson at Morning and euening prayer , monishe the Churchwardens and Sworne men to looke to their charge in this behalfe , and to obserue who contrarie to the saide statute offende in absenting themselues negligently , or wilfully from their parish Church or Chappell , or vnreuerentlye as is aforesaide vse themselues in time of diuine seruice .

21 Whether your Minister or Reader , doe church any vnmaried woman , which hath bene gotten with childe out of lawfull mariage , & say for hir , the fourme of thankes giuing of women after childe birth , except such an vnmaried woman haue eyther before hir childe birth , done due penance for hir fault , to the satisfaction of the congregation , or at hir comming to giue thanks has openly acknowledge hir faulte 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 alway on some Sunday or Holidaye , and vpon none other day .

22 Whether for the retayning of the perambulation of the cercuite of your parish , the Person , Vicar or Curat , Church-wardens , and certayne of the substanciall men of your parishe , in the dayes of the Rogations , commonly called the gang daies , walke the accustomed boundes of your parish , and whether in the same perambulation , the Curate doe vse any other rite or ceremonie , then to say or sing in english , such Psalmes , and recite such sentences of scripture , as be appoynted by the quéenes Maiesties Iniunctions , with the Letany , and Suffrages following the same , and reading one Homely , alreadie deuised and set forth for that purpose , without wearing any Surplesses , carying of Banners , or handebeles , or staying at Crosses , or other such like Popish ceremonies .

23 Whether when any christian bodie is in passing , the bell be tolled , and the Minister called to comfort the sicke person , and after the time of his or hir passing , there be anye more ringing but one short peale before the buriall , and an other short peale after the buriall . And whether on all Saintes day after Euening prayer , there be anye more ringing in your Church or Chappell , or other supersticious ceremonies vsed , tending to the maintenaunce of the Popish Purgatorie , or praying for the deade , and who they be that vse or doe the same . And whether there be any ringing on Sundayes or Holidaies betwéene Morning prayer and the Letany , or at other times contrarie to good order or lawe .

24 Whether your Person , Vicar , or curate , doth openly or secretly , teach or maintaine any erronious or superstitious doctrine . And whether he doe kéepe anye suspected woman in his house , or be an inconuenient person , giuen to dronkennesse , or ydlenesse , or be a haunter of Tauernes , Alehouses , or suspected places , a Punter , ●●●ker , Dicer , Carder , Tabler , Swearer , or 〈…〉 euill example of life .

25 Whether your Persons , and Vicars , be resident and dwell continually upon their Benifices , doing their duties , and keeping hospitalitie , according as their lyuinges will extende , And whether their houses and chaunceles , be well repayred and vpholden . And whether being not resident , they leaue their cures to an vnlearned or lewde person , or do not distribute yerely among their pore parishioners , the fourteth parte of the fruites of their benefices , the same being of the yearely value of twentie poundes or aboue .

26 Whether they or anye of them haue mo Benefices than one , how many and in what countries they be , and what be the names thereof .

27 Whether any Person or Vicar , hath come to his Benefite by Simonie or any other vnlawfull meanes , and whether the Patrone of any Benifice , hath made a gaine by any colour deceit , or Simoniacall pa●te , in & for the bestowing of the same .

28 Whether there be any Lay or temporall man , not being 〈◊〉 orders , or any childe that hath , or enioyeth any Benefice or spirituall 〈◊〉 .

29 Whether any Priest or Minister be come into this Dioces out of any other Dioces , to serue any Cure here , without letters testimoniall of the Ordinarie , from whence he came , to testifie the cause of his departing from thence , and of his behauiour there .

30 Whether your Persons , Vicars , Curats , and Ministers , keepe well their 〈◊〉 , of all weddings , buryings , & christnings within your Parish , and doe present a coppy of them once euerie yeare , by Indenture to the Ordinarie , or his Officers . And whether they reade the Quéenes Maiesties Iniunctions , euery quarter of a yere once , or no. And whether they praye for the prosperous estate of hir Maiestie , as is prescribed in the sayde Iniunctions , or no.

31 Whether the Church of your Parish be now vacant , and destitute of an Incumbent , or no , and if it be , how long it hath bene vacant , and who is the Patrone , and whether he suffereth the Benefice to lye vacant , and occupyeth the glebe lande , and taketh the Tithes , and other fruites to himselfe , during the time of the vacation , or who else occupieth and taketh the same , and by what colour or title , if by Sequestration , from whome hee hath receyued his letters of Sequestration or authoritie to take and gather the saide fruites .

32 Whether your Church and Chauncell , be sufficiently rep●ted , and cleanly kept , & the Mansion house of your person and 〈◊〉 with the buildings therevnto belonging , likewise repayred , and your Churchyarde well fenced and cleanly kept , and if any of the same be ruinous and in decay , through whose default it is so . Whether the last Churchwardens were enioyned to haue repaired anye parte of the Church , or fenced the Churchyarde , and did neglect to doe the same .

33 Whether there be any Masse bookes , Portesses , or other bookes of the latine Popish seruice , Albes , Vestmentes , or other Massing geare , Images , Candlestickes , Holywater fattes , or other Ornamentes or Monumentes of Papistrie , Superstition , or Idolatrie , reserued in your Church , Chappell , or else where , or in the handes or custodie of any person , or persons , which yet are not defaced and destroyed , and in whose custodie the same is , and what be the per 〈…〉 les thereof .

34 Whether the last Churchwardens , haue giuen to the parish a iust account of the Church goodes that were committed to their charge , according vnto the custome that hath bene before time , and what Church goodes they haue solde , and to whome , and whether to the profite of the Church , or no. And whether any person suppresse the last Will of the deade , and perfourme not the Legacies bequeathed to the Church , or to Orphanes , pore Maydes mariages , high wayes , scholes , or anye other godlye vse .

35 Whether ye haue Collectors for the poore of your parishe , whether they doe their duetie in gathering and distributing the Almes of the Parishioners , according to● statute thereof made in the first yeare of the Quéenes Maiesties raigne , and make a iust account thereof quarterlye , What sommes of money the last Churchwardens and Swornemen haue leuied and deliuered to the sayde Collectors , of the forfeytures of such persons , as haue not duely resorted to their parish Church or Chappell , vpon Sundayes and Holidayes , during the time that they were in office .

36 Whether there be any person or persons in your parish of habilitie , that obstinately , or frowardly refuse to giue resonably towardes the helpe and reliefe of the poore , or doe wilfullye discourage others from so charitable a deede , and what be their names , and what sommes doth any of them withdrawe , which he or she before was wont to giue , there being no iust cause so to doe .

37 Whether your Hospitales , Spittles , and Almose houses , be well and godly vsed according to the foundation and auncient ordinaunces of the same , whether there be any other placed in them , than poore Impotent and néedie persons , that haue not wherewith , or where by to liue .

38 Whether the Scholemaisters , which teach within your parish , eyther openly , or priuatly in any Noble , or Gentlemanes house , or in any other place there , be of good and sincere relygion , and conuersation , and be diligent in teaching and bringing vp of youth , whether they be examined , allowed , and lycenced by the Ordinarie , or his officer in that behalfe , whether they teach the Grammer set forth by King Henrie the eight of noble me morie , and none other , whether they teach any thing , contrarie to the order of religion nowe established , by publike authoritie . And whether they teach not their Schollers the Cathechisme in latine , lately set forth , and such sentences of Scripture , as shal be most expedient , and méete to mone them to the loue and due reuerence of Gods true religion , nowe truely set forth by the Quéenes Maiesties authoritie , and to induce them to all godlynesse and honest conuersation , and what be the names and surnames of all such Scholemaisters , and Teachers of youth within your parish .

39 Whether there be any among you that is a hinderer of true religion , or a fautor of the Romish power , or that stubburnely refuseth to conforme himselfe to vnitie and godly religion , set forth by common authoritie , or any that wilfully or obstinately defende or maynetaine anye heresies , errours , or false doctrine , contrarie to holy Scriptures , or doe kéepe any secrete conuenticles , preachings , lectures , or readings contrarie to the lawe , and what be their names .

40 Whether any in your parishes doe openly or priuatlye , say , or heare Masse , or vse any other kinde of seruice or common prayer then is set forth by the lawes of this Realme .

41 Whether any in your parishes , haue in their handes , or haue deliuered to other , any english bookes set forth of late , by Harding , Dorman , Allen , Saunders , Stapleton , Marshall , or any of them , or by any other english Papist , eyther against the Quéenes Maiesties supremacie in matters ecclesiasticall , or against true religion , and Catholike doctrine now receyued , and established by common authoritie within this Reame , & what their names be .

42 Whether there be any in these partes , that haue married within the degrees of affinitie , or consanguinitie , by the lawes of God forbidden , or any that being diuorsed , or seperated for the same , doe yet notwithstanding , cohabite , and kéepe company still together , or any that being married without those degrees , haue vnlawfully forsaken their wiues , or husebandes , and marsied others . Any man that hath two wiues , or any woman that hath two husebandes . Any married , that haue made precontractes . Any that haue made priuie or secrete contractes . Any that haue married without baines thrise solemnely asked . Anye cupples maried , that liue not togither , but slaunderously liue aparte . Any that haue maried out of the parish church , where they ought to haue solemnized their Mariage .

43 Whether there be in your Parish , any contentious person , or that giueth occasion of the breach of Christian loue , and charitie , among you , disturbers of diuine seruice , and common prayer , common swearers , or blasphemers of the name of God , anye that bruteth abroade rumors of the alteration of religion receyued within this Realme , any Fornicators , Adulterers , Incestuous persons , Baudes or receyuers of such incontinent persons , or Harbourers of women with childe , which be vnmaried , conueying or suffering them to go away before they doe anye penaunce , or make satisfaction to the congregation , or any persons vehemently suspected of such faultes , any that vseth sorcery , Witchcrafte , Inchauntment , Incantations , Charmes , vnlawfull prayers , or inuocations in Latine , or otherwise , anye common Drunkardes , Ribawdes , or other notorious euill lyuers .