Articles
to
be
inquired
of
.
IN
primis
,
whether
Diuine
seruice
be
sayde
or
longe
by
youre
Minister
or
Ministers
in
your
seuerall
Churches
,
duelye
and
reuerently
,
as
it
is
set
forth
by
the
lawes
of
this
realme
,
with
out
any
kinde
of
variation
.
And
whether
the
holy
Sacramentes
be
likewise
ministred
reuerently
,
in
such
manner
as
by
the
lawes
of
this
Realme
and
by
the
Quenes
Maiesties
iniunctions
,
and
by
th
aduertisments
set
forthe
by
publike
authority
,
is
appointed
and
prescribed
.
Item
,
whether
you
haue
in
youre
paryshe
churches
all
things
necessary
&
requisite
for
Common
prayer
and
administration
of
the
Sacraments
,
specially
the
booke
of
Common
prayer
,
the
Bible
in
the
largest
volume
,
the
Homilyes
,
with
the
Paraphrases
of
Erasmus
:
A
conuenient
Pulpit
wel
placed
:
A
comly
and
decent
table
for
the
holy
Communion
,
couered
decently
,
&
set
in
place
prescribed
by
the
Quenes
maiesties
Iniunctions
.
The
Chest
or
boxe
for
the
poore
men
,
and
al
other
things
necessary
in
and
to
the
premisses
.
And
whether
your
Aulters
bee
taken
downe
,
accordinge
to
the
commaundemente
in
that
behalfe
geuen
.
Item
,
whether
youre
Prestes
,
Curates
,
or
ministers
do
vse
in
the
time
of
the
celebracion
of
diuine
seruice
to
weare
a
surples
,
prescribed
by
the
Quenes
maiesties
Iniunctions
and
the
boke
of
Common
prayer
.
And
whether
they
do
celebrate
the
same
diuine
seruice
in
the
chauncell
or
in
the
Churche
,
and
do
vse
all
Rites
and
orders
prescribed
in
the
boke
of
Common
prayer
,
&c.
and
none
other
.
Item
,
whether
your
Curates
or
ministers
do
publiquely
in
theire
open
Churches
reade
in
manner
appoynted
,
the
Queenes
Maiesties
Iniunctions
an●
Homelies
:
The
aduertisementes
latelye
sette
forth
by
publique
authoritie
.
And
whether
the
same
in
al
poyntes
be
duely
obserued
.
Item
,
whether
youre
Curates
or
ministers
or
●ny
of
them
doe
vse
to
minister
the
Sacramente
of
Baptisme
in
basons
,
or
els
in
the
Fonte
standing
in
the
place
accustomed
.
And
whether
the
same
fonte
be
decently
kepte
.
¶
And
whether
they
do
vse
to
minister
the
holye
Communion
in
wafer
bread
according
to
the
Queenes
Maiesties
Iniunctions
,
or
els
in
common
bread
.
¶
And
also
whether
they
do
minister
in
any
prophane
Cuppes
,
Bowles
,
disshes
,
or
Chalices
heretofore
vsed
at
Masse
,
or
els
in
a
decent
Communion
Cuppe
prouided
and
kept
for
the
same
purpose
only
.
And
whether
the
communicants
do
vse
to
receyue
the
holy
Communion
standinge
,
sittinge
,
or
els
knealinge
.
Item
,
whether
ymages
and
al
other
monuments
of
ydolatry
and
superstition
be
destroyed
and
abolyshed
in
your
seuerall
parishes
:
And
whether
your
Churches
and
Chauncels
be
well
adorned
and
conueniently
kept
without
waste
,
destruction
,
or
abuse
of
anye
thinge
.
Whether
the
roode
lofte
bee
pulled
downe
,
according
to
the
order
prescribed
:
and
of
the
partition
betweene
the
Chauncell
and
the
Churche
be
kepte
.
Whether
youre
Churchyardes
be
well
fen
sed
and
cleanly
kepte
.
Whether
anye
sale
haue
bene
made
of
youre
Churche
goods
,
by
whome
and
to
whome
,
and
what
hathe
been
don
with
the
monye
thereof
comming
.
Whether
youre
Chauncels
and
Parsonages
be
well
and
sufficiently
repaired
:
Whether
any
man
haue
pulled
downe
or
discouered
any
〈◊〉
,
Chauncel
,
Chappel
,
Almes
house
,
or
suche
●●e
,
or
haue
plucked
downe
the
bells
,
or
haue
felled
or
●●yled
any
wood
or
timber
in
any
Church
yarde
.
●●em
,
whether
there
be
any
Parsons
that
intrude
●●m
selfe
,
and
presume
to
exercise
any
kinde
of
my●●stery
in
the
churche
of
God
,
without
imposition
of
handes
&
ordinary
aucthoritie
.
Whether
theire
Churche
or
Chappell
be
serued
with
any
readers
.
Or
whether
any
Minister
do
remoue
from
any
other
diocese
to
serue
in
this
,
without
letters
testimoniall
of
th
ordinary
from
whome
he
came
,
to
testify
the
cause
of
his
departinge
thence
,
and
of
hys
behauiour
.
Or
any
beinge
once
preist
or
Minister
,
that
dothe
not
minister
,
or
frequente
and
resorte
to
the
Common
prayer
now
vsed
,
and
at
tymes
appoynted
communicate
.
And
whether
anye
suche
do
goe
and
boaste
himselfe
lyke
a
lay
man
.
Item
,
whether
youre
Parsons
and
Uicars
be
residente
continually
vpon
their
benefices
:
Whether
they
giue
themselues
to
deuoute
prayer
,
discreate
reding
of
the
Scripture
,
and
godly
contemplacion
,
&
releaue
the
poore
charitably
to
their
hability
,
accordinge
to
the
Queenes
Iniunctions
.
Whether
they
pray
for
the
prosperous
estate
of
the
Quenes
Maiestye
,
as
is
prescribed
in
her
graces
Iniunctions
.
Item
,
whether
anye
of
youre
ministers
dothe
or
hathe
admitted
any
notoriouse
sinner
or
malicious
person
out
of
Charitie
,
without
iuste
penance
done
and
reconciliation
had
,
to
receaue
the
holy
Communion
:
or
any
that
hath
not
receaued
the
same
accordinge
as
to
a
Christian
appertayneth
,
and
by
〈◊〉
lawes
it
is
appointed
.
And
whether
you
do
hea●●
or
knowe
any
that
doth
vse
to
say
or
heare
the
priua●
Masse
,
or
doe
vse
any
other
seruice
then
is
prescribed
by
the
lawes
of
this
Realme
.
Item
,
whether
your
ministers
doe
call
vppon
fathers
,
mothers
,
and
maisters
of
youthe
,
to
bringe
them
vp
in
the
feare
of
almighty
God
,
in
obedience
and
in
conuenient
occupations
.
Whether
they
bee
peacemakers
,
and
exhorte
the
people
to
obedience
to
their
Prince
,
&
to
all
other
that
be
in
authoritie
,
to
charity
and
mutual
loue
among
themselues
.
Whether
they
geue
themselues
to
superstition
,
and
bee
maintainers
of
the
vnlearned
people
in
ignoraunce
.
Item
,
whether
your
Persons
,
Uicars
,
&
Curates
be
common
gameners
,
hunters
,
haunters
of
tauerns
or
alehouses
:
Suspected
of
anye
notable
crime
:
Fauters
of
forrein
poures
,
letters
of
good
religion
,
preachers
of
corrupt
doctrine
:
stubborne
or
disobedient
to
lawes
and
orders
.
Whether
they
be
geuen
to
filthy
lucre
.
Whether
they
be
light
either
in
exaumple
of
life
,
or
in
vnwont
and
vnsemely
apparrell
.
Item
,
whether
anye
of
your
benefices
be
vacant
,
how
longe
they
haue
ben
vacant
:
who
is
Patrone
.
Whether
there
be
any
laye
or
temporall
men
,
(
not
beinge
within
orders
)
or
children
,
or
anye
other
(
with
in
age
)
that
hathe
or
enioyeth
ani
benefice
or
spiritual
promotion
:
any
Patron
that
suffereth
any
benefice
to
be
vacante
,
and
taketh
the
tithes
and
other
fructes
to
himselfe
.
Item
,
whether
your
Ministers
keepe
their
registers
well
,
and
do
present
the
copy
of
them
once
euery
yeare
by
Indenture
,
to
the
Ordinary
or
his
officers
.
And
teache
the
Articles
of
the
fayth
,
and
the
Tenne
commaundementes
,
and
the
Lordes
prayer
.
as
is
prescribed
them
in
the
Catechisme
.
Item
,
whether
youre
Parsons
and
Uicars
haue
any
other
or
mo
benefices
,
where
&
in
what
Country
they
bee
:
Whether
they
came
by
them
by
Symony
,
or
other
vnlawful
meanes
.
Whether
they
do
let
their
benefice
to
farme
,
or
els
kepe
them
in
their
owne
handes
.
Whether
they
keepe
hospitalitye
or
not
.
Whether
in
their
absence
they
leaue
their
cures
to
honest
,
learned
,
or
expert
Curates
.
Whether
they
make
their
ordinarye
Sermons
,
accordinge
to
the
Queenes
maiestes
Iniunctions
.
Whether
they
ad
mitte
any
to
preache
vnlicensed
,
or
put
by
any
that
hath
license
.
Whether
they
reade
the
Queenes
ma
iesties
Iniunctions
as
they
oughte
to
do
,
and
saye
theire
Seruice
sensibly
and
distinctly
.
Item
,
whether
the
laye
people
be
diligent
in
comminge
to
the
Churche
on
the
holy
dayes
,
and
with
all
humblenes
,
reuerently
and
deuoutelye
doe
geue
themselues
to
the
hearinge
of
Commune
prayer
in
the
time
thereof
,
and
otherwise
occupy
themselues
in
priuate
praiers
,
readinge
of
Scriptures
,
or
other
vertuouse
exercise
.
Yf
anye
be
negligente
or
wilfull
.
Whether
the
forfaiture
be
leued
on
their
goods
to
the
vse
of
the
poore
,
according
to
the
lawes
of
this
Realm
in
that
behalfe
prouided
.
And
what
mony
hath
nen
gathered
by
the
Churchewardens
of
the
forfets
.
Item
,
whether
there
be
in
your
quarters
any
that
openly
or
priuily
vse
or
frequent
any
kinde
of
diuine
seruice
or
common
prayer
,
other
then
is
set
forth
by
the
lawes
of
this
Realme
:
and
disturbers
of
common
prayers
,
or
letters
of
the
worde
of
God
to
be
reade
,
preached
or
hearde
:
Any
that
by
couerte
or
craftye
meanes
depraue
or
contemne
the
same
:
or
that
speake
to
the
derogation
of
the
Queenes
maiesties
aucthority
&
power
,
or
of
the
lawes
set
out
by
publike
aucthority
.
Item
,
whether
,
there
be
amonge
you
any
blasphemers
of
the
name
of
almighty
God
,
adulterers
,
fornicators
,
baudes
,
or
receauers
of
such
persons
.
Any
suspected
of
incest
or
any
other
notoriouse
fault
,
sin
or
crime
.
Any
dronkardes
,
ribaldes
,
common
slaunderers
of
their
neighboures
,
raylers
or
scolders
,
sowers
of
discorde
betweene
neighboures
,
by
playes
,
times
,
famouse
libels
,
or
otherwise
.
Item
,
whether
there
be
in
your
parishes
any
Inkeepers
or
Alewiues
,
that
admit
any
resort
to
their
houses
in
tyme
of
Commone
prayer
.
Anye
that
commonlye
absente
them selues
from
theyre
owne
Churche
:
or
otherwise
idely
or
lewdlye
prophaneth
the
Sabbath
day
.
Any
that
keepe
any
secret
conuenticles
,
preachings
,
lectures
or
readings
,
contrary
to
the
lawes
.
Any
suspected
of
heresy
,
or
that
maintain
any
erronious
opinions
contrary
to
the
lawes
of
almighty
God
and
good
religion
,
by
publique
authoritie
in
this
Realme
set
forth
.
Item
,
whether
there
be
in
these
parties
which
minister
the
goodes
of
those
whiche
be
deade
,
without
authoritie
:
any
executors
that
haue
not
fulfilled
their
testators
will
,
specially
in
paying
of
legacies
geuen
to
good
and
godly
vses
,
as
to
the
releife
of
pouerte
,
to
poore
schollers
,
orphanes
,
highe
waies
,
mariage
of
poore
maidens
,
and
suche
like
.
Whether
youre
Hospitals
&
Almes
houses
be
iustly
vsed
,
accordinge
to
the
foundacion
and
auncient
ordinaunces
of
the
same
.
Whether
ther
be
any
other
placed
in
them
then
poore
impotent
&
needy
persons
,
that
hath
not
other
wise
where
with
or
whereby
to
liue
.
Item
,
whether
there
be
any
which
of
late
haue
bequeathed
in
their
testaments
,
or
other
waies
ther
be
appointed
by
ordinaries
,
any
summes
of
mony
,
Iewelles
,
Plate
,
Ornaments
,
or
annuities
for
the
erection
of
any
obites
,
diriges
,
trentals
,
or
any
such
like
vse
,
now
by
the
lawes
of
this
Realm
not
permitted
:
and
if
there
be
,
that
you
present
the
names
of
such
executors
,
the
quantity
and
quality
of
the
guifte
,
that
ordre
may
be
taken
therein
accordingly
.
Item
,
whether
there
be
any
mony
or
stoke
appertaininge
to
anye
parishe
churche
,
in
anye
mannes
handes
,
that
refuse
or
differreth
to
paye
the
same
:
or
that
vseth
fraude
,
deceite
or
delaye
to
make
anye
accompte
in
the
prelence
of
the
Honestye
in
the
parishe
,
for
the
same
.
Whether
youre
Churche
wardens
&
others
,
afore
tyme
,
haue
gyuen
the
yearely
accompte
,
accordinge
vnto
the
custome
as
it
hath
been
aforetime
vsed
.
whether
the
store
of
the
poore
mennes
boxe
be
openlie
and
indifferentlie
giuen
where
neede
is
,
without
parciall
affection
.
whether
any
stocke
of
cattel
or
graine
appertaining
to
your
churches
,
be
decaied
:
by
whose
negligence
,
and
in
whose
handes
.
Item
,
whether
youre
schoolemaisters
be
of
a
sincere
religion
,
and
be
diligent
in
teaching
and
bringing
vp
of
youth
.
Whether
they
teache
any
other
Grammar
,
then
suche
as
is
appointed
by
the
Queenes
Maiesties
Iniunction
annexed
to
the
same
,
or
not
.
Item
,
whether
there
be
any
amonge
you
that
vse
sorcerte
or
inchauntment
,
magike
,
incantations
,
or
nigromancie
,
or
that
be
suspected
of
the
same
.
Item
,
whether
there
bee
anye
in
these
partes
,
that
haue
maried
within
degrees
of
affinitie
or
consanguinitie
,
by
the
lawes
of
God
forbidden
,
so
set
oute
in
a
table
for
an
Admonition
.
Any
man
that
hath
two
wiues
,
or
anie
woman
that
hath
two
husbandes
.
Anie
that
beinge
diuorced
or
seperated
aside
,
hath
maried
againe
.
Anye
maried
that
haue
made
precontractes
.
Any
that
haue
made
priuye
or
secrete
contractes
.
Anye
that
haue
maried
without
banes
thrise
solemnelye
asked
.
Anye
couples
maried
that
liue
not
together
,
but
slaunderouslie
liue
a
part
:
Any
that
haue
maried
out
of
the
parishe
churche
,
wher
thei
ought
to
haue
the
same
solemnised
.
Item
,
whether
any
your
Ordinaries
within
this
dioces
,
theire
Chauncellor
,
Officialls
,
Commissaries
,
Registrers
,
&
all
&
singuler
others
that
haue
or
do
exercise
any
visitation
or
Iurisdiction
ecclesiasticall
within
any
part
of
this
dioces
,
haue
vprightly
,
faythfully
and
vnfaynedly
to
the
vttermoste
of
their
powers
obserued
in
theyr
owne
persons
and
towards
all
other
,
put
in
due
execution
the
Queenes
maiestis
ecclesiasticall
lawes
,
Statutes
,
Iniunctions
,
and
al
her
highnes
other
Commandements
published
for
vniformity
of
doctrine
,
and
due
order
of
the
publik
ministration
of
Gods
holy
word
and
sacraments
,
and
haue
commended
and
fauored
all
such
as
sought
the
same
,
&
condignely
punished
all
suche
as
sought
the
contrary
.
Item
,
whether
haue
any
of
them
at
any
time
wittingly
suffered
faultes
&
transgressions
to
remaine
vnpunished
,
for
mony
,
gayne
,
pleasure
,
frendshippe
,
or
any
other
affectionate
respecte
,
or
yf
any
of
them
be
or
haue
beene
burdensome
to
the
Subiectes
of
theire
seueral
Iurisdictions
,
by
exacting
or
takinge
excessiue
fees
,
procurations
,
any
rewardes
or
Commodities
by
the
way
of
promotion
,
gift
,
contribution
,
helpe
,
loane
,
redemption
of
pennance
,
omission
of
quarter
Sermons
,
obtaining
of
any
benefice
or
office
,
or
any
other
like
wayes
or
meanes
.
Generally
,
whether
there
be
anie
euell
liuers
or
offenders
of
the
lawes
of
almightie
God
:
Anie
suspected
of
any
notorious
sinne
,
fault
or
crime
,
to
the
offence
of
Christian
people
committed
:
Anie
that
stubburnlie
refuse
to
conforme
them selfe
to
vnitie
&
good
religion
:
Anie
that
bruteth
abroad
rumors
of
the
alteration
of
the
same
,
or
otherwise
that
disturbeth
good
orders
,
and
the
quietnesse
of
Christes
Churche
and
Christian
congregation
.