THe ancient and laudable vse of Visitations , haue beene to reforme such abuses , as by tract of time haue crept into the Church ; The discouery of which abuses , as by a Booke of Articles is offered vnto you , and you bound by a sacred oath to present the same ; so for the refreshing of your memories , and discharge of mine owne conscience towards God , I thought fit to denote some in particular vnto you .

First , I vnderstand of a great irreuerence , openly shewed in your Churches and Chappels during the time of Diuine Seruice ; which is , that yong men mis-led by the example of their elders , doe sit couered with their hats on their heads , neither regarding the holinesse of the house of God , nor the greatnesse of the Diuine Maiestie , which is to bee worshipped with feare and reuerence : For a present remedie of this abuse , I require the Churchwardens and Side-men , at the beginning of Diuine Seruice , to looke carefully vpon the Congregation , and if any of the elder sort offend in this kinde , I require them to goe personally vnto them , and to desire them in gentle termes to remember themselues , and to sit vncouered : and if after gentle admonition they doe not forbeare , then I require that they bee presented at my next Court day , holden in Yorke : and for the yonger sort , I require the Churchwardens to goe personally vnto them , in case they offend , and to rebuke them sharpely for their contempt , and if they persist , and will not obey by vncouering their heads , I will the Churchwardens to pull off their hats , and I require the masters of such profane seruants , and fathers of children , to giue them such priuate chastisement , as the qualitie of their fact requireth .

Secondly , I am giuen to vnderstand , that it is growen vsuall and familiar for men to walke vp and downe , and to talke before and after Diuine Seruice within the Church , and in some Parishes to keepe Ales and Drinkings within the Church , and when the Parishioners doe make their vsuall rates , that they goe vp to the Communion Table , and there write them , and that about the setting of those rates many vnchristian and vnseemely words are exchanged amongst them , to the great dishonour of Almighty God , and the profanation of his holy Temple , which if they bee not speedily amended , I shall vse all the seuerity against the offenders , that any Law , Canon , or Constitution Ecclesiasticall shall affoord .

Thirdly , it commeth from the grones and sighes of the people , that for a booke of Articles containing little more then two leaues in quarto , which may bee printed for the value of a penie , an Archdeacon at his annuall Visitation , exacteth from euery Parish , two shillings and sixe pence , and compelleth them euery yeere to take new bookes , whereas one booke will serue for many yeeres , and that the Archbishops Chancellour in the Visitation riseth higher , and requireth for euery booke of Articles of euery Parish , iij. s. Ab initionon fuit sic ; & malus mos , quanto antiquior , tanto nequior . For redresse hereof , I require the Archdeacon at his annuall Visitation to take for euery booke of Articles but sixe pence , and in seuen yeeres following to impose no booke at all vpon the seuerall Parishes , but to let their old bookes to serue the turne , except such Parishes as haue lost their old bookes : And for mine owne Visitation , I command , that no more then twelue pence be required for a booke of Articles , nor no more paid ; the distribution of which twelue pence amongst the Apparators and others , I reserue to my selfe .

Fourthly , I heare much complaint of the increase and exaction of Fees , by seuerall Officers in seuerall Courts , much to the scandall of our Ecclesiasticall Iurisdiction : For remedy whereof I strictly charge my Register to carrie with him , and to affixe in a publique place , that all men may see and reade them , a Table containing the seuerall , ancient , and accustomed Fees for all matters belonging to my Visitation : and if any of my Officers shal directly or indirectly , exact or take any greater Fees , vpon iust complaint I shal lay suspension , or any other greater censure vpon him , that the Law Ecclesiasticall shall authorize me to inflict .