IN primis , euery minister shal reade and say publicke praiers , according to the booke of common praier , in euery seuerall parish church , and chappel , on all Weddensdayes and Fridayes , orderly and deuoutly , at due and conuenient times .

2 Item , all such Ministers as haue any benefices , shall reside on their liuinges , keepe hospitalitie there , relieue their neighbours : and such as haue pluralities , shall doe the like by their Farmers , and such others as rent their liuinges at their handes .

3 Item , all and euery the Ministers within this Dioces , shall recommend the orders by her Maiestie commaunded vnto the people , in their seuerall charges , carefully to be obserued .

4 Item , they shall in their sermons , and exhortations , earnestly and pithily exhort and stirre vp euery of their parishners to feruent praier , both publicke and priuate , to abstinencie , fasting and true humiliation , and to forbeare all excesse in diet .

5 Item , they shall exhorte , and mooue all and euery their parishioners , to releeue the poore and needie , by good housekeeping , by setting them on worke , and by other deedes of almes , and brotherly compassion .

6 Item , they shall exhort and moue all and euery their parishioners , to haue patience in this time of scarsitie , and not to giue eare to mutinies , and discontented persons , or the perswasions of idle braines , who swarue or repine from the humble dueties of good subiectes , to the further oftence of God , and discontenting of her Maiestie , that hath so tender a care of their welfare .

7 Item , the parishioners within this Dioces shall orderly , soberly , deuoutly and diligently , frequent their seuerall parish Church , or chappell on all Weddensdaies , and Fridaies , to heare publike praiers , there read according to the booke of common praier of this realme .

8 Item , all and euery person such as bee of better abilitie , shall vse a greater moderation in their diet then heretofore they haue done .

9 Item , none of what degree soeuer he or she be , shall suffer any fleshe to bee dressed or eaten in their houses , on such dayes as by law stand already prohibited , except that those persons by reason of infirmitie , be lawfully thereunto licensed .

10 Item , on Fridayes , and other dayes nowe already by lawe appointed , for fasting daies , no suppers at all shal be by them prouided , or taken either for themselues or houshold .

11 Item , all and euerie person beeing not let by greeuous sicknesse , shall abstaine from suppers , altogither on each Weddensdayes at night .

12 Item , the collectors for the poore in euery parish , shal be diligent to make the collection carefully for their reliefe : and the same shal be increased , in respect of this present want , by those who bee of good abilitie , and reasonably bestowed for the succour of the most distressed .

13 Item , no persons which haue housholdes shall for sparing , discharge any of their housholds , to shift for themselues : or soiourne from their vsuall habitation themselues .

14 Item , whatsoeuer is sorborne from anie meale , or meales : by abstinencie or sparing of any superfluous diet or fare , shall be especially by the vealthier sort charitably conuerted to the 〈◊〉 of the poore and needie , so as not●●e may be taken thereof according to her maiesties expectation .

15 Item , no person shall vnder colour of these orders , forsake their owne parish church in time of praier , and assemble themselues , as some heeretofore of their own heades offensiuely haue attempted , vnder colour of generall fastes , and repaire to other churches .

16 Item , all and euery the said Ministers and Churchwardens , in euerie parish , or other charitable discreet men by them to be appointed and nominated , shal carry a watchfull eye vnto al Innes , Tauernes , and victualling houses , how both the keepers of them , with their houshold , and all their guestes and resorters to their houses , doe obserue these here Maiesties commandementes .

17 Item , the Ministers and Churchwardens shal monthly make a true and iust ●ertificate to the Lord Bishop of the Dioces , containing aswel the names of disobedient delinquentes in any the premisses , as of those well disposed persons , who haue had a duetifull regard to her Maiesties commaundement , touching a charitable compassion for the reliefe of the poore , as is prescribed .