Articles
to
be
inquired
of
,
and
answered
unto
by
the
Churchwardens
,
Questmen
,
or
Sidemen
in
the
visitation
of
the
right
worshipfull
the
Archdeacon
of
NORWICH
.
Anno
Domini
163
CHAP.
1.
Concerning
Religion
and
Doctrine
.
FIrst
,
have
any
within
your
Parish
Preached
,
maintained
,
or
held
any
hereticall
,
or
scismaticall
opinions
?
impugned
the
Kings
Majesties
supremacie
in
causes
Ecclesiasticall
?
or
the
Articles
of
Religion
established
in
the
Church
of
England
:
and
is
the
Kings
Majesties
Declaration
prefixed
before
those
Articles
,
duely
observed
?
2.
Have
any
person
within
your
Parish
,
affirmed
that
the
Church
of
England
is
not
a
true
Church
,
or
that
the
forme
of
Gods
worship
contained
in
the
booke
of
Common
Prayer
,
the
administration
of
the
Sacraments
,
and
other
religious
duties
therein
prescribed
are
corrupt
,
or
contrary
to
the
holy
Scriptures
;
Or
that
the
government
of
the
Church
of
England
,
under
his
Majesties
Archbishops
,
Bishops
,
Deanes
,
Archdeacons
and
others
that
beare
office
in
the
Church
,
is
Antichristian
or
repugnant
to
Gods
holy
word
,
or
that
the
rites
and
ceremonies
of
the
Church
of
England
now
established
,
are
superstitious
,
or
not
to
be
used
:
or
have
any
such
spoken
against
the
Kings
Majesties
Courts
Ecclesiasticall
,
or
the
procéedings
thereof
?
3.
Are
there
any
in
your
Parish
,
that
have
béene
,
or
are
vehemently
suspected
to
be
present
at
Convinticles
or
private
meetings
under
colour
or
pretence
of
any
exercise
of
Religion
,
to
repeate
Sermons
or
expound
the
Scriptures
;
and
doe
any
affirme
that
such
méetings
are
lawfull
?
CHAP.
2.
Concerning
the
Church
,
the
Ornaments
and
possessions
thereof
.
1.
IS
your
Church
or
Chappell
,
with
the
Chancell
in
good
reparation
,
the
windowes
in
no
part
stopped
up
,
but
well
glazed
the
walls
thereof
within
comely
whited
and
adorned
with
sentences
of
holy
Scripture
,
the
floores
paved
&
even
the
Stéeple
,
Belles
,
and
frames
,
with
the
Bell-rores
well
maintained
?
if
otherwise
by
whose
default
?
2.
Have
you
in
your
Church
or
Chappell
,
a
Bible
of
the
largest
volume
,
and
last
translation
,
the
booke
of
common
prayer
,
the
two
Tomes
of
Homilies
,
and
Bishop
Iewels
workes
,
faire
and
well
bound
?
have
you
a
Table
of
the
degrées
of
Marriage
set
up
in
some
eminent
part
of
your
Church
;
the
Kings
Majesties
armes
,
and
a
table
of
the
Ten
Commandements
of
God
,
set
up
in
the
East
end
of
your
Church
or
Chancell
;
have
you
the
Prayer
bookes
appointed
for
the
fift
of
November
,
and
twenty
seven
of
March
;
&
the
booke
of
Canons
or
Constitutions
Ecclesiasticall
?
3.
Have
you
a
comely
Communion
Table
,
placed
in
the
East
end
of
the
Chancell
,
the
ends
thereof
North
and
South
,
and
upon
an
assent
?
is
the
same
rayled
in
from
anoyances
,
or
otherwise
,
as
was
lately
injoyned
by
publque
authority
;
have
you
a
comely
carpet
of
Silke
,
or
other
decent
cloth
or
stuffe
,
continually
laid
upon
it
in
time
of
Divine
Service
;
and
a
faire
fine
linnen
cloth
laid
on
it
at
the
administration
of
the
holy
Communion
;
is
it
at
any
time
prophaned
by
sitting
,
or
laying
of
hats
,
leaning
,
or
writing
on
it
,
or
otherwise
,
and
by
whom
?
have
you
a
Communion
cup
with
a
cover
of
silver
,
a
flagon
or
stoope
of
silver
or
pewter
sufficient
to
containe
the
wine
used
at
every
Communion
?
have
you
a
comely
Font
of
Stone
with
a
cover
,
set
in
the
ancient
usuall
place
of
the
Church
,
is
it
whole
and
cleane
,
have
you
a
strong
and
comely
Biere
for
burialls
,
and
a
hearse-cloth
sutable
?
4.
Have
you
in
your
Church
or
Chappell
,
a
convenient
deske
for
your
Minister
to
reade
Divine
Service
,
a
comly
Pulpit
with
a
round
bo●rd
,
are
they
so
placed
,
as
the
Minister
reading
the
Divine
Service
,
doe
not
stand
or
knéele
with
his
backe
towards
the
Communion
Table
,
as
hath
béene
injoyned
?
have
you
a
convenient
cloth
and
cushion
for
the
Pulpit
,
have
you
a
faire
linners
Surplesse
for
your
Minister
,
with
a
hood
fitting
his
degrée
in
the
Vniversitie
?
have
you
a
Register
booke
of
Parchment
,
wherein
all
Christnings
,
Marriages
,
and
Burialls
within
your
Parish
are
duely
recorded
,
and
every
page
therof
being
full
suscribed
by
your
Minister
and
Church-wardens
,
according
to
the
Cannon
?
have
you
a
paper
booke
to
insert
the
names
of
all
strange
Preathers
in
your
Church
or
Chappell
,
with
the
name
of
the
Bishop
by
whom
they
were
licenced
?
have
you
a
chest
with
thrée
lockes
and
keyes
for
the
safe
kéeping
of
the
goods
,
bookes
,
and
ornaments
of
the
Church
?
and
are
they
so
kept
,
and
have
you
also
a
poore-mans
bore
,
for
the
almes
of
the
poore
?
5.
Have
you
a
fayre
and
comely
partition
betwéene
the
Church
and
the
Chancell
,
are
your
Chancells
or
allies
of
your
Church
incroached
upon
by
building
of
Seates
,
or
otherwise
;
have
you
any
close
Pewes
or
Galleries
;
have
you
any
Seates
or
Pewes
so
high
to
hinder
the
prospect
of
the
Chancell
?
are
they
in
good
repaire
and
decent
;
are
they
planched
or
matted
,
is
there
any
straw
brought
into
them
,
are
the
Parishoners
conveniently
placed
in
them
according
to
their
rankes
and
qualities
,
and
doe
any
contend
for
seates
in
the
Church
or
Chancell
,
have
any
erected
any
new
pewes
,
seates
or
monuments
without
authority
from
the
Ordinary
,
present
the
persons
that
have
so
erected
them
in
the
Church
or
Churchyard
?
6.
Have
your
Church
or
Church-yard
béene
at
any
time
imployed
to
any
prophane
use
,
by
kéeping
of
Feasts
,
Church-ales
,
Temporall
Courts
or
Leets
,
Musters
,
exercises
of
Dauncing
,
Stooleball
,
Football
or
the
like
?
is
your
Churchyard
well
fenced
,
with
stone
walls
,
rayles
or
pales
,
as
have
béene
accustomed
?
have
any
incroached
upon
your
church-yard
,
or
annoyed
the
same
by
féeding
of
noysome
cattell
,
hanging
or
laying
of
cloathes
,
or
leaving
of
any
dust
,
rubbish
or
filth
therin
,
by
opening
their
doores
into
it
,
&
making
by
pathes
or
waies
through
it
?
have
any
person
brawled
,
quarrelled
,
or
fought
in
your
Church
or
Church-yard
,
or
otherwise
behaved
him
or
herselfe
rudely
&
disoredrly
therin
,
by
prophane
or
filthy
talke
or
otherwise
;
when
any
grave
is
digged
,
are
the
bones
or
corpes
of
the
dead
piously
used
,
&
have
any
convict
,
or
any
excommunicated
person
béen
buried
in
yours
Church
or
Churchyard
;
and
by
whom
,
and
who
have
béene
present
at
it
?
7.
Are
your
Parsonage
or
Vicarage
Houses
in
good
reparations
;
are
yours
Almes
Houses
imployed
to
a
godly
and
the
right
holy
uses
;
if
not
,
by
whose
default
?
Have
you
a
terrier
of
all
the
houses
and
gleabe
lands
and
portions
of
tythes
belonging
to
your
Parsonage
or
Vicarage
,
taken
by
the
view
of
honest
and
discréete
men
,
is
it
safely
kept
,
and
a
coppie
brought
into
the
Register
of
the
Bishop
.
CHAP.
3.
Concerning
Ministers
and
Preachers
.
FIrst
,
doe
your
Minister
or
Curate
distinctly
and
reverently
reade
the
whole
Divine
Service
by
the
booke
of
common
prayer
prescribed
,
every
forenoone
and
afternoone
,
upon
every
Sunday
and
holiday
,
and
their
eves
:
and
upon
wednesedayes
and
fridayes
,
and
every
day
of
the
holy
wéeke
next
before
Easter
in
your
Church
or
Chappell
at
fit
and
convenient
times
for
the
same
,
and
also
for
Preaching
,
and
administration
of
the
Sacraments
,
Marriages
,
Burials
,
Christnings
,
and
visiture
of
the
sicke
according
to
the
prescript
forme
of
the
said
booke
;
doth
hée
observe
all
the
rites
and
ceremonies
therein
prescribed
,
without
omission
,
alteration
,
or
addition
?
doth
he
at
all
times
of
performing
his
Priestly
duties
weare
the
Surplesse
with
a
hood
sutable
to
his
degrée
,
never
omitting
the
same
?
doth
hee
reade
the
common
service
called
the
second
service
at
the
holy
Table
with
an
audible
voice
unto
the
end
of
the
Nicean
Creed
.
And
doth
he
then
begin
his
sermon
or
Homelie
,
and
doth
he
before
his
sermon
or
Homely
,
reade
or
use
any
other
forme
of
prayer
then
is
prescribed
by
the
55.
Cannon
;
and
doth
he
conclude
his
sermon
with
Gloriae
patri
&c.
and
doth
hee
or
whosoever
officiates
proceede
to
read
the
remainder
of
the
divine
service
and
conclude
with
the
blessing
called
the
peace
of
God
,
as
he
hath
bin
injoyned
by
publike
authoritie
?
2.
Doth
your
Minister
or
Curate
reade
all
those
Psalmes
and
lessons
and
no
other
,
with
the
Epistle
and
Gospel
appointed
for
the
day
,
and
at
the
end
of
every
Psalme
doe
he
and
all
the
people
standing
,
say
Gloria
patri
,
&c.
and
after
the
lessons
doth
he
use
any
other
Psalme
or
Hymne
but
those
appointed
in
the
booke
of
Common
Prayer
;
doth
he
reade
the
Creede
of
Athanasius
on
all
those
dayes
prescribed
,
and
the
Commination
on
Ashwednesday
,
and
the
Letany
on
every
Sunday
,
Wednesday
,
and
Friday
?
3.
Doth
your
Minister
or
Lecturer
,
having
a
Curate
under
him
,
reade
Divine
Service
himselfe
upon
two
severall
Sundaies
in
the
yeare
publikely
,
and
at
the
usuall
tymes
both
forenoone
and
afternoone
,
in
the
Church
which
he
possesseth
▪
and
administer
the
Sacraments
as
often
in
every
yeere
in
such
manuer
and
with
such
observations
of
Rites
and
Ceremonies
as
are
prescribed
in
the
booke
of
Common
Prayer
?
4.
Is
your
Minister
resident
upon
his
benefice
?
if
absent
,
how
long
hath
he
béene
so
and
where
?
if
he
have
another
benefice
,
doth
he
supply
his
absence
by
a
Curate
lawfully
licenced
to
Preach
,
and
a
competent
allowance
;
if
your
Minister
bee
a
licenced
Preacher
,
doth
he
Preach
once
every
Sunday
in
his
own
Church
,
or
some
other
where
there
is
no
Preacher
,
&
if
he
be
not
a
licenced
Preacher
,
doth
he
take
upon
him
in
his
owne
Cure
or
elsewhere
to
Preach
;
and
doth
hee
upon
every
Sunday
,
when
there
is
no
Sermon
,
reade
one
of
the
Homilies
published
by
authority
,
and
procure
monethly
Sermons
by
such
as
are
licenced
?
and
doth
your
Minister
or
Curate
serve
more
cures
then
one
,
if
yea
,
how
farre
distant
are
the
said
Cures
the
one
from
the
other
?
and
doe
any
take
upon
him
to
be
Curate
,
not
being
licenced
by
the
Ordinary
,
or
is
not
a
Minister
or
Deacon
,
or
being
but
Deacon
to
administer
the
holy
Communion
alone
in
your
Church
or
Chappell
?
5.
Doth
your
Minister
or
Curate
every
Sunday
before
evening
prayer
,
standing
in
his
D●ske
halfe
an
houre
or
more
,
Catechise
the
youth
and
ignorant
persons
of
your
Parish
in
the
Catechisme
set
forth
in
the
booke
of
common
prayer
,
and
is
it
performed
by
questions
and
answers
?
doth
your
Minister
goe
to
the
administration
of
holy
Baptisme
presently
after
the
second
lesson
?
doth
hée
aske
first
whether
the
child
be
baptized
or
no
;
doth
hee
take
the
child
in
his
armes
,
and
doth
hee
touching
the
childs
forehead
,
signe
it
with
the
signe
of
the
Crosse
?
or
doth
hée
at
any
time
omitt
the
same
,
hath
hee
at
any
time
deferred
or
refused
to
baptise
any
infant
within
the
Parish
being
in
danger
of
death
,
after
notice
given
or
request
made
unto
him
;
and
hath
any
child
died
unbaptized
by
his
default
;
and
hath
he
before
the
Godfathers
and
Godmothers
,
admonished
them
to
bring
the
child
to
the
Bishop
to
be
confirmed
,
when
it
shall
be
fitted
for
the
same
;
and
hath
hee
used
any
other
vessell
then
the
Fontonely
?
hath
he
admitted
any
to
answer
as
godfather
or
godmother
,
any
parents
,
or
such
as
have
not
received
the
holy
communion
or
any
more
then
two
godfathers
and
one
godmother
for
a
male
child
,
and
two
goodmothers
and
one
godfather
for
a
female
,
and
hath
he
baptized
any
child
at
home
,
or
upon
any
day
,
but
on
a
Sunday
or
holy
day
without
great
necessity
?
6.
Doth
your
Minister
administer
the
holy
Communion
so
often
in
the
yeere
as
that
every
Parishioner
may
receive
thrice
in
the
yéere
,
whereof
Easter
to
be
one
;
doth
he
first
receive
the
same
himselfe
kneeling
,
or
doth
he
administer
it
to
any
not
knéeling
;
doth
he
alwaies
use
the
words
of
Institution
set
downe
in
the
booke
without
alteration
,
at
every
time
the
bread
and
wine
is
received
,
and
doth
he
repeats
the
words
prescribed
to
every
one
severally
at
the
delivery
of
the
bread
and
wine
,
and
not
omit
any
part
of
the
words
,
or
saying
them
to
many
at
once
?
and
doth
he
give
publique
warning
in
the
Church
at
morning
prayer
the
Sunday
before
every
Communion
to
bée
administred
,
and
admonish
the
Parishioners
to
prepare
themselves
accordingly
?
7.
Hath
your
Minister
admitted
to
the
holy
Communion
any
notorious
offenders
,
or
that
have
maliciously
and
openly
contended
with
their
neighbours
,
or
to
any
strangers
that
doe
commonly
come
to
your
Church
from
other
Parishes
,
or
doth
he
administer
the
Communion
to
any
in
private
houses
without
great
necessity
?
8.
Doth
you
Minister
use
the
forme
of
thankesgiving
for
married
women
after
childbirth
,
immediately
before
the
Communion
service
,
doth
he
use
it
to
any
not
being
vailed
according
to
the
ancient
custome
of
the
Church
,
without
a
hat
,
or
that
doth
not
come
and
knéele
néere
the
Communion
table
,
as
hath
béene
injoyned
by
publique
authority
?
9.
Hath
your
Minister
given
warning
for
the
kéeping
of
holydayes
,
and
fasting
dayes
hapning
the
wéeke
following
on
Sunday
in
time
of
morning
prayer
,
immediately
after
the
Sermon
or
Homily
,
as
hath
béene
injoyned
?
10.
Doth
your
Minister
or
Curafe
resort
unto
such
as
bee
dangerously
sicke
in
your
Parish
,
notice
thereof
being
given
to
him
,
is
instruct
and
comfort
them
,
and
doth
hee
earnestly
exhort
them
to
be
liberall
to
the
poore
,
and
if
any
(
being
sicke
,
)
desire
the
prayers
of
the
congregation
,
is
it
done
in
the
Church
according
to
the
forme
in
the
Liturgie
,
at
the
time
of
divine
service
,
and
in
the
reading
deske
?
11.
Hath
your
Minister
ever
refused
or
deferred
to
burie
the
dead
of
your
Parish
in
christian
buriall
,
doth
hee
goe
before
the
corpes
to
the
grave
,
and
there
say
the
whole
service
appointed
,
not
omitting
the
lesson
or
any
part
of
it
,
doth
he
devoutly
knéele
when
hee
saith
the
prayers
and
collect
,
or
hath
hee
admitted
to
Christian
buriall
any
which
bee
excommunicated
,
or
otherwise
ought
not
to
be
butied
in
Christian
buriall
?
12.
Hath
your
Minister
taken
upon
him
to
appoint
hold
or
continue
in
your
Parish
or
elsewhere
,
any
private
fasts
or
méetings
for
Preaching
or
praying
,
for
prophesies
or
other
religions
exercises
not
approved
;
or
have
hee
at
such
meetings
consulted
about
depraving
the
doctrine
or
discipline
of
the
Church
of
England
?
13.
Hath
your
Minister
or
Curate
read
the
booke
of
cannons
Ecclesiasticall
set
forth
by
publicke
authoritie
,
Anno
Domini
1603.
once
every
yeare
as
is
injoyned
?
14.
Hath
your
Minister
at
any
time
taken
upon
him
in
the
Church
,
to
confuse
the
doctrine
of
any
other
Preacher
in
the
same
Church
,
without
order
from
the
Bishop
;
doth
he
(
standing
excommunicated
or
suspended
by
his
Ordinarie
)
intermeddle
with
reading
divine
service
preaching
,
administring
the
Sacraments
,
or
any
other
part
of
his
Priestly
office
;
if
not
,
doth
hee
séeke
to
be
absolved
and
desire
to
conforme
himselfe
in
obedience
to
the
Church
?
Is
there
any
that
being
once
admitted
to
the
holy
orders
of
Priest
or
Deacon
,
doth
voluntarily
relinquish
his
calling
,
and
become
as
a
lay
man
?
15.
Hath
your
Minister
with
the
rest
of
your
Parishoners
,
gone
the
Peramblation
of
your
Parish
yéerely
upon
the
Regation
dayes
,
viz.
Munday
,
Tuseday
or
Weddenseday
before
Ascention
,
and
no
other
time
,
hath
he
used
the
prayers
and
thankesgivings
,
Psalmes
and
sentences
of
Scripture
at
that
time
,
and
doth
he
returne
to
the
Church
,
and
there
reade
divine
service
as
was
lately
enjoyned
by
publique
authority
?
16.
Hath
your
Minister
admitted
any
excommunicated
or
suspended
person
into
the
Church
in
time
of
divine
service
,
or
hath
he
read
the
prayers
while
any
such
person
hath
beene
present
,
hath
he
deferred
the
publishing
of
any
excommunication
or
suspention
under
the
seale
of
any
Ecclesiasticall
Iudge
,
the
next
Sunday
or
holiday
after
the
same
is
brought
or
shewed
unto
him
;
doth
he
every
sixe
moneths
denounce
and
publish
in
the
Church
by
name
all
Recusants
,
Convict
,
or
Excommunicated
persons
that
doe
persevere
in
that
sentence
and
not
seeke
to
be
absolved
?
17.
Hath
your
Minister
solemnized
the
marriage
of
any
persons
under
the
age
of
21.
yeares
without
the
consent
of
their
parents
or
godmothers
,
or
of
such
as
doe
not
audibly
say
and
answer
in
all
things
appointed
by
the
Liturgy
,
or
of
any
without
a
Ring
,
or
of
such
as
have
not
had
their
banes
published
in
their
severall
Churches
thrée
severall
Sundayes
or
holidayes
,
or
bée
married
in
the
times
prohibited
without
speciall
licence
from
the
Ordinary
?
and
doth
hee
begin
in
the
body
of
the
Church
,
and
then
goe
up
to
the
table
,
as
is
appointed
;
and
doth
hee
as
oft
as
there
is
a
marriage
appoint
to
have
a
Communion
,
and
doth
hée
reade
all
that
is
prescribed
to
be
read
at
matrimony
by
the
booke
of
common
prayer
?
18.
Is
your
Minister
a
man
of
sober
life
and
conversation
?
is
he
reputed
to
be
an
incontinent
person
,
a
frequenter
of
Taverns
,
Innes
or
Alehouses
,
a
common
gamester
or
player
at
dice
and
Cards
,
a
common
swearer
or
drunkard
,
or
guilty
of
any
other
scadalous
crime
or
offence
;
doth
he
use
any
mechanicall
trade
or
bodily
labour
,
soliciting
of
causes
in
law
,
doth
he
use
common
buying
&
selling
,
or
any
other
imployments
not
befitting
his
calling
,
and
is
he
suspected
to
have
obtained
his
benifice
by
Simonie
directly
or
indirectly
?
doth
he
usually
weare
a
gowne
when
he
doth
officiate
,
and
doth
he
in
his
journying
use
a
cloake
with
sléeves
?
doth
he
at
any
time
goe
abroad
in
his
doublet
and
hose
without
a
Coute
or
Cassocke
,
or
weare
any
light
coloured
stockings
,
or
is
he
or
his
wife
any
waies
excessive
in
their
apparrell
?
19.
Lastly
,
doth
your
Minister
commonly
upon
Sundayes
and
holidayes
,
after
the
reading
of
the
second
lesson
at
morning
and
evening
prayer
,
admonish
the
Churchwardens
and
Questmen
to
note
such
as
without
cause
doe
absent
themselves
from
divine
service
;
or
doe
not
receive
the
holy
Communion
thrice
in
the
yeare
;
and
if
they
be
negligent
in
their
office
,
doth
hee
present
them
to
the
Ordinary
?
CHAP.
4.
Concerning
the
Parishioners
and
Leyetie
.
1.
HAth
any
in
your
Parish
prophaned
any
Sunday
or
Holiday
,
by
unlawfull
gaming
,
drinking
and
tipling
in
Tavernes
,
Innes
or
Alehouses
,
in
the
time
of
divine
service
or
sermon
,
by
working
in
their
trades
,
selling
of
wares
,
setting
open
their
shops
,
by
themselves
,
their
servants
or
apprentises
,
or
any
other
waies
?
2.
Is
the
fist
day
of
November
observed
and
kept
in
your
Parish
,
with
prayers
and
thankesgiving
unto
God
,
as
by
the
statute
is
appointed
?
3.
Doe
all
and
singular
persons
dwelling
in
your
Parish
diligently
resort
to
your
Parish
Church
with
their
servants
and
children
,
to
morning
and
evening
prayer
upon
every
Sunday
and
holiday
;
doe
they
come
at
the
beginning
of
prayer
,
and
then
with
due
attention
doe
they
orderly
abide
there
the
whole
time
of
divine
service
and
Sermon
;
hath
any
person
in
that
time
presumed
to
cover
his
head
with
his
hat
,
doe
they
all
devoutly
knéele
when
the
generall
confession
,
the
Letany
,
the
ten
Commandements
,
and
other
prayers
and
collects
of
the
Church
,
or
at
Baptisme
,
Marriage
,
Buriall
,
and
visitation
of
the
sicke
are
read
?
is
there
any
person
,
that
doth
not
use
lowly
reverence
,
when
the
name
Iesus
is
mentioned
,
or
that
doe
not
stand
up
when
the
Creede
is
rehearsed
,
and
doe
all
the
people
say
Amen
,
and
make
such
other
answers
as
are
prescribed
in
the
booke
of
common
prayer
?
4.
Is
there
any
in
your
Parish
that
hath
rudely
behaved
themselves
in
the
Church
,
or
disturbed
the
Minister
in
time
of
divine
service
,
by
walking
,
talking
,
laughing
,
ringing
of
bells
,
or
contending
for
place
or
seates
in
the
Church
,
doe
any
sléepe
in
the
Church
in
the
said
time
,
or
have
an●
loytered
about
the
Church
or
Churchyard
in
the
same
time
,
or
have
any
brawled
,
quarrelled
or
tought
in
Church
or
Churchyard
?
5.
Are
there
any
Popish
or
scismaticall
persons
,
or
suspected
to
be
popish
or
scismatically
affected
,
or
that
have
wilfully
absented
themselves
from
the
parish
Church
or
Chappell
in
time
of
morning
and
evening
prayer
,
or
doe
refuse
or
neglect
to
receive
the
holy
Communion
,
or
that
do
perswade
others
from
the
same
;
are
there
any
that
doe
leave
their
owne
Minister
,
and
usually
resort
to
other
Preachers
or
Churches
,
or
that
doe
cause
their
children
to
be
baptized
by
any
other
Minister
,
or
in
another
Parish
,
and
to
what
Parish
or
Church
doe
such
usually
resort
?
6.
Hath
every
one
in
your
Parish
being
above
16.
yéeres
of
age
and
of
discretion
,
received
the
holy
Communion
thrice
every
yéere
,
whereof
once
at
the
feast
of
Easter
?
doe
all
of
them
of
what
sort
soever
,
according
as
the
Church
expressly
commandeth
,
draw
néere
,
and
with
all
revernce
come
to
the
Lords
table
,
when
they
are
to
receive
the
holy
Communion
?
7.
Hath
any
woman
of
your
Parish
after
child-birth
,
neglected
to
come
to
Church
to
give
God
thankes
for
her
safe
deliverance
,
vailed
in
a
decent
manner
,
without
a
hat
as
hath
beene
accustomed
,
and
doth
shee
than
knéele
in
some
convenient
place
nigh
the
Communion
table
,
and
if
there
be
a
Communion
,
doth
shee
receive
the
same
?
8.
Is
there
any
in
your
Parish
that
doe
refuse
to
have
their
children
baptized
,
or
to
receive
the
holy
Communion
of
their
owne
Minister
,
without
just
cause
approved
by
the
Ordinary
,
or
doe
any
deferr
the
baptizing
of
their
children
longer
then
the
next
Sunday
or
holyday
after
the
birth
,
or
doe
any
procure
their
Children
to
be
baptized
by
any
other
Minister
or
Priest
?
9.
Doe
all
parents
,
masters
,
and
mistresses
,
or
dames
,
cause
their
children
,
servants
,
and
apprentices
to
come
to
publique
catechisme
,
to
be
instructed
and
taught
therein
?
10.
Doe
any
person
of
what
qualitie
soever
,
keepe
any
Chaplyne
Schoolemaster
or
Scholler
in
his
house
,
to
reade
divine
service
,
expound
the
Scripture
,
or
to
instruct
his
family
,
unlesse
such
be
licenced
by
the
Ordinary
?
11.
Have
you
any
in
your
Parish
that
are
commonly
known
or
reputed
to
be
blasphemers
of
Gods
holy
name
;
common
or
usuall
swearers
,
common
drunkards
,
usurers
,
adulterers
,
incestuous
persons
,
fornicators
,
bands
,
concealers
or
abettors
of
any
such
criminous
persons
;
receivers
of
women
unlawfully
begotten
with
child
,
conveying
or
suffering
them
to
goe
away
from
their
due
punishment
,
attempters
of
womens
chastitie
,
lascivious
persons
,
ribalds
or
incontinent
persons
before
marriage
,
common
scoulds
and
such
like
?
12.
Is
there
any
that
have
unreverently
used
your
Minister
by
word
or
deed
,
or
have
lated
violent
hands
upon
him
,
or
otherwise
disgraced
and
vilified
his
holy
function
and
calling
,
or
have
any
rayled
upon
or
miscalled
any
of
the
Church-wardens
or
Questmen
for
doing
their
duties
?
13.
Have
any
of
the
Parishioners
neglected
to
goe
the
perambulation
or
circuit
of
their
Parish
in
Rogation
weeke
?
14.
Have
any
refused
to
pay
to
the
reparations
of
your
Church
or
ornaments
thereof
,
or
other
charges
expended
by
the
Churchwardens
in
the
execution
of
their
office
,
being
lawfully
and
indifferently
rated
thereunto
?
15.
Hath
any
person
of
your
Parish
administred
the
goods
of
any
person
deceased
,
without
authority
,
or
that
doe
conceale
any
testament
or
last
will
,
or
that
doe
neglect
to
pay
any
legacies
or
somes
of
mony
bequeathed
or
given
to
the
Church
,
the
poore
,
or
any
other
charitable
uses
,
or
doe
any
detaine
or
convert
the
goods
and
stooke
of
the
Church
to
their
private
use
.
16.
Is
there
any
person
within
your
Parish
that
doe
stand
excommunicated
or
suspended
,
and
how
long
?
hath
such
excommunicated
person
resorted
to
Church
to
heare
divine
service
or
sermon
,
to
receive
the
holy
Communion
,
to
be
married
or
churched
;
&
you
must
present
all
persons
that
doe
kéepe
the
company
or
societie
of
any
such
person
after
notice
or
publication
thereof
in
the
Church
,
their
names
qualities
and
conditions
?
17.
Are
there
any
in
your
Parish
that
have
beene
married
,
being
within
the
degrees
of
consanguinitie
or
affinitie
,
prohibited
by
Gods
lawes
,
and
the
table
of
the
degrees
of
the
marriage
set
forth
by
publike
authoritie
,
or
that
are
precontracted
,
or
that
are
under
the
age
of
21.
yeares
,
without
the
consent
of
their
parents
or
governours
,
and
without
licence
,
have
any
beeing
divorced
beene
married
againe
their
former
husband
or
wife
living
,
or
doe
any
married
persons
seperate
themselves
one
from
the
other
,
without
lawfull
authoritie
?
18.
Have
any
person
within
your
Parish
béene
Clandestinely
maried
,
viz.
there
banes
not
being
first
published
three
severall
Sundayes
or
Holidayes
in
the
Churches
where
they
dwell
;
or
in
the
times
prohibited
,
viz.
from
Advent
Sunday
,
untill
the
fourtéenth
of
Ianuary
;
from
Septuag●sima
Sunday
,
untill
the
Munday
next
after
Low-Sunday
;
from
the
Sunday
before
Rogation
wéeke
,
untill
the
Sunday
after
Trinity
Sunday
;
or
that
are
married
at
a
lawlesse
Church
,
priviliged
place
,
or
peculiar
liberty
,
and
not
betwéene
the
houres
of
Eight
and
Twelve
of
the
clocke
in
the
forenoone
,
or
in
any
private
house
,
and
without
license
from
his
Ordinary
?
and
who
have
beene
present
at
any
such
marriages
?
19
Lastly
,
have
all
new
married
persons
the
same
day
of
their
mariage
,
received
the
holy
Communion
?
CHAP.
5.
Concerning
Churchwardens
and
Questmen
,
Schoolemasters
,
Physitions
,
Chyrurgions
,
and
Parish-Clarkes
.
1.
HAve
you
in
your
Parish
,
Churchwardens
and
Questmen
Chosen
in
Easterwéeke
,
by
the
joynt
consent
of
the
Minister
and
Parishioners
,
at
least
the
one
by
the
Minister
,
the
other
by
the
Parishioners
;
have
any
of
them
continned
longer
then
one
yéere
,
unlesse
they
be
new
chosen
thereunto
?
2.
Have
your
Churchwardens
provided
sufficient
fine
whit
Bread
,
and
wholsome
wine
for
the
Communicants
,
every
Communion
celebrated
;
have
they
yéelded
up
their
accounts
of
what
they
have
received
and
disbursed
,
have
they
or
any
of
them
detained
in
their
hands
any
of
the
money
,
stocke
and
goods
of
the
Church
,
and
have
they
suffered
any
excommunicated
person
to
come
into
the
Church
in
time
of
divine
service
or
Sermon
?
3.
Have
your
Churchwardens
beene
diligent
to
sée
decencie
kept
in
the
Church
,
and
all
orders
for
divine
service
and
administration
of
the
Sacraments
performed
by
the
Parishioners
;
if
not
,
have
they
duely
presented
them
?
doe
they
duely
upon
Sundayes
and
Holidayes
in
time
of
divine
service
,
walke
abroad
to
or
serve
all
such
as
are
evilly
imployed
in
Alehouses
or
elsewhere
,
or
idlely
disposed
?
doe
they
note
all
such
as
bee
absent
from
Church
,
or
hath
not
received
the
holy
Communion
thrice
in
the
yéere
;
have
they
and
the
Questmen
or
Sidemen
before
every
generall
Court
of
inquirie
or
visitation
met
together
to
peruse
the
booke
of
Articles
,
and
to
conferre
about
their
presentments
to
be
made
?
4.
Is
there
any
in
your
Parish
that
teacheth
any
Schollers
publikely
or
privately
without
lisence
from
the
Ordinarie
,
doth
he
teach
to
reade
or
write
in
the
Church
or
Chancell
,
is
hee
popishly
or
scismatically
affected
,
doth
he
use
to
resort
to
Church
in
time
of
diuine
service
,
and
bring
his
Schollers
with
him
;
doth
he
teach
them
in
the
Catechisme
set
forth
in
the
booke
of
common
prayer
,
or
any
other
Catechisme
,
is
he
of
honest
life
and
conversation
;
a
graduate
in
the
Vniversitie
,
or
otherwise
sufficient
to
teach
,
and
diligent
to
teach
and
bring
up
youth
committed
unto
him
?
5.
Have
you
any
that
practise
Physicke
or
Chirurgery
without
licence
from
the
Ordinary
?
6.
Have
you
a
fit
Parish
Clarke
of
honest
life
,
able
to
reade
and
write
,
chosen
by
the
Minister
,
is
hee
diligent
in
his
office
;
doth
he
keepe
the
Church
cleane
,
and
Church
doores
locked
?
doth
he
suffer
unseasonable
ringing
of
bells
,
and
doth
hee
duely
ring
the
passing
bell
for
such
as
are
dying
,
or
after
their
departure
?
and
doe
any
refuse
to
pay
the
Clarkes
wages
accustumed
,
and
by
authority
increased
?
7.
Have
you
an
Appariter
within
your
Parish
,
by
whom
is
he
authorised
;
have
he
taken
any
bribes
directly
or
indirectly
,
to
conceale
any
offence
,
or
to
forbeare
the
execution
of
any
processe
against
any
persons
from
this
Court
or
any
other
?
FINIS
.