Articles to be enquired of, within the prouince of Yorke, in the Metropoliticall visitation of the most reuerent father in God, Edmond Archebishop of Yorke, Primate and Metropolitane of England.

WHether common prayer be song or sayde, by your per­son, Uicar or Curate in your seuerall Churches or Chap­pels, distinctly and reuerently, & in such order, as it is set forth by the lawes of this Realme, without any kinde of alterati­on, and at due and conuenient houres. And whether your Mi­nister so turne himselfe and stande in such place of your Church or Chauncell, as the people may best here the same. And whether the holye Sacraments be likewyse ministred reue­rently in such maner, as by the lawes of this realme is appoyn­ted. And whether vpon Wednesdayes, and Fridayes, not béeing holydayes, the Letanie and other prayers, appoynted for the day, be sayde accordingly?

2 Whether you haue in your parish Churches and Chappels, all things necessary and requisite for common prayer▪ and admi­nistration of the Sacraments, specially the Booke of common prayer with the newe kalender, a Psalter, the Englishe Bible in the largiest volume, the two Tomes of the Homelyes, the Para­phrases of Erasmus translated into Englishe, the table of the ten cōmaundements, a conuenient Pulpit well placed, a comely and decent table, standing on a frame, for the holy Communion, with a fayre lynnen cloth to lay vpon the same, and some couering of [Page] silke, Buckram, or other such like, for the cleane kéeping thereof, a fayre and comely Communion cup of siluer, and a couer of siluer for the same, which may serue also for the ministration of the com­munion bread, a decent large surplesse with sléeues, a sure Coffer with two locks & keies for the kéeping of the Register booke, and a strong chest or boxe for the almose of the poore with thrée locks and keyes to the same, and all other things necessary in and to the premisses?

3 Whether the forme of commination agaynst 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 yeare, be by your Minister plainely and distinctly red in your Church or Chappel vnto the people, betwéene the Letany, and the cōmemoration or ministration of the holy cōmunion, thrée times at the least in the yeare, that is to say for order sake, yearely vpon one of the thrée Sundayes next before Easter, for the first tyme, vpon one of the two Sundayes next before the feast of Pentecost for the seconde tyme. And for the thirde tyme, vpon one of the two Sundayes next before the feast of the birth of our Lord, ouer and besides the accustomed reading therof vpon the first day of Lent?

4 Whether in your churches and chappels, all Aulters be vt­terly taken downe and cleane remooued, euen vnto the foundati­on, and the place where they stoode, paued, and the wall, where­vnto they ioyned, whited ouer, and made vniforme with the reast, so as no breach or rupture appeare. And whether your Roodlofts be taken downe, and altered so, that the vpper partes thereof with the soller or loft be quite taken downe vnto the crosse beame, and that the sayde beame haue some conuenient creast put vpon the same?

5 Whether your Churches and Chappels with the chauncels thereof be well and sufficiently repayred, and kept without abuse of any thing. And whether your churchyardes be well fensed, and clenly kept. And if any part thereof be in decay, through whose de­fault it is so?

6 Whether all and euery Antiphonars, Masse bookes, Grailes, [Page] Portesses, Processionals, Manualles, Legendaryes, and all other bookes of late belonging to your Church or Chappell, which ser­ued for the supersticious Latine seruice, be vtterly defaced, rent, and abholished, and if they be not, through whose default that is, and in whose kéeping they remaine. And whether all Uestments, Albes, Tunicles, Stoles, Phanons, Pixes, Paxes, Handbelles, Sacringbelles, Senseres, Crismatories, Crosses, Candlestickes, Holy water stocks, Images, and such other reliques and monu­ments of superstition and Idolatrie be vtterly defaced, broken, and destroied. And if not, where & in whose custodie they remaine?

7 Whether your person, vicar, curate, or minister, doe weare any cope in your Parish church or chappell, or minister the holy Communion in any Chalice heretofore vsed at Masse, or in anye prophane cuppe or glasse, or vse at the ministration thereof anye gestures, rites, or ceremonies, not appoynted by the booke of com­mon prayer, as crossing or breathing ouer the sacramentall bread, and wine, or shewing the same to the people, to be worshipped and adored, or any such lyke, of vse any Oyle and Chrisme, Tapers, spattle, or any other Popish ceremonie in the ministration of the Sacrament of Baptisme?

8 Whether any holy dayes or fasting dayes heretofore abro­gated, or not appoynted to be vsed, as holy daies, or fasting daies, by the newe Kalender of the booke of common prayer, be eyther proclaymed, and bidden by your Person, Uicar or Curate, or be superstitiously obserued by any of your parish, and what be their names, that so doe obserue the same, and whether there be anye ringing or tolling of Belles to call the people togither vsed in any of those dayes, more or otherwise, then commonly is vsed vpon other dayes, that be kept as workedayes?

9 Whether, when anye man or woman is in passing out of this lyfe, the Bell be tolled, to mooue the people to pray for the sicke person, especially in all places, where the sicke person dwel­leth néere vnto the Church, and whether after the time of his or hir passing out of this worlde, there be any more ringing, but one short peale before the buriall, and another short peale after [Page] the buriall, without any other superfluous or supersticious ring­ing. And whether on all Saintes daye after Euening praier, there be any ringing at all, or any other supersticious ceremonie vsed, tending to the maintenaunce of Popishe purgatorie, or of prayer for the deade, and who they be, that vse the same. And whether there be any ringing, or knolling of belles on sundayes or holy dayes, betwene morning prayer, and the Letanie, or in a­ny time of the common prayer, reading of the Homelies, or of preaching, except one Bell in conuenient time to be rong or tol­led before the Sermon, or any other ringing vsed vpon Saintes éeues or festiuall dayes, sauing to common prayer, and that with­out excesse, and who doth ring or knolle otherwise?

10 Whether your Person or Uicar, 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, and whe­ther he hath admitted any man to preach, not hauing sufficient licence, or hath inhibited or letted anye from preaching, hauing sufficient licence?

11 Whether any Person or Persons, not being ordred at the least for a Deacon, or licenced by the Ordinarie, do say common prayer openly in your Church or Chappell, or anye not being at the least a Deacon, doe solemnise Matrimonie, or administer the Sacrament of Baptisme, or deliuer vnto the Communicants the Lordes Cup, at the celebracion of the holye Communion, and what he, or they be, that so doe. And whether the Person, Uicar, or Fermer of your benefice, do cause or suffer, any Curat or Mi­nister to serue your Church, before he be examined, and admit­ted by the ordinarie, or his deputie in writing, and doe shewe his licence to the Churchwardens, and whether any Curat doe serue two Cures at one time, without the speciall licence of the Ordi­narie, or his deputie in that behalfe, in writing first had?

12 Whether your Person, Uicar, or Curat, doe euerie Sun­day, when there is no Sermon, reade distinctly and playnly some parte of the Homilies, prescribed and set forth by the Quéenes [Page] authoritie to be read, and euery holy day, when there is no Ser­mon immediatly after the Gospell, openly, plainely, and distinct­ly, recyte to his Parishioners, the Lordes prayer, the Articles of the fayth, and the tenne Commaundements in english, and whe­ther anye Minister not admitted by the Ordinarie, or by other lawfull authoritie, doe erpounde any scripture, or matter of doc­trine, by the way of exhortation, or otherwyse, and thereby omit and leaue of the reading of the Homelies?

13 Whether your Person, Uicar, or Curat doe euery Sunday and holy day, openly in the Church call for, here, and instruct all the Children, Apprentises, and seruaunts of both sexes, that be of conuenient age within your Parish, or at the least so many of them by course, as the time 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 tenne Commaundementes, the Articles of the beliefe, and the Lords prayer, and diligentlye examine and teach them the Catechisme, 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, & holy day, to come to the teaching of the same Catechisme?

14 Whether all fathers and mothers, maysters, and dames of your Parishe, cause their children, seruauntes and apprentises, both mankinde and womankind, being aboue seuen yeres of age, and vnder twentie, which haue not learned the Catechisme, to come to the Church on Sundayes and holydayes, at the tymes appointed, or at the least such and so manye of them, as your minister shall appoynt, and there diligently and obediently to heare and to be ordered by the minister, vntill such tyme, as they haue learned the same Catechisme, and what be the names of those, that doe not cause their children, seruaunts, and apprentises, so to come to the church, to be instructed and examined, and howe many of the sayde children, sruaunts, and apprentises be in your Parish, which being aboue seuen yeares olde, and vnder twentie yeares of age, can not saye by heart the sayde Catechisme, and what be their names and age, and with whom they dwell.

[Page]15 Whether your Person Uicar, 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 whom 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?

16 Whether your person, vicar, curate, or minister, hath ad­mitted to the holy Communion any of his Parishe, being aboue twentie yeares of age, eyther mankind or womankind, that can­not say by heart the ten Commaundements, the Articles of the fayth, and the Lordes prayer in English, and what be the names of such, as cannot say the same, or being aboue fourtéene yeares, and vnder twenty yeares of age, that can not say the Catechisme, set forth in the sayde booke of common prayer. And whether he marry any persons, which were single before, that cannot say the Catechisme. And whether he vseth to examine his Parishioners at conuenient tymes before he administer vnto them, and name­ly before Easter yearely, to the intent he maye knowe, whether they can say by heart the same, which is required in this behalfe, or no?

17 Whether your Priestes and Ministers be peacemakers, and no brawlers, or sowers of discorde, and exhort their Parishio­ners to obedience towardes their Prince, and all other, that be in authoritie, and to charitie and mutuall loue among themselues, whether they be diligent in visiting the sick, and comforting them, and doe mooue them earnestly, especially when they make theyr Testaments, to consider the necessitie of the poore, and to giue to their boxe or chest, their charitable deuotion and almose?

18 Whether they neglect the studie of the holye Scriptures and of the worde of God, and whether such of them as be vnder the degrée of a mayster of Arte haue of their owne, at the least the newe Testament, both in English and Latine, and whether they doe euery day with good aduisement conferre one Chapter of the [Page] Latine and English togither at the least. And whether they haue giuen due accompt thereof, and to whome?

19 Whether anye of your persons, vicars, curates, or mini­sters be fauourers of the Romishe or forreyne power, letters of true religion, preachers of corrupt and Popishe doctrine, or main­teyners of sectaryes, or doe set forth and extoll vaine and supersti­cious religion, or be mainteyners of the vnlearned people in igno­raunce, and errour, encouraging or moouing them, rather to pray in an vnknowne tongue, than in Englishe, or to put their trust in a certain number of prayers, as in saying ouer a number of beades, Ladie Psalters, or other like?

20 Whether any doe preach, declare, or speake any thing in derogation of the booke of common prayer, which is set forth by the lawes of this Realme, dispraysing the same, or any thing ther­in contained?

21 Whether your persons, vicars, & curates, haue twise in the yere vpon some Sundaye within one Moneth next after Easter and Michaelmasse, read openly in the church, after the gospell be said, plainly without addition or chaunge, a declaratiō of certaine principall articles of religion set forth by both the Archbishops, and the reast of the Bishops of this realme for vnity of doctrine?

22 Whether your person, vicare, curate, minister, or reader, doe church any vnmaried woman, which hath bene gotten wyth childe out of lawfull mariage, & say for hir the forme of thankesgi­uing of women after childbirth, except such an vnmaried woman haue either before hir childbirth, done due penaunce for hir fault to the satisfaction of the congregation, or at hir comming to giue hankes, doe openly acknowledge hir fault before the congrega­ion, 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 alwayes on some Sunday or holye day, and vpon none other day?

23 Whether any of your Persons, Uicars, Curates, or Mi­nisters, or any other Priest, or any lay man or woman, doe wil­fully maintayne, or defende any heresies, false opinions, or popish [Page] errours, contrarie to the lawes of almightie God, and true doc­trine, by publique authoritie in this realme nowe set forth, and what be their names. And whether any kéepe any secret conuen­ticles, preachings, lectures, or redings contrarie to the law. And what be their names?

24 Whether there be any in your Parish, that openly, or pri­uatly say Masse, or heare Masse, or any other kinde of seruice, or prayer, than is set fourth by the lawes of this Realme.

25 Whether any popish Priestes, or runnagat persons, misli­kers, or deprauers of true religion, that doe not minister, or fre­quent common prayer now vsed, nor communicate at tymes ap­poynted by the law, doe resort secretly or openly into your Pa­rish, and to whome, and of whome be they receyued, harbored, and releeued, and what be their names and surnames, or by what names are they called?

26 Whether your Persons and Uicars, be resident and dwell continually vpon their Benefites, doing their dueties in prea­ching, reading, and ministring the Sacramentes, and whether they kéepe hospitalitie, according as their lyuinges will extende, And whether their houses and Chauncelles be well repayred and vpholden?

27 Whether they or any of them haue mo Benefices than one, how many, and in what countries they be, and what be the names thereof?

28 Whether they, when they be absent from their Benefices, doe leaue their cures to a rude and vnlearned Person, and not to an honest, and well learned expert Curate, which can, and will teach the people wholsome doctrine, and whether in their absence they doe procure learned men to Preach in their Churches, and Cures, at least one Sermon euery quarter of a yere?

29 Whether such Persons and Uicars as be not resident, nei­ther kéepe hospitalitie, doe reléeue their poore Parishioners, and what giue they yerely to them, and if they be not resident, and may dispende yerely twentie poundes or aboue, eyther in this di­ocesse, or else where, whether doe they distribute euerie yeare [Page] among their poore parishoners, at the least the fortieth part of the fruites of their benefices, where they be not resident?

30 Whether your Persons, Uicars, Curates, and Ministers, kéepe well their Registers of all Weddinges, Buryinges, and Christnings within your Parishe, and doe present a coppie of them once euery yere, by Indenture to the ordinarie, or his of­ficers. And whether they rede the Quéenes Maiesties Iniuncti­ons euery quarter of a yere once, or no?

31 Whether they, or any of them, kéepe any suspected women in their houses, or be incontinent persons, giuen to Dronken­nesse, Idlenesse, or be haunters of Tauernes, Alehouses, or sus­pected places, or be hunters, haukers, dicers, carders, Tablers, Swerers, or otherwise suspected of any notorious crime, or giue any euill example of lyfe, and whether they (as they ought to doe) occupie themselues in the reading, or hearing of some part of the holy scripture, or other good Author, or in some other godly or lau­dable exercyse, méete for their vocation?

32 Whether they, or any of them, doe kéepe or suffer to be kept in their Personage or Uicarege houses, any Alehouses, Tip­pling houses, or Tauernes, or doe sell Ale, Bere, or Wine?

33 Whether your Persons or Uicars, haue bought their Be­nefices, or come to them by Simonie, fraude, or deceit, or by any colourable pact, or other vnlawfull meane whatsoeuer, or be vehe­mently suspected or diffamed thereof. And whether they kéepe in their owne handes, or haue dimised, and let to ferme their Per­sonages, and Uicareges, or their Glebe lande, or Tithes, or any part thereof, and whether any such lease be made for the per­fourmaunce of any Simoniacall pact, made directly or indirectly, betwéene the Incumbent and the patrone, or betwéene the In­cumbent and anye other person, for the presenting of the same Incumbent to that Benefice?

34 Whether any patrone of any Benefice, or other Person or Persons, hauing Thaduousion, or gift of any Benefice within this Dioces, haue couenaunted & practised with any priest or Mi­nister, presented by him to any benefice, to haue of him, or his [Page] friende, any somme of readie money, for presenting him to the same, or haue exacted by promyse or bonde any lease, eyther of the whole benifice, limitting the rent farre vnder the iust value, or of the Mansion house, Glebe landes, or any portion of the Tithes, and fruites of the same Benefice, paying lytle or nothing there­fore, or hauing reserued their owne Tythes, within the Benefice, frée vnto themselues, or else haue extorted some yerely pension, or other yerely commoditie to him, his childe, seruaunt, or friend, for preferring any to the same Benefice, or otherwise haue made againe by any colour, deceit, or Simoniacall pact, in bestowing the saide Benefice, and whether any such patrone or other Per­son be vehemently suspected or defamed of any such Simonie, or Simoniacall pact?

35 Whether the Church of your Parishe be now vacant, and destitute of an incumbent, or no, and if it be, howe long it hath béene vacant, and who is the Patrone, and whether he suffereth the benefice to lye vacant, and occupieth the glebe lande, and ta­keth the tythes, and other fruites to himselfe, during the time of the vacation, or who else occupieth and taketh the same?

36 Whether there bée any lay or temporall man, not béeing within orders, or any childe that hath, or enioyeth any benefice or spirituall promotion?

37 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 Ordinary, from whence he came, to testifie the cause of his departing from thence, and of his behauiour there?

38 Whether for the reteyning of the perambulation of the cir­cuite of your Parishe, the person, vicar, or curate, churchwardens and certaine of the substanciall men of the Parish, in the dayes of the Rogations, commonly called the gang dayes, walke the accu­stomed bounds of your Parish, and whether in the same peram­bulation, and going about, the curate doe vse any other rite or ce­remonie, then to say or sing in English, the two Psalmes, begin­ning, Benedic anima mea domino, that is to say, the .Ciij. psalme, and the .Ciiij. Psalme, and such sentences of Scripture, as be ap­pointed [Page] by the Quéenes Maiesties Iniunctions, with the Letany, and Suffrages following the same, and reading one Homilie, al­readie deuised and set foorth for that purpose, without wearing a­ny Surplesses, carying of Banners, or Handbelles, or staying at Crosses, or other such like Popish ceremonies?

39 Whether anye Parishe Clarke be appoynted agaynst the good will, or without the consent of the person, vicar, or curate, whether he be not obedient to the person, vicar, or curate, especi­ally in the time of celebration of diuine seruice, or of the Sacra­ments, or in any preparation therevnto. And whether he be able, and readie to read the first Lesson, the Epistle, and the Psalmes, with aunswere to the suffrages as is vsed, and whether he kéepe not the bookes, and ornaments of the Church, fayre and cleane, and cause the Church and Quéere, the Communion Table, the Pulpet, and the Font to be made decent and cleane, agaynst ser­uice time, the communion, sermon, and baptisme?

40 Whether there be any man or woman in your Parish that resorteth to any Popish priest for shrift or auricular confession, or any that within thrée yeares now last past, hath béene reconciled vnto the Pope, or to the church of Rome, or any that is reputed or suspected so to be, and whether there be any, that refuse to come to the Church to heare diuine seruice, or to communicate accor­ding to the order now established by publicke authoritie, and what be their names?

41 Whether there be anye person or persons, ecclesiasticall or temporall within your Parish, or else where, within this Dio­ces, that of late haue retayned, or kept in theyr custodie, or that read, sell, vtter, disperse, cary, or deliuer to others anye Englishe bookes, set forth of late yeares at Louain, or in any other place be­yonde the seas, by Harding, Dorman, Allen, Saunders, Staple­ton, Marshall, or any of them, or by any other Englishe Papist, eyther agaynst the Quéenes Maiesties Supremacie in matters ecclesiasticall, or agaynst true religion, and catholicke Doctrine now receyued, and established by common authoritie within thys Realme, and what their names and surnames are?

[Page]42 Whether there be any in your Parishe, that vseth to pray in English, or in Latine, vpon Beades, or other such like thing, or vpon any superstitious popishe, Primer, or other like booke, and what be their names?

43 Whether the people of your parish, especially housholders, hauing no lawfull excuse to be absent, doe faythfullye, and dili­gently endeuour themselues, to resort with their Children and Seruauntes, to their parish Church or Chappell, on the holye dayes, and chiefly vpon the Sundayes, to Morning and Euening prayer, & 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, Homelyes, Ser­mons, and other seruice of God there vsed, reuerentlye, and de­uoutly giuing themselues to the hearing thereof, and occupying themselues at times conuenient in priuate prayer, & who they be that eyther negligently or wilfully 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 abrode, or in any house, or sit in the Stretes, or Churchyarde, or in any Tauerne or Alehouse vpon the Sundaye, or other holy day, in the time of common prayer, Sermons, or reading of the Homelies, eyther before noone, or after noone?

44 Whether the forfeyture of twelue pence, for euerye such offence, appoynted by a statute, made in the first yere of the Quéenes Maiesties raigne, be leuied and taken according to the same Statute, by the Churchwardens of euerye person that so offendeth, and by them be put to the vse of the poore of the parish, and if it be not, by whose default it is not leuied. And what per­ticuler sommes of money haue béene forfaited that way, and by whome since the feast of Easter in the yere of our Lorde. 1570. vntill the day of giuing vp the presentment concerning these Ar­ticles. And so from time to time, as the said Churchwardens and swornemen shall be appoynted to present in this behalfe, and how much of such forfeitures haue bene deliuered to the vse of the [Page] poore of the parish, and to whome the same hath béene deliuered?

45 Whether ye knowe any, that in the time of the reding of the Letanie, or of any other part of the common prayer, or in the time of the Sermon, or of reding the Homelies, or anye part of the Scriptures to the parishioners, any person haue departed out of the Church without iust and necessarie cause, or that distur­beth the Minister, or preacher any maner of wayes in the time of diuine seruice, or Sermon. And whether any in contempt of their parish Church or Minister doe resort to any other church or no?

46 Whether there be any Inkéepers, Alewiues, Uitailors, or Tipplers, that suffer or doe admit any person or persons, in their houses to eate, drinke, or play at Cardes, Tables, or such lyke games in the time of common prayer or Sermon, on the Sun­daies or holy daies. And whether there be anye Shoppes set o­pen on Sundayes or Holy dayes, or any Butchers or others, that commonly vse to sell meate, or other things, in the time of com­mon prayer, preaching or reding of the Homelies. And whe­ther in any Faires or common Marketes, falling vpon the Sun­day, there be any shewing of any wares before the diuine seruice be done? And whether any Markets or selling of any wares be vsed or suffred in any Church yardes?

47 Whether for the putting of the Churchwardens and Swornemen the better in remembraunce of their duetie in obser­uing and noting such, as offend in not comming to diuine seruice, your Minister or reader doe openly euery Sunday, after he haue red the seconde Lesson at morning and euening prayer, monish and warne the Churchwardens and swornemen to looke to their charge in this behalfe, and to obserue who contrarie to the sayde Statute offende in absenting themselues negligently, or wilful­ly from their parish Church or Chappell, or vnreuerently (as is aforesaide) vse themselues in the time of diuine seruice?

48 Whether the Churchwardens of the last yeare haue gi­uen to the parish a iust accompt of the church goodes and rentes that were committed to their charge, according vnto the custome that hath béene afore time vsed, and what church goodes they or [Page] any other haue solde, and to whome, and whether to the profite of your church or no? And what hath béene done with the money thereof comming?

49 Whether the churchwardens, and swornemen of the last yere, haue of any priuat corrupt affection concealed any crime, or other disorder in their time done in your parishe, and haue not presented the same to y ^e Bishop, Chauncelor, Archedeacon, Com­missarie, or such other as had authoritie to reforme the same, and whether they or any of them, at any such time, as they shoulde haue béene at diuine seruice on Sundaies, or Holy dayes, and shoulde there haue obserued others, that were absent, haue béene away themselues at home, or in some Tauerne, or Alehouse, or else about some worldly businesse, or at Bowles, Cardes, Tables, or other gaming, without regarde of their office and duetie in that behalfe?

50 Whether any man hath pulled downe or discouered any church, chauncell, or chappell, or any part of anye of them, any church porche, Uestrie, or Stéeple, almose house, or such like, or haue plucked downe the Belles, or haue felled or spoyled anye wood or timber in any church yarde?

51 Whether your Hospitals, Spittles and almose houses be well and godly vsed according to the foundation and auncient or­dinances of the same, whether there be any other placed in them, than poore impotent and néedie persons, that haue not where­with, or whereby to liue?

52 Whether haue ye Collectors for the poore of your Parish, whether doe they their duetie in gathering and distributing the almose of the parishoners, according to a statute thereof made in the fift yeare of the Quéenes Maiesties raigne, and make a iust accompt thereof quarterly, what sommes of money the Churchwardens or sworne men of the last yeare haue leuied, and delyuered to the sayde Collectors of the forfeytures of such persons, as haue not duely resorted to their Parishe Church or Chappell, vpon Sundayes and Holydayes, during the time that they were in office, bringing a true certificate in wryting therof [Page] from the sayde Collectors, at such time as ye giue vp your pre­sentment?

53 Whether there be any person or persons in your Parishe of habilitie, that obstinatly or frowardly refuse to giue reasona­bly towards the helpe and reliefe of the poore, or doe wylfully dis­courage others from so charitable a déede, and what be their names, and what sommes doth anye of them withdrawe, which he or shée before was wont to giue, there being no iust cause so to doe?

54 Whether there be any in your Parishe, that minister the goodes of those that be dead, without lawfull authoritie, or anye that suppresse the last will of the dead, or any executors, that haue not fulfilled their testators will, specially in paying of Legacies giuen to the Church, or to other good and godly vses, as to the re­liefe of pouertie, to Orphanes, poore Scollers, poore Maydes ma­riages; high waies, Scooles, and such lyke?

55 Whether there be any, which of late haue bequeathed in their testaments, or otherwise anye Ordinarie hath appoynted any Iewels, Plate, Ornamentes, cattle, or graine, or other mooueable stocks, Annuities, or sommes of money for the erection or finding of any obittes, diriges, trentales, torches, lights, Ta­pers, Lampes, or any such lyke vse now by lawe forbidden, which are not payde out of any landes, and wherevnto the Quéenes Maiestie, is not entitled, by any Acte of Parliament, and if there be any such Legacie or appointment, what is the names of such testators, and of the executors of their Testamentes, what is the quantitie and qualitie of the gift, and to what godlye and lawfull vse is the same conuerted and employed?

56 Whether there be any money or stocke appertayning to your Parishe Church or Chappell, or to the poore of your Pa­rishe, in any mans handes, that refuseth or deferreth to pay the same, or that vseth frawde, deceit or delay to make any accompt in the presence of the honest of the Parishe for the same. And whether any such stock be decayed, by whose negligence, and in whose handes. And whether the store of the poore mens Box be [Page] openly, and indifferently giuen where néede is, without partiall affection?

57 Whether the Schoolemasters which teach within your Parish, eyther openly or priuately in any Noble or Gentlemans house, or in any other place there, be of good and sincere religion, and conuersation, and be diligent in teaching and bringing vp of youth, whether they be examined, allowed, and licenced by the Ordinarie or his officer in that behalfe, whether they teach the Grammer set forth by King Henry the eyght of Noble memory, and none other, whether they teach any thing contrarie to the order of religion now established by publick authoritie. And whe­ther they teache not their Schollers the Catechisme in Latine, lately set forth, and such Sentences of Scripture, as shall be most expedient, and méete to moue 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 godlinesse and ho­nest conuersation, and what be the names and surnames of all such Schoolemasters and teachers of youth within your Parish, as well of such as teach publikely, as those that teach in the hou­ses of Noble men, Gentlemen, or other priuate men?

58 Whether there be anye among you that vse Sorcerie, Witchcraft, or inchauntment, Magick, incantations or Nigro­mancie, or that be suspected of the same, and whether anye vse any charmes or vnlawfull prayers, or inuocations in Latine, or otherwise, and namely Midwiues in the tyme of womens tra­uaile of childe, and what be their names?

59 Whether there be among you anye blasphemers of the name of God, great or often swearers, adulterers, fornicators, incestuous persons▪ Bawdes or receyuers of noughtie and incon­tinent persons, or harborers of women with childe which be vn­maried, conueying or suffering them to go away before they doe any penaunce, or make satisfaction to the congregation, or any that be vehemently suspected of such faultes, or that be not of good name and fame touching such crimes and faultes, any dron­kards, or ribalds, or any that be malicious, contentious, or vn­charitable [Page] persons, common slaunderers of their neighbors, ray­lers, scolders, or sowers of discorde betweene neighbors?

60 Whether there be any in these partes, that haue maried within the degrées of affinitie or consanguinitie, by the lawes of God forbidden, so set out for an admonition, in a table nowe ap­pointed to be affixed in euerie Parishe church within this Dio­ces, or any that being diuorsed or seperated for the same, doe yet notwithstanding cohabite and kéepe companie still togither, or any that being maried without those degrées, haue vnlawfully forsaken their wiues or husbands, and maried others. Any man that hath two wiues, or any woman that hath two husbandes, any that being diuorced or seperated a sunder, haue maried a­gaine. Anye maried, that haue made precontracts. Anye that haue made priuie or secret contracts. Any that haue maried with­out baines thrise solemnly asked. Any cupples maried, that lyue not togither, but slaunderously liue apart. Any that haue maried out of the Parishe church, where they ought to haue solemnised their mariage?

61 Whether the Minister and Churchwardens haue suffe­red any Lordes of Misrule or Sommer Lordes or Ladies, or any disguised persons, or others in Christmasse, or at May games, or any Morice dauncers, or others at rishe bearings, or at anye other times, to come vnreuerently into the church, or churchyard, and there to daunce, or playe any vnseemely partes with scoffes, iestes, wanton gestures, or ribalde talke, namely in the time of common praier. And what they be that commit such disorder, or accompanie or maintaine them?

62 Whether the Archedeacon, Chauncelor, Commissarie, officiall or anie other vsing Ecclesiasticall iurisdiction in this Di­oces, their Registrares or Actuaries, Apparitors or Summo­ners, haue at any time winked at and suffered anye adulteries, fornications, incestes, or other faultes and offences, to passe and remaine vnpunished, and vncorrected, for money, rewardes, bribes, pleasure, friendship, or any other parciall or affectionate respect, or anie of them haue béene burdensom to anie in this [Page] Dioces, by exacting or taking excessiue fées, excessiue procurations, anie rewardes, or commodities, by the way of promotion, gift, contribution, helpe, redemption of penaunce, omission of quarter Sermons, obtaining of any benefices, or office, or anie other like wayes or meanes?

63 How many Adulteries, Incestes, and Fornications, are notoriously knowne to haue béene committed in your Parishe, since Easter. 1570. How many offenders in any such faultes haue béene put to open penaunce, and openly corrected, and how many haue béene winked at, and borne withall, or haue fined and payed money to the Archedeacon, Chauncelor, Commissarie, Officiall, or their deputies, or to the Deanes, Registrares, or Somners, or any of them, for to escape open punishment, and correction: And what their names [...]

64 Whether the Deanes Rurals, and Somners, [...] of them doe pay any annuall rent, fée, or pention for their offices, and what they pay, and to whome?

65 Generally whether therebe among you, any notorious e­uill liuers, or any suspected of any notorious sinne, fault or crime, to the offence of Christian people committed, any that stubborne­ly refuse to conforme themseues to vnitie and godly religion, now established by publike authoritie, or any that bruteth abrode ru­mors of the alteration of the same, or otherwise that disturbeth good orders, and the quietnesse of Christs Church, and the Chri­stian congregacion.