TIT. I. Concerning Churches, Chappels, with the Ornaments and Furniture thereunto belonging.

IS your Parish Church or Chappel in good and sufficient repair, both for the Roof, Windows, Floor, and Seats?

2. Hath any part of your Church, Chappel or Steeple béen demolished, or pulled down? what part, and how long since? or any of the Lead, Timber or Bells thereunto formerly belong­ing, any way imbezelled or sold, and by whom?

3. Is there a decent Font of Stone with a cover, and doth the same stand at or near the neather end of your Church, in such man­ner [Page 4] as anciently & usually Fonts have stood for the baptizing of chil­dren? Is there a decent Communion-table in your Chancel, with a decent Carpet, and another covering of white linnen, to be spread thereon at the time of the Administration of the Lords Supper? and have you a séemly Chalice or Communion cup, with a cover, and one or more Flagons?

4. Have you a convenient Seat or Pew wherein to read Divine Service, a Pulpit with a decent cloth or cushion, a large Bible of the last translation, and a book of Common-prayer lately published, Anno 1662. the book of Homilies set forth by authority, and a print­ed table of the degrees within which marriages are prohibited, and a book of Canons and Constitutions Ecclesiastical, and a decent Surplice and Hood for the Minister to Officiate in, and are the ten Commandements set up on the Cast end of your Church or Chap­pel, and are the Kings Arms set up in some fitting place of your Church or Chancel.

5, Have you a Register-book in parchment of Christnings, Buri­als and Marriages? and is the same kept in all points according to the ancient use?

6. Have you a book for the Church-wardens accounts? as also a chest with 3 locks and keys, wherein to kéep the said Book? together with the other books and vestments and utensils of your Church.

TIT. II. Concerning the Church-yard, the Houses, Glebes and Tythes belonging to the Church.

1. IS your Church-yard sufficiently fenced, and decently kept? Hath any person encroached upon the same, or made any door into it, and how long since?

2. Is the House of your Parson, Vicar, or Curate, and the Out­houses in good repair? have any of them béen defaced or pulled down without license? have there béen any encroachments made upon the [Page 5] same, or any of the ancient marks or bounds removed or changed? and by whom?

3. Have you a true and perfect Terrier of all the Glebe-lands, Gardens, Orchards, Tenements or Cottages belonging to your Parsonage or Vicarage? As also a note of such Pen [...]ions, Rate­tythes, and Portions of Tyches, or other yearly profits (either with­in or without your Parish) as belong thereunto? Have any of the same been with-held from your M [...]nister? and by whom, as you know, or have heard.

TIT. III. Concerning Ministers.

1. IS your Minister a Priest or Deacon, Episcopally ordained, ac­cording to the Laws of the Church of England? and hath he béen legally instituted and inducted into his Benefice?

2. Is he resident among you? how many wéeks hath he bén ab­sent from you without urgent necessity?

3. Doth your Parson, Vicar, Curate or Lecturer, if you have any, perform his Office in all things according to the Rubrick of the book of Common-prayer lately established, and the Act of Vnifor­mity published therewith?

4. Doth he observe the Holy-daies and Fasting-days, the Ember­wéeks, and the yearly Perambulation in Rogation wéek, as is ap­pointed by the Rubrick? particularly the 5. of Novemb. the 30. of Jan. and 29. of May.

5. Doth he neglect or delay to visit the sick, or to Baptize any Infant that is in danger of death? Doth he baptize any without Godfathers and Godmothers, or admit either of the Parents to be Godfather or Godmother to their own Children?

6. Hath your Minister married any person without publishing the Banes on thrée Sundays or Holydays without license first obtain­ed, or hash he married any in private Houses, or not betwéen the hours of Eight and Twelve in the morning?

7. Doth your Minister Catechise the Youth and ignorant Per­sons [Page 6] of his Parish, according to the Canon in that behalf? and if not by whose default is the same not done?

8. Is your Parson, Vicar, Curate or Lecturer, a man of a sober life and conversation? or is his carriage in any kind disorderly or scandalous, and unbeséeming a Minister, and wherein doth he so misdemean himself?

TIT. IV. Concerning the Parishioners.

1. IS there any in your Parish that refuse to come unto the pub­lick Assemblies, Prayers or Service of the Church? If there be any, what are their names?

2. Is there any person in your Parish, that lyeth under a com­mon fame, or suspicion of Adultery, Fornication, or Incest? Are there any common Drunkards within your Parish, or common Swearers, or Blasphemers of Gods name, or any that are noted to be Raylers, unclean or filthy talkers or sowers of sedition, facti­on and discord amongst their neighbours?

3. Doth every person in your Parish duly resort to your Church or Chappel upon Sundays and holy-days, and there decently and or­derly, as well during Divine Service, as Preaching the Word of God, demean themselves reverently, uncovering their heads, knéel­ing at Prayers, standing up when the Créed and Gospel are read?

4. Is there any in your Parish that refuse to send their Infant-children to be baptized in the Church, unless in case of urgent dan­ger? or do they send them to be baptized in other Parishes? or are they baptized after other form than is appointed? or are they kept unbaptized longer than is allowed? or is there any Infants or more aged persons as yet unbaptized?

5. Is there any person in your Parish of 16 years of age who doth not receive the Sacrament thrée times in the year, of which Easter is always to be one? Doth any refuse to receive it kneeling?

6. Are there any in your Yarish that be denounced and declared [Page 7] excommunicate for any crime committed, How long have they béen so excommunicated?

7. Are there any living in your Parish who have been u [...]lawfully married, viz. without publication of Banes, or License first obtain­ed, or within the degrees prohibited.

8. Are there any married women in your Parish who after their delivery from the peril of Child birth, refuse or neglect to make their publick thanksgiving to God in the Church at times conveni­ent for the same, and who by name?

9. Are there any that refuse to pay their duty for Easter offerings, or refuse to contribute to the Rates made for the repair of your Church or Chappel, or any thing thereunto belonging?

10. Do any refuse to bury their dead according to the Rites of the Church of England? and are there any Wills and Testaments of persons dead in your Parish, that be yet unproved? or any Goods ad­ministred without a due grant from the Ordinary? did any dying in your Parish, or elsewhere, leave any Legacy to your Church or Chappel, or to the use of the Poor, or to any other pious and cha­ritable purposes? What were those Legacies, and how have they béen bestowed?

11. Are there any in your Parish guilty of Ante-nuptial Forni­cation? that is, which have used carnal copulation together before lawful marriage, and who they are?

12. Is there any strife and contention among any of your Pa­rish for their Pews or Seats in your Church? have any new Pews béen erected in your Chancel, or in the body of your Church or Chappel, without leave from the Ordinary.

TIT. V. Concerning Parish-Clerks, and Sextons.

1. HAve you belonging to your Church or Chappel a Parish-clark, aged 21 years at the least? is he of honest life and con­versation? [Page 8] and sufficient or able to perform his duty in reading, writing and singing? Is he chosen by your Minister, and doth he duly attend him in all Divine Services at the Church? Are his wa­ges duly paid unto him? or who with-holdeth the same from him?

2. Doth he diligently do his duty in kéeping the Church clean and decent, in toking and ringing the Bells before Divine Service, and when any person is passing out of this life, doth he upon notice toll a Bell, that the neighbours may thereby be warned to recommend the dying person to the grace and favour of God?

TIT. VI. Concerning Church-Wardens and Side-men.

1. ARe the Church-wardens of your Parish yearly and duly chosen by the joynt consent of your Minister and Parishio­ners, or one of them by your Minister, and the other by the Pa­rishioners?

2. Have the former and last Church-wardens given up their ac­counts to the Parish, and delivered up to the succeeding Church­wardens the moneys remaining in their hands, together with all [...] ­ther things belonging to your Church or Chappel?

3. You are further to understand, That according to your Office, you are to provide against every Communion appointed in your Church or Chappel, a sufficient quantity of fine white Bread, and of good Wiue, according to the number of Communicants.