TIT. I. Concerning Churches or 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?

II. Hath any part of your Church, Chappel, or Steeple been demolished or pulled down? What part, and how long since? Or any of the Lead, Timber or Bells thereunto formerly be­longing, any way imbezel'd or sold, and by whom?

III. Is there a decent Font of Stone with a Cover? and doth the same stand at or near the nether end of your Church, in such manner as anciently and 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 seemly Chalice or Communion-cup, with a Cover, and one or more Flagons? Have they been prophaned by common use?

IV. Have you a convenient Seat or Pew wherein to read Di­vine Service; a Pulpit with a decent Cloath 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 your Minister to Officiate in? And are the Ten Commandments set up at the East-end of your Church or Chappel, and are the Kings Arms set up in some fitting place of your Church or Chancel?

V. Have you a Register-Book in Parchment, of Christenings, Burials, and Marriages? and is the same kept in all points ac­cording to the ancient use?

VI. Have you a Book of Paper, to record the Names and Licen­ces of such Strangers as are admitted to Preach in your Church or [Page 2] Chappel, and do such Strangers subscribe their Names in the same? As also a third Book for the Church-Wardens accounts? As also a Chest with Locks and Keys wherein to keep the said Books, and the fore-mentioned furniture?

VII. Hath any in your Parish defaced, or caused to be defaced, any Monuments or Ornaments in your Church, Chappel, or Chancel; or erected any new Pews or Monuments therein, without Licence from the Ordinary?

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

I. 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?

II. Is the House of your Parson, Vicar, or Curate, and the Out-Houses, in good repair? Have any of them been defaced, or pulled down without Licence? Have there been any encroachments made upon the same, or any of the ancient Marks or Bounds removed or changed, and by whom?

III. 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 Pensions, Rate-Tythes, and Portions of Tythes, or other yearly profits (either within or without your Parish) as belong thereto? Have any of the same been with-held from your Minister, and by whom, as you know or have heard?

TIT. III. Concerning Ministers.

I. IS your Minister a Priest or Deacon Episcopally ordained ac­cording to the Laws of the Church of England, legally Insti­tuted and Inducted into his Benefice? And did he within two Moneths after his Induction, publickly in the Church, upon some Sunday or Holyday, in the time of Divine Service, read the 39 Ar­ticles of the Church of England, established by Authority, and there publickly declare his assent thereunto?

II. Is he resident among you? How many Weeks hath he been absent from you without urgent necessity?

[Page 3] III. Hath your Minister a Curate? Is he in holy Orders, and conformable to the Laws of the Church? Is he allowed by the Ordinary?

IV. 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 Uniformity published therewith?

V. Doth your Minister at the reading. Divine Service, wear a Surplice and Hood?

VI. Doth he observe the Holy-days and Fasting-days, the Ember-weeks, and the yearly Perambulation in Rogation-week, as is appointed by the Rubrick?

VII. Is your Minister licensed to Preach? If so, Doth he con­stantly (not having a reasonable impediment) Preach one Sermon in your Church or Chappel every Sunday? Or if he be not Licenced, or be hindred, doth he procure one to supply his Office by Preaching, or Reading one of the Homilies?

VIII. Doth your Minister instruct the Youth in your Parish in the Church-Catechism, and prepare and present them to be con­firmed by the Bishop?

IX. 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? Doth he Bap­tize publiquely only with Water poured into the Font, without the use of Bason?

X. Hath your Minister, or any other in your Parish, Married any persons without publishing the Bannes on three Sundays or Holy-days, or Licence first obtained? Or at any other Hours than between Eight and Twelve in the Forenoon? Name who are the parties so married, and who were present at such Marriages. And what Minister or who married them, as far as you know or have heard.

XI. Hath your Minister taken upon him to appoint any publick or private Fasts, Prophecyings, or Exercises not appointed by Au­thority? Or doth he or any other, either Minister or Lay person, hold any Conventicles or Meetings in private Houses, within your Parish, for people of several Families to resort unto, under the [Page 4] pretence of Preaching, Praying, Thanksgiving or Humiliation, contrary to the Laws and Canons in that case provided?

XII. Is your Parson, Vicar, Curate, or Lecturer, a man of a sober and godly Life and Conversation? Or is his carriage in any kind disorderly or scandalous, and unbeseeming a Minister? And wherein doth he so misdemean himself?

TIT. IV. Concerning the Parishioners.

I. IS there any in your Parish that make profession of any other Religion, than what is established in the Church of England, and that refuse to come unto the publick Assemblies, Prayers, or Service of the Church? If there be any, what are their Names?

II. Is there any person in your Parish, that lieth under a common fame or suspicion of Adultery, Fornication, or Incest? Or is there any of your Parish that are guilty of anti-nuptial Fornication; that have had carnal knowledg of Husband or Wife respectively before lawful Marriage? 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?

III. Do any of your Parish upon Sundays or Holy-days follow their bodily and ordinary Labour, or permit their Servants so to do? Are any Shops kept open, or Wares sold? Or do any Vintners Inkeepers, or other Victuallers and Sellers of Beer or Ale, suffer any persons to tipple or game in their houses upon those days, during the time of Divine Service; particularly on the 30 of January, the 29 of May, and the 5 of November?

IV. Doth every person in your Parish duely 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, Kneeling at Prayers, standing up when the Creed and Gospel are read?

V. 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 [Page 5] are they Baptized after other Form than is appointed? or are they kept Unbaptized longer than is allowed? or are there any Infants or more aged Persons as yet Unbaptized?

VI. Is there any person in your Parish of 16 years of age, who doth not receive the Sacrament three times in the year, of which Easter is alwaies to be one? Doth any refuse to receive it kneeling, or resort to other Parishes? or do any Strangers come to your Parish-Church to receive it?

VII. Are there any in your Parish that be Denounced and de­clared Excommunicate, for any crime committed? How long have they been so Excommunicated?

VIII. Are there any living in your Parish who have been un­lawfully married, scilicet, Without publication of Banns, or License first obtained, or within the degrees prohibited?

IX. Are there any married Women within your Parish, who after their Delivery from the peril of Child-birth, refuse to make their publick Thanksgiving to God in the Church? And when they come so to do, do they come decently apparelled, and make their Offerings according to Custome?

X. 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?

XI. Do any refuse to bury their Dead according to the Rites of the Church of England? And are there any Wills or Testaments of persons dead in your Parish that be not proved? Or any Goods ad­ministred without a due grant from the Ordinary? Did any dying within 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 been bestowed?

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

XIII. Do all Parents and Masters or Mistresses of Families send and cause their Children and Apprentices, or young Servants, to come to their Minister in the Church to be catechised and instructed in the Fundamentals of Religion? And who are they that refuse so to do?

TIT. V. Concerning Parish Clarks, and Sextons.

I. HAve you belonging to your Church or Chappel a Parish-Clerk aged 21 years at the least? Is he of honest Life and Conversation, and sufficient or able to perform his duty in Reading, Writing, and Singing? Is he chosen by your Minister, and doth he duely attend him in all Divine Services at the Church? Are his Wages duely paid unto him, or who with-holdeth the same from him?

II. Doth he diligently do his duty in keeping the Church clean and decent? in tolling and ringing the Bells before Divine Service? And when any person is departing our 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 Schoolmasters and Schools.

I. DOth any man keep a publick or private School in your Parish, who is not allowed thereunto by the Ordinary; Doth he teach his Scholars the Catechism of Religion set forth by Authori­ty? Doth he cause his Scholars upon Sundays and Holy-days order­ly to repair to your Church or Chappel, and see that they behave themselves quietly and reverently during the time of Divine Service and Sermon?

TIT. VII. Concerning Church-wardens and Side-men.

I. ARe the Church-Wardens of your Parish yearly and duely chosen, by the joynt consent of your Minister and Parishio­ners? or one of them by your Minister, and the other by the Parishi­oners?

II. Have the former and last Church-Wardens given up their Accounts to the Parish, and delivered up to the succeeding Church-Wardens the Monies remaining in their hands, together with all other things belonging to your Church or Chappel?

III. You are further so 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 Wine, according to the number of Communicants.