Forasmuch as I haue lately seene two letters vnder the hands of the late Lord Bishop of Couentrie and Lichfield ... Ridley, Thomas, Sir, 1550?-1629. 1618 Approx. 4 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2008-09 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A10782 STC 21053.7 ESTC S3181 33143118 ocm 33143118 28240 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. 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Copies of the texts have been issued variously as SGML (TCP schema; ASCII text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable XML (TCP schema; characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless XML (TEI P5, characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or TEI g elements). Keying and markup guidelines are available at the Text Creation Partnership web site . eng Church of England -- Government. Bible -- Liturgical use. Broadsides -- London (England) -- 17th century. 2007-08 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2007-08 Aptara Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-09 Emma (Leeson) Huber Sampled and proofread 2007-09 Emma (Leeson) Huber Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion FOrasmuch as I haue lately seene two Letters vnder the hande of the late Lord Bishop of Couentrie . and Lichfield , and now Lord Bishop elect of Norwich ; the one dated 22. Septembris 1617. and the other 6. Nouembris following , directed to the seuerall Archdeacons , Ministers , and Churchwardens of the same Diocesse for supplying of the wants and defects of Bibles of the new and last translation , being of the greatest letter and larger volume , as also Bookes of common prayer , in such Parishes as they were Wanting . In which businesse his Lordship was pleased to imploy this bearer William Bramsgroue , who hath already taken much paines therein . And for that I haue receiued credible information , that many parishes within the sayd Diocesse , are yet vnfurnished of the sayd Bookes , notwithstanding strict order by me giuen , in the late Metropoliticall Visitation , holden there for the now Lord Archbishop of Canterbury , and since that also by the late Lord Bishop of Couentrie and Lichfield , for the prouiding thereof . I therefore as Vicar generall to the sayd Lord Archbishop , being Custos spiritualitatis sede vacante , for the better seruice of Almighty God , and edification of the people , haue thought meet to prouide for the perfecting of that good work so well begun , and to that purpose do heereby will and require you to make diligent inquirie , in euery parish within the sayd Diocesse , of the defect and want of the sayd Bookes ; and once more to admonish the Minister and Churchwardens of euery parish , to prouide the same with all conuenient speed , which if they shall refuse or deferre so to doe , then foorth with to returne their names vnto me , that if by my ordinary Iurisdiction , they will not be brought to supplie that defect and abuse , that then by power of the Commissioners Ecclesiasticall or otherwise , they may be inforced thereunto ; wherein , God willing , I will not faile to take a strict course , betwixt this and the beginning of Michaelmasse Terme next . And for that I finde by experience , that the people for the most part within that Diocesse , are growne into extremes , that is to say , some so prophane or otherwise so backward in religion , that they haue no regard of comming to Church , to heare diuine Seruice and Sermons on Saboath dayes and Holy dayes ; some others so precisely curious , that they will bar his Maiesties Subiects from all lawfull recreation on those dayes , though it be after Euening Seruice and Sermon ended , it shall not be amisse as you trauell for the dispatch of your other businesse , that you deliuer to such Churchwardens of euery parish , within that Diocesse for their better direction in this behalfe , this small Treatise ; ( Conteining his Maiesties declaration to his Subiects concerning lawfull sports to be vsed ) as shall be willing to receiue the same . And I require you to make returne of the due execution heereof , at or before the beginning of Michaelmasse Terme next . Giuen at London this 5. of Iune , 1618. THO. RIDLEY . To William Bramsgroue of the City of Litchfield Yeoman , an Officer to the Prerogatiue Court of Canterbury , being by me specially sent to view and furnish the defectiue Churches and Chappels , with such bookes as are commanded by publike authority ; and to certifie accordingly .