Articles of instruction for enquiry, exhibited to the church-wardens and side-men within the peculiar jurisdiction of the King's Free Chappel of S. Maires in Salop. Church of England. 1690 Approx. 7 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 4 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A75668 Wing A3860AB ESTC R176512 47682798 ocm 47682798 172756 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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Convenient time to be assigned for framing Presentments . FOR the avoiding of such Inconveniences as heretofore have happened by the hasty making of Bills of Presentments , upon the Days of the Visitation and Synods , it is ordered , That always hereafter , every Chancellour , Arch-Deacon , Commissary , and Official , and every other Person having Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction , at the ordinary time when the Church-Wardens are sworn , and the Arch-Bishop and Bishops , when he or they do summon their Visitation , shall deliver , or cause to be delivered to the Church-Wardens , Quest-Men , and Side-Men of every Parish , or to some of them , such Books of Articles , as they or any of them shall require for the Year following , the said Church-Wardens , Quest-Men , and Side-Men , to ground their Presentments upon , at such times as they are to exhibit them , in which Book shall be contained the Form of the Oath , which must be taken immediately before every such Presentment , to the intent , that having beforehand time sufficient not only to peruse and consider what their said Oath shall be , but the Articles also whereupon they are to ground their Presentments , they may frame them at home both advisedly and truly , to the Discharge of their own Consciences , after they are sworn , as becometh honest and godly Men. The Tenour of the OATH to be administred to the Church-Wardens and Side-men of every Parish . YOU shall swear truly and faithfully to Execute the Office of a Church-Warden within your Parish , and according to the best of your Skill and Knowledge , present such things and Persons , as you know to be presentable by the Laws Ecclesiastical of this Realm . So help you God , and the Contents of this Book . ARTICLES OF INSTRUCTION FOR ENQUIRY , &c. TIT. I. Concerning Churches and Chappels , with the Ornaments and Furniture thereunto belonging . I. IS your Church or Chappel , with the Chancel , in good Repair , and decently kept , as becomes the House of God ? II. Is the Furniture of your Church or Chappel , as Bells , Communion-Plate and Cloths , Minister's Surplice , Pulpit-Cloth , Hearse-Cloth , with other usual Ornaments duly provided and looked after . III. Have you a fair Bible , Book of Common-Prayer , Books of Homilies , and Canons , Register of Births , Burials , and Marriages , and is the said Register duly kept , and the Transcript returned every Year into the Official's Registry ? Have you also a Registry of such Strangers as are admitted to Preach , and a Book for the Entry of the Church-Wardens Accounts ? And are the said Books carefully looked to , and made use of ? IV. Is the Church-Yard sufficiently fenced and preserved from Anoyance , Encroachments , and Waste ? T IT II. Concerning Ministers and Parishioners . I. DOes your Parson or Curate , constantly , reverently and regularly officiate on the Lord's-day Holy-dayes and the Eves of them , as also read the Litany upon all Wednesdays and Fridays weekly ; and observe Rogation and Ember days according to the Order of the Church ; and so perform all Offices , without Addition or Diminution ? II. Are there in the Parish any Persons known or reputed to be Jews , Hereticks , Papists or Schismaticks , and are they studious to pervert the Orthodox , or insolent towards them for doing there Duty ? III. If there be any Assemblies for Religious Worship in your Parish , besides the Parish-Church or Chappel ; Have the Places of such Meetings been certified according to the Statute ? Do any upon that pretence , and who , wholly abstain on Sundays from coming to any publick Place where there are Prayers or Sermons , but spend their time in Ale-Houses or Houshold-Affairs IV. Are any of your Parish known or suspected to be guilty of Incest , Adultery , Fornication , or any other enormous Crimes ? Do any profane the Lord's Day , or other great Holy-Days , or the Name of God , or are irreverent in the Church , or neglect the respective Duties incumbent on them in reference to the Sacraments of Baptism and the Lord's Supper , and other Rites as of Catechizing , Confirmation , Marriage , Thanksgiving after Child-Birth , Burial of the Dead , or the Censures of the Church ? V. Are the Wills and Testaments of the Dead in your Parish , or the Administration of their Goods duly taken out and executed ? Have any Lands , Legacies , or charitable Gifts bestowed on your Parish , or any other good uses , been embezled , or unduly bestowed ? Has any Mony belonging to the Fabrick of your Church , or other charitable purposes , been employed to other uses ? TIT. III. Concerning Parish-Clerks and Sextons , Schools , Schoolmasters , Physicians , Chyrurgions and Midwives . I. HAVE you belonging to your Church or Chappelry a sufficient Clerk , or Sexton , and doth he faithfully and diligently execute his Office ? II. Does any one within your Parish or Chappelry keep School without Licence from the Official ; or if Licensed , neglect to teach the Youth committed to him the Catechism of the Church , and to bring them to the Service of the Church ? III. Doth any within your Parish or Chappelry practise Physick or Chyrurgery , or do the Office of a Midwife , without Approbation and License from the Official ? Advertisement . THE Curate of every Church or Chappel may joyn in Presentment with the Church-Wardens and Side-Men , and if they fail to present , the Ministers themselves ( who have the highest Obligation to endeavour the suppressing of Impiety and Disorder ) may and ought to do it . JOHN HARWOOD , L , L. D. Official . FINIS .