Injunctions given BY THE queens Majesty. Anno Domini MD.LIX. The first year of the reign of our Sovereign Lady Queen Elizabeth.  
Cum privilegio Regiae Maiestatis.   

¶ Injunctions given by the queens majesty, aswell to the clergy, as to the laity of this Realm.  
THe queens most royal Majesty, by th'advise of her most honourable counsel, intending th'advancement of the true honour of almighty God, the suppression of superstition, through all her highness Realm and dominions, and to plant true religion, to thextirpation of all hypocrisy, enormities, and abuses (as to her duty appertaineth) doth minister unto her loving subjects, these godly Injunctions hereafter following. All which Injunctions, her highness willeth and commandeth her said loving subjects, obediently to receive, and truly to observe and keep, every man in their offices, degrees, and states, as they will avoid her highness displeasure, and the pains of the same hereafter expressed.  
THE first is, that all Deans, archdeacon's, Parsons, 
Usurped and foreign authorities  Uycars, and all other, Ecclesiastical persons, shall faithfully keep & observe, and as far as in them may lie, shall cause to be observed and kept of other, all and singular laws and statutes made for the restoring to the Crown the ancient jurisdiction over the state Ecclesiastical, and abolishing of all foreign power repugnant to the same. And furthermore all Ecclesiastical persons, having cure of soul, shall to th'uttermost of their wit, knowledge and learning, purely, sincerely, and without any colour or dissimulation, declare, manifest and open, four times every year at the least, in their Sermons and other collations, that all usurped and foreign power, having no establyshement nor ground by the law of God, is for most just causes taken away and abolished. And that therefore no manner of obedience or subjection within her highness realms and dominions, is due unto any such foreign power. And that the queens power within her Realms and dominions, is the highest power under God, to whom all men within the same Realms and dominions, by God's laws, own most loyalty & obedience, afore and above all other powers and potentates in earth.  
Besides this, to th'intent that all superstition and hypocrisy, crept into divers men's hearts, 
Images  may vanish away, they shall not set forth or extol the dignity of any Images, Relics, or miracles, but declaring the abuse of the same, they shall teach that all goodness, health and grace, aught to be both asked and looked for only of God, as of the very author and giver of the same, and of none other.  
Item that they the persons above rehearsed, shall preach in their Churches, and every other cure they have, 
A sermon every month.  one Sermon every month of the year at the least, wherein they shall purely and sincerely declare the word of God: and in the same exhort their hearers to the works of Faith; as mercy and charity, 
works of Faith.  specially prescribed and commanded in scripture, and that works devised by man's fantasies besides scripture: As wandering of pilgrimages, setting up of Candles, 
works of man's devise.  praying upon beads, or such like superstition, have not only no promise of reward in scripture for doing of them: but contrariwise great threatenings and maledictions of God, for that they be things tending to Idolatry and superstition, which of all other offences, God almighty doth most detest and abhor, for that the same diminish most his honour and glory.  
Item that they the persons above rehearsed shall preach in their own persons once in every quarter of the year at the least one Sermon, 
Quarter Sermon or Homely  being licensed specially thereunto, as is specified hereafter, or else shall read some Homely prescribed to be used by the queens authority every sunday at the least, unless some other preacher sufficiently licenced as hereafter chance to come to the parish for the same purpose of preaching.  
Item that every holy day through the year when they have no Sermon, 
The pater noster, Credo & ten commandments.  they shall immediately after the Gospel, openly and plainly recite to their parishioners in the pulpit, the Pater noster, the Crede, and the ten commandments in english, to th'intent the people may learn the same by heart, exhorting all parents and householders, to teach their children and servants the same, as they are bound by the law of God, and conscience to do.  
Also that they shall provide within three months next after this visitation, 
The Bible & Paraphrasis.  at the charges of the parish, one book of the whole Bible of the largest volume in english. And within one xii months next after the said visitation the Paraphrases of Erasmus also in english, upon the Gospels, and the same set up in some convenient place within the said Church that they have cure of, whereas their Parysshyoners may most commodiously resort unto the same, and read the same, out of the time of common service. The charges of the Paraphrases shallbe by the person or proprietary and parishioners borne by equal portions. And they shall discourage no man from the reading of any part of the Bible, either in Latin or in english, but shall rather exhort every person to read the same, with great humility and reverence, as the very lively word of God, and the special food of man's soul, which all Christian persons are bound to embrace, believe, and follow, if they look to be saved: whereby they may the better know their duties to God, to their Sovereign Lady the Queen, and their neighbour, ever gently and charitably exhorting them, and in her majesties name, straightly charging and commanding them, that in the reading thereof, no man to reason or contend, but quietly to hear the reader.  
Also the said Ecclesiastical persons, shall in no wise at any unlawful time, nor for any other cause, 
Haunting of Alehouses by Ecclesiastical persons.  then for their honest necessities, haunt or resort to any Taverns or Alehouses. And after their meats, they shall not give themselves to drinking or riot, spending their time idly by day or by night, at dice, cards, or tables playing, or any other unlawful game. But at all times as they shall have leisure, they shall hear or read somewhat of holy scripture, or shall occupy themselves with some other honest study or exercise, and that they always do the things which appertain to honesty, and endeavour to profit the common wealth, having always in mind that they ought to excel all other in purity of life, and should be examples to the people, to live well and Chrystyantly.  
Also that they shall admit no man to preach within any their cures, but such as shall appear unto them, 
Prea●hers not licenced.  to be sufficiently licenced thereunto by the queens Majesty, or the archbishop of Caunterburye, or the archbishop of york, in either their provinces, or the bishop of the Diocese, or by the queens majesties visitors: and such as shall be so licenced, they shall gladly receive, to declare the word of God, at convenient times, without any resistance or contradiction. And that no other be suffered to preach out of his own cure or parish, than such as shallbe licenced, as is above expressed.  
Also if they do, or shall know any man within their parish, or else where, that is a letter of the word of God, 
Letters of the word.  to be read in english, or sincerely preached, or of th'execution of these the queens majesties Injunctions, or a fawter of any usurped and foreign power, now by the laws of this Realm justly rejected and taken away, 
Farrier's of the usurped power.  they shall detect, and present the same to the queens Majesty, or to her counsel, or to the Ordinary, or to the justice of peace next adjoining.  
Also that the Parson, Uycar, or Curatte, and parishioners of every parish within this Realm: 
A Register.  shall in their Churches and Chapels keep one book or Register, wherein they shall write the day and year of every wedding, Chrystening, and Burial, made within the Paryshe, for their time, and so every man succeading them likewise, and also therein shall write every persons name that shallbe so wedded, chrystened, and buried. And for the safe keeping of the same book, the Paryshe shallbe bound to provide of their common charges one sure coffer with two locks and keys, whereof the one to remain with the Parson, vicar, or Curate, and tother with the Wardens of every parish Church or chapel wherein the said book shallbe laid up, which book they shall every sunday take forth, and in the presence of the said Wardens or one of them, write and record in the same all the weddings, chrystenynges, and burials made the whole week before. And that done, to lay up the book in the said coffer, as afore. And for every time that the same shallbe omitted, the party that shallbe in the fault thereof, shall forfeit to the said Church iii s. iiii. d. to be employed, the one half to the poor men's box of that Paryshe, the other half towards the repair of the Church.  
Furthermore, because the goods of the Church, are called the goods of the poor, and at these days, 
Distribution of the xl part.  nothing is less seen than the poor to be sustained with the same: All persons, Vicars, Pentionaries, Prebendaries, and other beneficed men within this deanery not being resident upon their benefices, which may dispend yearly twenty pound or above, either within this Deanery, or else where, shall distribute hereafter among their poor parisshioners or other inhabitants there, in the presence of the church wardens or some other honest men of the parish, the forty part of the fruits and revenues of their said benefice, least they be worthily noted of ingratitude, which reserving so many parts to themselves cannot vouchsafe, to impart the forty portion thereof among the poor people of that parish, that is so fruitful and porfytable unto them.  
12 And to th'intent that learned men may hereafter spring the more for th'execution of the premises, 
Exhibition for scholars.  every person, vicar, clerk or beneficed man within this Deanery, having yearly to dispend in benefices and other promotions of the church an hundredth pounds, shall give. iii.li.vi. s. viii. d. in exhibition to one scholar in any of the universities, and for as many. C.li more, as he may dispend, to so many scholars more shall give like exhibition in the university of Oxford of Cambridge, or some grammar school, which after they have profited in good learning, may be partners of their patrons, Cure and charge, as well in preaching as otherwise in execution of their offices, or may when need shallbe other wise profit the common weal, with their counsel and wisdom.  
13 Also that all proprietaries, persons, vicar's, and clerk having churches, 
The fift part for reparations.  chapels or mansions within this deanery shall bestow, yearly hereafter upon the same mansions or chaunselles of their churches, being in decay, the fift part of that their benefices, till they be fully repaired and shall always keep and maintain in good estate.  

Reading of the Injunctions.  14 Also that the said person's vicar's & clerk shall once every quarter of the year read these Injunctions given unto them, openly and deliberately before all their parishioners, at one time or at two several times in one day, to th'intent that both they may be the better admonished of their duty, and their said parishioners the more moved to follow the same for their part.  

Payments of Tithes.  15 Also forasmuch as by laws established, every man is bound to pay his tithes, no man shall by colour of duty omitted by there curates, detain their tithes, & so requite one wrong with another, or be his own judge: but shall truly pay the same, as he hath been accustomed to their persons, vicar's and Curates, without any restraint or diminution. And such lack and default as they can justly find in their persons and curates, to call for reformation thereof, at their ordinaries & other superiors, who upon complaint and dew proof thereof, shall reform the same accordingly.  

The new Testament and paraphrasis.  16 Also that every person, vicar, Curate and Stipendiary priest, being under the degree of a master of art, shall provide, and have of his own within three months after this visitation, the new testament both in latten and in English with paraphrases upon the same, conferring th'one with tother. And the bishops & other ordinaries by themselves or their officers in their synods and visitations, shall examine the said ecclesiastycal persons, how they have profited in the study of holy scripture.  
17 Also that the vice of damnable despair, 
Comfortable Sentences for the sick.  may be clearly taken a way, and that firm belief, and Steadfast hope may be surely conceived of all their parishioners being in any danger, they shall learn and have always in a readiness, such comfortable places & sentences of Scripture, as do set forth the mercy, benefits and goodness of almighty god, towards all penitent and believing persons, that they may at all times when necessity shall require. promptly comfort their flock with the lively word of god, which is th'only stay of man's conscience.  
18 Also to avoid all contention and strife 
Procession to be left.  which heretofore hath risen among the queens majesties subjects in sundry places of her realms and dominions by reason of fond Courtesy, and challenging of places in procession: and also that they may the more quietly hear that which is said or song to their edifying, they shall not from henceforth in any parish Church, at any time use any procession about the Church or Church yard, or other place, but immediately before the time of communion of the Sacrament, the priests with other of they choir, shall kneel in the mids of the Church, and sing or say plainly and distintly the litany which is set fourth in English with all the Suffrages following, 
The tyranny.  to th'intent the people may hear and answer, and none other procession or tyranny to be had or used, but the said tyranny in English, adding nothing thereto but as it is now appointed. And in Cathedral or Collegiate churches, the same shallbe done in such places and in such sort, as our commissioners in our visitation shall appoint. and in the time of the tyranny of the common prayer of the Sermon, and when the priest readeth the scripture to the parisshioners, no manner of persons without a just & urgent cause shall use any walking in the church, 
Le● bearing of divine service.  ne shall depart out of the church, and all ringing and knolling of bells shallbe utterly forborn for that time, except one bell in convenient time to be rung or knowled before the Sermone. But yet for the retaining of the perambulation of the Circuits of parishes, they shall once in the year at the time accustomed with the curate and the substantial men of the parish, walk about their parishes as they were accustomed, & at their return to the church make their common prayers.  
19 Provided that the curate in their said common 
Perambulation of parishes  perambulatyons used heretofore in the days of rogations at certain convenient places shall admonish the people to give thanks to god in the beholding of gods benefits for th'increase and abundance of his fruits upon the face of th'earth, with the saying the .103. Psalm Benedic anima mea. etc. or such like, at which time also the same minister shall Inculke there or such Sentences. Cursed be he which translateth the bounds and dolles of his neighbour, or such other order of prayers as shallbe hereafter appointed.  
20 Item all the queens faithful and loving subjects shall from henceforth celebrate and keep their holly day, 
spending all the holy day.  according to gods holy will and pleasure: that is in hearing the word of god red and taught: in private and public prayers: in knowledging their offences to god, and amendment of the same, in reconciling theirselves charitably to their neighbours, where displeasure hath been, in often times receiving the communion of the very body and blood of Christ, in visiting of the poor and Sick, in using all soberness and godly conversation: yet notwithstanding all persons vicar's and curates, shall teach and declare unto their parysshioners, that they may with a safe and quiet conscience after their common prayer in the time of harvest, labour upon the holly and festival days, and save that thing which god hath sent. And if for any scrupulosity, or grudge of conscience, men should superstitiously abstain from working upon those days, that then they should grievously offend and displease god.  
21 Also forasmuch as variance and contention is a thing that most displeaseth god, 
Open contenders to be reconciled openly.  and is most contrary to the blessed communion of the body and blood of our Saviour Christ, Curates shall in no wise admit to the receiving thereof any of their cure or floke, which be openly known to live in sine notorious without repentance, or who hath maliciously and openly contented with his neighbour, unless the same do first charitably and openly reconcile himself again, remitting all rancour and malice, whatsoever controversy hath been between them, and nevertheless, their just titles and rights, they may charitably, prosecute before such as have authority to hear the same.  

Contemners of laudable Ceremonies.  22 Also that they shall instruct and teach in their cures, that no man ought obstinately and maliciously, break and violate the laudable Ceremonies of the Church commanded by public authority to be observed.  

The abolishement of things superstitious.  23 Also that they shall take away, utterly extinct and destroy all shrines, covering of Shrines, all Tables, candelstykes, tryndalles, and rolls of wax, pictures, paintings, and all other monuments of feigned miracles, Pilgremagies, Idolatry and superstition, so that there remain no memory of the same in walls, glasses, window or else where within their churches and houses, preserving nevertheless or repayving both the walls and glaze windous. And they shall exhort all their parishioners to do the like within their several houses.  

The pulpit.  24 And that the Churchwardens, at the common charge of the parishioners in every Church, shall provide a comely and honest Pulpit to be set in a convenient place within the same & to be there seemly kept, for the preaching of gods word.  
25 Also they shall provide, 
The chest for the poor.  and have within three months after this visitatyon, a strong chest with a hole in the upper part thereof, to be provided, at the cost and charge of the parish, having iii keys, whereof one shall remain in the custody of the person, vicar or Curate, and the other two in the custody of the Churchwardens, or any other two honest men, to be appointed by the parish from year to year, which chest you shall set and fasten in a most convenient place, to th'intent the parishioners should put into it their oblations and alms for their poor neighbours. And the person vicar and Curate, shall diligently from time to time, and specially when men make their Testaments, call upon, exhort and move their neighbours to confer and give, as they may well spare, to the said chest, declairing unto them, whereas heretofore they have been diligent to bestow much substance otherwise than god commanded, upon pardons, pilgrimages Trentals, decking of images, offering of candles, giving to friars, and upon other like blind devotions: they ought at this time to be much more ready to help the poor and needy, knowing that to relieve the poor is a true worshipping of god, required earnestly upon pain of everlasting damnation, & that also, whatsoever is given for their comfort, is given to Christ himself, and so is accepted of him, that he will mercifully reward the same with everlasting life. The which alms and devotion of the people, the keepers of the keys, shall at times convenient take out of the chest and distribute the same in the presence of the whole parish or six of them to be truly and faithfully delivered to their most nydie neighbours, 
The distribution of the Alms.  and if they be provided for, then to the reparation of high ways next adjoining; or to the poor people of such parishes near as shallbe thought best to the said keepers of the keys. And also the money which riseth of fraternities, guilds and other stocks of the church (except by the queens majesties authority it be otherwise appointed) shallbe put into the said chest, & converted to the said use, and also the rents of lands, the profit of Cat-tail, and money given or bequeathed to obbittes and diriges, or to the finding of torches, l●ghtes tapers and lamps, shallbe converted to the said use, saving that it shallbe lawful for them to bestow part of the said proffittes upon the reparation of the said church, if great need require, and where as the parish is very poor, and not able otherwise to repair the same.  

Simony.  26 Also to avoid the detestable sin of simony because buying and Selling of benefices is erecrable before god: therefore all such persons as buy any benefices, or come to them by fraud or deceit, shallbe deprived of such benefices; and be made unable at any time after, to receive any other spiritual promotion. And such as do sell them, or by any colour do bestow them for their own gain and profit, shall lose their right and title of patronage, and presentment for that time, and the gift thereof for that vacation, shall appertain to the queens Majesty.  
Also because through lack of preachers in many places of the queens Realms and dominions, 
Homilies to be read.  the people continue in ignorance & blindness, all Persons, vicars, & Curates, shall read in their Churches every Sunday, one of the Homilies which are and shallbe set forth for the same purpose, by the queens authority in such sort as they shallbe appointed to do in the preface of the same.  
Also whereas many indiscrete persons do at this day, 
Contempt of ministers.  uncharitably contemn and abuse priests and ministers of the Church, because some of them (having small learning) have of long time favoured fond fantasies, rather than God's truth: yet forasmuch as their office and function is appointed of god: the queens Majesty willeth and chargeth all her loving subjects, that from henceforth they shall use them charitably & reverently, for their office and ministration sake, and especially such as labour in the setting forth of God's holy word.  
Item although there be no prohibition by the word of God, nor any example of the primative Church, but that the priests and ministers of the Church may lawfully, for the avoiding of fornication, have an honest and sober wife, & that for the same purpose, the same was by act of Parliament in time of our dear brother king Edward the sixth, made lawful, whereupon a great number of the clergy of this realm were their married, and so yet continue, yet because there hath grown offence, and some slander to the Church, by lack of discrete and sober behaviour in many ministers of the Church, both in choosing of their wives, and in undiscrete living with them, the remedy whereof is necessary to be sought. It is thought therefore very necessary, that no manner of priest or deacon, shall hereafter take to his wife any manner of woman without the advise and allowance first had upon good examination by the bishop of the same Diocese, and two justices of peace of the same shire, dwelling next to the place where the same woman hath made her most abode, before her marriage, nor without the good will of the parents of the said woman, if she have any living, or two of the next of her kinsfolks, or for lack of knowledge of such, of her master or masters where she serveth. And before he shallbe contracted in any place, he shall make a good and certain proof thereof to the minister, or to the congregation assembled for that purpose, which shallbe upon some holy day where divers may be present. And if any shall do otherwise: that then they shall not be permitted to minister either the word, or the sacraments of the Church, nor shall be capable of any Ecclesiastical benefice. And for the manner of marriages of any bishops, the same shallbe allowed and approved by the Metropolitan of the province, and also by such commissioners as the queens Majesty shall thereunto appoint. And if any master or dean, or any head of any college, shall purpose to marry, the same shall not be allowed, but by such to whom the visitation of the same doth properly belong, who shall in any wise provide that the same tend not to the hindrance of their house.  
Item her Majesty being desirous to have the prelacy and clergy of this Realm to be had aswell in outward reverence, 
Of apparel of ministers.  as otherwise regarded for the worthiness of their ministries, and thinking it necessary to have them known to the people, in all places and assembles, both in the Church and without, and thereby to receive the honour and estimation due to the special messengers and ministers of almighty god: willeth and commandeth that all archbishops and bishops, and all other that be called or admitted to preaching or ministry of the Sacraments, or that be admitted into any vocation Ecclesiastical, or into any society of learning in either of the universities, or else where, shall use and wear such seemly habits, garments, and such square caps, as were most commonly and orderly received in the latter year of the reign of King Edward the sixth, not thereby meaning to attribute any holiness or special worthiness to the said garments. But as saint Paul writeth: Omnia decenteret secundi●● ordinem fid●t. 1. Cor. 14. Cap.  
Item that no man shall wilfully & obstinately defend or maintain any heresies, 
Heresies.  errors, or false doctrine, contrary to the faith of christ and his holy scripture.  

Charms.  Item that no persons shall use charms, sorcery, enchantments, witchcrafts, soothsaying, or any like devilish devise, nor shall resort at any time to the same for counsel or help.  
Item that no person shall, neglecting their own parish Church, 
absent from common prayer.  resort to any other church in time of common prayer or preaching, except it be by the occasion of some extraordinary sermon, in some parish of the same town.  
Item that no Inneholders or ale house keepers shall use to sell meat or drink in the time of common prayer, 
Inholders & alehouses.  preaching, reading of the Homilies or Scriptures.  

Images in houses.  Item that no persons keep in their houses any abused images, table, pictures, paintings and other monuments of feigned miracles, pilgrimages, idolatry, or superstition.  

Disturbers of Sermons or service.  Item that no man shall willingly let or disturb the preacher in time of his Sermon, or let or discourage any curate or minister to sing or say the divine service now set forth, nor mock or jest at the ministers of such service.  

Rash talkers of scripture.  Item that no man shall talk or reason of the holy scriptures, rashly or contentiously, nor maintain any false doctrine or error, but shall commune of the same when occasion is given, reverently, humbly, & in the fear of God, for his comfort and better understanding.  
Item that no man, woman, nor child shallbe otherwise occupied in the time of the service, 
Attendance to the service.  then in quiet attendance to hear, mark and understand that is read, preached, and ministered.  
Item that every schoolmaster and teacher, shall teach the grammar set forth by king Henry th'eight of noble memory, 
The Grammar of king Henry the eight.  and continued in the time of king Edward the sixth, and none other.  
Item that no man shall take upon him to teach, 
Allowance of schoolmasters.  but such as shallbe allowed by thordinary, and found meet, as well for his learning & dexterity in teaching, as for sober and honest conversation, and also for right understanding of God's true religion.  
Item that all teachers of children shall stir & move them to the love & due reverence of God's true religion, 
Duty of schoolmasters.  now truly set forth by public authority.  
Item that they shall accustom their scholars reverently to learn such sentences of scriptures, 
Sentences of scripture for scholars.  as shallbe most expedient to induce them to all godliness.  
Item forasmuch as in these latter days many have been made priests, 
Unlearned priests.  being children, and otherwise utterly unlearned, so that they could read to say matins and mass: The Ordinaries shall not admit any such to any cure or spiritual function.  
Item, every parson, Uycar, and Curate, shall upon every holy day, 
The catechism.  and every second Sunday in the year, hear and instruct all the youth of the parish, for half an hour at the least, before evening prayer, in the ten commandments, the articles of the belief, and in the lords prayer, and diligently examine them, and teach the catechism, set forth in the book of public prayer.  
Item that the ordinaries do exhibit unto our visitoures, 
The book of the afflictions for religion.  their books, or a true copy of the same, containing the causes why any person was imprisoned, famyshed, or put to death for religion.  
Item that in every parish, three or four discrete men which tender God's glory, 
Overseers for seru●●e on the ●●ly days.  and his true religion, shallbe appointed by the Ordinaries, diligently to see that all the parishioners duly resort to their Church upon all Sundays and holy days, and there to continue the whole time of the Godly service. And all such as shallbe found slack or negligent in resorting to the Church, having no great nor urgent cause of absence, they shall straightly call upon them, and after due monition, if they amend not, they shall denounce them to the ordinary.  
Item that the Churchwardens of every parish 
inventories of church goods.  shall deliver unto our visitors the inventories of vestments, copes, and other ornaments, plate, books, and specially of Grails, Couchers, Legends, Processionalles, Hymnalles, Manuelles, Portuesses, and such like appertaining to their Church.  
Item that weakly upon Wenesdayes and fridays, 
Service on wenesdayes & fridays.  not being holy days, the curate at the accustomed hours of service, shall resort to Church, and cause warning to be given to the people, by knolling of the bell, and say the Litany and prayers.  
Item because divers Collegiate, and also some parish Churches heretofore, 
Continuance of singing in the church.  there hath been livings appointed for the maintenance of men and children, to use singing in the Church, by means whereof the laudable science of music hath been had in estimation, and preserved in knowledge: The queens Majesty neither meaning in any wise the decay of any thing that might conveniently tend to the use and contynnaunce of the said science, neither to have the same in any part so abused in the Church, that thereby the common prayer should be the worse understand of the hearers: willeth and commandeth, that first no alteration be made of such assignementes of living, as heretofore hath been appointed to the use of singing or music in the Church, but that the same so remain. And that there be a modest and destyncte song so used, in all parts of the common prayers in the Church: that the same may be as plainly understanded as if it were read without singing. And yet nevertheless for the comforting of such as delight in music, it may be permitted that in the beginning, or in th'end of common prayers, either at morning or evening, there may be song an hymn, or such like song, to the praise of almighty God, in the best sore of melody and music that may be conveniently devised, having respect that the sentence of the hymn may be understanded and perceived.  
Item because in all alterations, & specially in rites and ceremonies, 
Against slanderous and inf●mus words.  there happeneth discord amongs the people, and thereupon slanderous words and ●●●linges, whereby charity, the knot of all christian society is loosed. The queens Majesty being most desirous of all other earthly things, that her people should live in charity, both towards God and man, and therein abound in good works: willeth and straightly commandeth all manner her subjects, to forbear all vain & contentious disputations in matters of Religion, and not to use in despite or rebuke of any person, these convitious words, papyst or papistical heretic, scysmaticke, or sacramentary, or any such like words of reproach. But if any manner of person, shall deserve the accusation of any such, that first he be charytablye admonished thereof. And if that shall not amend him, then to denounce the offenders to the ordinary, or to some higher power having authority to correct the same.  
Item because there is a great abuse in the printers of books, 
Against heretical and seditious books.  which for covetousness chiefly regard not what they print, so they may have gain, whereby arriseth great disorder by publicatyon of unfruitful, vain and infamous books and papers: The queens majesty straightly chargethe and commandeth, that no manner of person shall print any manner of book or paper, of what sort, nature, or in what language soever it be, except the same be first licensed by her majesty by express words in writing, or by vi of her privy counsel, or be perused & licenced by the archbishops of Cantorbury & york, the bishop of London, the chancellors of both unyversities, the bishop being ordinary, and the Archdeacon also of the place where any such shallbe printed, or by two of them, whereof the ordinary of the place to be always one. And that the names of such as shall allows the same, to be added in th'end of every such work, for a testimony of the allowance thereof. And because many pampheletes, plays and balletes, be often times printed, wherein regard would be had, that nothing therein should be either heretical, seditious, or unseemly for Christian ears: Her majesty likewise commandeth, that no manner of person, shall enterprise to print any such, except the same be to him licensed by such her majesties commissioners, or iii, of them, as h● appointed in the city of London to here, and determine divers causes ecclesiastical, tending to the execution of certain statutes, made the last parliament for unyformitye of order in religion. And if any shall sell or utter, any manner of books or papers, being not licenced as is abovesaid: That the same party shallbe punished by order of the said commissioners, as to the quality of the fault shallbe thought mete. And touching all other books of matters of religion, or policy, or governance, that hath been printed, either on thisside the Seas, or on tother side, because the diversity of them is great, and that there needeth good consideration to be had of the perticularyties thereof: her majesty referreth the prohibition, or permission thereof: to th'order which her said commissioners within the City of London shall take, and notify. According to the which, her majesty straightly commandeth all manner her subjects, and specially the wardens and company of stationers, to be obedient.  
provided that these orders do not extend to any profane authors, and works in any language, that hath been heretofore commonly received or allowed in any the unyversities or Scoles: But the same may be printed and used, as by good order they were accustomed.  
Item, althougthe almighty god, is at all times to be honoured with all manner of reverence that may be devised: 
Reverence at prayers.  yet all other times, in time of common prayer the same is most to be regarded. Therefore, it is to be necessarily received, that in time of the tyranny, and of all other collects and common supplicatyons to almighty god, all manner of people shall devoutly and humbly kneel upon their knees, 
Honour to the name of jesus  and give ear thereunto. And that whensoever the name of jesus shallbe in any Lesson, Sermon or otherwise in the church, pronounced: That due reverence be made of all parson's young and old, with lowliness of curtsy, and uncovering of heads of the men kind, as thereunto doth necessarily belong, and heretofore hath been accustomed.  
Item that all ministers and readers of public prayers, 
Curates to read distinctly.  chapters and homilies, shallbe charged to read leasurly, plainly and distinctly, and also such as are but mean readers, shall peruse over before once or twice the chapters and homilies, to th'intent they may read to the better understanding of the people, and the more encouragement to godliness.  

¶ An admonition to simple men, deceived by malicious.  
THE queens Majesty being informed that in certain places of this realm, sundry of her native subjects, being called to Ecclesiastical ministery in the Church, be by sinister persuasion, and perverse construction induced to find some scruple in the form of an oath which by an Act of the last parliament, is prescribed to be required of divers persons, for the recognition of their allegiance to her Majesty, which certainly neither was ever ment●●e by any equity of words or good sense, can be there of gathered: Would that all her loving subjects should understand, that nothing was, is, or shallbe meant or intended by the same oath, to have any other duty, allegiance, or bond required by the same oath than was acknowledged to be due to the most noble kings of famous memory king Henry the viii her majesties father, or king Edward the sixth, her majesties brother.  
And further her Majesty forbiddeth all manner her subjects to give ear or credit to such perverse & malicious persons, which most sinisterly & maliciously labour to notify to her loving subjects, how by the words of the said oath, it may be collected that the kings or Queens of this realm, possessors of the Crown, may challenge authority and power of ministry of divine offices in the Church, wherein her said subjects be much abused by such evil disposed persons. For certainly her Majesty neither doth, ne ever will challenge any other authority, than that was challenged and lately used by the said noble kings of famous memory king Henry the eight, and king Edward the sixth, which is and was of ancient time due to the Imperial Crown of this realm. That is under God, to have the sovereignty & rule over all manner persons borne within these her realms, dominions, and countries, of what estate either ecclesiastical or temporal so ever they be so as 〈◊〉 there foreign power shall or ought to have any superiority over them. And if any person that hath conceived any other sense of the form of the said oath, shall accept the same oath with this interpretation, sense, or meaning; her majesty is well pleased to accept every such in that behalf, as her good and obedient subjects, & shall acquit them of all manner penalties contained in the said act against such as shall peremptorily, or obstinately refuse to take the same oath.   

For the Tables in the church.  
Whereas her Majesty understandeth that in many and sundry parts of the realm, the Altars of the Churches be removed, & tables placed for ministration of the holy sacrament, according to the form of the law therefore provided, and in some other places the Altars be not yet removed, upon opinion conceived of some other order therein to be taken by her majesties visitors. In thorder whereof, saving for an uniformity, there seemeth no matter of great moment, so that the sacrament be duly and reverently ministered. yet for observation of one uniformity through the hole Realm, & for the better imitation of the law, in that behalf, it is ordered that no Altar be taken down but by oversight of the curate of the Church, and the churchwardens, or one of them at the least, wherein no riotous or disordered manner to be used, and that the holy table in every Church be decently made, and set in the place where the altar stood: and there commonly covered as thereto belongeth, and as shallbe appointed by the visitors, and so to stand, saving when the communion of the sacrament is to be distributed, at which time the same shallbe so placed in good sort within the Chancel, as whereby the minister may be more conveniently heard of the communicantes, in his prayer and ministration, & the communicantes also, more conveniently & in more number communicate with the said minister, and after the Communion done, from time to time the same holy table to be placed where it stood before.  
Item where also it was in the time of king Edward the sixth used to have the sacramental bread of common fine bread: 
The Sacramental bread.  It is ordered for the more reverence to be given to these holy mysteries, being the sacraments of the body and blood of our saviour jesus christ, that the same sacramental bread be made and form plain without any figures thereupon, of the same fineness & fashion round, though somewhat bigger in compass and thickness, as the usual bread and wafer heretofore named singing cakes, which served for the use of the private mass.   

¶ The form of biding the prayers to be used generally in this uniform sort.  
YE shall pray for Christ's holy catholic church, that is, for the whole congregation of christian people, dyspersed throughout the whole world, and specially for the church of England and Ireland. And herein I require you most specially to pray for the queens most excellent majesty our sovereign lady Elizabeth Queen of England, France and Ireland, defender of the faith, and supreme governor of this realm, aswell in causes ecclesiastical as temporal.  
you shall also pray for the ministers of gods holy word and Sacraments, aswell archbishops and bishops, as other pastures and curates.  
you shall also pray for the queens most honourable counsel, and for all the nobility of this realm, that all and every of these in their calling, may serve truly and painfully, to the glory of god and edifying of his people, remembering thaccount that they must make.  
Also you shall pray for the whole commons of this realm, that they may live in true faith and fear of god, in humble obedience and brotherly charity one to tother.  
Finally, let us praise god for all those which are departed out of this life in the faith of christ and pray unto god, that we may have grace so to direct our lives after their good example, that after this life, we with them may be made partakers of the glorious resurrection, in the life everlasting.   

¶ And this done show the holy days and fasting days.  
ALl which and singular Injunctions, the queens majesty ministereth unto her clergy, and to all other her loving subjects, straightly charging and commanding them to observe and keep the same upon pain of depryvatyon, Sequestratyon of fruits and benefices, Suspension, excommunication and such other cohertion, as to ordinaries, or other having ecclesiastical jurysdiction, whom her majesty hath appointed, or shall appoint for the due execution of the same, shallbe seen convenient. Charging and commanding them, to see these Iniunctyons observed and kept of all persons, being under their jurisdictyon, as they will answer to her majesty for the contrary. And her highness pleasure is, that every justice of peace being required, shall assist the ordinaries and every of them, for the due execution of the said Injunctions.    

¶ Imprinted at London in Paul's Church yard by Richard lug and john Cawood printers to the queens Majesty.  
Cum privilegio Regiae Maiestatis.