Articles to be enquired of within the dioces of London, in the visitation of the Reuerend Father in God, Ihon Bishop of London, 1589 in the xxxj. yeare of the raigne of Our Most Gratious Soueraigne Lady Elizabeth by the grace of God Queene of England, Fraunce, and Ireland, defender of the faith, &c.

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Title: Articles to be enquired of within the dioces of London, in the visitation of the Reuerend Father in God, Ihon Bishop of London, 1589 in the xxxj. yeare of the raigne of Our Most Gratious Soueraigne Lady Elizabeth by the grace of God Queene of England, Fraunce, and Ireland, defender of the faith, &c.
Author: Church of England. Diocese of London. Bishop (1577-1594 : Aylmer)
Publication: Imprinted at London :: [T. Orwin],; 1589.
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Articles concerning Ecclesiasticall officers.

WHether the Chancellor, Archdeacon, Commissary, officiall, or any other, vsing Ecclesiasticall iurisdiction in this Dioces, their Registers or Actuaries, Apparitors or Sumners, haue at any time winked at and suffered any Adulterers, Fornicators, incests, or other faults or offences presented vnto them, to passe and remayne vnpunished and vncorrected for Money, Rewards, Bribes, Plea∣sure, Frendship or any other partiall or affectionate respect?

2 Whether at the Archdeacons visitations which haue bin sithence 1586. the Archdeacon of your Archdeaconrie or his officers hath cal∣led to the Church wardens for a Certificate from the Parson, Vicar, or Curate of your Parish, thereby to vnderstand whether the Iniunc∣tions of the saide Bishop giuen in his visitation held in that yeare 1586. haue bin duely and precisely obserued or not, according to the Tenor and effect of one of those Iniunctions?

3 Whether any haue beene lawfullie presented to the Chancelor, Archdeacō, Commissarie, or Official, within these three yeres passed, for any crime punishable by the Ecclesiasticall Courts: who neither haue made their purgation, for the infamie of the same offence, nor haue receaued pennance, whereby the parish hath béen satisfied.