Articles to be enquired of by the church-wardens and sworne-men within the Archdeaconrie of Excester in the visitation of the Right Worshipful Thomas Barret, Archdeacon of the said Archdeaconrie of Excester. Anno Domini, 1612..

Touching the Ministrie.

1 WHether publike praier be said in your Church both Mor∣ning and Euening, euerie Sunday and holiday, distinctly reuerently, and in due time, and in such order as is by the booke of com∣mon prayer prescribed. And whether vpon Wednesdaies and Fridaies not being holydaies, the Letany and other praiers are said?

2 Whether hath your Parson or Vicar preached, or caused to be preached the monthly and quarterly Sermons, by the Kings Iniunc∣tions required. And whether hath there béene any admitted to preach or read any Lecture, or the diuine Seruice, not hauing licence?

3 Whether doth your Minister euery Sunday and Holyday, when there is no Sermon, read distinctly and plainly some part of the Ho∣milies, as by authority is prescribed?

4 Whether is your Minister resident vpon his benefice, if he be ab∣sent, how long hath he béene so, and whom hath he placed to serue the Cure in his stead?

5 Whether doth your Minister vsually vpon the Sabbaoth or Ho∣lydaies, in the Church openly call for, heare, and instruct in the Cate∣chisme, the children and sruants, which are of conuenient age within your Parish?

6 Whether is your Minister a Preacher, or contrariwise is hee a sower of discord, a haunter of Tauernes, or Alehouses, a common hunter, hawker, t••••••er, carder, swearer, or dancer, or is suspected to liue incontinently, or doth frequent any suspected places, or giue euill example of life?

7 Whether doth your Minister vpon the Sunday, about the mid∣dest of diuine Seruice, openly signifie, what holy daies and fasting daies are to be obserued the same weeke following?

8 Whether hath your Minister baptised any children, married any persons, churched any woman, buried any dead, or administred the ho∣ly Communion in any other-sort then is prescribed by the booke of com∣mon prayer, or hath he refused to reforme any of these duties according in the same?

9 Whether doth your Minister vse to examine the Parishioners, before they come to the holy Communion, to know whether they be fit to be admitted thereunto?

10 Whether hath your Minster admitted to the holy commu∣nion

or into the Church any open and notorious euill liuer before penance done by appointment of the Ordinary?

11 Whether is your Minister diligent in visiting the sicke, & com∣forting them with the holy Scriptures, and doth he then moue such as bee of abilitie, especially when they make their testaments, to con∣sider the necessitie of the poore, and to giue to their boxe or chest, their charitable deuotion, or almes?

12 Whether doth your Minister quarterly read in the Church the Kings Iniunctions publikely, as is required?

13 Whether hath your Minister conferred with, and perswa∣ded all persons within your Parish suspended or excommunicated, to submit themselues to the Ecclesiasticall censure, and to seeke their restitution from the Ordinary, and whether doth he vse it in the pre∣sence of one of the Churchwardens at the least?

14 Whether doth your Minister kéepe a note of all excommuni∣cants in your Parish, and the first Sunda euery moneth about the middest of Morning prayer recite their names, and admonish the Churchwardens to remoue them out of the Church?