IN primis, whether Diuine seruice 1 be sayd or songe by your Minister or Ministers in your seuerall Churches duelye and reuerently, as it is set forthe by the lawes of this realme, with out any kynde of variation. And whether the holy Sa­cramentes be likewise ministred reuerently, in suche manner as by the lawes of this Realme is appoin­ted.

Item, whether you haue in youre parrysh chur­ches all thinges necessarye and requisite for Com­mon 2 prayer and administration of the Sacraments, specially the booke of Common praier, the Bible in the largest volume, the Homilyes, with the Para­phrases of Erasmus: Aconuenient Pulpit wel pla­ced: A comly and decent table for the Holy commu­nion, sette in place prescribed by the Queenes maie­sties Iniunctions. The Chest or Boxe for the poore men, and al other things necessary in and to the pre­misses. And whether your Alters be taken downe, accordyng to the commaundement in that behalfe geuen,

Item, whether your Prestes, Curates, or ministers 3 [Page] do vse in the time of the celebraciō of diuine seruice to weare a surplesse, prescribed by the Queenes ma­iesties Iniunctions, & the boke of Common praier. And wheather they do celebrate the same deuine ser­uice in the chauncelor in the Churche, and do vse all Rites and orders prescribed in the boke of Commō praier, &c. and none other.

4 Item, whether they do vse to minister the Com­munion in wafer bread, according vnto the Quenes Maiesties Iniunctions, or in common bread.

5 Item, whether ymages and al other monumentes of ydolatry and superstition be destroyd and aboly­shed in your seueral parishes: And whether youre Churches be well adorned and conuenientlye kepte without waste, destruction, or abuse of any thinge. Whether the rood loft be pulled downe, according to the order prescribed, and of the partition betwene the Chauncell and the Churche be kepte. Whether the funt be standing and kept decently in the place v­sed. Whether youre Churcheyardes be well fensed and clenly kept. Whether anye sale haue bene made of youre Churche goods, by whome and to whom, and what hath ben don with the mony thereof cō ­ming. Whether your Chauncels and Parsonages be wel and sufficiently repaired: Whether any man haue pulled downe or dyscouered anye Churche, Chauncell, Chappell, Almes house, or suche lyke, or haue plucked down the bels, or haue felled or spoiled any woode or timber in any Churche yarde.

6 Item, whether ther be any Parsons that intrude [Page] them selfe, and presume to exercise any kinde of my­nistery in the churche of God, without imposition of handes and ordinary aucthoritie. Whether theire church or chappell be serued with any readers, Or whether any Minister do remoue from any other diocese to serue in this, without leters testimonial of thordinary from whom he came, to testify the cause of his departinge thence, and of his behauiour. Or any beinge once priest or minister, that doth not mi­nister, or frequent and resort to the Common praier now vsed, and at tymes appoynted communicate. And whether any suche do goe and boste himselfe lyke a laye man.

Item, whether your Parsons and Uicars be resi­dente 7 continualli vpon their benifices: Whether thei giue themselues to deuoute prayer, discrete reading of the Scripture and godlye contemplacion, and re­leaue the poore charitably to their hability, accor­dinge to the Queenes Iniunctions. Whether they pray for the prosperous estate of the Queenes Ma­iesty, as is prescribed in her geaces Iniunctions.

Item, whether the communion table be decentlye 8 couered and set in conuenient place, according to the Queenes Maiesties Iniunctions.

Item, whether any of your ministers doth or hath 9 admitted any notoriouse sinner or maliciouse person out of Charitie, without iuste penance don and recō ­ciliation had, to receaue the holy Communiō: or ani that hathe not receaued the same accordinge as to a Christian appertayneth, and by the lawes it is ap­pointed. [Page] And whether you do heare or knowe any that doth vse to saie or heare the priuate Masse, or doe vse anye other seruice then is prescribed by thee lawes of this Realme.

16 Item, whether your minysters doe call vppon fa­thers, mothers, and maisters of youth, to bring them vp in the feare of almighty God, in obedience, and in conuenient occupations. Whether they be peace­makers, and exhorte the people to obedience to their Prince, and to all other that be in authoritie to cha­rity and mutuall loue amonge themselues. Whe­ther thei geue them selues to superstition, & be main­teiners of the vnlearned people in ignoraunce.

11 Item, whether your Persons, Uicars, & Curates be commō gameners, hunters, haunters of tauerns, or alehouses: Suspected of any notable crime: Fau­ters of forein poures, letters of good religion, prea­chers of corrupt doctrine: stubborne or disobediēt to lawes and orders: Whether they be geuen to filthy lucer. Whether they be lyght either in example of life, or in vnwont and vnsemely apparell.

12 Item, whether anye of your benefices be vacant, how longe they haue been vacant: who is Patrone. Whether there be anye laye or temporall men, (not being within orders) or children, or any other (within age) that hath or enioieth ani benifice or spirituall promotion: ani Patron that suffereth anye benefice to be vacante, and taketh the tythes and other fruct­es to himselfe.

[Page]Item, whether your ministers kepe their registers 13 well, & do present the copi of them once eueri yeare by Indenture, to the Ordinary or his officers. And teache the Articles of the fayth, and the Tenne com­maūdementes, and the Lordes prayer, as is prescri­bed them in the Catechisme.

Item, whether youre Parsons and Uycars haue 14 any other or mo benefyces, where & in what Coun­trie thei be: Whether they came by them by Symo­ny, or other vnlawfull meanes. Whether they doe let theyr benifyce to farme, or els kepe them in theyr owne handes. Whether thei kepe hospitality or not. Whether in theire absence they leaue their cures to honest, learned, or expert Curates. Whether they make their ordinary Sermons, accordynge to thee Queenes maiestes Iniunctions. Whether they ad­mitte any to preatche vnlicenced, or put by any that hath licence. Whether thei reade the Queenes ma­iesties Iniunctions as they ought to do, and saye theire Seruice sensibly and distinctly.

Item, whether the laye people be diligent in com­ming 15 to the Churche on the holy daies, and with all humblenes, reuerentlye and deuoutly do geue them­selues to the hearing of Commune prayer in the tim thereof, and otherwise occupie themselues in priuat praiers, reading of Scriptures, or other vertuouse exercise. Yf any be negligent or wilful. Whether the forfaiture be leuid on their goodes to the vse of the poore, according to the lawes of this Realm in that behalfe prouided. And what mony hath ben gathe­red [Page] by the Churchwardens of the forfets.

16 Item, whether there be in your quarters any that openly or priuily vse or frequent any kinde of diuine seruice or common praier, other then is set forth by the lawes of this Realme: and disturbers of commō prayers, or letters of the worde of God to be reade, preached or heard: Any y^t by couert or crafty meanes depraue or contemne the same: or that speake to the derogation of the Queenes maiesties aucthority and power, or of the lawes set out by publike aucthority

17 Item, whether there be amonge you any blasphe­mers of y^e name of almighty God, adulterers, forni­cators, baudes, or receauers of suche persons. Any suspected of incest or any other notoriouse faulte, sin or crime. Any dronkardes, ribaldes, common slaun­derers of their neighbours, raylers or scolders, so­wers of discorde betweene neighbours, by plaies, rimes famouse libels, or otherwise.

18 Item, whether there be in your parrishes any In­keepers or Ale wiues, that admit any resort to their houses in tyme of Commone prayer. Anye that commonlye absente them selues from theyre owne Churche or otherwise idely or lewdly prophaneth the Sabbath day. Any that keepe any secret conuē ticles, preachings, lectures or readinges, contrary to the lawes. Any suspected of heresy, or that maintain any erronious opinions cōtrary to the lawes of al­mightie God and good religion, by publique authoritle in this Realme set forth.

19 Item, whether there be in these parties which mi­nister [Page] the goodes, of those whiche be deade, without authoritie: ani executors y^t haue not fulfilled their te­stators will, specially in paying of legacies giuen to good and godly vses, as to the reliefe of pouerte, to poore schollars, orphanes, highe waies, mariage of poore maydens, and suche lik. Whether youre Hospitals and Almes houses be iustly vsed, accordinge to the foundatiō and auncient ordinaūces of the same. Whether ther be any other placed in thē then poore, impotent & needy persons, that hath not other wyse where with or whereby to liue.

Item, whether there be any which of late hath 20 bequeathed in their testamentes, or other waies threbe appointed by ordinaries, any sumes of mony. Ie­welles, Plate, Ornaments, or annuities for y^e erectiō of any obites, diriges, trentals, or any suche like vse now be the lawes of this Realm not permitted: and if there be, that you present the names of such executors, the quantiti and quallitie of the guifte, that or­dre may be taken therein accordingly.

Item, whether there be any moni or stoke apper­taining 21 to anie parishe churche, in any mannes handes, that refuse or diferreth to paye the same: or that vseth fraude, deceite or delay to make any accompte in the presence of the honestye in the parishe, for the same. Whether youre Churche wardens and others afore tyme, haue giuen the yeareli accompte. according vnto the custome as it hath been aforetime vsed. whether the store of the poore mens boxe be openli and indifferently gyuen where neede is, without parcial affection. whether [Page] any stocke of tattel or graine appertaning to your churches, be decayed: by whose negligence, and in whose handes.

22 Item, whether your schoolmaisters be of a sin­cere religion. and be diligent in teachinge and brin­ging vp of youth: Whether they teache any other Grammar, then such as is appointed by y^e Queenes Maiesties Iniunction annexed to the same, or not.

23 Item, whether there be any amonge you that vse sorcery or enchauntment, magike, incantacions, or nigromanci, or that be suspected of the same.

24 Item, whether there bee any in these partes that haue maried within degrees of affinity or consan­guinitie, by the lawes of God forbidden: so set oute in a table for an Admonition. Any man that hath twoo wiues, or any womā that hath two husban­des. Ani that being deuorced or seperated asyde, hath maried againe. Any maried that haue made precontactes. Any that haue made priuie or secrete contractes. Any that haue maried with out banes thrise solemnelye axed. Any couples maried that liue not together, but slaunderously liue a part. Any that haue maried out of the parishe churche, where they ought to haue the same solemnised.

25 Generally, whether there be any euel liuers or offenders of the lawes of almighty God: Ani sus­pected of ani notorious sinne, fault or crime, to the offence of Christian people committed: Any com­mon [Page] brauler, barrator or scowlder, or any other y^t giueth occasion of the breache of Christian loue and charity amongest you: Any that stubburnly refuse to conforme them selfe to vniti and good Religion: Any that bruteth abroad rumors of the alteration of the same, or otherwise that disturbeth good or­ders, and the quietnesse of Christes Churche and Christin congregation.