article I FYRST, whether they haue exhorted the people to obedi­ence to the Kynges maiestee, and his ministers, and to vse charitee & loue, one to an other

article II Also, whether any preacher or any other person hath affirmed the [...]ynges maiestee, that now is, not to be a full kynge, or not to haue his full power and auctoritee in al thynges, duryng his tender age, or his subiectes not to be bounde to obey his la­wes made in the same age, as well as yf he were xxx. or. xl. yeares of age.

article III Item, whether your persones, vicars and cu­rates or mynisters, doo vse onely the Mattins, Euensong, celebration of the Lordes supper, and administration of eche of the Sacramentes, and all other Cōmon and open praier, in suche order and forme, as is mencioned in the boke of com­mon praier, of late sette forthe in englysshe, and none other, or otherwyse.

article IIII ITEM, whether there be any that doo preache, declare or speake any thyng in the derogation or deprauyng of the said boke of common praier, or seruice of this Churche of Englande, or against any thyng therin cōteyned, or of any part therof.

article V Also, whether any person or persons, what soe­uer they be, do in any enterludes, plaies, songes, rimes, or by any other open wordes, declare or [Page] speake any thyng in the derogation, deprauyng, or despysynge the sayd booke of Seruice.

article VI Item, whether they haue charged fathers and mothers, maisters and gouernours of youth, to bring thē vp in som vertuous study or occupatiō

article VII Item, whether suche beneficed men as be lau­fully absent from their benefices, doo leaue their cure to a rude and vnlearned persone, and not to an honest well learned and experte curate, which can and wyll teache you holsome doctrine.

article VIII Item, whether they haue prouyded in euery of theyr cures one boke of the whole Byble of the largest volume, in Englyshe, and the Paraphra­sis of Erasmuz also in englyshe vpon the Gos­pelles, and sette vp the same in some conuenient place in the Churche, where theyr parisheoners maye moste commodiousely resorte to the same.

article IX Item, whether they be common haunters and resorters to tauernes or alehouses, geuyng them selues to drynkyng, riottyng, or playeng at vn­laufull games, and doo not occupy them selues in the readyng or hearyng of some part of holye Scripture, or in some other godly exercise.

article X Item, whether they haue admitted any man to preache in their cures, not beyng laufully ly­cenced thervnto, or haue refused or denied such to preache, as haue been lycenced accordyngly,

article XI Item, whether they haue heretofore declared to their parishioners any thyng to the extollyng or settyng foorthe of pylgremages, relykes, or Images, or lyghtyng of candels, kyssyng, knee­lyng, [Page] deckynge of the same Images, or any su­che superstition, and haue not openly recanted and reproued the same.

article XII Item, whether they haue one boke or regester safely kepte, wherin they write the daye of euery weddynge, christenyng, and bur [...]yng.

article XIII Item, whether they be resident vpon their be­nefices, and kepe hospitalitee or no, and if they be absent or kepe no hospitalitee, whether thei do make due distribution among the poore paryshe­oners or not.

article XIIII Item, whether all maner proprietaries, perso­nes, vicars and clerkes, hauyng churches, cha­pelles, or mansions, doo keepe theyr chauncel­les, rectories, and all other howses appertey­nyng to theym, in due reparations.

article XV Item, whether they haue counsailed or moued theyr parisheoners rather to praie in a tunge not knowen, then in englyshe, or to put theyr trust in any prescribed numbre of praiers, as in saiynge ouer a numbre of beades, or other lyke.

article XVI Also, whether they haue bought theyr benefi­ces, or come to them by fraude or deceipte.

article XVII Item, whether they haue geuen open moniti­on to theyr parisheoners to detecte and present to their ordinary all adulterers and fornicatours, and suche men as haue two wyues lyuynge, and suche women as haue two husbandes lyuynge, within theyr paryshes.

article XVIII Also, whether euery paryshe haue prouyded a stronge cheste for the poore mens boxe, and sette [Page] and fastened the same neere to the hygh altare.

article XIX Item, whether they haue diligentely exhorted and moued their parishoners, and specially when they make theyr testamentes, to geue to the sayd poore mennes boxe, to bestowe the same vppon the poore.

article XX Item, whether you knowe any persone within your paryshe, or els where, that is a letter of the woorde of God to bee redde in englyshe, or syn­cerely preached, or of the execution of the kynges maiestees procedynges in matters of religion.

article XXI Item, whether there bee any other grammar taught in any schoole within this diocesse, than that whiche is set forth by the kynges maiestee.

article XXII Item, whether any haue wylfully mainteyned and defended any heresies, errours, or false opi­nions contrary to the faithe of Christe, and holy Scripture.

article XXIII Item, whether any haue commytted adultery, fornication, or incest, or be common baudes, and receyuers of suche euyll persones, or vehement­ly suspected of any of the premisses.

article XXIIII Item, whether any be braulers, sclanderers, chyders, scolders, and lowers of discord betwene one person and an other.

article XXV Item, whether you knowe any that vse char­mes, sorcery, enchauntmentes, witchecraft, soth­sayeng, or any lyke crafte inuented by the diuell.

article XXVI Item, whether any Inholders or alehouse ke­pers, doo vse commonly to sell meate and drynke in the tyme of common praier, preachynge, rea­dynge [Page] of the Homilies or scripture.

article XXVII Item, whether you knowe any executours or administratours of dead mens goodes, whiche doo not duely bestowe suche of the sayd goodes, as were geuen and bequeathed, or appoynted to be distributed amonge the poore people, repay­ryng of high waies, fyndyng of poore scholers, or maryeng of poore maydens, or such other lyke charitable dedes.

article XXVIII Item, whether you knowe any that speaketh agaynst the baptisme of chyldren, or agaynst the holy communion.

article XXIX Item, whether ye knowe any that say, that the wickednes of the mynister doothe take away the effecte of Christ is sacramentes.

article XXX Item, whether ye know any that say, that christen men can neuer be allowed to repentaunce, yf they synne voluntaryly after baptysme.

article XXXI Item, whether ye knowe any that affirme all thinges to be common, or that there ought to be no magistrates, gentlemen, or riche menne, in christian realmes.

article XXXII Item, whether you knowe any that saye, that christian men may not swere, or take an othe be­fore a iudge, or go to lawe one with an other: or maye sweare contrary to the trewthe.

article XXXIII Item, whether ye know any that say, that pri­uate personnes may make insurrections, vprors or sedition: or compell men by forse or feare, to gyue them anye of theire goodes.

article XXXIIII Item, whether you knowe any that holdeth, [Page] that Christ dyd not take fleshe and bloude of the blessed virgyne Mary.

article XXXV Item, whether you knowe any that saye, that. Magistrates may not punyshe by death notori­ous malefactors, or vse any compulsion or warre

article XXXVI Item, whether euery Sonday at the least, you haue a communion in your paryshe churche, ac­cordyng to the kynges graces booke in that be­halfe, and if not, in whome is the defaute.

article XXXVII Item, whether your minister doo admitte any notorious euyll lyuer to the holy communion be­fore the amendement of his naughty lyfe, or any that is in malyce, before reconciliation be had in that behalfe.

article XXXVIII Item, whether in the communion, preachyng, or diuine seruice tyme, any iangle, talke, walke or otherwyse trouble or let the same.

article XXXIX Item, whether ones in syxe wekes at the least your ministers doo here some chyldren saye the Catechisme openly in the churche of the holyday at after noone before Euensonge, accordyng to the kynges booke in that behalfe.

article XL Item, whether any absent them selues from sermons, the readyng of the Homilies, or other di­uine seruice in the churche on holy daies.