IN primis, whether Diuine ſeruice be ſayde or ſonge by youre Miniſter or Miniſters in your ſeuerall Churches, duelye and reuerently, as it is ſet forth by the lawes of this realme, with out any kinde of variation. And whether the holy Sacramentes be likewiſe miniſtred reuerently, in ſuch manner as by the lawes of this Realme and by the Quenes Maieſties iniunctions, and by thaduertiſments ſet forthe by publike authority, is appointed and preſcribed.

Item, whether you haue in youre paryſhe churches all things neceſſary & requiſite for Common prayer and adminiſtration of the Sacraments, ſpecially the booke of Common prayer, the Bible in ye largeſt volume, the Homilyes, with the Paraphraſes of Eraſmus: A conuenient Pulpit wel placed: A comly and decent table for the holy Communion, couered decently, & ſet in place preſcribed by ye Quenes maieſties Iniunctions. The Cheſt or boxe for the poore men, and al other things neceſſary in and to the premiſſes. And whether your Aulters bee taken downe, accordinge to the commaundemente in that behalfe geuen.

Item, whether youre Preſtes, Curates, or miniſters do vſe in the time of the celebracion of diuine ſeruice to weare a ſurples, preſcribed by ye Quenes maieſties Iniunctions and the boke of Common 〈1 page duplicate〉 〈1 page duplicate〉 prayer. And whether they do celebrate the ſame diuine ſeruice in the chauncell or in the Churche, and do vſe all Rites and orders preſcribed in the boke of Common prayer, &c. and none other.

Item, whether your Curates or miniſters do publiquely in theire open Churches reade in māner appoynted, the Queenes Maieſties Iniunctions and Homelies: The aduertiſementes latelye ſette forthe by publique authoritie. And whether the ſame in all poyntes be duely obſerued.

Item, whether youre Curates or miniſters or any of them doe vſe to miniſter the Sacramente of Baptiſme in baſons, or els in the Fonte ſtanding in the place accuſtomed. And whether the ſame fonte be decently kepte. ¶And whether they do vſe to miniſter the holye Communion in wafer bread according to the Queenes Maieſties Iniunctions, or els in common bread. ¶And alſo whether they do miniſter in any prophane Cuppes, Bowles, diſſhes, or Chalices heretofore vſed at Maſſe, or els in a decent Communion Cuppe prouided and kept for the ſame purpoſe only. And whether the communicants do vſe to receyue the holy Communion ſtandinge, ſittinge, or els knealinge.

Item, whether ymages and al other monuments of ydolatry and ſuperſtition be deſtroyed and abolyſhed in your ſeuerall pariſhes: And whether your Churches and Chauncels be well adorned and conueniently kept without waſte, deſtruction, or abuſe of anye thinge. Whether the roode loſte bee pulled downe, according to the order preſcribed: and of the partition betweene the Chauncell and the Churche be kepte. Whether youre Churchyardes be well fenſed and cleanly kepte. Whether anye ſale haue bene made of youre Churche goods, by whome and to whome, and what hathe been don with the monye thereof comming. Whether youre Chauncels and Parſonages be well and ſufficiently repaired: Whether any man haue pulled downe or diſcouered any Church, Chauncel, Chappel, Almes houſe, or ſuche like, or haue plucked downe ye bells, or haue felled or ſpoyled any wood or timber in any Church yarde.

Item, whether there be any Parſons that intrude them ſelfe, and preſume to exerciſe any kinde of myniſtery in the churche of God, without impoſition of handes & ordinary aucthoritie. Whether theire Churche or Chappell be ſerued with any readers. Or whether any Miniſter do remoue from any other dioceſe to ſerue in this, without letters teſtimoniall of thordinary from whome he came, to teſtify the cauſe of his departinge thence, and of hys behauiour. Or any beinge once preiſt or Miniſter, that dothe not miniſter, or frequente and reſorte to the Common prayer now vſed, and at tymes appoynted communicate. And whether anye ſuche do goe and boaſte himſelfe lyke a lay man.

Item, whether youre Parſons and Vicars be reſidente continually vpon their benefices: Whether they giue themſelues to deuoute prayer, diſcreate reding of the Scripture, and godly contemplacion, & releaue the poore charitably to their hability, accordinge to the Queenes Iniunctions. Whether they pray for the proſperous eſtate of the Quenes Maieſtye, as is preſcribed in her graces Iniunctions.

Item, whether anye of youre miniſters dothe or hathe admitted any notoriouſe ſinner or malicious perſon out of Charitie, without iuſte penance done and reconciliatiō had, to receaue the holy Communion: or any that hath not receaued the ſame accordinge as to a Chriſtian appertayneth, and by the lawes it is appointed. And whether you do heare or knowe any yt doth vſe to ſay or heare the priuat Maſſe, or doe vſe any other ſeruice then is preſcribed by the lawes of this Realme.

Item, whether your miniſters doe call vppon fathers, mothers, and maiſters of youthe, to bringe them vp in the feare of almighty God, in obediēce and in conuenient occupations. Whether they bee peacemakers, and exhorte the people to obediēce to their Prince, & to all other that be in authoritie, to charity and mutual loue among themſelues. Whether they geue themſelues to ſuperſtition, and bee maintainers of the vnlearned people in ignoraūce.

Item, whether your Perſons, Vicars, & Curates be cōmon gameners, hunters, haunters of tauerns or alehouſes: Suſpected of anye notable crime: Fauters of forrein poures, letters of good religion, preachers of corrupt doctrine: ſtubborne or diſobedient to lawes and orders. Whether they be geuē to filthy lucre. Whether they be light either in exaumple of life, or in vnwont and vnſemely apparrell.

Item, whether anye of your benefices be vacant, how longe they haue ben vacant: who is Patrone. Whether there be any laye or temporall men, (not beinge within orders) or children, or anye other (within age) that hathe or enioyeth ani benefice or ſpiritual promotion: any Patron that ſuffereth any benefice to be vacante, and taketh the tithes and other fructes to himſelfe.

Item, whether your Miniſters keepe their regiſters well, and do preſent the copy of them once euery yeare by Indenture, to the Ordinary or his officers. And teache the Articles of the fayth, and the Tenne commaundementes, and the Lordes prayer. as is preſcribed them in the Catechiſme.

Item, whether youre Parſons and Vicars haue any other or mo benefices, where & in what Country they bee: Whether they came by them by Symony, or other vnlawful meanes. Whether they do let their benefice to farme, or els kepe them in their owne handes. Whether they keepe hoſpitalitye or not. Whether in their abſēce they leaue their cures to honeſt, learned, or expert Curates. Whether they make their ordinarye Sermons, accordinge to the Queenes maieſtes Iniunctions. Whether they admitte any to preache vnlicenſed, or put by any that hath licenſe. Whether they reade the Queenes maieſties Iniunctions as they oughte to do, and ſaye theire Seruice ſenſibly and diſtinctly.

Item, whether the laye people be diligent in comminge to the Churche on the holy dayes, and with all humblenes, reuerently and deuoutelye doe geue themſelues to the hearinge of Commune prayer in the time thereof, and otherwiſe occupy themſelues in priuate praiers, readinge of Scriptures, or other vertuouſe exerciſe. Yf anye be negligente or wilfull. Whether the forfaiture be leued on their goods to the vſe of the poore, according to the lawes of this Realm in ye behalfe prouided. And what mony hath ben gathered by the Churchewardēs of the forfets.

Item, whether there be in your quarters any that openly or priuily vſe or frequēt any kinde of diuine ſeruice or common prayer, other then is ſet forth by the lawes of this Realme: and diſturbers of cōmon prayers, or letters of the worde of God to be reade, preached or hearde: Any that by couerte or craftye meanes depraue or contemne ye ſame: or that ſpeake to ye derogatiō of ye Queenes maieſties aucthority & power, or of ye lawes ſet out by publike aucthority.

Item, whether there be amonge you any blaſphemers of the name of almighty God, adulterers, for nicators, baudes, or receauers of ſuch perſons. Any ſuſpected of inceſt or any other notoriouſe fault, ſin or crime. And dronkardes, ribaldes, common ſlaunderers of their neighboures, raylers or ſcolders, ſowers of diſcorde betweene neighboures, by playes, rimes, famouſe libels, or otherwiſe.

Item, whether there be in your pariſhes any Inkeepers or Alewiues, 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 lewdlye prophaneth the Sabbath day. Any that keepe any ſecret cōuenticles, preachings, lectures or readings, contrary to ye lawes. Any ſuſpected of hereſy, or that maintain any erronious opinions cōtrary to the lawes of almighty God and good religion, by publique authoritie in this Realme ſet forth.

Item, whether there be in theſe parties which miniſter the goodes of thoſe whiche be deade, without authoritie: any executors yt haue not fulfilled their teſtators will, ſpecially in paying of legacies geuen to good and godly vſes, as to the releife of pouerte, to poore ſchollers, orphanes, highe waies, mariage of poore maidens, and ſuche like. Whether youre Hoſpitals & Almes houſes be iuſtly vſed, accordinge to the foundaciō and auncient ordinaūces of the ſame. Whether ther be any other placed in thē then poore impotent & needy perſons, that hath not other wiſe where with or whereby to liue.

Item, whether there be any which of late haue bequeathed in their teſtaments, or other waies ther be appointed by ordinaries, any ſūmes of mony, Iewelles Plate, Ornamēts, or annuities for ye erectiō of any obites, diriges, trentals, or any ſuch like vſe, now by the lawes of this Realm not permitted: and if there be, that you preſent the names of ſuch executors, the quantity and quality of the guifte, that ordre may be taken therein accordingly.

Item, whether there be any mony or ſtoke appertaininge to anye periſhe churche, in anye mannes handes, that refuſe or differreth to paye the ſame: or that vſeth fraude, deceite or delaye to make anye accompte in the preſence of the Honeſtye in the pariſhe, for the ſame. Whether youre Churche wardens & others, afore tyme, haue gyuen the yearely accompte, accordinge vnto the cuſtome as it hath been aforetime vſed. Whether the ſtore of the poore mennes boxe be openlie and indifferentlie giuen where neede is, without parciall affection. Whether any ſtocke of cattel or graine appertaining to your churches, be decaied: by whoſe negligence, and in whoſe haddes.

Item, whether youre ſchoolemaiſters be of a ſincere religion, and be diligent in teaching and bringing vp of youth. Whether they teache any other Grāmar, then ſuche as is appointed by ye Queenes Maieſties Iniunction annexed to the ſame, or not.

Item, whether there be any amonge you that vſe ſorcerie or inchauntment, magike, incantations, or nigromancie, or that be ſuſpected of the ſame.

Item, whether there bee anye in theſe partes, that haue maried within degrees of affinitie or conſanguinitie, by the lawes of God forbidden, ſo ſet oute in a table for an Admonition. Any man that hath two wiues, or anie woman that hath two huſbandes. Anie that beinge diuorced or ſeperated aſide, hath maried againe. Anye maried that haue made precontractes. Any that haue made priuye or ſecrete contractes. Anye that haue maried without banes thriſe ſolemnelye aſked. Anye couples maried that liue not together, but ſlaūderouſlie liue a part: Any that haue maried out of the pariſhe churche, wher thei ought to haue the ſame ſolemniſed.

Item, whether any your Ordinaries within this dioces, theire Chauncellor, Officialls, Cōmiſſaries, Regiſtrers, & all & ſinguler others that haue or doe exerciſe any viſitation or Iuriſdiction eccleſiaſticall wtin any part of this dioces, haue vprightly, faythfully and vnfaynedly to ye vttermoſte of their powers obſerued in theyr owne perſons and towards all other, put in due execution the Queenes maieſtis eccleſiaſticall lawes, Statutes, Iniunctions, and al her highnes other Commandements publiſhed for vniformity of doctrine, and due order of the publik miniſtration of Gods holy word and ſacraments, and haue cōmended and fauored all ſuch as ſought the ſame, & condignely puniſhed all ſuche as ſought the contrary.

Item, whether haue any of them at any time wittingly ſuffered faultes & tranſgreſſions to remaine vnpuniſhed, for mony, gayne, pleaſure, frendſhippe or any other affectionate reſpecte, or yf any of them be or haue beene burdenſome to the Subiectes of theire ſeueral Iuriſdictions, by exacting or takinge exceſſiue fees, procurations, any rewardes or Commodities by the way of promotion, gift, contribution, helpe, loane, redemption of pennance, omiſſion of quarter Sermons, obtaining of any benefice or office, or any other like wayes or meanes.

Generally, whether there be anie euell liuers or offenders of the lawes of almightie God: Anie ſuſpected of any notorious ſinne, fault or crime, to the offence of Chriſtian people committed: Anie that ſtubburnlie refuſe to cōforme them ſelfe to vnitie & good religion: Anie that bruteth abroad rumors of the alteration of the ſame, or otherwiſe that diſturbeth good orders, and the quietneſſe of Chriſtes Churche and Chriſtian congregation.