FYrſt, whether any Parſon, Vicar, 1. Reſidencie. or Curate, be reſidēt continually vpon his Benefice, doyng his duetie in preaching, reding and duelye miniſtrynge the holye Sacramentes.

2. Falſe miracles.Item, whether in theyr Churches and Chappelles, all Images, Shrynes, all Tables, Candelſtickes, Trindelles, or rolles of war, pictures, payntynges, and all other monumentes of fayned and falſe miracles, pylgrymages, idolatrye, and ſuperſtition, be remoued, abolyſhed, and deſtroyed.

3. Lordes prayer.Item, whether they do not euery Holydaye when they haue no Sermon, immediatly after the Goſpell, openly, playnely, and diſtinctly, reſite to theyr paryſhyoners in the Pulpitte, the Lordes prayer, the beliefe, and the tenne Commaundementes in Englyſhe.

4. To bryng vp youth.Item, whether they do charge fathers and mothers, maiſters, and gouernours of youth, to bryng them vp in ſome vertuous ſtudye and occupation.

Item, 5. Curates. whether ſuche beneficed men as be lawfully abſent from theyr benefices, do leaue theyr cures to a rude and vnlearned Parſon, and not to an honeſt wel learned and expert Curate whiche can and wyll teache you holeſome doctrine.

6. Redyng the Scriptures.Item, whether they do diſcourage any perſon from readyng of any part of the Byble, eyther in Latin or Englyſh, and do not rather comfort and exhort euery perſon to read the ſame at conuenient tymes, as the very lyuely worde of God, and the ſpeciall foode of mans ſoule.

7. Tauernes and games.Item, whether Parſons, Vicars, Curates, and other miniſters, be common haunters and reſorters to Tauernes or Alehouſes, geuyng them ſelues to drynkyng, ryotyng, and playing at vnlawful games, and do not occupy them ſelues in the readyng or hearynge of ſome part of holye Scripture, or in ſome other godly exercyſe.

Item, 8. Preachers. whether they haue admitted any man to preache in theyr cures, not beyng lawefully licenſed therunto, or haue bene licenſed accordyngly.

Item, 9 Superſtitiō. whether they vſe to declare to theyr pariſhioners any thyng to the extollyng or ſettyng forth of vayne and ſuperſtitious religion, pilgrimages, reliques, or ymages, or lyghtyng of candelles, kyſſyng, knelyng, deckyng of the ſame ymages.

Item, 10. Regiſter. whether they haue one booke or Regiſter kept, wherein they wryte the daye of euery weddyng, chryſtenyng, and burying.

Item, 11. Obedience. whether they haue exhorted the people to obedience to the Quenes Maieſtie, and miniſters, and to charitie and loue one to another.

12. The Sacrament.Item, whether they haue admonyſhed theyr pariſhioners, that they ought not to preſume to receiue the Sacrament of the body and bloud of Chriſt before they can perfectly the Lordes prayer, the articles of the fayth, and the .x. commaundementes in Englyſhe.

Item, 13. Hoſpitalitie. whether they be reſident vpon theyr benefices, and kepe hoſpitalitie or no. And if they be abſent and kepe no hoſpitalitie, whether they do relieue theyr pariſhioners, and what they geue them.

Item, whether proprietaries, Parſons, 14. Reparations. Vicars, and clarkes, hauyng Churches, chappels, or manſions, do kepe theyr chauncels, rectories, Vicarages, and all other houſes appertaynyng to them, in due reparations.

15. Prayer in Englyſhe.Item, whether they do counſayle or moue theyr pariſhioners rather to praye in a tounge not knowen, then in Englyſhe, or put theyr truſt in any certayne numbre of prayers, as in ſaying ouer a numbre of Beades,Beades. or other lyke.

16. Diffamed perſons.Item, whether they haue receaued any perſons to the communion, beyng openly knowen to be out of charitie with theyr neighbours, or dyffamed with anye notorious cryme, and not refourmed.

17. Poore mens boxe.Item, whether they haue prouided and haue a ſtronge cheſt for the poore mens boxe, and ſet and faſtened the ſame in a place of the Churche moſt conuenient.

Item, 18. Teſtamentes. whether they haue dil̄igently called vpon, exhorted and moued theyr paryſhioners, and eſpecially when they make theyr teſtamentes, to geue to the ſayd poore mens boxe, and to beſtowe that vpon the poore,Poore mens boxe. whiche they were wonte to beſtowe vpon pilgrimages, pardons, trentalles, and vpon other like blind deuocions.

19. Sycke. Buryall.Item, whether they haue denyed to viſite the ſicke, or burye the deade, beynge brought to the Churche.

Item, 20. Symonye. whether they haue bought theyr benefices, or come to them by fraude, guyle, deceit, or ſymonye.

Item, 21. Adulterers. whether they haue geuen open monition to theyr pariſhioners, to detect and preſent to theyr Ordinary, all adulterers and fornicatours, and ſuch men as haue two wiues liuyng, within theyr paryſhes.

22. Churche goodes.Item, whether they haue monyſhed theyr pariſhioners openly, that they ſhould not ſel, geue, nor otherwyſe alienate anye of theyr Churche goodes.

23. Many Benefices.Item, whether they or any of them do kepe mo benefices and other Eccleſiaſticall promotions, then they ought to do, not hauyng ſufficient licences and diſpenſations thereunto, and howe many they be, and theyr names.

Item, 24. Cōmunion. whether they miniſter the holy Communion any otherwyſe, then onely after ſuche fourme and maner as it is ſet forth by the common aucthoritie of the Quenes Maieſtie, and the parliament.

25. Letters of the word or preachyng.Item, whether you know any perſon within your paryſhe, or els where, that is a letter of the worde of God to be read in Englyſhe, or ſincerely preached in place and times conuenient.

26. Goers out of the Church.Item, whether in the tyme of the Letanye, or any other common prayer, in the tyme of the Sermon or Homelye, and when the Prieſt readeth the Scriptures to the pariſhioners, anye perſon haue departed out of the Churche, without iuſte and neceſſarye cauſe, or diſturbe the Miniſter otherwyſe.

27. Church money.Item, whether the money commyng and ryſyng of any cattell or other moueable ſtockes of the Church, and mony geuen and bequeathed to the fyndyng of torches, lyghtes, tapers, or lampes, not payde out of any landes, haue not ben employed to the poore mens cheſte.

28. Kepers of the Church money.Item, who hath the ſayd ſtockes and money in theyr handes, and what be theyr names.

29. Contempt of Prieſtes.Item, whether anye indiſcrete perſons do vncharitably contemne and abuſe Prieſtes and Miniſters of the Churche.

30. The kynges Grammer.Item, whether there be any other Grammer taught in any ſcoole within this Dioceſſe, then that which is ſet forth by the aucthoritie of king Henry theyght.

31. The tyme of ſeruice.Item, whether the ſeruice of the Church be done at due and conuenient houres.

32. Talkers in the Church.Item, whether anye haue vſed to common, tangle, and talke in the Churche in the tyme of the prayer, readyng of the Homylye, preachyng, readyng or declaryng of the Scripture.

Item, 33. Hereſies. whether any haue wylfully mainteyned and defended any hereſyes, errors, or falſe opinions, contrary to the faith of Chryſt and holy Scripture.

Item, 34. Dronkardes whether any be common dronkardes, ſwearers, or blaſphemers of the name of God.

Item, 35. Adulterers. whether any haue committed adulterye, fornication, or inceſt, or be common bawdes, or receiuers of ſuch euyll perſons, or vehemently ſuſpected of any of the premiſſes.

Item, 36. Brawlers. whether any be brawlers, ſlaunderers, chyders, ſcolders, and ſowers of diſcord betwene one perſon and another.

Item, 37. Sorcerers. whether you knowe any that do vſe charmes, ſorcery, enchauntmentes, inuocations, circles, witchcraftes, ſouthſaying, or any lyke craftes or imaginations inuented by the deuyll, and ſpecially in the tyme of womens trauayle.

Item, 38. Pulpittes. whether the Churches, Pulpittes, and other neceſſaryes apperteynyng to the ſame, be ſufficiently repayred, and if they be not, in whoſe default the ſame is.

39. Reſorters to other Churches.Item, whether you knowe any, that in contempt of theyr owne paryſhe Churche, do reſort to any other Church.

Item, 40. Inholders. whether any Inholders, or Alehouſekepers, do vſe commonly to ſell meate & drynke in the tyme of common prayer, preachyng, readyng of the Homylyes or Scripture.

Item, 41. Diuorſe. whether you knowe any to be marryed within the degrees prohibited by the lawes of God, or that be ſeperated or diuorſed without the degrees prohibited by the lawe of God, and whether any ſuch haue marryed agayne.

42. Priuie contractes.Item, whether you knowe any to haue made priuie contractes of Matrimonye, not callyng two or mo witneſſes therevnto, nor hauyng thereto the conſent of theyr parentes.

Item, 43. Banes. whether they haue maryed ſolempnly, the banes not fyrſt lawfully aſked.

Item, 44. Erecutours whether you knowe any executours or adminiſtratours of dead mens goodes, which do not duelye beſtowe ſuche of the ſayde goodes as were geuen and bequeathed, or appoynted to be diſtributed among the poore people, repayryng of hygh wayes, fyndyng of poore ſcollers, or marying or poore maydens, or ſuch other lyke charitable dedes.

Item, 45. Images. whether you knowe any that kepe in theyr houſes vndefaced, any Images, Tables, Pictures, payntynges, or other monumentes of fayned and falſe miracles, pylgrimages, idolatry, and ſuperſtition, and do adore them, and ſpecially ſuch as haue ben ſet vp in Churches, Chapelles, or Oratories.

Item, 46. Bookes. what Bookes of Gods Scripture you haue deliuered to be burnt, or otherwiſe deſtroyed, and to whom ye haue deliuered the ſame.

Item, 47. Brybes. what brybes the accuſers, promoters, perſecutors, Eccleſiaſticall iudges, and other the Commiſſioners appoynted within the ſeuerall Dioceſſe of this Realme, haue receiued by them ſelues or other, of thoſe perſons whiche were in trouble, apprehended, or impriſoned for Religion.

48. Loſſe of goodes.Item, what goodes, moueable landes, fees, offices, or promotions, hath ben wrongfully taken away in the tyme of Quene Maries raigne, from any perſon whiche fauoured the Religion nowe ſet forth.

49. How many burnt.Item, howe many perſons for Religion haue dyed by fyre, famine, or otherwyſe, or haue ben impriſoned for the ſame.

50. Certificat of the dead.Item, that you make a true preſentment of the number of all the perſons which dyed within your pariſhes, ſithen the feaſt of Saint Iohn the Baptiſt, which was in the yere of our Lorde God a thouſande fiue hundreth fiftie and eyght, vnto the ſame feaſt laſt paſt. Makyng therein a playne diſtincte declaration, howe many men, women, and men chyldren the ſame were. And the names of the men.

51. Secrete Maſſes.Item, whether ye knowe any man in your paryſhe, ſecretlye or in vnlawfull conuenticles, ſay or heare Maſſe, or any other ſeruice prohibited by the lawe.

52. Falſe rumours.Item, whether you knowe any perſon in your Paryſhe, to be a ſlaunderer of his neyghbours, or a ſower of diſcorde betwene partie and partie, man and wyfe, parentes and theyr chyldren, or that hath inuented, bruted, or ſet foorth any rumours,Vnlawfull bookes. falſe and ſedicious tales, ſlaunders, or makers, bryngers, byers, ſellers, kepers, or conueyers, of any vnlawfull bookes, whiche myght ſtirre or prouoke ſedition, or mainteyne ſuperſtitious ſeruice within this Realme, or any aydours, counſaylours, procurers, or maynteyners therevnto.

53. Patron. Tythes. Vacation.Item, whether the Churche of your paryſhe be nowe vacant or no, who is the Patrone therof, howe long it hath ben vacant, who doth receiue the tythes, oblations, and other commodities duryng the tyme of the vacation, and by what aucthoritie, and in what eſtate the ſayde Church is at this tyme, and howe long the Parſon, or Vicar hath had that Benefice.

Item, 54. Minſtrelles. whether any Minſtrelles, or any other perſons do vſe to ſyng or ſaye any ſonges or dytties that be vyle or vncleane, and eſpeciallye in deriſion of any Godly order nowe ſet foorth and eſtablyſhed.

55. Letany in Englyſhe.Item, whether the Letany in Englyſhe, with the Epiſtle & Goſpel, which was by the Quenes highneſſe Proclamation wylled to be read to the people, were put in vſe in your Churches, and if not, who were the letters therof.

56. Diſtinct readyng.Item, whether the Curates and Miniſters do leyſurely, playnely, and diſtinctly, reade the publique Prayers, Chapters, and Homylyes, as they ought to do.