1 Reſidencie. FIrſt, whether anye Parſon, Vicar or Curat be reſident continually vp on his benefice doing his dutye in Preaching, reading and duely miniſtring the holy Sacramē tes.

2 Falſe myracles. Item whether in their Churches & Chappels, al images, ſhrines, all tables, candleſtickes trindelles. and rolles of waxe, pictures, paintinges, and all other monumentes of faigned and falſe myracles, pilgrimages, Idolatrie, and ſuperſtition, be remoued, aboliſhed, and deſtroyed.

3 The Lordes prayer. Item, whether they doe not euery holy daye when they haue no Sermon, immediatelye after the Goſpell, openly, plainely and deſtinctlye, reſite to their pariſhioners in the pulpit, the Lords prayer, the beleefe, and the ten commaundementes in Engliſh.

4 To bring vp youth. Item, whether they doe charge Fathers and mothers, maiſters, and gouerners of youth, to bring them vp in ſome vertuous ſtudie and occupation.

5 Curates. Item whether ſuche beneficed men, as be lawfully abſent from their benefices, doe leaue their cures to a rude and vnlearned perſon, and not to an honeſt, wel learned, and expert Curat, which can and will teache you wholeſome doctrine.

6 Reading the ſcripture. Item, whether they do diſcourage any perſon from reading of any part of the Byble, eyther in Latine or Engliſhe, and doe not rather comforte and exhort euery perſon to reade the ſame at conuenient times, as the very lyuely worde of God, and the ſpeciall foode of mans ſoule.

7 Tauernes and gaines. Item whether Parſons, Vicars, Curates, and other miniſters, be common haunters and reſorters to Tauernes or Alehouſes, geuing themſelues to drinking, ryoting, and playing at vnlawfull games, and doe not occupie themſelues in the reading or hearing of ſome parte of holye ſcripture, or in ſome other Godly excerciſe.

8 Preachers. Item, whether they haue admitted any man to preache in their cures, not being lawfully licenſed thervnto, or haue bene licenſed accordinglye.

9 Superſtition. Item, whether they vſe to declare to their pariſhioners, anye thing to the extolling or ſetting foorth of vaine and ſuperſtitious religion, pilgrimages, reliques, or images, or lighting of candels, kiſſing, kneeling, or decking of the ſame images.

10 Regiſter. Item, whether they haue one booke or regiſter kept, wherein they write the daye of euerye wedding, chriſtning and burying.

11 Obedience Item, whether they haue exhorted the people to obedience to the Queenes Maieſtie, and Miniſters, and to charity and loue one to another.

12 The Sacrament. Item, whether they haue admoniſhed their pariſhioners, that they ought not to preſume to receiue the Sacrament of the bodye and blood of Chriſt, before they can ſay perfectly the Lordes prayer, the articles of the faith, and the ten commaundementes in Engliſhe.

13 Hoſpitalitie. Item, whether they be reſident vpon their benefices, & keepe hoſpitalitie or no. And if they bee abſent, and keepe no hoſpitalitie, whether they do relieue their pariſhioners, & what they giue them.

14 Reparations. Item, whether Proprietaries, Parſons, Vicars, and Clarkes, hauing Churches, Chappels, and Manſions, doe keepe their Chauncels, Rectories, Vicarages, and al other houſes appertayning to them in due reparations.

15 Prayer in Engliſhe. Item, whether they doe counſayle or moue their pariſhioners, rather to pray in a tongue not knowen, then in Engliſhe, or put their truſt in anye certaine number of prayers, as in laying ouer a number of Beades,Beades. or other like.

16 Diffamed perſons. Item, whether they haue receiued anye perſons to the Communion, being openlye knowne to be out of charitie with their neighboures, or diffamed with any notorious crime, and not refourmed.

17 Pore mens boxe. Item, whether they haue prouided, and haue a ſtrong cheſt for the poore mens Boxe, and ſet and faſtned the ſame in a place of the Churche, moſt conuenient.

18 Teſtament. Item, whether they haue dilligently called vpon, exhorted and mooued their pariſhioners, and eſpecially when they make their teſtamentes to geue to the ſayde pore mens boxe, and to beſtowe that vppon the poore, which they were wonte to beſtowe vpon pilgrimages, pardons, trentalles and vpon other like blinde deuotions.

19 Sick. Buriall. Item, whether they haue denyed to viſite the ſycke, or burie the dead being brought to the Churche.

20 Simonie. Item, whether they haue bought their Benefices, or come to them by fraude, guyle, deceit, or ſimonie.

21 Adulterers. Item, whether they haue giuen open monition to their pariſhioners, to detecte and preſent to their Ordinary all adulterers & fornicatours, and ſuch men as haue two wiues liuing within their pariſhes.

22 Church goods. Item, whether they haue moniſhed their pariſhioners openly, that they ſhould not ſell, geue, nor otherwiſe alienate, anye of their Churche goods.

23 Many benefices. Item, whether they, or anye of them doe keepe mo benefices and other Eccleſiaſticall promotions then they ought to doe, not hauing ſufficient licenſes, and diſpenſations therevnto, and howe many they be, and their names,

24. Communion. Item, whether they miniſter the holye Communion any otherwiſe, then onelye after ſuche fourme and maner, as it is ſet foorth by the common authoritie of the Queenes Maieſtie and the Parliament.

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

26 Goersout of the Church. Item, whether in the time of the Letanye, or any other common prayer, in the tyme of the Sermon or Homilie, and when the Prieſt readeth the ſcriptures to the pariſhioners, anye perſon haue departed out of the Churche without iuſt and neceſſarye cauſe, or diſturbe the Miniſter otherwiſe.

27 Churche money. Item, whether the money comming and ryſing of any cattell, or other moueable ſtockes of the Churche, and money giuen and bequeathed to the finding of Torches, Lightes, Tapers, or Lampes, not payde out of any landes haue not bene employed to the poore mens cheſt.

28 Keepers of the Churche money. Item, who hath the ſayde ſtockes and money in their handes, and what be their names.

29 Contempt of Prieſtes. Item, whether any vndiſcreete perſon do vncharitably contemne & abuſe Prieſtes and Miniſters of the Church.

30 The kinges Grammer. Item, whether there be any other Grammer taught in any ſchoole within this Dioceſſe, then that which is ſet foorth by the aucthoritie of king Henry the eyght.

31 The time of Seruice. Item, whether the ſeruice of the church be done at due and conuenient howers.

32 Talkers in the Church. Item, whether any haue vſed to commune, iangle, and talke in the churche in the time of the prayer, reading of the Homilie, preaching, reading or declaring of the ſcripture.

33 Hereſies. Item, whether any haue wilfullye mayntayned and defended any hereſies, errours, or falſe opinions, contrary to the faith of Chriſt and holy ſcripture.

34 Drunkards. Item, whether any be common drunkardes, ſwearers or blaſphemers of the name of God.

35 Adulterers. Item, whether any haue committed adulterie, fornication or inceſt, or bee common bawdes, or receiuers of ſuch euill perſons, are vehemently ſuſpected of any of the premiſſes.

36 Brawlers. Item, whether any be brawlers, ſlaunderers, chyders, ſcholders, & ſowers of diſcord betweene one perſon and an other.

37 Sorcerers. Item, whether you knowe anye that doe vſe charmes, ſorceries, inchauntmentes, inuocations, circles, witchcrafts, ſoothſaying, or any lyke craftes or imaginations inuented by the Deuill, and ſpecially in the tyme of womens trauayle.

38 Pulpittes. Item, whether the Churches, Pulpittes, and other neceſſaries appertaining 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 know any, that in contempt of their owne pariſhe Church doe reſorte to any other churche.

40 Inholders. Item, whether any Inholders, or Alehouſe kepers, do vſe commonly to ſell meate and drinke in the time of common praier, preaching, reading of the Homilies, or ſcripture.

41 Deuorſe. Item, whether you know any to bee maried within the degrees prohibited by the Lawes of God, or that be ſeparated or diuorſed withoute the degrees prohibited by the law of God, and whether any ſuch haue maried againe.

42 Priuie contractes. Item, whether you knowe any to haue made priuie contractes of matrimonie, not calling two or moe witneſſes therevnto, nor hauing thereto the conſent of their parents.

43 Banes. Item, whether they haue maryed ſolemnelye, the banes not firſt lawfully aſked,

44 Executours. Item, whether you knowe anye executors, or adminiſtratours of dead mens goodes whiche doe not only beſtowe ſuche of the ſayde goodes, as were giuen and bequeathed, or appointed to be diſtributed among the poore people repayring of high wayes, finding of poore ſchollers, or marrying of poore maydens, or ſuch other like charitable deedes.

45 Images. Item whether you know any that keepe in their houſes any vndefaced Images, Tables Pictures, paintinges, or other Monumentes of faigned and falſe myracles, pilgrimages, idolatrie and ſuperſtition, and do adore them, and ſpecially ſuche as haue bene ſet vp in Churches Chappels and Oratories.

46 • ookes. Item, what bookes of holye Scripture you haue deliuered to be burnt, or otherwiſe deſtroyed, and to whome ye haue deliuered the ſame.

47 Bribes. Item, what bribes the accuſers, promoters, perſecuters, Eccleſiaſtical Iudges, and other the Commiſſioners appointed 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 goods. Item, what goods moueable, lands, fees, offices, or promotions, hath ben wrongfully taken awaye in the time of Queene Maries raigne, from anye perſon whiche fauoured the Religion now ſet foorth.

49 How many burnt. Item, how many perſons for religion haue died by fyre, famine, or otherwiſe, 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 whiche dyed within your pariſhes, ſithen the feaſt of ſainte Iohn the Baptiſt, which was in the yeere of our Lord God a thouſand fiue hundred, fiftie and eyght, vnto the ſame feaſt laſt paſt, making therein a playne diſtinct declaration, howe manye men, women, and men children the ſame were, and the names of the men.

51 Secrete Maſſes. Item, whether you knowe anye man in your pariſhe, ſecretely, or in vnlawfull conuenticles, ſay, or heare Maſſe, or any other ſeruice prohibited by the law.

52 Falſe rumors. Unlawfull bookes. Item, whether you knowe any perſon in your pariſh, to be a ſlaunderer of his neighbours, or a ſower of diſcord betwene partie and partie, man and wife, parentes & their children, or that hath inuented, bruted, or ſet fourth any rumours, falſe and ſeditious tales, ſlaunders, or makers, bringers, byers, ſellers, kepers, or conueighers of any vnlawful bokes which might ſtirre and prouoke ſedition, or maintaine ſuperſtitious ſeruice with in this realme, or any ayders, counſailers, procurers or maintainers therevnto.

53 Patrone. Tithes. Vacation. Item, whether the Churche of your pariſh be now vacant or no, who is the patrone thereof, how long it hath bene vacant, who doeth receiue the tithes oblations, and other commodities, during the time of the vacation, and by what aucthoritie, and in what eſtate the ſaide Churche is, at this time, and how long the Parſon or Vicar hath had that benefice.

54 Minſtrelles Item whether any Minſtrelles, or any other perſons, doe vſe to ſing or ſay any ſonges, or Ditties that be vile or vncleane, and ſpecially in deriſion of any godly order now ſet foorth and eſtabliſhed.

55 Letanie in Engliſh. Item whether the Letany in Engliſhe with the Epiſtle & Goſpel which was by the Queenes highneſſe proclamation willed to be read to the people, were put in vſe in your Churches, and if not, who were the letters thereof.

56 Diſtinct reading. Item, whether the Curates and Miniſters do leiſurely, playnely, and diſtinctly reade the publique prayers, Chapters and Homilies, as they ought to doe.