Articles to be inquired of by the church-wardens and swornemen, in the primary visitation of the right reverend father in God, Lancelot, Lord Bishop of Winton, within the diocesse of Winchester, anno 1619.

Touching the church.

1. Whether is your church or chappell, with the chauncell thereof, and every part of either of them, well and sufficiently repaired, the windowes well glased, the floares paved plaine and even, without dust, or any thing noisome or unseemely?

2. Whether is your churchyard well fenced with walles, railes, pales, as hath bene accustomed? I f not, whose default is it?

3. Whether hath there bene any fighting, chiding, brawling, or quarrelling, any playes, feasts, temporall courts or leets, lay juries, musters, or other prophane usage in your church or churchyard: or have any trees bene felled in your churchyard, and by whom?

4. Whether is the mansion house of your parson, vicar, or curate, with all the building thereunto belonging, your parish almes-house and church house sufficiently repaired, maintained, and to their right uses, that is to godly uses employed?

5. Whether you have in your church the bible in the largest volume, the booke of common prayer lately authorized by his maiestie, the bookes of homilies allowed, the two psalters, a convenient pulpit for the preaching, a decent seat for the minister to say service in conveniently placed, a strong chest with an hole in the lidde, and three lockes and keyes, one for the minister, the other for the churchwardens, for the almes of the poore, and the keeping of the register booke of the christenings, marriages and burials?

6. Whether have you in your church a font of stone for baptisme, set in the ancient usuali place, a decent table for the communion conveniently placed, covered with silke or other decent stuffe in time of divine service, and with a faire linen cloath over that at the administration of the communion?