Articles to be enquired of within the dioces of London, in the first generall visitation of the reverend father in God Richard, Lord Bishop of London. Holden in the yeare of our Lord God, 1605.

The tenour of the oath to be ministred to the church-wardens and sworne-men.

You shall sweare, that all affection, favour, hatred, hope of reward and gaine, or feare of displeasure or malice set aside: you shall upon due consideration of the articles given you in charge, present all and everie such person, within your parish, as hath committed any offence or fault, or made any default mentioned in these or any of these articles, or which are vehemently suspected and defamed of any such offence, fault or default: wherein you shall deale uprightly and according to truth, neither of malice presenting any contrary to truth, nor of corrupt affection sparing to present any, and so conceal the truth: having in this action God before your eyes, with an earnest zeale to maintaine truth, and to suppresse vice. So helpe you God, and the contents of this booke.

The charge of the church-wardens and swornemen, set downe for the better performance of their dueties, and discharge of their oathes.

They are straighdy charged to take the booke of canons or constitutions set out by his maiesty in the convocation holden in the yeare of our Lord, 1604 which is or ought to be in the church, and to cause the same to be read over unto them at the time when all these articles are likewise to be read unto them, and to consider the canons and the articles together with their minister. And for that they are not to bring in any billes unto the archdeacons courts upon the articles to be enquired of in their visitation by reason of my lords visitation, but onely now to make their presentments upon these articles which to doe at the time of their taking their oath, the time being so short as that they shall not be able to make a perfect answere unto all of them. And yet notwithstanding there are many notorious faults worthie at this visitation of presentment and reformation.