Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Textual Conventions
- 1 Bishop Francis Godwin's Injunctions for Llandaff diocese, 1603.
- 2 Archbishop Richard Bancroft's letter to his commissioners for his metropolitical visitation, 1605.
- 3 Archbishop Richard Bancroft's articles for his metropolitical visitation of ten dioceses, 1605. Collated with:
- 4 Archbishop Richard Bancroft's articles for Wells Cathedral, 1605.
- 5 Bishop Richard Vaughan's articles for London diocese, 1605. Collated with:
- 6 Bishop Thomas Ravis's orders for Gloucester deanery, 1605.
- 7 Bishop Lancelot Andrewes's orders for Chichester diocese, 1606.
- 8 Archbishop Tobie Matthew's articles for York province, 1607. Collated with:
- 9 Bishop William Chaderton's articles for Lincoln diocese, 1607. Collated with:
- 10 Archbishop Richard Bancroft's orders for Canterbury Cathedral, 1609.
- 11 Royal Instructions to the episcopate, July 1610.
- 12 Royal Instructions to the episcopate, May 1611.
- 13 Archbishop George Abbot's articles for Gloucester diocese, 1612. Collated with:
- 14 Archbishop George Abbot's articles for Bristol Cathedral, 1612. Collated with
- 15 Archdeacon Robert Johnson's advertisements and articles for Leicester archdeaconry, 1613.
- 16 Archdeacon Lionel Sharpe's articles for Berkshire archdeaconry, 1615. Collated with:
- 17 Articles on foreigners and recusants in London archdeaconry, c.1615.
- 18 Bishop Samuel Harsnett's articles for Chichester Cathedral, 1616.
- 19 Bishop Thomas Dove's articles for Peterborough diocese, 1617. Collated with:
- 20 The Book of Sports, 1618.
- 21 Bishop Francis Godwin's orders on Sunday recreations in Hereford diocese, c. 1618-24.
- 22 Bishop John Bridgeman's articles for Chester Cathedral, 1619.
- 23 Bishop John Overall's articles for Norwich diocese, 1619. Collated with:
- 24 Bishop Lancelot Andrewes's articles for Winchester diocese, 1619. Collated with:
- 25 Bishop John Howson's articles for Oxford diocese, 1619. Collated with:
- 26 Bishop Theophilus Field's articles for Llandaff diocese, 1621.
- 27 Bishop George Montaigne's orders for London diocese, c. 1621-8.
- 28 Bishop Miles Smith's articles for Gloucester diocese, 1622.
- 29 Royal Directions to Preachers, 1622.
- 30 Bishop John Howson's letter accompanying the Directions to Preachers in Oxford diocese, 1622.
- Appendix: Bishop Samuel Harsnett's articles on lecturers from his set of articles for Norwich diocese, 1620.
- Index
1 - Bishop Francis Godwin's Injunctions for Llandaff diocese, 1603.
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 September 2018
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Textual Conventions
- 1 Bishop Francis Godwin's Injunctions for Llandaff diocese, 1603.
- 2 Archbishop Richard Bancroft's letter to his commissioners for his metropolitical visitation, 1605.
- 3 Archbishop Richard Bancroft's articles for his metropolitical visitation of ten dioceses, 1605. Collated with:
- 4 Archbishop Richard Bancroft's articles for Wells Cathedral, 1605.
- 5 Bishop Richard Vaughan's articles for London diocese, 1605. Collated with:
- 6 Bishop Thomas Ravis's orders for Gloucester deanery, 1605.
- 7 Bishop Lancelot Andrewes's orders for Chichester diocese, 1606.
- 8 Archbishop Tobie Matthew's articles for York province, 1607. Collated with:
- 9 Bishop William Chaderton's articles for Lincoln diocese, 1607. Collated with:
- 10 Archbishop Richard Bancroft's orders for Canterbury Cathedral, 1609.
- 11 Royal Instructions to the episcopate, July 1610.
- 12 Royal Instructions to the episcopate, May 1611.
- 13 Archbishop George Abbot's articles for Gloucester diocese, 1612. Collated with:
- 14 Archbishop George Abbot's articles for Bristol Cathedral, 1612. Collated with
- 15 Archdeacon Robert Johnson's advertisements and articles for Leicester archdeaconry, 1613.
- 16 Archdeacon Lionel Sharpe's articles for Berkshire archdeaconry, 1615. Collated with:
- 17 Articles on foreigners and recusants in London archdeaconry, c.1615.
- 18 Bishop Samuel Harsnett's articles for Chichester Cathedral, 1616.
- 19 Bishop Thomas Dove's articles for Peterborough diocese, 1617. Collated with:
- 20 The Book of Sports, 1618.
- 21 Bishop Francis Godwin's orders on Sunday recreations in Hereford diocese, c. 1618-24.
- 22 Bishop John Bridgeman's articles for Chester Cathedral, 1619.
- 23 Bishop John Overall's articles for Norwich diocese, 1619. Collated with:
- 24 Bishop Lancelot Andrewes's articles for Winchester diocese, 1619. Collated with:
- 25 Bishop John Howson's articles for Oxford diocese, 1619. Collated with:
- 26 Bishop Theophilus Field's articles for Llandaff diocese, 1621.
- 27 Bishop George Montaigne's orders for London diocese, c. 1621-8.
- 28 Bishop Miles Smith's articles for Gloucester diocese, 1622.
- 29 Royal Directions to Preachers, 1622.
- 30 Bishop John Howson's letter accompanying the Directions to Preachers in Oxford diocese, 1622.
- Appendix: Bishop Samuel Harsnett's articles on lecturers from his set of articles for Norwich diocese, 1620.
- Index
Summary
Being given to understand of certaine notorious abuses within this dioces, not reformable by ordinary courses, so that for the redresse of them I shall be constrained to use meanes and punishments extraordinary; (grassantibus exemplis, pene sunt aggravandae) I have thought good to give signification of my intent in this behalfe, to see, if happely the feare of that future punishment, may not effect that, which otherwise the example must.
1. First therefore, whereas it is informed that notwithstanding the late proclamation of our soveraigne L. the kings maiestie, straightly commaunding a religious sanctification of the sabaoth day, the same is horribly prophaned every where, by using unlawfull games even in the time of divine service, and that oftentimes in the verie church-yard; by reason wherof it commeth to passe that many absent themselves from service, especially in the after-noone: I must require you to admonish your parishioners, that heereafter they take heede of prophaning either the saboth, church or churchyard; and that in repayring unto divine service aswell in the afternoone as in the fore-noone, they use such diligence as by the law they are bound; assuring them otherwise, to finde the uttermost extremity of that punishment which the law wil inflict.
2. Wheras complaint is made that many churches and chauncells lye unrepaired; you are to admonish them to whom it may appertaine, with all speede convenient to repaire and amend the same, or else to expect such punishment as there defects in that behalfe may seeme to deserve.
3. If you cannot finde meanes that your quarter sermons may bee duely preached, make your repaire unto me that I may take order for the same.
4. If already you be not sufficiently authorised, I require you, that you presume not to serve any cure, or to preach within my dioces, till by my selfe under my seale you be licensed so to doe.
5. Whereas people are very backward in sending their children unto the minister to be catechised; you shall doe well hereafter to admit none to the holy communion that have not already received the same, except they be fit to bee confirmed by the bishop, that is, except they bee able to aunswere to all the questions of the catechisme: and if I understand you receive any that are not so qualified, you must make reckoning to aunswere for the same.
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