Articles to be inquired of in the metropoliticall visitation, of the most reverend father in God, Tobie by the providence of God, L. Arch-bishop of Yorke, and Primate of England. In the yeare of our Lord God 1607. And in the first yeare of his graces translation.

For the clergy.

1. Whether your parson, vicar, curate, or minister be a preacher of Gods word, and a maintayner and furtherer of religion now established by publike authority within this realme of England, or no.

2. Whether he doe in his sermons, lectures and other exercises move the people to ioyne with him in prayer for the kings maiesty, our gratious Queene Anne, the noble Prince Henry, and their royall issue, with addition of such stile and title as of right doth appertaine to his maiesty, and whether any since the 25 of September 1605 have refused, or willingly omitted, or neglected so to do.

3. Whether he be a preacher lawfully admitted, and by what authority. And whether your minister or churchwardens have since the time aforesaid, suffered any man to preach in your church, but such as have first shewed their licences to preach, either from the lord archbishop of Yorke, or bishop of the diocesse where he dwelleth, or one of the universities, under their seale.

4. Whether he be paineful and diligent in preaching, as also in catechising the youth of your parish, upon Sondayes and holydayes. And how many sermons hath your parson, vicar, or minister preached in his owne church within this yeare last past. And if he be not a preacher how many sermons by his procurement or otherwise hath there bin preached this last yeare, and by whom. And whether were they that preached the same licenced or no, and by whom.

5. Whether any lectures be read, or exercises used within your parish, eyther publikely in the church or privately in any house by any not licenced there-unto by the arch-bishop, or bishop, or the one of the universities, or beeing licenced doe refuse to conforme themselves to the lawes, ordinances, and rites ecclesiasticall, established in the Church of England.