/ UI ADVERTISEMENTS 1 Partly for the due Order ia the rUBLICK ADMINISTRATION o F T H E HOLY SACRAMENTS,! And partly for the Appard of all Perfons Ecclefiaftical, By virtue of the Queens Majefties Letters com- mending the fame, the Twenty fifth day of January^ in the feventh year of the Reign of our Soveraign Lady Eh IX ABET by the Grace of God, of England^ France^ and Ireland Queen, Defender of the Faith, (j^c. -a Ih L 0 NT> 1 N I, Cumprivilegioad imprimendum folum. Anno Dorn. 1 594. Anno 7. Eliz. R, ^ 2 The PREFACE Queens Majefty of her godly Zeal calHng to [entrance how neceffary it is to the advance- HE rememl ment of Gods glory, and to the eftablifliment of Chrirts pure ReligiOnj for all her loving Sub/eds , efpecially the Hate Ecclefiaftieal, to knit together inoneperfcft unity of Dodrine, and to be con- joined in one Uniformity of Rices and manners in the nainiftration of Gods holy Word , in open prayer and miniftratioh of Sacraments, as alfo to berf one dc'centbehaviouf in theijr outward apparel, to be known partly by their diftind habits tobeof that Vocation, (who ftiould be reverenced the rather in their offices as Minifters of the holy things whereto they be hath by her Letters dirtt^red unto the Afchbifliopof Cunttrlmrj^ and Metropolitan, required, enjoined, and ftraightly charged, that with afliftance and conferences had with other fii^ops, nanrely fueh as be in commifllon forcaufcsEccldiaffical, feme orders might be taken, where- by all dhterfities and varieties among them of the Clergy and the people, (as breeding nothing but contention, offence, and breach of eommon cha- rity, and be againft the Laws , good Ufage and Ordinances of the Real. j'j might be reformed and repreffed, and brought to one manner of Uniformity thronghdut the whole Realm , that the people may thereby quietly honour and ferve Almighty Godin truth, concord, unity, peace, and quietnefs, as by her Majeilies faid Letters more at large doth appear. Whereupon by diligent Conference and contmunication in the fame, and atlafl by a (Tent anJ confent of the perfqns afOfeffid , ihefe Orders and Rules er&ing have been thought meet and convenient to be ufed and followed ; nor yet preferibibg th-efe Rules, as Liws equivalent with the Eternf}) Word of God, and as of neceflity to bind the confeienees of her Sttbjedsin the nature of them confidered in thcmfelves : Or as theyfbould add any efficacy, or more holinefs to the vertueof publick prayer, and to the Sacraments , but as temporal orders meer Ecclefiaftieal, without any vain fuperftitioo, and as rules in forae part of Difcipline concerning deccB» «y,diftin^fionand ordtif for the time. Articles Articles, Anno 1564 izj Articles for Dodlrine and Preaching. F jrff, Cfjat antljei? WdjJfjan beaumitteti to B?eac[j» lialt fee otUgentip cramineo fo? tfjeic confo^mit? m mtitp orooctctne,ei}afeU(feeti fep pufelich aucfeo^ttpuinfe aemomnp cfe touferofe^ietpantifeirctettan tnteacfetngtlje people, name> fp iu niattctsi of conttofeerfie , nno to conlioec tfee grauitp of tijeir office^ anli to fojefec uiitb feiliffence tbe matteto lufeicb tfeep U)ill fpeafe,to uttec tljem to tljeeDificatlonof tljeaiiOicnce. item,€feattfeepfetout iiii tfeeirp^eacfeinff tfee refeereut eninia* tion of tfee feolp ig>accaiTient!0i of 'Baptifm ano tfee lo^ois Pup- pet, etemng tfee people to tfee often anti feefeout teceifenig of tfee feolp Communion of tfee feotip ano felooo of Cfenft, in luefe fo^m ajs us alueaop piefccibeo in tfee 'Book of Common- l??ap“ et, ano ao it ijs futtfeetoedaceo man Domilp concecniiig tfee Oectue ano efficacp of tfee faio Sacrament^. Item, cfeat tfeepmooe tfee people to allofeeOience,a0 lueH in ofefecOation of tfee o^oeto appointeo in tfee boou of common RcOice, 30 in tfee Clueens ©ajcftieo injunctiono •> 00 alfo of all otfeet ciOil Outie0 oue foi ^nfejecto to 00. Item, Cfeat all licenfeo foi p^eaefeing, gcantco out fep tfee Sltcfefeilfeop anOBiUjopo luitfein tfeep^ooince of canterbury, feear» ingoate before tfee firitoap of March 1564, beboioaiiO of none effect j anO nebettfeeler0 ailfucfe a0 ifeaii betfeougfet meet foj tfee Office, to be aOniitteO again tuitfeoutOifficultp 0? cfearge, paping no moje but pence toi tfee fixilntmg, patefement anU Item, 31f anppicacfeeto?l^arfon, Oicato? Curate fo ficci:- reonjal! fortune top?eacfe anp matter tenoing to Oiifention, 02 to tfee Oerogationof tfee Eeligion anO Doctcine rcceibeO, tfent tfeefeearer0 oenoimce tfee fame to tfee !aD?Oinatie0, 0? tfee nett Bilfeop of tfee fame place > but no man openlp to contcai p 0? to impugn tfee fame fpeecfefooifo^oetlp uttereo. uifecrebp map groiu offence anO Oifguiet of tfee people, but ifeaii be conbiii- ceo ano rep^obeo bp tfee iD^Oinaep after fuefe agreeable o;oer, a0 (feall fee feen to feint acco?Oing to tfee graiiitp of tfee offence^ an tfeat it be pjefenteo, toitfein one montfe after tfee tuo^bo rpoken. Item, Cfeattfeep life not toerattauTceibeimreafonablc re- tBarti0 0? ffipenbo of tfeepoot ll?nfto?o, coming to tfeciu Curf0 topjeaefe, tufeerebptfeep migfet be uoteb 00 foucbjcv0af fiitfei^ lucre 12 4- Articles, Anno luccejtatliec tljan life tbe office of p^eacljutg of cljarrt^ ann gooii jeai, to tlje faiiaatton of tnensi foui!3. item,3if t^cpatfonije able, l)e ajaup?eacl) m|ji'0 otonpec* foiteoecptf) 2 ec^ontpgi,o? elfefijaup?cacptp another, fo tljat 1)10 aPfence Oe appjotieti Pptlje iaD^tJinatp of tl)e Diocefo mcc« fpert of ficknefo, feti3ice» oi ftuop at tlje Clntsietfitp* |]5e&ec= tpeiefo, petfo? luantof able P2eacbec!3 anb paefono, to tole- rate tljem UJitboutpenaltp, fo tbattbep p?eacfjin tbelc oion perfoito, 0 ^ bp fa leacneb ^ubftltute, once in.ebecp t&iee montijo of c&epeac Articles for Adminiftration of Prayer and Sacrament?. F 3Iclf, “Cbat tbe Common p^aper befalbo? fungbecentlp anb bimnttlp , in fuclj place ao tbe ©abinarp (ball tblnlt meet fo? tlje largenefo anb ftcaigbtnefo of tlje Cbuccb anb diure, fotljattbe people map be molfebifieb» Item, Cbat no patfon o? Curate not abmitteb bp tbe I 5 u fbop of tlje Diocefo top?eacb, bo erpounb in bio oton cure o? otljeriubete , anpS)cciptureo? matter of 2;)cttnne5 o?bp tbc ioapof €tbo?tation, but onipftubp to reab grabelp anbaptlp, uutljoutaitp glomiigof tlje fame, o?aHp abbitionoj tbe^omi* lieo alreabp m out, o?otljerfucb neceuarp Doctrine aoio o? (ball be p?efcribeb fo? tbe guiet inllruttion anb eblfication of tbe people. Item, cijati'n Catbeb?al Cljurcbeo anb Collebgeotbe bolp Communion be mimffreb upon tbe fitft o?feconb S'unbap of eberp month at tlje lean. S )0 tljat both Dean, P?ebenbarieo, P?ielfoanb Clerfeo bo receibE > allotljeratbifcretlonof tbe fbunbation, bo rcceibefotir timeo in tbe pear at lean. Item, 3!n tbe miniltration of tljeljolp Communionin Catbe- b?ai anb collegiate Cburcbeo, tbe p?incipal ^inilfer fijall bJearaCope, tuitlj^orpelleranbCpifloler agreeablpjanbat all otljet p^apeto to be faib at that CommuniomCable, to nfe no Copeo but ^urpliceo- Item, Cljat tbe Dean anb p?ebenbatieo toear a ©urplice toitb a @i!b fpoob in tlje ^uire •» anb mben tbep p?eacb to toeac tbeir ?)oob. Item, Cljat eberp f^initfer Taping anp publick p?aperO,o? mi* nilfringtbe S^acramento o? other Eiteo of tlje Cbucclj, iball toeara comelp @)Urplice tritb ^leebeo, to be p?obi'beb at the ebatgeo of the pnriflj ^ anb that tlje pariflj p?obibe a becent Cable (fanbing on a frame fo? the Commnnion-Cable, IteoTj 125 Articles, Anno 1564.. Item, Ctjcp fljall Ucccntli^ coljei: iDitlj Carpet, 0^ otpen lieceitt Cauering. anniottp a fair lltmiea Clotij ai tj)e time of niiiitacation,tlje Commwntom Cable, auD to (et tfte CeiKLom- manOmentiB upon tlje Cnft loall ooec tpe laiD Cable. Item, c^atoil Commumeunto Oo leceiOeUneelmg, anba^ appolnteO bp tbe iLaiu0 of tlje EealiUjanb cbe Clueeno ^n- ielUesi iiniunctionfli. item,^Cbattije jPontbenot remobeb, noi that tbe Curate bo 'Baptijem Panlb-Cburcbesfin Bafono, nonnanpotbec fo^m than 10 alreabp o^elcribeb, toltbout cbarging tlje parent tobe p^efcnto^ abient at tbe Cbcittnlngofbi0 CbUbjaltljougb tbe parent map be p^elent 02 abl'entj but not to anfuier 00 45 oo- father fo^bto Cbtio. Item, cbat no Cljilb be abmjtteb to anftoer a0 ^obfatber o? ©obmotber, except tbe ^ bilb batlj receibeb tlje Communion. Item, Cbat there be none other Ijolp-bapo obferbeb befibejs tbe^unbaptf.but onlp fucb as be fet out fo? bolp-bapbjao in the S>tatutc Anno quinto & fexro Edwardi fexti, ailb III the lieU) EalCU- berautbo^ijeb bptbeClueenb ^ajcftp- Item, Chat toben anp Cb^irtian bobp 10 in pairing, that the Bellbe tolleb, nnb that tbe Curate be fpcciallp calleb fo^ to comfort the I'lCti perfon : anb after tbe time of 610 pairing, to ting no nio?e but one fl)0?t pent i anb one before the burialjanb another flio^t peal after the burial. Item, Chat on @unbap0 there be no @>bop 0 open, no? 3 rtf- ficero commonip going about tbelr affairo tuo?lblp. anb that in all JFalro anb common ^0arUet0, falling upon the ^^^unbap^ tbeirbeno fljeming of anp (TiQIareo before the ©ei bice be bone. Item, CbatintbeiRogatlon>bap0 of Ip^occfTlon tbepfingo? fap m Cnglifl) tbe tlOO PfalmO beginning Benedic anima mca, &c. initb the Letanpanb @uffrage0 thereunto, uiitb one ?)omilpoI tbanlirgibiniT to 0ob, alrenbp bebifeb anb bibibeb into four parto, ujitbout abbition of anp fuperlfitioii0 Ceccmoniesi ' t)etetofo?e ufeb; Articles forcertain Orders in Eccicfiaftical Policy F jPrff.againff the bap of gibing 5 Diber 0 appointeb,tbe Bfgjop iball gibe open monitiono to all men to ereept againlt fucb as tbep hnoftj not to be uio?tbp, either I'o? life 0? conber ration, ^nb there to nibe notice, that none fljall fue fo2 £DJbcr0, tuit toithln their olnnDiocefs, mhere then mere bo?n,o2i)abtlicic long time of bmellingj except fuclj 00 fljaU be of bcgrcc in the illmbeifit!e0.. item. nd Articles, Jmo Item, c&at ?ouiiff PjteffjS 0? ^ini(fet0 maB£ o? to be mabe. be fo iiiftcucteti tljat tbep be abU to make apt aiifuiet^ contettt* WR We fo?m of tijc Catecbifm piefccibeo. Item, cijat no Curate of i^nuftec be petmi'tteb to ftcbe lottbout eeamtnatton ano atnnifiEiton of tije £)^tnnatp o^ bnei Deputy , m ttjpting » babmg tefpett to tbe ff ceatiiefs of tbe Cute, anb tbe meetneOs of tbe pactp i anotuat tljcraib^i* mftecis if tijep temobe from one £)iocef0 to another, be bp no means abmitteri to fecbe, uiitbout teftimonr of tbe Diocefatt from bJbence tbep come, inbjjituiff.of tbeic boneftp aim abiiitp. Item, Cbat ti/e 'Bifliop bo call borne once in tbe peat anp P?ebenbatp inbis Cbutcb, 02 benefices in tbeDiccefs mbicb mibietb at tbe SJnibecfities, to knoto ijoto be pmfttetb in Icacn- inff : ano tljat ije be not fuffeceb to be a fetbiug 0^ ujaiting man biObluteip* Item, cbnt at tlje ^rcbbeacons dJifitation, tbe 3tcbbeacon Ibail appoint tbe Curate to certain terts of WeMetu Cefta- ment, to be con b toitbout 'Book. 3nb at tbeneet ^pnob to eeact a reljearfal of them. Item, Cbat tbe Cbwccb«ujarbens once in tbe quacter,bcclare bptbeir Curates in Bills iHbrcribcbiDitljtbeirbanbstotlje flD|binatp, 0? to tbe neet officer unber bim, tnbo tbep be tuljicb toill not reabilp pap tbeir penalties fo^ not coming to i^obs Dibine ^erbice accominglp. item,cbat tbe SD^inaries bo ufe goob biligent eiramination, to fo?efecall s>imoniacaI pacts o? cobenants biitbtbepatrons 0? p^cfenters fo? tbe fpopl of tljeir glebe, tptljes 0? manfion* boufes- Item, Cbat no perrons be fuffereb to marrptoitbintbelebi- tical begrees mentioneb in a Cable fet fo?tb bp tbe ^rcbbifljop of Canterbury in tljat beljalfi An. Dom, 1563. ano If anp fucb be, to be feparateb bp o^berof liabJ. Articles for outward apparel of perfons Ectlefiiafticaf, F 3jrff, Cljut all arebbifljops anb Bifijops bo ufe anb conti* niie tbeir accuffomeb apparel. Item, cijat all Deans of Catbebjal Cbutcljes , Wallers of Collebges, ^rcbbeacons, anb otljer bignities in Catbebjal Cburcljes : Docta?s, Batcbeiers of Dibinitp anb latp, ija- bing Ccclefiafftcai libing, fijall toear in tbeir common appa- rel ab?oab, a fibe (Soton bntlj fleebes firaigbt at tlje banb,bMtb* out anp cuts in tbe fame* $lnb that alfo tuitijout anp failing capci Articles, Anno 1564. \zy cnpe i ann to uieac tippetiei af ©atccnet, 00 10 latofiUfo? tDem l)p t[)at 2 ct of parliament. Anno 24. Henrici odavi. Item, cijat ali Docta^0of Pl)pfick,o?of anp otljec facultp , ?ja^jin0:anp iLHjinp: Ccclefinmcal , o? anp otljcr tljat map mf peno bp tbe Cbuccp one Ijunb^eb macfe0, fo to be efte emeo bp tlje fruit0 0? tentb0 of tbeic p?omowoii0 i ano all p^ebenDa- rte0 tDbarep?omotion0 be balueb at tttientppounb0 o^ upioarb. meat tije liiteappatel. Item, cbat tljep,ann all €cclerialttcalpetfon0,o? otbet,lja> binff anpCcclefiafflcalillblnff, no meat tlje Cap appointeo bp tbe3iniunction0. anb tbepto Ujearnolpat0 but iiuljelc jouc- nplitfi:. Item, tbep in tljeit loutnping bo meat tbeit (Cloab0 mitbneebe0 put on^anb ItUe in faOjion to tl)eit^oU)n0,Urtttjout 0atb0,mcit0 0? cut0. Item, cijat intbeitp?lbatcboure0anbllubie0.tljep ufetijeic oton liUertp of comelp apparel. Item, cijat all inferiour ^£cclcfiaiTical perfou0 fliall toeac long <©ou)n0of tlje fafljion afo^efaib, anb ai:ap0 m afo^e is P^efcribeb, Item, cijat all pooj parfons, CJicars anb Curates bo eta- bcabo? tljemfelbe0 to conform tbrir apparel in lihe fo^t , la foon, anb as conbenientlp, as tbeir abiiitp mill lerbe to tlje fame. p?oblbeb tljat tbeir abiiitp be iubgeb bp tlje x^ifljop of tlje Diocefs. anb if tbeir abiiitp mill not fuffer to bup tljcm long (Colons of tbefo?mafo?ep?ercribeb,tbattben tljep lbai{ meat tbeir fljo?t»J 5 oUjns, agreeable to tlje fo^m before erp^elTeb. Item, djat all fuebperfons as babe been 0^ be Cccicfialli. cal, anbferbenot tlje^initterp, o?bbbenotacceptebo?fljait tefufeto accept tljeSDatbof obebienceto tbefiueens ^nje- Up, bo from bencefo^ljabiobb meat none of tljc falb apparel ot tbe fa?m anb falbion afo^efaib, but to go as meet lap men, till tbepbereconcilebtoobemence: anbrnijofliall obftinatelp rc- fnfe to bo tlje fame, tljat tbcp be piefentebbp tlje ©ibinatp ta tbe Commifsioners in caufes Ccclcfiaftlcal, anb bp tljcm to berefoimeb acco^binglp. Proteftations to be made,promifed and fubferibed by tbem'that lha 1 hereafter be admitted to any Office, Room or Cure in any Church, or other place EccleHaftical. I Nprimis, 3 ] ibnil iiot p^eoclj 0 ? piibltcblp fiitcrp?et, but oiilp rcab tljat lubicljisapppointcbbppubficu $liitljo?itp, mitb- out fpecial llcenfe of tijc 'Bifljop unber bis ^ca/. C 31 il8 Articles, Anno 156^. ceao tlje ©ecUicc appointeti plainip, Utifinmp and nuDiPlp, tpat all tije people map ijeac ann unoecHaim* 3 fljall feeep tlje Keglftec-iJoolt acco^Uinff to t^e flClueenjJ ^aieftleg 3iniiuittlon0» 3 n^all ufe lou^ietp in appateMnO fpeciallp in tDe Cfiucc&at common p?apecsi,acco^tiins to o^oec appointeO* 3 fljall mope tlje patilpionecis to quiet ano concoitij anP not giPe tljemcaule ot offence, ano ipallpelpto reconcile tpem toijicf) Pe at Parlance to mp uttermoft potoer* 3 l&all reap Pailp at tpe leaff one Chapter of tlje SDlP Ceffa- ment, anP another of tlje i^euj, PJitfl goop aPPifement, to tlje wcreafe of mpfenoiolePge. 3 Po alio faitljfullp p^omife in mp perfon, to ufe anP etercife mp office anP place to tlje pono? of ^OP, to tpe quiet of tlje CUiecns fubjccco toitpinmp cljarge, in trutpjConco^P anP unitp. Slip alfo to obferPe, beep anP maintain fucpo^Per anP tinifo?- initp in alletternaipolicp, Eiteo anP Ceremonies of uyz Cbuccb, as bj> tlje laujSjgooP CJfageS auP SD^Pers are alrenpp men ppuPiPeP anP effabliflieP^ 3 fljall not openlpintermePPletDitp anp artificers occupati- ons, ascoPetouflp to feefengaintljerebp, baPinBinCccieria=> ffical iLiPing to tbe fum of ttoentp nobieSaO? abope, bp pear. Agreed upon and fubfcribed by Matthaus Cantuarknfts^ } F^dmondus Londomenjls, Commiflioners in Caufes. Richardus Elknfis^ ^ Ecclefiaftical. Mdmondus RojpuJTs, \ Rohertns Wintenknfis^ Nkholus Lincolnkn^s^ With others. Imprinted at Londonhy Reginald fTolfe. The