CHAINED BOOKS IN DORSET AND ELSEWHERE. 17 



death of the occupant reverted to " the 



Church."] Is. 2d. 



1617-8. It. for a book of Com'on praier . . viijs. 



1645-6. For new binding ye Com'union book . 0.01.10. 



For a Directorie . . . .0.02.00. 



The " Directorie for the Public Worship of God " was a 

 Presbyterian formulary put forth by the Assembly of Puritan 

 Divines, and enforced on the nation by Parliament. Every 

 parish was bound to purchase this book, and anyone who was 

 discovered to be using the Book of Common Prayer, publicly 

 or privately, was fined 5 for the first offence, 10 for the 

 second, and imprisonment and loss of all goods for the third. 



Bishop Jewel's Works would probably have been removed 

 during the Commonwealth. Immediately after the Restora- 

 tion of the Monarchy, we find 



1659-60. It. For fitting the Booke called Bishop Jewells 

 works & Chaine & a staple 0.02.00. 



It. for making the Deske for Bishop 



Jewells booke 00.10.00. 



1660-1. It. payd for 2 Comon prayer Bookes. . 1.01. 0. 



1685-6. pd for binding the Church bible 00.11.00. 



pd ffor A Book of Homilies 00.08.00. 



pd for the Book of Canons & the 39 Articles 00.02.00. 



1691. pd Mr. ffurber for 3 new Common Prayer 



Bookes 01.37.00. 



With each new reign new Prayer Books were bought : 

 1701-2. pd for 2 new Common Prayer Books. . 1. 4. 0. 



The books most frequently found chained at the present 

 day in churches are the following : 



The Bible, which is sometimes bound up with the Book 



of Common Prayer. 



Erasmus' Paraphrase of the New Testament. 

 Jewel's Apology, and Defence of the Apology. 

 Foxe's Book of Martyrs. 



