BISHOP AYLMER. 4 



private conventicles, preachers, and fasts : 5. If there were c H A P. 

 any alterations from the Book of Common Prayer ; and to _ IV&amp;gt; 

 inquire who, and how many, gathered to private preaching : 

 6. To make diligent search after vagrant preachers and 

 Popish priests. 



Again, in January this same year, 1579, came forth arti- other arti 

 cles to be ministered and inquired of by the parsons, vicars tue O f J he 

 and curates, ministers and church-wardens, of every parish Council s 

 within the archdeaconry of London, according to a com 

 mandment sent from the Lords of the Queen s Majesty s 

 Privy Council, by their letters bearing date January 17, 

 1579; viz. 



I. Who is parson, vicar, curate, or minister of your pa 

 rish, and whether he be resident upon his benefice, or no. 



II. Whether the parson or vicar doth serve the cure of 

 his parish himself, or who doth serve it for him. 



III. Whether your parson or vicar doth say the divine 

 service in the church, and minister the sacraments of Bap 

 tism and of the Lord s Supper in his own person, or who 

 doth it for him. 



IV. Whether the parson or vicar doth use weekly or 

 monthly to preach or to read any lectures in their church, 

 or in any other church or place ; and where he doth use so 

 to preach or read. 



V. Whether any other minister or preacher doth use to 

 preach or to read any lectures in their church ; who they or 

 he be, and set down their names, and where such preacher 

 or reader is beneficed. 



VI. Whether such minister or preacher, as useth to preach 

 or to read any lecture in the church, doth use also to minis 

 ter the sacrament of Baptism and the Lord s Supper in 

 his church, or in any other church ; and where he doth use 

 to minister the same. 



I am apt to conclude that these were articles of the Bi 

 shop s framing ; but that he procured the Privy Council to 

 own and send them as theirs, to give them the more strength 

 and authority. 



For the better execution of the Council s letters, it was the c Jergy&amp;gt; 



