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41. Doth he twice a year at least, administer the Sacraments of Baptism and the Lord's Supper, in such order, words, rites, and ceremonies only as are prescribed in the church-book, and no otherwise, still wearing the surplice?

42. If your minister, who possesseth the benefice, doth give himself to preaching oftener than praying, yet doth he read divine service and administer the Sacraments twice in the year at least, in manner and form as is next before mentioned?

43. Doth your minister, preacher, or lecturer, use the bidding of prayers only, enjoined", before his sermon, without conceiving long forms of his own? Doth he give God thanks for them that are departed in His faith and fear?

44. Doth your minister confer with recusants and other persons excommunicate, or suspected, that he may reclaim them to obedience and holy unity with the Church? And doth he denounce them, being obstinate, once a month, upon Sunday, in service time?

45. Doth he diligently look to the relief of the poor; and from time to time, call upon his parishioners to give somewhat, according to their abilities?

46. Doth he appoint, hold, and uphold, any fasts, prophecies or exercises? Hath he been present at any conventicles or meetings of silenced and suspended ministers, or others, to use any repeatings or preachings whatsoever, to deprave the doctrine and discipline established, or to use any other form of prayer than what is enjoined in the churchbook?

47. Doth he use comeliness in apparel at home? Doth he wear his priest's cloak abroad? Doth he lodge or board in any ale-house or tavern, or doth he commonly resort unto such places? Doth he use any base or servile labour, not answerable to the honour and dignity of his calling? Doth he use any dice, cards, tables, or other idle and unlawful games? Is he one that seriously plies not his devotions and his studies? Is he a hunter, hawker, dancer, swearer, usurer, or suspected of incontinency? Is he any ways

offensive or scandalous to his function or ministry?

h See canon 55.

i Originally, 'to use any manner of

prayers, any repeatings

' &c.

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48. Whether is there in your parish any priest or deacon that hath forsaken his holy calling, and useth himself in his course of life as a gentleman or mere layman?

THE

SUM AND SUBSTANCE

OF THE

CONFERENCES LATELY HAD AT YORK HOUSE

CONCERNING

MR. MOUNTAGUE'S BOOKS,

WHICH IT PLEASED THE DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM TO APPOINT, AND WITH DIVERS OTHER HONOURABLE PERSONS TO HEAR,

AT THE SPECIAL AND EARNEST REQUEST OF THE

EARL OF WARWICK AND THE LORD SAY.

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THE

SUM AND SUBSTANCE,

&c.

THE FIRST DAY'S CONFERENCE.

THE day first appointed by the duke of Buckingham was Thursday the ninth of February, on which the dean of Carlisle and Mr. Mountague were suddenly sent for, came and attended at York House, and after two or three hours' expectation, it pleased the duke's grace to signify unto them that the lords who desired the conference, and the opposers, (who were hereafter to be brought forth, but as yet concealed even from himself,) being either not ready with their objections, or not at leisure for other occasions, had failed both himself and them for that day; and so wishing them to attend no more until further and more certain notice were given unto them, they went their waya.

All the day following Mr. Mountague still attended in London, expecting when he should be called, but as yet no message came; and therefore he resolved to go and despatch some serious business the next day at Windsor, and to return upon the Monday morning after, which, as he thought, would be the soonest time that was now likely to be assigned for any conferencee.

Yet upon the next day, which was Saturday the 11th of February, (when Mr. Mountague was but newly gone out of

b Francis White, afterwards Bishop having some extraordinary and urgent of Carlisle.

cdeceived.' Orig.

d'And therefore that they should attend no more until he sent some more certain and more special message unto them for that purpose.' Orig.

The next day Mr. Mountague,

business to despatch at Windsor, he gets him thither, expecting no conference till the week after, at soonest, and yet in the mean while taking order with Mr. Cosin, that if need were, he might be speedily sent for to London again.' Orig.

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