❧ Orders set down by the most Reverend Father in God, SAMVEL, by the providence of God Archbishop of York his Grace, Metropolitan of England, to be presently published and affixed in all the Parish Churches within his said Grace's jurisdiction, for the better reforming of certain abuses within the same.  
THe ancient and laudable use of Visitations, have been to reform such abuses, as by tract of time have crept into the Church; The discovery of which abuses, as by a Book of Articles is offered unto you, and you bound by a sacred oath to present the same; so for the refreshing of your memories, and discharge of mine own conscience towards God, I thought fit to denote some in particular unto you.  
First, I understand of a great irreverence, openly showed in your Churches and Chapels during the time of Divine Service; which is, that young men misled by the example of their elders, do sit covered with their hats on their heads, neither regarding the holiness of the house of God, nor the greatness of the Divine Majesty, which is to be worshipped with fear and reverence: For a present remedy of this abuse, I require the Churchwardens and Sidemen, at the beginning of Divine Service, to look carefully upon the Congregation, and if any of the elder sort offend in this kind, I require them to go personally unto them, and to desire them in gentle terms to remember themselves, and to sit uncovered: and if after gentle admonition they do not forbear, than I require that they be presented at my next Court day, holden in York: and for the younger sort, I require the Churchwardens to go personally unto them, in case they offend, and to rebuke them sharply for their contempt, and if they persist, and will not obey by uncovering their heads, I will the Churchwardens to pull off their hats, and I require the masters of such profane servants, and fathers of children, to give them such private chastisement, as the quality of their fact requireth.  
Secondly, I am given to understand, that it is grown usual and familiar for men to walk up and down, and to talk before and after Divine Service within the Church, and in some Parishes to keep Alice and Drink within the Church, and when the Parishioners do make their usual rates, that they go up to the Communion Table, and there write them, and that about the setting of those rates many unchristian and unseemly words are exchanged amongst them, to the great dishonour of Almighty God, and the profanation of his holy Temple, which if they be not speedily amended, I shall use all the severity against the offenders, that any Law, Canon, or Constitution Ecclesiastical shall afford.  
Thirdly, it cometh from the groans and sighs of the people, that for a book of Articles containing little more than two leaves in quarto, which may be printed for the value of a penny, an Archdeacon at his annual Visitation, exacteth from every Parish, two shillings and six pence, and compelleth them every year to take new books, whereas one book will serve for many years, and that the Archbishop's Chancellor in the Visitation riseth higher, and requireth for every book of Articles of every Parish, iij. s. Ab initionon fuit sic; & malus mos, quanto antiquior, tanto nequior. For redress hereof, I require the Archdeacon at his annual Visitation to take for every book of Articles but six pence, and in seven years following to impose no book at all upon the several Parishes, but to let their old books to serve the turn, except such Parishes as have lost their old books: And for mine own Visitation, I command, that no more than twelve pence be required for a book of Articles, nor no more paid; the distribution of which twelve pence amongst the Apparators and others, I reserve to myself.  
Fourthly, I hear much complaint of the increase and exaction of Fees, by several Officers in several Courts, much to the scandal of our Ecclesiastical jurisdiction: For remedy whereof I strictly charge my Register to carry with him, and to affix in a public place, that all men may see and read them, a Table containing the several, ancient, and accustomed Fees for all matters belonging to my Visitation: and if any of my Officers shall directly or indirectly, exact or take any greater Fees, upon just complaint I shall lay suspension, or any other greater censure upon him, that the Law Ecclesiastical shall authorise me to inflict.  
So God bless us.   

¶ Imprinted at London by john Bill, Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty. 1629.