The Church of Grasmere: A HistoryArmitt, Mary L. (Mary Louisa)
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The Church of Grasmere: A History
Armitt, Mary L. (Mary Louisa)
St. Oswald's Church (Grasmere, England)
Articles Tit. I.
1, Our Church is in good repair, and no part of it
2,3,4, demolishd, nor anything belonging to it Imbezzled or sold.
5, We have a Font with a Cover, a decent Communion Table,
wth one decent Covering and another of Linnen, with a
6,7, Chalice and a cover, and two flagons for the Communio,
&c., wth all the other things the Articles of this title
8, 9, inquire of, and they are ordered and used as they ought
to be, according to our Judgmts, so yt we have nothing
10. to present in answr to the Articles of this first Title.
Articles Tit. II.
1, 2, 3, Our minister, the Revrend Dr. Henry Fleming, is
qualified accordg to Law, Legally Inducted, hath read
4, the 39 Articles wthin the time Appointed by law, and
declared his Assent thereto, we believe and know nothing
5, 6, 7, to the contrary. He has another Ecclesiasticall Benefice.
He preaches, we believe, every Lords Day, unless sickness
8, or reasonable absence hinder him. Mr. Dudley
Walker his Curate supplys the cure in his Absence.
9, Both our Parson and his Curate do all things inquired
of by the Articles of this Title, and are not guilty of
10. any of the faults therein mentioned, as we are perswaided.
So we have not any thing to present in Answer to the
Articles of this Title.
Articles Tit. III.
1, 2, We know not of any Adulteries, Fornicators or Incestuous,
Com'on Drunkards or Swearers, or other
3, Sinn'rs and Transgressors inquired of in the Articles of
4, 5, this Title, wthin our Parish. We believe each person
6, behaves himself as he ought, during the time of Divine
7, 8, Service, nor have we observed anything to the contrary.
9, Onely in Answer the (_sic_) 4th Article of this Title
10. we present the persons whose names follow for refuseing
to pay their duty for Easter Offerings, and for refuseing
to contribute to the Rates for Repairing of our Church,
and things thereto belonging, viz., _Francis Benson_ of
the Fold, and _Dorothee_ his wife, _Jacob Holm_ and _Sarah_
his wife of Tarnfoot, _John Holm_ and _Jane Holm_ his
mother of Skelwath Bridge-End. All Quakers and
come not to Church or Chapell to divine service. _Francis
Benson_, of Under How, and _Jane Benson_, widow in Grasmere,
Quakers, and come not to church to divine service.
Articles Tit. IIII.
1. We have a Parish Clark belonging to our Church aged
21 years at least, of honest life, able to perform his duty,
2. chosen by our Parson, and dos his duty diligently in his
office of Parish Clark, as we are perswaided.
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