[108] _Barnes' Eccles. Proc_., 114 (Parishioner in a Durham parish presented for absenting himself "twice at morning prayer, and verrey often at eveninge prayer." 1579). Houghton-le-Spring Acc'ts, _s.a._, 1596, _Surtees Soc_., lxxxiv (1888), 271 (Giving in a bill of presentment for those absent from morning and from evening prayer). [109] _Canterbury Visit_., xxvii, 221 (Four persons cited "for that they dwell so far from their own Church come now to the Parish Church of Westbere." 1569). _Ibid_., xxv, 21 (Two men presented for not attending their parish church "being two miles off, but go to the next Parish Church." 1569). _Ibid_., 23 (1600). _Op. cit_., xxvi, 46 (Presentment of one who had often to be absent from his parish on business. 1593). _Dean of York's Visit_., 227 (Attending another church for fear of arrest for debt in his own. 1594). [110] See in Daniel Neal, _History of the Puritans_ (J. Toulmin's ed., Bath, 1793-7), i. 413-17, contemporary (1585-6) statistics for the licenced preachers of nine counties. See also J.C. Cox, _Three Centuries of Derbyshire Annals_, i, 245 (Only 82 clergymen licenced to preach out of a total in the diocese of Lichfield of 433, according to a document _circa_ 1602). [111] For such a permit to hear preaching elsewhere, see Hale, _Crim. Prec_., 189 (Six parishioners of Shopland (Essex) authorized by the archdeacon to repair to a neighboring church for a sermon when there is no preaching in their own, but only two permitted to leave their own services at any one time. 1586-7). [112] Hale, _ibid_., 187-8. [113] 1 Eliz., c. 2, sec. iii, _ad finem_. [114] See 23 Eliz. c. i, sec. iv (Forfeiture of £20 for every month's forbearance from church attendance). Cardwell, _Doc. Ann_., i, 406 (Whitgift's _Articles of 1583_; minister and wardens to diligently observe those absenting themselves for the space of a month, according to 23 Eliz. [_supra_] in order that they may be presented as recusants to the justices at quarter sessions). See also in _Roxburghe Ballads_ (1871), i, 118, a ballad written _circa 1620_ which tells us: "There be diuers Papists, That to saue their Fine, Come to Church once a moneth, To heare Seruice Diuine. The Pope giues them power, As they say, to doe so; They saue money by't too, But I know what I know." Cf. _Canterbury Visit_., xxv, 27 (Presentment "that he is a negligent comer to our Parish Church, being not able to pay the forfeiture." 1597). _Ibid_., xxvii, 223 ("John Wilkins be slothful in coming to the Church, and because he is a poor man we cannot take the fine of twelve pence." 1578). Also _ibid_., xxvi, 46 (Humphrey Watts coming sometimes but once a month to church). [115] _Canterbury Visit_., xxvi, 18 (One Deal presented for keeping a schoolmaster, "and also being a victualler, suffereth him to remain in his house and not frequent Divine Service on the Sabbath Day." 1580).