“The 90th canon enjoins you, first to _admonish_ and then, if they reform not, to _present_, all your parishioners who do not _duly_ resort to _church_ on Sundays, and there continue the whole time of divine service. On this article observe. 1. That a person’s being absent from church, is ground sufficient for you to proceed. 2. That you are not only to present those who do not come to church, but also those that behave _irreverently_ or _indecently_ there, either walking about, or talking; all who do not abide there orderly and soberly, the whole time of service and sermon, and all that _loiter_ away any part of that time in the church-yard or in the fields.” “The 112th canon enjoins you, within 40 days after Easter, to exhibit to the bishop or his chancellor, _the names of all_ above the age of sixteen, within your parish that did not receive the communion.” “Other statutes oblige you to present _drunkenness_, _tippling_, and public houses _suffering persons to tipple_ in them.” “And the 109th canon binds you to present _all manner_ of vice, prophaneness and debauchery, requiring you faithfully to _present all_ and every the offenders in _adultery_, _whoredom_, _drunkenness_, _prophane swearing_, or any other _uncleanness_ and _wickedness_ of life.” It is therefore a part of that office to which you are solemnly sworn to present not only all _drunkenness_ and _tippling_, but _prophane swearing_, _lewdness_, and whatsoever else is contrary to Christian piety. So that if you know any of your parishioners, be his quality or circumstances what they will, that is guilty of any of these, you are obliged to _present him to the next visitation_, or you are yourselves guilty of perjury. And the 26th canon expresses such an abhorrence of a _church-warden_’s neglect in this matter, that it forbids the minister, _in any wise_, to admit you to the holy communion, _who_ (as the words of the canon are) _having taken your oaths to present all such offences in your several parishes, shall notwithstanding your said oaths, either in neglecting or refusing to present, wittingly and willingly, desperately and irreligiously incur, the horrid guilt of perjury_.” And who is clear? I appeal to every minister of a parish, from one end of _England_ to the other, how many _church-wardens_ have you known, in twenty, thirty, forty years, who did not thus _desperately_ and _irreligiously incur, the horrid guilt of perjury_? 10. I proceed to perjuries of another kind. The oath taken by all _captains of ships_, every time they return from a trading voyage, runs in these terms: