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A04125	Constitutions, and canons ecclesiasticall treated vpon by the archbishops, and bishops, and the rest of the cleargie of Ireland. And agreed upon with the Kings Majesties licence in their synod begun at Dublin, Anno. Dom. 1634. And in the yeare of the raigne of our soveraigne, Lord Charles by the grace of God, king of Great Britaine, France, and Ireland, the tenth. And now published for the due observation of them, by his Majesties authoritie under the great seale of Ireland.; Constitutions and canons	Church of Ireland.	1635 (1635)	STC 14265; ESTC S107631	42,000	128

breake or neglect to observe the same as they tender the honor of GOD the peace of the Church tranquillitie of the Kingdome and their dueties and service unto VS their King and Soveraigne In witnes c. CONSTITVTIONS AND CANONS ECCLESIASTICALL Treated upon by the Archbishops and Bishops and the rest of the Clergie of Ireland and agreed upon by the Kings Majesties licence in their Synod begun and holden at Dublin Anno Domini 1634. and in the yeare of the raigne of our Soveraigne Lord CHARLES by the grace of GOD King of Great Brittaine France and Ireland the Tenth I. Of the agreement of the Church of England and Ireland in the profession of the same Christian Religion FOR the manifestation of our agreement with the Church of England in the confession of the same Christian Faith and the doctrine of the Sacraments Wee doe receive and approve the Booke of Articles of Religion agreed upon by the Archbishops and Bishops and the whole Clergie in the Convocation holden at London in the yeare of our Lord God 1562. for the avoyding of diversities of opinions and for the establishing of consent touching true Religion And therefore if any hereafter shall affirme that any of those Articles are in any part superstitious or erroneous or such as he may not with a good conscience subscribe unto let him be excommunicated and not absolved before he make a publique revocation of his errour II. The Kings Supremacy in Causes Ecclesiasticall to be maintained ALL Ecclesiasticall persons having cure of soules and all other Preachers and Readers of Divinitie Lectures shall to the uttermost of their wit knowledge and learning purely and sincerely without any colour or dissimulation teach manifest open and declare foure times every yeare at the least in their Sermons and other Collations and Lectures That all usurped and forraine power forasmuch as the same hath no establishment nor ground by the Law of God is for most just causes taken away and abolished and that therefore no manner of obedience or subjection within his Majesties Realmes and Dominions is due unto such forraine power but that the Kings power within his Realme of Ireland and all other his Dominions and Countreyes is the highest power under God to whom all men aswell Inhabitants as borne within the same doe by Gods Lawes owe all loyaltie and obedience and to no other forraine power potentate in the earth And whosoever shall hereafter maintaine that the Kings Majestie hath not the same authority in causes Ecclesiasticall that the godly Kings had amongst the Iewes and Christian Emperours in the Primitive Church or impeach in any part his Regall supremacy in the said causes restored to the Crowne and by the Lawes of this Realme therein established let him be excommunicated and not restored but onely by the Archbishop of the Province after his repentance and publique revocation of his errour III. Of the prescript forme of Divine Service contained in the Booke of Common Prayer THat forme of Liturgie or Divine Service and no other shal be used in any Church of this Realme but that which is established by the Law and comprised in the Booke of Common Prayer and administration of Sacraments And if any one shall preach or by other open words declare or speake any thing in the derogation or despising of the said Booke or of any thing therein contained let him be excommunicated and not restored untill he repent and publiquely revoke his errour III. Of the forme of consecrating and ordering Archbishops Bishops c. and of the Churches established according to that order THat forme of Ordination no other shal be used in this Church but that which is contained in the booke of ordering Bishops Priests and Deacons allowed by authority and hitherto practised in the Churches of England and Ireland And if any shall affirme that they who are consecrated or ordered according to those rites are not lawfully made nor ought to be accounted either Bishops Priests or Deacons or shall deny that the Churches established under this governement are true Churches or refuse to joyne with them in Christian profession let him be excommunicated and not restored untill hee repent and publiquely revoke his errour V. Authors of Schisme and maintainers of Conventicles censured WHosoever shall separate themselves from the Communion of Saints as it is approved by the Apostles rules in the Church of Ireland and combine themselves together in a new brotherhood accounting the Christians who are conformable to the doctrine governement rites and ceremonies of the Church of Ireland to be prophane and unmeet for them to joyne with in Christian profession or shall affirme and maintaine that there are within this Realme other meetings assemblyes or congregations then such as by the Lawes of this Land are held and allowed which may rightly challenge to themselves the name of true and lawfull Churches let him be excommunicated and not restored untill he repent and publiquely revoke his errour VI. Due celebration of Sundayes and Holy-dayes ALL manner of persons shall celebrate and keepe the Lords day commonly called Sunday and other Holy-dayes according to Gods holy will and pleasure and the orders of this Church that is in hearing the Word of GOD read and taught in private and publique prayers in acknowledging their offences to GOD and amendment of the same in reconciling themselves charitably to their neighbours where displeasure hath beene in oftentimes receiving the Communion of the Body and Blood of CHRIST in visiting the poore and sicke using all godly and sober conversation VII The prescript forme of Divine Service to be used on Sundayes and Holydayes with all decencie and due reverence EVery Sunday and Holy-day the Parsons Vicars and Curates shall celebrate Divine Service at convenient and usuall times of the day and in such place of every Church as the Bishop of the Diocesse or Ecclesiasticall Ordinary of the place shall thinke meet for the largenesse or straitnesse of the same so as the people may be most edified All Ministers likewise shall use and observe the Orders Rites Ornaments Ceremonies prescribed in the Booke of Common prayer and in the Act for uniformity printed therewith as well in reading the holy Scriptures and saying of prayers as in administration of the Sacraments without either diminishing in regard of preaching or in any other respect or adding any thing in the matter or forme thereof And in Cathedrall and Collegiate Churches all Deanes Masters and Heads of Collegiate Churches Canons and Prebendaries being Graduates shall daylie at the times both of prayer and preaching weare with their Surplises such Hoods as are agreeable to their degrees No man also shall cover his head in any Church or Chappell in the time of Divine Service except he have some infirmity in which case he may weare a night-cap or coife Neither shall any person be otherwise at such times busied then in quiet attendance to heare marke and understand that which is read preached

CONSTITVTIONS AND CANONS ECCLESIASTICALL Treated vpon by the Archbishops and Bishops and the rest of the Cleargie of IRELAND And agreed upon with the Kings Majesties licence in their Synod begun at DUBLIN Anno Dom. 1634. And in the yeare of the Raigne of our Soveraigne Lord CHARLES by the grace of GOD King of Great Britaine France and Ireland the tenth And now published for the due observation of them by his Majesties Authoritie under the Great Seale of Ireland DVBLIN Printed by the Societie of Stationers Printers to the Kings Most Excellent Majesty An. Dom. 1635 THE TABLE ❧ Of the Church of Jreland 1. OF the agreement of the Church of England and Ireland in the profession of the same Christian Religion 2. The Kings Supremacy in causes Ecclesiaesticall to be maintayned 3. Of the prescript forme of Divine Service contayned in the Booke of Common prayer 4. Of the forme of Consecrating and ordering Archbishops Bishops c. and of the Churches established according to that order 5. Authors of schismes and maintayners of Conventicles censured ¶ Of Divine Service preaching of the VVord and administration of the Sacraments 6. DVe celebration of Sundayes and Holy-daies 7. The prescript forme of Divine service to be used on Sundayes and Holy-dayes with all decency and due reverence 8. Of the ordering of certaine parts of the Service 9. Beneficed Preachers being resident upon their livings to preach every Sunday 10. No publique opposition betweene Preachers 11. Ministers to Catechize every Sunday 12. The people to be informed in the body of Christian Religion and reformed in their conversation 13. Preachers and Lecturers to reade Divine Service and administer the Sacraments twice a yeare at the least 14. Ministers not to refuse to Christen or Bury 15. Ministers not to deferre Christening if the child be in danger 16. Fathers not to be Godfathers in Baptisme nor children not-Communicants 17. Confirmation or laying hands upon children to be performed by the Bishop once in three yeares 18. Of the receiving of the holy Communion 19. VVarning to be given before hand for the Communion 20. Notorious offenders not to be admitted to the Communion 21. Ministers not to preach or administer the Communion in private houses 22. Ministers not to hold private conventicles ¶ Of Bishops Archdeacons Deanes and Prebendaries 23. OF Ordering Ecclesiasticall Iurisdiction 24. Of ordering the revenues of Ecclesiasticall persons 25. Of Archdeacons 26. Residence of Deanes in their Churches 27. Deanes and Prebendaries to preach during their Residence 28. Prebendaries to be resident upon their benefices ¶ Of the Ordination function and charge of Ministers 29. I Oure solemne times appointed for the making of Ministers 30. The titles of such as are to be made Ministers 31. The qualitie of such as are to be made Ministers 32. The examination of such as are to be made Ministers 33. Caution for Institution of Ministers into Benefices 34. Patrons of Ecclesiasticall Benefices 35. Prevention of Symoniacall contracts in those that are presented by them 36. Small Parishes to be united and Residence enjoyned 37. Absence of Beneficed men and livings appropriated to be supplyed by Curats that are allovved Preachers 38. None to be Curats but allowed by the Bishop 39. Strangers not admitted to preach without Licence 40. Ministers to conferre with Recusants 41. Ministers to visite the sicke 42. Sobernesse of conversation and decencie of apparell required in Ministers 43. Of consecration of Churches 44. A Terrier of gleabe-lands and other possessions belonging to Churches 45. Payment of Tythes 46. A Registry to bee kept of Christnings VVeddings and Burials ¶ Of Marriages Divorces 47. NOne to marry within the degrees prohibited 48. None to marry under XXI yeares without their Parents consent 49. Security to be taken at the granting of such Licences and under what conditions 50. Oathes to be taken for the conditions 51. An exception for those that are in VVidowhood 52. Ministers not to marry any person without Bannes 53. No sentence for Divorce to be given upon the sole confession of the parties 54. No sentence of Divorce to be given but in open court 55. In all sentences for Divorce bond to be taken for not marrying during each others life ¶ Of Ecclesiasticall Courts and Iurisdiction 56. THe Order of Iurisdictions to be kept 57. The restraint of double Quarrels upon the respite of Institution 58. Inhibitions not to be granted without the subscription of an Advocate 59. Inhibitions not to be granted untill the Appeale be exhibited to the Iudge 60. Solemne denunciation of parties excommunicated 61. Notorious crimes and scandals to be certified into Ecclesiasticall Courts by presentments 62. Schismaticks to be presented 63. Not-communicants at Easter to be presented 64. Ministers may present 65. Ministers and Church-wardens not to be sued for presenting 66. Church-wardens not bound to present oftner than twice a yeare 67. Church-wardens not to be troubled for not presenting oftner than twice a yeare 68. Convenient time to bee assigned for framing presentments 69. None to be cited into Ecclesiasticall Courts by Proces of Quorum nomina 70. Maturity required in proceeding 71. No sentence of Deprivation or Deposition to be pronounced against a Minister but by the Bishop 72. No Act to be sped but in open Court 73. No court to have more than one Seale 74. Convenient places to be chosen for keeping of Courts 75. Peculiar and inferior Courts to exhibit the originall Copies of VVills into the Bishops Registry 76. The qualitie and Oath of Iudges and Surrogates 77. Proctors not to retayne Causes without the lawfull assignement of the parties 78. Proctors prohibited the Oath in animam domini sui 79. Proctors not to be clamorous in Court 80. The Oath de calumniâ not to be refused 81. Abuses to be reformed in Registers 82. A certaine rate of Fees to all Ecclesiasticall Offiicers 83. A table of the rates of Fees to be set up in Courts and Registries 84. The whole Fees for shewing Letters of orders and other licences due but once in every Bishops time 85. The number of Apparators restrayned ¶ Of Parish Clearks Church-wardens and Schoole-masters and their severall duties 86. PArish Clearks to be chosen by the Minister 87. The choyce of Church-wardens and their Accompt 88. The choyce of Side-men and their joynt office with Church-wardens 89. The old Church-wardens to make their Presentments before the new be sworne 90. The duty of Church-wardens touching such persons as are out of the Church in the time of Gods worship on Sundayes and Holy-dayes 91. Their duty touching those persons that are in the Church at that time 92. To keepe the Church from being prophaned at all other times 93. To see Churches and Church-yards kept in sufficient reparation 94. To furnish all Churches with things necessary for the celebration of Divine Service Preaching and administration of the Sacraments 95. To provide things fitting for every Communion and to observe those that come or come not to the same 96. To

last day of judgement and the Tribunall seat of God Therefore that they preferre no man to any Ecclesiasticall living but him which by doctrine judgement godlinesse honesty and innocency of life is able to beare so heavy a burthen that they doe nothing therein but uprightly uncorruptly and truely But if any Patron shal be convicted to have made any Symoniacall contract either directly or indirectly let him be excommunicated ipso facto not to be absolved but after publicke penance in the Cathedrall Church and the Church so Symoniacally presented unto XXXV Prevention of Symoniacall contracts in those that are presented by them TO avoyde the detestable sinne of Symonie because buying and selling of Ecclesiasticall functions offices promotions dignities and livings is execrable before God therefore the Archbishop and all and every Bishop or Bishops or any other person or persons having authority to admit institute collate install or to confirme the election of any Archbishop Bishop or other person or persons to any spirituall or Ecclesiasticall function dignitie promotion title office Iurisdiction place or benefice with cure or without cure or to any Ecclesiasticall living whatsoever shall before every such admission institution collation installation or confirmation of election respectively minister to every person thereafter to be admitted instituted collated installed or confirmed in or to any Archbishopricke or other spirituall or Ecclesiasticall function dignity promotion title office Iurisdiction place or benefice with cure or without cure or in any Ecclesiasticall living whatsoever this Oath in manner and forme following the same to bee taken by every one whom it concerneth in his owne person and not by a Proctor I N. N. doe sweare that I have made no Symoniacall payment contract or promise directly or indirectly by my selfe or by any other to my knowledge or with my consent to any person or persons whatsoever for or concerning the procuring and obtayning of this Ecclesiasticall dignity place preferment office or living respectively and particularly naming the same whereunto he is admitted instituted collated installed or confirmed nor will at any time hereafter performe or satisfie any such kinde of payment contract or promise made by any other without my knowledge or consent so helpe me God through IESVS CHRIST And for the better repressing of this cursed abuse We ordaine and appoint that if any Clerke or any other with his consent shall Seale any bond or bill to any person or persons with condition of resignation of his benefice whereto he is to be or hath bin presented or shall make or covenant to make any Lease of the profits of the said benefice or any part thereof unto the Patron or any belonging to him or any other person to his or their use to continue during his Incumbencie or for above three yeares or with notable diminution of the rent under the true value he shal be holden for convict of Symony and proceeded against according to the severitie of the auncient Canons in that behalfe XXXVI Small Parishes to be united and Residence enjoyned FOr remedy of the smallnesse of the maintenance of the Clergie We ordaine that when there is in one Parish a Rectory Vicarage or portion of Tythes collative The Bishop shall unite them perpetually And those unions the Deanes and Chapters shal be bound to confirme to remaine perpetually as one entire benefice And that no dispensations be graunted to hold more than one benefice of greater value than forty pounds English per annum but to such onely as shal be very well able and sufficient to discharge his duty having taken the degree of a Master of Art at least in some Vniversitie within his Majesties Dominions and being a publicke and sufficient Preacher licenced Provided that he who is qualified as aforesaid shall alwayes reside in one of his benefices and some reasonable time of every yeare in each of them And lastly that he have under him where hee doth not reside a Curate able to Catechize and instruct the people to have such maintenance as to the Ordinary shall seeme fit XXXVII Absence of beneficed men and livings appropriated to be supplied by Curates that are allowed Preachers EVery beneficed man licenced by the Lawes of this Realme upon urgent occasions of other service not to reside upō his benefice shall cause his Cure to bee supplyed by a Curate that is a sufficient and licenced Preacher if the worth of the benefice will beare it But whosoever hath two benefices shall maintaine a Preacher licenced in the benefice where hee doth not reside except he preach himselfe at both of them usually Also every beneficed man not allowed to bee a Preacher shall procure Sermons to be preached in his Cure once every Moneth at the least by Preachers lawfully licenced if his living in the judgment of the Ordinary will be able to beare it And upon every Sunday when there shall not be a Sermon preached in his Cure he or his Curate shall reade one of the Homilies prescribed by authority to the intents aforesaid And as for those Churches where all the Tythes both great small are taken by the Appropriator Wee ordaine that the Bishop of the Diocesse according to the Lawes of the Church shall allot out of the said appropriation such maintenance to a sufficiēt Curate as in equitie in his discretion shall seeme meete and competent XXXVIII None to be Curates but allowed by the Bishop NO Curate or Minister shal be permitted to serve in any place without examination tryall first to be made of his sufficiency sobriety and fitnesse every way for the ministration whereunto hee is to be deputed Having respect to greatnesse of the Cure and meetenesse of the party And being found worthy he shal be admitted by the Bishop of the Diocesse in writing under his hand and Seale And the said Curates and Ministers if they remove from one Diocesse to another shall not be by any meanes admitted to serve without testimony of the Bishop of the Diocesse or Ordinary of the place as aforesaid whence they came in writing of their honesty ability and conformitie to the Ecclesiasticall Lawes of the Church of Ireland Nor any shall serve more than two Churches or Chappels in one day and those to be in a convenient distance and unlesse the said Church or Chappell where such a Minister shall serve in two places be not able in the judgement of the Bishop or Ordinary as aforesaid to maintayne a Curate Provided that no Clergy man holding any benefice in title shall by this Constitution be debarred from nominating an able Curate to such benefice so often as the said Cure shal be voyde to be examined and admitted by the Bishop as aforesaid XXXIX Strangers not admitted to preach without licence NEither the Minister Churchwardens or other Officers of any parochiall or Collegiate Church shall suffer any stranger to preach unto the people in their Churches except they know him to be sufficiently authorised thereto as is

aforesaid And if any in his Sermon shall publish any Doctrine eyther strange or disagreeing from the Word of GOD or from the Articles of Religion generally received in the Churches of England and Ireland they shall by their Letters subscribed with some of their hands that heard him so soone as may be give notice of the same to the Bishop of the Diocesse that hee may determine the matter and take such order therein as he shall thinke convenient XL. Ministers to conferre with Recusants EVery Minister being a Preacher and having any popish Recusant or Recusants in his Parish and thought fit by the Bishop of the Diocesse shall labour diligently with them from time to time thereby to reclayme them from their errors And if he be not a Preacher or not such a Preacher the he shall procure if he can possible some that are Preachers so qualified to take paines with them for that purpose If hee can procure none then hee shall informe the Bishop of the Diocesse thereof who shall not onely appoint some neighbour Preacher or Preachers adjoyning to take that labour upon them but himselfe also as his important affayres will permit him shall use his best indeavour by instruction perswasion and all good meanes hee can devise to reclayme both them and all other within his Diocesse so affected XLI Ministers to visit the sicke WHen any person is dangerously sicke in any parish although they have not formerly resorted to the Church the Minister or Curate having knowledge thereof shall resort unto Him or Her if the disease be not knowne or probably suspected to be infectious to instruct cōfort them in their distresse according to the order of the Communion Book if he be no Preacher Or if he be a Preacher then as he shall thinke most needefull and convenient And when any is passing out of this life a Bell shal be tolled the Minister shall not then slacke to doe his last dutie And after the parties death if so it fall out there shal be rung no more but one short peale and one other before the buriall and one other after the buriall XLII Sobernesse of conversation and decency of apparell repaired in Ministers NO Ecclesiasticall persons shall at any time other than for their honest necessities so much as resort to any Taverns or Alehouses neyther shall they board or lodge in any such places Furthermore they shall not give themselves to any base or servile labour or to drinking or ryot spending their time idlely by d●y or by night nor shall they give themselves to playing at Dice Cardes or Tables or any other game unbeseeming their function but at all times convenient they shall heare or reade somewhat of the holy Scriptures or shall occupy themselves with some other honest study or exercise alwayes doing the things which shall appertayne to honesty and ende●voring to profit the Church of God having alwaies in minde that they ought to excell others in purity of life and should be examples to the people to live well and Christianly under paine of Ecclesiasticall censures to be inflicted with severi●ie according to the qualities of their offences Wee doe likewise constitute and appoint that Archbishops and Bishops shall not i●tennit to use the accustomed apparell of their d●grees Likewise all Deanes Masters of Colledges Archdeacons and Prebendaries in Cathedrall and Collegiate Churches being Priests or Deacons Doctors in Divinitie Law and Physicke Bachellors in Divinitie Masters of Artes and Bachellors of Law having any Ecclesiasticall living shall usually weare Gownes with standing-Collars and Sleeves streight at the hands or wyde sleeves as is used in the Vniversities with Hoods or Tippets of silke or sarcenet and square Caps in places and times convenient And that all other Ministers admitted or to bee admitted into that function shall also ●sually weare the like apparell as is aforesaid except Tippets onely We doe further in like manner ordayne That all the said Ecclesiasticall persons above mentioned shall usually weare in their journyes Cloakes with sleeves commonly called Priests-cloakes without gards welts long buttons or cuts And no Ecclesiasticall persons shall weare any Coyfe or wrought Night-cap but onely plaine Night-caps of blacke Silke Sattin or Velvet In all which particulars concerning the Apparell here prescribed our meaning is not to attribute any holinesse or speciall worthinesse to the said Garments but for decencie gravitie and order In private houses and in their studies the said persons Ecclesiasticall may use any comely and Schollerlike Apparell Provided that it be not cut or pinke that in publike they goe not in their Dublet and Hose without Coats or Cassocks And also that they weare not any light coloured Stockins XLIII Of consecration of Churches AS often as Churches are newly built where formerly there were not or Church yards appointed for buriall they shal be Dedicated and Consecrated Provided that the ancient Churches and Church-yards shall not be put to any base and unworthy use XLIIII A Terrier of Gleabe-lands and other possessions belonging to Churches WE ordayne that the Archbishops and all Bishops within their severall Diocesses shall procure as much as in them lyeth that a true note and Terrier of all the Lands Gleabes Meadowes Gardens Orchards Houses Stocks Implements Tenements and portions of Tythes and all rights whatsoever which are in possession or of right doe belong to their severall Sees or to any dignitie Parsonage or Vicarage or rurall Prebend within any of their Diocesses be taken by the view of honest men in every Parish by the appointment of the said Archbishops or Bishops whereof the Minister to be one and be layd up in their severall Registries to the use of posteritie And the Archbishops Bishops shall in their Visitations carefully provide that this Canon be observed that the said Terrier be renewed every ten yeares And no Minister shall make any Lease of his Gleabe lands or of his benefice or the profits or meanes therof above the terme of three yeares at the uttermost saving unto all Patentees from his Majesty such power as is or hereafter shal be granted to them in their Patents to demise their Gleabe or any part thereof XLV Payment of Tythes FOrasmuch as every man is bound to pay his Tythes no man shall by colour of dutie omitted by their Curats detayne their Tythes and so requite one wrong with another or be his owne Iudge but shall truely pay the same as hath beene accustomed to their Parsons Vicars Curats without any restraynt or diminution And for such lacke default as they can justly find in their Parsons Vicars and Curats they shall seeke for reformation to their Ordinaries and other Superiors who upon complaint doe proofe thereof shall reforme the same accordingly XLVI A Registry to be kept of Christnings VVeddings and Burials IN every Parish Church and Chappell withi● this Realme shal be provided one parchment Booke at the charge of the Parish wherein shal be written the