Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	famine_n	promotion_n	time_n	17	3	2.0954	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00132	Articles to be enquired in the visitation, in the firste yeere of the raigne of our moste dread Soueraigne Lady Elizabeth, by the grace of God, of Englande, Fraunce, and Irelande, Queene, defendour of the faith. [and]c Anno domini. 1559.; Visitation articles. 1559	Church of England.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I)	1577 (1577)	STC 10126; ESTC S112404	4,086	18

34 Drunkards Item whether any be common drunkardes swearers or blasphemers of the name of God. 35 Adulterers Item whether any haue committed adulterie fornication or incest or bee common bawdes or receiuers of such euill persons are vehemently suspected of any of the premisses 36 Brawlers Item whether any be brawlers slaunderers chyders scholders sowers of discord betweene one person and an other 37 Sorcerers Item whether you knowe anye that doe vse charmes sorceries inchauntmentes inuocations circles witchcrafts soothsaying or any lyke craftes or imaginations inuented by the Deuill and specially in the tyme of womens trauayle 38 Pulpittes Item whether the Churches Pulpittes and other necessaries appertaining to the same be sufficiently repayred and if they be not in whose default the same is 39 Resorters to other Churches Item whether you know any that in contempt of their owne parishe Church doe resorte to any other churche 40 Inholders Item whether any Inholders or Alehouse kepers do vse commonly to sell meate and drinke in the time of common praier preaching reading of the Homilies or scripture 41 Deuorse Item whether you know any to bee maried within the degrees prohibited by the Lawes of God or that be separated or diuorsed withoute the degrees prohibited by the law of God and whether any such haue maried againe 42 Priuie contractes Item whether you knowe any to haue made priuie contractes of matrimonie not calling two or moe witnesses therevnto nor hauing thereto the consent of their parents 43 Banes. Item whether they haue maryed solemnelye the banes not first lawfully asked 44 Executours Item whether you knowe anye executors or administratours of dead mens goodes whiche doe not only bestowe suche of the sayde goodes as were giuen and bequeathed or appointed to be distributed among the poore people repayring of high wayes finding of poore schollers or marrying of poore maydens or such other like charitable deedes 45 Images Item whether you know any that keepe in their houses any vndefaced Images Tables Pictures paintinges or other Monumentes of faigned and false myracles pilgrimages idolatrie and superstition and do adore them and specially suche as haue bene set vp in Churches Chappels and Oratories 46 ●ookes Item what bookes of holye Scripture you haue deliuered to be burnt or otherwise destroyed and to whome ye haue deliuered the same 47 Bribes Item what bribes the accusers promoters persecuters Ecclesiastical Iudges and other the Commissioners appointed within the seuerall Diocesse of this Realme haue receiued by them selues or other of those persons whiche were in trouble apprehended or imprisoned for Religion 48 Losse of goods Item what goods moueable lands fees offices or promotions hath ben wrongfully taken awaye in the time of Queene Maries raigne from anye person whiche fauoured the Religion now set foorth 49 How many burnt Item how many persons for religion haue died by fyre famine or otherwise or haue ben imprisoned for the same 50 Certificat of the dead Item that you make a true presentment of the number of all the persons whiche dyed within your parishes sithen the feast of sainte Iohn the Baptist which was in the yeere of our Lord God a thousand fiue hundred fiftie and eyght vnto the same feast last past making therein a playne distinct declaration howe manye men women and men children the same were and the names of the men 51 Secrete Masses Item whether you knowe anye man in your parishe secretely or in vnlawfull conuenticles say or heare Masse or any other seruice prohibited by the law 52 False rumors Unlawfull bookes Item whether you knowe any person in your parish to be a slaunderer of his neighbours or a sower of discord betwene partie and partie man and wife parentes their children or that hath inuented bruted or set fourth any rumours false and seditious tales slaunders or makers bringers byers sellers kepers or conueighers of any vnlawful bokes which might stirre and prouoke sedition or maintaine superstitious seruice with in this realme or any ayders counsailers procurers or maintainers therevnto 53 Patrone Tithes Vacation Item whether the Churche of your parish be now vacant or no who is the patrone thereof how long it hath bene vacant who doeth receiue the tithes oblations and other commodities during the time of the vacation and by what aucthoritie and in what estate the saide Churche is at this time and how long the Parson or Vicar hath had that benefice 54 Minstrelles Item whether any Minstrelles or any other persons doe vse to sing or say any songes or Ditties that be vile or vncleane and specially in derision of any godly order now set foorth and established 55 Letanie in English Item whether the Letany in Englishe with the Epistle Gospel which was by the Queenes highnesse proclamation willed to be read to the people were put in vse in your Churches and if not who were the letters thereof 56 Distinct reading Item whether the Curates and Ministers do leisurely playnely and distinctly reade the publique prayers Chapters and Homilies as they ought to doe God saue the Queene Beades JMPRINTED AT London by Christopher Barkar Printer to the Queenes Maiestie Cum priuilegio Regiae Maiestatis