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CHARI.KS l.'s IXTERKST IN CHURCH MATTERS. 377
discipline. Ceitificates of the state of the Northern
Province were duly forwarded by Neile to the king,
who evidently read them with great care, marginal
notes, in his own hand, being frequently found in
their pages. The Archbishop tells his majesty ^ that
as regarded his declaration for settling questions in
doctrine, a watchful eye is kept, if any fly out, to call
them to account. The royal injunctions about
catechising had brought many ministers to catechise
as well as preach. With regard to the latter function,
the rule is, " Either observe his majesty's directions
in every particular, or have no sermon." He
complains much of the negligence of churchwardens
in not presenting those who come to sermons, but
absent themselves from the public prayers. The
royal declaration permitting recreations on Sundays
after divine service is received with reluctance by a
few ministers, but with a request for time to consider
the matter more fully, and to read the book lately
written by the Bishop of Ely, after the perusal of
which they promise either to conform or to submit to
censure.
One thing is noteworthy. He reports to the kingthat
during the past year there had been ^6,562. 15s. 7d.
expended in the repairing and adorning of churches
in the archdeaconries of York, East Riding, and
Nottingham, and a large sum in that of Cleveland,
of which he had not received exact particulars.
He mentions also that when he visited Southwell he
had taken order for a choir service there.
S. r. Dom. Charles I. cccxii., 84.