.vj. or seuen yeres olde / their elders brought them vnto the preest or deacon in euery parish / which officer taught the children what their baptim ment & what they had professed therin: that is to wete / the law of god & their dutie vn to all degrees / and the faith of oure sauioure. And then because it shuld not be neglecte or lefte vndone / an hier officer as the archdeacon (for it hath not bene I suppose in the bisshopes handes all waye as now / nether were it mete) came aboute from parish to parish / at tymes conuenient. And the prestes brought the children vn to him at .xj. or .xij. yere olde / before they were admitted to receaue the sacrament of Christes body haply. And he apposed them of the law of god & faith of Christe / and axed them / whether they thought that law good / and whether their hertes were to folow it. And they answered ye.

And he apposed them in the articles of oure faith / and axed them / whether they put their hope and trust in Christ / to be saued thorow his deeth and merites. And they answered ye. Then confirmed he their baptim sayenge: I confirme you / that is / I denunce and declare / by the auctorite of gods worde and doctrine of Christ / that ye be truely baptised within in youre hertes and in youre spirites / thorow professynge the lawe of god and the faith of oure sauioure Iesu / which youre outwarde baptim doeth signifie / and thervppon I put this crosse in youre forehedes that ye goo and fight agenst the deuell / the world and the flesh / vnder the standarde of oure sauioure / in the name of the father / the sonne / and the holy gost. Amen. Which maner I wold to god for his tender mercie were in vse this daye.