The Simony Act 1688 ( 1 Will. & Mar. c. 16) is an act of the

Parliament of England The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England from the 13th century until 1707 when it was replaced by the Parliament of Great Britain. Parliament evolved from the Great Council of England, great council of Lords Spi ...

that ensured that the

simoniacal Simony () is the act of selling church offices and roles or sacred things. It is named after Simon Magus, who is described in the Acts of the Apostles as having offered two disciples of Jesus payment in exchange for their empowering him to imp ...

promotion of one person does not prejudice another and also protects certain leases made by simoniacal individuals.

Legacy

Section 2 of the act, from "bee it" to "aforesaid that" was repealed by section 1(1) of, and part I of the schedule to, the

Statute Law Revision Act 1888 A statute is a law or formal written enactment of a legislature. Statutes typically declare, command or prohibit something. Statutes are distinguished from court law and unwritten law (also known as common law) in that they are the expressed wil ...

( 51 & 52 Vict. c. 3). , the act remains largely in force in

England and Wales England and Wales () is one of the Law of the United Kingdom#Legal jurisdictions, three legal jurisdictions of the United Kingdom. It covers the constituent countries England and Wales and was formed by the Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542. Th ...

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Acts of the Parliament of England 1688 Acts of the Parliament of England concerning religion Acts of the Parliament of England still in force 1688 in Christianity Simony Church of England legislation {{England-statute-stub