No. IV.

"AN ACT FOR THE ORDERING OF ECCLESIASTICAL MINISTERS" PASSED IN THE YEAR 1549. 3 & 4 EDW. VI., c. 12.*

"SUCH form and manner of making and consecrating of Archbishops, Bishops, Priests, Deacons, and other Ministers of the Church, as by six Prelates, and six other men of this realm learned in God's law, by the King's Majesty to be appointed and assigned, or by the most number of them shall be devised for that purpose, and set forth under the Great Seal of England before the first of April next coming, shall be lawfully exercised and used, and none other.

* Anno Tertio et Quarto Edwardi Sexti. Acts made in the Session of this present Parliament, etc. London Richard Grafton, 1549. The old mode of spelling has not been followed in this transcript.

No. V.

"AN ACT FOR THE UNIFORMITY OF COMMON PRAYER, AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE SACRAMENTS," PASSED IN 1552 TO ANNEX THE ORDINAL TO THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER. 5 & 6 EDW. VI. c. 1.*

"BECAUSE there hath risen in the use and exercise of the aforesaid Common Service in the Church, heretofore set forth, divers doubts for the fashion and manner of the ministration of the same, rather by the curiosity of the ministers and mistakers, than of any other worthy cause: Therefore as well for the more plain and manifest explanation thereof, as for the more perfection of the said Order of Common Service, in some places where it is necessary to make the same Prayer and fashion of service more earnest and fit to stir Christian people to the true honouring of Almighty God: the King's most excellent Majesty, with the assent of the Lords and Commons in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, hath caused the aforesaid Order of Common Service, entituled, The Book of Common Prayer, to be faithfully and godly perused, explained, and made fully perfect, and by the aforesaid authority hath annexed and enjoined it, so explained and perfected, to this present Statute; adding also a form and manner of making and consecrating of Archbishops, Bishops, Priests and Deacons to be of like force authority and value, as the same like aforesaid Book, entituled, The Book of Common Prayer was before, and to be accepted, received, used, and esteemed in like sort and manner, and with the same clauses of provisions and exceptions to all intents, constructions, and purposes, as by the Act of Parliament made in the second year of the King's Majesty's Reign, was ordained limited, expressed and appointed for the uniformity of service, and administration of the Sacraments

*Anno Quinto et Sexto Edwardi Sexti. Acts made in the Session of this present Parliament, etc. London: Richard Grafton, 1552. The old mode of spelling has not been followed in this transcript.

throughout the realm, upon such several pains, as in the said Act of Parliament is expressed and the said former Act to stand in full force and strength, to all intents and constructions, and to be applied, practised, and put in use, to and for the establishing of The Book of Common Prayer, now explained and hereunto annexed, and also the said form of making Archbishops, Bishops, or Priests and Deacons hereunto annexed, as it was for the former Book.

No. VI.

AN ACT OF PARLIAMENT PASSED IN THE FIRST YEAR OF QUEEN MARY IN 1553, TO REPEAL THE TWO PRECEDING ACTS MADE UNDER EDWARD VI.

*

"Rotulus Parliamenti, etc. anno Regni Marie Regine Primo. "IN PARLIAMENTO pr Prorogationem tento apud Westm: xxiiij. die Octobris, Anno Regni Excellentissimi ac Serenissimi Dne: nre: Marie Dei gratia Anglie Franchie et Hibernie Regine, Fidei Defensoris ac in Terris Eccle: Anglicane et Hibernice Supremi Capitis primo et ibidem continuato usq: in vj. diem Decembris, anno deo: quo die dissolutum erat in secunda viz. Sessione ejusdem Parliamenti. Comuni oim Procerum ac Populi consensu ac Regie Majestatis tum presentis assensu sancita inactata ordinata ac stabilita fuerunt xxxj. Statuta subsequentia, viz.— "An Acte for the Repeale of Certayne Statutes made in the time of the Raigne of Kinge Edwarde the Syxthe.

"Exhibita est Regie Mati: in Parliamento predicto Billa quedam formam Actus in se continens.

"5. FORASMUCHE as by dyvers and severall Actes hereafter mentioned, as well the Dyvine Service and goodde administracon of the Sacramentes as dyvers other matters of Religion whiche we and our Forefathers founde in this Churche of Englande, to us lefte by thaucthoritie of the Catholyke Churche, partly bee altered and in some parte taken from us, and in place thereof newe thinges imagined and set forthe by the sayd Actes, suche as a fewe of singularitie have of themselfes devised, whereof hathe ensewed amongest us in verie shorte time numbers of dyvers and straung opinions and diversitees of Sectes, and thereby growen greate unquietnes and much discorde, to the greate disturbance of the Comon Wealthe of this Realme, and in very shorte time lyke to growe to extreame perill and utter confusion of the same, onles some remedye bee in that behalf provided; which thing all true, loving, and obedient subjectes ought and are bounden to foresee and provide to thuttermost of their power.

* The use of this term should be noted.

"IN CONSIDERATION WHEREOF, Be it enacted and established by the Queene's Highnes, the Lordes Spirituall and Temporall, and the Commons in this same present Parliament assembled, and by thaucthoritee of the same, That an Acte made in the Parliament begoane at Westminster the fourthe daye of November in the first yere of the Reigne of the late King Edwarde the Syxthe, and from thens continued till the xxiiij daye of December then next ensuing; that is to saye, in the first Session of the same Parliament, intituled, an Acte againste the Sacrament of the Bodye and Bloude of Christ, commonlye called The Sacrament of the Alter, and for the receyving thereof in bothe kindes; And also one other Acte in the same Session, which is intituled An Acte for the leccon of Bishoppes, and what Seales and Stiles they and other Spirituall persons exercising jurisdiccon ecclesiasticall shoulde use. And also one other Acte made in one other Session of the said Parliament, holden upon prorogation at Westminster, the fourthe daye of November, in the seconde yere of the Raigne of the sayd late King Edwarde the Syxthe, and ther continued and kepte to the xiiij daye of Marche, in the thirde yere of the sayd late Kinge's Raigne, intituled, An Acte for the Uniformitie of Service and Administracon of the Sacramentes throughout the Realme. And also one other Acte, made in the Session last before named, which is intituled, An Acte to take awaye all positive Lawes made against the Marriage of Priestes. And also one other Acte, made in one other Session of the sayd Parliament, holden upon prorogacon at Westminster, the fourthe daye of November, in the thirde yere of the Raigne of the sayd late King Edward the Syxthe, and ther continued and kepte to the first daye of Februarie, in the fourthe yere of his Raigne, intitled, An Acte for thabolishing and putting awaye of dyvers Bookes and Images. And also one other Acte, made in the same Session last before mentioned, intituled, An Acte made for thordering of the ecclesiasticall Ministers. And also one other Acte, made in one other Session of the sayd Parliament, holden upon prorogacon at Westminster, the xxiij day of Januarie, in the fifthe yere of the Raigne of the sayd late King, intituled, An Acte for the Uniformitie of Common Prayour and thadministracon of the Sacramentes. And one other Acte, made in the same last Session, intituled, An Acte for the keeping of Holye Dayes and Fasting Dayes. And one other Acte, made in the Session last recited,