Bishops Act 1597
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Acte concerninge the confirmacion & establishment of the Deprivacion of diverse Bishopps and Deanes in the begynning of her Majestyes Reigne. |
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| Citation | 39 Eliz. 1. c. 8 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 28 July 1863 |
| Commencement | 28 July 1863[a] |
| Repealed | 28 July 1863 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Statute Law Revision Act 1863 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Bishops Act 1597 (39 Eliz. 1 c. 8; formal long title An Acte concerninge the confirmacion & establishment of the Deprivacion of diverse Bishopps and Deanes in the begynning of her Majestyes Reigne.) was an act of the Parliament of England which confirmed deprivation of bishops and deans.[1]
Provisions
Act confirmed deprivation of several bishops and deans, and the act forbade questioning the legality of their successor appointment.[2]
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References
- ^ Courayer, Pierre François Le (1844). A Dissertation on the Validity of the Ordinations of the English,: And of the Succession of the Bishops of the Anglican Church ; with the Proofs Establishing the Facts Advanced in this Work. The Old Translation of Mr. Williams Collated Throughout with the Original, and in Consequence Almost Entirely Re-written; the References and Quotations Verified and Corrected. To which is Added, Besides Mr. Williams's Preface and Other Editorial Matter, which is All Retained: I. An Introd. Containing Some Account, as Well of the Present and Former Editions, as of the Author Himself, and the Memorable Controversies to which this Work Gave Rise. II. A Considerable Body of Further Notes. III. An Epitome of the Whole Volume. J. H. Parker.
- ^ The Statutes at Large of England and of Great Britain: From Magna Carta to the Union of the Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland : a New Edition in 10 Volumes. Eyre. 1811.