Simony Act 1588

The Simony Act 1588 is an act of the Parliament of England that stipulates penalties for simony, an offence under the ecclesiastical law of the Church of England.
, the act remains largely in force in England and Wales.
Under section 4 of the act, an unlawfully bestowed office can be declared void by the Crown, and the offender can be disabled from making future appointments and fined up to £1,000. Clergy are no longer required to make a declaration as to simony on ordination but offences are now likely to be dealt with as "misconduct" under the Clergy Discipline Measure 2003, r.8.
Penalty by reference to the value of an ecclesiastical living was abolished by Statute Law (Repeals) Measure 2018.