Simony Act 1688
The Simony Act 1688 is an act of the Parliament of England that ensured that the simoniacal promotion of one person does not prejudice another and also protects certain leases made by simoniacal individuals.
Subsequent developments
Section 2 of the act, from "bee it" to "aforesaid that" was repealed by section 1 of, and part I of the schedule to, the Statute [Law Revision Act 1888]., the act remains largely in force in England and Wales.