Ecclesiastical Licences Act 1536
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1536 c. 16 |
| Year | 1536 |
(28 Hen. 8) C A P. XVI.
'WHERE the Bishop ofRome and his Predecessors, of his and their covetous and ambitious Minds, to the Intent to advance and enrich themselves and the See of Rome , to the great impoverishing of this Realm of England , and other the King's Dominions, contrary to God's Laws, the Laws and Statutes of this Realm, and in Derogation of the Imperial Crown of this said Realm, have heretofore wrongfully pretended, extorted, used and exercised within the same divers and many usurped Powers, Jurisdictions and Authorities, during and by the which Time the said Bishop and his Predecessors arrogantly and unjustly have taken upon them, for great Sums of Money, and other Profits to them given, to grant unto the King's Subjects, and other Inhabitants within this Realm and other the King's Dominions, many, divers and sundry Authorities, Immunities, Faculties, Privileges, Licences, Indulgences and Preheminences of divers Kinds, Natures and Qualities, (2) which, although they proceeded by an unjust and usurped Authority, have been until now of late, by the Subjects of this Realm, timoroutly and ignorantly accepted, received, used, and eroneously put in Exercise and Execution; (3) the which usurped Authority, Jurisdiction and Power is now justly, truly, and ought to be clearly and absolutely extinguished, extirped and abolished, within this Realm, and other the King's Dominions; (4) and forasmuch as all and every such Person and Persons, Bodies Politick and Corporate, which unlawfully, and without any manner of Authority or just Ground, heretofore have timorously and ignorantly accepted, received, used and eroneously put in Execution, and exercised the said Faculties, Immunities, Authorities, Privileges, Licences, Indulgences and Preheminences, have now sincere, pure and perfect Intelligence and Knowledge of the said usurped Authority, Jurisdiction and Power; and that the said Faculties, Authorities, Privileges, Licences and Indulgences, so as is aforesaid accepted, received, used and eroneously exercised, were and been to all Intents and Purposes clearly void, frustrate and of none Effect; albeit, if they should be impeached or interrupted of such Privileges, Liberties, Preheminences, Authorities, Jurisdictions, Profits and other Commodities, which they now have, use and exercise, by Colour of such vain and void Licences, Dispensations and Faculties, it should be to their intolerable Inquictations and utter Undoing.'
II All Bulls and Dispensations from the Bishop or See of Rome to any Subjects of this Realm shall be void.
II. Wherefore be it enacted by Authority of this present Parliament, That all Bulls, Breves, Faculties and...
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