Prelacy Act 1689
1689 c. 4
Act abolishing Prelacie

Wheras the Estates of this Kingdome in their Claime of Right of the Eleavinth of Apryll last declared that Prelacie and the superioritie of any office in the church above Presbyters Is and hath been a greate and unsupportable greiveance to this Nation and contrair to the inclinationes of the generalitie of the people ever since the Reformation They haveing reformed from poperie by presbyters and therfor ought to be abolished Our Soveraigne Lord and Lady the King and Queens Majesties with advyce and consent of the Estates of Parliament doe hereby abolish prelacie and all superioritie of any office in the church in this Kingdome above presbyters . . .
Words repealed by Statute Law Revision (Scotland) Act 1906 (c. 38)

Short title given by Statute Law Revision (Scotland) Act 1964 (c. 80), Sch. 2
This Act is listed in 12mo edition as 1689 c. 3