Injunctions given by the king's majesty to the archbishops of this realm, to be communicated by them to the bishops and the rest of the clergy.

To the most reverend father in God, our right trusty and right entirely beloved counsellor Thomas, lord archbishop of Canterbury, and to the most reverend father in God John, lord archbishop of York.

William R.

Most reverend father in God, our right trusty and right entirely beloved counsellor, and most reverend father in God, we greet you well. We being very sensible that nothing can more effectually conduce to the honour and glory of God and the support of the protestant religion than the protecting and maintaining of the Church of England, as it is by law established, which we are resolved to do with the utmost of our power, have therefore upon mature deliberation with you and other our bishops, by virtue of our royal and supreme authority, thought fit, with the advice of our privy council, to ordain and publish the following injunctions.

1 [34-5]. That the thirty-fourth and thirty-fifth canons concerning ordinations be strictly observed.

2. That every person to be admitted to holy orders do signify his name and the place of his abode to the bishop fourteen days before he is ordained, to the end that inquiry may be made into his life and conversation. And that he appear at the furthest on Thursday in ember week, that so such, who upon examination shall be found fit, may have time to prepare themselves by fasting and prayer, before the day of ordination.

3 [33]. That every bishop shall be well satisfied that all persons that are to be ordained have a real title with a sufficient maintenance, according to the thirty-third canon, in which matter we require the bishops to use an especial care.

4. That a certificate of the age of the person to be ordained be brought, if it can be, out of the parish register, or at least a certificate very well attested“