degrée of consanguinitie.

[Sidenote: Buriall] 22 That the bodies of the dead should not be
buried but within their parishes, least the préest might lose his
dutie.

[Sidenote: Fond worshipping of men.] 23 That no man should vpon
some new rash deuotion giue reuerence or honour to any dead bodies,
fountaines of water, or other things, without the bishops
authoritie, which hath béene well knowne to haue chanced
heretofore.

24 That there should be no more buieng and selling of men vsed in
England, which was hitherto accustomed, as if they had béene kine
or oxen.

25 That all such as committed the filthie sinne of Sodomitrie
should be accursed by the decrée of this councell, till by
penance & confession they should obteine absolution. Prouided
that if he were a preest or any religious person, he should lose
his benefice, and be made vncapeable of any other ecclesiasticall
preferment: if he were a laie man, he should lose the prerogatiue
of his estate. Prouided also that no religious man might be
absolued of this crime, but at the bishops hands.

[Sidenote: The cursse to be read euerie sundaie]
26 That euerie sundaie this cursse should be read in euerie
church.

The king also caused some necessarie ordinances to be deuised at this