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The Papists Act 1778 (18 Geo. 3. c. 60), [1] also known as Sir George Savile's Act, the First Relief Act, or the Catholic Relief Act 1778 is an act of the Parliament of Great Britain and was the first Act for Roman Catholic relief. Later in 1778 it was also enacted by the Parliament of Ireland as the Leases for Lives Act 1777 (17 & 18 Geo. 3. c.
With the exception of the Papists Act 1778 (18 Geo. 3. c. 60) and the Roman Catholic Relief Act 1791 (31 Geo. 3. c. 32), these bills were defeated. Then, finally, most of the remaining restrictions against Catholics in the United Kingdom were repealed by the Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829 (10 Geo. 4. c. 7).
Catholic emancipation or Catholic relief was a process in the kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland, and later the combined United Kingdom in the late 18th century and early 19th century, that involved reducing and removing many of the restrictions on Roman Catholics introduced by the Act of Uniformity, the Test Acts and the penal laws.
The Catholic Relief Act 1778 passed through both Houses of Parliament without a division. It was a modest measure that essentially only reversed the Popery Act 1698 (11 Will. 3. c. 4), but it did put an end to the prosecution of Roman Catholic clergy and removed the restrictions on Roman Catholics holding land.
or the First Relief Act or the Catholic Relief Act 1778 (repealed) 18 Geo. 3. c. 60. 3 June 1778.
Assisted by parliamentarians like Edmund Burke, who in 1765 had published Tracts on the Popery Laws, Kenmare's pro-government policy appeared to pay dividends with the Catholic Relief Act 1778 passed first in the parliament of Great Britain and then, with greater opposition, in the Irish Parliament.
The Roman Catholic Relief Act 1791 was significantly greater in scope than its predecessor, the Papists Act 1778.Once again, it required an oath, this time including a promise to support the Protestant Succession under the Act of Settlement 1701.
While Catholic Relief Act of 1778 eased some provisions of the Penal Laws, its main purpose was to encourage the Catholic gentry to support enlistments. According to historian Thomas Bartlett, "It firmly established the principle of Catholic relief as a key element of war-time strategy."