Papists Act 1778

Papists Act 1778

The Papists Act 1778 is an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain (18 George III c. 60) and was the first Act for Catholic Relief. By this Act, an oath was imposed, which besides a declaration of loyalty to the reigning sovereign, contained an abjuration of the Pretender, and of certain doctrines attributed to Catholics, as that excommunicated princes may lawfully be murdered, that no faith should be kept with heretics, and that the pope has temporal as well as spiritual jurisdiction in this realm. Those taking this oath were exempted from some of the provisions of the Popery Act 1698. The section as to taking and prosecuting priests were repealed, as also the penalty of perpetual imprisonment for keeping a school. Catholics were also enabled to inherit and purchase land, nor was a Protestant heir any longer empowered to enter and enjoy the estate of his Catholic kinsman. The passing of this act was the occasion of the Gordon Riots (1780) in which the violence of the mob was especially directed against Lord Mansfield who had balked at various prosecutions under the statutes now repealed.

ee also

*Catholic Emancipation
*Roman Catholic Relief Act 1791

References

*catholic


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • 1778 — Années : 1775 1776 1777  1778  1779 1780 1781 Décennies : 1740 1750 1760  1770  1780 1790 1800 Siècles : XVIIe siècle  XVIIIe …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Roman Catholic Relief Act 1791 — The Roman Catholic Relief Act 1791 is an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain passed in 1791 (31 George III. c. 32) relieving Roman Catholics of certain political, educational, and economic disabilities. It admitted Roman Catholics to the… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Acts of Parliament of the Great Britain Parliament, 1760-1779 — This is an incomplete list of Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain for the years 1760 1779. For acts passed prior to 1707 see List of Acts of Parliament of the English Parliament and List of Acts of Parliament of the Scottish Parliament.For… …   Wikipedia

  • Gordon Riots — The Gordon Riots of 1780 were an anti Catholic protest against the Papists Act 1778. The Gordon Riots Charles Green The Popery Act 1698 had imposed a number of penalties and disabilities on Roman Catholics in England; the 1778 act eliminated some …   Wikipedia

  • Gordon Riots — Les Gordon Riots sont des émeutes anti catholiques, provoquant des dégâts très importants, qui se sont produites du 2 au 10 juin 1780 à Londres, . L exercice de la religion catholique était limité par les lois anglaises qui édic …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Cromwellian conquest of Ireland — Part of the Eleven Years War and Wars of the Three Kingdoms Oliver Cromwell, who landed in Ir …   Wikipedia

  • Religion in England — St Paul s Cathedral, seat of the (Anglican) Bishop of London. Christianity is the most widely practiced and declared religion in England. The Anglican Church of England is the established church of England holding a special constitutional… …   Wikipedia

  • Блейк, Уильям — В Википедии есть статьи о других людях с такой фамилией, см. Блейк. Уильям Блэйк William Blake …   Википедия

  • Messe in D (Smyth) — Die Messe in D Dur ist das wahrscheinlich bedeutendste Werk der damals 34 jährigen Ethel Smyth; sie wird auch als „Das Meisterwerk“ Smyths bezeichnet.[1] Sie wurde am 18. Januar 1893 in der Royal Albert Hall in London unter der Leitung von Sir… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Arthur O'Leary — Father Arthur O Leary, O.F.M. (b. at Faniobbus, Iveleary, Co. Cork, Ireland, 1729; d. in London, 8 January 1802) was an Irish Franciscan preacher and polemical writer. Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 Notes 4 References …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”