List of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1778 facts for kids

This page lists the important laws, also known as Acts of Parliament, that were made by the Parliament of Great Britain in the year 1778. These laws helped govern the country and its people. Before 1707, laws were made by the Parliaments of England and Scotland separately. After 1801, laws were made by the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Each law has a special chapter number. For example, a law might be called "39 & 40 Geo. 3 c. 67." This means it was the 67th law passed during the time King George III was in his 39th and 40th year of ruling. Sometimes, these old laws are given a shorter, easier name later on.

Before 1793, a new law was considered to have started on the very first day of the Parliament session it was passed in. This means the year listed for a law might sometimes be the year before it was actually approved.

Laws of 1778

The Parliament of Great Britain met from 20 November 1777 to 3 June 1778. This was the fourth meeting of the 14th Parliament.

Public Laws

These laws affected everyone in Great Britain.

• Habeas Corpus Suspension Act 1778 (Chapter 1): This law continued an earlier act. It allowed the King to hold people suspected of serious crimes, like treason, especially those in America or involved in piracy. This law is no longer in effect.
• Land Tax Act 1778 (Chapter 2): This law set a tax on land in Great Britain to help fund the government for the year 1778. It is no longer in effect.
• Malt Duties Act 1778 (Chapter 3): This law continued certain taxes on malt (used for brewing), mum, cider, and perry for the year 1778. It is no longer in effect.
• Mutiny Act 1778 (Chapter 4): This law set rules for punishing soldiers who mutinied (rebelled) or deserted (ran away). It also covered how the army was paid and housed. This law is no longer in effect.
• Marine Mutiny Act 1778 (Chapter 5): Similar to the Mutiny Act, this law set rules for the King's marine forces (soldiers who serve on ships) when they were on land. It is no longer in effect.
• Navigation Act 1778 (Chapter 6): This law aimed to get more sailors and marines to serve on the King's warships and on merchant ships. It is no longer in effect.
• Wigtown Roads Act 1778 (Chapter 7): This law was about repairing highways and bridges in the County of Wigtown in Scotland.
• Bristol Theatre Act 1778 (Chapter 8): This law allowed the King to grant a license for a theatre in the city of Bristol.
• Achurch Parish Church Act 1778 (Chapter 9): This law allowed the old church in Lilford to be taken down. It also arranged for repairs to the church in Achurch, Northamptonshire, which was linked to Lilford.
• Jeremy's Ferry Bridge, River Lee Act 1778 (Chapter 10): This law continued and expanded powers from an earlier act. It was for building a bridge over the River Lea at Jeremy's Ferry. It also covered making and repairing roads from there to Snaresbrook (Essex) and Clapton (Middlesex).
• Province of Massachusetts Bay Act 1778 (Chapter 11): This law cancelled an earlier act from 1774. That act had tried to better regulate the government of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in New England. This law is no longer in effect.
• Taxation of Colonies Act 1778 (Chapter 12): This important law aimed to remove doubts about Great Britain's right to tax its colonies in North America and the West Indies. It also cancelled a tax on tea imported into American colonies. This law is no longer in effect.
• American Rebellion Act 1778 (Chapter 13): This law allowed the King to appoint special representatives. Their job was to talk and agree on ways to calm the problems happening in the North American colonies. This law is no longer in effect.
• Militia Act 1778 (Chapter 14): This law covered the costs of paying and clothing the militia (a citizen army) in England for one year. It also dealt with filling empty spots in the militia. This law is no longer in effect.
• Prize Act 1778 (Chapter 15): This law helped people who captured "prizes" (enemy ships or goods during wartime). It made it easier for them to bring and land these goods in Great Britain. This law is no longer in effect.
• Exportation Act 1778 (Chapter 16): This law allowed certain amounts of wheat flour, biscuits, and peas to be sent to Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Bay Chaleur, and Labrador. This law is no longer in effect.
• Bodmin Gaol Act 1778 (Chapter 17): This law was for building an extra jail, a prison, and a house of correction in Cornwall.
• Forgery Act 1778 (Chapter 18): This law clarified an earlier act from King George II's reign. It aimed to prevent people from faking acceptances of bills of exchange or other financial documents.
• Payment of Charges of Constables Act 1778 (Chapter 19): This law covered how costs were paid to people who made complaints to Justices of the Peace. It also covered payments for constables and for witnesses and prosecutors in cases of theft or other serious crimes.
• Scarborough Pier Act 1778 (Chapter 20): This law continued duties (taxes) that had been set by earlier acts. These duties were used to enlarge and maintain the pier and harbour of Scarborough in Yorkshire.
• Nantwich Canal Act 1778 (Chapter 21): This law helped to better carry out earlier acts for building a navigable canal. This canal went from the River Dee near Chester to Middlewich and Nantwich in Cheshire.
• National Debt Act 1778 (Chapter 22): This law was for raising money for the government by selling annuities (yearly payments) and by setting up a lottery. This law is no longer in effect.
• Land Tax (Commissioners) Act 1778 (Chapter 23): This law appointed people (commissioners) to carry out the Land Tax Act for 1778. It is no longer in effect.
• Customs Act 1778 (Chapter 24): This law allowed unmanufactured tobacco to be brought back into the country from foreign places, even if it had been sold abroad. It also allowed tobacco from Dominica to be imported under certain rules. This law is no longer in effect.
• Customs (No. 2) Act 1778 (Chapter 25): This law allowed corn, grain, and flour to be landed at certain ports (like Portsmouth and Chester) without paying duties. This was similar to rules for other ports. This law is no longer in effect.
• House Duty Act 1778 (Chapter 26): This law introduced certain duties (taxes) on all inhabited houses in Great Britain. This law is no longer in effect.
• Customs (No. 3) Act 1778 (Chapter 27): This law added more duties (taxes) on wines and vinegar imported into Great Britain. This law is no longer in effect.
• Turnpike Roads Act 1778 (Chapter 28): This law changed an earlier act about turnpike roads (roads where tolls are paid). It removed the rule that carriages with narrow wheels had to pay double tolls. It also dealt with contracts for leasing tolls. This law is no longer in effect.
• Crown Lands (Greenwich Hospital) Act 1778 (Chapter 29): This law allowed the Commissioners and Governors of the Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich to exchange some of their lands in Northumberland for other lands belonging to the Duke of Northumberland. It also allowed them to grant leases.
• Duty on Servants Act 1778 (Chapter 30): This law made it easier to collect the tax on servants in Scotland. This law is no longer in effect.
• Settlement on Royal Princes, etc. Act 1778 (Chapter 31): This law allowed the King to grant yearly payments (annuities) to his royal princes and princesses. This law is no longer in effect.
• Rye Harbour Act 1778 (Chapter 32): This law continued certain duties (taxes) used for repairing and maintaining the harbours of Dover and Rye, specifically for Rye Harbour in Sussex.
• Fisheries (Severn and Verniew) Act 1778 (Chapter 33): This law was for better protecting fish and regulating fishing in the Rivers Severn and Verniew.
• Lincolnshire Small Debts Act 1778 (Chapter 34): This law made it easier and quicker to recover small debts in certain areas of Lincolnshire.
• Stow, Suffolk (Poor Relief) Act 1778 (Chapter 35): This law aimed for better relief and employment of the poor within the Hundred of Stow in Suffolk.
• Isle of Ely Small Debts Act 1778 (Chapter 36): This law made it easier and quicker to recover small debts within the Isle of Ely in Cambridgeshire.
• Whitechapel (Improvement) Act 1778 (Chapter 37): This law was for paving parts of the footpaths along Whitechapel Road in Middlesex. It also covered streets and passages leading off it and preventing nuisances.
• Loans or Exchequer Bills Act 1778 (Chapter 38): This law allowed the government to raise money by loans or special government bills (Exchequer Bills) for the year 1778. This law is no longer in effect.
• Indemnity Act 1778 (Chapter 39): This law protected people who had not met certain legal requirements for their jobs or positions. It gave them more time to do so. This law is no longer in effect.
• Customs (No. 4) Act 1778 (Chapter 40): This law changed parts of an earlier act about exporting goods from Great Britain. It also extended rules about ship masters delivering cargo lists to British consuls in the Baltic to other areas like Denmark and Norway. This law is no longer in effect.
• Henley Grammar School Act 1778 (Chapter 41): This law united the Free Grammar School and the Charity School in Henley upon Thames, Oxfordshire. It also set rules for managing these schools.
• Smalls Lighthouse Act 1778 (Chapter 42): This law allowed the Corporation of Trinity House to build and maintain a lighthouse on the rocks called The Smalls in Saint George's Channel.
• Lincoln (Small Debts) Act 1778 (Chapter 43): This law cancelled an earlier act for recovering small debts in certain parishes in Lincolnshire.
• Hexham Bridge Act 1778 (Chapter 44): This law was for building a stone bridge across the River Tyne near Hexham in Northumberland. It also covered making roads to and from the bridge.
• Continuance of Laws Act 1778 (Chapter 45): This law continued several existing laws. These included laws about gunpowder export, British sail cloth manufacturing, sugar export from colonies, customs and excise laws, silver coin import, flax seed bounty in Ireland, and pilot regulation for ships. This law is no longer in effect.
• Papists (No. 1) Act 1778 (Chapter 46): This law allowed more time for Catholic people (called "Papists" at the time) to register their deeds and wills. It also helped Protestant buyers of land. This law is no longer in effect.
• Parish Apprentices Act 1778 (Chapter 47): This law changed part of an old act from Queen Elizabeth's reign. It related to how poor children (parish apprentices) were assigned to work for people.
• Newgate Gaol and Sessions House Act 1778 (Chapter 48): This law allowed the City of London to raise money to rebuild Newgate Gaol (a prison) and a Sessions House next to it. It also covered building an infirmary (hospital) for the prison.
• Ratcliffe Highway Act 1778 (Chapter 49): This law used money from a fund to open new connections between Wapping Street and Ratcliff Highway, and between Old Gravel Lane and Virginia Street in Middlesex.
• Goodman's Fields Act 1778 (Chapter 50): This law used money from a fund to widen certain streets leading into Goodman's Fields in Middlesex.
• Southwark (Streets) Act 1778 (Chapter 51): This law used money from a fund to help complete the paving of Southwark and nearby areas in Surrey.
• Insolvent Debtors Relief, etc. Act 1778 (Chapter 52): This law provided help for people who could not pay their debts (insolvent debtors) and for people who were bankrupt in certain situations. This law is no longer in effect.
• Recruiting Act 1778 (Chapter 53): This law aimed to make it easier and better to recruit soldiers for the King's army and marines. This law is no longer in effect.
• Appropriation Act 1778 (Chapter 54): This law allocated money from various government funds for the service of the year 1778. It also covered how supplies granted by Parliament were to be used. This law is no longer in effect.
• Exportation, etc. Act 1778 (Chapter 55): This law allowed certain goods to be exported directly from Ireland to British colonies in America or British settlements in Africa. It also aimed to further encourage fisheries and shipping in Ireland. This law is no longer in effect.
• Importation Act 1778 (Chapter 56): This law allowed cotton yarn made in Ireland to be imported into Great Britain without paying duty. This law is no longer in effect.
• Loans or Exchequer Bills (No. 2) Act 1778 (Chapter 57): This law allowed the government to raise more money through loans or Exchequer Bills for the year 1778. This law is no longer in effect.
• Customs (No. 5) Act 1778 (Chapter 58): This law clarified and changed an earlier act about preventing the secret movement of sugar and paneles from British colonies in America to Great Britain. This law is no longer in effect.
• Militia, etc. Act 1778 (Chapter 59): This law changed and improved existing laws about raising and training the militia in England. It also set rules for officers serving in certain military groups in Scotland. This law is no longer in effect.
• Papists Act 1778 (Chapter 60): This law provided relief for Catholic people (professing the Popish Religion) from certain punishments and restrictions. These had been put on them by an act from the time of King William the Third. This law is no longer in effect.
• Crown Lands (Forfeited Estates) (Ireland) Act 1778 (Chapter 61): This law cancelled certain parts of two acts from Queen Anne's reign. These acts were about selling forfeited estates (lands taken by the government) in Ireland, especially to Protestants.
• Criminal Law Act 1778 (Chapter 62): This law continued an earlier act that allowed offenders (criminals) to be punished with hard labour for a limited time. This was for crimes that would normally lead to being sent to colonies. This law is no longer in effect.
• Turnpike Roads (No. 2) Act 1778 (Chapter 63): This law allowed trustees of turnpike roads to meet and carry out their duties, even if they hadn't met or adjourned exactly as required by law. It also prevented arguments about tolls for horses or carriages used by officers or soldiers on duty. This law is no longer in effect.
• Loans or Exchequer Bills (No. 3) Act 1778 (Chapter 64): This law allowed the King to raise one million pounds for various purposes. This law is no longer in effect.
• Provision for Earl of Chatham Act 1778 (Chapter 65): This law set up a yearly payment (annuity) for the Earl of Chatham and his heirs. This was in recognition of the great services performed by the late William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, to the King and the public. This law is no longer in effect.
• Halliwell and Finsbury Drainage Act 1778 (Chapter 66): This law was for making drains and sewers to remove water from the Halliwell and Finsbury estate in London.
• Middlesex Sessions House Act 1778 (Chapter 67): This law allowed the Justices of the Peace for Middlesex to sell their current Sessions House. It also allowed them to build a new one in a better location and keep it in repair. Money from a fund was used for this.
• Wychtree Bridge Act 1778 (Chapter 68): This law was for building a bridge across the River Tawey in Glamorgan. It also covered making roads to and from the bridge and repairing an existing road.
• Stirling (Roads and Bridges) Act 1778 (Chapter 69): This law was for repairing highways and bridges in the County of Stirling in Scotland.
• Findhorn Harbour Act 1778 (Chapter 70): This law allowed Hector Munro Esquire to build and maintain a harbour and pier at Findhorn in Elgin and Forres.
• London (Streets) Act 1778 (Chapter 71): This law allowed the City of London to create new streets or openings from Moorfields into Bishopsgate Street and from Chiswell Street into Barbican. Money from a fund was used for this.
• Westminster (Improvement) Act 1778 (Chapter 72): This law was for building a new place for the courts and public business of Westminster. Part of a fund was used to pay for it.
• London (Streets) (No. 2) Act 1778 (Chapter 73): This law was for paving the main road from Aldersgate Bars to Goswell Street in Middlesex. Money from a fund was used for this.
• Christchurch, Stepney (Poor Relief, etc.) Act 1778 (Chapter 74): This law changed an earlier act from King George II's reign. It helped the people of Christ Church parish, Middlesex, to buy or build a workhouse for the poor and to better support and employ them.
• Basingstoke Canal Act 1778 (Chapter 75): This law was for making a navigable canal from Basingstoke in Hampshire to the River Wey in Surrey.
• Dover Streets Act 1778 (Chapter 76): This law was for better paving, cleaning, lighting, and watching the streets and lanes in Dover, Kent. It also aimed to remove and prevent nuisances.
• Shoreditch (Streets) Act 1778 (Chapter 77): This law was for paving and repairing streets and public passages in parts of Norton Folgate and Shoreditch in Middlesex. It also aimed to remove obstructions.
• Spitalfields (Streets) Act 1778 (Chapter 78): This law used money from a fund to create a passage for carriages from Spital Fields to Bishopsgate Street in Middlesex.
• Northampton (Improvement) Act 1778 (Chapter 79): This law was for paving, cleaning, lighting, and watching the town of Northampton. It also aimed to remove and prevent encroachments and nuisances.
• Whitechapel (Improvement) (No. 2) Act 1778 (Chapter 80): This law was for widening and improving certain streets in Whitechapel and Spital Fields, Middlesex. It also covered paving and removing obstructions.
• Oxford and Berks Roads Act 1778 (Chapter 81): This law continued and expanded earlier acts for repairing and widening roads from Oxford to Fifield (Berkshire) and Witney (Oxfordshire).
• Stevenage to Biggleswade Road Act 1778 (Chapter 82): This law extended earlier acts for repairing roads from Stevenage (Hertfordshire) to Biggleswade (Bedfordshire) and other mentioned roads.
• Northumberland Roads Act 1778 (Chapter 83): This law extended an earlier act for repairing the road from Long Horsley Bar to Percy's Cross in Northumberland.
• Middlesex Roads Act 1778 (Chapter 84): This law extended earlier acts for repairing roads from Highgate Gate House to Barnet Block House, and other roads in Middlesex and Hertfordshire.
• Wakefield Roads Act 1778 (Chapter 85): This law continued and changed an earlier act for repairing the road from Wakefield to Austerlands in Yorkshire.
• Chester and Whitchurch Roads Act 1778 (Chapter 86): This law extended an earlier act for repairing roads from Chester to Whitchurch and Newport (Shropshire). It also covered making a new road connecting to the turnpike road from Newport to Eccleshall (Staffordshire).
• Northants and Oxford Roads Act 1778 (Chapter 87): This law extended an earlier act for repairing roads from Towcester (Northamptonshire) through Silverston and Brackley to Weston Gate (Oxfordshire).
• Salop Roads Act 1778 (Chapter 88): This law was for repairing and widening the road from Birches Brook to Buildwas Bridge and then to Tern Bridge in Shropshire.
• Much Wenlock Roads Act 1778 (Chapter 89): This law extended an earlier act for repairing roads leading from Much Wenlock (Shropshire). It also covered repairing the road from Gleeton Hill to Cressage.
• Hertford Roads Act 1778 (Chapter 90): This law extended earlier acts for repairing the road from Galley Corner (Middlesex) to Lemsford Mill (Hertfordshire).
• Oxford Roads Act 1778 (Chapter 91): This law was for repairing and widening roads from Stokenchurch (Oxfordshire) to Wheatley Bridge and Enslow Bridge, and other roads near Oxford.
• Thirsk Roads Act 1778 (Chapter 92): This law continued and changed an earlier act for repairing the road from Northallerton to Thirsk and then through Easingwould to Burton Stone near York. It also covered the road from Thirsk to Topcliffe.
• Evesham Roads Act 1778 (Chapter 93): This law cancelled parts of earlier acts for repairing roads around Evesham (Worcestershire). It also covered repairing the road from Evesham Bridge to the Globe Inn in Alcester (Warwickshire).
• Hertford Roads (No. 2) Act 1778 (Chapter 94): This law extended an earlier act for repairing roads from Hertford through Watton to Broadwater, and from Ware through Watton to Walkern (Hertfordshire).
• Somerset and Dorset Roads Act 1778 (Chapter 95): This law was for repairing and widening roads from Whistle Bridge (Somerset) to Charminster (Dorset), and other roads in Dorset.
• Yorkshire Roads Act 1778 (Chapter 96): This law continued and changed an earlier act for repairing the road from Barnsley Common to Grange Moor and White Cross in Yorkshire. It also covered a road from Barugh to Cawthorne.
• Taunton Roads Act 1778 (Chapter 97): This law was for better repairing roads leading from Taunton (Somerset). It also cancelled two earlier acts about these roads and covered other nearby roads.
• Gloucester to Stroud Road Act 1778 (Chapter 98): This law was for repairing and widening the road from Gloucester to Stroud in Gloucestershire.
• Berks Roads Act 1778 (Chapter 99): This law extended an earlier act for repairing roads from Fryer Bacon's Study to Chilton Pond, and from Hinksey Hill to Foxcombe Hill Gate in Berkshire.
• Somerset Roads Act 1778 (Chapter 100): This law continued and changed an earlier act for repairing roads from Red Post through Langport and Somerton to Butwell in Somerset. It also covered other nearby roads.
• Somerset Roads (No. 2) Act 1778 (Chapter 101): This law continued and changed an earlier act for repairing roads around Shipton Malet and Ivelchester (Somerset), specifically the "Ivelchester Turnpike Roads."
• Gloucester Roads Act 1778 (Chapter 102): This law extended an earlier act for repairing roads leading from Gloucester towards Cheltenham and Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire.
• Wilts and Gloucester Roads Act 1778 (Chapter 103): This law was for repairing and widening the road from Chippenham Bridge (Wiltshire) to Togg Hill and Old Sodbury Hill (Gloucestershire).
• Lincoln Roads Act 1778 (Chapter 104): This law extended an earlier act for repairing roads from Donington High Bridge to Hale Drove and Langret Ferry in Lincolnshire.
• Wakefield to Sheffield Road Act 1778 (Chapter 105): This law extended earlier acts for repairing the road from Leeds to Sheffield, specifically the part from Wakefield to Sheffield.
• Reading to Basingstoke Road Act 1778 (Chapter 106): This law extended earlier acts for repairing roads from Reading through Shinfield and Heckfield to Basingstoke in Berkshire, Wiltshire, and Hampshire.
• Morpeth to Elsdon Road Act 1778 (Chapter 107): This law extended an earlier act for repairing the road from Morpeth through Mitford and Long Witton to Sting Cross and Elsdon in Northumberland.
• Cumberland Roads Act 1778 (Chapter 108): This law continued and changed an earlier act for repairing the road from Penrith through Hutton Hall to Chalk Beck in Cumberland. It also covered a branch road to Hesket Newmarket and Caldbeck.
• Stafford Roads Act 1778 (Chapter 109): This law allowed trustees for the Uttoxeter to Newcastle-under-Lyme road to repair and widen a branch road to Hem Heath in Staffordshire.
• Surrey and Sussex Roads Act 1778 (Chapter 110): This law extended an earlier act for repairing roads from Dapdon Wharf through Guildford to Andrew's Cross and Alfold Bars (Surrey), and then to Saint Mary's Gate in Arundel (Sussex).
• Hereford, Radnor and Salop Roads Act 1778 (Chapter 111): This law continued an earlier act for repairing roads from Rye Way (Herefordshire) to Presteigne (Radnorshire) and Leintwardine, and to Wooferton (Shropshire). It also covered other branch roads.
• Northampton Roads Act 1778 (Chapter 112): This law was for better repairing roads from Northampton to Chain Bridge near Market Harborough, and from Kingsthorpe to Welford Bridge in Northamptonshire. It also cancelled earlier acts about these roads.
• Keighley to Kirkby Kendal Road Act 1778 (Chapter 113): This law continued and changed an earlier act for repairing the road from Keighley (Yorkshire) to Kirkby in Kendal (Westmorland).
• Malmesbury Roads Act 1778 (Chapter 114): This law was for repairing and widening roads from Tetbury (Gloucestershire) through Malmesbury to Chippenham Bridge (Wiltshire), and other roads in the area.
• Northumberland Roads (No. 2) Act 1778 (Chapter 115): This law cancelled an earlier act for repairing a road near Glenwhelt to Shildon Common in Northumberland. It made new rules for repairing this road.
• Hexham to Alston Road Act 1778 (Chapter 116): This law was for changing, repairing, and widening the road from Summer Rods Bar near Hexham (Northumberland) to Alston (Cumberland).

Private Laws

These laws usually affected specific people, families, or small areas.

• Robert Cragg Earl Nugent and Charles Townshend's Oaths of Office (Chapter 1): This law allowed Robert Craggs Earl Nugent and Charles Townshend to take their official oaths in Great Britain. This was for their jobs as Vice Treasurer and Paymaster General of the King's revenues in Ireland.
• Cantley (Yorkshire, West Riding) Inclosure (Amendment) Act 1778 (Chapter 2): This law corrected a mistake in the name of a person appointed to carry out an earlier act. That act was for fencing off common lands in Cantley and nearby areas in Yorkshire.
• Naturalization of Francis Popham Act 1778 (Chapter 3): This law made Francis Popham a British citizen.
• Naturalization of John Meyer and Christopher Martens Act 1778 (Chapter 4): This law made John Meyer and Christopher Henry Martens British citizens.
• John Thoyts' estates: sale and conveyancing lands in Kent to Sir Sampson Gideon and heirs and purchasing and settling of other lands for uses and trusts declared in his will (Chapter 5): This law allowed certain lands in Kent, part of John Thoyts' estate, to be sold to Sir Sampson Gideon. The money from the sale would then be used to buy other lands to be used as John Thoyts' will intended.
• Bulwick (Northamptonshire) Inclosure Act 1778 (Chapter 6): This law was for dividing and fencing off open common fields and grounds in Bulwick, Northamptonshire.
• Kimcoate and Walton (Leicestershire) Inclosures Act 1778 (Chapter 7): This law was for dividing and fencing off open fields and common lands in Kimcoate and Walton, Leicestershire.
• Titchmarsh (Northamptonshire) Inclosure Act 1778 (Chapter 8): This law was for dividing and fencing off common fields and waste grounds in Titchmarsh, Northamptonshire.
• Sapcote (Leicestershire) Inclosure Act 1778 (Chapter 9): This law was for dividing and fencing off open fields, commons, and waste grounds in Sapcote, Leicestershire.
• Great Billing (Northamptonshire) Inclosure Act 1778 (Chapter 10): This law was for dividing and fencing off common lands in Great Billing, Northamptonshire. This law is no longer in effect.
• Rushden (Northamptonshire) Inclosure Act 1778 (Chapter 11): This law was for dividing and fencing off common fields and lands in Rushden, Northamptonshire.
• Bockhampton (Berkshire) Allotment Act 1778 (Chapter 12): This law was for dividing and allotting (assigning) open common fields and grounds in Bockhampton, Berkshire.
• North Dalton (Yorkshire, East Riding) Inclosure Act 1778 (Chapter 13): This law was for dividing and fencing off open fields and pastures in North Dalton, Yorkshire.
• Long Whatton (Leicestershire) Inclosure Act 1778 (Chapter 14): This law was for dividing and fencing off open fields and common land in Long Whatton, Leicestershire.
• Nazeing Wood or Park Act 1778 (Chapter 15): This law set rules for using a piece of enclosed pasture ground called Nazeing Wood or Park in Essex. It also covered keeping its fences in repair. This law is no longer in effect.
• Clifton upon Calder (Yorkshire, West Riding) Inclosure Act 1778 (Chapter 16): This law was for dividing and fencing off commons and waste grounds in Clifton upon Calder, Yorkshire.
• Brishington or Busleton Common (Somerset) Inclosure Act 1778 (Chapter 17): This law was for dividing and fencing off a common or waste ground called Brislington Common in Somerset.
• Lathom and Skelmersdale in Ormskirk (Lancashire) Inclosures Act 1778 (Chapter 18): This law was for dividing and fencing off commons and waste grounds in Lathom and Skelmersdale, Lancashire.
• Isham (Northamptonshire) Inclosure Act 1778 (Chapter 19): This law was for dividing and fencing off common fields and waste grounds in Isham, Northamptonshire.
• Castle Donington (Leicestershire) Inclosure Act 1778 (Chapter 20): This law was for dividing and fencing off open fields and common pastures in Castle Donington, Leicestershire.
• Highworth (Wiltshire) Inclosure Act 1778 (Chapter 21): This law was for dividing and fencing off open fields and common lands in Highworth, Wiltshire.
• Walter James Head's Name Act 1778 (Chapter 22): This law allowed Walter James Head, a minor, and his future children to use the surname James only.
• Charles Wyndham's Name Act 1778 (Chapter 23): This law allowed Charles Wyndham (now called Charles Edwin) and his male heirs to use the surname Edwin only.
• Naturalization of David Henry De Beanne Act 1778 (Chapter 24): This law made David Henry de Beaune a British citizen.
• Naturalization of Hans Ardwidsso Act 1778 (Chapter 25): This law made Hans Arswidsson a British citizen.
• Naturalization of Charles Frederick Loudonsack Act 1778 (Chapter 26): This law made Charles Frederick Loudonsack a British citizen.
• Naturalization of Henry Wilckens Act 1778 (Chapter 27): This law made Henry Wilckens a British citizen.
• Naturalization of John Deane and Jacob Hippins Act 1778 (Chapter 28): This law made John Christian Dean and Jacob Gottfried Hippius British citizens.
• Naturalization of James Cazenove Act 1778 (Chapter 29): This law made James Cazenove a British citizen.
• Naturalization of Francis Long Act 1778 (Chapter 30): This law made Francis Long a British citizen.
• Naturalization of Antoine Bazin Act 1778 (Chapter 31): This law made Antoine Bazin a British citizen.
• Lambeth Manor Act 1778 (Chapter 32): This law allowed the Archbishop of Canterbury to grant a small piece of land belonging to Lambeth Manor in Surrey. It also allowed the Rector of Saint Mary Lambeth to build a parsonage house and grant building leases on other parts of the land.
• Earl of Surrey's Estate Act 1778 (Chapter 33): This law transferred certain estates of Charles Howard, Earl of Surrey, in Cumberland, Westmorland, and Surrey to him and his heirs, with some existing financial obligations.
• Henry Perryn Browne's Estate Act 1778 (Chapter 34): This law allowed the timber and wood on Henry Perryn Browne's estates in Yorkshire to be sold. The money would be used to repay his father, Sir Richard Perryn, for building and improvement costs on the estate.
• Huntspill (Somerset) Rectory Act 1778 (Chapter 35): This law added a part of the Huntspill Rectory and its manor in Somerset to the duties of the Master of Baliol College in Oxford.
• Laughton Manor (Leicestershire) Act 1778 (Chapter 36): This law confirmed an agreement to free Laughton Manor in Leicestershire from paying tithes (a church tax). Other lands were given to the Rector of the parish as payment instead.
• Ogbourn St. Andrew (Wiltshire) Division and Allotment Act 1778 (Chapter 37): This law was for dividing and allotting open common fields and lands in Ogbourn Saint Andrew, Wiltshire.
• Kegworth (Leicestershire) Inclosure Act 1778 (Chapter 38): This law was for dividing and fencing off open fields and common grounds in Kegworth, Leicestershire.
• Harpole (Northamptonshire) Inclosure Act 1778 (Chapter 39): This law was for dividing and fencing off common fields and waste grounds in Harpole, Northamptonshire.
• Earl Shilton (Leicestershire) Inclosure Act 1778 (Chapter 40): This law was for dividing and fencing off open fields, meadows, and commons in Earl Shilton, Leicestershire.
• Frampton and Hayley (Gloucestershire) Inclosure Act 1778 (Chapter 41): This law was for dividing and fencing off open common fields and lands in Frampton and Haley, Gloucestershire.
• Braybrooke (Northamptonshire) Inclosure Act 1778 (Chapter 42): This law was for dividing and fencing off common fields and grounds in Braybrooke, Northamptonshire.
• Thimbleby and Edlington (Lincolnshire) Inclosure Act 1778 (Chapter 43): This law was for dividing and fencing off open fields and common pastures in Thimbleby and Edlington, Lincolnshire.
• Assigning certain open and inclosed lands and rights of common within Ripley manor (Yorkshire), pursuant to an agreement between John Ingulby's trustees, Walter Vauafour, Thomas Grimston and Elizabeth Eteson (Chapter 44): This law assigned certain lands and common rights in Ripley manor, Yorkshire, based on an agreement between John Ingilby's trustees and others.
• Siddington St. Peter and Siddington St. Mary (Gloucestershire) inclosure, and Rectory Church of St. Mary demolition (Chapter 45): This law was for dividing and fencing off common lands in Siddington Saint Peter and Saint Mary, Gloucestershire. It also allowed the Rectory Church of Saint Mary to be taken down.
• Hardwicke (Buckinghamshire) Inclosure Act 1778 (Chapter 46): This law was for dividing and fencing off open common fields and lands in Hardwicke, Buckinghamshire.
• Shuckburgh Fields (Warwickshire) Inclosure Act 1778 (Chapter 47): This law was for dividing and fencing off open common fields and lands called Shuckburgh Fields in Warwickshire.
• North Marston (Buckinghamshire) Inclosure Act 1778 (Chapter 48): This law was for dividing and fencing off open common fields and lands in North Marston, Buckinghamshire.
• North Mims (Hertfordshire) Common or Wood Inclosure Act 1778 (Chapter 49): This law was for dividing and fencing off a common or waste ground called North Myms Common or Wood in Hertfordshire.
• Patney (Wiltshire) Inclosure Act 1778 (Chapter 50): This law was for dividing and allotting open common fields and waste lands in Patney, Wiltshire.
• Tacolneston (Norfolk) Inclosure Act 1778 (Chapter 51): This law was for dividing and fencing off commons and waste lands in Tacolneston, Norfolk.
• Hackthorne (Lincolnshire) Inclosure Act 1778 (Chapter 52): This law was for dividing and fencing off open common fields and waste lands in Hackthorne, Lincolnshire.
• Cow or Chapel Honeyborn (Gloucestershire) Inclosure Act 1778 (Chapter 53): This law was for dividing and fencing off open common fields and lands in Cow Honeyborn, Gloucestershire.
• Glusburn Moor in Kildwick (Yorkshire, West Riding) Inclosure Act 1778 (Chapter 54): This law was for dividing and fencing off commons and waste grounds called Glusburn Moor in Kildwick, Yorkshire.
• Manor of Howden Act 1778 (Chapter 55): This law allowed certain rents and fines from the Manor of Howden in Yorkshire to be sold. It also allowed the Bishop of Durham to grant full ownership of copyhold lands within the manor. The money from these sales would be used as mentioned in the act.
• Establishing and confirming an agreement between Dean and Chapter of Durham and General Cuthbert Ellison for partition and division of land in Jarrow (Durham) (Chapter 56): This law confirmed an agreement between the Dean and Chapter of Durham and General Cuthbert Ellison to divide a piece of undeveloped land in Jarrow, Durham.
• Enabling John Arthur Worsop to settle a jointure upon any future wife (Chapter 57): This law allowed John Arthur Worsop to arrange a financial provision for any future wife from his settled estate.
• John and Sarah Bond's estate in Surrey: granting leases (Chapter 58): This law allowed John Bond and his wife Sarah to grant leases on their settled estate in Surrey during their lifetimes.
• John and Elizabeth Bullock's estate in Cheshire: sale for payment of incumbrances and purchasing and settling another (Chapter 59): This law allowed the settled estate of John Bullock and his wife Elizabeth in Cheshire to be sold. The money would pay off debts, and any leftover money would buy other lands to be settled for the same uses.
• Exemplifying George Lord Bingley's will and making it evidence in Great Britain and Ireland (Chapter 60): This law allowed George Lord Bingley's will to be officially copied or enrolled. These copies could then be used as legal evidence in both Great Britain and Ireland.
• Hitcham (Buckinghamshire) Inclosure Act 1778 (Chapter 61): This law was for dividing and fencing off open common fields and waste grounds in Hitcham, Buckinghamshire.
• Coate in Bishop's Cannings (Wiltshire) Inclosure Act 1778 (Chapter 62): This law was for dividing and allotting open common fields and waste lands in Coate, Wiltshire.
• Acomb Common in Hexham (Northumberland) Inclosure Act 1778 (Chapter 63): This law was for dividing and fencing off a common moor or waste land called Acomb Common in Hexham, Northumberland.
• Barby (Northamptonshire) Inclosure Act 1778 (Chapter 64): This law was for dividing and fencing off open common fields and grounds in Barby, Northamptonshire.
• Confirmation of Little Berkford (Bedfordshire) inclosure and exchanges of lands and estates within the parish (Chapter 65): This law confirmed the division and fencing off of common fields in Little Berkford, Bedfordshire. It also confirmed exchanges of lands within the parish.
• Kersall (Nottinghamshire) Inclosure Act 1778 (Chapter 66): This law was for dividing and fencing off open fields and waste grounds in Kersall, Nottinghamshire.
• Leckhampton and Cheltenham (Gloucestershire) Inclosures Act 1778 (Chapter 67): This law was for dividing and fencing off open common fields and waste grounds in Leckhampton, Gloucestershire, and small parts that extended into Cheltenham.
• Hampstead Norreys (Berkshire) Inclosure Act 1778 (Chapter 68): This law confirmed an agreement to fence off and divide commons like Ealing Common in Hampstead Norreys, Berkshire. It also confirmed land exchanges.
• Napton upon the Hill (Warwickshire) Inclosure Act 1778 (Chapter 69): This law was for dividing and fencing off open common fields and lands in Napton upon the Hill, Warwickshire.
• Naturalization of Pierre Theodore De Bruges Act 1778 (Chapter 70): This law made Pierre Theodore de Bruges a British citizen.
• Temple Simon Luttrell Jointure Act 1778 (Chapter 71): This law allowed Temple Simon Luttrell to make a financial provision for his future wife from his settled estate, with an equivalent arrangement.
• Elizabeth Eustacia and John Hooke Campbell's Divorce Act 1778 (Chapter 72): This law ended the marriage of John Hooke Campbell and Elizabeth Eustacia. It allowed him to marry again.
• Byfield and Westrup (Northamptonshire) Inclosure Act 1778 (Chapter 73): This law was for dividing and fencing off open common fields and grounds in Byfield and Westrup, Northamptonshire.
• Fenny Compton (Warwickshire) Inclosure Act 1778 (Chapter 74): This law was for dividing and fencing off open common fields and grounds in Fenny Compton, Warwickshire.
• Westhay Moor in Mear (Somerset) Inclosure Act 1778 (Chapter 75): This law was for dividing and fencing off a common land called Westhay Moor in Mear, Somerset.
• Hanslop (Buckinghamshire) Inclosure Act 1778 (Chapter 76): This law was for dividing and fencing off open common fields and meadows in Hanslop, Buckinghamshire.
• Northampton Fields (Northamptonshire) Inclosure Act 1778 (Chapter 77): This law was for dividing and fencing off open common fields and lands in or near Northampton. This law is no longer in effect.
• Floore or Flower (Northamptonshire) Inclosure Act 1778 (Chapter 78): This law was for dividing and fencing off open common fields and grounds in Floore, Northamptonshire.
• Vesting part of Sir Robert Sutton's estates in Lincolnshire in fee simple in Sir Richard Sutton and for vesting said Sir Richard Sutton's lands in Eastthorpe (Nottinghamshire) in the Archbishop of York in fee simple in exchange for Sir Richard Sutton's mansion house and lands called Norwood Park and Hall Meadow in Nottinghamshire now held by him upon lease for lives (Chapter 79): This law transferred parts of Sir Robert Sutton's estates in Lincolnshire to Sir Richard Sutton. It also exchanged some of Sir Richard Sutton's lands in Nottinghamshire with the Archbishop of York.
• Sir James Wright's estate: executing an agreement for sale of Hufborne Tarrant manor and woodlands and hereditaments in Hampshire to Joseph Portal and purchase and settling other lands (Chapter 80): This law carried out an agreement to sell Sir James Wright's manor and woodlands in Hampshire to Joseph Portal. The money from the sale would buy other lands to be settled for the same uses.
• Arthur Champernowne's estates: enabling Reverend Richard Harrington and receiver for the time being to grant leases and setts during his minority (Chapter 81): This law allowed Reverend Richard Harrington and the estate manager to grant leases on Arthur Champernowne's estates while he was still a minor.
• Anthony Deane's estate in Worcestershire: sale and purchasing and settling of another (Chapter 82): This law allowed Anthony Deane the Younger's settled estate in Worcestershire to be sold. The money would then buy other lands to be settled in its place.
• Henry and Elizabeth Martin's estate in Huntingdonshire: sale or exchange and purchasing and settling of another (Chapter 83): This law allowed Henry Martin and his wife Elizabeth's settled estates in Elton, Huntingdonshire, to be exchanged or sold. The money would then buy other lands to be settled for the same uses.
• Authorizing Sir Lawrence Dundas and others to insert a deed of disposition and conveyance of lands and hereditaments in Scotland, agreed to be settled by articles made prior to Thomas Dundas' marriage to Lady Charlotte, the like power of exchange, as is contained in said settlement, of estates of said Sir Lawrence in England (Chapter 84): This law allowed Sir Lawrence Dundas and others to include a power of exchange in a Scottish land deed. This was similar to a power of exchange in an English settlement made before Thomas Dundas' marriage.
• Walter Campbell's estates in Lanark and Argyle: empowering the court of session in Scotland to sell parts and portions for payment of debts (Chapter 85): This law allowed the Court of Session in Scotland to sell parts of Walter Campbell's estates in Lanark and Argyle to pay off debts.
• Thomas and Elizabeth Bennett's estates: conveying in exchange for other estates and settling to same uses (Chapter 86): This law allowed Thomas Bennett the Younger and his wife Elizabeth's settled estates to be exchanged for other, more valuable estates. These new estates would then be used for the same purposes.
• Gratley (Hampshire) Inclosure Act 1778 (Chapter 87): This law was for dividing and allotting open common fields in Gratley, Hampshire.
• Otley and Newall-with-Clifton (Yorkshire, West Riding) Inclosure Act 1778 (Chapter 88): This law was for dividing and fencing off commons and waste lands in Otley and Newall with Clifton, Yorkshire.
• Fourstones Common in Langley (Northumberland) Inclosure Act 1778 (Chapter 89): This law was for dividing and fencing off a common called Fourstones Common in Langley, Northumberland.
• Saltney Marsh (Flintshire) Inclosure Act 1778 (Chapter 90): This law was for dividing, fencing off, and preserving Saltney Marsh in Hawarden, Flintshire.
• Ollerton (Nottinghamshire) Inclosure Act 1778 (Chapter 91): This law was for dividing and fencing off commons and waste grounds in Ollerton, Nottinghamshire.
• Bolsterstone in Ecclesfield (Yorkshire) Inclosure Act 1778 (Chapter 92): This law was for dividing and fencing off commons and waste grounds in Bolsterstone, Yorkshire.
• Naunton (Gloucestershire) Inclosure Act 1778 (Chapter 93): This law was for dividing and fencing off open common fields and lands in Naunton, Gloucestershire.
• Bolsover and Clown (Derbyshire) Inclosure Act 1778 (Chapter 94): This law was for dividing and fencing off open fields and commons in Bolsover and Clown, Derbyshire.
• Dinnington (Yorkshire) Inclosure Act 1778 (Chapter 95): This law was for dividing and fencing off open fields and waste ground in Dinnington, Yorkshire.
• Bolnhurst (Bedfordshire) inclosure and exonerating certain ancient inclosures within the parish from payment of tithes (Chapter 96): This law was for dividing and fencing off open common fields in Bolnhurst, Bedfordshire. It also freed some old enclosed lands from paying tithes.
• Ruskington (Lincolnshire) Inclosure Act 1778 (Chapter 97): This law was for dividing and fencing off open common fields and lands in Ruskington, Lincolnshire.
• Northowram in Halifax (Yorkshire) Inclosure Act 1778 (Chapter 98): This law was for dividing and fencing off commons and waste grounds in Northowram, Yorkshire.
• Maidford (Northamptonshire) Inclosure Act 1778 (Chapter 99): This law was for dividing and fencing off open common fields and waste grounds in Maidford, Northamptonshire.
• Wooton (Northamptonshire) Inclosure Act 1778 (Chapter 100): This law was for dividing and fencing off open common fields and lands in Wootton, Northamptonshire. This law is no longer in effect.
• Rouslench and Radford (Worcestershire) Inclosures Act 1778 (Chapter 101): This law was for dividing and fencing off open common fields and waste grounds in Rouslench and Radford, Worcestershire.
• Sir Patrick and Dame Arabella Blake Divorce Act 1778 (Chapter 102): This law ended the marriage of Sir Patrick Blake and Dame Annabella Blake. It allowed him to marry again.
• Thomas and Mary Darby Divorce Act 1778 (Chapter 103): This law ended the marriage of Thomas Darby and Mary Darby. It allowed him to marry again.
• George Christopher Degen divorce from Catherine Furlong (Chapter 104): This law ended the marriage of George Christopher Degen and Catherine Furlong. It allowed him to marry again.
• Clotworthy and Mary Dobbin Divorce Act 1778 (Chapter 105): This law ended the marriage of Clotworthy Dobbin and Mary Dobbin. It allowed him to marry again.
• Edmund Bunney's Name Act 1778 (Chapter 106): This law allowed Edmund Bunney (now called Edmund Hartopp) and his heirs to use the surname and arms of Hartopp.
• Naturalization of Court Henry Dirs Act 1778 (Chapter 107): This law made Court Henry Dirs a British citizen.
• Naturalization of Phillippe Besnard Act 1778 (Chapter 108): This law made Philippe Besnard a British citizen.
• Francis Keck's Estates Act 1778 (Chapter 109): This law dealt with Francis Keck's estates in Oxford and Wiltshire. It allowed parts that had been sold to be conveyed (transferred) and confirmed a division of other parts. It also allowed remaining parts to be sold and directed how the money would be used.
• Shovel and Sarah Blackwood's Estate Act 1778 (Chapter 110): This law transferred certain lands in Crayford, Kent, from Shovel and Sarah Blackwood's marriage settlement to specific uses. It also transferred other entailed lands in Kent to other trustees for specific uses.
• Sale and conveyance of lands, messuages and tenements in Surrey pursuant to Thomas Bridges' will and settling proceeds to uses of said will (Chapter 111): This law allowed certain lands in Surrey, part of Thomas Bridges' will, to be sold. The money from the sale would then buy other lands to be settled as his will intended.
• St. John and St. Benedict in Glastonbury (Somerset) Inclosure Act 1778 (Chapter 112): This law was for dividing, allotting, fencing off, and draining certain waste lands in Saint John and Saint Benedict parishes in Glastonbury, Somerset.
• James Rumball's Name Act 1778 (Chapter 113): This law allowed James Rumball (now called James Quilter) and his sons to use the surname and arms of Quilter, as requested in James Quilter's will.

See also

• List of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain