Vestries [ Religious Belief ]
… parishes in Petitions from the Old and New Subjects, Inhabitants of the Province of Quebec, 1790, p. 40-41. Reproduced with kind permission from a copy kept in Image Laurie & Whittle, ‘A Vestry Dinner’, 21 April 1795, The British Museum, … 518692001. © The Trustees of the British Museum. https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1866-1114-637 Résumé With roots stretching back to the Middle Ages, more or less institutionalized parish bodies elected a range of officials, organized church building / maintenance, levied rates from inhabitants and dealt with various local government matters. Depending on custom, membership could be relatively inclusive (‘general vestries’ …
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