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A vestry was a committee for the local secular and ecclesiastical government of a parish in England, Wales and some English colonies. At their height, the vestries were the only form of local government in many places and spent nearly one-fifth of the budget of the British government. They were stripped of their secular functions in 1894 (1900 in London)…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the care of the poor | instance of | by collecting local taxes and taking responsibility for functions | 0.80 | text |
| the maintenance of roads | instance of | by collecting local taxes and taking responsibility for functions | 0.80 | text |
| minor law enforcement | instance of | by collecting local taxes and taking responsibility for functions | 0.80 | text |
| civil registration | instance of | by collecting local taxes and taking responsibility for functions | 0.80 | text |
| and maintenance of the church building | instance of | by collecting local taxes and taking responsibility for functions | 0.80 | text |
| etc | instance of | by collecting local taxes and taking responsibility for functions | 0.80 | text |
| the parish priest | instance of | the individual keys to which would be held by | 0.80 | text |
| churchwardens | instance of | the individual keys to which would be held by | 0.80 | text |
| Australia | instance of | and in Anglican ecclesiastical provinces | 0.80 | text |
| Canada | instance of | and in Anglican ecclesiastical provinces | 0.80 | text |
| New Zealand | instance of | and in Anglican ecclesiastical provinces | 0.80 | text |
| Vestry | related to Decline | Poor Law | 0.60 | section |
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