The vestry committees were not established by any law, but they evolved from their roots in medieval parochial governance until by the late 17th century they had become, along with the County magistrates, the rulers of rural England.
The vestry committees were not established by any law. They evolved from their roots in medieval parochial governance. They had become the rulers of rural England. This was by the late 17th century. This was along with the County magistrates.