december colonial magistrate lawyer time governor massachusetts bay colony surviving colonial charter death wealthy lawyer lincolnshire prior departure liberal political opponent moderate arguing expansive views suffrage somewhat conservative opposing times harshly efforts settle colony architects document sentiments found united states bill rights generally minority early years colony served years colonial governor delicate years english restoration king charles_ii behavior colonial governments notably refused direct order king appear england action contributed eventual colonial charter twice married survived second wife son samuel died leaving estate present day massachusetts large house boston estate embroiled legal action lasting years challenged son eventually set aside scarlet letter events colonial days early life son born lincolnshire england family apparently resided manor near studied law oxford december elected recorder highest community legal post boston position held represented boston member parliament married number children son samuel survived adulthood investor land grant issued appears royal charter issued resigned recorder boston began selling properties year sailed new world wife son elizabeth died long arrival boston massachusetts massachusetts bay colony immediately assumed prominent role colony serving committee oversaw affairs boston precursor board role participated division community lands included establishment long arrival purchased ferry service boston present day tracts land encompass addition mansion house boston established country home near ferry house built stands known house years elected colony council assistants advised governor legislative matters served judicial body served terms colonial treasurer elected deputy governor colony time dominant favor elected post sat trial voted banished colony according historian somewhat antagonistic repeatedly clashed political matters early years chosen board contributed development colony legal code known work opposed repeatedly stalled favored common law approach legislation elected governor time running formally adopted term served year replaced defeat caused surrounding second marriage friend guest house young woman according won heart waiting marriage wedding issue came colonial governor chief magistrate refused step bench face charges bringing matter somewhat awkward end term office characterized extremely difficult uncomfortable reason set opposite frame proceedings business constitutional issues concerning power assistants arose case involving escaped pig assistants ruled favor merchant allegedly taken widow animal appealed general court ruled favor assistants asserted right veto general court decision sparking controversy argued assistants experienced able check democratic institution general court democracy civil nations accounted worst forms government assistants opposed final decision assistants veto stand minority opposed conservative views sat committee established demonstrate colony legal codes laws england called colonial charter assistant concurred judicial decision banning price redemption expressed views considered elected governor death governor annually elected post death ultimately serving total years governor thirteen deputy governor deputy boat carrying arrived boston salem time directed government reaction arrival confined ship belongings searched books promoting religion destroyed weeks captivity sent england administration penalties colony progressively included death penalty repeat offenders laws death returning colony historians harsh assessments massachusetts authorities agreed death penalty work long term negative consequences feeding perceptions massachusetts law modified reduce penalties branding english restoration england time great turmoil english civil war led establishment eventually period massachusetts generally sympathetic parliamentary cause restoration charles_ii throne colonies massachusetts particular came scrutiny issued forbidding persecution requested specific changes massachusetts laws increase suffrage tolerance protestant religious practices actions resisted ignored administration charles finally sent royal commissioners new_england enforce demands massachusetts new_england colonies refusing substantive demands changes addressed issues reaction charles issue order demanding governor speaker general court travel england answer colony behavior issue answer demand divided colony petitions cross section colony population calling obey king demand debate introduced long term rift council assistants wanting resist king demands costs thought king demands accommodated sided decision reached send king letter letter questioned request actually originated king protested colony loyal claimed explained fully unable comply king demands angered sovereign sending ship masts gift new_england valuable source timber royal_navy distracted war dutch domestic politics charles pursue issue death numerous reasons massachusetts bay colony charter finally death legacy died december surviving colonial charter buried boston survived son samuel marriage second wife years tied legal action lasting years involved court procedural decisions sides atlantic resolve terms properties set aside religious uses son challenged eventually set aside litigation continued carried heirs succeeding owners occupants properties finally concluded town massachusetts named honor number features including square street hill bear fictional character brother woman executed real life book practicing apparently contemporary references sister formation connection appears based edition journals tree published early 20th century mention second husband married sister died year later buried england appears events dealing
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