Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Mr. Shepard” in chapter 8 of Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register:

...turned to England. It was probably feared that he would use his great interest at court in opposition to the Colony which had thus denounced him as a heretic and disappointed his political hopes. Mr. Shepard and his congregation may have considered themselves in peculiar danger on account of their very energetic opposition to him, and have thought that Connecticut would afford a more secure shelter from ...
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