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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 24., Troubles of a Medford churchman. (search)
took up the battle for religious freedom by bringing an action in court against Sprague for assaulting, beating, wounding and imprisoning him, and detaining him in prison till he paid Sprague a fine of £ 3-1s. At a subsequent town meeting Andrew Hall was chosen constable, and the record says (page 328) payed for not serving five pounds, and Joseph Thompson was chosen and qualified. On the twenty-eighth of November, 1733, the selectmen directed him to warn a town meeting to be held on December 4, 1733, at 1 P. M. To know what method they will take with respect to sute in the Law Commenced against Richard Sprague the last years Constable by Matthew Ellis of Medford. It appears (by the Massachusetts Archives) that Ellis lost his case in the Inferior Court on December 11, and appealed to the Superior Court. The town meeting alluded to had adjourned to December 18 at 12 o'clock. It was then Put to Vote, whether the Town will reamburst Richard Sprague his Reasonable charges i