Massachusetts Bay 16: Deputies versus Magistrates
Rejects & Revolutionaries (American History Podcast)
English - August 15, 2018 11:57 - 26 minutes - 12.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsHistory Education americanhistory americanhistorypodcast colonialamericanhistory historypodcast unitedstateshistory Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The magistrates and deputies clash on the institutions of the Standing Council and the negative voice, and a lawsuit by Robert Keayne over Goody Sherman's sow plays a key role in this. The deputies represent democracy, and the magistrates aristocracy.