Chelmsford, Lancaster & Stow &c within the County of Midd'x in the
Province Afores'd.

Most Humbly Sheweth

That there is a Considerable Tract of Land Lying vacant and
unimproved Between the Towns of Chelmsford, Lancaster & Stow &
Groton, as s'd Groton was Survey'd & Lay'd out by Mr. Noyce, & the
Plantation Call'd Concord Village, which is Commonly known by the
Name of Nashoba, in the County of Midd'x: Afores'd. & Sundry
Persons having Made Entrys thereupon without Orderly Application to
the Government, and as we are Inform'd, & have reason to believe,
diverse others are designing so to do.

We Yo'r Hum'ble Petitioners being desirous to Prevent the
Inconveniences that may arise from all Irregular Intrusions into
any vacant Lands, and also In a Regular manner to Settle a Township
on the Land afores'd, by which the frontier on that Side will be
more Clos'd & Strengthened & Lands that are at Present in no wise
beneficiall or Profitable to the Publick might be rendred
Servicable for the Contributing to the Publlick Charge, Most Humbly
Address Ourselves to your Excy: And this Honourable Court.

Praying that your Petitioners may have a Grant of Such Lands
Scituate as Afores'd. for the Ends & Purposes afores'd. And that a
Committee may be appointed by this Hon'ble: Court to View, Survey
and Set out to Yo'r. Petitioners the s'd. Lands, that so Yo'r. s'd.
Petitioners may be enabled to Settle thereupon with Such others as
shall joyn them In an orderly and regular manner: Also Praying that
Such Powers and Priviledges may be given and confered upon the same