brought forward y'e former order of this Hon'l Court
notwithstanding.

They therefore most humbly pray your Excellency & Honours would be
pleased to Cause the hearing to be had this present Session and
that a Certain day may be assigned for the same as your Excellency
& Honours in your great wisdom & Justice shall see meet.

And your Memorialists as in Duty bound Shall Ever pray.

JONAS HOUGHTON
SIMON STOON JUNER
JONATHAN WHITNEY
THOMAS WHELER

In the House of Rep'tives Dec'r 17, 1730 Read and in Answer to this
Petition Ordered That the Pet'rs give Notice to the Towns of
Lancaster Groton and Stow or their Agents that they give in their
Answer on the twenty ninth Inst't. why the Prayer of the Petition
within referred to may not be granted.

Sent up for Concurrence

J QUINCY Sp'kr:

In Council Dec. 18, 1730; Read and Concur'd.

J WILLARD Secry

[Massachusetts Archives, cxiv, 6-8.]