ioned.

Read and _Ordered_, That the Petitioners serve the Town of
Lunenburg, and the first Parish in _Groton_, with Copies of this
Petition, that they shew Cause, if any they have, on the 29th of
_December_ next, if the Court be then Sitting, if not on the first
Friday of the next Sitting of this Court, why the Prayer thereof
should not be granted.

Sent up for Concurrence.

[Journal of the House of Representatives (page 100), November 30,
1749.]

_Samuel Watts_, Esq; brought down the Petition of sundry
Inhabitants of _Lunenburg_ and _Groton_, as entred the 30th of
_November_ last, and refer'd. Pass'd in Council, _viz_. In Council
_December_ 29th 1749. Read again, with the Answer of the Town of
_Lunenburg_, and _Ordered_, That the Consideration of this Petition
be refer'd to the second Wednesday of the next Sitting of this
Court. Sent down for Concurrence.

With a Petition from sundry Inhabitants of _Lunenburg_, praying to
be set off from said Town of _Leominster_. Pass'd in Council, _viz_
In Council _December_ 29th 1749. Read and _Ordered_, That the
Petitioners serve the Town of _Lunenburg_, with a Copy of this
petition, that they shew Cause, if any they have, on the second
Wednesday of the next Sitting of this Court, why the Prayer thereof
should not be granted.

Sent up for Concurrence.

[Journal of the House of Representatives (page 143), December 29,
1749.]

_John Chandler_, Esq; brought down the Petitions of _John Whitney_,
and others of the westerly Part of _Groton_, and the easterly Part
of the Town of _Lunenburgh_, and _Edward Hartwell_, Esq; and others
of said Town, Pass'd in Council, _-viz._ In Council _April_ 4th
1750. _Ordered_, That _Samuel Watts, James Minot_, and _John Otis_,
Esqrs; with such as the honourable House shall join, be a Committee
to consider the Petitions above-mentioned, and the several Answers
thereto, hear the Parties, and report what they judge proper for
the Court to do thereon.

Sent down for Concurrence.

Read and concur'd, and Mr. _Rice_, Capt. _Livermore_, Col.
_Richards_, and Mr. _Daniel Pierce_, are joined in the Affair.

[Journal of the House of Representatives (page 214), April 5,
1750.]

_Joseph Wilder_, Esq., brought down the Report of a Committee of
bo