We heer underwritten, heingseted upon a small tract of land lying betwixt Greenwich and Westchester, which land wee have bought with our money the which wee understand doth lye within your patent, and whereas, you have already required our subjection as his majesties subjects, the which we did willingly and readily embrace, and according to your desiour, we sent a man to Fairfield, who have there taken the oath of a constable, we have now made choys of our nayghbar John Budd for a depute, and sent him up to your Corte to act for us, as hee shall see good, it is our desiour to have some settled way of government amongst us, and therefore, we do crave so much favor at the hands of the Honble Cort, that they do make us a constable or any other officer, that they would give him power to grant a warrant in case of need, because we be somewhat remote from other places, thus leaving it to your well and judicious consideration, we remain yours to command,

Peter Disbrow, <■ William Odell,

Richard Fowler, • John Brondig,

George Clere, ' John Jackson,

Philip Caspine, , Thomas Stedwell,

John Coe, " . Walter Lancaster,

in the name of the rest.b

after the date of the above order,) the entire town of Groton, consisting of forty houses, was burned by the Indians. See Drake's American Indians.

^ Rye Rec. vol. i. 73.

b Hart Rec. vol. i. no, 66, on towns and lands.