some of us that it is necessary for the better administration of

Justice as for the Convenience and encouragement of the Settlers

that the Northern part of this province should be Divided into

Several Counties your Petitioners therefore Humbly beg leave

to propose five Counties, To wit, Two Counties on Connecticut

River, and three Counties on the West side of the Hight of the

Mountains, That is to Say, Beginning at Massachusets line on

the West. Bank of Connecticut River and thence running due

West with said line about Twenty Six Miles from thence run-

NEW HAMPSHIRE GRANTS. 579

ening North about twelve Degrees East keeping the Hight of the Land to Latitude forty five degrees North, and then Beginning at

' the North East Corner of a Township called Norwich and running a Westerly line to the North and South line on the Hight of the Land aforesaid which is to be the division line of the two Counties on Connecticut River aforesaid, The third County Beginning at the South West Corner of the first mentioned County upon Massachusetts line and running with said line to the North West corner of the province of the Massachusets Bay and from thence Westerly to the Northern Branch of the Mohawk River where it disembogues into Hudson's River at the half Moon, and from thence westerly as far as your Honour shall think proper, And from thence Northerly until a due East line will cross Hudson's River at Fort Miller and to continue the said line to the West line of the first mentioned County aforesaid. The fourth County running thence Northerly along the said line so far as that a Due West line from thence will strick the waters of the North end of Lake George and to continue as far Westerly as your Honour shall think proper And for the fifth County from thence running North to Latitude forty five, from thence Easterly along said line of latitude untill it stricks the Western line of the Second County aforesaid, And your Petitioners Farther Humbly propose that for the Convenience of said Counties to mention the following places for the respective County Towns, Colden in the Township formerly called New Flamsted in the first County on Connecticut River and the same to be called the County of Colden,