United States
                            Securities and Exchange Commission
                                   Washington, D.C. 20549


                                        SCHEDULE 13D


                          Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                      (Amendment No. 3)


                        John Hancock Patriot Premium Dividend Fund II
                                      (Name of Issuer)


                                        Common Stock
                               (Title of Class of Securities)


                                         41013T-10-5
                                       (CUSIP Number)



                                  The Commerce Group, Inc.
                                     211 Main Street
                                    Webster, MA 01570
                                     (508) 943-9000
                         (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
                        Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)



                                       December 6, 2001
                   (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)


If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to
report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is
filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check
the following box:           [X]

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section
of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however,
see the Notes).











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CUSIP No.: 41013T-10-5                      THE COMMERCE GROUP, INC.
                                            SCHEDULE 13D
                                            AMENDMENT No. 3
                                            DECEMBER 14, 2001




1.       NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
         S.S. OR I.R.S. ID NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

         The Commerce Group Inc.
         ID# 04-2599931

2.       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
                                                          (a) [  ]
                                                          (b) [  ]

3.       SEC USE ONLY

4.       SOURCE OF FUNDS                                      [WC]

5        CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL                     [  ]
         PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)

6.       CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                   Massachusetts

         NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH

         SOLE VOTING POWER                             5,118,900
         SHARED VOTING POWER                                 0
         SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                        5,118,900
         SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                            0

11.      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

               5,118,900

12.      CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
         CERTAIN SHARES    [    ]

13.      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
           34.1%

14.      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
           [HC]











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CUSIP No.: 41013T-10-5                      THE COMMERCE GROUP, INC.
                                            SCHEDULE 13D
                                            AMENDMENT No. 3
                                            DECEMBER 14, 2001




ITEM 1.  SECURITY AND ISSUER

     This Schedule 13D relates to the shares of beneficial interest (the
"Shares"), of John Hancock Patriot Premium Dividend Fund II (the "Fund"), a
Massachusetts business trust registered as an investment company under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Investment Company Act").
The principal executive offices of the Fund are located at 101 Huntington
Avenue, Boston, MA, 02119-7603.

ITEM 2.  IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND

     (a) - (c) This Schedule 13D is being filed by The Commerce Group Inc.
(the "Reporting Person"),  a corporation formed under the laws of
Massachusetts.  The Reporting Person is a corporation whose principal offices
are located at 211 Main Street Webster, MA 01570.  The name, business address
and principal occupation of each director and officer of the Reporting Person
are set forth on Annex A hereto, which is incorporated by reference.  All
information in this Schedule 13D with respect to the persons listed on Annex
A is given to the knowledge of the Reporting Person.

     (d) During the past five years, neither the Reporting Person nor any of
the persons listed on Annex A has been convicted in a criminal proceeding
(excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).

     (e) During the past five years, neither the Reporting Person nor any of
the persons listed on Annex A has been a party to a civil proceeding of a
judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of
such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order
enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities
subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with
respect to such laws.

     (f) All of the individuals listed in Annex A are citizens of the United
States.

ITEM 3.  SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION

     The source of the funds used by the Reporting Person to purchase Shares
listed in Item 5(a) was working capital.  The amount of the funds used to
purchase such shares aggregated approximately $55,282,940.












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CUSIP No.: 41013T-10-5                      THE COMMERCE GROUP, INC.
                                            SCHEDULE 13D
                                            AMENDMENT No. 3
                                            DECEMBER 14, 2001

ITEM 4.  PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION

     The shares of beneficial interest of the Fund ("Shares") held by the
Reporting Person were acquired in the ordinary course of business by the
Reporting Person for the purpose of investment and capital appreciation.  In
pursuing this investment philosophy, the Reporting Person routinely monitors
the performance, trading prices, investment strategy and portfolio securities
of the Fund, and of other investment funds in which it invests, and may
discuss such matters with fund management, shareholders, or others.  The
Reporting Person, as an insurance company holding company, is entitled to
file securities ownership reports required by the Securities and Exchange Act
of 1934 on Schedule 13G.  Under amended rules under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, a person reporting on Schedule 13G may elect to convert such
filing to a Schedule 13D, in part, to ensure that discussions with
management, or other actions by the Reporting Person, do not limit the
Reporting Person's ability to acquire additional Shares, or to vote the
shares it already owns.  Accordingly, in order to maintain desired
flexibility for such transactions and discussions, the Reporting Person has
elected to convert its ownership filing on Schedule 13G to a filing on
Schedule 13D.

     The matters which the Reporting Person intends to consider, discuss or
pursue may include additional purchases of Shares, ceasing the purchase of
additional Shares, sales of Shares or one or more of the items described in
items (a) through (j) of Item 4.  Whether any of such actions are taken by
the Reporting Person will depend upon the Reporting Person's evaluation of
several factors, including the Fund's business and prospects, future
developments, the level of discount in Share market prices from net asset
value ("NAV"), the performance of the Funds' investments, the availability of
funds to the Reporting Person, alternative uses of funds, stock and money
market conditions, and general economic conditions. Such factors may
materially affect the Reporting Person's decision to purchase additional
Shares, or take other actions, and may result in the Reporting Person's
increasing its ownership to a majority or more of the outstanding Shares,
and/or proposing changes in operations, governance or capitalization of the
Fund.  The Reporting Person will review its investment in the Fund from time
to time and reserves the right to take or not take any action it deems to be
in its best interest or to change its intention as set forth in this Item 4.

ITEM 5.  INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER

     (a) The Fund's reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission
report that 15,002,724 Shares are outstanding.  Based upon such number, the
Reporting Person beneficially owns 34.1% of the Fund's outstanding Shares.

     The Reporting Person is the beneficial owner (through its insurance
subsidiaries as listed below) of 5,118,900 Shares, over which it has sole
power of disposition and voting.  Such number of Shares represents
approximately 34.1% of the outstanding Shares.

                                              Shares              Cost
   The Commerce Insurance Company            4,683,400          $50,679,794
   American Commerce Insurance Company         300,000            3,106,588
   Commerce West Insurance Company             135,500            1,496,558

                  Totals                     5,118,900          $55,282,940
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CUSIP No.: 41013T-10-5                      THE COMMERCE GROUP, INC.
                                            SCHEDULE 13D
                                            AMENDMENT No. 3
                                            DECEMBER 14, 2001



     (c) During the period from December 1, 2000 through December 6, 2001,
the Reporting Person has effected the following purchases in the shares of
Common Stock, all of which were made on the New York Stock Exchange (see
attached Annex B).  Required disclosure of prior purchases have been reported
on previously filed Schedules 13D.


     (d) No person other than the Reporting Person has the right to receive
or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from
the sale of, the shares of Common Stock owned by the Reporting Person.


     (e) It is inapplicable to state the date on which the Reporting Person
ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the Common
Stock.



ITEM 6.  CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS
         WITH RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER

     The Reporting Person does not have any contract, arrangement,
understanding or relationship (legal or otherwise) with any person with
respect to any securities of the Fund, including, but not limited to, the
transfer or voting of any such securities, finders' fees, joint ventures,
loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees of profits, division
of profits or loss, or the giving or withholding of proxies.



ITEM 7.  MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS

   Annex A   Officers and Directors of Reporting Person and Insurance
             Subsidiaries
   Annex B   Item 5(c) Information















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CUSIP No.: 41013T-10-5                      THE COMMERCE GROUP, INC.
                                            SCHEDULE 13D
                                            AMENDMENT No. 3
                                            DECEMBER 14, 2001




                                         SIGNATURE



After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete
and correct.



December 14, 2001                THE COMMERCE GROUP INC.










                                          Gerald Fels
                                          Executive Vice President &
                                          Chief Financial Officer


























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                                             ANNEX A


                                    THE COMMERCE GROUP, INC.
                             211 Main Street, Webster, MA  01570

                                          DIRECTORS
                                       
Herman F. Becker......................... President and owner, Sterling Realty and Huguenot
                                          Development Corporation

Joseph A. Borski, Jr..................... Self-employed Certified Public Accountant

Eric G. Butler........................... Retired Vice President and General Claims Manager
                                          of Commerce and Citation

Henry J. Camosse......................... Retired President, Henry Camosse & Sons Co., Inc.,
                                          a building and masonry supplies company

Gerald Fels.............................. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
                                          Officer of the Company

David R. Grenon.......................... Chairman Emeritus and Assistant Clerk of The
                                          Protector Group Insurance Agency, Inc.

Robert W. Harris......................... Retired Treasurer, H.C. Bartlett Insurance Agency,
                                          Inc.

Robert S. Howland........................ Retired Clerk, H.C. Bartlett Insurance Agency,
                                          Inc.

John J. Kunkel........................... President and Treasurer, Kunkel Buick and GMC
                                          Truck; Treasurer, Kunkel Bus Company

Raymond J. Lauring....................... Retired President, Lauring Construction Company

Normand R. Marois........................ Retired Chairman of the Board, Marois Bros., Inc.,
                                          a contracting firm

Suryakant M. Patel....................... Retired physician who specialized in internal
                                          medicine

Arthur J. Remillard, Jr.................. President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
                                          of the Board of the Company

Arthur J. Remillard, III................. Senior Vice President and Assistant Clerk of
                                          the Company; Senior Vice President of Commerce
                                          and Citation in charge of Policyholder Benefits

Regan P. Remillard....................... Senior Vice President of the Company; President
                                          and Secretary of Commerce West Insurance Company;
                                          President of ACIC Holding Co., Inc.; President,
                                          Vice Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
                                          Officer of American Commerce Insurance Company

Gurbachan Singh.......................... Retired physician who specialized in general
                                          surgery

John W. Spillane......................... Clerk of the Company and practicing attorney


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                                           ANNEX A


                               DIRECTORS OF
                               COMMERCE HOLDINGS, INC.
                                  The Commerce Insurance Company
                                   Commerce West Insurance Company
                                  Citation Insurance Company
                               211 Main Street, Webster, MA  01570


                                    
Arthur J. Remillard, Jr...........     President of Commerce Holdings, Inc.; Chief Executive
                                       Officer and Chairman of the Board of The Commerce
                                       Insurance Company and Citation Insurance Company;
                                       Chairman of the Board of Commerce West Insurance
                                       Company

Gerald Fels.......................     President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief
                                       Financial Officer of The Commerce Insurance Company
                                       and Citation Insurance Company; Investment Officer
                                       of Commerce West Insurance Company; Treasurer,
                                       Commerce Holdings, Inc.

Arthur J. Remillard, III..........     Senior Vice President and Clerk

Regan P. Remillard................     Senior Vice President; President and Secretary of
                                       Commerce West Insurance Company

James A. Ermilio..................     Senior Vice President and General Counsel

David R. Grenon...................     Chairman Emeritus and Assistant Clerk of The
                                       Protector Group Insurance Agency

John M. Nelson....................     Chairman of Brown & Sharpe Mfg., Co.

Suryakant M. Patel................     Retired physician who specialized in internal
                                       medicine

William G. Pike...................     Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
                                       of Granite State Bankshares, Inc.

H. Thomas Rowles..................     Chairman of the Board of ACIC Holding Co., Inc.;
                                       Chairman of the Board of American Commerce Insurance
                                       Company; President, Chief Executive Officer and
                                       Director of AAA Southern New England


Mark A. Shaw......................     Treasurer of ACIC Holding Co., Inc.; Executive Vice
                                       President and Chief Operating Officer of AAA Southern
                                       New England









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                                           ANNEX A



                               DIRECTORS OF
                               American Commerce Insurance Company
                               3590 Twin Creeks Drive, Columbus, OH  43204

                                    
H. Thomas Rowles..................     Chairman of the Board of ACIC Holding Co., Inc.;
                                       Chairman of the Board of American Commerce Insurance
                                       Company; President, Chief Executive Officer and
                                       Director of AAA Southern New England

Regan P. Remillard................     President of ACIC Holding Co., Inc.; President, Vice
                                       Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of
                                       American Commerce Insurance Company; Senior Vice
                                       President of The Commerce Group, Inc.; President and
                                       Secretary of Commerce West Insurance Company

Mark A. Shaw......................     Treasurer of ACIC Holding Co., Inc.; Executive Vice
                                       President and Chief Operating Officer of AAA Southern
                                       New England

Gerald Fels.......................     Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
                                       of The Commerce Group, Inc.

Patrick W. Doherty................     President and Chief Executive Officer of AAA Oklahoma

Terry R. Farias...................     President and Chief Executive Officer of AAA Hoosier
                                       Motor Club

Richard S. Hamilton...............     President of AAA West Pennsylvania/West
                                       Virginia/South Central Ohio

Charles B. Liekweg................     President and Chief Executive Officer of AAA
                                       Washington

D. James McDowell.................     President and Chief Executive Officer of AAA Arizona

Peter C. Ohlheiser................     President of Ohio Motorists Association

Otto T. Wright....................     President and Chief Executive Officer of East
                                       Tennessee Automobile Club, Inc.















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                                            ANNEX A


                                  THE COMMERCE GROUP, INC.
                             211 Main Street, Webster, MA   01570

                              OFFICERS OF THE COMMERCE GROUP, INC.
                                                                   
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board.....     Arthur J. Remillard, Jr.
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.............     Gerald Fels
Senior Vice President and Assistant Clerk........................     Arthur J. Remillard, III
Senior Vice President............................................     Regan P. Remillard
Senior Vice President and General Counsel........................     James A. Ermilio
Vice President...................................................     Joseph J. Staffieri
Clerk............................................................     John W. Spillane
Treasurer and Chief Accounting Officer...........................     Randall V. Becker
Vice President...................................................     Robert E. McKenna
Assistant Vice President and Assistant General Counsel...........     Thomas D. Jungeberg
Assistant Treasurer..............................................     Thomas A. Gaylord


                    OFFICERS OF MASSACHUSETTS INSURANCE SUBSIDIARIES
                                                                   
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board................     Arthur J. Remillard, Jr.

President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer...     Gerald Fels

Senior Vice President and Secretary..............................     Arthur J. Remillard, III

Senior Vice Presidents...........................................     David H. Cochrane
                                                                      Peter J. Dignan
                                                                      Regan P. Remillard
                                                                      Joyce B. Virostek

Senior Vice President and General Counsel........................     James A. Ermilio

Vice Presidents..................................................     Karen A. Lussier
                                                                      Robert E. McKenna
                                                                      Michael J. Richards
                                                                      Angelos Spetseris
                                                                      Joseph J. Staffieri
                                                                      Henry R. Whittier, Jr.

Assistant Vice Presidents...................  David P. Antocci        James E. Gow
                                              Robert M. Blackmer      Susan A. Horan
                                              Stephen R. Clark        John V. Kelly
                                              Raymond J. DeSantis     Donald G. MacLean
                                              Warren S. Ehrlich       Patrick J. McDonald
                                              Richard W. Goodus       Robert L. Mooney
                                                                      Emile E. Riendeau

Assistant Vice President and Assistant General Counsel...........     Thomas D. Jungeberg

Treasurer and Chief Accounting Officer...........................     Randall V. Becker

Assistant Treasurer..............................................     Thomas A. Gaylord





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                                            ANNEX A



                           Officers of American Commerce Insurance Company
                               211 Main Street, Webster, MA 01570


                                                                  
Chairman of the Board..............................................  H. Thomas Rowles
President, Vice Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer..  Regan P. Remillard
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer..................  Michael V. Vrban
General Counsel and Secretary......................................  James A. Ermilio
Treasurer..........................................................  Richard B. O'Hara
Vice President.....................................................  Gregory S. Clark
Vice President.....................................................  Joseph B. Phillips, Jr.
Assistant Vice President...........................................  Jeffrey B. Alexander
Assistant Vice President...........................................  William J. Hafer
Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary..................  Thomas D. Jungeberg











































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                                                        ANNEX  B
                                                Item 5 (c) - Information

                                                 AS OF DECEMBER 6, 2001

PURCHASES   12/01/00-12/06/01

PDT               41013T-10-5                   JOHN HANCOCK PATRIOT DIV FUND II

TRADE DATE         Settlement Date          Shares           Price               Acquisition Cost

                                                                    
12/15/00             12/20/00               5,800            $10.19                $59,319.50
12/19/00             12/22/00               1,200             10.38                 12,498.00
12/20/00             12/26/00               6,300             10.44                 66,008.25
01/25/01             01/30/01               7,300             10.63                 77,854.50
02/20/01             02/23/01               4,200             10.80                 45,528.00
02/21/01             02/26/01               6,800             10.80                 73,712.00
03/14/01             03/19/01               3,000             10.70                 32,220.00
03/20/01             03/23/01               1,600             10.65                 17,104.00
03/21/01             03/26/01               4,600             10.65                 49,174.00
03/30/01             04/04/01               2,000             10.65                 21,380.00
03/30/01             04/04/01               1,000             10.60                 10,640.00
04/02/01             04/05/01                 800             10.60                  8,512.00
04/03/01             04/06/01               2,700             10.60                 28,728.00
04/05/01             04/10/01               2,500             10.60                 26,600.00
04/17/01             04/20/01                 600             10.61                  6,390.00
09/24/01             09/27/01                 100             10.50                  1,054.00
11/01/01             11/06/01               2,000             11.00                 22,080.00
11/20/01             11/26/01              25,000             11.15                279,750.00
11/26/01             11/29/01              37,500             11.04                415,500.00
11/28/01             12/03/01                 600             11.05                  6,654.00
11/29/01             12/04/01               2,000             11.05                 22,180.00
12/04/01             12/07/01               4,400             11.05                 48,796.00
12/05/01             12/10/01              16,600             11.10                184,924.00
12/06/01             12/11/01              68,500             11.05                759,665.00

              TOTAL                       207,100                               $2,276,271.25

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