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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549





                                  SCHEDULE 13G






                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 1)*

                         The Black & Decker Corporation
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    091797100
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                December 31, 1999
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

           [ X ]  Rule 13d-1(b)

           [   ]  Rule 13d-1(c)

           [   ]  Rule 13d-1(d)


*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in 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.   091797100                                      13G                   Page  2  of  6  Pages
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    1      NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
           S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

           John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company
           I.R.S. No. 04-1414660

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    2      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*                      (a)  |_|
                                                                                  (b)  |_|
           N/A

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    3      SEC USE ONLY

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    4      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

           Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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                       5     SOLE VOTING POWER
    Number of
      Shares                 -0-

                    -------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Beneficially        6     SHARED VOTING POWER
     Owned by
       Each                  -0-

                    -------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Reporting          7     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
      Person
       With                  -0-

                    -------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       8     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                             -0-


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    9      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

           None, except through its indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries, Independence
           Investment Associates, Inc. and John Hancock Advisers, Inc.


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   10      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

           N/A

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   11      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

           See line 9, above.

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   12      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

           IC, IA, HC

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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No.   091797100                                      13G                   Page  3  of  6  Pages
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    1      NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
           S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

           John Hancock Subsidiaries, Inc.
           I.R.S. No. 04-2687223

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    2      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*                      (a)  |_|
                                                                                  (b)  |_|
           N/A

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    3      SEC USE ONLY

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    4      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

           Delaware

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       5     SOLE VOTING POWER
    Number of
      Shares                 4,356,498: 4,009,850 through its direct, wholly-owned subsidiary, Independence Investment
                             Associates, Inc. and 346,648 through its indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary, John Hancock
                             Advisers, Inc.

                    -------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Beneficially        6     SHARED VOTING POWER
     Owned by
       Each                  -0-

                    -------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Reporting          7     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
      Person
       With                  4,356,498: 4,009,850 through its direct, wholly-owned subsidiary, Independence Investment
                             Associates, Inc. and 346,648 through its indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary, John Hancock
                             Advisers, Inc.

                    -------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       8     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                             -0-


- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    9      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

           4,356,498: 4,009,850 through its direct, wholly-owned subsidiary,
           Independence Investment Associates, Inc. and 346,648 through its
           indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary, John Hancock Advisers, Inc.


- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   10      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

           N/A

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   11      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

           5.0%: 4.6% through its direct, wholly-owned subsidiary, Independence
           Investment Associates, Inc. and .4% through its indirect, wholly-
           owned subsidiary, John Hancock Advisers, Inc.

- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   12      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

           HC

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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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         The original statement shall be signed by each person on whose behalf
the statement is filed or his authorized representative. If the statement is
signed on behalf of a person by his authorized representative other than an
executive officer or general partner of the filing person, evidence of the
representative's authority to sign on behalf of such person shall be filed with
the statement, provided, however, that a power of attorney for this purpose
which is already on file with the Commission may be incorporated by reference.
The name and any title of each person who signs the statement shall be typed or
printed beneath his signature.

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five
copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Sec. 240.13d-7 for other
parties for whom copies are to be sent.

         Attention: Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute
Federal criminal violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)



         Item 1(a)    Name of Issuer:
                      The Black & Decker Corporation

         Item 1(b)    Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
                      701 East Joppa Road
                      Mail Stop TW 290
                      Towson, MD  21286

         Item 2(a)    Name of Person Filing:
                      This filing is made on behalf of John Hancock Mutual Life
                      Insurance Company ("JHMLICO") and JHMLICO's direct, wholly
                      owned subsidiary, John Hancock Subsidiaries, Inc. ("JHSI").

         Item 2(b)    Address of the Principal Offices:
                      The principal business offices of JHMLICO and JHSI are
                      located at John Hancock Place, P.O. Box 111, Boston, MA
                      02117.

         Item 2(c)    Citizenship:
                      JHMLICO was organized and exists under the laws of the
                      Commonwealth of Massachusetts. JHSI was organized and
                      exists under the laws of the State of Delaware.

         Item 2(d)    Title of Class of Securities:
                      Common Stock

         Item 2(e)    CUSIP Number:
                      091797100

         Item 3       If the Statement is being filed pursuant to Rule
                      13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is
                      a:

                      JHMLICO:      (c) (X) Insurance Company as defined in
                                            ss.3(a)(19) of the Act.

                                    (e) (X) Investment Adviser registered
                                            under ss.203 of the Investment
                                            Advisers Act of 1940.

                                    (g) (X) Parent Holding Company, in
                                            accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G).

                      JHSI:         (g) (X) Parent Holding Company, in accordance
                                            with ss.240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G).





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         Item 4       Ownership:
                      (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: Independence Investment
                          Associates,  Inc. ("IIA"), an Investment Adviser
                          registered under ss. 203 of the Investment Advisers
                          Act of 1940 and the direct, wholly-owned subsidiary
                          of JHSI and the indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of
                          JHMLICO, has beneficial ownership of 4,009,850 shares
                          of Common Stock held in various advisory accounts.

                          In addition to the shares held by IIA, John Hancock
                          Advisers, Inc. ("JHA"), an Investment Adviser
                          registered under ss. 203 of the Investment Advisers
                          Act of 1940 and the indirect, wholly owned subsidiary
                          of JHSI and JHMLICO, has beneficial ownership of
                          346,648 shares of Common Stock held in various
                          Investment Companies registered under ss. 8 of the
                          Investment Company Act.

                          Through their parent-subsidiary relationship to IIA and
                          JHA, JHMLICO and JHSI have indirect beneficial ownership
                          of the IIA and JHA shares.

                      (b)    Percent of Class:
                             JHSI - 5.0%
                             IIA  - 4.6%
                             JHA  -  .4%

                      (c)   (i)   sole power to vote or to direct the
                                  vote: IIA has sole power to vote or to
                                  direct the vote of 4,009,850 shares of
                                  Common Stock. JHA has sole power to vote or
                                  to direct the vote of 346,648 shares of
                                  Common Stock.

                            (ii)  shared power to vote or to direct the vote:  -0-

                            (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition
                                  of: IIA has sole power to dispose or to direct the
                                  disposition of the 4,009,850 shares of Common Stock.
                                  JHA has sole power to dispose or to direct the
                                  disposition of 346,648 shares of Common Stock.

                            (iv)  shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:  -0-

         Item 5       Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
                      Not applicable.

         Item 6       Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
                      See Item 4.

         Item 7       Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary
                      which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the
                      Parent Holding Company:
                      See Items 3 and 4 above.

         Item 8       Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
                      Not applicable.

         Item 9       Notice of Dissolution of a Group:
                      Not applicable.

         Item 10      Certification:
                      By signing below the undersigned certifies that, to the
                      best of its knowledge and belief, the securities referred
                      to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business
                      and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have
                      the effect of changing or influencing the control of the
                      issuer of such securities and were not acquired in
                      connection with or as a participant in any transaction
                      having such purpose or effect.

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                                    SIGNATURE

         After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief,
each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.

                                                     John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company

                                                     By:      /s/Marion L. Nierintz
                                                              ---------------------------------------------
                                                     Name:    Marion L. Nierintz
Dated: January 26, 2000                              Title:   Second Vice President and Assistant Secretary

                                                     John Hancock Subsidiaries, Inc.

                                                     By:      /s/Marion L. Nierintz
                                                              ---------------------
                                                     Name:    Marion L. Nierintz
Dated: January 26, 2000                              Title:   Secretary

EXHIBIT A
                             JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

         John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company and John Hancock
Subsidiaries, Inc. agree that the Schedule 13G (Amendment No. 1) to which this
Agreement is attached, relating to the Common Stock of The Black & Decker
Corporation is filed on behalf of each of them.


                                                     John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company

                                                     By:      /s/Marion L. Nierintz
                                                              ---------------------------------------------
                                                     Name:    Marion L. Nierintz
Dated: January 26, 2000                              Title:   Second Vice President and Assistant Secretary

                                                     John Hancock Subsidiaries, Inc.

                                                     By:      /s/Marion L. Nierintz
                                                              ---------------------
                                                     Name:    Marion L. Nierintz
Dated: January 26, 2000                              Title:   Secretary



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