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River, Lake Simcoe, and Talbot River, until it meets the nortli-wes- 

 ternmost boundary of the County of Durham. The west riding of 

 the County of York is bounded on the east by the townships of King, 

 Vaughan, and York; on tlie south by the Lake Ontario, Burlington 

 Bay, and Dundas Street; on the west by the London district; and on 



of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty-seven, at the Carrying Place at the head 

 of the Bay of Quinte, it was agi-eed between the Honorable Sir John Johnson, Baronet, on 

 the part of our said Lord the King, and Wabukanyne, Neace, and Pakquan, Pi-incipal Chiefs-, 

 and War Chiefs of the said Mississagua Nation ; two of which said Chiefs, that is to say, Wa- 

 bukanyne and Neace, are now dead ; that they the last mentioned Principal Chiefs would for 

 divers good and valuable considerations received by them for and on account of their said Na- 

 tion from our said Lord the King, duly convey all their right and title to a certain Tract or 

 Parcel of Land hereinafter described, to our said Lord the King, his Heirs and Successors for 

 ever. And Whereas in pursuance of that agreement a certain Instrument hereunto annexed 

 was made at the said Carrying Place, bearing date the day and year last aforesaid, signed and 

 sealed by the said Wabukanyne, Neace, and Pakquam, for the jiurpose of conveying the said 

 Tract or Parcel of Land to our said Lord the King, his Heirs and Suecessora as aforesaid, 

 which said Instrument did not ascertain or describe the Parcel or Tract of Land meant and 

 intended to be conveyed thereby, and was and is in otlier respects defective and Imperfect. 

 Now this Indenture witnesseth that for carrying into execution the said agreement made on 

 the said Twenty-third day of September, One Tliousand Seven Hundred and Eighty-seven, and 

 in consideration thereof, and for the more effectually securing and conveying to our said Lord 

 the King the said Tract or Parcel of Land so agreed to be conveyed to him as aforesaid, and for 

 the consideration of Ten Shillings of good and lawful money in hand paid to them by the said 

 William Glaus, Esq., for and on account of our said Lord the King, the receipt whereof by the 

 said Principal Chiefs, Warriors, and People of the Mississagua Nation as aforesaid, is hereby 

 acknowledged, have granted, bargained, aliened, released and confirmed, and by these- Presents. 

 do grant, bargain, alien, release and confirm unto our Sovereign Lord the King, his Heirs and 

 Successors, all that Tract or Parcel of Land commencing on the east bank of the south outlet 

 of the River Etobicoke ; thence up the same, following the several windings and turnings of 

 the said river, to a Maple Tree blazed on four sides, at the distance of three miles and three 

 quarters in a straight line from the mouth of the said river ; thence north sir.ty-eight degrees 

 east fourteen miles ; thence south twenty-two degrees east, twenty-eight miles more or less, to 

 Lake Ontario ; thence westerly along the water's edge of Lake Ontario to the eastern bank of 

 the south outlet of the River Etobicoke, being the place of beginning, containing two hundred 

 and fifty tliousand eight hundred .and eighty acres, together with all' the Woods and Waters 

 thereon lying and being, and all the advantages^ emoluments, and hereditaments whatsoever 

 to the said Tract or Parcel of Land belonging or in anywise appertaining, and the issues and 

 profits of all and singular the said premises and every part and parcel thereof with the appur- 

 tenances ; and also all the estate, right, title, interest, property, claim and demand whatsoever 

 of them the said Principal Chiefs, Warriors, and People of the Mississagua Nation for them- 

 selves, and for and in the name of their whole Nation, in and to all and singular the said pre- 

 mises and every part and pai'cel thereof, with the appurtenances, save and except the Fishery 

 in the said River Etobicoke, which they the said Chiefs, Warriors, and People expressly reserve 

 for the sole use of themselves and the Mississagua Nation : To have and to hold all and sin- 

 gular the said Tract or Parcel of Land, hereditaments, and premises in and by these presents 

 released and confirmed unto our Sovereign Lord the King, his Heirs and Successors for ever, 

 and to and for no other use, intent or purpose whatsoever. And also that His Majesty, his 

 Heirs and Successors as aforesaid, shall and may at all times for ever hereafter peaceably and 

 quietly have, hold, occupy, possess, and enjoy all and singular the said Tract or Parcel of Land 

 with the appurtenances and every part and parcel thereof, without trouble, hindrance, moles- 

 tation, interruption, or disturbance of them the said Principal Chiefs, Warriors, and People of 

 the Mississagua Nation, or any of them, their Heirs or Successors, or any other person or per- 



