THE TOWN OF PELHAM. 



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conimodcties, and heredatements -whatsoever to the premises, or any part or par- 

 cell thereof belonging or appertaining : and further, by vertue of the power and 

 authority in mee being and residing, I doe here grant, rattefie and continue, and 

 the tract of land, island and premises aforesaid are, by these presents, erected 

 and constituted to be one lordship and manner — and the same shall from hence- 

 forth be called the lordshipp and manner of Pelham ; and I doe hereby give and 

 grant unto the said John Pell, his heirs and assigns, Hull power and authority at 

 all times hereafter, in the said lordshipp and manner of Pelham aforcsid, one 

 court leete and one court barron, to hold and kecpe at such times and so often 

 yearly as he and they shall see meete, and all sines, issues and amerciaments at 

 the said court leete and court barron, to be holdcn and kept in the manner and 

 lordship aforesaid, that are payable from time to time, shall happen to lie due 

 and payable by and from any the inhabitants of or within the said lordshipp and 

 manner of Pelham abovesaid ; and also all and every the powers and authorities 

 hereinbefore mentioned, for the holding and keepeing of the said court leete and 

 court barron, ffrom time to time, and to award and issue forth the customary 

 writs to be issued and awarded out of the said court leete and court barron, and 

 the same to beare test and to be issued out in the name of the said John Pell, his 

 heirs and assignes, and the same court leete and court barron to be kept by the 

 said John Pell, his heirs and assignes, or his or their steward, deputed or ap- 

 poynted ; and I doe further hereby give and grant unto the said John Pell, his 

 heirs and assignes, full power to distraine for all rents and other sums of money 

 payable by reason of the premises, and all other lawful remedys and meanes for 

 the haveing, receiving, levying and enjoying the said premises and every part 

 thereof, and all waif ts, strayes, wrecks of the sease, deodands and goods of fiel- 

 ons happening and being within the said manner of Pelham, with the advowson 

 and right of patronage of all and every of the church and churches in the said 

 manner, erected and to be erected — to have and to hold all and singular the said 

 tract of land, islands and manner of Pelham, and all and singular the above grant- 

 ed or mentioned to be granted premises, with their rights, members, jurisdictions, 

 priviledges, heredaments and appurtenances, to the said John Pell, his heirs and 

 assignes, to the only proper use, benefitt and behoofe of the said John Pell, his 

 heirs and assignes, for ever; to be holden of his most sacred Majestye, his 

 heirs and successors, in free and common soccage, according to the tenure of 

 East Greenwich, in the county of Kent, in his Majestye's kingdom of England, 

 yielding, rendering and paying therefore yearly and every year for ever, unto 

 his said Majestye, his heirs and successors, or to such officer or officers as shall 

 from time to time be appointed to receive the same — twenty shillings, good and 

 lawful money of this province, at the city of New Yorke, on the five and 

 twentyth day of the month of March, in lieu and stead of all rents, services and 

 demands whatsoever. 



In testimony whereof, I have signed these presents with my handwriting, caus- 

 ed the scale of the province to be thereunto affixed, and have ordained that the 

 same be entered upon record in the secretary's office, the five and twentyeth day 

 of October, in the third yeare of the Kinge Majestye's reigne, and in the year of 

 our Lord one thousand six hundred eighty and seven. « THOMAS DONG AN 



a Co. Rec. Lib. A. 240, Alb. Book of Pat. No. il. 306. The original document is in the pos- 

 session of Mrs. Maria Fay, of East Chester. 



