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era bounds of the aforesaid township being about two miles from the county road, 

 and thence to run northerly eighteen miles as ye line on ye eastermost side of the 

 said land runneth, including in ye said manor his eighth part of the two miles 

 laid out for ye town of Mamaroneck, with ye lott he now liveth on, and ye lott 

 bought of Alice Hatfield, with the lands and meadows below, westerly to a path 

 to him belonging by virtue of his deeds and conveyances, part of which land 

 within the bounds aforesaid was purchased by John Richbell from ye native In- 

 dian proprietors, which said John Richbell had a grant and confirmation for ye 

 same from Francis Lovelace, late Governor of our said Province, and ye right of 

 ye said John Richbell therein is legally vested in ye said Caleb Heathcote, and 

 other parts have been purchased by ye said Caleb Heathcote of ye native Indian 

 proprietors ; and whereas the said Caleb Heathcote hath further petitioned our 

 said Lieutenant Governor and Council that the said tract of land may be erected 

 into a manor by ye name of ye manor of Scarsdale, whereupon our said Lieuten- 

 ant Governor, by and with the advice of our Council, directed a writ to the high 

 sheriff of the said county of Westchester to inquire to what damage such patent 

 would be, which, writ issued accordingly with a proviso that it should not give 

 the said Caleb Heathcote any further title than which he already hath to the land 

 called White Plains, which is in dispute between ye said Caleb Heathcote and 

 some of ye inhabitants of ye town of Rye, whereupon ye said sheriff returned that 

 ye jurors found that there is no damage to ye King or his subjects in erecting the 

 manor aforesaid, except ye said White Plains which are in dispute and contest 

 between ye said Caleb Heathcote and ye town of Rye, and excepting James Mott 

 and ye rest of ye purchasers of Mamaroneck which have deed within ye patent 

 of Richbell, Know ye that of our special grace, certain knowledge and mere mo- 

 tion, we have given, granted, ratified and confirmed, and by these presents do 

 for us, our heirs and successors, give, grant, ratify and confirm unto ye said Ca- 

 leb Heathcote, his heirs and assignees, all and every ye aforesaid tracts and par- 

 cels of land aaci meadow within ye respective limits and bounds before mentioned 

 and expressed, together with all and every the messuages, tenements, buildings, 

 barns, houses, out-houses, fences, orchards, gardens, pastures, meadows, marshes, 

 swamps, pools, ponds, waters, water-courses, woods, under-woods, trees, tim- 

 bers, quarries, runs, rivers, rivulets, brooks, lakes, streams, creeks, harbours, 

 beeches, bays, islands, ferries, fishing, fowling, hunting and hawking, mines, 

 minerals (royal mines only excepted), and all the rights, members, liberties, 

 privileges, jurisdictions, royalties, hereditaments, profits, benefits, advantages 

 and appurtenances whatsoever to aforesaid several and respective tracts and par- 

 cels of lands and meadow belonging or in any ways appertaining or accepted, re- 

 puted, taken, known or occupied as part, parcel, or member thereof to have and 

 to hold all the aforesaid several and respective tracts, parcels of land and meadow 

 and premises within the respective limits and bounds aforesaid, with all and 

 every of the appurtenances unto him the said Caleb Heathcote, his heirs and as- 

 signs, to the only proper use and behoof of him the said Caleb Heathcote, his heirs 

 and assigns for ever, provided that nothing herein contained shall be construed, 

 deemed or taken to give the said Caleb Heathcote any further title than what he 

 now by virtue of these our letters patent lawfully hath to ye said White Plains in 

 dispute as aforesaid, nor any jurisdiction withiu the said White Plains until the 

 same shall happen to belong to the said Caleb Heathcote ; and moreover Know ye 



