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flows, and so to run upon a north line to Bronck's river, and northward 

 down said river in the middle of the channel to the Sound, which said 

 bounds or lines to continue forever between the said Thomas Pell's 

 patent and the said town of Westchester."* 



The same year a grant of land appears to have been made by the 

 inhabitants to John Pell, Esq. 6 



At a meeting of the trustees held 23d day of January, A. D., 1720, 

 present, Miles Oakley, Preside?! t ; John Oakley, Thomas Hadden, 

 Thomas Baxter, Israel Honeywell, John Ferris, Peter Ferris, Joshua 

 Hunt, Nathaniel Underhill, lrustees. 



"Whereas several persons have come with boats, canoes, &c, a fishing, and 

 have broke up our ground, and taken away ye oysters from within ye limits of 

 our patent, in an unlawful manner, therefore, it is voted and agreed upon by the 

 trustees aforesaid, that any person or persons who shall at any time hereafter 

 trespass upon us by fishing, breaking our ground, and taking our oysters in ye 

 manner aforesaid, shall be immediately prosecuted according to law for such tres- 

 pass or trespasses ; and it is also voted and agreed upon by ye trustees aforesaid, 

 that John Fen-is, Thomas Baxter, Joshua Hunt, of Westchester, Capt. Joseph 

 Drake, Mathaniel Tompkins, and Moses Fowler, of Eastchester, do immediately 

 put this into execution; and it is also agreed that if any freeholder of Westches- 

 ter do take any oysters to transport out of our township to make sale thereof, 

 such freeholder or freeholders shall be esteemed as trespassers, &c. Provided 

 that the freeholders in general of Eastchester shall not be esteemed trespassers 

 according to this act, excepting such of them as shall take oysters within ye 

 limits of West and Eastchester to transport them out of ye said townships to 

 make sale thereof, "&c/ 



In the reign of George the First, a charter was granted to the trustees 

 of this town, entitled, "An act to prevent the fencing in or enclosing the 

 sheep pasture, or any part thereof, in the borough town of Westchester, 

 &c." Dated 28th of February, in the eighth year of his reign, and of 

 our Lord God, 1721. 



May the 6th, Anno Dom 1729, at a meeting of the Mayor, Alder- 

 men, Common Council and Trustees, of the town of Westchester, it 

 was resolved : — 



"That they who have rights in the sheep pasture, may by themselves or as- 

 signs for every twenty-five pounds priviledge turn on twenty-five sheep, the 

 lambs exclusive being to run with their dams, no more or in lieu of three sheep 



a Town K' . <•, 



b Town Rec. 



c Town Rec. fol. ix. 120, 121.— At a Cornt of Common ConncTl held 1740, it was ordained " that 

 no person not belonging to this corporation do take and carry away our clams or oysters, but 

 that all boats, canoes, or other craft belonging to persons who shall presume to take the same 

 not inhabiting within this county, shall be seized; and further no person belonging to this 

 corporation shall have power to give leave to any person not living in this corporation to get 

 oysters or clams." 



