THE TOWN OF WESTCHESTER. 301 



ROYAL CHARTER. 



Gulielmus Tertius D;i Gratia, Augliffi Scotia, Gallise et Hibernige, Rex 

 defensor, &c, &C. 



"To all whome these presents shall come, sendeth greeting : 



Whereas, Richard Nicolls, Esq., sometime Governor General of our province 

 of New York, in America, by a certain writing or patent under his hand and 

 seal, bearing date on or about ye 15th day of February, in the year of our 

 Lord God, 1667, by virtue of the power and authority unto him given, did give, 

 ratify, confirm and grant, unto John Quimby, John Ferris, Nicholas Bailey, 

 William Betts, and Edward Walters, as. pattentees for and on the behalf of 

 themselves and their associates, the freeholds and inhabitants of the town of 

 Westchester, within our sJ province of New York, all that tract of land scituate, 

 lying and being upon the main to the east of Harlem river then in the tenure and 

 occupation of the above said patentees, and several other freeholders and inhabi- 

 tants, of the said town, who, before that time by authority, had been settled 

 there, and had been at considerable charges in manuring and planting part of the 

 lauds belonging thereunto, and likewise had settled a competent number of fam- 

 ilies thereupon for a township, the boundaries and limits whereof, were therin 

 set forth and exprest as follows : (viz.) the western bounds of the s d land, then 

 lying within the limits of the said town, did begin at the laud commonly called 

 Brunk's land, near or adjoining to Harlem river afores'd, from whence they ex- 

 tend eastward to the west part of a certain neck of land, commonly called Ann 

 Hook's neck or Mr. Pell's purch'e , southward they are bounded by the Sound or 

 East river, and so to run up a parellel line from the east and west limits, north, 

 into the woods without limitation, for range of cattle, and other improvements, 

 together with all the lands, soiles, necks of land, rivers, creeks, harbours, quarry's, 

 woods, meadows, pastures, marshes, waters, fishing, hawkings, huntings, and 

 ffowlings, and all other profits, commodities, emoluments and hereditaments, to 

 the sd lands and premises, within the said bounds and limits described and set 

 forth belonging or in any manner of wayes appertaining, to Jiave and to 7iold, all 

 and singular the said tracts and parcels of land, hereditaments and appurtenan- 

 ces, and every part and parcel thereof to the said pattentees and their associates, 

 their heirs, successors and assigns, forever. 



And moreover, the said Richard Nicholls, Esq., as Govr. Genl. as afores'd did 

 thereby ratify, confirm and grant unto the said patentees, their associates, their 

 heirs, successors and assigns, all the rights and privileges belonging to a town 

 within this government, and that the place of their then present habitation should 

 continue and retain the name of Westchester, by which name and stile it was to 

 be distinguished and known in all bargains, sales, deeds, writings and records, 

 they the s<* patentees and their associates, heirs, successors and assigns, render- 

 ing and paying such duties and acknowledgments, as then were or hereafter 

 should be constituted or established by the laws of the said province, as by the 

 said writing or patent now remaining upon the records of the secretaries office, 

 relation being thereunto had, may more at large appear. And whereas, after- 

 wards, on or about the sixth day of Janry ., in the year of our Lord, 16S6, upon 

 the petition of several of the freeholders of the said town of Westchester, in 

 behalf of themselves and the rest of the freeholders and inhabitants of the said 

 town, directed to Coll. Thomas Dungan, then Capn- Genl- and Go v - in Chief of 



