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north-east and north-west bounds of the s (l town of Westchester, should for ever 

 hereafter lie concluded and ascertained by ye southerly line of the pattent of 

 Onsal and the south and west line of Thos. Pell, as by ye last above recited pat- 

 ent, relation being thereunto had, may more at large appear; and fforasmzieh as 

 the present trustees and other the freeholders and inhabitants of the s'l town of 

 Westchester, have lately, by their humble petition to our trusty and well beloved 

 Benjan Ffletcher, our Capn Geni and Govcrnr-in-chicf of our said province of 

 Xew York, iu America, pray'd our charter or pattent of confirmation of all those 

 several tracts and parcels of land, and other the premises to them granted as 

 aforesd, and that the said town of Westchester, and all and singular the lands 

 and tenements thereunto belonging and appertaining, may forever hereafter, be 

 a free borough and town corporate ; now knowe ye, that we do by this our royal 

 pattent or charter of confirmation, for us, our heirs and successors grant ratify 

 and approve and confirm unto the s'l trustees of the freeholders and inhabitants 

 of our s'l town of Westchester, and to their successors and assignes forever, 

 all the SL'veial tracts and parcels of land hereinbefore recited, whose meets 

 and bounds are forever hereafter to be taken, and esteemed to be and re- 

 main as follows : (viz.) the western bounds thereof are to begin at the west part 

 of the land commonly call'd Brunks land, near or adjoining to Harlem river from 

 whence they are to extend eastward to the west part of a neck of land, common- 

 ly call'cl Ann-hook's neck, or the westermost bounds of Mr. Pell's pattent, 

 southard by the Sound and East river, and so to run up a parrallell line from 

 the east and west limits, north into the woods, until it meet the southerly line of 

 the pattent of Ousal and the south aud west line of Thomas Pell's patent, togeth- 

 er with all and singular the houses, mesuages, tenements, erections and build- 

 ings, mil!*, mill dams, fences, inclosures, gardens, orchards, fields, pastures, com- 

 mon of pastures, meadows, marshes, swamps, plains, woods, underwoods, tim- 

 ber, trees, rivers, rivulets, runs, streams, water, lakes, ponds, pools, pits, brackes, 

 quarries, mines, minerals, (half of gold and silver mines excepted) creeks, har- 

 bours, highways, easements, fishing, hunting and fowling, and all other franchises, 

 profits, commodities, hereditaments and appurtenances whatsoever, to the same 

 belonging, or in any manner of ways appertaining or therewithal us'd and en- 

 joy'd, as part, parcel or member thereof, or accepted, requited or taken, to belong 

 or in any wise to appertain thereunto, to have and to hold and enjov all and sing- 

 ular the aboves 1 -! tracts and parcels of land, hereditaments and premises, with 

 theii and every of their appurtenances unto the sd trustees of the ffreeholders 

 and inhabitants of the said borough and town of Westchester, and their succes- 

 sors forever, to and for the several and respective uses following, and to no other 

 use, intent or purpose whatsoever, (viz.) as for and concerning all and singular 

 the several and respective parcels of upland and meadow ground, part of the 

 above granted premises, in any wise taken up and appropriated, either by patt't 

 under the hand of any of our former govers of this our province, and sealed with 

 the seal thereof, or by grant from the above mentioned trustees, or by particular 

 divisions, settlements and grants, by town orders, either for planting of land, or 

 erecting of saw mills, with all and every the privileges of cutting of timber, and 

 pastures for cattle, before the date of these presents, and that by virtue of auy the 

 hereinbefore recited grants or pattents or any of them, shall be and remain to the 

 use and behoof of such of the several and respective ffresholders and inhabitants 



