30.J HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



respectively, and their several and respective heirs and assigns for ever, and par- 

 ticularly by one agreement made by the trustees of the sd town, bearing date the 

 _ 1 day ' 1 694, with one Richard Ward, relating to the Btream of the 



Great en ek within the s l l town, on which Coll. Caleb Heathcott and the sd Rich- 

 ard Ward, who are now equally concerned therein, are erecting of sundry nulls, 

 and is for and concerning all and every other the tracts and parcels of upland 

 and meadow ground, remainder of the above granted premises not yet taken up 

 or appropriated by any particular person or persons as aforesaid, to be and remain 

 to the only prop* r use and behoof of the s^ trustees and the freeholders and in- 

 habitants of the sd borrough and town of Westchester, and to their successors 



. .-ignes forever, and to no other use, intent, or purpose whatsoever, To be 

 holden of us, our heirs, and successors, according to the manner of East Green- 

 wich in the county of Kent, within our realm of England, in free and common 

 socage, rendering and paying unto us, our heirs, and successors, or to the hands 

 of our receiver gen* of our s d province of New York for the time being or to such 

 other officer or officers as shall be appointed to receive the same for and out of 

 the s d tracts and parcels of land and other the premises the sum of thirty shil- 

 lings current money of N. York, upon every 25th day of March forever hereaf- 

 ter. And we do farther give and grant unto the /Freeholders and inhabitants of 

 the sd town of W. Chester, and to their heirs and assigns forever, full power and 

 authority annually and once every year, uud that upon the first Monday in the 

 month of May, that they the said ffreeholders and inhabitants shall and may as 

 formerly hath been accustomed in the s d town, to elect and choose twelve free- 

 holders for their trustees, who shall have full power and authority, or the major 

 part of them, to order and dispose of all or any part of \he undivided land with- 

 in s a town limits and precincts thereof, as fully and amply to all intents, con- 

 structions, and purposess as formerly they have used and been accustomed to do. 

 And farther of our especial grace certain knowledge, and meer motion, we do, 

 for us, our heirs, and successors grant, constitute, ordain, and appoint, by this 

 our present charter, that all and singular the lands, tenements, and hereditaments 

 herein before in this our s d royal charter and grant granted and confirmed, ruen- 



I or intended to be granted and confirmed, shall from henceforth forever be 

 a free borough and corporation, excepting and always reserving out of the s 1 * 



:h or corporation all that tract of land scituate and being upon the east side 

 of Harlem river afores'i, and which did formerly belong to Coll. Lewis Morris, 



. and wliich now is in the tenure and occupation of James Graham, Esqr., 

 a d to be and remain out of the jurisdiction of the s ( l corporation. And farther 

 of our especial grace, certain knowledge, and meer motion, do, for us, our heirs, 

 and BUi .rant, constitute, ordain, and appoint, by this our present char- 



ter, that the s' 1 town of W. Chester and all and singular the lands and tenements 

 1 ^-longing and appertaining may forever hereafter be a free borough 

 and town corporate, and shall be called the borough and town of W. Chester, 

 and that in the s' 1 town corporate there shall be a body politick consisting or a 

 mayor, six aldermen, and six assistants, or common council of the 6 d borough 

 and town of W. Chester, to continue in succession forever, and for the more 

 full and perfect erection of the s fl corporation and body politick to consist, 

 continue, and be of a mayor, six aldermen, and six a < anion 



council of the s<l borough or town to be called and known by the name of 



