300 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



cesser* shall and may by that name implead any other person or persons, or be 

 impleaded in any court or courts, in all and ail manners of causes and actions, 

 real ami pers >nal or mixt of what, kind or nature soever, and claim and demand 

 their liberties and franchesscs before any judge or judges, ecclesiastical or secular, 

 and otherwise do and execute all and every act and acts, thing and things what- 

 soever, which any other liege, men which are enabled and made capable of the 

 fit of our laws within our realm of England or this our province of N. York, 

 can or may lawfully do or execute. And farther of our especial grace, certain 

 knowledge, and meer motion, we do by these presents for us, our heirs and suc- 

 cessors, give and grant unto the s d mayor, aider' and common council, that the 

 s fl Col. Caleb Ileathcott and his successors, mayors of the s d town and borough 

 of W. Chester af ores' 11 for the time being, shall have the charge of free governing 

 of the s<-' borough and town of W. Chester during the time of his and their bear- 

 ing the s'i office, in as absolute and ample maimer as is usual and customary with 

 other mayors in the like corporations in our realm of England. And further because 

 the s 1 ' mayor for the time being may many times haye just occasion to be absent 

 from the s d town, either of the puhlic affairs thereof or for his own private re- 

 spects, wee do therefore for us, our heirs and successors, by these presents give 

 and grant unto the s l1 mayor, aid' 11 and common council and their successors, 

 that the s'l Coll. Caleb Ileathcott and his successors, may r s of the s (1 borough and 

 town of W. Chester, and every of them, shall have full power and authority from 

 time to time during his year of government, with the consent of the said alder- 

 men of the s d town for the time being or the greater part of them, to substitute 

 in his absence some discreet and substantial person being one of the members of 

 the s ( l aldermen inhabiting in the s d town or borough, to be his deputy mayor 

 during the absence of the said mayor, and each deputy mayor for the time being, 

 we do by these presents fully and absolutely authorize to do and execute all 

 whatsoever belonging to the s (1 office or place of mayor in as large and 

 ample manner as if the s* mayor himself was personally present. And we do 

 farl 1 1' r by these presents give and grant unto the s el mayor, aldermen and common 

 councel of the s e * borough and town of Westchester and their successors forever, 

 that the s (1 mayor for the time being or lawful deputy and any two or more of the 

 -i ,! 1" of the s d town shall and may lawfully hold and keep upon the first Tues- 

 day in every month*throughout the year a court within ye s'l town of W. Chester, 

 erein shall have full power and authority to hold plea of all manner of 

 , covenants, trespasses, accomp ts , detinues, demands, and all other actions 

 aal of what kind or nature soever the same be, arising and growing only 

 within the s d borough or town of W. Chester and the limits thereof, so as ye same 

 doth not exceed in debt or damages the sum of twenty pounds current money of 

 this our province, who shall have power to hear and determine the same pleas 

 and accomp ts according to the rules of the common law of our realm of England 

 and the acts of General Assembly of this our province of N. York. And farther 

 of our like especial grace, certain knowledge and meer motion, we do by these 

 presents for us, our heirs and successors, give and grant unto the said mayor, 

 aldern and common council of the s <l borough and town of W. Chester and their 

 successors for ever, that they and their successors for ever shall have a common 

 seal under which they shall pass all grants, warrants, deeds and specialties, and 

 other the affairs and business of or concerning the s'l corporation, which shall be 



