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and upwards at Twelve Indies from the Ground for Masts of our Royall Navy. 

 and also all sucli other Trees as may be fit to make Planks Knees and other 

 tilings Necessary for the use of our said Navy -which now are Standing Growing 

 or being in and upon any of the said Lands with free Liberty and Lycence for 

 any person or persons whatsoever by us our Heirs and Successors or any of them 

 to be thereuntil Appointed under our or their Sign Manual with Workman Horses 

 Waggons Carts and Carriages and without to Enter and come into and upon the 

 said Lands and every part thereof, and thereto Fell Cut Down Root up Hew Saw 

 and Rive have take Cart and Carry away the same for the uses aforesaid ("Except- 

 ing also anl Reserving all Silver and Gold Mines) To Have and to hold all and 

 Singular the sane certain Tract of Land and Premisses with its Hereditaments 

 and Appurtenances (Excepting as before is Excepted and Reserved; unto the 

 said Joseph Budd John Hoit Caleb Hoit Humphry Underbill Joseph Purdy 

 George Lane Daniel Lane Moses Knap John Horton David Horton Jonathan 

 Lynch Peter Hatfield James Travis Isaac Covert Benjamin Brown John Turner 

 David Ogden and William Yeomans their Heirs and Assigns forever To be Holden 

 of us our Heirs and Successors in free and common Soccageas of our Mannor of 

 East Greenwich in the County of Kent within our Kingdon of Great Britain 

 Yeilding Rendring and paying therefore Yearly and every Year forever unto 

 us our Heirs and Successors at our Custom House in the City of New York unto 

 our or their Collector or Receiver General for the time being on the Feast Day 

 of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary commonly called Lady Day the 

 annual Rent of two Shillings and Sixpence for every hundred acres thereof in 

 Lieu and stead of all other Rents Services dues Dutys and Demands whatsoever 

 for the same four Thousand four Hundred and Thirty-five Acres of Land so 

 granted as aforesaid Provided always and these presents are upon this Condi- 

 tion that the same Joseph Budd John Hoit Caleb Hoit Humphrey Underhill 

 Joseph Purdy George Lane Daniel Lane Moses Knap John Horton David Horton 

 Jonathan Lynch Peter Hatfield James Traviss Isaac Covert Benjamin Brown 

 John Turner David Ogden and William Yeomans their Heirs and Assigns some 

 or one of the 1 shall and do within the Term and Space of three Years now next 

 ensuing the Da'e hereof plant Settle and Effectually Cultivate at least three 

 Acres of Lan I granted as aforesaid and in Default thereof or if the said Joseph 

 Budd John Hoit Calep Hoit Humphrey Underhill Joseph Purdy George Lane 

 Daniel Lan ■ M j.s is Knap John Horton David Horton Jonathan Lynch Peter Hat- 

 field James ' aviss Isaac Covert Benjamin Brown John Turner David Ogden and 

 William Y' ans their Heirs and Assigns or any other person or Persons by 

 their privity c asent or procurement Shall Set on Fire or Burn the Woods on 

 the Said Lan is or any part thereof to Clear the Same so as Destroy Impair 

 or hinder the ( rrowth of any of the Trees that are or may be fit for Masts Planks 

 Knees or oth r Timber for our Royall Navy hereby Reserved unto us our Heirs 

 and Successors that then and in either of these cases this our present Grant and 

 every Article and Clause therein or thereof Shall Cease Determine and be Void 

 anything herein Contained to the Contrary thereof in any wise Notwithstanding 

 And We do further of our Especial grace Certain knowledge and meer motion 

 Consent and Agree that these presents being Entered upon Record as is hereafter 

 Appointed shall be good and effectual in Law to all intents and purposes against 

 us our Heirs and Successors Notwithstanding the not well Reciting or Misrecit- 



