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tick, and so ranging along the said river southerly to a creek or fall called by the 

 Indians Weghquegsik, and by the Christians, Lawrence's plantation ; and from 

 the mouth of the said creek or fall upon a due east course to a creek called by the 

 Indians Nippiorha, and by the Christians the Yonkers kill, and from thence 

 alongst the west side of the said creek or kill as the same runs to the before men- 

 tioned land, formerly bought by the said Frederick Philips of the sayd Indians, 

 and so along that land to the first station, as by the said writing or Indian deed, 

 relation being thereunto had, may more fully and at large appear ; as also another 

 tract or parcel of land on the east side of Hudson's river that was by the said 

 Frederick Philips purchased of the native Indians Warramanhack, Esparamogh, 

 Annhook, &c. , on the 6th day of September, in the year of our Lord, 1682, which 

 certain tract or parcel of land is situated, lying, and being on the west side 

 of the North or Hudson's river, beginning at the north side of the land 

 belonging to Yonkers kill, Nippiorha, at a great rock called by the Indians 

 Meghkeckassin, or the great stone, (as called by the Christians.) from thence 

 ranging into the woods eastwardly to a creek called by the Indians Nip- 

 piorha aforesaid, and from thence along said creek northerly till you come 

 to the eastward of the head of a creek called by the Indians "Wegquiskeek, 

 being the utmost bounds of the said Frederick Philips's land, formerly bought of 

 the Indians, and from thence westwardly along the said creek Wegqueskeek to 

 Hudson's river aforesaid, as by the said Indian deed, relation being thereunto had, 

 may more fully and at large appear, and also another tract or parcel of land that 

 was by the said Frederick Philips, purchased of the native Indians, Sapham, 

 Ghoharius, Kakingsigo, on the 7th day of May, in the year of our Lord, 1684, 

 which tract or parcel of land is situate, lying and being to the eastward of the said 

 Frederick Philips between the creek called Nippiorha, or the Yonkers kill, and 

 Bronk's river, beginning on the south side at the northerly bounds of the Yonk- 

 ers land, and from thence along the aforesaid creek, Nippiorha, however it runs, 

 till you come to the most northerly bounds of the said Frederick Philips's lands, 

 and from thence north-east into the woods unto Bronk's river, as it runs south- 

 erly to the eastward of the Yonkers land aforesaid, and from thence with a west- 

 erly lyne, to the afore-named Younkers kill, or Nippiorha, as by the said Indian 

 deed, relation being thereunto had, may more fully and at large appear, all 

 which several tracts and parcels of land within the several respective limits and 

 bounds afore-mentioned, and purchased by the said Frederick Philips, of all and 

 every the respective native Indians aforesaid, in manner aforesaid, were by the 

 said Thoma3 Dongan, late governor of our province, under the seal of our said 

 province, bearing date as aforesaid, given, granted, ratified, and confirmed unto 

 him, said Frederick Philips, his heirs and assigns, together with all and singular, 

 the houses, buildings, messuages, tenements, and hereditaments, mills, mill-dams, 

 rivers, runns, streams, ponds, with liberty to erect other miils or dams, or places 

 convenient, woods, under-woods, quarries, fishing, hawking, hunting and fowl- 

 ing, with all liberties, priviledges, and improvements whatsoever, to the said 

 land and premises, belonging in' or in anywise appertaining, to have and to hold 

 all the aforesaid tract and tracts, parcel and parcels of land and premises, with 

 their and every of their appurtenances, unto said Frederick Philips, his heirs and 

 assignees forever, as by the said grant or patent, sealed with the seal of our said 

 province, and registered in our secretary's office of our said province, bearing 



