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profits, tolls, benefits, advantages, and appertinances whatsoever to the afore- 

 said tracts and neck or island of land and meadows, ferry, bridge, and mills be- 

 longing or in any ways appertaining, or accepted, reputed, taken, known, or 

 occupied as part, parcel, or member thereof ; and moreover, knotc ye, that of our 

 further special grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion, we have thought fit, 

 according to the request of our said loving subject, to erect all the aforesaid re- 

 cited tracts and parcels of lands and meadows with the limits and bounds afore- 

 said, into a lordship or manor ; and, therefore, by these presents we do erect, 

 make, and constitute all the aforesaid recited tracts and parcels of land and 

 meadows, within the limits and bounds aforesaid mentioned, together with all 

 and every of the afore granted premises with all and every of the appertenances 

 into a lordship or manor, to all intents and purposes ; and it is our royal will and 

 pleasure that the said lordship and manor shall from henceforth be called the 

 lordship or manor of Philipsborough, and the aforesaid bridge to be from henceforth 

 called Kingsbridge in the manor of Philipsborough aforsaid. And know ye, that 

 we, reposing special trust and eonfidence in the loyalty, wisdom, justice, pru- 

 dence, and circumspection of our loving subject, do, for us, our heirs and suc- 

 cessors, give and grant unto the said Frederick Philips, and to the heirs and as- 

 signees of him the said Frederick Philips, full power and authority at all times 

 forever hereafter in the said lordship or manor, one court leet and one court 

 baron to hold and to keep at such times, and so often, yearly and every year, as 

 he or they shall see meet ; and all fines, issues, and amercements as the said 

 Court Leet or Court Baron to be holden within said lordship or manor to be sett, 

 forfeited, or employed, or payable, or happening at any time to be payable by 

 any of the inhabitants, of or within the said lordship or manor of Philipsborough, 

 in the limits and bounds , as also all and every of the power and authority herein be- 

 fore mentioned, for the holding and keeping the said Leet and Court Baron from 

 time to time, and to award and issue out the customary writs to be issued and 

 awarded out of the said Court Leet and Court Baron to be kept by the heirs and 

 assignees of the said Frederick Philips forever, in their or every of their stewards 

 deputed and appointed, with full and ample power and authority to distrain for 

 the rents, levies, or other sums of money payable by virtue of the premises, and 

 all other lawful remedies and means for the having possession, receiving, levying 

 and enjoying the premises and every part and parcel of the same, and all waifes, 

 estrays, wrecks, deodans, and of the fellons happening and being furnished with- 

 in the said lordship and manor of Philipsborough, and all and every sum and 

 sums of money to be paid as a parte fine upon any fine or fines to be levied of 

 any lands, tenements or hereditaments within the lordship or manor of Philips- 

 borough, together with the advowson and right of patronage of all and every the 

 church or churches erected or to be erected or established or hereafter to be 

 erected or established within the said manor of Philipsborough ; and we do also 

 further give and grant unto the said Frederick Philips, his heirs and assignees, 

 that all and singular the tenants of the said Frederick Philips, within the said 

 manor shall and may at all times hereafter meet together and choose assessors 

 within the manor aforesaid, according to such rules, ways, and methods as 

 are prescribed for the cities, towns, and counties within our province afore- 

 said by the acts of General Assembly, for the defraying the public charge of 

 each respective city, town and county aforesaid, and such sums of money so 



