THE TOWN OF BEDFORD. 25 



and bownded afoaresaid unto the present proprietors of the said Township of 

 Bedford in their possession and Injoynient of the premises Know Yee that the 

 said Governour and Company Assembled in Gen 1 Court according to the Com- 

 mission Graunted them by his Maj's'y Charter. Have Given Granted & do by 

 these presents Give Grant Kattifie and Confeirme unto Jno. Miller Sen r Danie 

 Simkins Zachariah Robbert, Cornelius Seely Jeremiah Andrews Jno. West- 

 coate Jno. Miller Jun r Jno. Holmes Jun r and the rest of the present proprie- 

 tors of the Township of Bedford, their Heires and Successors Associates Assigns 

 for Ever the afoares d Parcell or tract of Land of Six miles Square Containing 

 aboute Twenty and three Thousand acres within the boundaries above mentioned 

 together with all the Woods Meadows Pastures Ponds Waters Eivers Planes 

 Fishings Huntings fowlings Mines Mineralls Quarries and precious stones 

 upon or within the said Graunt of lands and all other Proffitts and Comodities 

 thereunto belonging or in any ways Appurteineing and doe also graunt unto the 

 af ores d Jno, Miller Dan ] Simkins Zach. Roberts Cornelus Seely Jerr. Andrass 

 Jno. Westcoate Jno. Miller Jno. Holmes and the Rest of the proprietors Inhabi- 

 tants of Bedford their Heirs Successors and assignes for Ever that the af ores d Tract 

 of Land shall be for Ever hereafter Es'med, reputed bee an Intire Townshipp of 

 it selfe to have and to Hold the said Tract of Lands and premises with all and 

 singular their appurtenances with the privillidges and Immunetyes Franchizes & 

 Huaditamuts herein Given and Granted unto the said Jno Miller, Danl. 

 Simkins, Zach. Robberds, Cornelius Seeily, Jerr. Andrews, Jno. Westcoate, 

 Jno. Miller Jun r Jno. Holmes and all others the Proprietors, Inhabitants, of Bed- 

 ford, their Heirs and Successors and to the only propper use benefitt and behoof e 

 of them and every of them their Heirs Assigns Successors and and Asso- 

 ciates for Ever According to the Tenour of his Majestie's Manner of East 

 Greenwich in the County of Kent in the Kingdom of England in Free 

 and Common Lonage and not in Cappita nor by Knights Service yeilding 

 therefore and paying to our Sovereigne Lord the King his Heires & Success- 

 ors his dues according to Charter. Always provided that nothing herein con- 

 tained shall extend to, or be understood or taken to Impeach or prejudice any 

 Right, Title, Interest, Claime or Demands which any person or persons hath 

 or have or Claime to have of into or out of any part of the said Townshippe 

 seittuated within the Limitts above mentioned according to the Laws and 

 General Customs of this Colony but that all and Every Such person and persons 

 may and shall have, hold and Injoy the same in such manner as if these pres- 

 ents had not been had or made. In Witness whereof we have caused the seale of 

 the Colony to be Hereunto Affixed this one & Twentieth day of May in the year 

 of our Lord One Thousand Six Hundred Ninety and Seaven and in the 9th year 

 of the Reigne of our Sovereign Lord William by the Grace of God and England 

 Scottland, France and Ireland, King Fidei Defender &c. 

 Bo order of the Gov" ROBERT TREATE, Governor. 



Eleazee Kimbeelt, Secretary, 



The above written with that or the other side is a true Copy of the Original 

 being therewith Compared this 2d day of May, 1697. 



P r Me. E. K.« 



a Ancient Col. Rec. Conn. Deeds &c„ Vol. ii, pp. 254, 255. 



