96 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



woods, underwoods, trees, timber, swamps, meadows, marshes, pools, ponds, 

 lakes, fountains, water, water-courses, rivers, rivulets, runs, streams, brooks, 

 creeks, harbors, coves, inlets, outlets, islands of land and meadow, necks of land 

 and meadow, peninsulas of land and meadow, ferries, fishing, fowling, hunting 

 and hawking, and the fishing on Hudson's river as far as the bounds of the said 

 land extends upon the said river ; quarries, mines, minerals, (silver and gold ex- 

 cepted,) and all other the rights, members, liberties, privileges, jurisdictions, 

 pre-eminences, emoluments, royalties, profits, benefits, advantages, heredita- 

 ments and appurtenances whatsoever to the afore recited certain parcels or tracts 

 of land and meadow within their several and respective limits and bounds afore- 

 said, belonging or in any ways appertaining or accepted, reputed, taken, known 

 or occupied as part, parcel or member thereof unto the said Stephanus Van 

 Cortlandt, his heirs and assignees, to the sole and only proper use, benefit and 

 behoof of him the said Stephanus Van Cortlandt, his heirs and assigns forever; 

 and, moreover, know ye, that of our further special grace, certain knowledge, 

 and mere motion, we have thought fit, according to the request of our said lov- 

 ing subject, to erect all the afore recited certain parcels or tracts of land and 

 meadows within the limits and bounds aforesaid into a lordship and manor, and 

 therefore by these presents we do for us, our heirs and successors, erect, make 

 and constitute all the afore recited certain parcel and tracts of land and meadows 

 with the limits and bounds aforesaid, together "with all and every the above 

 granted premises, with all and every of their appurtenances, into one lordship 

 and 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 

 and manor of Cortlandt ; and further, know ye, that we, reposing especial trust 

 and confidence in the loyalty, wisdom, justice, prudence and circumspection of 

 our said loving subject, do for us, our heirs and successors, give and grant 

 unto our said loving subject, Stephanus Van Cortlandt, and to the heirs and 

 assignees of him the said Stephanus Van Cortlandt, full power and authority at 

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

 one court baron, to hold and keep at such time and times, and so often 

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

 at the said court leet and court baron, to be holden in the said lordship 

 and manor, to be settled, forfeited, or employed, or payable, or happen- 

 ing at any time to be payable at any time by any of the inhabitants of or 

 within the said lordship and manor of Cortlandt, or the limits and bounds 

 thereof, and also all and every of the powers and authorities herein before 

 mentioned, for the holding and keeping the said court leet and court baron 

 from time to time, and to award and issue out the customary writs, to be is- 

 sued and awarded out of the said court leet and court baron, to be kept by the 

 heirs and assigns of the said Stephanus Van Cortlandt forever, or their 

 or any of their stewards, deputed and appointed with a full and ample power 

 and authority to distrain for the rents, services and other sums of money, pay- 

 able by virtue of the premises and all other lawful remedies and means for the 

 having, possessing, receiving, levying and enjoying the premises and every 

 part and parcel of the same, and all waifs, estrays, wrecks, deodands, goods of 

 felons, happening, and being forfeited, within the said lordship and manor of 

 Cortlandt, together, with all and every sum and sums of money, to be paid as a 



