THE TOWN OF CORTLANDT. 



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near Peekskill, any wise touching or relating to suck lands, messuages and tene- 

 ments, real and personal estate whatsoever, as they the said rector. and members 

 of said church in the manor of Courtlandt, near Peekskill, shall or may acquire 

 for the use of the said church, and also in like manner to order, direct, manage 

 and transact the general interest, business and affairs of our said corporation, 

 and also shall have full power and authority in like manner to make and ordain 

 such rules, orders and ordinances as they shall judge convenient for the good 

 government and discipline of the members of the said church ; provided, such 

 rules, orders and ordinances be not repugnant to the laws of that part of our 

 kingdom of Great Britain called England, or of this our province of New York, 

 but as or may be agreeable thereto, and that the same be fairly entered in a book 

 or books to be kept for that purpose, and also in like manner to appoint the form 

 of the common seal herein before granted, and the same to alter, break, and re- 

 make at their discretion, and also in like manner to appoint such office or offi- 

 cers as they shall stand in need of, always' provided that the rector of the said 

 church for the time being, shall have the sole power of nominating and appoint- 

 ing the clCfk to assist him in performing divine service, as also the sexton ; any- 

 thing herein before contained to the contraiy in any wise notwithstanding, which 

 clerk and sexton shall hold and enjoy their respective offices during the will and 

 pleasure of the rector of the said church for the time being. And whereas there 

 hath not yet been any minister presented or inducted" to the said church, our 

 royal will and pleasure therefore is, that until the said church shall be supplied 

 with a minister of the Church of England, as by law established, as is herein 

 after mentioned, and also in case of every avoidance of the said church there- 

 after, either by the death of the rector thereof or otherwise, that the powers and 

 authorities vested in the rector, church-wardens and vestrymen in vestry met as 

 above mentioned, shall, until the said church be legally supplied with another 

 incumbent, vest in and be executed by the church- wardens of the said church for 

 the time being, together with the vestrymen of St. Peter's church, in the manor 

 of Cortlandt, near Peekskill ; provided always, the concurrance and consent of 

 the major number of the whole vestrymen of the said church for the time being 

 be had in every thing that shall in such cases be done by virtue hereof. And we 

 do by these presents, for us, our heirs and successors, give and grant that the 

 patronage and advowson of the said church, and the right of presentation there- 

 to, shall forever thereafter belong to and appertain, and is hereby vested in the 

 church- wardens and vestrymen of the said church for the time being, or the ma- 

 jority of them forever, whereof one church-warden shall always be one. And 

 further we do by these presents, for us, our heirs and successors, give and grant 

 unto the rector and members of St. Peter's church, in the manor of Cortlandt, 

 near Peekskill, and their successors forever, that this our present grant shall be 

 deemed, adjudged and construed in all cases most favorably, and for the best 

 benefit and advantage of the said rector and members of St. Peter's church, in 

 the manor of Cortlandt, near Peekskill, and that this our present grant being 

 entered on record, as is hereinafter particularly expressed, shall be good and ef- 

 fectual in the law to all intents, constructions and purposes whatsoever, against 

 us, our heirs and successors, according to the true intent and meaning herein be- 

 fore declared, notwithstanding the not reciting, or mis-recital, not naming, or 

 mis-naming of any the aforesaid franchises, privileges, immunities, offices, or 



