THE TOWN OF EAST CHESTER. 205 



give us word of exhortation, and that when we are settled we meet together 

 every other weeke, one hour, to talk of the best things. 



20. That one man, either of himself, or by consent, may give entertainment. 

 to strangers for money. 



21. That one day, every spring, be improved for the destroying of rattle 

 snakes. 



22. That some, every Lord's day, stay at home, for safety of our wives andl 

 children. 



23. That every man get and keep a good lock to his door as soon as he can. 



24. That a convenient place be appointed for oxen if need require. 



25. If any man's meadow or upland be worse in quality, that be considered in 

 quantity. 



26. That every man that hath taken up lottes shall pay to all publick charges 

 equal with those that got none. 



That all that hath or shall take up lots within this tract of land mentioned in 



the premises shall subscribe to these articles. 



Thomas Shute The mark of 

 The mark of X 



O Nathaniel White, 



Nathaniel Tompkins, William Haidon's mark, H 



Philip Pinkney, The mark of John Gay, I G 



The mark of X Joseph Joans, John A Pinkney, 



John Hoitt, The mark of John Tompkins, O 



James Eustis, Richard Shute, 



The mark of X Daniel Godwin, The mark of John Hollind, I H 



The mark of X William Squire, Moses Hoitte, 



David Osburn, Eichard Hoadley, 



John Goding, The mark of Henry X Ffowlir,. 



Samuel Drake, John Emory, 



John Jackson, Moses Jackson, 



The mark of John Drake, I D John Clarke, 

 This is a true copy according unto the originall, transcribed by me. Richard! 



Shute, this 23d day of Nov. '68. 



In 1666, the inhabitants of Eastchester obtained a further grant. from 

 the native Indians, Ann-hooke and others. This sale was confirmed by 

 royal patent the same year : 



ROYAL PATENT OF EAST CHESTER. 



"Richard Nichols, Esq., Governor General under his Royal Highness, James,. 

 Duke of York and Albany, &c, &c, of all his territories in America, to all to 

 whom these presents shall come, sendeth greeting: whereas, there is a certain 

 plantation upon ye main, lying within ye limits and bounds of Westchester, be- 

 longing to ye north riding of Yorkshire, upon Long Island, situate and being in 

 ye north part of ye limits of ye said towne, which said plantation is commonly 

 known and called by ye name of The Ten Farms, or Eastchester, and is now in 

 the tenure and occupation of several freeholders and inhabitants, who having 



