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heretofore made lawful purchase thereof, have likewise manured and improved 

 a considerable part of ye lands thereunto belonging, and settled several f amilyes 

 thereupon ; now for a confirmation unto ye said freeholders, and inhabitants in 

 their enjoyment and possession of ye premises, know yee, by virtue of ye commis- 

 sion, and authority, unto me given by his royal highness, I have ratified, confirmed 

 and granted, and by these presents, do ratifie, confirm, and grant, unto Philip 

 Pinckney, James Euestis, and William Hayden, as patentees for and on ye behalf 

 of themselves, and their associates, their heirs, successors and assignees, all ye said 

 plantation, with ye lands thereunto belonging, lying within ye bounds and limits 

 hereafter expresset, viz. : that is to say, bounded to the east and ye north-east, 

 by a certain river, commonly called Hutchinson's River, which runs in at ye 

 head of ye meadow, and is ye west bounds of Mr. Ped's patent, to ye south-east 

 by a certain creek, the mouth whereof openeth to ye south-east, then including 

 ye meadows heretofore called Hutchinson's Meadows, and ye upland, to ye now 

 knowne and common pathway coming up from Westchester, to take in also of 

 ye uplands betweene Hutchinson's and Rattlesnake Brooke, from the said path 

 to ye extent of half a mile north-west for them to plant, or otherwise to man- 

 ure, as they shall see cause ; ye remainder to lye in common between them and 

 ye inhabitants of Westchester, at ye end of which half-mile to be bounded by 

 Rattlesnake Brooke, till you come to ye head thereof; from thence striking a 

 north-east line to Hutchinson's River aforementioned, ye certain bounds of this 

 plantation aforesaid are described, and so hereafter are to bee reputed and taken, 

 any former order, conclusions, or agreement, to the contrary in any wise not- 

 withstanding, together with all woodlands, meadows, pastures, marshes, quer- 

 ryes, waters, creeks, lakes, brooks, fishing, hawking, hunting, fowling and all 

 other profits, commoditys, emoluments and hereditaments, to the said land and 

 premises within ye limitts and bounds aforementioned, described, belonging, or 

 any otherwise appertaining ; and ye said patentees and their associates, their 

 heirs, successors, and assignees, shall likewise have free commonage and liberty for 

 range of feed of cattle, from ye head of Hutchinson's Brook aforesaid, for about 

 eight English miles; to run north-west into the woods as far as Bronck's River, 

 or so far as they shall not encroach or entrench upon any former patent by mee 

 given or granted : To have and to hold all and singular ye said lands heredit- 

 aments and premises, with their and every of their appurtenances, and every part 

 and parcel thereof, to the said patentees, and their associates, their heirs, succes- 

 sors and assignees, to ye proper use and behoof e of ye said patentees and their 

 associates, their heirs, successors and assignees, forever ; moreover, I do hereby 

 grant and confirm unto ye said patentees and their associates, their heirs, succes- 

 sors and assigns, that their plantation shall continue to retain ye name of East- 

 ohester, by which name and stile it shall be distinguished and knowne in all 

 bargains and sales, deeds, records and waitings ; likewise, they shall have ye 

 privilege of electing out of their owne numbers some discreet person, who shall 

 be elected yearly to the office of a deputy constable, to keep his majesties peace, 

 and to compose, if possible, all private differences by arbitration amongst them- 

 selves, but that in all other matters they have relation to ye town and court of 

 Westchester, they, the said patentees and their associates, their heirs, successors 

 and assignees, rendering and paying such dutys and acknowledgments as now are 

 or hereafter shall be constituted and established by ye laws of this government, 



