656 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



two of them, together with the vestrymen of the said church for the time being. 

 or the major part of them in vestry assembled, shall have full power and author- 

 ity from time to time, and at all times hereafter, to make, ordain and constitute 

 such rules, orders and ordinances, for the good discipline and government of the 

 members of said church and corporation and interests thereof, as they, or the 

 major part of them, shall think fit and necessary, so as such rules, orders and 

 ordinances be not repugnant to the laws of that part of our kingdom of Great 

 Britain called England, or our province of New York, or the present or future 

 canons of the Church of England, as by law established ; but as near as may be 

 agreeable thereto, which rules, orders and ordinances, shall be from time to time 

 fairly entered in a book or books to be kept for that purpose. Aud further our 

 will aud pleasure is that it shall and may be lawful for the minister and church- 

 wardens of the said church, or any two of them, and the said vestrymen, or the 

 major part of them, at a vestry to nominate and appoint a clerk and a sexton or 

 bell-ringer for the said church, and also a clerk and messenger to serve the said 

 vestry at their meetings, and such other under officers as they shall stand in need 

 of, to remain in their respective offices, so long as the said minister, churchwar- 

 dens and vestrymen for the time being, or the major part of them, shall think fit 

 and appoint. And further We do for us, our heirs and successors, declare and 

 grant that the patronage, advowson, donation or presentation of and to the said 

 church shall appertain and belong to, and is hereby vested in the churchwardens 

 and vestrymen of the said church for the time being, and their sucessors forever, 

 or the major part of them, whereof one churchwarden shall always be one; pro- 

 vided always, that whenever the said church becomes vacant, such donation and 

 presentation shall be made within six months thereafter. And that on every 

 lapse or default herein, the right of such donation and representation shall be in 

 us, our heirs and successors ; and further know ye, that we of our especial grace, 

 certain knowledge, and mere motion, have given, granted, ratified and confirmed, 

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

 confirm unto the said minister and members of Trinity church at New Rochelle, 

 in the county of Westchester aforesaid, and their successors for ever, all that the 

 said church and ground on which the same stands, and the cemetery belonging 

 to the same, and also all that the before-mentioned tract of one hundred acres of 

 land situated and being within the township of New Rochelle aforesaid, so by 

 the before-mentioned John Pell, formerly given and granted to the aforesaid 

 Jacob Leisler, for the use of the French church erected, or then to be erected by 

 the inhabitants of the township of New Rochelle, or by their assigns as herein- 

 before is recited and set forth, together with the hereditaments and appurten- 

 ances to the same belonging or appertaining, to have and to hold all and singular 

 the premises aforesaid, with the appurtenances unto them, the said Minister and 

 members of Trinity church at New Rochelle, in the county of Westchester afore- 

 said, and their successors, to their only proper use and behoof forever, to be 

 holden of us, our heirs and successors, in free and common soccagc as, of our 

 manor of East Greenwich, in the county of Kent, within that part of our King- 

 dom of Great Britain, called England, yielding, rendering, and paying therefor 

 unto us, our heirs and successors, yearly and every year forever, on the feast day 

 of the Annunciation of the blessed Virgin Mary, at our City of New York, unto 

 our or their Receiver-General there, for the time being, the annual rent of one 



