730 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



Tract began, Containing eight hundred and ninety Acres of Land and the usual al- 

 lowance for Highways, and the fourth of which Tracts begins at a Rock with a 

 heap of Stones upon it, which is at forty-two Chains distance, measured on a Line 

 running North eighty degrees East from the thirtieth Mile Monument in the western 

 Bounds of the said Equivalent Lands, and runs from said Rock South twelve 

 degrees and thirty minutes West eighty Chains, then south seventy-seven degrees 

 and thirty minutes East fifty-four chains, then North ninety chains, then East 

 fifteen Chains, then North fifty-five Chains, then North seventy-eight degrees, 

 thirty minutes, West thirty-seven Chains, then South twelve degrees and thirty 

 minutes West sixty-two Chains to the place where this fourth Tract began, Con- 

 taining six hundred Acres of Land and the usual allowance for highways, the said 

 four Tracts Containing together three thousand, five hundred and ninety Acres of 

 Land, and the usual allowance for Highways ; and in Setting out thereof the said 

 Commissioners have had regard to the profitable and unprofitable Acres, and 

 have taken care that the Length of the said Tracts, or either of them, do not ex- 

 tend along the Banks of any River otherwise than is Conformable to our Royal 

 Instructions for that purpose, as by a Certificate thereof under their hands, bearing 

 date the thirtieth day of July last past, and entered on Record in our Secretary's 

 Office in our City of New York, may more fully appear, which said Four Tracts 

 of Land, Set out as aforesaid, according to our Royal Instructions, We being will- 

 ing to Grant to the said William Smith and James Brown, their Heirs and Assigns 

 forever, Know Ye, that of our especial Grace, certain Knowledge and mere mo- 

 tion, We have given, granted, Ratified and Confirmed, and Do by these presents 

 for us, our Heirs and Successors, Give, Grant, Ratify and Confirm unto the said 

 William Smith and James Brown, their Heirs and Assigns forever, All the said 

 Tracts or Parcels of laud so set out, marked, abutted, bounded, mentioned and 

 described as is above expressed Concerning the same, Together with all and sin- 

 gular the Woods, Underwoods, Trees, Timbers, Feedings, Pastures, Meadows, 

 marshes, Swamps, Ways, Waters, Water-Courses, Rivers, Brooks, Rivulets, Runs 

 and Streams of Waters, Fishings, Fowling, Hunting and Hawking, Mines and 

 Minerals of all sorts whatsoever, (except Gold mines and Silver mines,) which now 

 are standing, growing, lying, being or found, or at any time hereafter shall be 

 standing, growing, lying, being or found in or upon the above Granted Lands, or 

 any part thereof, or within the Bounds or Limits of the same, and all the profits, 

 liberties, privileges, Tenements, Hereditaments and Appurtenances whatsoever to 

 the same Lands and premises, or any part thereof belonging or in any wise apper- 

 taining, and all our Estate, Right, Title, Interest, Possession, Benefit, Claim and 

 demand whatsoever, of, in and to the same Lands and Premises, and every or any 

 part thereof, and the Reversion and Reversions, Remainder and Remainders, of all 

 and Singular the said premises, Except also and always reserved out of this our 

 present Grant, unto us, our Heirs and Successors, for ever, All Trees of the Diam- 

 eter of twenty-four inches, and upwards at twelve inches from the Ground, for 

 Masts for our Royal Navy, and also all such other Trees as may be fit to make 

 Planks, Knees and other things necessary for the use of our said navy, only which 

 now are standing, Growing or being, or at, any time hereafter sball be standing, 

 Growing or being in or upon the above Granted Lands, or any part thereof, 

 with free Liberty and lycence for any person or persons whatsoever, by us, our 

 Heirs or Successors, to be thereunto especially appointed under our or their Sign 



