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in particular; also from Petanock, the Mill Kill, northward to 
Negagonse, extending fully about three (Dutch) miles; and the 
aforesaid Gillis Hosset, having entered into negotiations with the 
owners of the aforesaid ‘land to sell, cede and surrender the sad 
respective parcels of land, the same persons declared m presence of 
and before Jan Jansz Meyns, Wolffert Gerritss and Jan Tyssen, 
trumpeter, that they were satisfied :to sell, transfer, cede and sur- 
render the said respective parcels of land, as they thereafter, on the 
sixth of August following, before us, the Director and Council of 
New Netherland, residing on the island Manhats and Fort Amster- 
dam, under the jurisdiction of their High Mightinesses, the Lords 
States General of the United Netherlands, and the Chartered West 
India Company, Chamber of Amsterdam, voluntarily and deliber- 
ately did for and in consideration of certain quantities of merchan- 
dise, the receipt whereof into their hands and power they acknowl- 
edged before the execution of these presents, and as they hereby, by 
virtue and title of sale, do-transfer, cede and convey the same to and 
for the benefit of the Hon. Kiliaen van Rensselaer, being absent and 
for whom we, ex officio, accept the same with proper stipulations, 
camely:the respective parcels of land hereinbefore specified, with the 
forests, appurtenances and dependencies thereof, together wth all 
the right, title and interest therem belonging jointly and severally 
to the grantors aforesaid who hereby constitute and substitute the 
above mentioned Hon. Mr. Rensselaer in their stead, state, right, 
real and actual possession thereof, at the same tune giving lim full, 
absolute and irrevocable power, authority and special order, tanquam 
actor et procurator in rem suam et«propriam, to enter upon the sud 
land, the same to be possessed in peace, cultivated, occupied and 
used by the aforesaid Mr. Rensselaer, or those who may hereafter 
acquire lus right; also to do and act therewnth and dispose thereof 
as his Honor or others would do, or be allowed to do, with their 
own property and by lawful title acquired lands and domains, with- 
out any part, right, interest, or authority in the least, whether of 
ownership, command or jurisciction, being kept, reserved, or re- 
tained by the grantors aforesaid, who on the contrary in has behalf, 
as before stated ad infinitum desist therefrom and surrender, relin- 
quish and renounce the same by these presents. Promising further, 
not only forever to hold firm, binding and irrevocable and to carry | 
out and fulfil this their transfer and all that may be done by virtue 
thereof, but also to guard against eviction from the aforesaid land, | 
