Holmes Jun' and the rest of the present proprietors of the Township of Bedford, their Heires and Successors Associates Assigns for Ever the afoares1 Parcell or tract of Land of Six miles Square Containing aboute Twenty and three Thousand acres within the boundaries above mentioned together with all the Woods Meadows Pastures Ponds Waters Rivers Planes Fishings Huntings fowlings Mines Mineralls Quarries and precious stones upon or within the said Graunt of lands and all other Proffltts and Comodities thereunto belonging or in any ways Appurteineing and doe also graunt unto the aforesJ Jno, Miller Dan 'Simkins Zach. Roberts Cornelus Seely Jerr. Andrass Jno. Westcoate Jno. Miller Jno. Holmes and the Rest of the proprietors Inhabitants of Bedford their Heirs Successors and assignes for Ever that the af ores'1 Tract of Land shall be for Ever hereafter Es'med, reputed bee an Iutire Townshipp of it selfe to have and to Hold the said Tract of Lands and premises with all and singular their appurtenances with the privillidgesand Immunetyes Franchizes & nuaditamuts herein Given and Granted unto the said Jno Miller, Danl. Simkins, Zach. Robberds, Cornelius Seedy, Jerr. Andrews, Jno. Westcoate, Jno. Miller Junr Jno. Holmes and all others the Proprietors, Inhabitants, of Bedford, their Heirs and Successors and to the only propperusebenefittand behoofe of them and every of them their Heirs .Assigns Successors and and Associates for Ever According to the Tenour of his Majestie's Manner of East Greenwich in the County of Kent in the Kingdom of England in Free and Common Lonage and not in Cappita nor by Knights Service yeilding therefore and paying to our Sovereigne Lord the King his Heires & Successors his dues according to Charter. Always provided that nothing herein contained shall extend to, or be understood or taken to Impeach or prejudice any Right, Title, Interest, Claime or Demands which any person or persons hath or have or Claime to have of into or out of any part of the said Townshippe seittuatcd within the Limitts above mentioned according to the Laws and General Customs of this Colony but that all and Every Such person and persons may and shall have, hold and Injoy the same in such manner as if these presents had not been had or made.