That every man get and keep a good lock to his door as soon as he can.

24. That a convenient place he appointed for oxen if need require.

25. If any man's meadow or upland be worse in quality, that be considered in quantity.

26. That every man that hath taken up lottes shall pay to all publick charges equal with those that got none.

That all that hath or shall take up lots within this tract of land mentioned in

the premises shall subscribe to these articles.

Thomas Shute The mark of

The mark of X

O Nathaniel White,

Nathaniel Tompkins, William Haidon's mark, H

Philip Pinkney, The mark of John Gay, I G

The mark of X Joseph Joans, John A Pinkney,

John Hoitt, The mark of John Tompkins, O

James Eustis, Richard Shute,

The mark of X Daniel Godwin, The mark of John Hollind, I U

The mark of X William Squire, Moses Iloitte,

David Osburn, Richard Hoadley,

John Goding, The mark of Henry X Ffowlirr

Samuel Drake, John Emory,

John Jackson, Moses Jackson,

The mark of John Drake, I D John Clarke,

This is a true copy according unto the originall, transcribed by me. Richard

Shute, this 23d day of Nov. '68.

In 1666, the inhabitants of Eastchester obtained a further grant from the native Indians, Ann-hooke and others. This sale was confirmed by royal patent the same year :

ROYAL PATENT OF EAST CHESTER. "Richard Nichols, Esq., Governor General under his Royal Highness, James, Duke of York and Aliiauj-, &c, &c., of all his territories in America, to all to whom these presents shall come, sendeth greeting: whereas, there is a certain plantation upon ye main, lying within ye limits and bounds of Westchester, belonging to ye north riding of Yorkshire, upon Long Island, situate and being in ye north part of ye limits of ye said towne, which said plantation is commonly known and called by ye name of The Ten Farms, or Eastchester, and is now in the tenure and occupation of several freeholders and inhabitants, who having