The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I)
Pell's patent, to ye south-east by a certain creek, the mouth whereof openeth to ye south-east, then including ye meadows heretofore called Hutchinson's Meadows, and ye upland, to ye now knowne and common pathway coining up from Westchester, to take in also of ye uplands betweene Hutchinson's and Rattlesnake Brooke, from the said path to ye extent of half a mile north-west for them to plant, or otherwise to manure, as they shall see cause; ye remainder to lye in common between them and ye inhabitants of Westchester, at ye end of which half-mile to be bounded by Rattlesnake Brooke, till you come to ye head thereof; from thence striking a north-east line to Hutchinson's River aforementioned, ye certain bounds of this plantation aforesaid are described, and so hereafter are to bee reputed and taken, any former order, conclusions, or agreement, to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding, together with all w oodlands, meadows, pastures, marshes, querryes, waters, creeks, lakes, brooks, fishing, hawking, hunting, fowling and all other profits, commoditys, emoluments and hereditaments, to the said land and premises within ye limitts and bounds aforementioned, described, belonging, or any otherwise appertaining; and ye said patentees and their associates, their heirs, successors, and assignees, shall likewise have free commonage and liberty for range of feed of cattle, from ye head of Hutchinson's Brook aforesaid, for about eight English miles; to run north-west into the woods as far as Bronck's River, or so far as they shall not encroach or entrench upon any former patent by mee given or granted: To have and to hold all and singular ye said lands hereditaments and premises, with their and every of their appurtenances, and every part and parcel thereof, to the said patentees, and their associates, their heirs, successors and assignees, to ye proper use and behoofe of ye said patentees and their associates, their heirs, successors and assignees, forever; moreover, I do hereby grant and confirm unto ye said patentees and their associates, their heirs, successors and assigi s, that their plantation shall continue to retain ye name of EastonESTEK, by which name and stile it shall be distinguished and knowne in all bargains and sales, deeds, records and writings; likewise, they shall have ye privilege of electing out of their owue numbers some discreet person, who shall be elected yearly to the office of a deputy constable, to keep his majesties peace, and to compose, if possible, all private differences by arbitration amongst themselves, but that in all other matters they have relation to ye town and court of Westchester, they, the said patentees and their associates, their heirs, successors and assignees, rendering and paying such dutys and acknowledgments as now are or hereafter shall be constituted and established by ye laws of this government,