When the Leisler party came into power under Bellamont in 1698, he resigned his seat in the Council, in consequence, as he alleged, of his advanced age, which was the seventy-second, though in reality it would seem, to avoid, if possible, the blow which was already given in an order for his removal by the home government, on account of his practices with the pirates, an order which occurred a few weeks after his resignation." In 1680, he acquired, as we have already seen, a piece of land lying on both sides of the Pocantico or Mill River, from the Indian sachem Ghoharius and others, the tittle to which was confirmed by Royal Patent the same year from Governor Andros. Upon the west bank of the Pocantico, Philipse subsequently erected his first

a Mrm. of T.ong Island Hist., Sue, vol. I, as above.

b Vpon the arrival of Henry Slonghter as governor of the province, on the 19th of Marco, 1691, we find the following member* present at. a council meeting, holden the same day. viz., Joseph Dudl.-v. Frederick Philippe. Stephen van CorUandt, Gabriel Mouville, Chudley Broote, Thomas Willet, and William Rinhorae.

THE TOWN OF MOUNT PLEASANT.

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manorial residence, "which on account of its great strength and armament was styled ' Castle Philipse.' There the first lord of the manor lived in rugged fuedal style until the lower manor house was built at Yonkers."

In the assize records at Albany, occurs "a pass to Frederick Philipse, to put on board the sloop called ye Cock 250 schepels of wheat, to be carried to Milford Mill to be ground," &c.