And whereas the said Anne Bridges, Roger Mompesson, George Booth, William Anderson, William Bond, John Persor, Daniel Clarke, John Clapp, Lewis Perant and Thomas Wenham, have since by their petition presented to our right trusty and well beloved cousin, Edward Viscount Cornbury, captain-general and governor-in-chief, in and over our province of New York and territories thereon dependending [in America, and vice-admiral of the same, &c, in council therein, setting forth that having made some improvements on the said lands, and fearing some disputes may arise hereafter what shall be esteemed a settlement, &c, the which petition wee being minded to grant, ktwio yee, that for diverse considerations us thereunto moving of our special grace, &c., wee have given, granted, released, ratified and confirmed, and in and by this present, for ourselves, our heirs and successors, do give, grant, release, ratify and confirm unto the said Anne Bridges, Roger Mompesson, &c, &c, withiu the bounds and limits above in our said recited letters patent, &c, &c , in ten equal parts to be divided, &c, to be holden of us, our heirs and successors, &c, in free and common soca See Alb. Rec. Book of Patents, Lib. vii. 341.

b Cohamong brook empties into the west siile of Mehanus River.

THE TOWN OF NORTH CASTLE.

cage, as of our manor of East Greenwich, in our county of Kent, within our realme of England, yielding, rendering, and paying therefor, yearly and every year henceforward, and unto our heirs, at our custom-house at New York to our collector or receiver general then for the time being, at or upon the feast day of the nativity of St. John the Baptist, the yearly rent or sum of £2 10*. current money of the province of New York, &c, this 25th day of September, in the seventh year of our reign, A.D. 1708.° Edward Cornbcky."