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48 HISTORY OF THE

• lakes, fountains, waters, water- courses, rivers, rivulets, runs, streams, broolcs,

creeks, harbors, coves, inlets, outlets, island of land and naeadow, necks of land and meadow, peninsulas of land and meadow, ferries, fishing, fowling, huntin? and hawking, and the fishing on Hudson's river so far as the bounds of the said land extends upon the said river, quarries, mines, minerals, (silver and gold onl}'^ excepted,) and all other the rights, members, liberties, privileges, jurisdictions, pre-eminences, emolumenis, royalties, profits, benefits, advantages, hereditaments and appurtenances whatsoever to the afore recited certain parcels or tracts of land and meadow within their several and respective limits and bounds aforesaid, belonging or in any ways appertaining or accepted, reputed, taken, known or occupied as part, parcel or member thereof unto the said Stephanus Van Cortlandt, his heirs and assignees, to the sole and only proper use, benefit and behoof of him the said Stephanus Van Cortlandt, his heirs and assigns forever ; and, moreover, knoio ye, that of our further special grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion, we have thought fit, according to the request of our said loving subject, to erect all the afore recited certain parcels and tracts of land and meadows within the limits and bounds aforesaid into a lordship and manor, and therefore by these presents we do for us, our heirs and our successors, erect, make and constitute all the afore recited certain parcel and tracts of land and meadows with the limits and bounds aforesaid, together with all and every the above granted premises, with all and every of their appurtenances, into one lordship and manor to all intents and purposes ; and it is our royal will and pleasure that the said lordship and manor shall, from henceforth, be called the lordship and manor of Cortlandt ; and further, know ye, that we, reposing especial trust and confidence in the loyalty, wisdom, justice, prudence and circumspection of our said loving subject, do for us, our lieirs and successors, give and grant unto our said loving subject, Stephanus Van Cortlandt, and to the heirs and assignees of him the said Stephanus Van Cortlandt, full power and authority at all times forever hereafter in the said lordsliip and manor, one court leet and one court baron, to hold and keep at such time and limes, and so often yearly as he or they shall see meet ; and all fines, issues and amercements at the said court leet and court baron, to be holden within the said lordship and manor, to be settled, forfeited or employed, or payable, or happening at any time to be payable by any of the inhabitants of or within the said lordship and manor of Cortlandt, or the limits and bounds thereof, and also all and every of the powers and authorities hereinbefore mentioned, for the holding and keeping the said court leet and court baron from time to time, and to award and issue out the accustomary writs, to be issued and awarded out of the said court leet and court baron, to be kept by the heirs and assigns of the said Stephanus Van Cortlandt forever, or their or any of their stewards, deputed and appointed with a full and ample power and autliority to distrain for the rents, services and other sums of money, payable by virtue of the premises and all other lawful remedies and means for the having, possessing, receiving, levying and enjoying the premises and every