A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I
And further our will and pleasure is that it shall and may be lawful for the minister and churchwardens of the said church, or any two of them, and the said vestrymen, or the major part of them, at a vestry to nominate and appoint a clerk and a sexton or bell-ringer for the said church, and also a clerk and messenger to serve the said vestry at their meetings, and such other under officers as they shall stand in need of, to remain in their respective offices so long as the said minister, churchwardens and vestrymen for the time being, or the major part of them, shall think fit and appoint. And further We do for us, our heirs and successors, declare and grant that the patronage, advowson, donation or presentation of and to the said church shall appertain and belong to, and is hereby vested in, the churchwardens and vestrymen of the said church for the time being, and their successors for ever or the major part of them, whereof one churchwarden shall always be one ; provided always, that whenever the said church becomes vacant, such donation and presentation shall be made within six months thereafter. And that on every lapse or default herein, the right of such donation and representation shall be in us, cur heirs and successors ; and further know ye, that we of our especial grace, certain knowledge, and meer motion, have given, granted, ratified and confirmed, and by these presents do for us, our heirs and successors, give, grant, ratify and confirm unto the said minister and members of Trinity Church at New Rochelle, in the county of Westchester aforesaid, and their successors for ever, all that the said church and ground on which the same stands, and the cemetery belonging to the same, and also all that the before mentioned tract of one hundred acres of land situated and being within the township of New Rochelle aforesaid, so by the beforeinentioned John Pell formerly given and granted to the aforesaid Jacob Leisler for the use of the French church erected or then to be erected by the inhabitants of the township of New Rochelle or by their assigns as herein before is recited and set forth, together with the hereditaments and appurtenances to the same belonging or appertaining, to have and to hold all and singular the premises aforesaid, with the appurtenances unto them, the said minister and members of Trinity Church at New Rochelle, in the county of Westchester aforesaid, and their successors, to their only proper use and behoof forever, to be holden of us, our heirs and succes- "sors, in free and common soccage, as of our manor of East Greenwich in the county of Kent, within that part of our kingdom of Great Britain called England, yielding, rendering, and paying therefor unto us, our heirs and successors, yearly and every year lorever, on the feast day of the Annunciation of the blessed Virgin Wary, at our city of New York, unto our or their receivergeneral there, for the time being, the annual rent of one pepper corn, if demanded, in lieu and stead of all other rents, dues, duties, services, claims, and demands v.hatsocver, for the premises.