Know ye, that of our especial grace, certain knowledge and mere motion, we have given, granted, ratii'yed and confirmed and do by these presents, for us, our heirs, and successors, give, grant, ratify, and confirm unto the said Joseph Budd, John Ilought and Daniel Purdy, and lo their heirs and assignees forever, all that the aforesaid tract of land and island before it, containing in the whole 1560 acres, in manner and form as last mentioned and described, together with all and singular, woods, underwoods, houses, edifices, buildings, barns, fences, orchards, fields, feedings, pastures, meadows, marshes, swamps, ponds, pools, waters, water courses, rivers, rivulets, runs, and streams of wat^r, fishing, fowling, hunting and hawking, quarries, mines, minerals, standing, growing, lying and being, or to be had, used and enjoyed, withia the limits and bounds aforesaid, and all other profits, benefits, liberties, privileges, hereditaments, and appurtenances to the same belonging or in any ways appertaining; and all that other estate right, title, interest, benefit, claim, and demand whatsoever, of, in, or to the same, and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, and the yearly rents and profits of the same, excepting and alv/ays reserving out of this our own present grant, unto our heirs and successors forever, all such fir trees and pine trees of the diameter of twenty- four inches, at twelve inches from the ground or root, as are or shall be fit to make masts for our royal navy, as also such other trees as are or shall be fit to make plank or knees for the use of our royal navy only, which now are standing, growing or being, or which for ever hereafter shall be standing, growing or being, in or upon any of the said tract of land and island, with free license and liberty for any person and persons whomsoever, by us, our heirs and successors, or any of them, to be thereunto authorized and appointed under our or their sign manuel, with workmen, horses, waggons, carts and carriages, and without, to enter upon and come into the same tract of land and island, and there to fell and cut down, root up, hew, saw, rive, split, have, take, cart and carry away the same, tree?, planks,