Another writing, acknowledged before IVIr. van Ruyven, of ye plaintiff's making over his interest in ye land in question to Thomas Hunt, sen.

The court adjudge in lieu of all ye plaintiff's pretences to Throckmorton's neck, hee shall only have fifty morgen of land thereupon, with meadow proporconable : thirty-four morgen whereof, with a due proporcon of meadow, being that which was heretofore sold by the plaintiff to Thomas Hunt, sen., who is in possession thereof. The other fifteen morgen at the sale reserved

Rec. of Assize, vol. ii. 59.

Alb. Rec. Courts of Assize, vol. i. GO.

Alb. Rec. Courts of Assize, vol. ii. CO.

COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 149

by the plaintiff, and making up the complement of the fifty, is to be sett out upon the said neck, with its proporcon of meadow, by the governor's order, and not otherwise, saving the right which Mr. Spicer shall hereafter make appeare to have therein, and the remainder of Throckmorton's neck is to bee at ye governor's disposall. It appearing not to this court that ye towne of Westchester hath any lawful pretence thereunto, the defendants are likewise to pay the charge of suite."*

Upon the 12th of September, 16G6, a warrant was granted unto Mr. Augustine Hermans against the inhabitants of Westchester, by Governor Richard Nicolls.i'

On the 7th January, 1667, Ricfiard NicoUs granted to Roger Townsend "a certain parcel of land within the limits of Westchester, upon the maine, situate, lying, and being on ye back side of Throckmorton's neck, at ye south-east end thereof, commonly called New Found Passage, containing fifteen acres, as also a small neck near thereto adjoining, commonly called Horseneck, being about the same quantity of land, which is not in occn pat ion."