Richard Nicoils before whom said Pell did personally appear the first assizes held in New York, and then to make good his claim to the lands aforesaid, and where it being sufficiently and lawfully proved that the aforesaid lands, together with a large tract as far as Greenwich, was before purchased by the late Dutch government, and whatsoever part thereof was not by him granted out, was of right property belonging unto his Royal Highness, so:ne of which was granted to Thomas Richbell, &c., &c.

In 1673, the province of New York, surrendered to the Dutch. Upon tins occasion we find the inhabitants of Oost-dorp tendering their submission.

" Tlie deputies of Oost-dorp alias Westchester and adjacent hannlet of Eastchester, delivering their credentials, oflered to submit themselves to the government of their high mightinesses, and the Prince of Orange, and were commanded to nominate by their inhabitants a double number of magistrates for the aforesaid villages, by a majority of votes, and to present it to the council by the first opportunity, fiom which we shall elect three for their magistrates, viz., two for the village of Westchester, and one for Eastchester, who in his village may decide all differences to the value of thirty shillings ; those of higher value shill be determined by the whole college, in the village of Westchester aforesaid."^

On the 28ih of August, 1(373, the lords commanders of the New Netherlands, made choice of Joseph Palmer and Edward Waters as magistrates for Westchester. ^^