" 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. ^^

In 16S6, Governor Dongan issued the following letters patent under the great seal of the province.

SECOND PATENT OF WESTCHESTER.

Thomas Dongan, captain general, governor-in-chief and vice admiral in all the province of New York, and territories depending thereon in America, under his majesty James Second, by the grace of God king of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c.,to all whom these presents shall come sendeth greeting : Whereas Richard Nicolls, Esq., governor general under iiis then royal highness, James, Duke of York and Albany,

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&c., now his present nnajesty, of all his territories in America did, by a certain writing or patent, under his hand and seal, bearing date the fifteenth day of February, in the nineteenth year of the reign of our late sovereign lord, King Charles the Second of blessed memory, and in the year of our Lord God 1G67, by virtue of the power and authority unto him given by him, the said royal highness, now his present majesty as aforesaid.