Pell's purch'e, southward, they are bounded by the Sound or East river, and so to run up a parellel line from the east and west limits, north, into the woods without limitation, for range of cattle, and other improvements, together with all the lands, soiles, necks of land, rivers, creeks, harbours, quarry's, woods, meadows, pastures, marshes, waters, ffishings, hawkings, huntings and ffowlings, and all other profits, commodities, emoluments and hereditaments, to the sd lands and premises, within the said bounds and limits described and set forth belonging or in any manner of wayes appertaining, to have and to hold, all and singular the said tracts and parcels of land, hereditaments and appurtenances, and every part and parcel thereof to the said pattentees and their associates, their heirs, successors and assigns, forever.

And moreover, the said Richard Nicholl's, Esq., as Govr. Genl. as aforesd, did thereby ratify, confirm and grant unto the said patentees, their associates, their heirs, successors and assigns, all the rights and privileges belonging to a town within this government, and that the place of their then present habitation should continue and retain the name of Westchester, by wliich name and stile it was to be distinguished and known in all bargains, sales, deeds, writings and records, they the sd. patentees and their associates, heirs, successors and assigns, rendering and paying such duties and acknowledgments, as then were or hereafter should be constituted or established by the laws of the said province, as by the said writing or patent now remaining upon the records of the secretaries office, relation being thereunto had, may more at large appear. And whereas, afterwards, on or about the sixth day of Janry., in the year of our Lord, 1686, upon the petition of several of the freeholders of the said town of Westchester, in behalf of themselves and the rest of the ffreeholders and inhabitants of the said town, directed to Coll.