and remain out of the jurisdiction of the sd corporation. And farther of our especial grace, certain knowledge, and meer motion, do, for us. our heirs, and successors, grant, constitute, ordain, and appoint, by this our present charter, that the sd town of W. Chester and all and singular the lands and tenements thereunto belonging and appertaining may forever hereafter be a free borough and town corporate, and shall be. called the borough and town of W. Chester, and that in the sd town corporate there shall be a body politick consisting of a mayor, six aldermen, and six assistants, or common council of the sd borough and town of VV. Chester, to continue in succession forever, and for the more full and perfect erection of the sd corporation and body politick to consist, continue, and be of a mayor, six aldermen, and six assistants, or common council of the sd borough or town to be called and known by the name of the mayor, aldermen, and commonay of the borough and town of VV. Chester.

We of our especial grace, certain knowledge and meer motion, do by these presents for us, our heirs and successors, create, make, ordain, constitute, nominate and appoint our trusty and well beloved Coll. Caleb Heathcote, Esq. one of our councellors of our sd province of N. York, to be the first and now mayor of the sd town and borough of W. Chester, and to continue in the said office untill the first Monday in the month of May, which shall be in the ninth year of our reign. And we do likewise create, make, ordain, constitute, nominate and appoint Wm. Barns, Jno. Stuert, Wm. Willett, Thos. Baxter, Josiah Stuert and Jno. Baily, gents., to be first aldermen of the sd borough and town of Westchester, and Israel Honeywell, Robert Hustis, Sam'l Hustis, Sam'l Ferris, Daniel Turner and Miles Oakley, gents., the first assistants and common council of the sd borough and town, and that the sd mayor, ald'n and common council and their successors, shall for ever hereafter be in name and in deed a body corporate and politick and shall forever hereafter be called and known in all courts whatsoever, plead and be impleaded by the name of the Mayor, Ald'n and Commonalty of the Borough and Town of W.