Lewis Morris of the island of Barbadoes hath long enjoyed and by patent stands possest of a certain plantation and tract of land, lying and being upon the maine, over against the town of Haerlem, commonly called Broncks' land, the same containing about five hundred acres, or two hundred and fifty morgen of land, besides the meadow thereunto annexed or adjoinir;g, cotted and bounded as in the original Dutch ground brief and patent of confirmation is sett forth, and the said Col. Morris having made good improvement upon the said land, and there lying lands adjacent to him not included in any patent or grants, which land the said Col. Morris doth desire for further improvement, this said land and addition being bounded from his own house over against Haerlem, running up Haerlem river to Daniel Turner's land. and so along his said land northward to John Archers's line, and from thence slretchins east

• Surrogate's OfBce, N. Y. lib. i. 173. } Durilap's Hist. N. Y. vol. i. 27:2.

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to ihe land of John Ricliardson and Tliomas Hunt, and thence ahmg the Sound about southwest, through Bronck's kill, to the said Col. Morris his house, the additional land containing (according to the survey thereof,) the quantity of fourteen hundred, and the whole, one thousand nine hundred and twenty acres. Now know ye that by virtue of the commission and authority unto me given by his royal highness, T have confirmed granted, and given, and do hereby confirm, give, and grant unto the said Col Morris, his heirs and assignees, the afore recited land before possest by him, and the additional land herein exprest, and bounded as aforesaid, together with the woods and meadows, both salt and fresh waters and creeks belonging to the said land and premises, in his royal highness's gift, with all and singular the appurtenances to have and to hold these said lands and premises unto the said Col.