Full liberty was given to him and his associates " to dig, delve, and carry away all such mines for iron as they shall find or see fit to dig and carry away to the iron works, or that shall be found in that tract of land that lies inclosed between the southeast branch of the Raritan River and the whale pond on the sea-side, and is bounded from thence by the sea and branch of the river, to the eastward, to the Raritan river, he or they paying all such just damages to the owners of the land where they shall dig mines as shall be judged is done by trespass of cattle or otherwise sustained by the carting and carrying of the said mine to the work." -- E. J. Records, B. page 155.

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pointed in his place.''=^ The following particulars in relation to this affair, are taken from the Carribeana, a literary periodical purporting to be " written by several hands in the West indies." The reader will see that the Chief .Justice performed his part with great boldness and independence.

" Sir :-- You will perceive, by the enclosed copy of a letter, that the original was addressed to the present governor of New York, on occasion of a new dispute that arose between his Excellency and the chief judge of the province concerning the establishment of a new Court of Equity. The judge's argument upon the question is very long, and, for aught I know, very learned. I shall not take it upon me to say whether his opinion is right or not ; but certainly he was right in giving his opinion upon a matter of law that came iii judgment before" him. The governor, however, was offended at what was spoken, and demanded a copy, which the judge sent him, in print, with the letter now mentioned.