Van Rensselaer, or those who may hereafter acquire his interest ; also to dispose of, do with, and alienate it, as he or others should or might do with his other and own Lands and domains acquired by good and lawful title, without the grantors therein retaining, reserving, or holding, any the smallest part, right, action, or authority, whether of property command, or jurisdiction, but rather hereby desisting, retiring, and renouncing therefrom forever, for the behoof aforesaid; further promising this their conveyance and whatever may by virtue thereof be done, not only forever to hold fast and irrevocable, to observe and to fulfil, but also to give security for the

surrender of the aforesaid land, obligans et renuncians a bona fide. In testimony is thus confirmed by our usual signature, with the ordinary seal thereunto depending.

Done at the aforesaid Island Manahatas and Fort Amsterdam on the day and year aforesaid.

(Signed) Pieter Minuit, Director,

PlETER BYVELT,

Jacob Elbertss. Wissinck, Jan Jansen Brouwer, Symon Dircks. Pos, Reyner Harmexsen, Jan Lampo,

Sheriff.

There was besides : This conveyance written with mine own hand is, in consequence of the Secretary's absence, executed in my presence on the thirteenth day of August, XVI, = and thirty as above.

(Signed) Lenart Cole,

Deputy Secretary^^

The lands covered by the above " transport" together with some adjacent land subsequently acquired by Kiliaen van Rensselaer formed the great Patroonship of " Rensselaerswyck." In 1705, seventy-five years later, it was erected into a Manor of the same name under the English law, and continued in unbroken existence till 1837, when the last Patroon Stephen van Rensselaer died.