Adolph Phillipse Including in the Said Northerly Line all the Meadows Marshes Coves Bays and necks of Land and pennensulaes that are adjoining or Extending into Hudsons River within the Bounds of the Said Line and from said red ceadar tree another Due Easterly Line Runing into the Woods Twenty English Miles and from thence Along the Partition Line between our Colony of Conecticut and this Our province untill you Come unto the place Where the first Eastterly Line of twenty Miles Doth Come the Whole being Bounded on the East by the said partition Line between our said Collony of Conecticut and this our province & on the south side by the Northerly Line of the Mannor of Phillipsburg to the southward of Kightawank Creek aforesaid and on the west by the said Hudsons river and on the North side from the aforesaid red Ceadar tree by the

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south Line of the Land of Mr. Adolph Phillips; And also of a Ceartain parcel of Meadow L3'ing and lieing Situate upon the West side of the Said Hudsons river Within the Said High Lands over Against the aforesaid Hill Called Anthonys Nose Hegining ou the south Side of a Creek Called by tiie Indians Sinkeepogh and so Along Said Creek to the head thereof and then Northerly Along the high hills as the River lluneth to Another Creek Called Apinnapink and from thence along Said Creek to the said Hudsons lliver Which Certain tract of Land and Meadow our Said Loving Subject is Now possessed thereof and Doth hold the same of us by Virtue of Sundry grants heretofore Made unto him by Coll. Thomas Dongan Late Govr. of our Said province and Whereon our Said Loving Suljject hath ni.ade Considerable Improvements liaveing been at Great Cost Charge & Expence in the Purchasing the said Tract of Land and Meadows from the Native Indians, as well As in the Setling a Considerable Numbers of Famalics thereon, and being Willing To make Some further Improvements thereon doth by his Said Petition further Retpiest & Pray that we should be Graciously pleased to Erect the Aforesaid tract of Land and meadows Within the Limitts and Bound Aforesaid Into a Lordshii)p or Mannor of Cortlandt, Which reasonable Kcijuest for the future Incouragement of our .said Loving Subject wee being willing to Grant, Know Ve that of our Especial grace Certain Knowledg and Mere motion We have given granted ratified and Confirmed And by these presents do for Us our heirs & Succesors give grant ratifie and Confirm unto our Said Loving Subject Stephanus van Cortlandt all the Afore recite'' Ceartain Parcell & tract of Land and Meadows Within theire Several and Respective Limits and bounds Aforesaid Together with all and Every of the Mesuages Tenements buildings Barnes Houses out houses Stables edifices Gardens Inclosures fences pasture' fields Feeding' woods underwoods trees timbers Swamps meadows marshes pools ponds Lakes fountains waters Water Courses rivers Revuletsruus Streams Brooks Creeks Harbours Coves Inlets Outlets Islands of Land and Meadows Necks of Land and Meadows Pennensules of Land and Meadows ferrys fishing fowling hunting and hawking and the Fishing on Hudsons River so far as the bounds of the Said Land Extends U])on the same, Quaries, Mines, Minerals, (Silver and Gold mines only Excepted) And all the Other the rights.