of uiiy town, township, or Maiiour, whatsoever, to be holden of us, our heires & successors, in free & comon soccaRe according to the tenure of our Mannour of East Greenwicli in the county of Kent, w"'in our Kingdonie of Enghmd, yielding rendering and p(iiji/i(j therefore, yearly, & every year, forever, at our city of New Yorke, unto us our heires & successours, or to such officer or officers as shall from time to time be ini|)owered to receive the same, /ire jxtunds currant money of New Yorke, upon the Nativity of our Lord, in lieu & stead of all services, dues, duties, or demands, whatsoever.

In testimony whereof wee have caused the great seale of our province of New Yorke to be hereunto affixed. Witness John Nan fan Esq."' our Lt. Governour & Comaiider in Chief of our Province of New York & territories depending thereon, in America.

Given at fort William Henry in our city of New Yorke this 21st day of March in the fourteenth year of our reign Anno Domini 1701.

John Nanfaii.

By /lis Hon"''" comaud M. Clarkson Secry. I do hereby certify the aforegoing to be a true coi)y of the original record word & 5th line page 229 being obliterated and or interlined in its stead as in said record. Compared therewith by me.

Lewis A. Scott, Secretory.

State of New York, Office of the Secretary of State.

I hare compared the preceding copy of Letters Patent with the record thereof in this office, in Book Number Seven of Patents at [lage 19") and 1 do hereby certil'y the same to be a correct transcript therefrom and of the whole thereof.