In the meantime he supplicates that your Honours may be pleased to grant him letters patent for the whole tract, which he is willing to enforce and instruct them of your Honours Government and will, in similar manner, on terms and conditions as are allowed to other villages. Hoping for your assent he remains, respectfully,

John Richbell.'

This memorial was read and considered by director Stuyvesant and his Council on the 19th of January, 1662, and the applicant was requested to explain more fully the extent and meaning of his proposal. Richbell subsequently did so, and on the 6th of the succeeding May (1662) there was granted him the annexed "grond-bref" or ground-brief signed by Stuyvesant himself

Dutch Ground-Brief for Mamaroneck.

We, the Director-General and Council of State of New Netherland, doe declare by these presents, that we, upon the memorial or petition of Mr. John Rissebel and his friends, that he be under the protection of the high and subordinate Authority of this Province, upon terms and conditions that other inhabitants doe enjoy, may take up and posssess a certain Neck and parcel of Land called Mammarinikes, j)rovided that the aforesaid Mr. John Rissebel, his associates, and every one that are now hereafter to come, in due and convenient time, shall present themselves before US' to take the oath of fidelity and obedience,® and also as other inhabitants are used, to procure a transport of what they possess.

Given under our hand and seal the 6th day of May, 1662, in Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland.