To all to whom these presents shall come, send- ! eth greeting; U'/iercm, there is a certain Tract of Land within this Government upon the Main Situate, lying and being to the Eastward of West Chester bounds, bounded to the Westward with the river, called by the Indians ' .\queanonncke,' commonly known by the English by the ' name of Hutchinson's river, which runnith into the Bay lying between Throgmorton's Neck and .\nn Hook's Neck, conunonly called Hutchinson's Hay, bounded on the east by a brook called Cedar Tree Brook, or Gravelly Brook, on the South by the .Sound which lieth between Long Island and the main land, with all the islands in the Sound not already granted or otherwise disputed of, lying before that tract of land so bounded, as is before expressed, ami northward to run into the woods about eight English miles in breadth, as the bounds to the Sound, w hich i said trai t of land hath heretofore been purchased of the Indian propriei tors, and ample satisfaction given for the same.

" Now Know I'e, That by virtue of the Commission andauthority unto [ me given by His Koyal Highness, .lames, Duke of York, Sec, upon w horn I by lawful grant and patent from His Majesty, the proprietary and government of that part uf the main land, as well as of Lung Islaml and all the islands adjacent, among other things is Settled, I have thought pro- I per to give, grant, contirm and ratify, and, by these presents do give, I grant, confirm iV ratify unto Thomas Pell, of Onckway, a/ins Fairfield, j His Majesty's Colony of Connecticut, gentleman, his heirs and assigns, I all the said tract of laiiil bounded as aforesaid, together with all the lands islands, seabays, woods, mead avs, pastures, marches, lakes, waters, creeks, fishing, hawking, hunting and fowling, and all other jtrofits, I commodities, emoluments and hereditaments to the said tract of land and islands belonging with them, and every of their appurtenances, and of every part and parcel thereof ; and that the said tract of land and premises shall be forever after held, reputed, taken and be an enfranchised township, manor and place itself ; and shall always, from time to time, and at all times hereafter have, hold and enjoy like and equal privileges and immunities with any town, enfranchised place or manor within this government, and shall in no manner of way be subordinate or belonging unto, have any dependance upon, or in any wise be under the rules, orj dei-s or directions of any riding, townsliiii or township place, or jurisdic- I tion, either upon the Main or upon Lung Island, but shall in all cases, j things and matters, be deemed, reputed, taken and held as an absolute, entire, enfranchised township, manor and place of itself in the government, and shall be ruled, ordered and directed in all matters as to government accordingly, by the Governor and his Council and the general Courts of Assizes; only always provided that the inhabitl ants of the said tract of land granted, as aforesaid shall be obliged to send forward to the next towns, all public packets and letters or hue and cries coming to this place or going from it to any other of His Majesty's Colonies ; to have and to hold the said tract of ' land and grant, with all and singular the appurtenances, premises, together with the privileges, immunities, franchises A advantages herein j given and granted unto the said Thomas Pell, his heirs and assigns, to I the proper use and behoof of the said Thomas Pell for ever, firmly, freely & clearly, in as large and ample manner and form, and with such full and absolute immunities and privileges as before is e.vpressed, as if he had held the same immediately from his Majesty the King of England, \'c., A'c, Ac, his successors as of the Manor of East Greenwich, in the County of Kent, in free and common soccage, and by fealty, only yielding, rendering A; jiaying yeaily A every year unto His Royal Highness, the duty forever and his heirs, or to such Governor as shall, from time to time, be by him constituted and appointed, as an acknowi- I edgment, one lamb, on the first day uf May ( if the lamb shall be demanded.)