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History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I

Scharf, J. Thomas, ed. History of Westchester County, New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City, Vol. I. Philadelphia: L.E. Preston & Co., 1886. 709 words

and confirmed, and by these presents doe hereby give, grant, ratefie and confirme unto the said John Pell, his heirs and assigns forever, all the before mentioned and rented lauds, islands and premises, with the hereditaments and appurtenances, priviledges, imuneties, ffranchises and advantages to the same belonging and appertaining, or in the said before mentioned deede in writing expresst, iniplyed or intended to be given and granted, and every part and parcell thereof, together with all and Singular Messuages, tenements, barns, stables, orchards, gardens, lands, islands, meadows, iuclosures, arable, lands, feedeings, commons, woods, underwoods, soyles, quarreys, mines, minerally (royall mines only excepted), waters, rivers, ponds, lakes, hunteing, haucking, II shing, ff owleing, as alsoe all rents, services, wasts, strayes, royaltyes, liberties, priviledges, jurisdictions, rights, members and appurtenances, and all other immunityes, royaltyes, power of franchises, profitts, commodeties and lieredatements whatsoever to the premises, or any part or parcell thereof, belonging or appertaining; and further by vertue of the power and authority in mee being and residing, I doe here grant, rattefie and confirme, and the tract of land, isl lud and premises aforesaid are, by these presents, erected and constituted to be one lordship and manner, and the same shall from henceforth be called the lordshipp and manner of Pelham ; and I doe hereby give and grant unto the said John Pell, his heirs and itssigns, ffuU power and authority at all times hereafter, in the said lordshipp and manner of Pelham aforesaid, one court leete and one co!irt barron, to hold and keepe at such times, and so often yearly a& he and they shall see meete, and all sines, issues and amerciaments at the said court leete and court barron, to be holden and kept in the manner and lordship aforesaid, that are payable from time to time, shall happen to be due and payable by and from any the inhabitants (»f or within the said lordshipp and manner of Pelham abovesjiid ; and al^o all and every the powers and authorities hereinbefore mentioned, for the holding and keepeing of the said court leete and court barron, ffrom time to time, and to award and issue forth the customary writs to be issued and awarded out of the said court leete and court barron, and the same to beare test and to be issued out in the name of the said John Pell, his heirs and assignes, and the same court leete and court barron to be kept by the said John Pell, his heii"s and assignes, or his or their steward, deputed or appoynted ; and I doe lurther hereby give and grant unto tlie said John Pell, liis heirs and assignes, full power to distraine for all the rents and other sum^ of money payable by reason of the premises, and all other lawful remedys and meanes for the haveing, receiving, levying and enjoying the said premises and every part thereof, and all waifts, strayes, wreck's of the seiise, deodands and goods of ffelons happening ami being within the said manner of Pelham, with the advowson and right of patronage of all and every of the Church and Churches in the said manner, erected and to be erected-- to have and to hold all and singular the said tract of land, islands and manner of Pelham, and all and singular the above granted or mentioned to be granted l)remi8es, with their rights, members, jurisdictions, privile<lges, lieredaments and appurtenances, to the siiid John Pell, his hell's and assignes, to the only proper use, benefitt and behoofe of the said John Pell, his heirs and assignes, forever: to be holden of his Most Sacred Majestye, his heirs and successors, in free and common soccage according to the tenure of East Greenwich, in the County of Kent, in his Majestje's kingdom of England, yielding, rendering and paying, therefore, yearly and every year forever, unto his siiid Majestye, his heirs and successors, or to such officer or officers as shall from time to time he appointeil to receive the same -- twenty shillings, good and lawful money of this province, at the City of New Y'ork, on the five and twentyeth day of the month of March, in lieu and stead of all rents, services and demands whatsoever.