" That this last-mentioned grant is all included in, and that the east, south, and most of the west bounds thereof are, the very same with the southmost ] ones specified in the aforementioned grant of the 14th I February, 1701-2 to Robert Walter &c., will unques- I tionably appear by comparing the southern bounds I of the one with those of the other, and both with the I northern bounds of the Patent granted the 11th day

HISTORY OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY.

of August, 1720, to Samuel Purdy and others for the Township of Rye, and with the eastern and northern bounds of that granted to William Nicoll &c., the 25th day of June, 1696, called Harrison's Lands, or Harrison's Purchase.

"Matters relating to that affair being in reality as hath been related, the several questions which do naturally arise therefrom, are, first, what could induce these last Patentees to sue for a Grant of that land in 1705-6, which they well knew had been already patentedin 1701-2. Secondly, Why, having been atthe trouble and charges thereof, they not only left the said first Patentees so long quietly owne, but also survey the same, and not only be present thereat without the least objection, but also shew them the East and North lines of Well's and Harrison's purchasses ; to let them dispose of several pieces part of it, and the buyers thereof without interruption enjoy the same about 23 years after that first grant was obtained ; and lastly what could induce them, so late then to serve a Lease of Ejectment on it."