Petrus Stuyyesant on the behalf of the Noble High and Mighty Lords the States General of the United Netherlands, and Noble Lord and Director of the Privileged West India Company of the

Chamber at Amsterdam, Director General of New Netherland, Curacoa, Bonayre, Aruba, with their appendages, with the consent of the Noble Lords of the Council witness and declare, that We on the date hereunto underwritten, have given & granted to Nicasius de Sille, a parcel of land lying on Long Island in the Town of New Utrecht, known as number nine, in width 26 rods, bounded on the northeast

by land of Jacob Backer, on the South-west by the village, and stretching South-east to the

woods, containing 25 morgens (50 acres)

;

also a piece of meadow land known as number 13 containing 3 morgens ; also a building plot on the plain South-east of the shore or strand way, lying Northwest of Ruth Joosten, in breadth 12 rods, and in length 25 rods

;

on the express condition and terms

that the said Nicasius de Sille, or those who hereafter may obtain the same, acknowledge for his Lord

and Patron, the Noble Lord Director above mentioned under the Sovereignty of the Noble, High and Mighty Lords of the States General, and in all things as a good inhabitant obey the Director Genera] and Council, subject at the expiration of ten years after date, when required by the Lord Patrons, to the payment of the tenth, also to the other charges and services to which all the inhabitants of the land are liable when occasions arise to require the same constituting over the same the beforenamed ;