Morris doth desire for further improvement, this said land and addition being bounded from his own house over against Haerlem, running up Ilaerlem river to Daniel Turner's land, and so along his said land northward to John Archer's line, and from thence stretching east to the land of John Richardson and Thomas Hunt, and thence along the Sound about southwest, through Bronck's kill, to the saiii Col. 3rorri3 his house, the additional land containing (according to the survey thereof) the quantity of fourteen hundred, and the whole, one thousand nine hundred and twenty acres. Xow know ye that by virtue of the commission and authority unto me given by his royal highness, I have confirmed, granted and given, and do hereby confirm, give and grant, unto the said Col. Jlorris, his heirs and a;signs, the afore recited land possessed by him, and the additional land herein exprest, and bounded as aforesaid, together with the woods and meadows, both salt and fresli waters and creeks belonging to the said land aud premises, in his royal highness's gift, ^vith all and singular the appurtenances to have and to hold tliese said lands and premises unto the said Col. Lews Morris, his heirs and assignees, imto the proper use and behoof of him the said Col. Lewis Morris, his heirs and a,ssignees, forever. He continuing in obedience aud conforming himself according to the laws of this government, and yielding and paying therefor yearly and every year, as a quit-rent, to his royal higlmess, five bushels of good %\-inter wheat.