John, Archer, of V/entchcsterb his heirs and assigni-cs, fourscore acres of land and thirty acres of meadow, lying and being betwixt Jirothers Rlcer and the. watering place at the end of the Island of JIanhatans ; and if the laud be not lit to cl<-are fur the plow or hoc, this land is to lye together ; and if there be not all such land together as there should, or if there should happen eight or ten acres of land that is not for such use, then the said Archer is to have it with the rest ; and he shall have equal right privilege in the commons as any other man shall have within that Patent that hath no more arable land ; and the meadow is

o Ver3tej»an, in his '> Hestrution of D- civpa larplligonce" savs Iti foord, not only sundry or our ancient Eugliati suruam.-s h.-reiu ou'l, but some also .soseeui to do wtiich are of FrcDcii or >orman race-- but ttii.s giowotU by th-- not rij;hUv Uistinguistiiii^ tietween fooni ami fort ; .iQp Ursr heinj,' a niL'ro FriLru-h r.Tniut iiiou, (l.jnor.'ih u-j vet we n-taiu in iurmory a foord or Witer p.is-a^'e. 1 Iim utiier oiiuiim Jr mi ttie FreucU, deuotetU a plac; Of streb'-'tli bv uftture,

as '■/ro.-.'./o;7," ttlL- ".sm,/.'.; .'.•,.-.l-. ■ Ar. - . ,

fc See Lawd of N. Y. 1S73, for aauoxa;iou act since ameDded.

504 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER.

to be mowed all. As witucsse ray hand this first of March, ICGG. As witnos-;;'. if there should lye any more land, that is to say, between thirty and forty acres, it is all in common, and 1 am to give the said Arclier a lirme bill of sale undt-- my hand and seaL" ELIAS DOUGHTY.