Francis Lovelace, Esq., one of the gentlemen of his Majestie's Ilon'ble Privy Chamber, and Governor-General under his Royal Highness, James Dulve of York and Albany, and all his territories ui America, to all to whom these presents shall come, sendeth greeting: Whereas, there is a certain parcel or tract of land within this government, upon the main continent, situate, lying and being to the Eastward of llirlem River, near unto ye passage commonly called Spitinr/ Devil, upon "which ye A'f er Dorp or village is erected, knoini- hy the nnnieof Fordham --ye utmost limits of the whole tract or parcel of land, bcgimiing at the high wood land, that lyes do North- west over against the first point of the main land to the East <^f the Island Pepiriniman -- there where the hill Moskutu is -- and soe goes aicmgs^ the said kill, the said land striking from the high wood land before mentio:;ed East South-east, till it comes to Bronk's, his kill; soe Westward up along^t ye main land to the place where Harlem Kill and Hudson River meet, and then forth aloagst Harlem KOI to the first spring or fountaiu, keeping to the

a Albany U.eJ DooS, vol. iii. pp. 127, 1'JS.

6 In r.ewins r.-port on the (lovernment of Neiv TorS, ajjent and servaiit to his Royal nijrhness in Ne.v York amj .Mp.iny. ic , occurs the followiua- .luh-i Archer hath a p;i.i«iit jrr.inted to Col. Lovelaci; of a, manor cj1!-iI ifonlham iTor wtuch n- niiv.tti £Z Vm Id p. arm ''-- \. V. «"<il. l)iic. vol. Iu.,;t li. liov. A;iiir ..I'.-i iiiiswf-r to LfWia.^'s'rt pore, J4'.h Drc., l'''^l. '-^Jr. .\r"ti"r s aii.l ail "ther qiuit rt-nts h.ive been from runt; to time ucouiuiit^d to hid Uojill