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or ought to have in any manner of way -whatsoever as by the said indenture i:'. the band-; and custody of tlie said ^sichola^ Enyard and tiu; present ekli.'rs (if !:..■ said Duteli church, became seized and possessed of the premises afcresaid i:i tru.-t to thi' use and purpose aforesaid."

The manor of Fordham was subsequenty confirm:d to the Nether Dutch Church within the city of Nev/ York by the royal charter, ninth of WilHam and Mary, May nth, 1696.

On the 7th of Dec, 1724, a bill was filed in Chancery by the minister, elders and deacons, &c., of the Dutch church, against Lewis Morris which shov/s that the orators were seized for many years of a certain Manor of Fordham, situate, lying and being within the bounds of the county of Westchester, to the eastvv-ard of Harlem ri\er, near unto the passage formerly called Spiten Divil, and now known by the name of Kings Bridge, beginning at the high woodland that lys due north-west over against the first point of the main-land to the east of Paperiminian there where the kill jMu.-.koota is, and so goes along the said kill; the said land stretching from the high woodland aforementioned, east, soutlieast, until it comes to Lronck's kill, so westward up along the main-land to the place where Harlem kill and Hudson's river meet, and then further alongst Harlem kill to tlie fresh spring or fountain lying to the south of Crabb Island, so eastward along Daniel Tuineur's land the high woodland belonging to Thomas Hunt and then to Eronck's kill aforementioned; and also of and in a parcell of meadows number and situate, l}ing and being on the said Harlem river near the Manor of Fordham, beginning in the middle of a point to the north of Cregier's house, beyond of above the small cove that lyes above the said house and south-west on Harlem river, and extends further northv/ard to the highway where the wooden bridge lyes." Orator's title derived by a patent given to John Archer by Governor Lovelace, 'Nov. 13th, 167 1, strengthened and supported by a former purcliase made of Elias DouglUy of part tliereof which he held by a former patent, of land in Westchester to one Hugh O'Neal, an old Indian purchase bearing date 20th of Sept., 1669, a waiTant of survey and actual survey and return thereof made to (jovernor Lovelace i)rior to said purchase with sundry powers and privileges in said pattent mentioned and expressed.