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The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.)

Bolton, Robert Jr. The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. II. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881. 653 words

s:..l upwards at T'^elve Inches from the Ground for Masts of our Eoyall Navy. ..;,i! :i!.-^> all such other Trees as niuy be lit to make Planks Knees and other i'.i'.r.ii Necessary for the use of our said Navy whicli uow arc Standing Growing .■r ticiiig iu and upon any of the said Lands with free Liberty and Lycence for .i:)y person or persons -whatsoever by us oiu- Heirs and Successors or any of them !u ho thereunto Appointed under our or their Sign 3Ianual -u-ith Workman Horses \\'a-rgons Carts and Carriages and ^vithout to Enter and come into and upon the Kiu] Lands and every part thereof, and thereto Fell Cut Down Eoot up Hew Saw and Kive have take C'firt and Carry away.the same for the uses aforesaid (Excepting also and Reserving all Silver and Gold Mines) To Have and to hold all and Singular the same certain Tract of Land and Premisses with its Hereditaments and Appurtenances (Excepting as before is Excepted and Keserved; unto the said Joseph Badd John Holt Caleb Hoit Humphry Underliill Joseph Purdy George Lnne Daniel Lane Moses Knap John Horton David Hortoa Jonathan Lynch Peter Hatfield James Travis Isaac Covert Benjamin Brown John Turner David Ogden and William Yeomans their Heirs and Assigns forever To be Holden of us our Heirs and Successors in free and common Soccige as of our Mannor of East Greenwich in the County of Kent within our Kiugdon of Great Britain Yeilding Rendring and pajing therefore Yearly and every Year forever unto us our Heirs a.vj\ Successors at our Cu'-itoui House in the City of Xcw York unto our or their Collector or Receiver General for the time being on the Feast Day of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary commonly called Lady Day the annual Rent of t^o Shillings and Sixpence for every hundred acres thereof in Lieu and stead of all other Rents Services dues Dutys and Demands -whatsoever for the same four Thousand four Hundred and Thirty-tive Acres of Laud so granted as aforesaid Provided always and these presents are upon this Condition that the sa:ue Joseph Budd John Hoit Caleb Hoit Humphrey Underbill Joseph Purdy George Lane Daniel Lane Closes Knap John Horton David Horton Jonathan Lyncli Peter Hatfield Janics Traviss Isaac Covert Benjamin Brown John Turner Da-id Ogden and William Yeouians their Heirs and Assigns some or one of the -i s::a'I and do within the Term and Space of three Years now next ensuing the D;ve hereof plant Settle anrl EiTectually Cultivate at least three Acres of Land l' a::ted as aforesaid and in Default thereof or if the said Joseph Budd John Hnh Cu'ep Holt Humphrey Underhill Joseph Purdy George Lane Daniel Lane M ):•:■; Knap John Horton David Hort mi Jonatlrau L}Tich Peter Hatfield James rrr.rlss Isaac Covert Benjamin Brown Jiihn Turner David Ogdan and William Yeo-.-. .:is their Heirs and Assigns or any other person or Persons by their privity c . cnt or procurement Shall Set on Fire or Burn the Woods on the Said Lan,'. ^ or aiiy part thereof to Clear the Same so as Destroy Impair or binder the < :, "Wlh of any of the Trees that are or may be fit for Masts Planks Knees or othrr :'lniber for our Royall Navy hereby Reserved unto us our Heirs and Successors i lat Uien and in either of these cases this our present Grant and every Article v.vA Clause therein or thereof Shall Cease Determine and be Void anything hcrei'.i Contained to the Contrary thereof in any wise Notwithstanding And We do furhi-r of our Especial grace Certain knowledge and meer motion Consent and A :r -e that these presents being Entered upon Record as is hereafter Appointi (I sl;il !i.' good and etTectua! iu Law to all intents and purposes against tis our Heirs a .d Successors Notwithstanding the not Tsell Recilir.g or Misrccit-