Sir Edumnd Andross, late governor of our said province of 2s ew York, &c., by a certain writing or patent, sealed with the seal of our said province, bearing date the first day of April, in the year of our Lord, IGSO, pursuant to the authority in hira then residing, did give and grant unto the said Frederick Philipse, a certain tract or parcel of land, beginning at a creek or river called by the Indians, Pocanteco or or Wackandeco, with power thereon to set a mill (;r mills, with a due portion of land on each side, adjoining unto the said river, lying within the bounds of the Indians land at Wickers creek, on the east side of the Hudson river, which said Indian land, was by the said Frederick Philips purchased from the said native Indian proprietors thereof, by the licence and approbation of the said Sir Edmund Andross ; and the said Indian proprietors did, in the presence of Sir Edmund Andross aforesaid, acknowledge to have received full satisfaction of him the said Frederick Philips for the said land adjoining, to each syde of tlie creek or river aforesaid, which said land is situate, lying and being on each side of the said creek or river, north and south 1600 treads or steps which at 12 feet to the rod, makes 400 rod, and rims up into the country so far as the said creek or river goeth, with this i-Toviso or restriction that if the creek or river called by the Ii>tlians, Is'ippiori.a, and by the charters Yonkers creek or kill shall come within the space of land of 400 rods on the south side of the aforenamed creek or river, that shall extend no farther than the said creek or river of iSippiroha, but the rest to be so far up into the country on each side of the said creek or river called Pocanteco as it runs, being about north-east, to have and to Jiold all the aforesaid recited tract or parcel of land mito him the said Frederick Philips, his hi-irs and