594 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF ^VESTCHESTF.R.

date 23d dav of Dcceaibcr, in the year of our Lord ICSi, relatioa being thereunto had, may more fully aud at large appear; and whereas, the aforesaid Thouias Dongau, late Governor of our said province, by virtue of the said power aiul authority iu him residing, hath moreover by another grant or patent, sealed with the seal of our said firoviace, and registered in our Secretary's office aforesaid, bearing date the 11th day of November, in the year of cur Lord 16S6. given, granted, ratifi:jd, and coutirmed unto PhiUp Philips, eldest son of him, the said Frederick Philips, all that tract or parcel of land commonly called by the Lidiaas Sinck Sinck, and situate, lying, and being on the east side of Hudson's river, by the northerinust part of the laud, purchased by the said Frederick Philips, and so running alongst Hudson's river to a certain creek or river called Kichtawan, and from thence running alongst the said creek, tvro English miles, and from thence running up the country upon a due east lyne, until it comes unto a creek called Mpiorha, by the Christians, Yonkers creek, and so running alongst the said creek until it comes unto the northerly bounds of the said land of Frederick Philips aforesaid, aud from thence alongst the said land until it comes to Hudson's river, together with all manner of rivers, rivulets, ruuns, streams, feedings, pastures, woods, mider-woods, trees, timbers, waters, water-courses, ponds, pools, pits, swamps, moors, marshes, meadows, easements, profits and commodities, fishing, fowling, hunting, liawking, mines, minerals, quarries, (royal mines only excepted), and all royalties, profits, commodities, hereditaments and appurtenances whatsoever, to the said tract or parcel of land within the bounds and limits aforesaid, belonging or in anywise appertaining, to have and to hold the said tract or parcel of land and all and singular other the premises Avith their and every of their appurtenances, unto the said Philip Philips, his heirs and assigns forever, as by the said grant or patent, relation being thereunto had, may more fully and at large appear, whereas the said Philip Philips did by mean assurance iu the law, sell, alienate, enfeotf, and confirm unto his said father, Frederick Philips, all the afore recited tract or parcel of land within the limits and bounds above mentioned and expressed, together with all and singular, the premises, with their aud every of their appurtenances, to have and to hold unto him the said Frederick Philips, Ids heirs and assigns, forever, as by his deed of conveyance, under his liand and seal bearing date the day of in the year of our Lord 16S , relation being thereunto had more fully and at large appear ; and whereas, the aforesaid Thomas Dongan, late governor of our said provi;ioe, by virtue of the said power aud authority in hinx residing, hnth, by another grant or patent sealed with the seal of our said province, and registered in our Secretary's office aforesaid, bearing date the 27th day of June, in the year of our Lord, 16S7. given, granted, ratified, released and confirmed unto the said Frederick Philips, all that the moiety, or one equal half part of a certain entire parcel of meadow ground, situate lying and being at a certain place called Tappan, near Hudson's river, bounded to the north by a certain creek called or known by the name of Tappan creek, to the east by Hudson's river aforesaid, to the west by a certain parcel of upland now in possession of George Lockhart, and to the south by Hudson's river aforesaid, and the moiety or e(iu\l half of the said meadows to be laid out along the side of Hudson's river aforesaid, throughout the whole len^'th of its bounds upon said river, from Tappan creek aforesaid, and to bu bomulcd on the north by Tappan creek, to the east by Hudson's river, to the