Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III
Exprest on the part & behalf of his s^ Excell. his Exec" & Adm" to be paid performed fulfilled & kept will well and faitlifully furnish & supply or cause & procure to be well & faithfully furnished & supply^l at the Manor house of the s^ Manor sucli numbers of Palatines as he shall have in Charge to supply the Quantity of Bread & Beer following (tliat is to say) for eacli Person of them each day the Quantity of Bread Equall to one third of a Loaf of bread of such sort & assize which is comonly at the prise of four pence half penny in the Citty of New York in weight and fineness according to the assize of Bread in s*' City for the time being & one Quart of Beer such as is usually called ships Beer of the Prise of three Pounds for each Tun All wliich is to be delivered to the Comissary or Comis^arys of the s'' Palatines for the time being at the s*^ Manor liouse, he or they the s*^ Comissary or Comissary s Granting Certificates unto the s'' liobt Livingston his Exec^s or Adm^'s of such Delivery Li Writing under their hands for the Rule & measure of his paym's In Consideracon whereof his s'^ Excell^y for himself his Exec-s g^ adni''^ doth Covenant Grant & agree to pay & satisfie or cause to be paid & satisfied unto the s<^ Rob* Livingston his Exec's & adm's for the same Bread & Beer so supplyd furnished & delivered as afores'i after the rate afores<i during the same Terme in tlie manner following that is to say, The s<J Rob* Livingston his Exec^s & Adra'^ shall at or before the Expiracon & end of every two months during the s<^ Terme be fully paid contented & satisfy ^ by his s^ Excell: his Excels & Adm'^ one Moiety or half part in Current Silver mony of the Province of N: York & one other Moiety or half part in such merchantible Goods Wares & Merchandizes as the s^^ Rob* Livingston his Exec's or Adm^s s|;iaii nominate & require five sixths thereof to be of the Growth & Produce of Europe & one sixth of the Growth of the West Indies at the Curant mercat i^rise in N.