Without they, the Grantors, having, reserving, or retaining for the future, any, the smallest part, right, action or authority, whether of property, command or jurisdiction therein; but now, hereby, for ever and a day desisting, retiring from, abandoning and renouncing the same for the behoof aforesaid ; promising further, not only to observe, fulfill and to hold fast, unbroken and irrevocable, this their conveyance, and whatever may be done in virtue thereof, but, also, the said parcel of land to maintain against every one and to deliver free of controversies, gainsays and contradictions, by whomsoever instituted against the same. All in good faith without guile or deceit. In Witness is this confirmed with our usual signature and with our seal dependant therefrom. Done on the aforesaid Island Manahatas, this fifteenth of July, XVP and thirty. (Signed) Peter Minuit, Director, PlETEK ByLVELT, ^^

Jacob Elbertsen Wissinck, Jan Jansen Brouwer, Symon Dircksen Pos, Reyner Harmensen.

Jan Lampe, Sheriff.

44 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS.

Patent to Kiliaen Van Rensselaer for a Tract of Land on HudsorCs River. [ From the anlhentic Transcript in the Royal Ardiires at the Hagnc ; File, Vent Indie. ]

Anno 1630, adi 13th of August. We, the Director and Council of New Netherland, residing on the Island Manhatas and in Fort Amsterdam, under the authority of their High Mightinesses the Lords States General of the United Netherlands and the Incorporated West India Company, Chamber at Amsterdam, do hereby acl^nowledge and declare, that on this day, the date under written, feefore us appeared and presented themselves in their proper persons Kottomack, :