To wit, to the bounds and limits of the Minquaes country ; which lands were never before sold or conveyed to any nation in the world. "» » We, the abovanamed Sachems and proprietors, Amattahoorn, Peminackan, Ackehoorn and Sinquees do, on the date underwitten, duly cede and convey the same, with all appendices and dependencies thereof, unto the Sachem of the Manhatans, named Peter Stuyvesant, Director of New Netherland for the General Incorporated West India Company, surrendering, therefore, in presence of the undernamed witnesses. Sachems of the Minquas, to wit: Jonnay

600 • NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS: and Tonnahoorn, Pimadaase and Cannowa Rocquaes, and the undersigned Christian witnesses, for the behoof and at the request of the Honorable P. Stuyvesant, for the West India Company, all actual and real possession, property, right and jurisdiction, not only for ou''selves, but also for all our heirs and co-heirs, hereby surrogating and constituting him right Sachem and proprietor in our place, without we, the grantors, reserving any part, right or jurisdiction in the aforesaid lands, streams,.kills and superficies thereof, the hunting and fishing excepted. In further assurance and testiriiony thereof, we declare before and in the presence of the undernamed Christian witnesses and aforesaid Sachems, that we, the grantors, have, in full satisfaction and contentment, and as a recompense and return for our lands aforesaid, Received twelve coats of duffels, twelve kettles, twelve axes, 12 adzes, 24 knives, 12 bars of lead, and four guns with some powder, and on condition and express terms that we shall from now henceforth, leave the aforesaid lands, trees, fruits, kills and rivers, solely and absolutely (the hunting and fishing excepted), to the disposal and pleasure of the aforesaid Sachem. or Director, Peter Stuyvesant, or whomsoever shall obtain his action with express stipulations and promise that we will not hereafter sell or transport the aforesaid lands, in whole or in part, to any other nation, nor plant corn thereupon, except with his consent.