No. 12. of York, and Do to said Grant. Confirmation of within Our realme of England have or ought to have by force of their Commission of Appendix. Lieutenancy or any law or Statute of this our realme: And Wee do further by these presents for us our heirs and successors graunt unto Our said dearest brother James Grant to the Duke Duke of Yorke his heirs and assignes that it shall and may be lawfull to and for the cuments relative said James Duke of Yorke his heirs and assignes in his or their discrescon from time to time to admit such and so many person and persons to trade and trafficke into and said Grant. and within ye Territoryes and Islands aforesaid and into every or any of the Territoryes and Islands aforesaid and into every or any part and parcell thereof: And to have possess and enjoy any Lands and hereditaments in the parts and places aforesaid as they shall think fit according to the Lawes orders constitutions and ordinances by our said brother his heirs deputyes Commissioners and assignes from time to time to bee made and established by vertue of and according to the true intent and meaning of these presents and under such condicons reservacons and agreements as our said dearest brother his heirs and assigns shall set downe order direct and appoint and not otherwise as aforesaid And we do further of our Especiall. Grace certaine knowledge and meer motion for us our heires and successors give and graunt unto our said deare brother his heirs and assigns by these presents that it shall and may be lawful to and for him them or any of them at all and Every time and times hereafter out of any of our realms or dominions whatsoever to take lead carry and transport in and into their voyages for and towards the Plantacons of our said Territoryes and Islands aforesaid all such and so many of our loving subjects or any other strangers being not prohibited or under restraint that will become our loving subjects and live under our alleigance and shall willingly accompany them in the said voyages together with all such cloathing implements ffurniture and other things usually transported and not prohibited as shall be necessary for the inhabitants of the said Islands and territoryes and for their use and defence thereof and managing and carrying on the trade with the people there and in passing and returning to and fro Yielding and paying to us our heirs and successors the customes and dutyes therefore due and payable according to the Lawes and Customes of this our realme And Wee do also for us our heirs and successors graunt to our said dearest brother James Duke of Yorke his heirs and assignes and to all and every such Governor or Governors Deputyes their Officers or Ministers as by our said brother his heirs or assignes shall bee appointed to have power and authority of government or command in or over the inhabitants of the said Territoryes or Islands that they or every of them shall and lawfully may from time to time and at all times forever hereafter for their severall defence and safety encounter repulse and Expell and resist by force of armes. (as well by sea as by land) and all wayes and means whatsoever all such person and persons as without the special licence of our dearest brother his heirs and assignes shall attempt to inhabit within the severall precints and limits of our said Territoryes and Islands and also all and every such person and persons whatsoever as shall enterprize and attempt at any time hereafter the destruccon invasion detriment or annoyance to the parts places or Islands aforesaid or any part thereof And lastly our will and pleasure is and We do hereby declare and graunt that these our Letters Patents or the enrolment thereof shall bee good and Effectuall in the Law to all intents and purposes whatsoever notwithstanding the not well and true reciting or menconing of the premises or any part thereof or the limits or bounds thereof or of any former or other Letters Patents or graunts whatsoever made or graunted or of any part thereof by us or any of our progenitors unto any person or persons whatsoever bodyes politick or corporate or any law or other restraint incertainty or imperfeccon whatsoever to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding although Expresse mention of the true yearly value or certainty of the premises or of any of them or of any other guifts or graunts by us or by any of our progenitors heretofore made to the said James Duke of Yorke in these presents is not made or any statute act ordinance No. 12 Appendix. provision proclamation or restriction heretofore had made enacted or provided or any other matter cause or thing whatsoever to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithGrant to the Duke standing. In witnesse whereof Wee have caused these our Letters to bee made Patents cuments relative Witnesse Our Selfe at Westm. the 29th day of June in the 26th yeare of our reigne. of York, and Do to said Grant. Confirmation of said Grant. STATE OF NEW YORK, Secretary's Office. PIGOTT. I certify the preceding to be a true copy of certain Letters Patent, as of record in this office, in Book of Deeds, No. 1, page 1, &c. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the seal of this office, at the City of Albany, the 30th day of September, 1828. [L. S.] ARCHD. CAMPBELL, Dep. Secretary. By Nathaniel Pitcher, Lieutenant Governor of the State of New York, acting as It is hereby certified that the preceding copy is in due form, and by the proper officer. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Great Seal of this State. Witness my hand, at the City of Albany, the 30th day of September, 1828. NATHANIEL PITCHER. [L. S.] COMMISSION TO GOVERNOR EDMUND ANDROS. Commission to Edmund Andros. James Duke of Yorke and Albany Earl of Ulster &c. Whereas it hath pleased the King's most excellent Majesty My Sovereign Lord and brother by his Letters Patents to issue and graunte unto mee my heirs and assigns all that part of the Maine Land of New England beginning at a certaine place called or knowne by the name of St Croix next adjoining to New Scotland in America and from thence extending along the sea coast unto a certaine place called Petuaquin or Peniaquid and so up the river thereof to the furthest head of the same as it tendeth northward and extending from thence, to the river of Kinebequi and so upwards to the shortest sourse to the river Canada northwards And also all that Island or Islands commonly called by the severall names of Matowacks or Long Island scituate lying and being towards the West of Cape Cod and the narrow Higansetts abutting upon the maine land between the two rivers, there called or known by the severall names of Conecticutt and Hudson's river together also with the said river called Hudson's river and all the land from the west side of C'onecticutt river to the east side of Delaware Bay And also all those severall Islands called or known by the name of Martin's Vineyards and Nantukes otherwise Nantuckett together with all the lands Islands Soiles rivers harbours Mines Minerals quarreyes woods marshes waters Lakes Fishings Hawking Hunting and ffowling and all other royalties and proffits commodities and hereditaments to the said severall Islands Lands and premises belonging and appertaining with their and every of their appurtenances to hold the same to my own proper use and behoofe with power to correct punish pardon governe and rule the inhabitants thereof by myselfe or such Deputyes Commissioners or Officers as I shall think fitt to appoint as by his Majesties said Letters Patents may more fully appeare And whereas I have conceived a good opinion of the integrity prudence ability and fitnes of No. 12. of York, and Do to said Grant. Major Edmund Andros to bee employed as my Lieutenant there I have therefore Appendix. thought fit to constitute and appoint him the said Major Edmund Andros to be my Lieutenant and Governor within the Lands Islands and places aforesaid to performe Grant to the Duke and execute all and every the powers which are by the said Letters Patents graunt- cuments relative ed unto mee to bee executed by mee my Deputy agent or assignes To have and to Commission to hold the said place of Lieutenant and Governor unto him the said Edmund Andros Edmund Andros. Esq but during my will and pleasure onely hereby willing and requiring all and every the inhabitants of the said Lands, Islands and places to give obedience unto him the said Edmund Andros Esq in all things according to the tenour of his Majesty's Letters Patents and the said Edmund Andros to observe follow and execute such orders and direccons as hee shall from time to time receive from myselfe Given under my hand and Seal at Windsor this 1st day of July 1674 By command of His Royall Highnesse JAMES. JO: WERDEN. STATE OF NEW YORK, I certify the preceding to be a true copy of a certain Commission, as of record in this office, in Book of Deeds No. 1, page 4. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the seal of this office, at the City [L. s.] of Albany, the 30th day of September, 1828. ARCHD. CAMPBELL, Dep. Secretary. By Nathaniel Pitcher, Lieutenant Governor of the State of New York, acting as It is hereby certified that the preceding copy is attested in due form, and by the proper officer. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Great Seal of this State. [L. S.] Witness my hand at the City of Albany, the 30th day of September, 1828. NATHANIEL PITCHER. COMMISSION TO COLONEL THOMAS DONGAN, TO BE GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK. James Duke of York and Albany Earl of Ulster, &c. Thomas Dongan. Whereas it hath pleased the King's most Excellent Majesty my Sovereign Lord and Commission to brother by his Letters Patents to give and graunt unto mee and my heirs and assigns all that part of the maine Land of New England beginning at a Certaine place called or knowne by the name of St Croix next adjoining to New Scotland in America and from thence extending along the Sea Coast unto a certaine place Called Pemaquin or Pemaquid and soe up the river thereof to the furthest head of the same as it tendeth northwards and extending thence to the river of Kinebequi and soe upwards to the Shortest Course to the river Canada northward and also all that Island or Islands commonly called by the severall name or names of Matowacks or Long Island scituate lying and being towards the west. No. 12. of York, and Do Commission of Appendix. of Cape Codd and the narrow Higansetts abutting upon the maine land between the two rivers there called or knowne by the severall names of Connecticutt and Grant to the Duke Hudsons River together alsoe with the said river called Hudsons river and all euments relative the lands from the west side of Connecticutt river to the east side of Delaware to said Grant. bay and alsoe all those severall Islands called or knowne by the name of Martyn Thomas Dongan. Vinyiard and Nantukes Otherwise Nantuckett together with all the lands, Islands soiles rivers harbours Mines Mineralls Quarries woods marshes waters Lakes fishings, hawking hunting and Fowling and all other Royaltyes and Proffitts commodityes & hereditaments to the said severall Islands Lands and premises belonging and appurtaning with their and every of their appurtenances: To hold the same to my own proper use and behoofe with power to correct, punish pardon governe and rule the inhabitants thereof by myselfe or such Deputyes, Commissioners or Officers as I shall think fitt to appoint as by His Majestys said Letters Patents may more fully appear, And whereas I have since for divers good causes and Considerations by severall Instruments under my hand and Seale bargained sold released and confirmed unto Sir George Carterett [late our Chamberlaine to His Majestys household] and his heirs and unto Edward Billing and others and their heyres all the tract of land [parcell of the Premises] commonly called or knowne by the names of East and West Jersey scituate on the West side of Hudson's river according to certain boundaries more particularly Expressed in the said Several instruments and under certaine rents and covenants as therein relacon being thereunto had may more fully appeare And whereas I have conceived a good opinion of the integrity prudence ability and fitnesse of Coll Thomas Dongan to be employed as my Lieutenant there, I have therefore thought fitt to constitute and appointe him the said Coll Thomas Dongan to be my Lieutenant and Governour within the lands Islands and places aforesaid [except the said East and West New Jersey] to perform and execute all and every the powers which are by the said Letters pattents granted unto me to be executed by me my deputy agent or assignes To have and to hold the said place of Lieutenant and Governour unto him the said Coll Thomas Dongan but dureing my will and pleasure only hereby willing and requiring all and every the inhabitants of the said Lands Islands and places, (except as before excepted) to give obedience unto him the said Coll Thomas Dongan in all things according to this tenour of his Majesties Letters Pattents and the said Coll Thomas Dongan to observe follow and execute such orders and dirreccons as he shall from time to time receive from myselfe Given under my hand and seale at St James's the thirtieth day of September 1682 By command of His Royall Highness JO WERDEN STATE OF NEW YORK, I certify the preceding to be a true copy of a certain Commission, as of record in this Office, in Book of Records of Commissions, No. 1, page 1. [L. S.] In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of this Office, at By Nathaniel Pitcher, Lieutenant Governor of the State of New York, acting as Governor of said State: It is hereby certified, that the preceding copy is attested in due form, and by the proper officer. [L. S.] In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Great Seal of this State. Witness my hand at the City of Albany, the thirtieth day of September, 1828. NATHANIEL PITCHER.. APPENDIX, No. XIII. CHARTER OF THE PROVINCE OF MASSACHUSETTS BAY, BY WILLIAM AND MARY, 7TH OCTOBER, 1691. Septima pars Paten de anno RR et Rne Gulielmi et Marie tertio. William and Mary by the grace of God &c to all to whome these presents shall come Appendix. greeting No. 13. chusetts, by Wil7th Oct. 1691. Whereas his late Majestie King James the First our royall predecessor by his Charter of MassaLetters Patents under the great seale of England bearing date at Westminster the liam and Mary.third day of November in the eighteenth yeare of his reigne did give and grant unto the Councill established at Plymouth in the County of Devon for the planting ruleing ordering and governing of New England in America and to their successors and assignes all that part of America lying and being in breadth from forty degrees of northerly latitude from the equinoctiall line to the fourty-eighth degree of the said northerly latitude inclusively and in length of and within all the breadth aforesaid throughout all the maine lands from sea to sea together alsoe with all the firme lands soiles groundes havens ports rivers waters fishings mines and mineralls as well royall mines of gold and silver as other mines and mineralls precious stones quarries and all and singular other comodities jurisdiccons royalties priviledges franchises and preheminences both within the said tract of land upon the maine and also within the iselands and seas adjoyning Provided alwaies that the said lands iselands or any the premisses by the said Letters Patents intended and meant to be granted were not then actually possessed or inhabited by any other Christian Prince or State or within the bounds limitts or territories of the southerne collony then before granted by the said late King James the First to be planted by divers of his subjects in the south parts to have and to hold possesse and enjoy all and singular the aforesaid continent lands territories iselands hereditaments and precincts scas waters fishings with all and all manner of their comodities royalties liberties preheminences and profitts that should from thenceforth arise from thence with all and singular their appurtenances and every part and parcell thereof unto the said Council and their successors and assignes forever to the sole and proper use and benefitt of the said Council and their successors and assignes forever to be holden of his said late Majestie King James the First his heires and successors as of his mannor of East Greenwich in the county of Kent in free and comon soccage and not in capite nor by Knights service Yielding and paying therefore to the said late King his heires and successors the fifth part of the oar of gold and silver which should from time to time and at all times then after happen to be found gotten had and obtained in at or within any of the said lands limitts territories or precincts or in or within any part or parcell thereof for or in respect of all and all |