Joseph Egbert Clerk This Indenture made the sixteenth day
of October anno dom 1685 and in first yeare of the reign of …. Sovereign
Lord James the Second by the grace of God of England Scotland France &
Ireland King defender of the faith &c Between Paulus Richards of the City
of New York merchant of the one part & John Dally of Staten Island yeoman
of the other part Witnesseth that the said Paulus Richards
for & in consideracon of the yearly rents & covenants herein after
menconed on the part and behalf of the s’d John Dally his executors
administrators & assigns to being paid done & performed hath demised
granted & to farme letten & by these presents doth demise grant & to farme
let unto the said John Dally his executors administrators & assigns all
that certain lott or parcell of land now or late in the occupacon of him
the said John Dally scituate lying & being on Staten Island aforesaid next
& adjoining to the land of Richard Stillwell on the southwest and on the
northwest on the highway under the seale of the province of New York may
more att large appeare together with all & singular the houses edifices
building barnes stables fences & appurtenances whatsoever thereunto
belonging or in anywise appertaining To have and to hold the
said lott or parcell of land and other the premises with theire
appurtenances unto the s’d John Dally his his executors administrators &
assigns from the fourteenth day of October next ensuing the date hereof
for during & untill the full end & terme of seven yeares from thence next
ensuing & fully to be compleat & ended yielding & paying therefore yearly
and every yeare during the said terme of seven yeares unto the said Paulus
Richards his his executors administrators & assigns the yearly rent or
sume of four pounds two shillings & six pence currant money of New York on
the first day November in every yeare att the stone dwelling house of the
said Paulus Richards in New York aforesaid and the said John Dally for
himself his executors administrators & assigns & every of them doth
covenant promise & grant to & with the said Paulus Richards his heirs
executors & administrators & every of them by these presents in manner &
forme following (that is to say) that he the s’d John Dally his executors
administrators & assigns shall & will well & truly pay or cause to be paid
unto the said Paulus Richards his executors administrators or assigns the
said yearly rent or sume of foure pounds two shillings & six pence att the
day & time before therein limited for the payment thereof of and allsoe
shall & will from time to time & att all times hereafter during the said
terme of seven yeares when & as often as need shall be or required att his
or theire own proper costa & charges well & sufficiently repaire maintain
amend & keep the hedges ditches fences of or belonging to the said demised
let or parcell of land & all other the premises herein before demised and
the s’d let or parcell of land hedges ditches fences & all other the
premises herein before demised in as good state & condicon as they now are
(reasonable use & wearing thereof only excepted) att the end of the said
terme of seven yeares or other sooner determination of this present
demised shall & will peaceably & quietly leave surrender and yield up unto
the s’d Paulus Richards his heirs executors administrators or assignes
provided that it it shall happen the s’d yearely rent or sume of four
pounds two shillings & six pence or any part thereof be behind or unpaid
by thee space of fourteen days next over or after any of the days or times
whereon the same ought to be paid as aforesaid (being lawfully demanded)
then & from thence forth it shall & may be lawfull to & for the said
Paulus Richards his executors administrators or assignes into the said
demised premises or any part thereof in the name of the whole wholely to
reenter & the same to have again retain reposses & enjoy as in his &
theire first & former state & the said John Dally his executors
administrators & assignes & all other the occupyiers of the premises
thereout & from thence …rly to expel putt out & amove anything before in
these presents contained to the contrary thereof in anywise
notwithstanding and the said Paulus Richards for himself his heires
executors administrators & assignes doth covenant promise & grant to &
with the said John Dally his executors administrators & assignes & every
of them by these presents that he the said John Dally his executors
administrators & assignes observing performing fulfilling paying keeping
all & singular the covenants charges rents & agreement herein
beforemenconed on his & theire parts & behalfes to be observed performed
fulfilled paid & kept shall & may peaceably & quietly have hold occupy
possess & enjoy all & singular the herein before demised premises with
theire appurtenances & every part & parcell thereof without the lawfull
let trouble eviccon …… disturbance or interrupcon of him the said Paulus
Richards his heires executors administrators or assignes or any of them
And it is hereby further covenanted & agreed between the s’d parties to
these presents that if the said John Dally his heires executors
administrators or assignes or any of them doe & shall att any time within
the said terme of seven yeares will & truly pay & cause to be paid unto
the said Paulus Richards his heires executors administrators or assignes
the full & just sume of eighty two pounds ten shillings currant money of
New York & doe & shall in the mean time well & truly pay or cause to be
paid the said yearely rent of four pounds two shillings and six pence
above herein referred that then & in such case the said Paulus Richards
his heires executors administrators & assignes shall & will by good &
sufficient coveyances & assurances in the law convey and assure the herein
before demised premises unto the s’d John Dally his heires & assignes for
ever att the proper costs & charges in the law of the s’d John Dally his
heires & assignes But it shall happen the said John Dally his heires
executors & administrators or assigns shall not pay or cause to be paid
unto the said Paulus Richards his heires executors & administrators or
assigns the said sum of eighty two pounds and ten shillings together with
the said yearely rent of foure pounds two shillings and six pence that
when the s’d John Dally his heires executors & administrators or assignsor
any of them shall not have or pretend to have any claime or right to any
such messuages tenements ereccons buildings or other improvements
whatsoever as shall be erected built or made upon the premises or any part
thereof by the s’d John Dally his heires executors & administrators or
assigns or any of them att any time during the said terme of seven yeares
but that the same shall remaine & be to the s’d Paulus Richards his heires
& assignes for ever together with & as part of the herein before demised
premises In witness whereof the s’d parties first above named
to these present Indentures have interchangeably sett theire hands &
seales the day & yeare first above written Paul Richards (seal)
Sealed & delivered in the presence of Sam’l Winder Edward
Tailer Joseph Egbert Clerk New York Deeds Book B-29
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