Deed - Henry Brasier  - 1645

New York Dutch patents

Vol. GG, pg. 265

Below
By order of the Noble Lords the Dutch General and Council of New Netherland
Cornelius Van Tier hoven, Secy 

We William Kieft Dutch General and Council on behalf of the High and Mighty Lords the States General of the United Netherlands his Highness (Prince) William of Orange and the Noble Lords the Managers of the General Incorporated West India Company in New Netherland residing by these presents do publish and declare that we on this day the date underwritten have given and granted unto Herry Breser

a piece of land lying at the East River betwixt the land of Cornelius Dircksen, Ferryman,
South by East from the strand (beach) one hundred and thirty two rods thence forty five rods East,
A little Southerly till to the maize land, further on through the maize land till to the Valley (marsh) one hundred and nine rods along the Valey (marsh) North East by North twenty rods;
further again to the woods next to the land of Jan Detten,
West North West till to the woods and through the woods next the land of Frederick Lubbertsen to the East River North by West one hundred and twenty rods;
along the Strand (beach) to the place of beginning fifty six rods;
Amounting in all to sixteen morgens, four hundred and sixty eight rods 

With the express condition and terms that the said Herry Breser or they who by virtue of these presents to his action may hereafter succeed shall acknowledge the Noble Lords the managers aforesaid as their Lords and Patroons under the Sovereignty of the High and Mighty Lords the States General and unto their Director and Council here shall in all things be confirmed as all good citizens are in duty bound 

Provided also that the said Herry Breser or they who by action may hereafter succeed shall furthermore be subject to all such burdens and imposts as already by the Noble Lords have been enacted or hereafter may yet be enacted constituting over the same the aforesaid Henry Breser in our stead in the real and actual possession of the aforesaid land giving him by these presents full might authority and special permission the above described parcel of land to enter cultivate inhabit and occupy the like manner as he may lawfully do with other his patrimonial lands and effects, without our the grantors in our quality as aforesaid thereunto any longer having reserving and saving any part action or controul whatever But to the behoof as aforesaid from all desisting from this time forth and for evermore Promising moreover this Transport firmly inviolably and irrevocably to maintain fulfil and execute and to do all that in equity we are bound to do 

Witness these presents by us undersigned and confirmed with our seal in red to are hanging out from below 

Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland this 4^th day of September AD 1645
Was undersigned
Willem Kieft

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