426 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1684-89.

P. R. O.

Colonial
Entry Book.

fort, Huntingdon, Bridgewater, Peterboro Craven. Sunderland.
Chesterfield, Clarendon Ailesbury. Dartmouth. Middleton. T
Earle L. Ienkin. Iohn Nicholas.

P. R. O.

Colonial
Papers.

Charles the Second by the Grace of God of England Ireland
France & Ireland King Defend^t of the Faith &c To all to
whome these presents shall come Greeting Know yee that wee
for divers Good causes & Considerations us thereunto moving
of Our Especiall Grace Certain Knowledge & meere Mocon
Have given and granted and by these Presents for us our
heires and Successors Do Give & Grant unto our dearest
brother Iames Duke of York his heires and Assign's All that
the town of Newcastle otherwise Delaware and Fort therein
or thereunto belonging Scituate lying & being Between Mary-
land & New Iersey in America, And all that River called Dela-
ware & Soyle thereof & all Islands in the said River And
all that Tract of Land upon the West side of the River & Bay
of Delaware which lyeth from Skoolkill Creek upon the said
River unto Bombeys Hook and backwards into the woods so
farr as the Minquas Country and from Bombeys Hook on the
said River and Bay unto Cape Cape Hinlopen now called cape
Iames being the South part of Asia Warmet Inlett & back-
wards into the Woods three Indians dayes Iourneys or thirty
dutch miles being formerly the possession purchase or right of
the Dutch or purchased by them of the Natives and which was
by them first surrendered into Our lieftenant Governour
Collonel Nichols & which hath since been surrendered unto S^r
Edmond Andrews Lieftenant Governo' to Our said Dearest
brother Iames Duke of York & hath for severale yeares been
in his possession with the free use and Continuance in and
passage into and out of all & Singular port Harbours Bayes
Rivers Isles and Inletts belonging unto or leading to or from
the said Tract of land or any part or parcell thereof And the
Seas Bayes & Rivers & soyle thereof bounding Eastward &
Southward on the said Tract of Land And all Islands therein
and also all the soyle, lands, fields Woods underwoods Moun-
tains, Hills fenns Swamps Isles Lakes Rivers Riveletts.

(Endorsed)
Bounds by Indian days
Journies or 30 miles.

Charles, the Second by the Grace of God of England
Scotland France & Ireland King Defend^t of the Faith &c To
all to whom these presents shall come Greeting.
Know yee That Wee for divers good Causes & Considera-
tions us thereunto moving of Our Especiall grace certain