ment due on the house of Cornelis Vos, which the aforesaid Barent Van Marie bought, and said Renselaer promises said Gouverneur in his office of trustee as his successor, to free the same from all actions, claims, or pretensions, which may hereafter arise. Done in Fort Orange the 28th of August, A.D. 1664. Stoffel Janse Abeel. Appeared before me Johannes La Montagne, in the service of, etc., in the presence of the honorable Jan Hendrickse Van Bael and Jan Coster Van Aken, commissaries, etc., Pieter Adriaense [Soogemackelyck,] inhabi tant of Schanhectade, who declares that he has granted and transferred, as by these presents he does grant and transfer, in real and actual possession to and for the behoof of the honorable Philip Pieterse Schuyler, his heirs or assigns, a house and lot lying in the village of Beverwyck, adjoining to the north Adriaen Appel and to the south Jan Barentse Poest, deceased, to the west the street, length ten rods and breadth four rods; which lot was granted to said grantor, by the Heer director general and council of New Netherland of date A.D. 16-; he, the grantor, acknowledging that he is fully paid and satisfied for the purchase and delivery of the same and therefore promises to free the same from all actions, claims, or pretensions, which may hereafter arise, pledg ing his person and estate, personal and real, present and future, and submitting himself to all laws and judges. Done in Fort Orange, the 11th of September, A.D. 1664. J. H. Van Bael. Acknowledged before me, PIETER ADRIAENSE. LA MONTAGNE, Clerk at Fort Orange. Appeared before me Johannes La Montagne, in the service of, etc., in the presence of the honorable Jan Verbeeck and Stoffel Jansen commissaries, etc., Tomas Poulus [Powell], inhabitant of said village, who acknowledges and declares, by these presents, that he is well, truly, and honestly, indebted to the honorable Jan Koster Van Aken, in the number of twelve pieces of good whole merchantable beaver skins, for goods and merchandise to his content received, and promises the aforesaid twelve beavers to pay on the first of May, A.D. 1665, and failing of said payment, he shall be holden to pay proper interest; for which the mortgageor pledges his person and estate, real and personal, present and future, and specially mortgages his house and lot lying in the village of Beverwyck, on the west side of the street, right against Jan Labatie's, to secure the payment of said twelve beavers, if need be, without loss or cost. Done in Fort Orange, the 15th of September, A.D. 1664. Jan Verbeeck. Stoffel Janse Abeel. Acknowledged before me, 1 Sometimes called Van Woggelum. THOMAS POWELL. LA MONTAGNE, Clerk at Fort Orange. Appeared before me Johannes La Montagne, in the service of, etc., in the presence of the honorable Jan Hendrickse Van Bael and Jan Koster Van Aken, commissaries of the same jurisdiction, Reyer Albert, inhabitant of said village, who declares that he has granted and transferred, as by these presents he does grant and transfer, in real and actual possession to and for the behoof of Heer Johannes Baptist Van Rensselaer and Goosen Gerritse [Van Schaick], old commissaries of this place, their heirs or assigns, a house and lot lying in the village of Beverwyck aforesaid, on the third (Vossen) kil, adjoining to the north and west the grantor, and to the south and east the highway, length six rods and breadth four rods; which lot is a part of the patent to him, the grantor, given by the Heer director general and council of New Netherland, of date the 25th of October, A.D. 1653, and the grantor acknowledges that he is fully paid and satisfied for the purchase and delivery of the same, and therefore promises the aforesaid house and lot to free from all actions, claims, or pretensions, which may arise, pledging therefor his person and estate, personal and real, present and future, and subjecting himself to the force of all laws and judges. Done in Fort Orange, the 15th of September, A.D. 1664. the Jan Koster. J. H. Van Bael. Acknowledged before me, LA MONTAGNE, Clerk at Fort Orange. Appeared before me Johannes La Montagne, in the service of, etc., in presence of the honorable Jan Verbeeck and Jan Koster Van Aken commissaries, etc., the Heer Jeremias Van Rensselaer empowered by his brother Johan Baptist Van Rensselaer, who declares, by virtue of a conveyance of this date given to him, the grantor, and Goosen Gerritse [Van Schaick] by Reyer Albertse, that he has again granted and transferred, as by these presents, he does grant and transfer, in real and actual possession to and for the behoof of said Goosen Gerritse his heirs or assigns, his portion of the house and lot (being one half of the same), which he with the grantee in company have bought, lying in the village of Beverwyck on the third [Vossen] kil, adjoining to the north and west the said Reyer Albertse, to the south and east the highway, whole length six rods and breadth four rods; and the grantor acknowledges that he is fully paid and satisfied for the purchase and delivery of the same, and therefore promises to free the same from all actions, claims, or pretensions, which may hereafter arise (save the lord's right), pledging his person and estate, personal and real, present and future, and putting himself under the authority of all laws and judges. Done in Fort Orange, the 15th of September, A.D. 1664. Jan Koster. Jan Verbeeck. Acknowledged before me, JEREMIAS VAN RENSSELAER. LA MONTAGNE, Clerk at Fort Orange. Appeared before me Johannes La Montagne, in the service of, etc., in the presence of the honorable Jan Verbeeck and Jan Koster Van Aeken commissaries etc., the honorable Goosen Gerritse [Van Schaick] old commissary, who declares that he has granted and transferred, as by these presents he does grant and transfer, in actual and real possession to and for the behoof of Hendrick Koster his heirs or assigns, a house and lot lying in the village of Beverwyck on the hill, adjoining to the north Henderick Rosenboom, to the south the widow' of Henderick Anderisse [Van Doesburgh], east and west the highway, is in breadth five rods and length twenty rods, according to the patent thereof granted, by the Heer director general and council of New Netherland, to Lourens Lourense of date the 25th of October, 1653; and the grantor acknowledges that he is fully paid and satisfied for the purchase and delivery of the same, and therefore promises said house and lot to free from all claims, actions, or pretensions which may hereafter arise, (saving only the lord's right) under a pledge of his person and estate, real and personal, present and future, submitting himself to all laws and judges. Done in Fort Orange the 15th of September, A.D. 1664. Jan Verbeeck. Acknowledged before me, GOOSEN GERRITSE. LA MONTAGNE, Clerk at Fort Orange. Appeared before me Johannes La Montagne, in the service of, etc., in the presence of the honorable Jan Verbeeck and Jan Koster Van Aken commissaries, etc., Marcelus Janssen [Van Bommel], inhabitant of the colony Rensselaerswyck, who declares that he has granted and transferred as by these presents, he does grant and transfer, in real and actual possession to and for the behoof of Asser Levy, merchant of Amsterdam in New Netherland, his heirs or assigns, a house and lot lying in the village of Beverwyck aforesaid on the hill, adjoining to the north Gerrit Slichtenhorst, to the south the lot of Claes Ripse, [Van Dam], east and west the highway, length according to the patent twenty-one and a half rods, and breadth six rods, except thirty feet in breadth taken off for the behoof of said Claes Ripse [Van Dam], which patent was granted to Goosen Gerritse [Van Schaick], by the Heer director general and council of New Netherland of date the 25th of October, A.D. 1653, from whom the grantor (transportant) received a conveyance; and the grantor (cedant) acknowledges that he is fully paid and satisfied for the purchase and delivery of the same, and therefore promises said house and lot to free from all actions, claims, or pretensions, which may hereafter arise (excepting the lord's right), pledging his person and estate, personal and real, and submitting himself to the force of all laws and judges. Done in Fort Orange the 15th of September, A.D. 1664. MAERCELYS JANSSEN. Jan Verbeeck. Jan Koster. Acknowledged before me, LA MONTAGNE, Clerk at Fort Orange. 1 Maritie Damens who afterwards married Cornelis Van Nes. Appeared before me Johannes La Montagne, in the service of, etc, in the presence of honorable Jan Verbeeck and Jan Koster Van Aken commissaries, etc., the honorable Philip Pieterse Schuyler old commissary of this place, who declares that he has granted and transferred, as by these presents, he does grant and transfer, in real and actual possession, to and for the behoof of Goosen Gerritse [Van Schaick,] his heirs, or assigns, his portion of the house and lot (being one half) that he holds in company with the grantee (acceptant), lying in the village of Beverwyck, aforesaid on the hill, adjoining to the north Henderick Rosenboom, and to the south the widow of Henderick Anderiessen [Van Doesburgh,] east and west the highway, whole length twenty rods, and breadth five rods, according to the patent thereof granted, by the Heer director general, and council of New Netherland, to Lourens Lourense, of date the 25th of October, A. D. 1653, and the grantor acknowledges that he is fully paid and satisfied for the purchase and delivery of the same, and therefore promises to free the same from all actions, claims, or pretensions, which may hereafter arise, pledging therefor his person and estate, personal and real, present and future, and submitting himself to all laws and judges. Done in Fort Orange the 15th of September, A. D. 1664. Jan Verbeeck. Acknowledged before me, PHILIP PIETERSE SCHUYLER. LA MONTAGNE, Clerk at Fort Orange. Appeared before me Johannes La Montagne, in the service, etc., in the presence of Jan Verbeeck and Jan Koster Van Aken commissaries, etc., the honorable Abraham Staets, old commissary of this place, who declares that he has granted and transferred, as by these presents, he does grant and transfer, in real and actual possession, to and for the behoof of honorable Philip Pieterse Schuyler also old commissary, his heirs, or assigns, a lot lying in the village of Beverwyck, adjoining to the east (?) the hill, to the west a common alley, to the south the street to the north the kil, in breadth from the common alley westward six rods two feet, length from the street to the kil; which lot is part of the patent given to him, the grantor, by the Heer director general and council of New Netherland, of date the 25th of October, A. D. 1653; and the grantor acknowledges that he is fully paid and satisfied for the purchase and delivery of the same, and therefore promises to free said lot from all actions, claims, or pretensions, which may hereafter arise, pledging therefor, his person and estate, real and personal, present and future, submitting himself to all laws and judges. the Done in Fort Orange the 15th of September, A. D. 1664. Jan Verbeeck. Jan Koster. Acknowledged before me, LA MONTAGNE, Clerk at Fort Orange. Appeared before me Johannes La Montagne, in the service of, etc., in presence of Hon. Stoffel Janssen [Abeel] and Jan Koster Van Aken 1 commissaries, etc., the honorable Philip Pieterse Schuyler, who declares that he has granted and transferred, as by these presents, he does grant and transfer, in real and actual possession to and for the behoof of Gysbert Janssen, his heirs or assigns, a lot lying in the village of Beverwyck on the hill, adjoining to the east the grantor, to the west a common alley or the house of Cornelis Steenwyck, to the south the street, to the north the kil, breadth one rod ten feet less two and a half inches, length from the street to the kil in the rear; which lot is a part of the patent granted to the honorable Abraham Staets of date the 25th of October, 1653, from whom the grantor received the same by conveyance; and the grantor acknowledges that he is fully paid and satisfied for the purchase and delivery of the same, and therefore promises to free it from all claims, actions, or pretensions, which may hereafter arise, pledging therefor his person and estate, personal and real, present and future, and submitting himself to the force of all laws and judges. Done in Fort Orange the 15th of September, A.D. 1664. Stoffel Janse Abeel. Acknowledged before me, PHILIP PIETERSE SCHUYLER. LA MONTAGNE, Clerk at Fort Orange. Appeared before me Johannes La Montagne, in the service of, etc., in the presence of Gerrit Slichtenhorst and Stoffel Janssen [Abeel] commissaries, etc., Gysbert Janssen, who declares that he has granted and transferred, as by these presents he does grant and transfer, in real and actual possession to and for the behoof of Harmen Albertsen Vedder his heirs or assigns, a house and lot lying near Fort Orange in the village of Beverwyck on the hill, adjoining to the east Philip Pieterse Schuyler, to the west a common alley or the house of Mr. Cornelis Steenwyck, to the south the street, to the north the kil, breadth one rod ten feet less two and a half inches, length from the street to the kil in the rear; which lot the grantor received by conveyance from said Philip Pieterse Schuy ler, by virtue of a patent granted to honorable Abraham Staets, of date the 25th of October, A.D. 1653, whereof this lot is a part; and the grantor acknowledges that he is fully paid and satisfied therefor, and promises to free the aforesaid house and lot from all claims, actions, or pretensions ; which may hereafter arise, therefor pledging his person and estate, personal and real, present and future, and submitting himself to all laws and judges. Done in Fort Orange the 15th of September, A.D. 1664. Stoffel Janse Abeel. LA MONTAGNE, Clerk at Fort Orange. Conditions according to which the Heeren commissaries of Albany propose to farm out at public sale to the highest bidder, the slaughter. excise for the time of one year. The farming of the slaughter excise shall begin on the first of October of this year, and end on the last day of September, A.D. 1665, old style. The farmer shall receive for the slaughtered beasts, whether ox, cow, calf, bull, hog, goat, or sheep, for every |