suage or tenement, next the City Hall; and one messuage by the Fort, now in the possession of Thomas Coker, gent. The piece of ground by the gate, called the Governor's Garden, and the land without the gate, called the King's Farm; with the swamp next to the same land, by the fresh water; and saving the several Quit rents rents and quit rents, reserved, due, and payable, from reserved. several persons, inhabiting within the said city, and Grants to uses saved. Island Manhattan's, by virtue of former grants to them made and given, and saving to all other persons, bodies politic and corporate, their heirs, successors, and assigns, all such right, title, and claim, possessions, rents, services, commons, emoluments, interest in and to any thing which is their's (save only the franchises aforesaid) in as ample manner as if this charter had not been made. Q. 17. And further, I do appoint and declare, that the incorporation to be founded by this charter, shall not at any time hereafter do or suffer to be done, any thing by means whereof the lands, tenements, or hereditaments, stock, goods, or chattels thereof, or in the hands, custody, possession of, any of the citizens of the said city, such as have been sett, lett, given, granted, or collected, charitable to, and for pious and charitable uses, shall be wasted or misemployed, contrary to the trust or intent of the founder or giver thereof, and that such and no other construction shall be made thereof, than that which may tend most to advantage religion, justice, and the public good; and to suppress all acts and contrivances to be invented, or put in use, contrary thereunto. R. In witness whereof, I have caused these presents to be entered in the Secretary's office, and the seal of the said province to be hereunto affixed, this seven and twen Q. Note XVI. tieth day of April, in the second year of the reign of his most sacred majesty aforesaid, and in the year of our Lord God, One Thousand Six Hundred and Eighty-six. THOMAS DONGAN. By virtue, or under pretext whereof, the said citizens and inhabitants from the date thereof, hitherto have held, or claimed to hold, and still do hold, or claim to hold and enjoy, all and singular the rights, privileges, franchises, pre-eminences, advantages, jurisdictions, courts, powers, profits, immunities, lands, tenements, hereditaments, and other the premises therein particularly mentioned and thereby intended to be granted. And whereas the citizens and inhabitants of the said city of New-York, besides the several public buildings, accommodations, conveniencies, and other things in the before recited grant or writing mentioned to have been by them erected, built, and appropriated, have, since the making thereof, built and appropriated, at their own proper costs and charges, several public buildings, accommodations, and conveniencies, for the said city, that is to say, the present city hall and gaols, rooms and places for the sitting of courts of justice, and chambers adjoining, with the Recital ground and appurtenances thereunto belonging, five other build market-houses, the present crane and bridge, with the ings made by theCity. common sewer leading through the great dock, and a magazine or powder house near the fresh water, and several other public buildings, and conveniencies in the said city; and have built the new ferry houses on the island of Nassau, for the reception of travellers, with a barn, stables and pen, or pound for cattle. And whereas our late royal predecessor, Queen Anne, by her letters patent, under the broad seal of the province of New-York made, bearing date the nineteenth day of April, in the seventh year of her reign, did grant, ra of several Queen tify, and confirm, unto the then Mayor, Aldermen, and Anne's charter 1708. Commonalty of the city of New-York, and to their successors and assigns, in these words following, to wit, Anne, by the grace of God, of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, queen, defender of the faith, &c. To all whom these presents may in any wise concern, sendeth greeting: Whereas the Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty of the city of New-York, by their petition to our right trusty and well beloved cousin Edward Viscount Cornburry, our Captain General and Governor in Chief, in and over our province of New-York, and territories depending thereon in America, and Vice Admiral of the same, &c. preferred in Council; therein setting forth, That they having a right and interest, under divers ancient Charters and Grants, by divers former Governors and Commanders in Chief of our said Province of New-York, under our noble progenitors, in a certain ferry from the said city of New-York, over the East River to Nassau Island, (alias LongIsland) and from the said Island to the said city again, and have possessed the same, and received all the profits, benefits, and advantages thereof, for the space of fifty years and upwards; and perceiving the profits, advantages, and benefits usually issuing out of the same to diminish, decrease, and fall short of what might be reasonably made of the same, for the want of the bounds and limits, to be extended and enlarged on the said island side, whereby to prevent divers persons transporting themselves and goods to and from the said Island Nassau (alias Long Island) over the said river, without coming or landing at the usual and accustomed places, where the ferry boats are usually kept and appointed, to the great loss and damage of the said city of New-York; have humbly prayed our grant and confirmation, under the great seal of our said Province of New-York, of the said ferry, called the Old Ferry, on both sides of the said East River, for the transporting of passengers, goods, horses and cattle, to and from the said city, as the same is now held and enjoyed by the said Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty of the said city of New-York, or their under-tenant, or undertenants; and also, of all that the vacant and unappropriated land, from high-water-mark, to low-watermark, on the said Nassau Island (alias Long Island) lying contiguous and fronting the said city of New York, from a certain place called, The Wall-About, unto the Red-Hook, over against Nutten-Island, for the better improvement and accommodation of the said ferry; with full power, leave, and license to set up, establish, maintain, and keep one or more ferry or ferries, for the ease and accommodation of all passengers and travellers, for the transportation of themselves, goods, horses, and cattle, over the said river, within the bounds aforesaid, as they shall see meet and convenient, and occasion require; and to establish, ordain, and make bye-laws, orders, and ordinances, for the due and orderly regulation of the same: The which Petition we being minded to grant. Know ye, That of our especial grace, certain knowledge, and meer motion, we have given, granted, ratified, and confirmed, and in and by these presents, for us, our heirs, and successors, we do give, grant,ratify, and confirm, unto the said Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty of the city of New-York, and to their successors and assigns, All that the said ferry, called the Old Ferry, on both sides of the said East River, for the transportation of passengers, goods, the Corpohorses, and cattle, over the said river, to and from the Brooklyn said city and island, as the same is now used, held, and enjoyed, by the said Mayor, Aldermen, and Commonalty of the city of New-York, or their under tenant or under tenants, with all and singular the usual and accustomed ferriage, fees, perquisites, rents, issues, profits, and Grant to ration of Ferry. all vacant Nassau Isl from the bout to Red other benefits and advantages whatsoever, to the said Old Ferry belonging or therewith used, or thereout arising; and also, all that the aforesaid vacant and unapAnd of propriated ground, lying and being on the said Nassau land on Island, (alias Long Island) from high water mark to low and, be-water mark aforesaid, contiguous and fronting the said tween high and low city of New-York, from the aforesaid place called the watermark Wall-About, to Red-Hook aforesaid, That is to say, Wall A-from the east side of the Wall-About, opposite the now Hook. dwelling house of James Bobine, to the west side of the Red-Hook, commonly called the Fishing Place, with all and singular the appurtenances and hereditaments to the same, or any part or parcel thereof belonging, or in any wise of right appertaining; together with all and singular the rents, issues, profits, ways, waters, easements, and all other benefits, profits, advantages, and appurtenances, which heretofore have, now are, and which hereafter shall belong to the said ferry, vacant land, and premises, herein before granted and confirmed, or to any or either of them in any wise appertaining, or which heretofore have been, now are, and which hereafter shall belong, be used, held, received, and enjoyed; and all our estate, right, title, and interest, benefit and advantage, claim and demand of, in, or to, the said ferry, vacant land, and premises, or any part or parcel thereof, and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders; together with the yearly and other rents, revenues, and profits, of the premises, and of every part and parcel thereof; except and always reserved out of this our present grant and confirmation, free liberty, leave, and license, to and for all and every person or persons, inhabiting or having plantations near the said river, by the water side, within the limits and bounds above mentioned, to transport themselves, goods, horses, and cattle over the said river, to and from the said city of New-York, and Nassau Island, (alias Long |