[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] Mathews for to git our patent and privileges con-fermed to us the town of Bedford, as soon, chep and easy as may be, and for so doeing the town doth in-gadge to give sd Mathews a gratetude of land for his chardg and peanes (pains) to his satisfaction if they are capable." But " Cap Mathews " liked a definite understanding, and on, — "Aprell 1, 1702, the town doth grant Cap. Peter Mathews, of New York, a track of land in y8 bounds of Bedford, which is on the south-west corner of our purchase sou west of Nonames Hill, and on the south sid of the road that goeth from bedford to hutsou's river and so by the place whair Wampas wigwam was, and to Birum Pond— the inedow and upland, ruf & snioth, in estimation three hundred ackers, which he is to have upon y« condision that he is at ye chardg to git our lands already purchased, patent and priviledges confermed to us at New York, as it be set ou tile there for our coufermatiou." It did not take long for the thrifty Roberts to realize that it was a good time to get the town to vote liberal appropriations. Six weeks later, May 14th, the town granted him a good-sized tract lying along Kisco Brook and down to Kisco River, apparently covering a large part of the present village of Mount Kisco, " on condision that he goeth to New Yorck, & ioynes