KIIiLIGREW MANUSCRIPTS. 53 



letters are written is, in some cases, crumbling to pieces with age, 

 and some of them are consequently imperfect. I have copied 

 out such portions of their contents as appeared of suflELcient 

 interest, for publication in your Journal. 



The letters are mostly written by Martin Killigrew's amanu- 

 enses, one of whom, his clerk Snoxell, left London " with his 

 wife and boy servant " in March, 1737-8, on a vessel called the 

 "Rice," for Falmouth, to become landlord of an Inn belonging 

 to the estate. Martin Killigrew, in a letter to Mr. Hall, dated 

 14 March, 1737-8, thus refers to their departure. 



"The CoP("Ool.West") and youngest daughter showed their 

 Condescending Civility to Come a Sunday morning to wish 'em 

 a good voyage, and invite 'em to Lodge at Arwenack " * * * 

 " and in putting them to sit with you in Arwenack Seat at 

 Church, you will find theire behaviour in Nothing to disgrace 

 You, and Oblidging them beyond a feast, for that without 

 ever hearing them Cant a word of Religion, you will finde 'em 

 truley silently pious, and the Wife (as a rarity) to have no Will 

 or inclination but her Husband's ; a man in figure more like the 

 Clerke of a parish then Innkeeper, but hath a foundation of 

 Common Sence, w"*" I shall hope (by your assistance) will Carry 

 him his business." 



Martin Killigrew evidently revised the letters after they 

 were written, as there are occasional corrections in the spelling, 

 and frequent additions and postscripts in his own very small but 

 clear handwriting. 



The letters throw much light on various matters ; for 

 instance, Mr. Killigrew writes to Mr. Hall on Nov. 12, 1737 : 



" On Tuesday the 8*^ was agreeably Surprised with the 

 Sight of Mr. Laroche, who from Mr. Elliott's ("Port Eliot") to 

 Bristol, Cross a terrable country^ and Staying with his Brother 

 there two Days, made this Town (London) in 8 Days, w"^ looks 

 more like flying than rideing. But he is a light Weight." 



Mr. Killigrew records the "marry age" of his great niece 

 Mary at Lainston (Hants) on the 14 July, 1737, to Mr. Merrill 

 " an Auckward Country Squire at first Sight, yet upon Exami- 

 nation, Nothing to be Objected to his Person : But his Intulects 

 are Charming, And in all respects, much to my Likeing, as I am 



