KILLIGBEW MANUSOKIPTS. 65 



Hay and Oorne : If I do not greatly mistake, this flurry caiiot 

 continue above three weeks, for that their impatience will be 

 greater to git back to Bath, then it is to see ffalm". 



You are Still in time to see that your Olosett and Books be 

 put in y* best Order you can, And nothing to be seen there 

 belonging to other peoples business, But only to y* Estate : You 

 will finde y* Col° quick of Comprehention and as ready at figures 

 as can be suposed. At y^ same time you observe to them y* 

 Great Sums I have raised from y* Estate, you will do me y^ 

 justice to note y* improvem*' I have made upon it : And that y^ 

 times are now dead, as thro out y® Kingdome, yet as they have 

 been good, it may reasonably be hoped they will be so again ; 

 And that in the main you doubt not of giving a yearly 

 Demonstration (by y® Eentall) of y^ increase of y* Estate. 

 When Diner is over you git back to your closet, and as you see 

 it proper^ you return with your pen in your Ear making the 

 Col" Sensible he is wanted above, whereby he may git rid of 

 impertinent Comp'' if such be with him. Nor can I see in 

 respect to time, y* Col° can do more in business then from day 

 to day, giving you orders which you will take in writing and at 

 parting take his hand to them, you giving him a Duplicate. 



You will be able to borrow Glasses Llinen Spoons with 



some handsome pieces of plate, in every thing to make y° best 

 figure you can : and if you can, borrow a better Horse than your 

 own, you ought to do it relying upon y* Ool°'° generosity (His 

 greatest fault) you will be nothing out of pocket upon this 

 occasion. As from me, pray your Mother to trouble y* Col" with 

 as Litle of her Conversation as her business will admit off : 

 I thinke enough at a time to a man of your accute parts. 

 St. James, Yours, 



16 Aprill, 1737. Mabt. Killigrew." 



"Mr. Ab'^Hall . 



Since my last of y* 16*'' I have yours of y' 11*^ and 14*^ 

 both on y* same Sheet : * * » * « 



but would have you forbear making Oath to them ["accounts for 

 1736"] ; as also to forbear y" remitting me any more Money till 

 you have my Orders so to do, for that though I will not have any 



