KILLIGBEW MANUSCRIPTS. "75 



afternoon to Budock Church, And take from the Monum*' in the 

 Chancell, the Necessary, You will oblige me, And in return 

 Expect a Duplicate of what I so make out, Composed of 

 Incidents, which otherwise, you must Live and Dye Ignorant off. 



St. James's, Yours, 



25th Aug., 1737. Mart. Kilijgkew. 



Mr. Merrill writes me that his Wife dayly improves in her 

 health upon Marryage : On or about y* 3"* of y® Next month. 

 They propose y* being at Bath for six weeks." 



(This P.S. is in M.K.'s hand- writing). 



"Mr, Ab"' Hall. 



Since my Last of the 25th Curr* I am in hopes I have mett 

 with a very proper Man and Wife to Succeed Mrs. Bowne : The 

 Man from his Youth bread up as Botler in great ffamilies, where 

 good Eating and Drinking was the Chief Business: His Wife 

 a Cook in the like, and the same ffamily, where She ever Brewed, 

 and is Mrs. of the Art, As well as Cookery, Both in the Prime 

 of their Age and from Wales. 



Now in Order to the proceeding with them, I must pray 

 you will be at the trouble, of going over the House with Mr. 

 James Carefully Viewing it in all its Circumstances, then retire 

 to Mr. James's House, and whilst things are fresh in your 

 Memories Set Down the Number of Eooms in it : Distinguishing 

 how many Bedd Chambers, And those again, better and worse, 

 for the providing Bedds accordingly : Stable roome for how 

 many Horses, what Laught for Hay and Straw, with particulars 

 of the Several Sorts of Household Groods may be Wanting. In 

 all w'^ you will much oblige me, And I shall hope with the 

 Soonest : And as Bear and Ale Cannot otherwise be had ready 

 for Dra* at their going into the House Mr. James in his sloop, 

 may git it, and bring from Exeter, of both Sorts, brewed with 

 Dochester Malt. 



Mr. Laroche had lately a Letter from the Col° wherein he 

 mentions, that he Designed to Write me, so soon as he heard 

 from you ; Sure You are not backward in Writing. 



