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the "best part of One Hundred Pounds upon the Tenem* and now 

 Condesends to Comply with such my Demand, when most 

 Landlords, in like case, would near Double the ffine upon him : 

 But tell him that the Raskally fellow, that he hath heard so 

 much off, and never seen, or like to see, Will accept of his 

 Twelve Pounds, so that you may forthwith Draw him a new 

 Lease, ^- ****** * 



That your Stone (Jutters should worke as most for their 

 advantage, I have nothing to object. But besides the Dead 

 Winter being no proper time to rear the Worke : The imploying 

 so many attending Labourers in the very short, wett, darke 

 Days, I cannot come into it : (?) ould have the pedestal now 

 raised to its full height with the soonest : filled chocks with 

 Liquid Lime, then covered with straw with some stones to keep 

 it fast : the Scafolding Struck and laid up till Lady Day against 

 which time (if they please) the Stone Cutters may be ready to 

 put up the Pyramid : and flatter myselfe you cafiot in point of 

 good sense, contradict me in what I supose : You never told 

 me to what height you raised the scafitolding. 



You ought to try at getting a copy of the Salt board Order 

 for the Shiping ffish at St. Maws, and send it the Col" with y 

 observations thereon, without w'^'' nothing can be said to it. 



In seeing Mr. Heams behaviour, do not you bless yourselfe 

 that You are not Sadled with a Wife, Sure you may : Somthing 

 more of the Sort to Divert, will be obligeing, Hopeing to hear 

 from you every other week : How goes Punch and Draming in 

 your Town, Where I am apt to believe No Notice is taken of 

 the prohibition. 



Mich""*" Day being past I shall count in proper time, of an 

 additional credit with you for £150. I shall be glad to see a 

 List of my arrears to Lady Day 1737. Hopeing it may not be 

 Great. 

 St. James's, Yours, 



30th Sept., 1737. Mart: Killigeew." 



(In M.K.'s own Handwriting). 

 "Mr. Hall. 



By this post I have your paquett of y* 13 Curr* But not at 

 Leaiure to say a word in Answer to it, being obliged to referr 



