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Excused ; I must own my general practice was such to a Greater 

 Extent of time, and without Exception from the year 1704. 

 W*^ Judith "Wickham as ia fol° here 304, down to your time full 

 thirty years, and that without giving any tenant Cause to 

 Complain of my Shuffling w*^ them in the Matter ; And though 

 I never had the least thanks from any one Tenant so benefitted 

 my having (done so) sitts easy w*^ me, but now am Grown too 

 heavey for such Yolatill out of the way practice. Conclude 



St. James's, Yours, 



21st Jan^, 1737.* Mart: Killigrew." 



[* It must be remembered that prior to 1752 the year in England was consid- 

 ered to begin, not on the first of January, but on the 25*'' of March.] 



"I must not make a Secrett of it to you that Snoxell succeeds 

 M'' Bowne . His wife to be bread under my Wife and Sisters 

 care from her being 7 years old ; Mistris of y^ french Tongue, 

 Having lived several years in that Kingdome and travelled it 

 over from North to South up to Savoy : good sober and modest 

 as your Sister w"^ is saying all with y^ advantage of knowing 

 more of y* World." 



"M^ Ab"' Hall. 



Since my last of the 21 past, -^ *' * * * 



* * Especially the Title w"^ I think ought to run thus; 

 Ace* Curr* from Lady day 1736 to Lady Day 1737, Exclus'"' 

 between A. HaU the Accomptant, The Hon'"^ Col° John West. 

 for and on behalfe of his Daughters, M" Mary Killigrew, since 

 Wife of John Merrill Esq'' and Frances Killigrew ; The next 

 Line under, you say the S*^ A. H. D*° and on the other side, pr 

 Contra Cred*'' so that one sheet of paper will still do the thing : 



TeU M" Hill that if her Son the Seaman be inclined to the 

 Church of Eoome, I will use my interest for making him a 

 Cardinal, And for Serving him in the Paquetts is as much out 

 of my power, and at best a poor affair : But if he aims at 

 coming to anything in his profession he ought to Stick to the 

 Turkey Trade. * * * • * » ^^ 



