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befor the Warr is proclaimed, and of wliat his Spare Oasli shall 

 be Short (if you approve of it) I shall be Contented w*** his 

 Single Bond but w*^ Comon Interest from the Delivery of his 

 Lease, He to take on from next Lady day." 



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(In Mart. Killigrew's own very small writing as follows :) 



"I have got a Kinsman of Coll. West's for a Clerke in 

 Snoxell's place, very young and Eaw in business ; but shall hope 

 to make him sufficient for mine. ****** 

 St. James's, Yours, 



4 March, 1737. Mart: Killiqrew." 



"M- Ab"" HaU. 



Since my last of y* 4*'' Curr* I have Yours of y* 6*^ of y* 

 Same, and shall begin in Answer on y* Subject of Snoxell; who 

 w*** his Wife and boy Serv* were Shipt Board Eice last Sunday 

 in Ord'^ to fall down the Eiver Early Next Morning y^ Wind 

 Standing N.E. I compute it may take up three days to Tide it 

 down so as to Clear the North foreland, and from thence about 

 two days to reach Falm". From whence there is a posebility you 

 may see him before this Lett"^ reaches you ; tho as posible I may 

 be wide in my Computation ; The Col° and youngest daughter 

 showed their Condescending Civility to Come a Sunday morning 

 to wish 'em a good Voyage, and invite 'em to Lodge at Arv/enack 

 till they could get a Bedd up at home, w"** with thanks I excused 

 for them, ******* 



* * and in putting them to sit w*^ 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 than Innkeeper, but hath a foundation 

 of common sence, w"*" I shall hope (by your assistance) will Carry 

 him hi 1: siness. ****** 



You turn over all the Tenants in the Late Edward Pearce's 

 Tenem' of Houses to Jn° Laroche Esq'' to whome I make over y* 



