I must tell you
'tis to her bounty & care in ye greatest measure you are like to owe
yr well living in this world, & as you cannot but be very sensible you
are an extra-ordinary charge to her so it behoves you to take
particular heed tht in ye whole course of yr life, you render her a
proportionable comfort, especially since 'tis ye best way you can ever
hope to make her such amends as God requires of yr hands. but Poll!
it grieves me a little yt I am forced to take notice of & reprove you
for some vaine expressions in yr lettrs to yr Sister--you say
concerning yr allowance "you aime to bring yr bread & cheese even" in
this I do not discommend you, for a foule shame indeed it would be
should you out run the Constable having soe liberall a provision made
you for yr maintenance--but ye reason you give for yr resolution I
cannot at all approve for you say "to spend more you can't" thats
because you have it not to spend, otherwise it seems you would. So yt
'tis yr Grandmothrs discretion & not yours tht keeps you from
extravagancy, which plainly appears in ye close of yr sentence, saying
yt you think it simple covetousness to save out of yrs but 'tis my
opinion if you lay all on yr back 'tis ten tymes a greater sin & shame
thn to save some what out of soe large an allowance in yr purse to
help you at a dead lift.
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