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                                                           EXHIBIT 10.9(p)(II)


                          FIRST AMENDMENT OF SUBLEASE   

     AGREEMENT, made as of the 15th day of July, 1994, between
Hewlett-Packard Company, a California corporation, having an
office at 2101 Gaither Road, Rockville, Maryland 20850
(hereinafter, "Sublessor") and The Timberland Company, a Delaware
corporation, having an office at 200 Domain Drive, Stratham, New
Hampshire 03885 (hereinafter "Sublessee").


                                   WITNESSETH

          WHEREAS:

     A.   Sublessor and Sublessee entered into a written sublease
dated as of  March 31, 1994 (hereinafter, "Sublease"), covering
the sublease of the 246,000 square foot building located at and
known as 200 Domain Drive, Stratham, New Hampshire.


     B.   Sublessor and Sublessee desire to amend the Sublease.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the following mutual
terms, covenants and conditions, the Sublease is hereby amended
as follows:

     FIRST:    Paragraph 21. SUBLESSOR'S CONSTRUCTION ALLOWANCE
of the Sublease is hereby amended as follows:

          (i)   In the 3rd line of subparagraph (a), the words
                "initial portion of" shall be inserted after
                the word "which" and before the words "Sublessee's Work";

          (ii)  At the end of  subparagraph (b), add the following
                sentence: "The Initial Payment and each Additional
                Payment made by the Sublessor shall begin to accrue
                interest at the rate of six (6%) per cent per annum 
                from the date of each payment thereof by Sublessor 
                to Sublessee or Sublessor's contractors, subcontractors 
                and/or vendors, as the case may be."; and

          (iii) In the 8th line of subparagraph (c), add the words 
                "and in any event on or before December 31, 1994." 
                at the end of the 1st sentence.

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     SECOND:   The entire full paragraph appearing on page 27 of
the Sublease is hereby revised to read in its entirety as

          " Sublessee shall pay to Sublessor (i) the total
          amount of Sublessor's Construction Allowance, which
          shall in no event exceed Three Million Five Hundred
          Thousand and 00/100 ($3,500,000) Dollars, plus (ii)
          the aggregate amount of accrued interest with respect
          to the Initial Payment and each Additional Payment, as
          provided for in subparagraph (b) above (the
          "Contributed Amount") with interest thereon at the
          rate of 6 percent (6%) per annum, in equal consecutive
          monthly installments in advance on the 1st day of each
          month commencing on the 1st day of the 1st month
          following the month in which Sublessor makes Final
          Payment to Sublessee and continuing on the 1st day of
          every month thereafter through and including the month
          of July, 1999 ( the "Payment Period").  The amount of
          each monthly payment shall be calculated so as to
          result in the full repayment by Sublessee of the
          Contributed Amount, together with interest thereon at
          the rate of six  (6%) percent per annum, after payment
          of all such monthly payments over the Payment Period.
          Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event Sublessor
          has not disbursed any portion of Sublessor's
          Construction Allowance (including Final Payment) by
          December 31, 1994, Sublessor and Sublessee hereby
          agree that the Payment Period shall be the period from
          January 1, 1995 through July 1, 1999 and beginning on
          January 1, 1995, Sublessee shall commence payment to
          Sublessor of the entire disbursed portion of
          Sublessor's Construction Allowance, together with
          accrued interest as calculated above, upon the terms
          and conditions set forth above."

     THIRD:    All the terms, covenants and conditions contained
in the Sublease, as modified by this First Amendment, shall
remain in full force and effect.  Capitalized terms used herein
but not defined herein shall have the meanings as defined in the
Sublease.
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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  this Agreement has been executed as of
the day and year first above written.

                         SUBLESSOR:     Hewlett-Packard Company

                                        By: /s/ Ann O. Baskins
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                         SUBLESSEE:     The Timberland Company

                                        By: /s/ Keith D. Monda
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CONSENT OF MASTER LESSOR:

     The undersigned Master Lessor under the Master Lease hereby
consents to the foregoing First Amendment of Sublease.

     As between Master Lessor and Sublessor, nothing herein or in
said Sublease shall relieve Sublessor of its obligations to
Master Lessor under said Master Lease or modify any of the terms
of said Master Lease.  As between Master Lessor and Sublessee,
nothing herein shall modify the provisions of that certain
Subordination, Non-Disturbance and Attornment Agreement dated
March 31, 1994, between them, including without limitation the
provisions of Section 3 thereof.

     Executed under seal this 3rd day of November, 1994.


                              FIRST ALTEX REALTY TRUST

                              BY: /s/ Raymond A. Caryl
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                                   Hereunto duly authorized, as
                                   Trustee and not Individually

                              BY: /s/ Barbara F. Caryl
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                                   Hereunto duly authorized, as
                                   Trustee and not Individually

                              BY: /s/ Edward F. Caryl
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                                   Hereunto duly authorized, as
                                   Trustee and not Individually