May 5th. The Wind S. W. and blowing very moderate, Sun shiny, fair & drying well; the ground to day is very wet, the water standing upon it where it is any thing even, and the ditches full of water. |
6th. The Wind in the morning early at S. very calm, it came- to S.E. when it made a very great shower of rain, &settled at last in due East & made severall very heavy showers - of rain, so that the ground is very wet. |
7th. The Wind N. E. very calm, Sun shiny, fair; warm and dry all day: My people this day (being Ascensionday)were bleeding the Horses, and triming [there is a wavy line over the 'm' sw] their Mains and tails. |
8th. The Wind S.W· calm, cloudy and dark weather all day,but warm, and a great part of the day was a mizling rain, but very soft: paid 2s. 1d. for a Carcase of a Lamb: & pd. Hugh Griffith is. [1/- sw] for splaying two she calfs . |
9th. The Wind S. very calm, warm, dry & fair, and generally Sun-shiny all this day, yet was misty & foggy at the fall of night: – my people this week are fenceing about the Corn· |
i0th. The Wind S. very calm, and generally Sun shiny, but very warm and pleasant all day: The Priest preached on i: Cor: Chap: i0th. & verse 12th. |
iith. The Wind E. calm, warm & pleasant in the morning till i0, &from 4 in the Evening till night, but the intermediate time it was– cold & scorching and blowing very fresh. |
i2th. The Wind E. blowing fresh, hot and scorching, but sun shiny & fair all day : Paid Richard Roberts of Cerrig Mân forty shillings & 6 pence for building of Maen Moel house, the walls of which measured 8i – yards, besides 7 yards of the old wall that was not pulled down. |
13th. The Wind E. blowing very fresh, hot & scorching, but sun shiny- all day: pd. iis. for two pound weight of Green Tea, & is. 6d. for a quarter of Mutton. |
14th. The Wind W. & W. & by N. very calm, Sun shiny, fair & warm all- the day: Pd. Catherine Prys ye remainder of her wages, being 3s. |
15th. The Wind N. very calm, but dark hazy weather for a great part of the day: paid Shadrach's Wife 1s. 9d. for Meat had to day & a Market before; pd. alsoto Rhys Bentir 3s. 3d. for Meat had to day : pd. i0d. for fish. |