June 17th. The Wind S. blowing high, and cold both in the morning and Evening, about 4 in the Evening it made a heavy shower which lasted about 3 or 4 minutes. |
i8th. The Wind W. in the morning, it came to S. W. about i0, was moderate in blowing and the Air warm: pd. 2s. 6d. for 2 black Decanters, is. [1/- sw] for 2 glass Salt sellers, and 2s. 8d. for ii Gelly– Glasses: made a very good Fair last Friday the 14th. at Bangor there was 2 Oxen of Mr. Bodvell's Sold there for 37 pound. |
19th. The Wind S.&by W. blowing moderate, Sun shiny and warm all day: paid Abraham Jones's bill being 6s. 7d. delivered also to his Son Gabriel 3s. 6d. to buy me some drugs in Chester: gave John Fur Size the Scotsman 2s. who is become very poor & almost blind |
20th. The Wind N. calm, Sun shiny, fair and very warm all day Delivered William Roberts the Sadler 27s. to ^buy^ me Cloath & fringe in Chester Fair to make a New Pilion Cloath for – my Sister: To Day I begin to Mow my hay. |
2ist. The Wind N. very calm, Sun shiny and hot all day from Sun to Sun, but was exceeding cold in the morning before Sun rise occasioned by a very thick hoar frost which fell all of it in – an hour's time from 3 to 4 a clock : pd. 2s. for Butcher's meat. |
22d. The Wind E. blowing fresh, little sun shine to day, yet hot and sultry and very dry: My people were to day carrying lime from Cemaes that came in a boat from Carnarvon; some to Coydan to repair that Barn broke the last winter; and the rest home for the use of these houses, being in all 26 pegets & a measure |
23d. The Wind E. blowing moderate, Sun shiny, scorching & very dry, and not the least dew in the morning on the grass : paid the Parson yesterday i. pound i5 shillings & 5 pence on account of Lactuals, Easter dues & Sermons on Barnabas day for the years 1749: 1750. & 1751: He preached to day a piece of a Sermon on Mat: Chap: 7th. 21st. verse. |
24th. The Wind N. very calm, sunshiny hot and scorching, and the ground miserably scorched in these parts : Pd. for the lime that was carryed on Saturday one pound 14 shillings & 8 pence_ pd. Hugh Davies the Shoomaker of London fifty four pounds 7 shilling & 6d. which my Son owed him & for which money I had given my Bond – Hugh Jones of Marri[a sw]n was authorized to receive them & Davies had sent the bond down to him, So the money were Pd. & I had my Bond up. |