| ●12 [this is written vertically in the margin opposite this entry sw] May 28th. The Wind S. W. blowing very moderate and raining pretty hard about 6 in the morning, & made sever -all showers afterwards before noon, the Evening was fair & dry, yet cold, Pd Marged’chuw Morus is. 8d. for a Side of Veal. and 4d. for a calf's head. |
| 29th. The Wind W. and W. by S. blowing fresh & cold for the time of the year & makeing no dew in the night: all the day waS sun [sh sw]iny and dry: My people all these days were hedging & repairing of fences thrown down by the imoderaterains of last Winter: Paid Mary Wms. the Dairy Maid iL. 9s. in full of her last winter'swages. |
| 30th. The Wind S.S.W. blowing fresh and cold especially in the Evening, but sun shiny and dry all day; The Priest preached on Mat: Chap: 5th. verses 23 & 24th. |
| 3ist. The Wind S. blowing fresh, Sun shiny & dry, but not warm, and - scorching very much all day, & but little dew in the night: Paid Harry the Driver i2s. 6d. being the remainder of his last Winter's wages . Pd. likewise to Ellin Edward i7s. 6d. in full of her last winter's wages . |
| June ist. The Wind S.S.W. blowing high and scorching & cold withal, grew dark and overcast in the Evening and brought down some rain about 6 which was soon over and the Sun shined again. |
| 2d. The Wind S. S. W. blowing high and very scorching, yet not warm, and the grass and late corn looking very poor; Paid Wm. Hughes the second plowman iL. i8s. in full of his last Winter's wages· |
| 3d. The Wind S. W.blowing moderate,Sun shiny in the morning and the Evening cloudy and overcast; yet made no rain:Paid Owen Thomas the Smith's bill for shoeing my own horses - being 5s. i0d. |
| 4th. The Wind S. W. calm and warm weather & generallyclose and cloudy and raining hard frequently in the morning – especially before day which was a great blessing conferred upon us [by sw] the good God: Paid Rhys Bentir 3s. 6d. for Butcher's meat bought of him this day & this day fortnight. |
| 5th. The Wind N. calm, sun shiny and very warm, yet was cloudy about noon and thundered and threatened rain, but made none:My people were all this week employed in fencing about the corn,providing Gorse both for the house and drying of Oats· |