Here begins the year i755.

January ist.  The Wind N. blowing fresh & very cold, and cloudy, dark weather, but dry all day: A good deal of company ( most of them Neighbours ) dined to day at LLysdulas; and I sat up till near 3 a clock next morning

2d.  The Wind N.N.E. blowing more moderate than Yest - erday & not so cold, but still dark & cloudy, yet dry — I stayed this day also at LLysdulas.
3d.  The Wind E. N. E. blowing pretty fresh & cold, yet dry I set out from LLysdulas about half an hour after 9 ; and was at home by ii; haveing given the servants there 4s. 6d.
4th.  The Wind E. & by N. blowing moderate, cloudy , dark & cold but dry all this day also: My people all this week but Wednes –day were carrying Muck at Coydan to Cae'r LLorriau.
5th.  The Wind N.E. blowing moderate, cloudy & dark,& made a great shower of rain sometime before day, but all this day was dry: The Priest preached on Heb: Chap: 2d.vers.i6
6th.  The Wind S. & by E. blowing moderate, cloudy & dark weather but hard & dry haveing freezed hard last night; Entertained my Neighbours this day as usuall & sat up very late.
7th.  The Wind S. calm, cloudy . & dark weather & not cold, &dry – all day; gave Thomas Hughes my Sister Betty's Son 2s. 6d. who brought me some Wigeons; & gave Will Wŷllt that played the fiddle here yesterday 2s.
8th.  The Wind S. very calm, cloudy & dark with a kind soft rain ( such as falls in May ) about 9 a clock , but the rest of the day was dry: Paid 5s. fee farm rent out of Tyddyn y Rhôs to Ld. Bulkely's Agent
9th.  The Wind N. W. calm, cloudy & dark weather all day with some mizling rain and very cold and raw weather all day·
i0th.  The Wind W. very calm for the most part, cloudy & dark weather all day, but made no rain : No Butchers meat to day at our Market.
iith.  The Wind S. W. blowing fresh with some pleasant intervalls of Sun Shine & some gentle showers of rain pretty frequent this day ·

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