| August 21st. The Wind S.S.E, and very calm, and raining excessive hard about 3 in the morning, about 6 it begun to rain again,& continued so till near 2 in the Evening when my people were forced to leave off reaping, & be employed in thatching the Hay, the <rest of> Evening was dry & fair. |
| 22d. The Wind N. E. blowing fresh & sun-shiny all day, my people are reaping the Rye at Coydan, & Binding Barley in the Evening at Rhôs Carrog – Paid William Roberts the Sadler of LLanerchmedd 4L. 4s. for a Sadle Sadle_Cloath & two good Brid[l sw]es (one being a Curb) for my self, a Strong Portmantua Sadle, main Pilion & another Bridle for a Servant. |
| 23d. The Wind E.& by N. dark & cloudy & calm, but dry all day, my people are binding Barley in the morning at Rhos Garrog, in ye Evening they were reaping the Oats at Cae'r LLoriau. |
| 24th. The Wind E.N.E. in the Morning, settled at W. in the Evening, begun to rain about 2 in the morning, & rained excessive hard without any intermission till past i in the Evening. when it was fair & dry the rest of the day, pd. 3d. for Ale after Evening Prayer . |
| 25th. ¦12. [this is in the margin below '25th.' sw] The Wind W. & by S. blowing a moderate Gale, sun-shiny and fair till ii when it made a small shower; fair, clear and dry – afterward. my people all this day are reaping of Oats ( tho not very ripe ) haveing nothing else to do, the Barley being very backward in ripening . |
| 26th. The Wind S.E . with a moderate Gale, it begun to rain about 2 in the morning, rained hard about 5 & then left off till about noon when it rained excessive hard till near 3 in the Evening, my few labourers & my own servants reaped between the showers, & thatched ye hay when raining |
| 27th. The Wind unsettled from W. to N.W. & N. very calm & Sultry in the morning, a little breeze about 10 & Sun-shiny & cloudy by turns, I have some few people reaping to day. my Corn not being full ripe to employ a great number this week last past, but cutting that onely that is full ripe tho most of my neighbours cut it altogether ripe & unripe in the same field. Paid Robert ab Huw Prŷs 1s. for soaling & heel tapping my shooes. This Day Ld. Bulkeley's 2d Sister was marryed to Bertie a clergyman her first – Cousin, a match probably concerted by the Mother to fix ye Estate in her own family in case [ |