January 12th. The Wind N.E. calm, fair & freezing haveing freezed hard last night likewise; in the Evening it thawed gently, but freezed again this night. my people all this week are carrying much to Brynclynni; haveing done carrying the Dung by the Cow-house, they carry the Ashes that's by this house to Cae' [either this apostrophe is crossed out, or WB intended a hyphen between 'Cae' and 'pen' sw] pen yr âllt in. Brynclynni, the Ashes are so froze that my Servants are forced to break it with Pick-axes to fill the panniers; the frost is so terrible in ye highway that Carts cannot go that way; my Servants attempted this week to grub up Gors in the wet Meadows at Bodel- =wyn, but the Earth was so fast bound, that they might as soon enter a stone as come at the roots of them; and they satisfyed themselves (but not me) with Cutting them with ye Pick-ax close to the ground, imagining the frost will destroy the roots;whether it will, time will shew . |
13th. The Wind N. blowing fresh & very cold, & freezing very fast; which it did all the rest of the day, a very great congre= -gation at LLanfechell Church, a great many of which had got a cold, & cough'd extreamly. |
14th. The Wind N.E. very fair & Sun-shiny & calm, & thawed in the Sun, but freezed all day in the Shade, my people at the same work of Carrying the Ashes in paniers to Brynclyni |
15th. The Wind E. blowing fresh & very cold & freezing hard all day. |
16th. The Wind E.N.E. blowing very hard &freezing extreamly but nothing to be compared to what it did the 28. 29.& 30th of last month, I have 4 Cars this week & the last carrying home Gors grubbed up last November, & this day & yesterday my people were winowing of Barley. they winnowed of pure Barley 18 Peggets & half. |