July 2d. The Wind S. pretty calm in the morning, & raining excessive hard about 2; it blew fresh from 9 a clock all — the rest of the day, and was generally Sun shiny, and ye night calm. |
3d. The Wind S. blowing moderate, it was dry this day,and generally Sun Shiny and fair, but the last part of the Evening was cloudy. |
4th. The Wind S. and very moderate, the morning was sun shiny, fair and clear & very hot about noon, all the rest of the day from 3 in the Evening was cloudy and dark and brought down a mizling rain on the fall of night. |
5th. The Wind S. blowing fresh and drying well, Sun shiny & cloudy alternately all the morning; attempted some little rain about i in the Evening, but soon left off : paid Rhys Hughes the Butcher alias Rhŷs Bentir 2s. 6d. for a side of Mutton . |
6th. The Wind S. blowing very fresh with intervals of clouds & Sun shine all day after 6 in the morning when it made a mizling rain: Paid Owen Thomas of Aberrach's Son 2 pounds and 6 pence for a ship load of Red Wharf sand being 540 Bushells. or 400 and half the long [Re sw]c[ko sw]ning according to Six score – to the hundred: My people all this week divided their work betwixt carrying home the Peat in the mornings, discharging the sand Vessell &c and the rest of theday in the hay. |
7th. The Wind S.W. blowing very moderate, warm & dry all day,and generally Sun Shiny; the Evening calm & very pleasant: The Priest finished the Sermon he had begun this day fortnight. |
8th. The Wind S.S.W. blowing moderate, Sun shiny, fair and very warm till 4 or 5 in the Evening, cloudy, dark, blowing fresh and cold all the rest of the day : pd. Owen Hughes the Smith's Bill for house work (viz) mending locks &c 3s. — |
9th. The Wind S. blowing high, Sun shiny hot and Sultry till 5 in the Evening this day also when it grew cloudy,overcast and very cold by night: pd Owen Hughes the Smith 8s. 3d. for work belonging to the farm. |
10th. The Wind S. S.W. & raining hard in the morning from 4 to 7. the rest of the day was dry, but generally cloudy and dark, yet warm enough. |
iith. ●4 [this is written vertically in the margin below 'iith.' sw] The Wind S.W. & very moderate, Sun shiny fair & warm all day : – my people were all the morning, and a great part of the Evening till – after their Noon mea[t sw], carrying home the turf from Cae'r Mynydd_ the rest of the day they were in the hay. |