August 3d.  The Wind W. in the morning blowing fresh & drying well, Sun Shiny & fair, came to S. W in ye Evening was cloudy & overcast with some little rain about 7,& more in the night.
4th.  The Wind W. & by S. blowing fresh & drying well & generally Sun Shiny till 4 in the Evening when it grew cloudy & dark, finished to day getting my hay into big Cocks: Pd. Davies the Excise Officer i5 shillings being my composition Money for Malt: Paid John Jones the Carpanter 27 shillings, for 2i foot of Oak Timber  & 6 food of Ash; pd. 2d. for fish.
5th.  The Wind W. & by S. blowing fresh, sun Shiny fair and dry, and continued so all this day: To Day I begun to carry in my hay into stacks: pd. 1d. for a piece of brass, & gave 1s. to ye raffle of Catherine Rowland of Pyllcrach.
6th.  The Wind S. blowing high and raining excessive hard this morning about 4 a clock, moaky weather with frequent showers of mizling rain all the rest of the day, besides a very heavy shower about noon: The Priest finished his Hell-fire Sermon begun the 9th. of last month.
7th.  The Wind  S. blowing fresh with some Sun Shine, and drying well all day: My people are makeing hay Stacks this day also.
8th.  The Wind S. blowing fresh and raining very hard this morning about 4, and all the rest of the day was moist, moaky weather attended with frequent showers of rain: Pd. 1s. 6d. for 6 young Ducks .
9th.  The Wind S. blowing high & raining hard in the Morning,the rest of the day was hazy, & moist moaky weather but made no rain; blew very hard in the night.
i0th.  The Wind S. blowing fresh & raining hard from 3 in the morning till past 9: the rest of the day till 5 in ye Evening was Sun Shiny fair & pleasant, cloudy & dark ye rest of ye day
iith.  The Wind S. blowing fresh, drying well, & generally Sun Shiny, (but not warm) all this day: To Day Cemlyn Old Clock wch. my Brother Lewis gave me was set up in a new Case made of Virginia Wallnut by William Williams of LLanerchmedd.
12th.  The Wind S. blowing fresh & drying well, Sun Shiny, & fair till 4 in the Evening, cloudy & dark & high wind the rest of the day: Finished to day the makeing all my hay into Stacks.

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