January ist. i760: [on page 472 sw]  The Wind W. blowing moderate some sun shiny, but mostly dark weather & some showers of rain .

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The Wind W. calm, dark cloudy weather with some showers but of no great consequence.

3d.  The Wind W.. [the first of these dots is above the 'W' sw] & W. & by S. calm & rainy weather in the morn- – ing: the Evening Sun Shiny & dry.
4th.  The Wind  S. E. calm, cloudy and dark weather and very cold and raw, haveing freezed last night and a very thick hoar frost this morning; which was followed by a great deal of rain this night
5th.  The Wind S. very calm all this day, cloudy & dark generally; the wind blew high in the night.
6th.  The Wind E. S· E. blowing very moderate; yet cold & raw, & generally cloudy & dark, but dry all day; I entertained my Neighbours to day ( rich & poor ) as usuall, but I could not stay with them all the while to day because of my distemper.
7th.  The Wind E. blowing fresh & freezing and very cold all this day: it made severall efforts to snow this day, but was soon over almost as soon as begun.
8th.  The Wind E. blowing very fresh & freezing hard all this day also, in so much as my servants returned from the field (where they went to plow) because they could not plow.pd. 2d. for fish. This Day Mrs. Gwen Bodvell dyed at Chester—–
9 The Wind N. E. blowing moderate, but very cold & freezing — haveing brought down some snow last night, & some to day.
i0th.  The Wind E. blowing pretty fresh & exceeding cold all this day also.
iith.  The Wind E. S. E. blowing moderate, but excessive cold all this day likewise & brought down some snow likewise,and what was upon the ground before is Still there.
i2th.  The Wind E. and exceeding cold & freezing all this day also my people all this week were carting the Ashes to Cae Ty'n y llŵyn
i3th.  The Wind E. blowing fresh & excessive cold & freezing all day_ & brought down a vast quantity of Snow this Night.
i4th.  The Wind E. blowing moderate, but excessive cold & freezing all day Pd. 2d. for Bodewryd Boar to serve my Sow.




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