March 29th.  The Wind S. blowing fresh and raining almost all ye morning; the Evening was very stormy, the Wind very high attended often with rain & continued so all the rest of the Evening and all night.
30th.  The Wind S. blowing high and generally Sun shiny & made very little rain this day: To Day I begun to sow small Oats. paid 1d.2/1 for Ale.
31st.  The Wind S. blowing very high attended with heavy rain frequently all the morning; and in the Evening it made a very great shower of hail and rain together: Paid iid. for a Side of poor Lamb & ye head·
April the first.  The Wind S.S.W. blowing fresh and cold, but generally Sun shiny and dry all this day: The Priest preached on Prov; Chap: ist. & verses 2ist. & 22d.
2d.  The Wind W. & by S. blowing very fresh and cold &raining very hard from about i in the morning till 3. made showers of cold sleet & hail about 7, the rest of the day was dry.

3d.    ● 7 [this is written vertically in the margin below '3d.'

The Wind W.&byN. blowing moderate, Sun shiny, fair & dry all day. paid Owen Thomas the Smith's bill for shoeing my Stable horses being 4s. 8d. and paid likewise Robert Hughes the Pentir of Coydan's wages for last winter till May, being 5s.

4th. The Wind E. blowing fresh, cold and drying well, & generally Sun shiny for most part of the day: Paid Sion Ifan my 2d. plowman — one pound One shilling of his winter's wages, & paid Jane Jones– i0s. 6d. of her winter's wages: & paid the Collector of the Land and Light Tax 3 pound 12 shillings; (Viz) 2 pound one shilling for the land tax, and One pound ii shillings Light Tax.
5th.  The Wind W. & by N. blowing very moderate, generally Sun shiny, & drying well all day; yet for all that the ground is – very wett still : paid 4s. for a Dosen of Noggins, & 9dfor a wooden bowl & ladle. 
6th.  The Wind E. blowing fresh, drying well, but very scorching– paid Margarett ’ chuw Morrus 2s. 2d. for a Carcase of Lamb.
7th.  The Wind E. in the morning, came before noon to N.W. blew– fresh and cold, a great hoar frost both this & yesterday morning but was generally Sun Shiny all day, My people were the 3 last days of this week harrowing Vetches & great Oats.
8th.  The Wind N.E. blowing pretty fresh & very cold for the most part and made Some showers of hail, yet it was for the most part Sun Shiny & fair.

 




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