| June 25th. The Wind N.E. in the Morning, the Sky cloudy & rusty in ye Morning cleared up about 7 and was very hot till 3 in ye Afternoon, when the wind came to S.S.W. & blew cold, all the skies overcast with clouds. |
| 26th. The Wind .S.S.W. cloudy in the Morning, about 9 it cleared up, was very fair and warm all the rest of the Day. was at Cemaes to day bathing in the Sea spent there 3d. for ale. . The Markett full to day at Llannerchymedd, the barley being 16s. a peggett, other corn f[e sw]ll in proportion, had a quarter of |
| 27th. The Wind W.S.W, cloudy & misling rain in the Morning till 9 a clock. then dry (tho still dark) till 7 in the Evening, at which time it began to rain, and continued raining all, or most part of the Night. |
| 28th. The Wind N.W. great signs of the rain that fell last night, every puddle being full, but this Day is fair & hot. & good hay harvest. Sold this day to — Rowland Hughes of Lligwy 13 Oxen for 4l. 10s a piece, & the fourteenth being but a crab, I had for him but 3l. 9s. I am to send them next monday being July 1st. to Llangwillog where he'll receive them and pay the money. bought to Day at the Markett of Llanvechell a side of Young Venison, very good & fat for 1s. 3d. of Wm. Bevan of Croesvechan, spent 3d for ale ————— |
| 29th. The Wind S.W. a clear, fair, hot day, and continued so till 5 a clock in the Evening, when the Sky began to be overcast with clouds, & grew very cold before night, about 10 a clock at night it began to rain, & I believe it continued raining most part of the Night, spent 3d for Ale to look at a quoiting match betwixt 3 of Llanfechell & 3 of Caerdegog, which ended in a drawn battle, no body conquering. |
| 30th. The Wind S.S.W. it rained this morning without intermission ’till near 11 a clock Owen Bulkeley of Gronant read in this church to day & preach'd on 1. John. Chap ∎ 5th. & ye latter part of ye 3d verse [presume this means John I, 3&5 sw]. the parson being not come home from his Aunt's burying which was yestarday. This Owen Bulkeley was 6 years ago but a comon [there is a wavy line above the 'm', like a tilde sw] labourer; nothing even of a School schollar. & Owen Lloyd of LLansadwrn being then parson of Llanddeusant & a lazy worthless man ∎∎∎<not> being able to gett a Curate to serve ye three Churches of Llanddeusant, Llanfairynghoronwy & Llanbabo for the pitifull wages of 14L. a year (for he would not give any more) by which means (he liveing at Bangor at his ease & serving in no Church, these 3 churches [Nesta Evans has cap 'C' sw] were in a manner neglegted for ye sapce of 2 or 3 months, except it was that some body came very seldom to ruffle them over the prayers of the church. (as we had ours by this fellow to day) the parishoners <by> this time beginning to grumble, |