| July 12th. The Wind blowing moderate from S.W. to S.E. cloudy and dark attended with a smoaky misling rain – all the day and most part of the night: pd. Rhys Bentir is. iid. for a fore quarter of Veal · |
| 13th. The Wind S. very moderate, raining on the break of day; afterwards sun shiny, fair and dray for the most part till 4 in the Evening - when it made a mizling rain, which continued off , and on the rest of the day : So that very little was done in the hay this week, but employed chiefly in carrying home the turf. |
| 14th. The Wind N. very calm, Sun Shiny, fair, warm and dry- the Evening was generally cloudy, but still calm and warm · - gave Salmon Mathew my Brother Lewis's Servant that brought me a present of half a large Salmon, 6d. |
| 15th. The Wind S. calm and dry, and for the most part Sun Shiny, warm and pleasant till almost night: this was a good day in the hay. |
| 16th. The Wind S. W. calm and warm, and generally Sun shiny all day I am now in great streights about my Garden: My Gardiner John Ifan being sore troubled with pains in his Eyes and head, is not – able to do any thing; and the other lad that used to be with him is detained by my Son very near these four Months being gone from hence: The Lord grant me Patience! this being the time to gather severall sorts of Seed, flowers & herbs to dry, as also Currants Rasberries &c I have no body at all to day any thing , but my whole expence & labour done this year comes to nothing. |
| 17th. The Wind W. & by N. blowing fresh, Sun shiny and drying well till 5 - in the Evening it made a small shower which drove my people out of the hay. |
| 18th. The Wind S. & by W. blowing pretty fresh, Sun shiny , fair & dry till 5 in the Evening when suddenly it grew dark & cloudy &brought down a great shower about 6, & continued cloudy & dark the rest of the day. |
| 19th. The Wind S. W. blowing very moderate, and generally Sun shiny, but dry all day: pd. Rhŷs Bentir 2s. 6d. for a quarter of Mutton and Shadrach iid. for a quarter of Veal. |
| 20th. The Wind S. blowing pretty fresh, cloudy & dark all day; about noon it begun to rain,and rained all the Evening a small mizling rain andmost part, if not all the night : My people all this week employed in the hay when the weather permitted. & when it did not, were carryingSand and opening wet ditches . |