June i9th.  The Wind N. very calm, Sun Shiny, bright & clear all day; and excessive hot from almost Sun riseing to its setting Pd. Gabriel Jones's bill that my Mother owed him being 2 pound 2 shillings and 5 pence; and 9 pence half penny that I owed him.
20th.  The Wind N. very calm, Sun shiny hot and Sultry all day— about 3 a clock this morning Dyed Mrs. Catherine Wynn of Wern, Wife of Mr. Francis LLoyd of Monachdy leaving – behind her 2 boys & a Girl: it is very remarkable that on this very day of the month and likewise day of the Week being Wednesday the 20th. of June 1739 exactly Eleven years ago, Mr. Wm. Robinson the last heir of Monachdy was cast away in a boat comeing from the Island of Skerries, and a great number of people perished along with him. about 4 this Morning I sent Ann Wright & her Sister Grace to Beaumares School, gave each of them 2s. 6d. sent by John Ifan 17s. 10d. to pay Mrs. Go[u sw]ld for what she had laid out for Ann Wright: cost the Servants 1s. 9d. in Town: Pd. My Sister Catherine five pound in part of her Interest money. Pd. Abraham Jones Bill upon my Mo –ther being One pound 1s. 6d. Pd. Cousin Humphrey Mostyn his Bill being Ten pound 1s. 6d. 17s. 8d. of which was for Cloath for my Mother: Pd. Thomas Bryan's Bill upon my Mother being two pounds 8s. Pd. him likewise my own Bill being one pound 7s.
21st.  The Wind N.E. blowing very fresh, very hot & Sun shiny in the morning; the Evening a little cooler, and more cloudy; pd. 2d. for fish, & id.2/1 for Tobbacco . To Day I begun to Cut my hay.
 ●7 [this is written vertically in the margin below '22d' sw]The Wind N. E. & by E. blowing very fresh, & tho the Sun did not shine bright, yet it was hot & very scorching ; Paid for a Side of Veal 2s. 7d.
23d.  The Wind S. & by W. blowing very moderate & warm, and raining very hard about 5 in the morning, and continued to make a small mizling rain all the rest of the day & most part of the night; blessed by God for it!

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