January the first .and the beginning of the year 1759· [the year is centred on the page sw] The Wind S, cloudy dark weather, calm and the Air very moist all the morning, and most part of the Evening & almost all the night it rained very hard · |
| 2d. The Wind W. & by S. blowing very fresh & generally cloudy & dark, but made no rain this day, but made a great deal in the night· |
| 3d. The Wind W. & by N. blowing very moderate, dark cloudy weather but made no rain this day, but rained heavy in the night · |
| 4th. The Wind S.W. blowing moderate, cloudy dark weather with a dirty mizling rain almost all this day and rained very hard in the night· |
| 5th. The Wind W. & by S. blowing moderate, cloudy & dark till i0 the rest of the day was generally Sun shiny & dry. |
| 6th. The Wind W. & by S. blowing moderate & generally Sun shiny & dry all this day ; I entertained my Neighbours this day at dinner where I staid with them till i in the morning. |
| 7th. The Wind S.W. and moderate, dark , cloudy , moist & hazy weather all this day, and made some rain in the night· |
| 8th. The Wind W. blowing fresh, cloudy & dark weather all day the morning cleared up about i2 & the Sun shined bright the rest of the day, and dryed well .. |
| 9th. The Wind S. W. blowing fresh, cloudy & dark weather all day & made some mizling rain in the Evening & night· |
| i0th. The Wind W. & by S. blowing fresh, dark ,cloudy weather moist & moaky all day & made some mizling rain in ye night |
| iith. The Wind S. W. blowing fresh, cloudy & dark moist weather this day also like all the rest of the days this week past tho it did not rain out right yet the Air was very moist & did not dry at all· |
| i2th. The Wind S. blowing fresh, cloudy, dark & moist weather tho it did not rain out right, yet it rained hard in the night: Paid Rhys Ben —tir is. 6d. for a quarter of Mutton . |
8 ❍ [this is written vertically in the margin opposite this entry sw] i3th. The Wind S. W. blowing fresh all the morning & stormy in the Even & night, was sun shiny all this day and drying well. |