February 19th. The Wind E. very calm, cloudy, cold & raw weather in the Morning, the Evening hazy, misty weather close & warm, two Boats of 14 Tun each takeing Barley in at Cemaes to day for Warington |
20th. The Wind S. S. W. Dirty, rainy weather all the Morning, which increased very much about 10, & continued a violent rain till i in the Evening, when it abated a little but continued a dirty mizling rain all the Evening, & I believe most part of the Night. the Parson preached on John Chap 4. vers. 22. |
21st. The Wind S.W. a very clear fair & dry morning, about i0, the sky was overcast & cloudy ,and made a great shower of Sleet about 12, the rest of the Evening fair & dry, tho it rained again in the night. to Day Two Taylors Viz. David Thomas Owen, & Richard ap Wm. Pritchard ap Wm. Pugh, and a Cowper who is Hugh the Son of Wm. # [this hash is in the margin opposite this line sw] Pugh'r Cowper anllad set out from LLanfechell for London pretending thereby to gett more work & better their fortunes. |
22d. The Wind S.W. cold & raw, & very wet, tho it did not rain to day, planted some Fir in Gallt ddu plantation instead of those that had failed, planted likewise some Black Cherry Trees in <Cae> Caled. my people still at the same work pd. Hugh Prŷs the Shoomaker, alias, y Pydew all his – demand for work done for me, being 7s. 6d. |
Ash-Wednesday [this is written in the margin above '23d.' sw] 23d. The Wind S.W. fair, clear & dry, but Windy all day, sowed to // [this symbol is written in the margin opposite this line sw] day in the Hot bed Mellons, Cucumber, & Cauly Flower Seeds [there is a tipped-over hash in the margin in another pen, or pencil, opposite this line and the next sw] My people still at the same work of plowing. The Market at LLanerchymedd very low, & very little asking. |