●6 [this is written in the margin opposite this entry; there is a white pattern on the black moon sw] February the 7th. The Wind S and by W. blowing something high, and raining a cold rain from 6 in the Morning till near 2 in the afternoon, fair afterwards till 5, when it rained again very hard. |
8th. The Wind N. fair and dry all day, but sharp & cold, the Market at LLanerchymedd rather lower than the two last. |
9th. The Wind N.E. fair, clear & serene, & not very cold, sowed Pease in the Wall-garden for a second crop. |
10th. The Wind E. sharp and cold, & fine dry weather, a pretty good Markett for flesh to day at LLanfechell. |
iith. The Wind E. something cold, but fair, clear and dry my people begun to plow for Oats in Bodelwyn, being very wet before. there was a very hard frost this Morning – |
12th. The Wind E. & excessive cold, made severall showers of Hail in the Morning. The Parson preached on Matt. Chap. iith. & vers. 30th. Paid Richard Roberts of Cerrig mân one of Caerdegog Tyth-takers 9s. for 9 loads of straw for the house of Gwenithfryn. to Mr. Wm. Parry's use— |
13th. The Wind E. & by N. blowing very cold accompanyed with showers of Hail & Snow most part of the day, & at the fall of night all the fields were quite covered with snow; and it ☞ [this symbol is in the margin opposite this line sw] freezed upon that afterward before day. had an account yt Mr. Owen Lewis of Cemlyn (the Surgeon) died at Waterford in Ireland of a Fever the 2d Instant. |
14th. The Wind E. snowing almost all day, especially about noon it poured so fast, that before night it was a foot deep. a very small Fair at LLanfechell to day because of ye Snow. |
15th. The Wind E. Sun-shiny & fair, haveing freezed hard,last nigh[t sw] begun to thaw about noon, & continued so till Sun set, when it freezed again, thawed afterwards about 8. |