Febr. 7th. The Wind W. calm, sun-shiny and pleasant weather with some little Frost in the Morning, & continued fair all day, planted plumb Suckers in the Hedge of the Garden by the Barn at Coydan . as also some black Cherries – |
8th. The Wind S.W. cold and raining all the Morning, the Evening dry, but very cold and raw. |
9th. The Wind S. S.W. dark and cloudy and very cold and raw. and very like rain_and continued so all the rest of the day , The Market at LLanerchymedd very low the barley being from 10s. to 10s. 6d. a pegget, & all other Corn in proportion, tho the Corn Merchants that bought Barley for exportation gave for it, from 12 to 13s. a Pegget, and three or 4 vessells have been already laden at Cemaes & gone for Leverpool & Warrington . Fevers and Pleurisies are mighty comon [there is a line over the 'm' sw] and Epidemicall # [this hash is in the margin, opposite this line sw] in the Country, especially in the parishes of Aberffraw LLanvaelog, Llanbeulan, Llechylched, Bodedern, LLan-yngenel [presume Llanynghenedl; Helen Ramage gives 'Llanyngenedl' sw], & Holy - head, where they bury them almost every day, had an account that Simon Langford the Parson of Rhoscolyn. & Lecturer or Readerof Holy-head is dead since yesterday, a great many are Sick, and have died in these parts, but nothing in comparison of the before mentioned places. |
10th. The Wind S.S.W. blowing fresh, but very dark cloudy cold and raw weather as yesterday, my people (as many of them are as well) still a plowing at Coydan. |
iith. The Wind W.S.W. fair and dry all day, a pretty good markett at Llanfechell, bought there a Side of Lamb for a shilling. |