October 7th. The Wind W. blowing high, cold & stormy attended with frequent showers of heavy rain on the – morning; the Evening was dry with intervals of Sun shine and cloudy weather: Paid Humphrey Mostyn's Bill being iL.i9s.6d. pd. John Hughes of Marrian (with whom I intend to deal for the future for Iron & Salt ) 2is. for 2 hundred weight of Salt at - i9s. & 2s. to pay in part for the Iron I had of him, gave him also7s. to pay for drugs in chester. |
8th. 7❍ [this is written vertically in the margin under '8th.' sw] The Wind W. for the most part, but had been in the morning at N. W. all the day was Sun Shiny, warm, calm and dry, there is still a great deal of corn out in these parts, which is reckoned to be one of the forwardest parts this year inyeCounty |
9th. The Wind S. S. W. blowing fresh, cloudy & dark attended with driveing showers frequently in the morning; The Evening &night was altogether dry, tho it still continued cloudy and overcast. |
i0th. The Wind S. S. W. blowing fresh, cloudy and overcast all this day also, yet it continued dry all day and the greatest part of the night. |
iith. The Wind W.S.W. blowing moderate, it begun to rain about 2 in the morning and rained excessive hard from that time without any intermission till near 7 when it cleared up a little,but about i0 it begun again and rained extream heavy without ceasing till part 4 in the Evening when it cleared up a little,but made some short= showers of Sleet afterwards. |
i2th. The Wind W. & by S. blowing fresh, cloudy & dark all day, & made some rain about noon, but for the most part it was dry· |
i3th. The Wind W. blowing fresh & drying well all this day,& generally Sun shiny but very cold: about 8 at night it begun to rain and rained very hard I believe for all the night. |
i4th. The Wind S. SW. blowing fresh with intervals of dark weather & Sunshine and makeing frequent showers of rain both in the morning and Evening & night· |
i5th. The Wind S. W. blowing fresh, some intervals of Sun shine,but for the most part cloudy, dark with frequent showers of rain this day also, and raining hard for a great part of the night. |
i6th. The Wind E. & E. N. E. blowing fresh & generally cloudy &dark attended with frequent showers of heavy rain in the morning, Even- ing and night. |