| Apr. [this is written in the margin opposite this entry sw] December 29th. The Wind E & by S. very moderate, but cold, & raw, cloudy & overcast all day, but brought nothing down of neither rain nor Snow: gave Bangor Post Boy 6d. & gave the Ferry men of Moel y Don 6d. |
| 30th. May· [this is written in the margin below '30th.' sw] The Wind E. S. E. very calm, cloudy & dark & not very cold,– made some little rain about noon, but on the fall of night, and till 9 it rained a great deal and very heavy: gave the ferryman of Tal y foel 6d. Distributed more money to LLanbadrick poor, as 2s to – Catherine Owen of Clegyrog a poor widdow with a great many children; 2s. to Rowland Owen of Carreg lefn a Sick bed rid man · |
| 3ist. June [this is written in the margin below '3ist.' sw]The Wind S. & by E· moderately calm, dark &overcast with a mizling smoaky rain all the morning; about noon I set out for LLysdulas to visit Mr Lewis, came to LLysdulas by Dinner time, & spent the Evening very agreeable: about ii this night it made prodigious heavy rain which continued almost till day. |
| January ist. July. [this is written in the margin below 'January ist.' sw] The Wind E. very moderate and warm & continued dry all this day, but cloudy & overcast almost altogether. |
| 2d. August. [this is written in the margin below '2d.' sw] The Wind E. in the morning, about noon it cameto S. and rained all the Evening and great part of the night very hard: Sat up this night and till 2 in the morning & drank very hard. |
| 3d. September. [this is written in the margin below '3d.' sw] The Wind S. & moderate very warm & moist Air & generally dark, hazy weather & overcast . Two days ago one of the Paquet Boats carryed over from Holy head 17 Mails & an Express, the Wind keeping themfrom Sailing for almost 6 weeks and the Ships besides being old and crazy . |
| 4th October. [this is written in the margin below '4th' sw] The Wind S. blowing high & stormy early in the morning & before day, accompanyed with heavy showers of rain; all the day afterwards was dark close hazy weather & often with mizling rains . |
| 5th. November. [this is written in the margin below '5th.' sw] The Wind S. blowing fresh, dark hazy weather with frequent showers of mizling rain morning & Evening. About 12 I took my leave of thefamily at LLysdulas haveing left in the house among the Servants 7s. 6d. and came home by three, the roads being excessive deep & dirty . |
| 6th. December. [this is written in the margin below '6th.' sw] The Wind S. blowing high & raining in the morning early ; the rest of the day was Sun shiny, fair & pleasant and dry to the last: Past this day as I do every year in entertaining my Neighbours & sat up till near 12 · |
