| May 16th. The Wind E. blowing fresh in the Morning, hot and scorching; The Evening calm and very hot: About 4 in ye Evening I went to Thomas Sion Rolant's house (the Fuller of Cefn Côch ) who teaches Psalm Singing in this parish and sings with them every Sunday & holy day, I went to his house I say, where a great number of the parishioners & some of other parishes had met to drink his Ale, and to give him what they thought proper; some more some less according to their Circumstances & inclinations: I gave him 10s. & 1s. for Hugh ab Wm. Gabriel, a boy that attends the Stable & who is going to him to be taught . pd. besides 6d. for Ale, & was at home soon after 9. |
| 17th. The Wind E. very calm Sun Shiny clear & fair and very hot all this day, but a very great dew this morning; the Night was calm and very fair and pleasant. |
| 18th. The Wind E. calm in the morning, fair & pleasant & a very hot day, but qualified with a little breeze from 9 in ye morning till 4 in the Evening: To Day I sheared my Sheep. |
| 19th. The Wind N.E. and a fresh breeze which qualified the Air, which would otherwise have been very hot & scorching – some clouds in the Evening, but the nîght Moon Shiny & fair. |
| 20th. ❍12 [this is written in the margin underneath '20th.' sw]The Wind E. very calm, Sun shiny hot & Sultry all day; – Paid 5i shillings for a parcell of Small Oaklings for Rafters for out house buildings & my people were all these 3 last days carrying them home from Cemaes together with those I had bought before pd. Grace Mostyn's Bill being i5s. pd. George Hughes the tinker 1s. for work |
| 2ist. The Wind N.W. very calm, some thing cloudy in the morning till 8, but all the rest of the day Sun Shiny & fair till 7 when it grew cloudy again, and pretty cold towards night. The Priest preached a piece of a Sermon on Mat. Chap. 7th. vers· 7th. |
| 22d. The Wind N. E. blowing pretty fresh & sharp, but Sun shiny & fair all day; To Day I finished carrying all my Timber from Cemaes – and also John Ifan's timber sent him by his Father, Lent my Mother 10s. to keep her pocket. |
