laid out for what I sent for; gave Peggy Mossom 5s. gave to Gracy Wright 5s. and to Anna Wright 2s. gave to John Ifan 4s to – defray their expences to night in Town; they Set out from hence a quarter past i0, the weather very moderate, but as ye Evening proved very stormy I am afraid the poor Children were half starved before they reached Beaumares |
February 22d. The Wind W. blowing moderate, Sun Shiny fair & pleasant all day, and dryed well: pd. i8d. for a Side of Veal at Llanfechell markett, |
23d. The Wind S. calm and warm with a mizling rain in the — morning till 9: the rest of the day was dry, fair & pleasant: My people all this week at the same work of plowing in Coydan – Park: Set Garlick today in the New Orchard. |
24th. The Wind S. blowing high and stormy & raining hard with little intermission from before Sun rise till near 4 in the Evening: The Priest preached on Psalm ii9th. verse 106th. gave 2s. 6d. towards a Coll[c sw]tion for a poor Bed rid man with 7 Children, of this parish . |
25th. The Wind S. blowing fresh, Sun Shiny, clear & fair all day till near 5 in the Evening when it made a great Shower of rain; but the night was calm & dry. |
26th. The Wind S.S.W. blowing exceeding high, stormy & tempestuous from i in the morning till one in the Evening and raining from that time till 8 in the morning excessive hard, yet the Wind was not one bit allayed, insomuch that it did abundance of mischief on houses, Corn & hay stacks; rooting up Trees and breaking some trees in the middle & splitting others, all ^these^ in my Orchard onely and probably in other places also: & tho the great storm was much abated about i in the Evening, yet it blew high all the rest of the day and night. |
27th. The Wind S. blowing fresh, and generally Sun shiny and dry– yet made a small shower about noon: Paid into the hands of Ann Warmingham to be pd. to Mr. Wm. Roberts of Bodiar 20 pounds being Mr. Wright's Interest money for 400L. that he owes him: gave her likewise 3s. to buy me 2/1 pound of Tea. |
28th. The Wind S. S. W. blowing pretty fresh, Sun shiny, fair and clear most part of the day, yet it made some little rain on the fall of night: The storm on Tuesday last rooted up, broke & split a great many Trees at Cromlech; some said it was 8 or 9 Trees· |