July 28th. The Wind W. & by S. blowing pretty fresh and cold all day with some short, small showers morning and Evening, and all the day was cloudy & dark· |
29th. The Wind W. S.W. blowing moderately, raining hard in the morning about 6, cloudy & dark till i0, but all the rest of the day was dry, Sun Shiny & fair; Paid John Je[mne sw]ys (or Ginis) a Scotch Pedlar 4L. i3s. 4d. for things bought of him . |
30th. The Wind W. & by S. blowing moderate, Sun Shiny fair and dry– all this day, but not warm; gave the man that brought me a large Salmon from Mr. Thomas Ellis, 6d. |
3ist. The Wind W.N. W. blowing moderate, Sun shiny, fair & dry all day,and much warmer than heretofore. |
August ist. The Wind W. & W. by S. calm, cloudy & dark all day,with– Some small Showers of mizling rain that made it unfit for the hay: pd. Rhŷs Bentir 3s. 3d. for Butcher's meat bought of him this day. |
2d. The Wind W. & by S. blowing moderate, cloudy, dark & overcast, & raining a great part of the morning; but the Evening was dry . |
3d. The Wind N. blowing fresh and very cold with some little rain in the morning, and a good deal on the fall of Night: To Day was baptized in LLanfechell Church 3 Girls of Owen Edward born last night. |
4th. The Wind N. blowing fresh and very cold all day, especially in the Evening, cloudy & dark & some little rain in the morning: Paid– Wm. Callen Officer of Excise i4s. being my Composition for Malt & Candles from Midsummer i755 to Midsumer [there is a wavy line over the 'm' sw] i756. |
5th. The Wind N. blowing fresh and very cold, but Sun Shiny fair & dry all this day: pd. Rhys Bentir is. [1/- sw] for a quarter of Mutton |
6th. The Wind N. blowing moderate, but very cold, cloudy and dark all day, but made very little rain. |
7th. ●8 [this is written vertically in the margin below '7th.' sw] The Wind N. calm, cloudy & dark, but not cold all this day, the__ Evening was Sun Shiny and fair and dry all this day : To Day I begun to carry in my upland hay and makeing it into Stacks. |