| July 9th. The Wind N.W. blowing pretty fresh, sun shiny & drying well all day: a blessed Day for the hay; a great deal of it dressed to day & made into big Cocks· |
| i0th. The Wind S.W. & blowing fresh, cloud & dark all day with some - rain in the morning, but it rained exceeding hard most part of the Evening and night: Pd. Rhys Bentir 2s. 6d. for Meat, some of it I had last week: pd. Shadrach is. 3d. for a quarter of Meat also. and 2d. I paid for fish. |
| iith. The Wind S. W. calm, cloudy, dark weather, and drying very little and nothing done to day in the hay; sent to Rhys Prys of LLanerch - –ymedd for the following things.(viz) 2 quarts of Linseed Oyl cost 2s. 2d. 6 pound of White-lead-paint cost 3s. five yards of Clock li[n sw]e cost 5d.– half a dosen drawer drops with wood screws cost is. [1/- sw] a pair of Butt hinges cost 3d. Pd. 12s. for 8 quarts of Rum Shrub· [a drink of rum with sugar and orange, lime or lemon juice added sw] |
| 12th. The Wind S.W. blowing fresh, cloudy and dark weather, yet made no rain, but dryed well all day considering the Sun did not appear· |
| 13th. The Wind S. W. blowing fresh, cloudy dark weather all day, but made no rain till 5 in the Evening, when it rained very hard from that time– till after 7 at night. |
| 14th. The Wind S. W. blowing fresh, Sun Shiny, fair and drying well all day; grew cloudy and dark about 6 in the Evening, & made some rain in the night, for it was very wet the next morning. |
| 15th. 9❍ [this is written vertically in the margin below '15th.' sw] The Wind S. W. blowing fresh & generally Sun Shiny, it was so wet this morning, which together with driveing scuds that threatened rain that it was near noon before they went to the hay: |
| 16th. The Wind S. W. and little of it, generally Cloudy & dark, but dry all day – Pd. Andrew MacKerry a Scotch Pedlar 12s. for 4 pair of thread Stockins and 27s. for Cloath to make Anna Wright shifts : & [4 sw]s. [Nesta Evans gives '4s.' sw] 6d. for a yard of Lawn to make her Ruffles. |
| 17th. The Wind S. and little of it, cloudy & dark generally all day,& raining about 9, and rained a great deal on the fall of Night till far in the night– My people every day in the hay when rain did not hinder them, but that was very often: Paid Rhys Bentir 3s for a side of Veal & 10d. fora quarter of He goat . pd. Shadrach 1s.6d. for a quarter of Mutton . |
| 18th. The Wind S. blowing very moderate, drying well & for the most part Sun– Shiny, & warm all day : a very good day in the hay & a great deal got - together · |