| December i9th. The Wind E. blowing very moderate cloudy dark weather and raining incessantly all day & a great part of the night, tho sometimes very moderate, yet generally very hard: Sowed to day Pease & beans for the ☞ [this pointing symbol in the margin is opposite this line sw] first time, 2 double rows next the border ordinary hot spur pease, one double row next them ^Sweet^ Armoret Pease &four double rows of beans. |
| 20th. The Wind S. calm cloudy dark weather with almost a continual dark thick fog almost all day, but made- little or no rain . |
| 2ist. The Wind W. & by S. blowing moderate, yet raining exceeding hard – long before day till past 8 in the morning, and made a small shower or two afterwards: Distributed out of Rhydgroes Charity to ye Widdow of Hugh Owen Sion Owen 2s. to Ann Sion Roland is. [1/- sw] |
| 22d. The Wind S. blowing fresh, dark cloudy weather with frequent show - ers of rain dureing the day & rained heavily in the night: My people all this week were makeing a Pinfold for the Cattle in Coydan to fold them next Sumer: [there is a curlicued line over the 'um' sw] distributed to day 2s. 6d. of the same Charity to Ann Wms. liveing at Ynys y chwyrn disabled from getting her liveing by a – lingring Sickness she has had these 2 years: gave her is. [1/- sw] my self – besides. & 6d. to a blind woman of LLanfairynghornwy. |
| 23d. The Wind W. blowing moderate, cloudy & dark weather almost all day – ( except about 2 minutes the sun shined which had not been seen before in these parts for the last fortnight ) & made severall showers of rain in ye Evening. |
| 24th. ●4· [this is written vertically below '24th.' sw] The Wind W. blowing moderate, cloudy & dark weather, and raining almost continually and without intermission from 2in ye morning till near i0; gave to day(together with the generall distibution of Corn & flesh ) to the poor decrepid woman of ymeildy 2s. to Sion Rhobert ab Wm. Hughes a half witted fellow & very poor 1s. to Elizabeth Roberts 6d. |
