| Decr. 23d. The Wind came to S. W. about 2 or 3 a clock this morning from N.˙W where it had been all the day before & had freezed at the beginning of the night and a prodigious thick hoar frost as early as 10 a clock, it blew fresh from S. W. from that time all the rest of the day and rained likewise- more or less tho not very heavy all the day : My people all— this week are plowing the fresh Sand ground at Bodelwyn. paid Roger Hughes i4s. for a Pegget of Barley. Paid my Sister – Catherine likewise Eleven pounds part of her Interest money |
| 24th. The Wind W. and blowing pretty fresh, & cold raw weather, yet was dry all day: pd. Lewis Wms. 3s. 6d. being the remainder of his — Summer ’s wages. |
| 25th. The Wind variable from N. to W. all day, blowing moderate generally Sun Shiny, fair & dry all day: Ninety Seaven persons comunicated [there is a cupped line over the 'm' sw] to day at LLanfechell Church. |
| 26th. The Wind W. & by S. blowing fresh with a heavy driveing rain from long before day till near 2 in the Evening, the rest of ye day was dry & blowing high; gave LLanerchymedd Post boy 6d. |
| 27th. The Wind N. & by E. blowing ^high^ and very cold all day, but made little or no rain all the day. |
| 28th. The Wind N. E. blowing very moderate, and generally SunShiny and fair all day and drying well: Paid Wm. Prŷs the Carpenter 4s. for a Slêd he made for me with his own timber: To Day I first gave my Out lying Oxen hay this year · gave 6d. to the blind woman of LLanfairynghornwy. |
| 29th. The Wind E. blowing moderate, generally dark & cloudy, and very cold all day but continued dry . |
| 30th. The Wind E. calm, dark & cloudy, but very cold, haveing feezed last night & a great hoarfrost this morning on the ground — gave 6d. to Porthaethwy ferrymen & 6d to Moel y Don — ferrymen |
the End of the year 1752 [this is written in the margin opposite this entry sw] 3ist. The Wind E.N.E. calm, cloudy & dark weather & very cold, yet freezed but little last night: about 3 in the Evening I set out for LLysdulas to pay a Visit to my Brother Lewis. |
| January ist. i753 The Wind N. blowing moderate, dark & clo[u sw]dy weather& cold – but dry all day: Mr. Lewis had a good deal of Company, &feasted decently merry, tho most of them sat till late at night· |