July 20th.  The Wind S.W. a Dark dull day, the sky overcast, & no Sun appearing all day. but made no rain for all that, to speak of.
21st. S.  The Wind W. A Dark cloudy day from Sun to Sun nothing else remark–able. made a Small shower about Sun Sett.
22d.  The Wind N.W. Cloudy dark Weather all the Morning & very still with some misling rain, pretty fair & sun shiny in the Evening.
23d  The Wind N.W. very fair and clear and a hot day, good hay harvest, this day the cross in LLanvechell fell down_
24th.  A Dark cloudy day in the Morning, the Wind NW. before noon it cleared up. very hot & fine hay harvest all the rest of the day, the Market in LLanerchmedd was the same as it was 2 or 3 weeks past, onely it is ramarkeable that Hugh Roberts of LLanfoorog sold half peget of New Barley this day in Llanerchymedd Market for 8s —
25th.  A Dark dull cloudy day almost altogether, & very sultry withall the Wind. E.N.E. a very poor Fair to day at lLanvechell for Cattle but every thing else in abundance. spent 4d.2/1 for ale, pd. 1s. for <leather> clout
26th.  The Wind S. and SE. a dull dark day and frequent showers in the morning, it rained very hard in the Evening, This Day I [S sw]ett Tyddyn y Drym to Hugh Thomas Owen for 4 years at the Rent of 2l. 5s per annum, & the usuall presents of 2 young pullets at Shrove tide, 6 Chickens to be had from ye beginning of March to the latter End of May, but if it come later not to be received– and 2 days reaping in the harvest, & to work when called upon all the year Round, pd. 9d for Lobsters, & 2d for ale.
27th.  The Wind SW. this day was very fickle weather, showers of rain & Sun Shine by turns all day long, the parson ordered the old Stone which is called the Cross at Bryn y Groes to be set up. to day my Daughter bottled 26 bottles of Curran Wine, spent 3d for ale. lost a yearling heifer at Cnewchdernog of the — murrain, it being very common in those parts; & mortall.




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