July i5th. The Wind S. W. blowing very moderate, cloudy & dark all the morning, but the Evening Sun Shiny fair and pleasant & dry all day: Pd. 7s. 5d. for part of trimings [there is a line over the 'mi' sw] to a _ Coat & Waistcoat; & paid Owen Thomas the Smith's Bill– being 4s. 6d. |
i6th. The Wind S.W. calm, cloudy & dark till 9. Sun Shiny, fair & warm from that time till 3 in the Evening when it was over- – cast, but made no rain . |
i7th. The Wind N.E. blowing moderate, but brought down a great shower of Sleet and hail in the morning about 5,but as it blew fresh afterwards, and a succession of hot Sun in the Evening, it made a very good day in the hay : The people that went to bring Ann Wright to Chester returned this Evening, haveing expended in the Journey and with what was laid out there for her use the Sum [there is a flourished line over the 'm' sw] of Twelve pounds five shillings & Seaven pence halfpeny gave the boy is. [1/- sw] that brought home the mare from Ynys C[n sw]ud · |
i8th. The Wind N.W. blowing moderate, cloudy & overcast till 9 in– the morning, & all the rest of the day was Sun Shiny fair & dry. |
i9th. The Wind N. W. calm, cloudy till 9; and all the rest of the day was Sun shiny and very hot & sultry: This Day my people were dischargeing Coal from Wm. Griffith ’s Sloop, & by the help of my Neighbours I carryed it all home by 6.a'clock, being i0 Tuns. pd. Marged uch Huw Morus 2s. for a quarter of Mutton, [there is a dot over the 'M' sw] a quarter- of Veal & a calve's head; bought also of Rhys Bentir a quarter of Veal & the head for i5d. & paid 2d. for Ale. |
20th. 1 ● [this is written vertically below '20th.' sw] The Wind S. blowing fresh , Sun shiny fair and warm all the morning; grew cloudy and overcast about noon, & continued so for the rest of the day, yet it made but very little rain : My people all this week but yesterday , in the hay, & they got some into big Cocks, Pd 5s composition money for Malt for one quarter from Midsu[m sw]er [Nesta Evans gives 'Midsummer' sw]to Michaelmas & made an Entry accord ingly pursuant to a new regulation · |
2ist. The Wind S.W. calm, cloudy & dark in the morning; about noon it begun to rain & rained heavily till i: & made severall small showers afterwards before night· |