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strangers, and to have been taken into the country and used there, 

 through a succession of years, in lieu of a new almanac ; for we 

 find, in three several places, remarks made by peasants' wives on 

 sundry matters. One of its latest male or female owners has even 

 altered with ink the year printed on the title-page for that of 1765. 

 Thus the little brochure has passed into the possession of several 

 individuals, without any of them being aware, or caring, by whom 

 the many notes were added. These notes are numerous, and 

 constitute almost an entire diary, during the first months of the 

 year ; after which they become less and less frequent, ceasing alto- 

 gether in the months of October and November. The complaint 

 of A. Afzelius (in Linne's Eg. Ant * pi. loc.,), that it is difficult to 

 decipher the handwriting of Linnaeus, is often verified here. Yet I 

 think I have hit on the right meaning in most instances. With 

 respect to some of the most difficult places. Professor J. H. Schroder 

 has afforded me explanation with his accustomed sagacity. 



The notes are now published with as much accuracy as was pos- 

 sible, even as to spelling and grammar. The words which have 

 been added by way of explanation are included within brackets. 

 Italics indicate that abbreviations have been filled upf. A few notes 

 have been subjoined. 



(JANUARY.) 



O! Ens entium miserere mei! 



1. Christmas dinner with alderman Dan. Moraeus. 



2. called on Sara hisa ', in a Lapland dress. 



3. the same, absentibus parentibus. 



4. prepared a new edition of Systema Mineral.^ 



5. Assessors Benzelstierna and Kolmeter^ called on me. 



6. Christmas party at alderman Anders Jers. 



7. dined with assessor Kolmeter. 



8. commenced writing Sponsalia plantar.* 



9. continued. 



10. called on S. L. M. and had a little fun. 



11. tried Anders Jers's well. 



12. dined at Morbygden with B. Forsling. 



13. called on S. L. M., and at Kongsgarden 5, and on me assessor 



Moraeus. 



14. Christmas party at Troilli's, surveyor of mines. 



15. the provost's at Fahlun with S. L. M. 



* Linnaeus's Personal Notes, edited by A. Afzelius. — N. W. 



f Except on the first mention of a name, I have thought it best to leave 

 the abbreviations unsupplied. — N.W. 



' Daughter of John Morseus, town-physician (Stadsphysicus), brother of 

 the above mentioned. She was afterwards married to Linnaeus on the 26th 

 June, 1738. 



'-^ Probably a revision, in manuscript. 



^ The future brother-in-law of Linnaeus, married to Anne Christina, the 

 younf^er daughter of John Morbus. 



* Published as a disputation at Upsala, in 1746, 4to. 

 ^ North- or Fahlu-Kongsgard. 



