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being in some places four or five inches about, brake all 

 glass about London (Evelyn). 



The warmth was very great, the summer being the 

 dryest ever known in Scotland (Lowe). 



1653 Wheat, 35^. 6d. per qr. of nine bushels (Smith). 

 Wheat, 3U. 6d. per qr. (Tovey). 



February 19. I planted the orchard at Sayes Court ; 

 new moon ; wind, west (Evelyn). 



1654 Wheat, 26s. So 1 , per qr. of nine bushels (Smith}. 

 Wheat, 235. id. per qr. (Tovey). 



July 4. Extremity of heat. 



1655 Wheat, 33^. 4^. per qr. of nine bushels (Smith). 

 Wheat, 295. id. per qr. (Tovey). 



Very cold in Scotland. The excessive snow and rain 

 did great injury this winter (Lowe). 



1656 Wheat, 43^. per qr. of nine bushels (Adam Smith). 

 Wheat, 38^. 2d. per qr. (Tovey). 



January 18. A great frost (Evelyn). 



May-day. Hills white with snow (Aubrey). 



July 7. Excessive hot and dusty (Evelyn). 



Export of wheat allowed when not above 40^. per qr., 

 duty is. per qr. 



October 3. The Thames ebbed and flowed twice in 

 three hours (Boyle). 



1657 Wheat, 46*. 8d. per qr. of nine bushels (Adam Smith). 

 Wheat, 41 s. $d. per qr. (Tovey). 



August 2 1 fell a most prodigious rain in London, and 

 the year was very sickly in the country (Evelyn). 



The Seine frozen over. 



July 8. Earthquake at Bickley, Cheshire, at about 3 

 p.m. A piece of land sank into the earth, and some 

 goodly oaks ten yards high in the body sunk down into 

 the earth into a water prepared to receive them, with a 

 noise representing thunder or the roaring of a well laden 

 cannon. Though the branches were very high they were 

 buried out of sight (Pamphlet). 



