A famine (Rogers). 



In February a dreadful tempest occurred in London 

 (Boyle). 



1663 Wheat, 57^. per qr. of nine bushels (Smith). 

 Wheat, 50*. 8tf. per qr. (Tovey). 



July 1 6. A most extraordinary cold and wet season 

 (Evelyn). 



August 28. Cold all night and this morning, and a 

 very great frost, having had no summer at all almost 

 (Pepys). 



Great rot in sheep (JDay). 



Export of wheat allowed when not above 48^. per qr. ; 

 duty, $s. 4^. per qr. (15 Car. ii.). 



A fog in London in August (Lowe). 



Export of barley allowed when at 2%s., oats at 13*. ^d., 

 rye at 32^., beans or peas 32^., paying such rates as before 

 granted (15 Car. ii.). 



1664 Wheat, 40^. 6d. per qr. of nine bushels (Smith). 

 Wheat, 36^. per qr. (Tovey). 



A comet (Townsend). 



December 22. Exceeding cold, and a hard long 

 frosty season, and the comet very visible (Evelyn). 



Till the beginning of March a very violent frost froze 

 up all things from the beginning of winter (Lowe). 



February 19. Two lunar halos (Sir I. Newton). 



1665 Wheat, 49^. 4^. per qr. of nine bushels (Smith). 

 Wheat, 43 s. per qr. (Tovey). 



January 4. Excessive sharp frost and snow (Evelyn). 



Earthquake at Oxford. A comet (Townsend). 



Fat swine sold at $\d. per. Ib. Men's shoes, 3J-. a pair 

 (Darnel). 



December 17. Very cold at London (Lowe). 



Sharp frost in January and February (Dr. Wallis). 



October 25. Great gale in London (Beal). 



October 26. At Bristol, barometer 27^ inches. Oc- 

 tober 25. 28 \ (Beal). 



