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Wheat, 37^. $d. per qr. (Tovey). 



January 21. This year the weather was so wet, stormy 

 and unseasonable as had not been known for many years. 



September 13. This night fell a dreadful tempest 

 (Evelyn). 



December 9, 10, n. Vast destruction of trees about 

 Bristol, Wells, Shepton Mallet, Bath, and Bruton. No 

 ice on any water, but the rain froze as it fell. An ash 

 branch f Ib. weight had 16 Ib. of ice on it, the ice being 

 5 inches in circumference. The trees on the highway 

 from Bristol to Shepton were all thrown down. Also at 

 Bruton the roads were blocked by fallen trees. The 

 same ice storm occurred at Oxford. This was followed 

 by great heat, and bushes and flowers were as forward as 

 usually in April. An apple bloomed before Christmas 

 (Dr. Wallis). 



1672 Wheat, 41^. per qr. of nine bushels (Smith). 

 Wheat, 36.5-. 5^. per qr, (Tovey). 



A comet (Townsend). 



February 3. An extraordinary snow. Very wet season 

 (Evelyn). 



November 22. A large, very bright globose meteor 

 seen at Wednesbury which lasted the eighth of an hour 

 (Lowe). 



Some farms I know which after two years lying waste, 

 are abated one-half their rents, thousands are thrown up, 

 and thousands abated, some above one-sixth, others 

 above one-fourth, others above one-third (From Tooke). 



1673 Wheat, 46s. $>d. per qr. of nine bushels (Smith). 

 Wheat, 4is. $d. per qr. (Tovey). 



Deficient harvest (Farmers' Almanack). 



The poor obliged to eat bread made of peas and beans. 

 Wheat, IQS. and us. per bushel (Somerset Mag., vol. 

 xxiv.). 



Great quantity of rotten sheep (Ellis). 



In January of this year, Order of Sessions made for 



