A great scarcity of wheat, being at IQS. the bushel 

 (Eastori) ? 



Oct. 4. Rain began towards night and continued 

 without intermission (except a few hours on the 6th) till 

 the loth at noon, which caused such a rage of waters as 

 overflowed the lower part of Norwich and broke down 

 the bridges of Bungay (Lowe). 



Rainfall at Townley, 48*6 in. March, 87 in. April, 

 47 in. Oct., 7-4 in. (R. Townley). 

 1690 Wheat, 34*. M. per qr. of nine bushels (Smith). 



Wheat, 30^. 9^. per qr. (Tovey). 



Land worth 18 years' purchase (Townsend). 



January n. This night there was a most extraordi- 

 nary storm of wind, accompanied with snow and sharp 

 .weather, blowing down houses and killing many people. 

 It began about 2 a.m. and lasted till 5, being a kind of 

 hurricane which mariners observe have begun of late 

 years to come northward. This winter has been hitherto 

 wet, warm, and windy. August. A very extraordinary 

 fine season, but on i2th was a great storm of thunder 

 and lightning, and on i5th the season much changed 

 to wet and cold. The unseasonable and most tempest- 

 uous weather happening, the naval expedition is hindered, 

 and the extremity of wet causes the siege of Limerick to 

 be raised. iyth. An extraordinary sharp, cold east wind. 

 October 7. An earthquake felt at Barnstaple, Holy- 

 head, and Dublin. i2th. Very great storms of wind. 

 November 16. Exceeding great storms, yet a warm 

 season. December. Most of this month cold with frost 

 (Evelyn). 



Rainfall at Townley, 42*9 in. Jan., 7*1 in. April, 

 o'8 in. Oct., 7*6 in. Nov., 7-2 in. (R. Townley). 

 1691 Wheat, 34*. per qr. of nine bushels (Smith). 



Wheat, 305. 2d. per qr. (Tovey). 



July 26. An extraordinary hot season, yet refreshed 

 by some thunder showers. August 20. Great thunder 



