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and lightning, but' the wind and rain very violent. Sep- 

 tember 13. A great storm at sea. We lost the Corona- 

 tion and Harwich, above six hundred men perishing. 

 October 14. A most pleasant autumn. 



November 8 to 30. An extraordinary dry and warm 

 season without frost, and like a new spring, such as had 

 not been known for many years (Evelyn], 



Rainfall at Townley, 31*4 in. March, 4*8 in. (R. 

 Twvnley). 



In August great mortality in York; 11,000 persons 

 victims to the contagion (Boyle}. 



1692 Commenced a series of extraordinary bad seasons ; 

 they have been traditionally referred to as the barren 

 years at the close of the lyth century. 



Great rains in autumn. An earthquake was felt in 

 England and in most parts of Europe (Tooke}. 



Wheat, 46s. Sd. per qr. of nine bushels (Smith). 



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



January 24. A frosty and dry season. February 7. 

 An extraordinary snow fell. April i. No spring yet 

 appearing. 24th. Very cold and unseasonable weather, 

 scarce a leaf on the trees. May 5. Eastern wind con- 

 stantly blowing. June 9. An exceeding great storm of 

 wind and rain, in some places stripping the trees of their 

 fruit and leaves as if it had been winter, and an extra- 

 ordinary wet season with great floods. This whole 

 summer was exceeding wet and rainy, the like had not 

 been known since 1648, whilst in Ireland they had not 

 known so great a drought. August 14. Still an exceed- 

 ing wet season. September 15. An earthquake. Octo- 

 ber i. The season was so exceedingly cold by reason of 

 a very long and tempestuous north-east wind, that this 

 usually pleasant season was very uncomfortable. No 

 fruit ripened kindly (Evelyn). 



Very cold winter (Chambers). 



Rainfall at Townley, 437 in. January, 0*5 in. April, 



