5-0 in. July, 4-5 in. September, 6-0 in. December, 

 8*9 in. (fi. Townley). 



In England a cold summer and a great deluge of rain 

 till reaping time (Lowe). 



September 8. After 2 p.m., in London and the 

 suburbs, there was plainly felt a trembling and shaking of 

 the houses, the stools and chairs hitting together, many 

 persons being taken with giddiness. It lasted about two 

 minutes {Braunston). 



1693 Wheat, 675. %d. per qr. of nine bushels (Smith). 

 Wheat, 6 os. id. per qr. (Tovey). 



February 4. Hitherto an exceeding mild winter such 

 as has seldom been known, and portending an unpros- 

 perous spring as to the fruits of the earth. Our climate 

 requires more cold and winterly weather. 26th. An 

 extraordinary deep snow after almost no winter, and a sud- 

 den gentle thaw. April 23. An extraordinary wet spring. 

 June 24. A very wet hay harvest and little summer 

 as yet. August 6. Very lovely harvest weather and a 

 wholesome season, but no garden fruit. October 31. 

 A very wet and uncomfortable season. November 12. 

 The season continued very wet, as it had nearly all the 

 summer, if one might call it summer, in which there was 

 no fruit, but corn was very plentiful. December 10. 

 Very great storm with thunder and lightning (Evelyn). 



Rainfall at Townley, 42-3 in. February, o'8 in. 

 April, 5-4 in. May, 0*9 in. June, i'8 in. July, n in. 

 August, 67 in. September, 6*4 in. October, 5*1 in. 

 November, 6*3 in. (R. Townley). 



A very wet summer. This unseasonable weather ex- 

 tended to France, where numbers perished from want, 

 notwithstanding they imported much corn from Sweden 

 and Denmark. In Kent turnips made a considerable 

 share of bread for the people (Tooke). 



1694 Wheat, 64^. per qr. of nine bushels at Windsor 

 (Smith). 



