July 28. Violent thunderstorm, with hail, in Yorkshire, 

 etc. September 8. A gale. December n. Large 

 meteor. Two last winters have been severe and summers 

 dry (Lowe). 



Uncommonly dry summer, many springs and ponds 

 failed (G. W). 



Beef sold for one penny per pound. Wheat sold for 

 sixpence a stone, and other provisions proportionately 

 cheap (Boyle). 



December 18. A large ball of fire passed over Canter- 

 bury at midday, which was succeeded by a dreadful 

 tempest that shattered nearly all the windows. On the 

 ensuing morning was seen an appearance resembling 

 three suns and an inverted rainbow (Boyle). 



1742 Wheat, 34^. per qr. of nine bushels (Smith). 

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



Two comets (Townsend). 



Wheat excellent in quality and very dry (Lisle). 



Great damage done to the pastures, particularly about 

 Bristol, by swarms of grasshoppers at the end of August 

 (Gentle maris Magazine). 



Rainfall at Lyndon, Rutland, 17*3 in. March, o'i in. 

 August, 0*2 in. July, 3^2 in. December, o'2 in (Barker). 



December 18. Frost for three weeks, without any 

 snow (Lowe). 



January 20. Unusually hot (Miles). 



August 1 8. Great heat and thunder, doing terrific 

 damage to corn, trees, etc. The hail lay on the ground 

 for a week (Lowe). 



1743 Wheat, 245-. ivd. per qr. of nine bushels (Smith). 

 Wheat, 225. id. per qr. (Tovey). 



4os. per annum considered good wages for a servant 

 maid (Note to Aubrey). 



August 1 8. Great storm of hail, damaging corn 

 severely from Tewkesbury to Chester (Boyle). Hail as 

 big as hens' eggs. 



