73 ROBERT POCOCK. 



This appearance I have observed before, on the day it 

 thundered and lightened last. Therefore I prognosti- 

 cate that lightning, thunder, rain, or a storm will 

 ensue this evening. During the halo, the swifts and 

 martins were flying about at an uncommon height. 



"I remember about 1774-5 three halos of the sun 

 intersecting each other. This halo continued near an 

 hoar, and was behind the clouds, as clouds I observed 

 to pass over it. 



" Thursday, May 28th. Master Page, the gardener, 

 brought me some twyblabe and butterfly orchis. 



"Friday, May 29th. Two Bow Street officers came 

 down and took away from Gravesend Gaol Mr. Parr 

 and his companion or servant to London, likely on a 

 charge of high treason. This day being the king's 

 restoration the guns were fired from the Hudson's Bay 

 ships, the crews of which are always annually treated 

 with green peas at this place before they proceed on their 

 voyage. The peas, it is said, cost 5 guineas per quart. 



" Thursday, June 4th. A fine summer's day. Guns 

 of Tilbury Fort and Gravesend fired in honour of the 

 king's birthday. Walked to Northfleet and got roots of 

 chlora perfoliata and fly orchis. 



" Friday, June th. Our man, Mr. Young, left us. A 

 waterman said he saw the mist rising gradually from 

 the horizon six hours before it came and was felt. 

 Such kind of observations are much neglected. 



" Saturday, June 6th. Fine summer's day. Very ill 

 in the night with cholera morbus. Hay-making (first) 

 in the New Eoad to Northfleet. 



" Sunday, June 1th. Visited Esq. Russel's garden at 

 Swanscombe, who has the greatest variety of flowers I 

 ever saw in any garden ; the gardener, Lee (a very civil 



