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1648, Few grapes ; wine sour ; the rains injured the flowering of the 



vines ; almost no summer ; a very severe storm on the 11th 

 of June ; considerable hail. 



1649, Wine scarce j sour ; an unfavourable year ; but grain enough \ 



January extraordinarily mild ; white frost in May and heavy 

 hail in summer. 



1650, Little wine but good. 



1651, Wine enough but middling ; heavy snows j late spring; favoura- 



ble summer j a wet Autumn. 



1652, Wine abundant and good ; a fertile year, a good early vintage, 



1653, The wine extraordinary for quality and quantity. The crop 



generally good. 



1654, The like. 



1655, Wine of extraordinary quality ; early' season, vintage about 



the middle of September. 



1656, Abundance of grapes, wine but middling ; January rigorous, 



spring fine, June rainy; but a general 'abundance. 



1657, Grapes plenty, wine bad ; a wet cold year. The grapes rot- 



ed on the vines. 



1658, Wine scarce, sour ; winter severe, spring wet and cold. 



1659, Wine plenty enough, quality middling. The summer wet, 



hail, very cold weather. 



1660, Great abundance of wine and very good ; a hot summer and 



a very cold winter. 



1661, Wine plenty, middling quality ; abundance of grain. 



1662, Very few grapes aid sour. 



1663, Little wine and bad. 



1664, Plenty of grapes and bad wine. 



1665, Wine plenty, middling quality ; winter mild, summer ramy. 



1666, Wine enough and very good ; extraordinary heat. 



1667, Little wine, quality middling ; summer hot ; fertility. 



1668, Wine plenty, but of middling quality ; winter severe, sum- 



mer wet. 



1669, Wine abundant and excellent ; a very hot and dry summer. 



1670, do but a very long winter. 



1671, Wine enough, but of middling quality. 



1672, Plenty of sour grapes; cold and wet summer. 



1673, Same as 1671. 



