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1674, Few grapes, the wines exquisite j dry weather. 



1675, Wine scarce and sour j season late. 



1676, Plenty of good wine 3 foggy spring, rery warm summer. 



1677, Wine plenty and sour. 



] 678, Wine abundant and good ; a fertile year. 



1679, Grapes plenty and sour wine. 



1680, Wine abundant and good j early autumn. 



1681, Few grapes, but good wine. 



1682, Grapes in abundance and sour, began to rot about the end of 



August. 



1683, Much wine and good. 



1684, Wine plenty enough ; portable. The winter in England was 



the most severe in the memory of man. 



1685, Wine scarce and sour. 



1686, Grapes few, but the wine good. 



1687, Plenty of middling wine, 



1688, Wine abundant and good. 



1689, Little wine, excellent ; severe winter, early and fertile year. 



1690, Much middling wine ; very stormy summer. 



1691, Little wine and good. 



1692, do and sour ; a sterile year. 



1693, Little wine, good ; a very cold spring. 



1694, Wine enough of a middling quality j a wet summer, 



1695, The like. 



1696, Wine scarce and middling. 



1697, Wine enough, but a wet summer and a cold autumn. 



1698, The like. 



1699, Little wine and good ; spring late and wet, great heat in Au- 



gust. 



1700, Little wine ; siunmer very hot. 



Translated February 1850, by H. Meigs, Secretary of the Farmers' 

 Club of the American Institute. 



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