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“ February . To y e 7th of February moderate snow and frost, 
y c 7 tli Th. 1, and y e snow still 2 feet deep in drifts, 8th snow, Th. 
near 2, 9th Th. 2, 10th snow all day, Th. 3, 11th ditto, Th. 12, 
12th little snow, Th. 8, 13th tho’ y e wind S.W., Th. + 13, 14th ditto, 
Th. 11, 15th ditto, Th. + 8, 16th cold thaw, S.E., 18th fair, and 
i saw a yellow butterfly, 21st Th. 1, yet i heard both thrush and 
blackbird sing. All hitherto frosty nights and foggy mornings since 
y e relaxation of y e severe time, 22nd Th. 1 ; 26, v. f. day, ringdoves 
coo. From y e 3rd of January to y® 17th of February uncommon 
severe, thence to y e end of February fire, though with often frosty 
nights and foggy mornings till noon. 
“ March. 1st of March dark and cold, E., 2nd ditto and snow, 
3rd v. sharp, E., 4th ditto, N.E., 5th ditto and snow, 6tlx ditto, 1ST. , 
7th snow all day, H.E., Th. 1, 8tli ditto, H., Th. 1, snow 8 inches 
deep on y e plain, 9th ditto, Th. near 1, 10th ditto, N.E., Th. 1, 
lltli frost, Th. + 4, 12tli rainy afternoon, snow now a foot deep 
in drift, 13th thunder, 15th f. rooks build, 20th larch broke bud, 
22nd snow, 23rd ditto, Th. 1, 24th ditto, Th. + 4, end of a hawthorn 
bud greenish, 25tli snow all day, Th. 5, 26th ditto, Th. + 4, 27th 
snow, Th. 2. and every day to y e end of y e month some snow, all 
with N.E. winds. 
“ April. April continued y® cold, 2nd f. violet, 3rd f. yellow 
catkins on sallows, 6th v. cold, yet y e frogs sing fairly ; this to y® 
14th and many nights ice, yet hawthorn and elder 1. on y® 11th, 
and wood anemone f. on y e 13th. On y e 14th i saw snow in a 
ditch in Felthorp, now 101 days, laying 14 weeks and 3 days. 
This was y® severest season i have known ; cattle were almost 
starved, bad hay sold for 4s. y° c., and turnips for 5 guineas y® acre, 
some say per ton. 15th snow almost all day, at least 2 feet deep 
in ditches in Suffolk, 16th ditto, Cambridgeshire, 18th y® snow 
laid in Hertfordshire, viz. 105 days — 15 weeks, yet i saw a swallow 
on 18th at Hatfield House ; from y® 20th to y° end more moderate, 
24th f. wich elm 1. 
“ May. 1st and 2nd of May cold, y® 2nd f. horse-chestnut, 
willow, nut, m. ash, blackthorn and cherry 1., 3rd f. turnip F. and 
nightingale sing, Suffolk, 4th f. sycamore, birch, alder, and crab 1., 
5th f. cuckow sing, 7th f. hornbeam, maple, and sallow 1., 8th f. 
tulip tree, and March elder 1., 9th f. blackthorn F., 10th f. beech, 
chestnut, and white poplar 1., 15th f. oak and cedar 1., 16th f. ash 
