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much, w h - it had not yet done. Wednesday, January 2nd. It 
thawed very much, hut at Night froze again, and the Frost continued 
very severe, tho’ the Wind changed several times, almost round the 
Compass, and altho’ it continued W. and S. for ten Days together, 
Tuesday, January 29th, tho wind coming to N.E., still very cold ; 
tho Thaw began in London, and continued gradually several Days, 
the wind still in the same corner, and freezing a little at Night, but 
this carried off all the Snow near London. Sunday, February 3rd, 
it thawed much all Day, and the Beginning of the Night, but 
towards Morning froze very sharp ; so it did on Monday Night, and 
all Tuesday. Wednesday, February 6th, it thawed pretty much in 
the Day and Evening, Wind still N. and N.E. Thursday Morning 
it froze, and continued freezing very sharp all that Day and tho 
following night; Friday Morning the Wind was S.W., still exces- 
sive sharp Frost, at Night Wind a little to tho North, and a very 
hard Frost ; Saturday, Wind W. and N.W., still a very hard Frost ; 
towards the next Morning some sleet : Sunday very cold, Wind high 
at West, with mizzling Bain about Noon and in the Evening ; in tho 
night a great deal of Rain ; Monday Morning still thawing, tho’ 
Cold, wind W. and N.W., frequent cold, with Showers all the day 
and thawing a pace till after Midnight ; Tuesday Morning a very 
sharp frost, Wind N., very cold all Day, with some Snow ; very hard 
Frost at Night and all the next Day, Wind high at N., extremely 
cold, some Snow, and very hard Frost at Night; Thursday and 
Friday very cold, and hard Frost. Saturday, February 16th, a fine, 
pleasant Day, wind W. and S.W., but thawing only in the sun; 
Sunday mild air, and thawing ; Monday the same, Wind S.W., and 
a little Frost at Night ; Tuesday a fine, pleasant Day, still thawing, 
Wind W. At night wind high at N.W., with Snow ; and on Wed- 
nesday Morning, the 20th, a sharp Frost. It continued thawing 
every Day, and freezing every Night a little, till Tuesday Night, the 
26th February, when there was no Frost at all. 
“ * So the Duration of this Frost might properly be s d - to be 
from Tuesday Night, December 25th, to Tuesday, February 26th, 
nine Weeks. 
“‘In London Coals were sold at £3 12s. per Chald., and 10s. 
was usually p 4 for Carr, of a Ch. of Coals, if not above a mile ; 
the Hackney Coaches drove four Horses, so did the Carts, and 
tho latter [former ?] had double Fares all the Time. I saw in Fleet 
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