3^ 2 barker’s Regi/ter of the Weather. 
and wet after; but in different proportions in various 
places. In fome, as Leicefterfhire and Northamptonfhire, 
the drought fo much prevailed that the ground was 
greatly burnt, and hay very fcarce ; on the other hand 
here and in Hun tingdonfhire, there were fo many refrefh- 
ing fhowers that we never were in want of grafs. 
The beginning of harveft was wet, and the reft 
fhowery. I believe a little of the wheat might grow, but 
in general the grain was pretty well got in. It was a re- 
markably plentiful year for almoft all kinds of fruit; 
the crop of grain was pretty good, efpecially the barley; 
and there were great quantities of latter grafs and tur- 
nips. In the middle of September the weather grew 
fairer; it was a fine latter end of the year and wheat 
feed-time, without too much rain intermixed. As the 
winter came on, it was chiefly calm, and there was much 
cloudy or mifty weather, fcarce any frofty mornings till 
near the end of November; a fhort froft then and mild 
again-; but towards the latter half of December it began 
to be more inclined to froft, and the year ended with a 
iharp one, and pretty deep fnow. 
