556  Mr.  barker’s  Regijler  of  the 
very  favourable,  and  the  ground  continued  in  good  order. 
The  weather  was  open  and  fine  till  a little  way  in  De- 
cember; but  a great  part  of  that  month  was  dark,  calm, 
and  moftly  fair,  and  frequently  fcarce  either  froft  or  thaw, 
and  the  year  ended  as  it  began  with  froft  and  fnow. 
The  earthquake  which  was  felt  September  1 4,  '"in 
Chefhire,  Lancafhire,  &zc.  was  obferved  by  fome  people 
here,  both  the  found  and  fhake ; but  as  there  was  a ftrong 
wind  at  the  time,  neither  of  them  were  fo  much  taken 
notice  of  as  they  might  probably  otherwife  have  been. 
I had  a pocket-book  lent  me  laft  year,  of  a clergyman1 
who  formerly  lived  in  this  country,  giving  fome  account 
of  the  weather  of  the  wet  year  1725,  which  I here  tran- 
fcribe. 
‘ “ This  year  was  cold  and  wet,  having  rained  all  the 
u time,  except  now  and  then  a day,  from  the  middle  of 
t(  April  till  Auguft  27. 
“ The  hay  at  firft  came  in  ill,  through  a great  flood 
u June  1 1 and  1 2,  and  almoft  conftant  rains;  the  mea- 
“ dow  grafs  worth  little;  the  rains  being  but  fmall,  it 
“ came  in  better  at  laft. 
“ Harveft  was  very  backward,  though  many,  fancying 
“ it  would  not,  fold  off  their  barley  early,  and  were 
u forced  to  buy  for  their  families  for  five  or  fix  weeks  at 
5 u leaft ; 
