April. 2nd, light rain, with light N.E. wind. 3rd and 4th, mist. 5th, light rain. A.D. 1342.
6th, strong S.W. wind. 8th, rain, gth, fog. 10th, denser fog. nth, slight fog. 12th, slight
mist, and rain in certain parts of Lindesay, and in certain parts none. 14th, heavy rain
about Seusterne, and in certain other places there was none at all. 14th, light thunder
once. 22nd, rain. 23rd, rain, with strong N.E. wind and with cold. 24th, strong N.E.
wind. 25th and 26th, slight hoar frost. 28th, rather strong VV. wind; and on the 29th,
the same, almost as strong. After the 25th very light rain at times. From the 8th until
the 23rd, exclusively, there was considerably less cold than on the first eight days.
May. On the first two or three days, slight fog. 5th, rather strong E. wind. And
between the 5th and 13th there was every day a rather strong E. wind, gth, fog. Between
the 5th and 13th there was slight fog three or four times. 14th, light rain. 15th, light rain,
but more than on the 14th. 20th, rather heavy rain. 21st, heavy rain. 22nd, light rain.
23rd, rain. 24th, light rain. 20th and four following days, rather strong S.W. wind
at intervals. 18th, igth, and 20th, extremely light thunder, without rain, igth, little
lightning, without thunder and rain. 2gth, rain, with rather strong S.W. wind. 30th, light
rain, with strong W.S.W. wind. 31st, light rain.
It is to be noted that not much rain fell between the gth of April and 20th of May, but
there was dryness with considerable heat.
June. 1st, rain, with rather strong VV. wind. 2nd, light rain. 3rd, fog. 5th and 6th,
considerable heat. 10th and nth, rather strong N.W. wind. 7th, 8th, gth, and 10th, rain.
12th, 13th, 14th, and 15th, rain. 16th, very heavy rain, which, by its own power, together
with that of the preceding rains, penetrated considerably. 17th and 18th, light rain, igth,
moderate rain at Oxford ; but there was extremely heavy rain in certain parts at a distance
of seven English leagues10 from Oxford. 20th, heavy rain with severe hail and thunder at
Oxford, but in certain parts, at six leagues distance, there was not much rain. 21st,
much rain. 22nd, rain, with light wind. 23rd, light rain, with rather strong wind. 24th,
heavy rain, with much thunder and lightning. 25th, rain. Last day, light rain.
July. 1st and 3rd, light rain. 2nd, lightning at night until almost midnight. 4th,
light wind, with rain. 5th, much rain. 6th, heavy rain. 8th, wind, with very light rain.
10th, nth, 12th and 13th, very strong VV. wind. 10th, extremely light rain. 12th, light
rain. 14th, light rain in certain parts of Lyndesay, and in certain parts heavy rain.
15th, rain. 16th, light rain. 17th, heavy rain, with strong S.W. wind. 18th, rain,
igth, rain, with thunder three or four times. 20th, light rain. 27th, light rain. 24th and
30th, extremely light rain, as light as possible. 31st, rain.
August. 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th, extremely light rain. 2nd, W. wind. 3rd, very
strong W. wind. 5th and 6th, great heat, greater than there had been this year. 6th, in
the night, after midnight, heavy and frequent thunder, with vivid and frequent lightning and
light rain, and on the same day there was a very strong S.E. wind. 8th, gth, 10th and
nth, light rain, nth, very strong W. wind. 12th, and five following days, great heat.
18th, 19th and 20th, great heat. 21st, fog, which was a light rain, and great heat after
mid-day [nonam, i.e. mealtime]. 22nd, fog almost all day, and about sunset light rain in
little drops. 23rd, heavy rain in large drops, with heavy and frequent thunder and vivid
and frequent lightning, but after mid-day it was serene. 24th, serene before mid-clay, and
after it there was very heavy rain, with rather strong wind. 25th, very strong W.S.W.
wind, with rain after mid-day. 26th, very strong W.S.W. wind, with light rain. 27th,
stronger wind than on the 26th. 28th, very strong W.S.W. wind, but not so strong as on
the 27th.. 28th, light rain or mist. The 26th was rather cold.
September. 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, fog in the morning. 4th, little lightning in the
night. 5th and 6th, rain. 6th, rather strong N.W. wind. 7th and three following days,
very strong W. and occasionally N. wind, nth, heavy rain, with very strong S.W. wind.
13th and three following days, rain, with very strong S.W. wind, gth and 10th, hail, but
heavier on the 10th. gth, thunder twice or thrice. 10th, thunder once. 17th and 18th,
heavy rain, with S.E. wind, igth and 20th, rain. 23rd, hoarfrost, and before that day,
that is, in the preceding week, there was hoarfrost once or twice. 24th, rain, with S.E.
wind. 25th, strong E. wind for a great part. 26th, very heavy rain, with very strong
E.S.E. wind. 27th and 28th, rain, with S.E. wind.
October. 1st. strong S.E. wind. 2nd, rain, and from that day until the 13th it was
rainy. 13th, heavy rain. 15th and four following days, much hoarfrost, with ice and frost.
21st, rain, with S. wind.
J) Lenca ? a league or a mile.
6th, strong S.W. wind. 8th, rain, gth, fog. 10th, denser fog. nth, slight fog. 12th, slight
mist, and rain in certain parts of Lindesay, and in certain parts none. 14th, heavy rain
about Seusterne, and in certain other places there was none at all. 14th, light thunder
once. 22nd, rain. 23rd, rain, with strong N.E. wind and with cold. 24th, strong N.E.
wind. 25th and 26th, slight hoar frost. 28th, rather strong VV. wind; and on the 29th,
the same, almost as strong. After the 25th very light rain at times. From the 8th until
the 23rd, exclusively, there was considerably less cold than on the first eight days.
May. On the first two or three days, slight fog. 5th, rather strong E. wind. And
between the 5th and 13th there was every day a rather strong E. wind, gth, fog. Between
the 5th and 13th there was slight fog three or four times. 14th, light rain. 15th, light rain,
but more than on the 14th. 20th, rather heavy rain. 21st, heavy rain. 22nd, light rain.
23rd, rain. 24th, light rain. 20th and four following days, rather strong S.W. wind
at intervals. 18th, igth, and 20th, extremely light thunder, without rain, igth, little
lightning, without thunder and rain. 2gth, rain, with rather strong S.W. wind. 30th, light
rain, with strong W.S.W. wind. 31st, light rain.
It is to be noted that not much rain fell between the gth of April and 20th of May, but
there was dryness with considerable heat.
June. 1st, rain, with rather strong VV. wind. 2nd, light rain. 3rd, fog. 5th and 6th,
considerable heat. 10th and nth, rather strong N.W. wind. 7th, 8th, gth, and 10th, rain.
12th, 13th, 14th, and 15th, rain. 16th, very heavy rain, which, by its own power, together
with that of the preceding rains, penetrated considerably. 17th and 18th, light rain, igth,
moderate rain at Oxford ; but there was extremely heavy rain in certain parts at a distance
of seven English leagues10 from Oxford. 20th, heavy rain with severe hail and thunder at
Oxford, but in certain parts, at six leagues distance, there was not much rain. 21st,
much rain. 22nd, rain, with light wind. 23rd, light rain, with rather strong wind. 24th,
heavy rain, with much thunder and lightning. 25th, rain. Last day, light rain.
July. 1st and 3rd, light rain. 2nd, lightning at night until almost midnight. 4th,
light wind, with rain. 5th, much rain. 6th, heavy rain. 8th, wind, with very light rain.
10th, nth, 12th and 13th, very strong VV. wind. 10th, extremely light rain. 12th, light
rain. 14th, light rain in certain parts of Lyndesay, and in certain parts heavy rain.
15th, rain. 16th, light rain. 17th, heavy rain, with strong S.W. wind. 18th, rain,
igth, rain, with thunder three or four times. 20th, light rain. 27th, light rain. 24th and
30th, extremely light rain, as light as possible. 31st, rain.
August. 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th, extremely light rain. 2nd, W. wind. 3rd, very
strong W. wind. 5th and 6th, great heat, greater than there had been this year. 6th, in
the night, after midnight, heavy and frequent thunder, with vivid and frequent lightning and
light rain, and on the same day there was a very strong S.E. wind. 8th, gth, 10th and
nth, light rain, nth, very strong W. wind. 12th, and five following days, great heat.
18th, 19th and 20th, great heat. 21st, fog, which was a light rain, and great heat after
mid-day [nonam, i.e. mealtime]. 22nd, fog almost all day, and about sunset light rain in
little drops. 23rd, heavy rain in large drops, with heavy and frequent thunder and vivid
and frequent lightning, but after mid-day it was serene. 24th, serene before mid-clay, and
after it there was very heavy rain, with rather strong wind. 25th, very strong W.S.W.
wind, with rain after mid-day. 26th, very strong W.S.W. wind, with light rain. 27th,
stronger wind than on the 26th. 28th, very strong W.S.W. wind, but not so strong as on
the 27th.. 28th, light rain or mist. The 26th was rather cold.
September. 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, fog in the morning. 4th, little lightning in the
night. 5th and 6th, rain. 6th, rather strong N.W. wind. 7th and three following days,
very strong W. and occasionally N. wind, nth, heavy rain, with very strong S.W. wind.
13th and three following days, rain, with very strong S.W. wind, gth and 10th, hail, but
heavier on the 10th. gth, thunder twice or thrice. 10th, thunder once. 17th and 18th,
heavy rain, with S.E. wind, igth and 20th, rain. 23rd, hoarfrost, and before that day,
that is, in the preceding week, there was hoarfrost once or twice. 24th, rain, with S.E.
wind. 25th, strong E. wind for a great part. 26th, very heavy rain, with very strong
E.S.E. wind. 27th and 28th, rain, with S.E. wind.
October. 1st. strong S.E. wind. 2nd, rain, and from that day until the 13th it was
rainy. 13th, heavy rain. 15th and four following days, much hoarfrost, with ice and frost.
21st, rain, with S. wind.
J) Lenca ? a league or a mile.