The Natural History of Selborne

Covered the asparagus beds, & the artichokes with muckle: these were grown out very tall.

Prodigious high tide at London & in it’s environs!  it did much damage in various parts.

My apricot trees were never stripped of their buds before; & therefore seem to have suffered from a casual flight of gross-beaks, that came into these parts.

Three gallons of brandy from London.

One of the Bantam hens begins to lay.  Mice devour the crucus’s.

Sam & Ned White left us.  Late in the evening the planet Jupiter shines in the E.

Rain & wind in the night.  Thomas says, that when he got-up the Baromr was down at 27-8!

This morning the Baromr at Newton was only 28!

Sam & Ned White came from Fyfield.

A disorder prevails among the horses: but has not reached this village yet.