(seq. 17)

, upward 1751. DECEMBER hath 31 Days.
Distant Apollo with is flaming Ray
Makes a faint Effort to produce the Day.
To the short Days the long long Nights succeed;
While twinkling Stars the crystal Vault [o'erspread']
And the fair Moon rules o'er the dusky Night,
The hoary Vale reflects the silver Light.
New Moon 6 Day 4 Altern. Full Moon 21 Day 2 Morn.
First Quart. 14 Day 11 Morn. Last Quart. 18 Day 4 Morn.
M. W. Courts, Aspects, wealth, &c. ROS.F Sea, [unkown symbol's] pl. R D S.
1 F [symbol?] Clouds up, 7 32 5 732 24 2 34
2 2 and a small Rain or light 7 32 5 816 secret 3 34
3 3 Snow about this Time, 7 33 5 9 00 18. 4 28
4 4 then Fair, but cold and 7 33 5 9 44 29 5 22
5 5 Freezes [symbol?] Apoge 7 33 5 10 28 thigh 6 16
6 6 Very hard 7 34 5 11 12 23 [moon symbol] sets
7 7 [uknown character] 17 [up pointing arrow] [21?] 4 [roman numeral II] 7 34 5 11 56 knees 5 26
8 F Fair but windy 7 34 5 12 40 17 6 23
9 2 and cold yet, 7 34 5 1 24 29 7 25
10 3 Inf. C. [Charl A.? ] Windh. and 7 34 5 2 8 legs 8 30
11 4 Perhaps an ( Taunton 7 34 5 2 56 24 9 40
12 5 Inf. C. Portsmouth [box, male symbol, unknown sign] 7 34 5 3 44 feet 10 55
13 6 Anchor Frost 7 34 5 4 32 20 11 50
14 7 You'd better stir abroad, 7 34 5 5 20 head Morn
15 F [male symbol] 14 [symbol looks like ram horns] [female symbol]
MR [unknown symbol, upward arrow?] 7 34 5 6 12 17 1 00
16 [2?] than sit still and freeze 7 34 5 7 4 neck 2 10
17 3 Inf. C. Plym. & Providence 7 33 5 7 56 13 3 15
18 4 at Home. [black dot] Perige 7 33 5 8 52 arms 4 18
19 5 Fair, but soon 7 33 5 9 48 16 5 15
20 6 High Tides over-cast 7 33 5 10 49 breast 6 11
21 7 and looks like a Storm 7 33 5 11 40 16 [moon symbol] rise
22 F [isosceles triangle, h, male symbol] Windy blustering 7 32 5 12 36 heart 6 39
23 2 SS [clockface or guage] h unpleasant 7 32 5 2 24 29 8 59
24 3 Inf. C. Salem [triangle, 24, unknown symbol] 7 32 5 2 24 29 8 59
25 4 Pehaps Rain or 7 31 5 3 12 belly 10 9
26 5 Snow 7 31 5 4 00 26 11 19
27 6 7*'s South 8. 17 min. 7 30 5 4 44 reins Morn
28 7 Now at the Exit 7 30 5 5 32 21 0 27
29 F of this year. 7 29 5 6 16 secret 1 25
30 2 The heavy Clouds 7 28 5 7 0 15 2 22
31 3 let drop a Tear. 7 27 5 7 44 26 3 16