17. From 4. _a. m._ till almost 6. gentle Rain; so from a little past 6. till past 7. thence till past 3. _p. m._ cloudy, and now and then some Drops; then a violent Shower for ⅛th of an Hour; half an Hour after 4. it rain'd again and continued till past 10. for the most part very furiously; with some little Intermission it rain'd all Night. 18. At 3. _a. m._ it rained very fiercely; about ½ Hour after 6. it held up, but cloudy still; from 8. _a. m._ till past 3. _p. m._ it rained, but moderately; then it held up a little, but rained after till past 6. all Day cloudy, and at Night a great Fog. 19. About 9. _a. m._ some Drops; from 1. till past 3. _p. m._ very gentle Rain. Thence to the First of _July_, foggy, Morning, sometimes hot, but for the most cloudy, and more temperate than could be expected from the Climate. Two Funerals, one the 9th of an Asthma; the other 21. of a Fever. We saw some Sorts of Insects not usual here, whether monstrous or not, I cannot tell. The most notable, a kind of Spider, about the Bigness of a Beetle, the Form nearest of a Crab-fish, with an odd kind of Orifice visible in the Belly, whence the Web proceeded. _July, 1687._ 1. Extream hot. 2. Foggy in the Morning; about 9. _a. m._ a few Drops; after clear. 3. In the Morning a great Fog; about 9. _a. m._ it rained small Rain for near an Hour; toward night more foggy than ever before; about 6. _p. m._ small Rain for a little time; from 8. till past 9. somewhat more brisk Rain, after that it cleared up. 4. From 9. _a. m._ to 3. _p. m._ small Rain, the rest foggy; between 10. and 11. _p. m._ some Rain. 5. From 2. _a. m._ till past 8. constant Rain, sometimes very fierce, sometimes moderate; about 10. _a. m._ some Rain; between 2. and 3. _p. m._ it began to Rain, but continued not long; from 8. _p. m._ to 10. Rain. 6. From about 2. _a. m._ to 6. Rain, after fair. 7. Foggy and cloudy; between 7. and 8. _a. m._ some Drops. 8. Foggy in the Morning, otherwise clear and hot. 9. About 1. _a. m._ a smart Shower, between 3. and 5. some more Rain, the time of which we know not exactly. The Day after foggy. 10. Very dull and cloudy; from 3. _p. m._ till Night a very great Mist. 11. Tolerably clear, and very hot, yet somewhat foggy Morning and Evening. 12. Cloudy; thence to 15. in the Morning and Evening foggy; else very hot. 15. Cloudy; about 10. _a. m._ some Drops; from half an Hour past 2. till 4. moderate Rain; about 7. some Drops. 16. Cloudy, several times it drop'd a little but nothing considerable. 17. A little before Day, a short Shower; after cloudy; thence to 20. foggy Morning and Evening, and the most part cloudy. 20. Very clear all Day, and extream hot. 21. Not foggy at all; yet somewhat cloudy, but about Mid-day it cleared up. 22, And 23. very clear and extream hot. 24. Cloudy in the Morning; after as the Two last. 25. Cloudy but not misty nor foggy, sultry hot. 26. In the Morning cloudy, after extream hot. 27. Hot and clear.