Volume XV: "Observations of Weather": The Weather Diary of Sir John Wittewronge of Rothamsted 1684-89
Sir John Wittewronge (1618-93) was squire of Rothamsted. The Introduction covers his family history, political career and other aspects of seventeenth century Hertfordshire life. The diary gives a picture of the climate in a small part of the county at a time when Europe was experiencing the Little Ice Age, including the winter of 1683/4, the coldest on record, together with some details of crops and household matters.
- Edited and with an Introduction by John Stevenson and Margaret Harcourt Williams
- lvii + 79pp, fully indexed
- ISBN 0-9523779-4-2
£6 (+£4 p&p )