Found within Bishop's Transcripts - could possibly explain some missing baptisms ! - my italics
I John Kippax archdeacon & chaplain to his grace James Duke of Atholl lord of this isle, of Castle Rushen & Castletown chappels, do hereby certify that having agreed with Mr Thos Quayle to be my assistant. He sometime afterwards acquainted me that Mr Peter Bickerstaffe of Castle= town aforesd had applyed to him to baptise his child, which office he my sd assistant told me he wou'd not undertake to do without my privity & assent thereto - whereupon I told him that as often as any person in Castletown applyed to me in that behalf, I always performed that office without any hesitation or complaint & never kept a register and moreover, being apprised, that the revnd John Quayle vicar of kk Malew several times refused & denied to baptize children on a weekday, I did therefore give directions to the sd Thos Quayle the bearer hereof to baptize any child as often as he was applyed to, by any of Castleown' inhabitants as witness my hand this 25th may 1751 John Kippax
[Peter Bickerstaffe + Cath Parker had 4 ch baptised in Malew 1741-1749]
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