RECORDS
OF
Saint Mark's Chapel
IN THE PARISH OF MALEW
ISLE OF MAN

FROM ITS FOUNDATION IN 1771 TO 1864


COMPILED PROM ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS AND PAPERS
OF THE
REV. JOHN THOMAS CLARKE
CHAPLAIN

BY WILLIAM HARRISON

DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN

PRINTED FOR THE MANX SOCIETY

MDCCCLXXVIII

CONTENTS.

Introduction . . . . . . xiii
Description of the Locality of St. Mark's . . . 1
The Black Fort . . . . . . 3
Memorial to John Wood, Esquire, Governor-in-Chief; to collect Contributions . . . . . . 6
Memorial to Bishop Hildesley to appoint Trustees . . 7
Appointment of Trustees to collect Subscriptions, etc. . S
Petition of the Trustees to the Duke and Duchess of Atholl . 9
Abstract from Deed of Sale of Dreem-freaie for Site of Chapel . 10
Bond for a Deed of Endowment . . . . 11
Daniel Gelling, Vicar of Malew's Consent to the Chapel . 13
Appointment of Trustees to the Chapel . . . 14
Deed of Consecration, 1772 . . . . . 15
Schedule of Benefactions, 1772 . . . . 15
Wardens' and Sidesmen's Oath . . . . 19
Distribution of Pews, 1773 (+ plan) . . . . . 20
Subscriptions for the Chapel and Statement of Accounts, 1772 20
Purchase of Lands for a Glebe . . . . 22
Abstract from Deed of Sale of Cly-rouyr for a Glebe, 1775 . 23
Abstract from Deed of Sale of Ballagarey for a Glebe, 1777 . 23
Abstract from Deed of Sale of Cly-rouyr for a Glebe, 1782 . 24
Subscriptions for Parsonage-House and School and Statement . 24
Memorandum in old Register Book respecting Books . . 26
Observations relative to St. Mark's, J. T. Clarke . . 28
Total Amount of Revenue of St. Mark's, 1827 . . 31
License to the Rev. J. T. Clarke as Chaplain of St. Mark's . 31
First Operations for the Improvement of St. Mark's . . 32
Exchange of Road in St. Mark's Glebe, 1828 . . . 32
Petition to the Lord Bishop to pull down the old Dwelling-House :33
Order to pull down the Dwelling-House, etc. . . . 36
Petition to the Lord Bishop to solicit Subscriptions for a New Glebe House . . . . . . 37
Statement of Account for the New Parsonage-House, 1829-30 . 39
Bishop Ward's Certificate as to the New Parsonage-House . 39
Exchange of Pews as Free Seats, 1830 . . . 40
Arrangement of Pews, 1830. . . . . 41
Petition to the Lord Bishop to Record Accounts, 1831 . 41
Petition to the Vicar-General to Record Expenses of New Kitchen . . . . . . 43
Statement of the Rev. J. T. Clarke as to the New Buildings . 45
Correspondence relative to Bishop Ward's Legacy for a New Glebe . . . . . . . 46
Bishop Pepys's Permission to call in Money to purchase a New Glebe . . . . . . . 48
Statement respecting St. Mark's Glebe-an Appeal, 1840 . 50
Correspondence relative to the Tithes on the Glebe, 1840-41 . 51
Abstract from Deed of Sale of Cleigh-rouyr for a Glebe, 1841 . 53
Abstract from Deed of Sale in Exchange, to make the Cleigh-rouyr Road the Boundary, 1841 . . . . 54
Remarks on the Trust Deed, 1841, J. T. C. . . . 54
Glebe of St. Mark's, with Plan and Contents . . . 55
Remarks respecting the Mode of Raising the Funds . . 56
Boundary of St. Mark's Glebe and the Fair Ground . . 56
Public Marking of the Boundary of St. Mark's Trust and Fair Ground, 1847 . . . . . . 56
Lord's Rent of Chapel Yard . . . . . 57
Lord's Rent and Abbey Rent on Glebe . . . 58
Mr. Clarke's Tribute to the Memory of the Petit Family . 58
Letters from the Committee of Council on Education . . 60
Correspondence with the National Society . . . 61
Remarks on the above Subject by J. T. C. . . . 62
St. Mark's Library . . . . . . 63
Mrs. Campbell's Gift for Female Education . . . 64
Form of Appointment of Trustees to St. Mark's Chapel . 65
Revenue of St. Mark's, 1851 . . . . 66
Revenue of St. Mark's, 1861 . . . . 66
Receipt for Lord's Rent, 1861 . . . . 67
Rev. Mr. Clarke's Remarks on the completion of the Works, 1863 67
Goddard Crovan's Stone . . . . . 69
Petition to the Lord Bishop, Lord Auckland, 1854 . . 70
General Statement of Subscriptions and Disbursements . 72
Remarks on the Accounts by the Wardens of St. Mark's . 74
List of the Trustees of St. Mark's Chapel . . . 75
Names of the Chaplains from the Foundation in 1772 . 75
Concluding Remarks. . . . . . 75
Address to the Rev. J. T. Clarke, on his resignation, from the Parishioners, February 9th, 1864 . . . 78
St. Mark's Union Society . . . . . 80