In 1779, fourteen years after the Revestment, William Clucas, vicar of Malew, translated the Bishop of Sodor and Man's SPG appeal into Manx (Manx Museum MS 224a). The translation proves that Manx was still the operational language of religion and community in the parishes as late as 1779. It provides a data point between the 1765 Prayer Book and the 1874 census: the language that the administration was ceasing to support was still necessary for reaching the people in their parishes.