opinions please

[Tickettyboo]

Snippet from a parish baptism register

1742
lots of entries but this is the only one which gives the occupation of the father, who was a Slater
There is 'something' written after his occupation but the writer seems to have run out of space on the page

I know what I 'think' it may have said, but would like opinions to see if my 'straw clutching' is on the right lines or not

thanks
Boo

[Bookbox]

I think it reads slater by trade (with the last 2 letters entered above the line).

Are there any other examples of the words 'by trade' entered anywhere else in this register?

[maddys52]

I agree, "slater by trade". 

[Tickettyboo]

Thank you Bookbox and maddys52 :-)

That's what I thought too but wasn't sure if I was making it up to fit.
I don't know about the rest of the register as I only have this page. There is certainly nothing else on the page that resembles it and, as it is the only one which mentions a father's occupation, after puzzling over it for a while I had an 'ooh maybe' moment and decided it may say by trade :-)

Boo