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Likewise he (upon conviction of the lawfulness & usefulness of such private 

 meetings) declared his mistake in the second offence p'missing hereafter that he 

 would both think and speake more charitablie of such meetings, desireing(ashe 

 said) that they would call him into their number ; whereupon the Classis taking 

 the promises into consideracon ordered (he being wilhdrawne) that M r Peter 

 Watkinson should, in the behalfe of the Classis in all Brotherlie manner give 

 him som e gentle reproof for his form' miscariage in the premises * earnestlie 

 exhort him according to his pmise to act more carefully and regularly 

 in-the administracon of the Sacrament of the Lords Supper & to have a more 

 tend 1 respect to Godly people in reference to their private meeteings being no 

 wayes in contempt of or prejudice to the publicke. 



Which was done accordinglie ; and he dismissed. 



Ord r d that the next Classical fast be kept att Kirk Ireton the second 

 Thursday of the next moneth where & when M 1 Peter Watkinson Pastor ibid 

 hath p'mised the Classis to p'cure Two Sermons preached. 



Voted that M r Pet r Coates Pastor of the Church att South Wingfield preach 

 y e next meeting of the Classis : And likewise voted that he be continued 

 moderator. And this day moderating ended with pray 



M' 



Wirksworth Classis ) ( These Pn'te at the Classical Meeting 



in the County of Derby, y ) the said fifteeneth day of May Anno 



June 15, 1652. \ ( Dni 1652, viz' 



Minist re Oth rs 



/ Coates Mod r atr 

 Shelm r dine 

 Watkinson 

 Wiersdale 

 Martin Topham 

 Porter 

 Pole 

 Otefield 

 Miles 

 Coke scrb 



M r Pet r Coats pastor of the Church at Southwingfield (having first preached 

 orthodoxly & seasonably) being mod r at r began with prayer. 



This day appeared M r Samuel Beresfordt Bachel r of Artes of Queenes 

 College in Cambridge to be ordained as an Assistant to M r Blake pastor of the 

 Church at Tamworth, who produced a Certificate from his neighbouring 



* The words underlined are erased in the original. 



t Samuel Beresford was appointed minister of S. Werburgh, Derby, on 

 May 2lst, 1657. He was ejected in 1662. Calamy speaks of him as " a good 

 scholar, a fine preacher, a curious orator, and a very holy man." 



William Storer 

 Edward Allen 



Richard Buxton, an Eld r of Brad- 

 bourne 

 Henrie Buxton 

 John Rudiard 



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