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MINUTE BOOK OF THE WIRKSWORTH CLASSIS. 



Wirkesworth Classis 

 in the Countey of Darbie 

 August the last 1652. 



Minist" 

 Watkinson, Mod r t r 

 Shelmerdine 

 Martin Topham 

 M r ) Porter 

 Pole 

 Otefield 



Coke, scrbe 



A meeting of Minist ,s & Elders the said 

 last day of August, 1652, viz'. 



Others 



William Storer 

 Edward Allen 

 Henrie Buxton 



Mr Pet 1 Watkinson being moderaf began with prayer. 



This day appeared Mr. John Barrett* Bachel r of Artes of Clare Hall in 

 Cambridge to be ordained a Presbyf. Who this day preached his app'bacon 

 sermon and his paynes approved and in reference to his Ordinacon pduced a 

 certificate from his neighbouring Ministers concerning his Ministeriall abillities 

 & Godlie conversacon w ch was approved of ; & he ord r ed to appeare y e next 

 meeting of the Classis & to bring with him two other certificates vizt one 

 concerning his age & another from the parishioners of Wimeswould in the 

 Countey of Leicester conc r ning his T7tle there ; & lastlie he is ordered to bring 

 this Thesis the said meeting — An gratia sufficiens ad conversionem concedatur 

 omnibus ? 



M r Robr' Smallie Bachel' of Artes of Clare Hall in Cambridge to be 

 ordained a presbyf. Ordered to preach before the Classicall presbyterie att 

 their next meeting, and then to bring with him this Thesis — An Crist' 

 p' omnibus et singulis intentionalit' sit mortuus — together with his Testi- 

 monials & Tytle. 



M r Nicholas Hill (according to form 1 order) this day appeared & exhibited 



his Thesis upon this question w ch being p'used & approved he also 



maintained a dispute upon the afores d question & expounded some places of 

 Scripture pposed by sev r all members of the Classis wherein he gave good 

 satisfaction, w' h was voted accordinglie. 



The meeting adjurned till the next occasion. 



Wirkesworth Classis 



in the Countie of Derb 



Sepf 2i, 1652 



These p'nte at the Classicall meeting the 

 said 21st day of Sept. 1652, viz', 



* John Barrett, M.A., removed from Wimeswold to S. Peter's, Nottingham, 

 in 1656, and was thence ejected in 1662. He published several sermons and 

 theological treatises. 



