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MINUTE BOOK OF THE WIRKSWORTH CLASSIS. 



This day the said M r Smally & M r Barrett p'duced (according to form r 

 Ord r ) of the last Classis their Tytles which were allowed of. 



After the Classis went to the Congregacon where M r Watkinson preached the 

 Ordination sermon, w ch ended the said Moderator demanded the questions of 

 the aforesaid M r Smally, M Barrett, & M r Hill, required to be demanded of 

 them by the Ordinance for Ordination of Ministers of the Eight & Twentieth 

 of August 1646, who all publickly answered the said Questions ; and sev r ally 

 ordained by prayer & imposicon of Hands. 



The said Moderator made the -Exhortation, concluded with prayer and the 

 blessing. 



After the Congregation dismissed the Lres of Ordination were signed by the 

 hands of the Ordain rs and delivered to them by the Scb. 



The seVall pap r s of Their Testimonials are remainining in the Custody of 

 the Scb. 



Their Theses remaine in the custodie of the s d Mod r at r . 



Mr. Wiersdale voted to preach the next Classicall meeting. 



Voted that Mr Coates continne Mod r at r . 



M 



Wirksworth Classis 



in the County of Darbie ' 



Novemb 16, 1652. 



Ministers 

 Coates Mod r tor 

 Shelm r dine 

 Watkinson 

 Wiersdale 

 Francis Topham 

 Martin Topham 

 Porter 

 Pole 

 Otefield 

 Miles 

 Coke scb 



M r Coates being Mod r t r began with prayer. 



M 1 John Wiersdale Pastor of the Church of Bradley preached this 

 Classicall meeting and his Sermon being orthodox & seasonable had 

 therefore the thanks of the Classis returned, etc. 



This day Mr. Tho : Hill Bachelore of Artes of Bennett Colledge in 

 Cambridge addressd himselfe to the Classis for ordinacon, who p'duced two 

 Certificates, one from his neighbouring Minist rs concerning his Ministeriall 

 abillities & godlie conversacone ; the other from the Parishion rs of Orton on 

 the hill conc r ning his Tytle there, they certifying their choice of him to be 

 their Minister ; both which Certificates were approved by the Classis. 



Those P'nte at the Classicall Meeting the 

 said 16 th day of November, 1652, viz 1 . 



Edward Allen 

 Gilbert Wallis 

 Germane Buxton 

 Richard Buxton 

 William Alsopp 

 Henrie Buxton 



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