1 66 MINUTE BOOK OF THE WIRKSWORTH CLASSIS. 



Wirkesworth Classis \ ( 



in th C t fn 1 L M These p'nte at the Classicall meeting the said 



T . ,o ./-« I 18th day of Januarie 1652 viz'. 



Januane 18 1652 ) \ j j j 



Minist" Others 

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M' 



/ Shelm r dine Mod r at r 

 Watkinson 

 Martin Topham 

 Otefield 

 Myles 

 Coke scb J ' \ 



M r Henrie Buxton 

 M' John Sclat r 

 Gilbert Wallis 

 German Buxton 

 Edward Allen 



Mr Thomas Shelm'dine Pastor of Matlock being moderator began with 

 prayer. 



This day M r John Hingley p r ached his app'bacon sermon (in order to his 

 ordinacon) & his paines app'ved. The said M r John Hingley p'duced two Cer- 

 tificates one from his neighbouring ministers concerning his ministerial! 

 abilities & godlie conversacon, the other from the Parishion rs of Shuttington 

 in the Countie of Warwick concerning his Tytle there ; they certifying their 

 choice of him to be their Minisf both which Certificates were appved by the 

 Classis. 



He also gave testimony of the Grace of God in him, of his inward call to 

 & right ende in undertakeing the Ministrie, his studies, skill in the Tongues of 

 other Sciences, & likewise in Divinitie all which were approved by the Classis ; 

 wherenfore he had this Thesis given him vizt — Utrum Pcedobaptismus in 

 Scripturis habet fundamentum — which Thesis he was ord r d to exhibit to the 

 Classis on the fiveteenth day of March next ensuinge at Ashbourne being 

 intended (god assisting) for the ordinacon day of him the said M r Hingley & 

 others. He also this day expounded some places of Scripture proposed by 

 several members of the Classis in which he gave good satisfaction, which was 

 voted accordinglie. 



It is this day ordered that whereas M r Samuel Moore Bachel r of Arts of 

 Saint Johns College in Cambridge hath addressed himselfe to this Classis to 

 be ordained a Presbyter, he therefore preach before the Classis at their next 

 meeting at Wirkesworth in order to his Ordinacon. 



Voted that M r Thomas Shelm'dine be continued moderator, who this 

 moderating ended with prayer. 



Wirkesworth Classis 



in the Countie of Darbie 



Februarie 15 th 1652 



These p'sent at the Classicall 

 Meeting the said fifteenth day of 

 Februarie, 1652, viz. 



