MINUTE BOOK OF THE WIRKSWORTH CLASSIS. 



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Minist" Oth r 



Sheltn'dine 



Watkinson 



Martin Topham M' Henrie Buxton 



M« Porter I \ M r John Sclater 



Myles Edward Allen 



Coke scb 

 Otefield 



M r Thomas Shelnvdine Pastor of the Church at Matlocke being moderator 

 began with prayer. 



This day M r Samuel Moore p'ached (according to the appointment of the 

 Classis) & his paines approved. After he was examined of the Grace of God 

 in him, his call to the ministrie, his studies, skill in the Tongues &C, likewise 

 in Divinitie all which were approved by the Classis ; whereupon he had this 

 Thesis given him vizt — Utrum Gratia convertans sit resistibilis — which Thesis 

 is this day ordered to exhibit to the Classis att their next meeting. 



It is this day ordered that the next Classicall fast be holden at Ballidon on 

 Thursday the 17th day of March next & that the scribe of the Classis be 

 carefull forthwith to send to Mr John Hyron pastor of the Church att Bredsall 

 signifying unto him that it is the desire of the Classis that he would be pleased 

 to do them that favour as to p r ach at Ballidon the said fast day. 



It is this day voted & ord r ed by the Classis that M r Peter Coates Pastor 

 of the Church att South Wingfield moderate at the Classicall meeting 

 to be houlden at Ashbourne on the fifteenth day of March next and likewise 

 to manage the business of Ordinacon &c. And likewise it is this day voted 

 that M r Robrt Porter preach the Ordinacon Sermon the said 15th day of March. 



M r Thomas Shelm r dine being this day Moderator ended with Prayer. 



Wirkesworth Classis in 



the Countie of Darbie 



March 1 1652 



f These p'sent at an Extraordinaire meeting of 

 the Classis conc'ning the examinacon of one 

 Thomas Leadbeat r BacheP of Arts & late 

 Student of Christ Colledge in Cambridge, 

 who this day addressed himselfe unto the 

 Classis for to be ordained a Presbyf vizt — 

 Ota's 



M r John Sclat' 

 William Storer 

 Edward Allen 



Minist" 

 / Shelmerdine modratr 

 Martin Topham 

 M r ) Porter 

 Otefield 

 \ Coke scb 



M r Thomas Shelm'dine being mod r at r began with prayer. 

 This day the said M r Tho. Leadbeaf* preached his approbacon sermon 

 (according to the appointm't of the Classis) & his paines verie well approved. 



* Thomas Leadbeater remained minister at Hinckley until his ejection in 1662, 

 when he retired to Nantwich, Cheshire, his birthplace. He died Is'ov. 4th, 1679. 



