172 MINUTE BOOK OF THE WIRKSWORTH CLASSIS. 



Cambridge addressing himselfe to the Classis for to be ordained a Presbyter 

 p'duced (in reference to his ordinacon) a certificate under the hands of his 

 neighbouring M'sters of Nottingham concerning his ministerial! abilities & 

 godly conversacon : w ch said Certificate was allowed of by the Classis ; & he 

 ordered to preach before the Classis att their next meeting ; & to bring likwise 

 on the said day his Tytle to the Classis to be p'used by them. 



It is this day voted by the Classis that M r Robrt Port r Pastor of the Church 

 at Pentridge moderate the next Classicall meeting. M r Peter Watkinson this 

 day moderating ended with prayer. 



M 



William Storer 

 Edward Allen 



!j These p r sent at the Classicall Meeting the 

 I said 19 th day of July 1653, viz 1 . 

 I 

 Minists Others 



/ Porter 

 Carter 

 Watkinson 

 Martin Topham 

 Oatefield 

 ^ Myles 



M r Robert Port' Pastor of the Church at Pentridge being Moderator 

 began with Prayer. 



This day the aforesaid Mr. Joseph Trueman p'ached his approbaton sermon 

 (according to the appointm't of ye Classis) and his sermon being orthodox 

 & edifying was approved. 



After a certificate was read from M r Richard Whitchurche desiring that the 

 said M r Joseph Truman may be ordained as his assist"' at Peter's Nottingham, 

 which was approved. 



The said M r Trueman was examined conc r ning the worke of grace upon his 

 soule ; & an account taken of his skill in the "Originall tongues & in the arts : 

 Logick & Philosophic, as also of his knowledge in Divinity, in all which the 

 Classis received good satisfaction. The question p'pounded to the said 

 M r Truman upon which he is required to bring his position the next Classicall 

 day — i.e., Verum peccatum traducatur p' generationem vel inducatur p' 

 imitaconem vel audetur peccatum originalie. (sic.) 



One M r Thomas Broad, Bachel r of Arts & late student of John's College in 

 Cambridge desires to be admitted to ordination & exhibited one from ye 

 Parish of Alveton in the Countey of Stafford signifying that they desire him to 

 be their minister ; another from clivers ministers conceding the abilities and 

 conversaton wh second certificate being de r ective in the concerns of Religion 

 the Classis returned it to the subscribers desiring to be further satisfied before 

 they could proceed any further. 



