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ordinacon, appeared this day & produced (in order to his ordinacon) two cer- 

 tificates one from his neighbouring Ministers concerning his soundness in 

 judgm' \ pious & unblameable conversation, another from the inhabitants of 

 Broome in the Countie of Stafford concerning his title there ; they certifying 

 their choice of him to be their Minister, both which were approved. After he 

 was examined of the Grace of God in him ; his skill in the Originall tongues 

 \ in the Arts, Logick, and Philosophic, also of his knowledge in divinilie 

 which were also approved by the Classis. 



'['lie said M r Humfrey Waldron exhibited his thesis to the Classis this day. 



After, M* Richard Chantiey aforesaid (in order to his ordinacon) produced 

 a certificate from the neighbouring Ministers that he is orthodox & pious & fit 

 to be imployed in preaching the Gospell which was approved. Then he was 

 examined concerning the worke of grace upon his soule, his call to the Minis- 

 trie, his skill in the original tongues & in the Arts, I.ng.ck, and Philosophic, 

 likewise of his knowledge in divinitie, in all which the Classis received 

 satisfaction, whereupon he had this Thesis given him An in hac vita homo 

 possit esse certus de salutre sua? eternce certitudine fidei. 



M r Thus Ford being ordered to appeare before the Classis this daie but dis- 

 inaliled by sickness had this Thesis sent him An Christi obedientia tollat 

 obedientiam Christianam. 



Ordered that forthwith intimation be sent to the severall congregations 

 where the afore mentoned M r Rich Chantrie M r Anthonie Buxton, M r Hum- 

 frey Waldron, & M r Tho s (Ford, are to be admitted ministers concerning their 

 proceedings in & about the matter of their ordination. 



It is likewise ordered that M r Robert Porter moderate the next Classicall 

 meeting at Wit kesworth, the third Teusday in March next, and that M r Thos 

 Mvles preach before the Classis that day. 



We inesday the 21 of March appointed a day of Ordination at Wirkesworth 

 & that M r Tho. Shelmerdine preach the ordination sermon & give the exhor- 

 taton. M r Peter Watkinson being Moderator this day ended with praier. 



John Rudyard Scribe 



\\ irkesworth Classis 1 / . 



, _ . . Those present at the Classicall meeting the 



in the countie of Darbie } I 



_, , I said 20 day of March 1654. 



March 20. 1654 J ^ ' J 



Ministers Others 



M« 



Peter Watkinson 

 Martin Topham 

 John Otefield 

 Samuel Moore 

 Thomas Myles 



M r Ilenrie Buxton 

 M' John Sclater 

 Ilenrie Buxton 

 William Jesoppe 

 John Kudyard 



