MINUTE BOOK OF THE WIRKSWORTH CLASSIS. 



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Wirkesworth Classis 



in the Countie of } ( 



Darby March 21 1654 



Ministers 

 Tetcr Watkinson moder 

 Martin Topham 

 John Otefield 

 Edward role 

 William Bagshaw 

 Samuel Moore 

 Thomas Myles 



These present at an extraordinarie meeting of 

 the Classis for the ordinaton of M" Anthony 

 Buxton M r Richard Chantrey M r Humfrey 

 Waldron & M r Thomas Fford 

 Others 



Mr. John Sclater 



William Storer 



Edward Allen 

 ( William Alsop 



Henrie Buxton 



John Heapie 



John Rudyard 



This day M r Thomas Shelmerdine preached the ordinacon sermon before 

 the congregation assembled in the Parish Church at Wirkesworth which ended 

 the questions were demanded of the aforesaid M r Anthonie Buxton, M r Richard 

 Chantrey M r Humfrey Waldron & M r Thomas Fford required to be demanded 

 of them by the Ordinance for Ordination of Ministers of the 28 August 1646 

 who each of them answered unto all the said questions And then were 

 severallie ordained by praier & imposition of hands. The said Mr. Thomas 

 Shelmerdine gave the exhortation concluded with praier and the blessing. 

 After the congregation dismissed the Lies of ordination were signed by the 

 ordainers and delivered to them by the Scribe The severall papers of their 

 Testimonialls are in the custodie of the Scribe, their Theses in the hands of 

 the said Moderator 



John Rudyard 



Scribe 



Wirkesworth Classis ) 

 Aprill 17, 1655. ' 



Ministers. 

 Peter Watkinson 

 Martin Topham 

 John Otefield 

 Thomas Myles 



M> 



These present at the Classical Meeting, the said 

 17 April, 1655. 



Others. 



M r John Sclater 

 John Rudyard 



This day M r William Bagshaw Pastor of the Church of Glossopp in the 

 County of Darby (according to the desire of the Classis) formerly preached & 

 his sermon being orthodox & seasonable was well approved. 



There being but small appearance this day, the Classis was adiourned untill 

 the next ordinaric meeting (viz.) the third Tuesday in May next. 



Jo : Rudyard Scribe. 



