184 MINUTE BOOK OF THE WIRKSWORTH CLASSIS. 



Wirkesworth Classis \ t These p'sent at the Classical meeting 



in the County of [ \ the said 15 th May 1655. 



Darby May 15, 1655 



Ministers. Others. 



Peter Watkinson, Mod \ / Mr. John S c later 



Thomas Shelmerdine Gilbert Wallis 



Mr ( John Otefield Richard Buxton 



Samuel Moore William Jessopp 



\ Thomas Myles ^ John Rudyard 



This day M r Peter Watkinson being Moderator began with praier 

 M' William Yates student in Divinitee, having formerly addressed himself to 

 the Classis for ordination preached this day before the Classis & his sermon 

 being orthodox and edifying was approved. 



The aforesaid M r William Yates* (in order to his ordination) this day like- 

 wise produced a testimonie of his approved doctrine and also of his life and 

 conversation, under the hand of M r Thomas Stubbing! minister at Cubley a 

 Marston-Montgomerie in the County of Darby, to whom he is to be ordained 

 an assistant in the worke of the Ministrie at Cubley & Marston-Montgomerie 

 aforesaid according to ye desire of the aforesaid M r Tho: Stubbing. 



The said M r William Yates also produced two certificates one from his 

 neighbouring ministers that he is orthodox in Doctrine, pious and exemplary 

 in life and conversacon : another from the Parishioners of Cubley and Marston 

 aforesaid, concerning their approbation of him & desire he may be admitted 

 into the worke of the Ministery, as is aforesaid, all which were approved by 

 the Classis. 



Afterwards the Classis took an account of the said Mr William Yates 



concerning the Grace of God in him, also of his skill in the originall tongues, 



and in the Arts Logicke Philosophic, likewise of his Knowledge in Divinitie ; 



wherein they received satisfaction ; whereuppon the said Mr William Yates had 



this Thesis given him 



An anima humana sit mortalis 



Voted, and accordingly ordered this day, that each Classicall Meeting the 

 Moderator do make an oration to the Classis, for the space of about a quarter 

 of an hour upon some subject, what he thinketh fit, tending to the edification 

 of the Assemblie. 



Also it is noted and ordered, that each Classicall-Meeting, some one be 



* One William Yates was ejected from Cherton, Hertfordshire, in 1662, and 

 was probably the same person as is here mentioned. 



t Thomas Stubbings (or Stubbins) held the livings of Cubley and Marston 

 Montgomery from 1654 to 1660. 



