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MINUTE BOOK OF THE WIRKSWORTH CLASSIS. 



Those present at an extraordinarie meeting 

 of the Classis the said 12 day of ffeb 

 1655. 



Others 



M 



Wirkesworth Classis 

 in the Countie of Darbie, 

 ffeb. 12, 1655. 



Ministers 

 f'John Otefield Mod r 

 Peter Watkinson 

 Thomas Shelmerdine 

 Martin Topham 

 Robert Porter 

 Edward Pole 

 Thomas Myles 

 \ Samuel Charles 



This day M r John Otefield being Moderator began with praier. M r Amos 

 Shaw Batchelor of Arts late student of in Cambridge preached 



before the Classis this day & having formerlie addressed himselfe to ye 

 Classis for ordinaton, & preached his approbaton sermon also, which was well 

 approved, the said M r Amos Shaw produced his certificates of his unblame- 

 able life & conversaton &c. which were also well approved. 



Afterwards the said M r Amos Shaw gave an account of the work of grace 

 uppon his soule, of his skill in the originall tongues, also in the Arts, Logicke 

 & Phylosophy, & also of his knowledge in divinitie in all which he gave good 

 satisfaction ; whereupon he had this Thesis given him viz'. : An detur justifi- 

 catio ab eterno. 



M r John Otefield being Moderator ended with praier. 



Jo : Rudyard 



Scrib. 



Wirkesworth Classis 



in the countie of Darby 



ffeb 19 1655 



Ministers 

 John Otefield Mod 

 M' Martin Topham 

 Edward Pole 

 Thomas Myles 

 Samuel Charles 



These p'sent at the Classicall meeting the said 

 19 day of ffeb 1655 



Others 



M r Henry Buxton 

 James Addams 

 John Rudyard 



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This day M 1 John Otefield being Moderator began with praier. M r Edward 

 Pole preached before the Classis, & his sermon being orthodox was well 

 approved. 



Voted that because of the. small appearance this day, the exhortation be 

 waved & the position also. 



