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After the congregacon dismissed the Lres of Ordination were signed by the 

 Ordainers, & delivered to them by the Scribe. 



The papers of their testimonialls are in the hands of the Scribe excepte 

 M r Amos Sbawe's which are in the handes of M r Martin Topham. 



M r Michael Edge, M r Richard Swinfen & M r Tho Dresser their Theses are 

 in the hands of the Scribe. M r Amos Shawe's Thesis in the handes of the 

 Moderator for the time when it was exhibited. 



Jo Rudyard Scribe. 



Wirkesworth Classis 

 in the countie of Darbie 

 Aprill 15 1656 

 Ministers 

 Peter Watkinson Moderat 

 Peter Coates 

 Thos Shelmerdine 

 Martin Topham 

 Edward Pole 

 Samuel Moore 



M r 



j Those p'sent at the Classical meeting this said 

 15 day of Aprill 1656 



Others 



James Addams 

 John Rudyard 



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M r Peter Watkinson being Moderator this day in the absence of M r John 

 Otefield began with praier & made an oration to the Classis. 



This day Mr. Samuel Moore preached before the Classis, & his sermon being 

 orthodox & seasonable was well approved, for which he had the thanks of the 

 Classis returned. 



Afterward M r Martin Topham exhibited the position formerlie given him 

 viz' That there is a Trinitie of persons in the Deitie. 



Voted that the Monthlie lecture be kept at Southwingfield, the second 

 Thursday in May next M r Peter Coates to procure two Sermons. 



Voted that M r Samuel Charles preach at the next Classicall-meeting, also 

 that M r Rob' Porter bring into the Classis this position viz That Christ is God. 



This day M r John Spilsbury* having sent his desire by Mr. Thos Shelmer- 

 dine to be ordained a preaching Presbyster. By reason of his great distance, 

 from this Classis he living at Bromsgrove in the countie of Worcester had this 

 Thesis sent him, viz An Scriptores sacri fuerint infallibiliter acti in scribendis 

 libris sacre Scripturae, 



Voted that Mr. Peter Coates be Mod' the next Classical-meeting. 



Mr Peter Watkinson being Moderator this day ended with praier. 



Jo : Rudyard Scrib. 



• John Spilsbury was a fellow at Magdalen College, Oxford. He was 

 minister at Bromsgrove from 1656 till the Restoration, when he was ejected. 

 Calamy gives him a very high character. He died June 10th, 1699, aged 71. 



