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manded by"]the ordinance of Parliament for ordination of Ministers of the 28 

 August, 1646. who either of them severallie answered to all the said questions 

 & then were ordained by praier & imposition of hands. 



Then the said M r Peter Coates made the Exhortation, concluded with praier 

 and the blessing. 



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

 ordainers, and delivered to them by the scribe. The papers of their testi- 

 monialls are in the hands of the scribe, their Thesis in the hands of the 

 Moderator for the time, when they were exhibited. 



The Monthlie lecture to be kept at Crich, thesecond Thursday in September 

 next. M r Robert Porter, & M* Michael Edge to preach. 



Jo. Rudyard Scribe. 



■\Virkesworth Classis 

 in the Countie of Darby 

 Sep 1 16, 1656. 



Ministers 

 / Peter Coates Mod' 

 Tho. Shelmerdine 

 Robert Porter 

 M* j John Otefield 

 Samuel More 

 I Samuel Charles 

 \ John Beaidmore 



Those p'sent at the Classicall-Meeting the 

 said 16 day of Sep' 1656 



Others 



M r Henry Buxton 

 John Rudyard 



This day M r Peter Coates began with praier and afterwards made an oration 

 to the Classis. 



According to former order M r Samuel Charles brought in the position 

 given him by the Classis viz', that the Holy Gost is God. 



Ordered that M r Samuel More prove before the Classis at the next meeting, 

 that the infallibilitie of Divine prescience may consist with the contingencie of 

 Second causes. 



Ordered that the Classicall lecture be kept at Matlocke the second Thurs- 

 day in Octob next. M r Tho. Shelmerdine to procure two Sermons. 



M r Edward Pole to preach the next Classicall sermon. 



Voted, that M r Robert Porter be Moderator the next Classicall meeting. 



Mr Peter Coates being Moderater this day, ended with praier. 



John Rudyard 



Scribe. 



