202 MINUTE BOOK OF THE WIRKSWORTH CLASSIS. 



Ordered that the Monthlie Lecture be kept at Balladon the second Thursday 

 in December next & that M r Samuel More preach then & there. 



M r Peter Watkinson to continue Moderator, who this day moderating ended 

 with praier. 



Jo : Rudyard 



Scribe. 



Wirkesworth Classis ) ( 



in the Countie of Darby TheSe P W at the Classica11 Meetin S the 



Decemb 16 1656 j ( Said l6 ' h ^ of December ' l6 5° 



Ministers Others 



Peter Watkinson Moderd : 



Martin Topham 

 ,_.,,„. M r John Sclater 



Mr { Edward Pole { J 



John Otefield 1 J ° hn Rudyard 



John Beard more / 



This day M r Peter Watkinson being moderator began with Praier & after 

 made an oration to the Classis. M r John Hickes* Bach 1 of Arts late student of 

 Peterhouse College in Cambridge, having addressed himselfe to the Classis 

 desiring to be ordained a Preaching Presbyter ; preached his approbaton 

 sermon which being orthodox was approved afterwards the said Jo Hicks pro- 

 duced certificate from his neighbouring Minisfs of his Piety, & abilities for the 

 worke of the ministrie more particularlie M r George Crosse certifying that the 

 s d M r Hickes being ordained is to officiate as his Assistant in the Parish of 

 Clifton Camville in the Countie of Stafforde & Darbie which certificate was 

 approved Likewise the said Mr John Hickes gave an account of the worke 

 of Grace uppon his Soule of his call to the ministrie : of his skille in the 

 Originall Tongues, also in the Arts Logicke & Philosophie & of his knowledge 

 in Divinitie, in all which the Classis received satisfaction. The said 

 M r Hickes also exhibited his Thesis viz 1 — 



M r John Spilsbury Master of Arts late fellow of Maudline Colledge in 

 Oxforde having addressed himselfe to this Classis for ordinacion produced 

 severall certificates in order thereunto whereuppon the Classis tooke an account 

 of the Worke of Grace uppon his soule of his endes in entering into the 

 Ministrie, of his skille in the Originall Tongues, & in the Arts Logicke & 

 Philosophie also of his knowledge in Divinitie in all which he gave good 

 satisfaction. 



The aforesaid M r John Spilsbury likewise exhibited his Thesis viz' — 



* John Hickes (or Hicks), after serving for a short time as assistant minister 

 in the parish of Clifton Camville, proceeded into Devonshire, where he held 

 the benefice of Stoke. After his ejection in 1662, he resided at Portsmouth, 

 but joining the Duke of Monmouth's army, he was executed in 1685. 



