204 MINUTE BOOK OF THE WIRKSWORTH CLASSIS. 



Home required to be demanded by the Ordinance of Parliament for Ordination 

 of Ministers, of the 28 August, 1646 who each of them severally answered to 

 all the said questions, & then were ordained by praier & imposition of 

 hands. 



Then the said M r Samuel Charles made the exhortacion, concluded with 

 praier & the blessing. 



After the Congregation dismissed ; the L'res of Ordination were signed by 

 the Ordainers, and delivered to them by the Scribe. 



The papers of their testimonialls are in the custodie of the Scribe, their 

 Theses in the hands of the Moderator. 



Jo : Rudyard 



Scribe. 



Wirkesworth Classis 



in the Countie of Darby 



Jan 20 1656 



Ministers Others 



These p'sent at the Classicall-meeting the 

 said 20 of January 1656. 



Mr 



Martin Topham Mod r 

 Thomas Shelmerdine 

 John Otefield 

 William Bagshaw 

 Samuel Charles 

 Samuel Tricket 



Henry Buxton 

 Edward Allen 

 Edward Storer 

 John Heapie 

 John Rudyard 



This day Mr Martin Topham being Moderator, began with praier. 



M r Mathias Hill bachelor of Arts & late Student in Catherine Hall in Cam- 

 bridge, having addressed himselfe to the Classes for ordination, preached his 

 approbacon Sermon which being orthodox, was approuved, whereuppon he 

 had this Thesis given him, viz' Utrum impetratio Christi consistere possit 

 cum omnium damnatione. 



Voted, that the next Classical! lecture be kept at Balladon the second 

 Thursday in Februar next and that M r Samuel More & M r Thomas Mathews 

 preach then & there. Whereas there is a weeklie Lecture kept at Wirkes- 

 worth by certaine Ministers of this Classis everie one of them his month by 

 course it is therefore noted & accordinglie ordered this day that he shall preach 

 the Classicall Sermon within whose month so ever it falleth. 



Voted, that M r Martin Topham continue Moderator ; who this day 

 moderating ended with praier. 



Jo: Rudyard Scribe. 



Wirkesworth Classis , _, . , . . 



, . I These p sent at the Classical-meeting the 



in the Countie of Darbie v 



Feb 17 1656. 



said 17 Feb 1656 



