MINUTE BOOK OF THE WIRKSWORTH CLASSIS. 



Voted : that the Classicall meeting for the next three months be kept at 

 Crich the next day after the ordinarie Classicall day in each month. M r Samuel 

 Tricket to preach the next Classicall Sermon. 



M r Peter Coates to continue moderator, who this day moderating ended 



wth praier. 



Jo: Rudyard 

 Scribe. 



These p'sent at the Classical Meeting the 

 said 17 day of November being a day of 

 ordinacon 



others 



M Henry Buxton 

 John Heapie 

 John Rudyard 



Wirkesworth Classis 

 in the Countie of Darby 

 Novembj 17-165S 

 Ministers 

 Coates Moderator 

 Shelmerdine 

 Porter 

 M r N Page 

 Otefield 

 Moore 

 I*, Tricket 



This day M r Edward Pole preached the ordinacon sermon in the Parish 

 church at Wirkesworth which ended the questions were demanded of M r Tho: 

 Stanhope, M r John Sanders M r Edward Mainwaring, & M r Abraham Smith 

 required to be demanded of them by the Ordinance for Ordinacon of ministers 

 of the 28 of August 1646 who each of them answered to all the said questions ; 

 & then were severally ordained by praier & imposition of hands. 



The said M r Edward Pole gave the exhortation, concluded with praier 

 & the blessing. 



After the congregation dismissed the Lres of their ordinacon were signed 

 by the ordainers & delivered unto them by the ScriWe. 



Their Theses are in the handes of the Moderator the papers of their 

 testimonials in the hands of the Scribe. 



John Rudyard 



Scribe. 



