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D125 - Presbyterian National Church: Wirksworth Classis - 1651-1658

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D125
Title	Presbyterian National Church: Wirksworth Classis
Date	1651-1658
Description	Minute book, with trancription published by the Derbyshire Archaeological & Natural History Society, 1880.
Extent	3 items
Level	Fonds
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
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Archive Creator	Presbyterian National Church: Wirksworth Classis
Administrative History	In 1646 the rule of the Church of England by bishops (Episcopacy) was abolished and a Presbyterian National Church created. In the 1650s groups of ministers were formed into "classical" assemblies such as the Wirksworth Classis.
Custodial History	The volume was found in the Hurst collection of printed books in October 1961. In 1880, it was in the possession of Philip Hurt, Esq., who had inherited it from his uncle, Charles Hurt.
Organisation Sub-Type	Congregational, Presbyterian and United Reformed Churches
Language	English
Related Material	See J. Charles Cox (1880) 'Minute Book of the Wirksworth Classis 1651-1685', Derbyshire Archaeological & Natural History Society Journal, Vol II, pp. 135-222.
Term	Presbyterianism
Term	Commonwealth (1649-1660)
Archivist Note	Fonds level Description added by Ben Webster, 10/02/2012. Revised to ISAD(G), including Fonds Title and Creator Name amended to include reference to the Presbyeterian National Church (previously read Wirksworth Classis only) 28 June 2022, BS.