▁and ▁min istry ▁ ▁John ▁Wel sh ▁was ▁born , ▁probably ▁in ▁ 1 6 2 4 , ▁son ▁of ▁Jos ias ▁Wel sh , ▁minister ▁at ▁Temple pat rick , ▁Co . ▁An trim , ▁grand son ▁of ▁John ▁Wel sh ▁of ▁A yr , ▁and ▁great - grand son ▁of ▁John ▁Kno x . ▁He ▁graduated ▁with ▁an ▁M . A . ▁from ▁Glasgow ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 6 4 7 , ▁and ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁Ir ong ray ▁on ▁the ▁Cl uden ▁Water , ▁Dum f ries hire , ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁January ▁ 1 6 5 3 . ▁At ▁the ▁instance ▁of ▁a ▁her itor , ▁David ▁M ' Bre ar ▁of ▁New ark ▁and ▁Al mag ill , ▁M . P . ▁for ▁the ▁Stewart ry ▁of ▁Kir kc ud br ight , ▁he ▁was ▁accused ▁before ▁the ▁Priv y ▁Council , ▁June ▁ 1 6 6 2 , ▁of ▁having ▁called ▁Middle ton ' s ▁Parliament ▁" a ▁d run ken ▁Parliament ", ▁but ▁was ▁acqu itted ▁since ▁the ▁witness es ' ▁testim ony ▁did ▁not ▁agree . ▁So on ▁after ▁the ▁rest oration ▁of ▁Epis cop acy ▁he ▁was ▁dep riv ed . ▁His ▁con greg ation ▁used ▁force ▁to ▁prevent ▁a ▁new ▁minister ▁being ▁settled . ▁The ▁Priv y ▁Council ▁im posed ▁their ▁will ▁with ▁increased ▁force . ▁It ▁was ▁probably ▁in ▁February , ▁ 1 6 6 3 , ▁that ▁John ▁Wel sh ▁was ▁out ed ▁from ▁Ir ong ray . ▁He ▁seems