s ▁brother , ▁Josh ua ▁P ull en , ▁de an ▁of ▁Middle ham ▁from ▁ 1 6 3 8 ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 7 . ▁Tob ias ▁entered ▁Tr inity ▁College , ▁Dublin , ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁March ▁ 1 6 6 3 . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 6 6 6 , ▁being ▁then ▁in ▁holy ▁orders , ▁although ▁aged ▁only ▁eigh teen , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁vic ar - chor al ▁of ▁Tu am , ▁and ▁held ▁the ▁post ▁until ▁ 1 6 7 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 6 6 8 , ▁after ▁he ▁had ▁graduated ▁B . A ., ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁scholar ▁of ▁Tr inity ▁College , ▁and ▁he ▁held ▁a ▁fellow ship ▁there ▁from ▁ 1 6 7 1 ▁to ▁ 1 6 7 7 . ▁In ▁ 1 6 6 8 ▁also ▁he ▁graduated ▁B . D . ▁and ▁D . D ., ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁re ctor ▁of ▁Tul ly aug hn ish , ▁Rap ho e . ▁He ▁res igned ▁this ▁living ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 2 ▁on ▁being ▁made ▁de an ▁of ▁Fern s , ▁re ctor ▁of ▁L outh ▁and ▁Bew ley , ▁and ▁vic ar ▁of ▁St . ▁Peter ' s , ▁D rog h eda . ▁ ▁P ull en ▁was ▁att aint ed ▁of ▁tre ason ▁by ▁James ▁II ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 9 , ▁but ▁after ▁the ▁acc ession ▁of ▁William ▁III ▁and ▁Mary ▁II ▁he ▁was ▁created ▁bishop ▁of ▁C