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 passages in his behaviour are to be remembered. And first when the dispute about church-government began to warm; as he was walking upon the street of Edinburgh, betwixt two honest citizens, he told them, they had in their town two great ministers, who were no great friends to Christ's cause, presently in controversy, but it should be seen, the world should never bear of their repentance. The two men were Mr. Patrick Galloway, and Mr. John Hall; and accordingly it came to pass, for Mr. Patrick Galloway died easing himself upon his stool; and Mr. John Hall, being at that time in Leith, and his servant woman having left him alone, in his house while she went to the market; he was found dead all alone at her return.

He was sometime prisoner in Edinburgh castle before he went into exile, where one night sitting at supper with the lord Ochiltry, who was an uncle to Mr. Welch's wife, as his manner was, he entertainned the compauy with godly and edifying discourse, which was wollwell [sic] received by all the company save oulyonly [sic] one debauched popish young gentleman, who sometimes laughed, and sometimes mocked and made faces whereupon Mr. Welch brake out into a sad abrupt charge upon all thothe [sic] company to be silent, and observe the work of the Lord upon that prophane mocker; which they should presently bebold; upon which immediately thothe [sic] prophane wretch sunk down and died boneathbeneath [sic] the table, but never returned to life again, to the great astonishment of all the company.

Another wouderfulwonderful [sic] story they tell of him at the same timotime [sic]; the lord Ochiltry thothe [sic] captain, being both sons to the good lord Ochiltry, and Mr. Welch's uncle in law, was indeed very civil to Mr. Welch, but being for a long time, through the multitude