The chiefs of Grant - Electric Scotland

292 LUDOVK'K C.r.ANT, KIGHTH OF FrvErcilIK AND OF CRANT. [1GC3-
From Elgin the Laird and liis lirotliei- went to the University (if St.
Andrews. There tliey wei'e under tlie sujiervision of one of their curators,
James Sliarj), the Archl.)isho[), and hy elioosing St. Andrews as the place
of Ludovick Grant's education he would also l)e near the Earl of llothes,
to whom the deceased Laird of Freuchiu had specially cunnncndcd his sons
"to be educat and broght up with his Lordship, and as he shall jilease to
dispose."' From the Tutoi- of Grant's accounts it would appear that he and
liis nephews stai'ted on theii' journey southward on 120th July lGtl4, and
travelled to St. Andi-ews by Dmidee, sending a messenger in advance to
inform the Prunate and the Earl of Eothcs of their coining, 'ihey reached
St. Andrews some time before the 12th of August, stii[)ping at Dundee to
receive the latest touch of fashion before presenting themselves at the
University, as among other references to dress, there was a sum of 12s.
(Scot.s) piaid for " cutting and puldering their hair in Dundee."
It may be that after making arrangements for their stay in St.
Andrews the Laird and his brother accompanied their uncle to Edinburgh.
But this is not certain, though he jiassed to that place, thence back to St.
Andrews, and then returned home, reaching Castle Grant on 29th August
1GG4. The Laird and his brother were lodged in the liouse of one " Widow
Englishe" in St. Andrews. Their board and othc)- expenses were paid in
advance to her, £15G quarterly; for " chalmer mail (rerit) for same time,
£i ; for bedding the said tyme, £8 ; item, to the ladinster (laundress?) the
said tyme, £5, 10s. ; item, to the Piegent of llumanitie (Latin) the said
tyme, £50 ;
item, to the janitor the .same tyme, £3." Also there was left
with "ther pedagoge (or 'governour') to buy fyr and candle" fur the
same period, the sum of £1G, and the sum of £12 was given to the boys
themselves, for " the poor on the Sabbathe day, and to buy wther litle
necessars." Similar payments were made each quarter until 12th May
IGGG, the only apparent break in the residence of the young Laird at
St. Andrews beino- a visit of a fortnight's duratioii to Edinburgh in Februarv
1666, for the purpose of chooshig curators."
1 L.atter Will, vol. iii. of tliis work, ]). 352. 29th June IGCG, may be of interest. " Item, given
' Tutor's Accounts at Castle (rrant. One entry for three ehits lialf cine of tartane to be the I.ar.l
having reference to the young Laird's dress, of date and his man trewes, 2 lib. Gs. Sd."