▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁Robert ▁C ock burn , ▁another ▁H adding ton ▁man , ▁dest ined ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁influ ential ▁bishop ▁( of ▁Ross ▁and ▁later ▁of ▁D unk eld ), ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁Paris ▁to ▁study ▁among ▁the ▁great ▁numbers ▁of ▁Sc ots ▁there ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁University ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁known ▁whether ▁he ▁attended ▁university ▁in ▁Scotland ▁as ▁a ▁student ▁– ▁there ▁are ▁no ▁mat ric ulation ▁records ▁of ▁him ▁and ▁he ▁claimed ▁never ▁to ▁have ▁seen ▁the ▁university ▁town ▁of ▁St ▁Andrew s , ▁F ife ▁as ▁a ▁young ▁man ▁( though ▁he ▁did ▁comp lain ▁later ▁of ▁its ▁bad ▁be er ). ▁He ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁decided ▁to ▁prepare ▁for ▁Paris ▁at ▁Cambridge ▁in ▁England . ▁He ▁says ▁that ▁in ▁ 1 4 9 2 ▁he ▁attended ▁" G ods ▁House ", ▁which ▁later ▁became ▁Christ ' s ▁College . ▁He ▁rem embers ▁the ▁b ells ▁– ▁" on ▁great ▁fe ast ▁days , ▁I ▁spent ▁half ▁the ▁night ▁listening ▁to ▁them " ▁– ▁but ▁was ▁obviously ▁well - prep ared , ▁as ▁he ▁left ▁for ▁Paris ▁after ▁three ▁terms . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 4 9 3 ▁he ▁mat ric ulated ▁in ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Paris , ▁France , ▁then ▁the ▁for em ost ▁University ▁in ▁Europe . ▁He ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁Coll ège ▁Sainte - Bar be ▁and ▁took ▁his ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁degree ▁there ▁in ▁ 1 4 9 5 ▁followed ▁by ▁his ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1