▁clear ▁by ▁the ▁new ▁bishop ' s ▁following ▁actions . ▁Bishop ▁Al as da ir ▁proceeded ▁to ▁al ien ate ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁bishop ric ' s ▁lands ▁and ▁reven ues , ▁giving ▁the ▁l ion ' s ▁share ▁to ▁the ▁ear l . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁historian ▁Robert ▁Keith , ▁Bishop ▁Al as da ir ▁" ret ained ▁for ▁his ▁success ors ▁scar ce ▁so ▁much ▁as ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁moder ate ▁compet ency ▁for ▁a ▁minister ▁in ▁Bre chin ". ▁ ▁Tra vel s ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 5 6 7 , ▁Al as da ir ▁Ca im be ul ▁received ▁royal ▁lic ence ▁to ▁leave ▁Scotland , ▁though ▁he ▁was ▁still ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 5 6 9 , ▁when ▁he ▁voted ▁against ▁the ▁proposal ▁to ▁ann ul ▁the ▁divor ce ▁between ▁Mary , ▁Queen ▁of ▁Sc ots , ▁and ▁the ▁Earl ▁of ▁Both well . ▁Although ▁his ▁activities ▁are ▁difficult ▁to ▁trace , ▁Ca im be ul ▁was ▁att ending ▁school ▁in ▁Gene va ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 5 7 4 , ▁but ▁travel led ▁back ▁to ▁Scotland ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁with ▁his ▁t utor ▁Andrew ▁Pol wart ▁and ▁the ▁latter ' s ▁friend ▁Andrew ▁Mel ville , ▁who ▁were ▁in ▁Edinburgh ▁by ▁July ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁ ▁Later ▁epis cop ate ▁After ▁returning ▁to ▁his ▁native ▁country , ▁he ▁res umed ▁his ▁charge ▁as ▁minister ▁and ▁tit ular ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Bre chin , ▁att ending ▁general ▁assemb lies ▁of ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Church