ollar , ▁C lack mann ans hire , ▁and ▁a ▁Scottish ▁mart yr . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁Can on ▁Reg ular ▁For ret ▁was ▁desc ended ▁from ▁an ▁old ▁family ▁which ▁possessed ▁the ▁estate ▁of ▁For ret ▁in ▁the ▁parish ▁of ▁Log ie , ▁F ife , ▁from ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁William ▁the ▁Lion ▁till ▁the ▁sevent e enth ▁century . ▁The ▁surname ▁is ▁sometimes ▁err one ously ▁given ▁as ▁For rest . ▁His ▁father ▁had ▁been ▁master ▁st ab ler ▁to ▁James ▁IV . ▁The ▁Catholic ▁priest , ▁Sir ▁John ▁For ret , ▁for ▁perm itting ▁whom ▁to ▁admin ister ▁the ▁sacr ament ▁of ▁bapt ism ▁at ▁Sw inton ▁in ▁ 1 5 7 3 ▁the ▁Bishop ▁of ▁St ▁Andrew s ▁was ▁compla ined ▁against , ▁was ▁probably ▁a ▁near ▁relative . ▁After ▁obtain ing ▁a ▁good ▁pre lim inary ▁education , ▁For ret ▁was , ▁through ▁the ▁" help ▁of ▁a ▁rich ▁lady ," ▁sent ▁to ▁study ▁at ▁C ologne . ▁On ▁his ▁return ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁canon ▁regular ▁in ▁the ▁monaster y ▁of ▁" San ct ▁Col mes ▁In che " ▁( In ch col m ▁in ▁the ▁F irth ▁of ▁For th ). ▁The ▁can ons ▁having , ▁it ▁is ▁said , ▁begun ▁to ▁manifest ▁their ▁dis content ▁at ▁their ▁daily ▁allow ance , ▁the ▁ab bot , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁di vert ▁their ▁attention ▁from ▁their ▁personal ▁gr iev ances , ▁gave ▁them ▁the ▁works ▁of ▁August ine ▁to ▁study ▁instead ▁of ▁the ▁book ▁of ▁their ▁foundation