▁Earl ▁of ▁W inton ▁( c . ▁ 1 6 4 1 ▁– ▁ 6 ▁March ▁ 1 7 0 4 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Scottish ▁Royal ist , ▁Priv y ▁Coun c ill or , ▁and ▁Sher iff ▁of ▁H adding tons hire . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁George ▁Set on , ▁Master ▁of ▁W inton ▁and ▁Henri etta ▁Gordon , ▁a ▁daughter ▁of ▁George ▁Gordon , ▁ 2 nd ▁Mar qu ess ▁of ▁H unt ly . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁in ▁Europe ▁for ▁his ▁studies , ▁a ▁boy ▁of ▁under ▁ten ▁years ▁of ▁age , ▁when ▁he ▁succeeded ▁his ▁grand father ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁est ates ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 0 . ▁Not with standing ▁his ▁youth , ▁a ▁heavy ▁fine ▁of ▁£ 2 0 0 0 ▁was ▁im posed ▁on ▁him ▁by ▁C rom well ' s ▁Act ▁Of ▁Grace ▁and ▁P ardon ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 4 . ▁ ▁His ▁t utor ▁and ▁uncle ▁was ▁Lord ▁King ston , ▁by ▁whom ▁he ▁was ▁brought ▁up ▁" in ▁the ▁true ▁Protest ant ▁religion ", ▁thus ▁sever ing ▁the ▁long ▁attachment ▁of ▁his ▁family ▁to ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church . ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁June ▁ 1 6 5 6 , ▁Lord ▁King ston ▁reported ▁to ▁the ▁H adding ton ▁Pres by tery ▁by ▁order ▁of ▁the ▁Syn od ▁that ▁Lord ▁W inton ▁had ▁h ither to ▁been ▁educated ▁in ▁the ▁Protest ant ▁Religion ▁and ▁his ▁education ▁should ▁still ▁be ▁carefully ▁attended ▁to . ▁ ▁Lord ▁W inton ▁was