, ▁F ife ▁in ▁ 1 6 4 7 , ▁or ▁ 1 6 4 8 , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁All an ▁and ▁Margaret ▁Camer on ▁who ▁far med ▁the ▁estate ▁of ▁Ford ell , ▁near ▁Le uch ars . ▁St ▁Salv ator ' s ▁College ▁of ▁St ▁Andrew s ▁University ▁has ▁a ▁record ▁of ▁his ▁en rol ment ▁in ▁the ▁Arts ▁fac ulty ▁there ▁on ▁ 5 ▁March ▁ 1 6 6 2 . ▁After ▁gradu ation ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁F alk land ▁where ▁he ▁found ▁employ ment ▁as ▁the ▁parish ▁school ▁teacher ▁and ▁pre cent or ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 6 6 9 ▁or ▁early ▁ 1 6 7 0 . ▁It ▁was ▁some ▁time ▁after ▁this ▁that ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁attend ▁convent icles . ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁April ▁ 1 6 7 5 ▁he , ▁his ▁brother ▁Michael ▁and ▁his ▁parents ▁were ▁sum mon ed ▁to ▁appear ▁at ▁the ▁local ▁court , ▁charged ▁with ▁" keep ing ▁convent icles ▁at ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁John ▁Ged die ▁in ▁F alk land " ▁and ▁" with draw ing ▁from ▁the ▁parish ▁church ". ▁The ▁outcome ▁of ▁the ▁case ▁is ▁not ▁known , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁likely ▁that ▁the ▁accused ▁were ▁f ined ; ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁known ▁that ▁the ▁entire ▁family ▁moved ▁shortly ▁there after ▁to ▁Edinburgh ▁where ▁Michael ▁had ▁married ▁into ▁the ▁family ▁of ▁a ▁burg ess . ▁Here ▁Camer on ▁came ▁under ▁the ▁spiritual ▁guidance ▁of ▁an ▁it iner ant ▁field - pre acher , ▁John ▁Wel wood .