John Schaw of Broich

https://archive.org/details/anent1884/page/119/mode/1up

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Schaw

William Schaw was the second son of John Schaw of Broich, and grandson of Sir James Schaw of Sauchie. Broich is now called Arngomery, a place at Kippen in Stirlingshire. The Schaw family had links to the Royal Court, principally through being keepers of the King's wine cellar. The Broich family was involved in a scandal in 1560, when John Schaw was accused of murdering the servant of another laird. William's father was denounced as a rebel and his property forfeited when he and his family failed to appear at court, but the family were soon re-instated. At this time William may have been a page at the court of Mary of Guise, as a page of that name received an outfit of black mourning cloth when Mary of Guise died. William the page would have been in Edinburgh Castle with the Regent's court during the siege of Leith, while the Master of Work, William MacDowall, was strengthening the castle's defences.[1]

References

• “Genealogical notes anent some ancient Scottish families, with index.” By David Marshall. “Schaw of Sauchie.” Pedigree, Page 119. Archive.Org
• “ The Origins of Freemasonry: Scotland's Century, 1590-1710.” By David Stevenson. Page 27. GoogleBooks John Schaw of Broich, father of William Schaw, master of works, was the younger son of James Schaw of Sauchie, died 1528.
• https://chriswestancestryblog.wordpress.com/2018/02/10/the-shaws-of...