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Record ID 3966

Whistons Prælections

Borrowed: 1766/5/8 (Thursday). Returned: 1766/5/15 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 8 May 1766. Original Returned Date: 15 May 1766. Professor 1: Robert Trail.


Borrower

John Snodgrass
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Divinity, Preacher. Original Full Name: John Snodgrass.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

William Whiston (Male, born 1667, died 1752)
Genre: Education, Genre: Mathematics, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Praelectiones physico-mathematicae cantabrigiae in scholis publicis habitae. Quibus philosophia ... Newtoni mathematica explicatius traditur, et facilius demonstratur: cometographia etiam halleiana commentariolo illustratur. A Gulielmo Whiston ...
Press: AU. Shelf: 3. Number: 5. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl1-i.11  . Original Author: Whiston, William, 1667-1752..

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

William Whiston (Male, born 1667, died 1752)
Genre: Education, Genre: Mathematics, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Prælectiones physico-mathematicæ Ctabrigiæ in scholis publicis habitæ.
Language: Latin . Published: Cambridge. Date of publication: 1710. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1


Book Work

William Whiston (Male, born 1667, died 1752)
Genre: Education, Genre: Mathematics, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Praelectiones Physico-Mathematicae Cantabrigiae

Borrowed: 1766/5/8 (Thursday). Returned: 1766/5/15 (Thursday).

Borrower: John Snodgrass

Author: William Whiston (Male, born 1667, died 1752), Genre: Education, Genre: Mathematics, Genre: Natural Philosophy

Praelectiones Physico-Mathematicae Cantabrigiae

Record ID 3967

Homes History of the Jews Vol.s 1.2d

Borrowed: 1766/5/8 (Thursday). Returned: 1766/5/9 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 8 May 1766. Original Returned Date: 9 May 1766. Professor 1: Robert Trail.


Borrower

John Snodgrass
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Divinity, Preacher. Original Full Name: John Snodgrass.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

James Home (Male, died 1737)
Genre: Theology
Scripture history of the Jews, and their republick ... Interspers'd with remarks divine and moral ...
Press: AR. Shelf: 7. Number: 9.10. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bi2-h.5-6  . Original Author: Home, James..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Borrowed: 1766/5/8 (Thursday). Returned: 1766/5/9 (Friday).

Borrower: John Snodgrass

Author: James Home (Male, died 1737), Genre: Theology

Scripture History of the Jews

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 3968

Memoirs of the Acad. Of Sciences 1762

Borrowed: 1766/5/8 (Thursday). Returned: 1766/5/18 (Sunday). Original Borrowed Date: 8 May 1766. Original Returned Date: 18 May 1766. Professor 1: Robert Trail.


Borrower

William Trail
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Theology, Natural Philosophy, Divinity. Original Full Name: William Trail.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Genre: Periodicals
Histoire de l'Académie Royale des sciences avec les mémoires de mathématique et physique.
Press: BB. Shelf: 4. Number: 12. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll HS 288-394. Original Author: Académie Royale des sciences (Paris).

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Genre: Periodicals
Histoire de l'Académie royale des sciences, avec les mémoires de mathématique et de physique.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1666-1789. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 180 times in 110 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Periodicals
Histoire de l'Académie Royale des Sciences

Record ID 3969

Lelands Itinirerar Vol 1.st

Borrowed: 1766/5/9 (Friday). Returned: 1766/5/14 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 9 May 1766. Original Returned Date: 14 May 1766. Professor 1: Thomas Reid.


Borrower

John Tilloch
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Greek, Physic, Natural Philosophy. Original Full Name: John Tilloch.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

John Leland (Male, born 1691, died 1766)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Theology
View of the principal deistical writers that have appeared in England in the last and present century; with observations upon them, and some account of the answers that have been published against them. In several letters to a friend...
Press: AP. Shelf: 5. Number: 11: 12. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl2-h.1-3. Original Author: Leland, John, 1691-1766..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

John Leland (Male, born 1691, died 1766)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Theology
A view of the principal deistical writers that have appeared in England in the last and present century; with observations upon them, and some account of the answers that have been published against them. In several letters to a friend.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1757. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 95 times in 70 borrowing records


Book Work

John Leland (Male, born 1691, died 1766)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Theology
View of the Principal Deistical Writers

Borrowed: 1766/5/9 (Friday). Returned: 1766/5/14 (Wednesday).

Borrower: John Tilloch

Author: John Leland (Male, born 1691, died 1766), Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Theology

View of the Principal Deistical Writers

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 3970

Hortus Elthamensis Vols 1.2d

Borrowed: 1766/5/9 (Friday). Returned: 1766/11/21 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 9 May 1766. Original Returned Date: 21 Nov 1766. Professor 1: None.


Borrower

James Parlane
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Physic, Theology, Surgeon, Medicine. Original Full Name: James Parlane.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Medicine and Health > Surgeon.


Book Holding

Johann Jakob Dillenius (Male, born 1684, died 1747)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Hortus Elthamensis.
Press: Q. Shelf: 1. Number: 12.13. Original Author: Dillen, Johann Jakob..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Borrowed: 1766/5/9 (Friday). Returned: 1766/11/21 (Friday).

Borrower: James Parlane

Author: Johann Jakob Dillenius (Male, born 1684, died 1747), Genre: Natural Philosophy

Hortus Elthamensis

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 3971

Kippase on Trade 2 Vols

Borrowed: 1766/5/9 (Friday). Returned: 1766/5/13 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: 9 May 1766. Original Returned Date: 13 May 1766. Professor 1: John Millar.


Borrower

Ivan Andreyevich Tretyakov
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Natural Philosophy, Moral Philosophy, Law, Mathematics. Original Full Name: Ivan Andreyevich Tretyakov.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Gerónimo de Uztáriz (Male, born 1670, died 1732)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Theory and practice of commerce and maritime affairs
Press: AU. Shelf: 4. Number: 14. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl1-h.26,27. Original Author: Uztariz, Geronimo de..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Gerónimo de Uztáriz (Male, born 1670, died 1732)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The theory and practice of commerce and maritime affairs.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Kippax, John, B.D.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 10 times in 5 borrowing records


Book Work

Gerónimo de Uztáriz (Male, born 1670, died 1732)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Theory and Practice of Commerce and Maritime Affairs

Borrowed: 1766/5/9 (Friday). Returned: 1766/5/13 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Ivan Andreyevich Tretyakov

Author: Gerónimo de Uztáriz (Male, born 1670, died 1732), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge

Theory and Practice of Commerce and Maritime Affairs

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 3972

Leland on Xtian Revelation

Borrowed: 1766/5/9 (Friday). Returned: 1766/5/30 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 9 May 1766. Original Returned Date: 30 May 1766. Professor 1: George Muirhead.


Borrower

William Stuart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Ethics, Theology, Divinity. Original Full Name: William Stuart.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

John Leland (Male, born 1691, died 1766)
Genre: Theology
Advantage and necessity of the Christian revelation, shewn from the state of religion in the antient heathen world... To which is prefixed, a preliminary discourse on natural and revealed religion.
Press: AF. Shelf: 5. Number: 6. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl8-e.3,4. Original Author: Leland, John, 1691-1766..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Borrowed: 1766/5/9 (Friday). Returned: 1766/5/30 (Friday).

Borrower: William Stuart

Author: John Leland (Male, born 1691, died 1766), Genre: Theology

Advantage and Necessity of the Christian Revelation

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 3973

Walpoles Noble Authors 2 Vols

Borrowed: 1766/5/9 (Friday). Returned: 1766/5/27 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: 9 May 1766. Original Returned Date: 27 May 1766. Professor 1: Robert Trail.


Borrower

John Snodgrass
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Divinity, Preacher. Original Full Name: John Snodgrass.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Horace Walpole (Male, born 1717, died 1797)
Genre: Reference Works
Catalogue of the royal and noble authors of England, and lists of their works
Press: N. Shelf: 7. Number: 7. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bm2-i.8,9. Original Author: Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Horace Walpole (Male, born 1717, died 1797)
Genre: Reference Works
A catalogue of the royal and noble authors of England, with lists of their works.
Language: English . Published: Twickenham. Date of publication: 1758. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 15 times in 8 borrowing records


Book Work

Horace Walpole (Male, born 1717, died 1797)
Genre: Reference Works
Catalogue of the Royal and Noble Authors of England

Borrowed: 1766/5/9 (Friday). Returned: 1766/5/27 (Tuesday).

Borrower: John Snodgrass

Author: Horace Walpole (Male, born 1717, died 1797), Genre: Reference Works

Catalogue of the Royal and Noble Authors of England

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 3974

Robertsons His: of Scotland Vol 1st

Borrowed: 1766/5/9 (Friday). Returned: 1766/8/6 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 9 May 1766. Original Returned Date: 6 Aug 1766. Professor 1: Patrick Cumin.


Borrower

Henry Stevenson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Logic, Moral Philosophy, Divinity, Ethics, Anatomy, Physic, Preacher. Original Full Name: Henry Stevenson. Life dates: d. 1808. Academic dates: MA 1766.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Arts and Letters > Librarian. Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of Scotland, during the reigns of Queen Mary and of King James VI. till his accession to the crown of England. With a review of the Scotch history previous to that period; and an appendix containing original papers.
Press: CF. Shelf: 5. Number: 3. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bh5-e.3-4. Original Author: Robertson, William, 1721-1793..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Borrowed: 1766/5/9 (Friday). Returned: 1766/8/6 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Henry Stevenson

Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History

History of Scotland During the Reigns of Queen Mary and King James VI

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 3975

Maclaurin's Algebra

Borrowed: 1766/5/10 (Saturday). Returned: 1766/6/10 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: 10 May 1766. Original Returned Date: 10 Jun 1766. Professor 1: Robert Trail.


Borrower

William Trail
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Theology, Natural Philosophy, Divinity. Original Full Name: William Trail.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

David Gregory (Male, born 1659-6-3, died 1708-10-10), Colin MacLaurin (Male, born 1698, died 1746)
Genre: Education, Genre: Mathematics
Arithmeticae et algebrae compendium ...
Press: AU. Shelf: 6. Number: 6. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll NM.3.12  . Original Author: MacLaurin, Colin, 1698-1746..

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

David Gregory (Male, born 1659-6-3, died 1708-10-10), Colin MacLaurin (Male, born 1698, died 1746)
Genre: Education, Genre: Mathematics
Arithmeticæ et algebræ compendium. In usum juventutis academicæ.
Language: Latin . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1736. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 55


Book Work

David Gregory (Male, born 1659-6-3, died 1708-10-10), Colin MacLaurin (Male, born 1698, died 1746)
Genre: Education, Genre: Mathematics
Arithmeticae et Algebrae Compendium

Borrowed: 1766/5/10 (Saturday). Returned: 1766/6/10 (Tuesday).

Borrower: William Trail

Author: David Gregory (Male, born 1659-6-3, died 1708-10-10), Colin MacLaurin (Male, born 1698, died 1746), Genre: Education, Genre: Mathematics

Arithmeticae et Algebrae Compendium

Record ID 3976

Preceptor Vol 2.d

Borrowed: 1766/5/12 (Monday). Returned: 1766/5/22 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 12 May 1766. Original Returned Date: 22 May 1766. Professor 1: James Clow.


Borrower

David Forrester
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Logic, Greek, Ethics, Physic, Natural Philosophy. Original Full Name: David Forrester.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Robert Dodsley (Male, born 1704, died 1764)
Genre: Education
Preceptor: containing a general course of education. Wherein the first principles of polite learning are laid down in a way most suitable for trying the genius, and advancing the instruction of youth. In twelve parts, illustrated with mapss and useful cuts.
Press: Stat. Hall. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk3-g.1-2. Original Author: Dodsley, Robert, 1703-1764..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Borrowed: 1766/5/12 (Monday). Returned: 1766/5/22 (Thursday).

Borrower: David Forrester

Author: Robert Dodsley (Male, born 1704, died 1764), Genre: Education

Preceptor: Containing A General Course of Education

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 3977

Pindarus

Borrowed: 1766/5/13 (Tuesday). Returned: 1766/5/16 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 13 May 1766. Original Returned Date: 16 May 1766. Professor 1: William Wight.


Borrower

James Johnston
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Divinity, Moral Philosophy, Ethics. Original Full Name: James Johnston.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Pindar (Male, born BCE518, died BCE438)
Genre: Poetry
Pindari Olympia, Nemea, Pythia, Isthmia. Una cum Latina omnium versione carmine lyrico per Nicolaum Sudorium.
Press: E. Shelf: 2. Number: 10. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl7-c.14  . Original Author: Pindar..

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

Pindar (Male, born BCE518, died BCE438)
Genre: Poetry
Pindarou Olympia, Nemea, Pythia, Isthmia.= Pindari Olympia, Nemea, Pythia, Isthmia. Una cum Latina omnium versione carmine lyrico per Nicolaum Sudorium.
Language: Latin . Published: Oxford. Date of publication: 1697. Format: folio.
Editors: Schmid, Erasmus, 1570-1637.
Number of borrowings: 14


Book Work

Pindar (Male, born BCE518, died BCE438)
Genre: Poetry
Odes of Pindar

Borrowed: 1766/5/13 (Tuesday). Returned: 1766/5/16 (Friday).

Borrower: James Johnston

Author: Pindar (Male, born BCE518, died BCE438), Genre: Poetry

Odes of Pindar

Record ID 3978

Universal History Vol 1st

Borrowed: 1766/5/13 (Tuesday). Returned: 1766/5/30 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 13 May 1766. Original Returned Date: 30 May 1766. Professor 1: James Williamson.


Borrower

William Burnside
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Logic, Greek, Physic, Ethics. Original Full Name: William Burnside.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Genre: History
Universal history, from the earliest account of time. Compiled from original authors; and illustrated with maps, cuts, notes, &c. with a general index to the whole.
Press: AU. Shelf: 6. Number: 11. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl10-f.22-24; Sp Coll Bl10-g.1-17. Original Author: Universal History..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Genre: History
An Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time. Compiled from Original Authors; and Illustrated with Maps, Cuts, Notes, &c. With a general Index to the Whole.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1747-1754. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1453 times in 850 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present

Borrowed: 1766/5/13 (Tuesday). Returned: 1766/5/30 (Friday).

Borrower: William Burnside

Genre: History

Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 3979

Angell's Short Hand

Borrowed: 1766/5/13 (Tuesday). Returned: 1766/5/27 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: 13 May 1766. Original Returned Date: 27 May 1766. Professor 1: George Muirhead.


Borrower

William Dounie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Greek, Ethics, Logic, Physic, Divinity. Original Full Name: William Dounie.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

John Angell (Male, died 1764)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Stenography : or shorthand improved...
Press: N. Shelf: 6. Number: 4. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl2-k.22  . Original Author: Angell, John, -1764..

Borrowed: 1766/5/13 (Tuesday). Returned: 1766/5/27 (Tuesday).

Borrower: William Dounie

Author: John Angell (Male, died 1764), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge

Stenography; or, Short-hand Improved

Record ID 3980

Rapins History Vol 6th

Borrowed: 1766/5/13 (Tuesday). Returned: 1766/5/13 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: 13 May 1766. Original Returned Date: 13 May 1766. Professor 1: Patrick Cumin.


Borrower

Hamilton Maxwell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Greek, Logic, Ethics. Original Full Name: Hamilton Maxwell.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Paul Rapin de Thoyras (Male, born 1661, died 1725)
Genre: History
History of England [as well ecclesiastical as civil].
Press: AR. Shelf: 6. Number: 1: 2. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bm2-g.1-18. Original Author: Rapin-Thoyras, Paul de, 1661-1725..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Paul Rapin de Thoyras (Male, born 1661, died 1725)
Genre: History
The history of England.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1725-1746. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 288 times in 203 borrowing records


Book Work

Paul Rapin de Thoyras (Male, born 1661, died 1725)
Genre: History
History of England [Paul Rapin de Thoyras]

Borrowed: 1766/5/13 (Tuesday). Returned: 1766/5/13 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Hamilton Maxwell

Author: Paul Rapin de Thoyras (Male, born 1661, died 1725), Genre: History

History of England [Paul Rapin de Thoyras]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 6

Record ID 3981

Carletons Memoirs

Borrowed: 1766/5/13 (Tuesday). Returned: 1766/6/11 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 13 May 1766. Original Returned Date: 11 Jun 1766. Professor 1: James Clow.


Borrower

Robert Auchincloss
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Greek, Logic, Ethics, Physic. Original Full Name: Robert Auchincloss.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

George Carleton (Male)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of an English officer, who serv'd in the Dutch war in 1672, to the peace of Utrecht, in 1713 ...
Press: AR. Shelf: 5. Number: 15. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl1-h.14  . Original Author: Carleton, George, active 1728..

Record ID 3982

Theory of Fevers

Borrowed: 1766/5/13 (Tuesday). Returned: 1766/5/19 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 13 May 1766. Original Returned Date: 19 May 1766. Professor 1: John Anderson.


Borrower

John Wallace
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Logic, Moral Philosophy, Physic, Anatomy, Natural Philosophy. Original Full Name: John Wallace.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

George Cheyne (Male, born 1671, died 1743)
Genre: Medicine
New theory of acute and slow continu'd fevers ... To which is prefix'd an essay concerning the improvements of the theory of medicine
Press: AT. Shelf: 8. Number: 14. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk6-h.3  . Original Author: Cheyne, George, M.D., F.R.S..

Borrowed: 1766/5/13 (Tuesday). Returned: 1766/5/19 (Monday).

Borrower: John Wallace

Author: George Cheyne (Male, born 1671, died 1743), Genre: Medicine

New Theory of Acute and Slow Continued Fevers

Record ID 3983

Peter Wilkins Vol 2d

Borrowed: 1766/5/13 (Tuesday). Returned: 1766/5/16 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 13 May 1766. Original Returned Date: 16 May 1766. Professor 1: Thomas Reid.


Borrower

David Forrester
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Logic, Greek, Ethics, Physic, Natural Philosophy. Original Full Name: David Forrester.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
Life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man: relating particularly, his shipwreck near the South Pole; his wonderful passage thro' a subterraneous cavern into a kind of new world; his there meeting with a gawry or flying woman ...By R.S. a passenger in the Hector.
Press: Stat. Hall. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk1-k.15-16. Original Author: Paltoch, Robert..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
The life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man: relating particularly, his shipwreck near the South Pole; his wonderful Passage thro’ a subterraneous Cavern into a kind of new World; his there meeting with a Gawry or flying Woman, whose Life he preserv’d, and afterwards married her; his extraordinary Conveyance to the Country of Glums and Gawrys, or Men and Women that fly. Likewise a Description of this strange Country, with the Laws, Customs, and Manners of its Inhabitants, and the Author’s remarkable Transactions among them. Taken from his own Mouth, in his Passage to England, from off Cape Horn in America, in the Ship Hector. With an Introduction, giving an Account of the surprizing Manner of his coming on board that surprizing Manner of his coming on board that Vessel, and his Death on his landing at Plymouth in the Year 1739. Illustrated with several Cuts, clearly and distinctly representing the Structure and Mechanism of the Wings of the Glums and Gawrys, and the Manner in which they use them either to swim or fly. By R.S. a passenger in the Hector. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 82 times in 46 borrowing records


Book Work

Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man

Borrowed: 1766/5/13 (Tuesday). Returned: 1766/5/16 (Friday).

Borrower: David Forrester

Author: Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767), Genre: Fiction

Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 3984

Philips Dictionary

Borrowed: 1766/5/13 (Tuesday). Returned: 1766/6/18 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 13 May 1766. Original Returned Date: 18 Jun 1766. Professor 1: Thomas Reid. Professor 2: James Williamson.


Borrower

James Forlong
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Logic, Ethics. Original Full Name: James Forlong.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Edward Phillips (Male, born 1630, died c.1696)
Genre: Reference Works
New world of words; or a general English dictionary ...
Press: CM. Shelf: 3. Number: 3. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk3-d.10  . Original Author: Phillips, Edward, 1630-1696?..

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Edward Phillips (Male, born 1630, died c.1696)
Genre: Reference Works
The new world of words. Or a general English dictionary.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1678. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 3


Book Work

Edward Phillips (Male, born 1630, died c.1696)
Genre: Reference Works
New World of Words. Or a General English Dictionary

Borrowed: 1766/5/13 (Tuesday). Returned: 1766/6/18 (Wednesday).

Borrower: James Forlong

Author: Edward Phillips (Male, born 1630, died c.1696), Genre: Reference Works

New World of Words. Or a General English Dictionary

Record ID 3985

Lewis Chemistry

Borrowed: 1766/5/14 (Wednesday). Returned: 1766/4/3 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 14 May 1766. Original Returned Date: 3 Apr 1766. Professor 1: None.


Borrower

John Robison
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Theology, Chemistry. Original Full Name: John Robison. Life dates: 1739-1805.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

William Lewis (Male, born 1708, died 1781)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Course of practical chemistry ...
Press: AE. Shelf: 7. Number: 14. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bh9-f.11  . Original Author: Lewis, William, 1708-1781..

Borrowed: 1766/5/14 (Wednesday). Returned: 1766/4/3 (Thursday).

Borrower: John Robison

Author: William Lewis (Male, born 1708, died 1781), Genre: Natural Philosophy

Course of Practical Chemistry

Record ID 3986

Life of Peter Wilkins Vol 1st

Borrowed: 1766/5/14 (Wednesday). Returned: 1766/5/25 (Sunday). Original Borrowed Date: 14 May 1766. Original Returned Date: 25 May 1766. Professor 1: George Muirhead.


Borrower

John Gordon
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Greek. Original Full Name: John Gordon.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
Life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man: relating particularly, his shipwreck near the South Pole; his wonderful passage thro' a subterraneous cavern into a kind of new world; his there meeting with a gawry or flying woman ...By R.S. a passenger in the Hector.
Press: Stat. Hall. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk1-k.15-16. Original Author: Paltoch, Robert..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
The life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man: relating particularly, his shipwreck near the South Pole; his wonderful Passage thro’ a subterraneous Cavern into a kind of new World; his there meeting with a Gawry or flying Woman, whose Life he preserv’d, and afterwards married her; his extraordinary Conveyance to the Country of Glums and Gawrys, or Men and Women that fly. Likewise a Description of this strange Country, with the Laws, Customs, and Manners of its Inhabitants, and the Author’s remarkable Transactions among them. Taken from his own Mouth, in his Passage to England, from off Cape Horn in America, in the Ship Hector. With an Introduction, giving an Account of the surprizing Manner of his coming on board that surprizing Manner of his coming on board that Vessel, and his Death on his landing at Plymouth in the Year 1739. Illustrated with several Cuts, clearly and distinctly representing the Structure and Mechanism of the Wings of the Glums and Gawrys, and the Manner in which they use them either to swim or fly. By R.S. a passenger in the Hector. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 82 times in 46 borrowing records


Book Work

Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man

Borrowed: 1766/5/14 (Wednesday). Returned: 1766/5/25 (Sunday).

Borrower: John Gordon

Author: Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767), Genre: Fiction

Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 3987

Life of Clarendon Vol 1st.

Borrowed: 1766/5/14 (Wednesday). Returned: 1766/5/28 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 14 May 1766. Original Returned Date: 28 May 1766. Professor 1: George Muirhead.


Borrower

John Tilloch
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Greek, Physic, Natural Philosophy. Original Full Name: John Tilloch.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon (Male, born 1609, died 1674)
Genre: Lives
Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon, Lord High Chancellor of England ... Containing, I. An account of the Chancellor's life from his birth to the Restoration in 1660. II. A continuation of the same, and of his History of the grand rebellion, from the Restoration to his banishment in 1667. Written by himsel
Press: AV. Shelf: 4. Number: 17. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl8-h.16-18. Original Author: Clarendon, Edward Hyde, Earl of, 1609-1674..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Borrowed: 1766/5/14 (Wednesday). Returned: 1766/5/28 (Wednesday).

Borrower: John Tilloch

Author: Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon (Male, born 1609, died 1674), Genre: Lives

Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 3988

Antiquitates Hebræorum

Borrowed: 1766/5/14 (Wednesday). Returned: 1766/5/16 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 14 May 1766. Original Returned Date: 16 May 1766. Professor 1: James Williamson.


Borrower

John Snodgrass
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Divinity, Preacher. Original Full Name: John Snodgrass.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Thomas Lewis (Male, born 1689, died 1749)
Genre: History
Origines Hebraeae: the antiquities of the Hebrew republick. In four books ...
Press: AQ. Shelf: 6. Number: 5. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk1-h.27-30. Original Author: Lewis, Thomas, 1689-1749?..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Thomas Lewis (Male, born 1689, died 1749)
Genre: History
Origines Hebraeae: the antiquities of the Hebrew republick. In four books ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1724-1725. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 52 times in 23 borrowing records


Book Work

Thomas Lewis (Male, born 1689, died 1749)
Genre: History
Origines Hebraeae: The Antiquities of the Hebrew Republick

Borrowed: 1766/5/14 (Wednesday). Returned: 1766/5/16 (Friday).

Borrower: John Snodgrass

Author: Thomas Lewis (Male, born 1689, died 1749), Genre: History

Origines Hebraeae: The Antiquities of the Hebrew Republick

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4

Record ID 3989

Blackwells Herbal

Borrowed: 1766/5/14 (Wednesday). Returned: 1766/11/21 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 14 May 1766. Original Returned Date: 21 Nov 1766. Professor 1: None.


Borrower

James Parlane
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Physic, Theology, Surgeon, Medicine. Original Full Name: James Parlane.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Medicine and Health > Surgeon.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Elizabeth Blackwell (Female)
Genre: Medicine
Curious herbal containing five hundred cuts, of the most useful plants ... Engraved on folio copper plates, after drawings taken from the life. To which is added a short description of ye plants; and their common uses in physick
Press: Q. Shelf: 1. Number: 1.2. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bh1-a.1-2. Original Author: Blackwell, Elizabeth, active 1737..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Elizabeth Blackwell (Female)
Genre: Medicine
A curious herbal, containing five hundred cuts, of the most useful plants, which are now used in the practice of physick.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1737. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 11 times in 6 borrowing records


Book Work

Elizabeth Blackwell (Female)
Genre: Medicine
Curious Herbal. Containing Five Hundred Cuts, of the most useful Plants, which are now used in the Practice of Physick

Record ID 3990

Robertsons Thesaurus

Borrowed: 1766/5/15 (Thursday). Returned: 1766/5/20 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: 15 May 1766. Original Returned Date: 20 May 1766. Professor 1: James Clow. Professor 2: George Muirhead.


Borrower

Thomas Moore
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Greek, Logic, Mathematics, Ethics, Natural Philosophy. Original Full Name: Thomas Moore.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

William Robertson (Male, died c.1686)
Genre: Reference Works
Thesaurus Graece, in epitomen ... redactus; et alphabetice ... reseratus ...
Press: CF. Shelf: 3. Number: 5. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bn6-g.7. Original Author: Robertson, William, -1686?..

Borrowed: 1766/5/15 (Thursday). Returned: 1766/5/20 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Thomas Moore

Author: William Robertson (Male, died c.1686), Genre: Reference Works

Thesaurus Graecae Linguae [William Robertson]

Record ID 3991

History of the Quakers

Borrowed: 1766/5/15 (Thursday). Returned: 1766/5/29 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 15 May 1766. Original Returned Date: 29 May 1766. Professor 1: George Muirhead.


Borrower

James Smith
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Chemistry, Physic, Greek, Logic. Original Full Name: James Smith.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

William Sewel (Male, born 1653, died 1720)
Genre: Theology
History of the rise, increase, and progress of the Christian people called Quakers, intermixed with several remarkable occurrences. Written originally in Low-Dutch by William Sewel, and by himself translated in English. Now revis'd and publish'd, with some amendments
Press: BO. Shelf: 3. Number: 4. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk10-e.12  . Original Author: Sewel, William..

Borrowed: 1766/5/15 (Thursday). Returned: 1766/5/29 (Thursday).

Borrower: James Smith

Author: William Sewel (Male, born 1653, died 1720), Genre: Theology

History of the Rise, Increase, and Progress Of the Christian People called Quakers