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Record ID 39357
Plutks. Lives vol 3
Borrowed: 1779/6/21 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 1779 June 21.. Original Borrower: Richd. Robertson.
Richard Robertson
Gender: Male.
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch’s lives, in six volumes. Translated from the Greek. To which is prefixed The life of Plutarch, written by Mr. Dryden.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch’s lives, in six volumes. Translated from the Greek. To which is prefixed The life of Plutarch, written by Mr. Dryden.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1758. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 142 times in 116 borrowing records
ESTC: T172873
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Lives [Plutarch]
Borrowed: 1779/6/21 (Monday).
Borrower: Richard Robertson
Author: Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 39358
Thomsons Works vol 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1779/6/21 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 1779 June 21.. Original Borrower: Richd. Robertson.
Richard Robertson
Gender: Male.
James Thomson (Male, born 1700, died 1748)
Genre: Poetry
Works of James Thomson. With his last corrections and improvements. In four volumes.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
James Thomson (Male, born 1700, died 1748)
Genre: Poetry
The works of James Thomson. With his last corrections and improvements. In four volumes.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 30 times in 24 borrowing records
ESTC: T137439
James Thomson (Male, born 1700, died 1748)
Genre: Poetry
Works of James Thomson
Borrowed: 1779/6/21 (Monday).
Borrower: Richard Robertson
Author: James Thomson (Male, born 1700, died 1748), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 39359
Fergusons Astronomy
Borrowed: 1779/6/29 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: 29th. June.. Original Borrower: Robert Baillie.
Robert Baillie
Gender: Male.
James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton’s principles, and made easy to those who have not studied mathematics. To which are added, a plain method of finding the distances of all the planets from the sun, by the Transit of Venus over the Sun’s disc, in the Year 1761. An Account of Mr. Horrox’s Observation of the Transit of Venus in the Year 1639: and, Of the distances of all the planets from the Sun, as deduced from observations of the transit in the Year 1761. By James Ferguson, F. R. S.
Modern Shelfmark: NLS Special Collections Gray.1350.
Confidence level: Certain
James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's principles, and made easy to those who have not studied mathematics.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 58
ESTC: T18581
James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Astronomy Explained upon Sir Isaac Newton’s Principles
Borrowed: 1779/6/29 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Robert Baillie
Author: James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 39360
Universal Ancient History vol 13th.
Borrowed: 1779. Original Borrower: John Yule.
John Yule
Gender: Male.
Genre: History
Universal history, from the earliest account of time. Compiled from original authors; and illustrated with maps, cuts, notes, chronological and other tables.
Modern Shelfmark: NLS Special Collections Gray.1351 (vol. 1).
Volumes borrowed: Volume 13
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: History
An universal history, from the earliest account of time. Compiled from original authors; and illustrated with maps, cuts, notes, chronological and other tables.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1747. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 282 times in 207 borrowing records
ESTC: N62838
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Borrowed: 1779.
Borrower: John Yule
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Volumes borrowed: Volume 13
Record ID 39361
De Retz Memoirs Vols 1.st&2d
Borrowed: 1779. Original Borrower: G. Barclay junr.
George Barclay
Gender: Male. Address: Haddington.
Birth date: 1764.
Cardinal Jean François Paul de Gondi de Retz (Male, born 1613, died 1679)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of the Cardinal de Retz. Containing, the particulars of his own life, with the most secret transactions of the French court and the civil wars. Translated from the French. In four volumes.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Cardinal Jean François Paul de Gondi de Retz (Male, born 1613, died 1679)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of the Cardinal de Retz. Containing, the particulars of his own life, with the most secret transactions of the French court and the civil wars.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 46 times in 34 borrowing records
ESTC: T88961
Cardinal Jean François Paul de Gondi de Retz (Male, born 1613, died 1679)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Cardinal de Retz
Borrowed: 1779.
Borrower: George Barclay
Author: Cardinal Jean François Paul de Gondi de Retz (Male, born 1613, died 1679), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 39362
Tindals Continuation Rapin vol 1.
Borrowed: 1779. Original Borrower: G. Barclay junr.
Reverend Mr George Barclay
Gender: Male. Address: Haddington.
Birth date: 1731. Death date: 1795.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
Nicholas Tindal (Male, born 1687, died 1774)
Genre: History
Continuation of Mr Rapin de Thoyras’s History of England, from the revolution to the accession of King George II. By N. Tindal, M. A. Rector of Alverstoke in Hampshire and Chaplain to the Royal Hospital at Greenwich. Illustrated With Thirty-Six heads of the Kings, Queens, and several Eminent Persons; also with Twenty Maps and Sea-Charts.
Modern Shelfmark: NLS Special Collections Gray.1411-1413.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Nicholas Tindal (Male, born 1687, died 1774)
Genre: History
The continuation of Mr Rapin de Thoyras’s History of England, from the revolution to the accession of King George II. By N. Tindal, M. A. Rector of Alverstoke in Hampshire and Chaplain to the Royal Hospital at Greenwich. Illustrated With Thirty-Six heads of the Kings, Queens, and several Eminent Persons; also with Twenty Maps and Sea-Charts.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 47 times in 45 borrowing records
ESTC: T140789
Nicholas Tindal (Male, born 1687, died 1774)
Genre: History
Continuation of Mr Rapin de Thoyras’s History of England, from the Revolution to the Accession of King George II
Borrowed: 1779.
Borrower: Reverend Mr George Barclay
Author: Nicholas Tindal (Male, born 1687, died 1774), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 39363
12th. vol. Fielding's Works
Borrowed: 1779/12/11 (Saturday). Original Borrowed Date: Decr. 11th. 1779. Original Borrower: Wm. Cunninghame.
William Cunningham
Gender: Male.
Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
Works of Henry Fielding, Esq. With an essay on the life and genius of the author.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 12
Confidence level: Very likely
Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
The works of Henry Fielding, Esq. With an essay on the life and genius of the author. Vol. I.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 12 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 314 times in 238 borrowing records
ESTC: T179727
Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
Works of Henry Fielding
Borrowed: 1779/12/11 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Cunningham
Author: Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 12
Record ID 39364
Pearson on the Creed
Borrowed: 1780/2/14 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: Feb.y 14th. Original Borrower: AWardrop.
Alexander Wardrobe
Gender: Male.
Death date: 1784.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Master/Dominie.
John Pearson (Male, born 1613, died 1686)
Genre: Theology
Exposition of the Creed [Pearson]
Modern Shelfmark: NLS Special Collections Gray.628.
Confidence level: Certain
John Pearson (Male, born 1613, died 1686)
Genre: Theology
An exposition of the Creed.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1669. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 10
ESTC: R36964
John Pearson (Male, born 1613, died 1686)
Genre: Theology
Exposition of the Creed
Borrowed: 1780/2/14 (Monday).
Borrower: Alexander Wardrobe
Author: John Pearson (Male, born 1613, died 1686), Genre: Theology
Record ID 39365
vols. 1 & 2d of Littletons History
Borrowed: 1780/3. Original Borrowed Date: March 1780. Original Borrower: Hay Donaldson.
Hay Donaldson
Gender: Male. Address: Haddington.
Occupation (normalised): Politics/Office Holders > Clerks.
George Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton (Male, born 1709, died 1773)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
History of the life of King Henry the Second, and of the age in which he lived, in five books: to which is prefixed, a history of the revolutions of England from the death of Edward the Confessor to the birth of Henry the Second: by George Lord Lyttelton.
Modern Shelfmark: NLS Special Collections Gray.1346-1347.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
George Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton (Male, born 1709, died 1773)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
The History of the life of King Henry the Second, and of the age in which he lived, in five books: to which is prefixed, A History of the Revolutions of England From the Death of Edward the Confessor To the Birth of Henry the Second: by George Lord Lyttelton.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 129 times in 76 borrowing records
ESTC: T80490
George Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton (Male, born 1709, died 1773)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
History of the Life of King Henry the Second
Borrowed: 1780/3.
Borrower: Hay Donaldson
Author: George Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton (Male, born 1709, died 1773), Genre: History, Genre: Lives
History of the Life of King Henry the Second
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 39366
Cooks Voyages
Borrowed: 1780/3/14 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: 14th. Original Borrower: Hay Smith.
Hay Smith
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Georg Forster (Male, born 1754, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Cook's Voyages (original title)
Voyage round the world, in His Britannic Majesty's sloop, Resolution, commanded by Capt. James Cook, during the years 1772, 3, 4, and 5 [Forster] (standardised title)
Confidence level: Very likely
Georg Forster (Male, born 1754, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
A voyage round the world, in His Britannic Majesty's sloop, Resolution, commanded by Capt. James Cook, during the years 1772, 3, 4, and 5 / By George Forster, F.R.S. member of the ROyal Academy of Madrid, and of the Society for promoting Natural Knowledge at Berlin ; In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 61 times in 40 borrowing records
ESTC: T155479
Georg Forster (Male, born 1754, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Voyage Round the World, in His Britannic Majesty’s Sloop, Resolution
Borrowed: 1780/3/14 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Hay Smith
Author: Georg Forster (Male, born 1754, died 1794), Genre: Travel
Voyage Round the World, in His Britannic Majesty’s Sloop, Resolution
Record ID 39367
1st vol^Lytteltons History of Henry the 2d.
Borrowed: 1780/4/3 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 3 April 1780.. Original Borrower: George Barclay.
Reverend Mr George Barclay
Gender: Male. Address: Haddington.
Birth date: 1731. Death date: 1795.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
George Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton (Male, born 1709, died 1773)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
History of the life of King Henry the Second, and of the age in which he lived, in five books: to which is prefixed, a history of the revolutions of England from the death of Edward the Confessor to the birth of Henry the Second: by George Lord Lyttelton.
Modern Shelfmark: NLS Special Collections Gray.1346-1347.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
George Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton (Male, born 1709, died 1773)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
The History of the life of King Henry the Second, and of the age in which he lived, in five books: to which is prefixed, A History of the Revolutions of England From the Death of Edward the Confessor To the Birth of Henry the Second: by George Lord Lyttelton.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 129 times in 76 borrowing records
ESTC: T80490
George Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton (Male, born 1709, died 1773)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
History of the Life of King Henry the Second
Borrowed: 1780/4/3 (Monday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr George Barclay
Author: George Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton (Male, born 1709, died 1773), Genre: History, Genre: Lives
History of the Life of King Henry the Second
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1