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Record ID 297619

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 165

Record ID 297613

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 165

Kames Scetches 2 vol. 4to

Borrowed: 1775/12/2 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/1/2 (Tuesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: three Pounds Sterl.


Borrower

Sir Alexander Gordon of Culvenan
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1771. Life dates: 1747-1830.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Sketches of the history of Man. In two volumes [Kames]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.86.a.8-9.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Sketches of the history of man.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 141 times in 108 borrowing records


Book Work

Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Sketches of the History of Man

Borrowed: 1775/12/2 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/1/2 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Sir Alexander Gordon of Culvenan

Author: Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy

Sketches of the History of Man

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 297616

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 165

Hawkesworths Voyages tom 2.3. 4to

Borrowed: 1775/12/2 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/1/2 (Tuesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.


Borrower

Sir Alexander Gordon of Culvenan
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1771. Life dates: 1747-1830.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.


Book HoldingLibrary record

John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern hemisphere [Hawkesworth]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.149.b.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3

Borrowed: 1775/12/2 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/1/2 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Sir Alexander Gordon of Culvenan

Author: John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773), Genre: Travel

Account of the Voyages undertaken by the Order of His present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3

Record ID 299323

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 202

Atkyns Reports 3 vol fol

Borrowed: 1776/2/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1776/3/7 (Thursday). Fine pledged in case of late return: five pound sterl.


Borrower

Sir Alexander Gordon of Culvenan
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1771. Life dates: 1747-1830.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Court of Chancery Great Britain (Unspecified)
Genre: Law
Reports of cases argued and determined in the High Court of Chancery, in the time of Lord Chancellor Hardwicke [Atkyns]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Historical Collection TR E.159.4.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Court of Chancery Great Britain (Unspecified)
Genre: Law
Reports of cases argued and determined in the High Court of Chancery, in the time of Lord Chancellor Hardwicke: collected and methodized by John Tracy Atkyns, Of Lincoln’s Inn, Esq; Cursitor Baron of the Exchequer.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1765-1768. Format: folio. Pagination: 3 vols.
Editors: Atkyns, John Tracy, ca. 1710-1773.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 18 times in 12 borrowing records


Book Work

Court of Chancery Great Britain (Unspecified)
Genre: Law
Cases Argued and Adjudged in the High Court of Chancery

Borrowed: 1776/2/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1776/3/7 (Thursday).

Borrower: Sir Alexander Gordon of Culvenan

Author: Court of Chancery Great Britain (Unspecified), Genre: Law

Cases Argued and Adjudged in the High Court of Chancery

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Record ID 299329

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 202

Vezeys Cases 2 vol. fol

Borrowed: 1776/2/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1776/3/7 (Thursday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.


Borrower

Sir Alexander Gordon of Culvenan
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1771. Life dates: 1747-1830.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.


Book Holding

Court of Chancery Great Britain (Unspecified)
Genre: Law
Cases argued and determined, in the High Court of Chancery, in the time of Lord Chancellor Hardwicke, from the year 1746-7, to 1755 [Vezey]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Historical Collection TR E.163.1.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Court of Chancery Great Britain (Unspecified)
Genre: Law
Cases argued and determined, in the High Court of Chancery, in the time of Lord Chancellor Hardwicke, from the year 1746-7, to 1755.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 4to.
Editors: Vesey, Francis, 1721?-1804.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 5 times in 3 borrowing records


Book Work

Court of Chancery Great Britain (Unspecified)
Genre: Law
Cases Argued and Adjudged in the High Court of Chancery

Borrowed: 1776/2/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1776/3/7 (Thursday).

Borrower: Sir Alexander Gordon of Culvenan

Author: Court of Chancery Great Britain (Unspecified), Genre: Law

Cases Argued and Adjudged in the High Court of Chancery

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 301321

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 240

Henry's History of Britain vol. 2. in 4

Borrowed: 1776/4/4 (Thursday). Returned: 1776/5/4 (Saturday). Fine pledged in case of late return: One pound Sterl.


Borrower

Sir Alexander Gordon of Culvenan
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1771. Life dates: 1747-1830.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790)
Genre: History
The history of Great Britain, from the first invasion of it by the Romans [Henry]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: C.11.a.8-13.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790)
Genre: History
The history of Great Britain, from the first invasion of it by the Romans Under Julius Caesar.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771-1793. Format: 4to. Pagination: 6 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 301 times in 203 borrowing records


Book Work

Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790)
Genre: History
History of Great Britain [Robert Henry]

Borrowed: 1776/4/4 (Thursday). Returned: 1776/5/4 (Saturday).

Borrower: Sir Alexander Gordon of Culvenan

Author: Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790), Genre: History

History of Great Britain [Robert Henry]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 322549

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 79

Ciceronis Opera tom 4.5

Borrowed: 1792/12/3 (Monday). Returned: 1793/1/3 (Thursday).


Borrower

Sir Alexander Gordon of Culvenan
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1771. Life dates: 1747-1830.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
M. Tullii Ciceronis Opera. Cum delectu commentariorum [Olivet]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.66.a.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 5

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
M. Tullii Ciceronis opera, cum delectu commentariorum, in usum serenissimi delphini.
Language: Latin . Published: Geneva. Date of publication: 1743-1746. Format: 4to.
Editors: Olivet, Pierre-Joseph Thoulier, abbé d', 1682-1768
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 161 times in 93 borrowing records


Book Work

Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Works of Cicero

Borrowed: 1792/12/3 (Monday). Returned: 1793/1/3 (Thursday).

Borrower: Sir Alexander Gordon of Culvenan

Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy

Works of Cicero

Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 5

Record ID 322558

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 79

Treasure House [?]

Borrowed: 1792/12/3 (Monday). Returned: 1793/1/3 (Thursday).


Borrower

Sir Alexander Gordon of Culvenan
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1771. Life dates: 1747-1830.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.


Book Holding

Treasure House?

Borrowed: 1792/12/3 (Monday). Returned: 1793/1/3 (Thursday).

Borrower: Sir Alexander Gordon of Culvenan

Treasure House?

Record ID 322552

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 79

Vinnij Institutiones 2 vol 4to

Borrowed: 1792/12/3 (Monday). Returned: 1793/1/2 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Sir Alexander Gordon of Culvenan
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1771. Life dates: 1747-1830.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.


Book Holding

Arnoldus Vinnius (Male, born 1588, died 1657)
Genre: Law
Arnoldi Vinnii jc. In quatuor libros Institutionum imperialium commentarius: academicus & forensis.
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Historical Collection A.82.5.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Arnoldus Vinnius (Male, born 1588, died 1657)
Genre: Law
Arnoldi Vinnii jc. in quatuor libros Institutionum imperialium commentarius academicus, et forensis.
Language: Latin . Published: Lyon. Date of publication: 1761. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 7 times in 5 borrowing records


Book Work

Arnoldus Vinnius (Male, born 1588, died 1657)
Genre: Law
Institutionum Imperialium Commentarius Academicus, et Forensis

Borrowed: 1792/12/3 (Monday). Returned: 1793/1/2 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Sir Alexander Gordon of Culvenan

Author: Arnoldus Vinnius (Male, born 1588, died 1657), Genre: Law

Institutionum Imperialium Commentarius Academicus, et Forensis

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 322555

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 79

Madan on Female Ruin 2 vo 8vo

Borrowed: 1792/12/3 (Monday). Returned: 1793/1/3 (Thursday).


Borrower

Sir Alexander Gordon of Culvenan
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1771. Life dates: 1747-1830.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Martin Madan (Male, born 1726, died 1790)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Thelyphthora; or, a treatise on female ruin [Madan]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Vir].7/1.5-6.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Martin Madan (Male, born 1726, died 1790)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Thelyphthora; or, a treatise on female ruin, in its causes, effects, consequences, prevention, and remedy; considered on the basis of the divine law : ... In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 4 times in 2 borrowing records


Book Work

Martin Madan (Male, born 1726, died 1790)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Thelyphthora; or, A Treatise on Female Ruin, in its Causes, Effects, Consequences, Prevention, and Remedy

Record ID 322633

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 92

Noodt Opera 4to

Borrowed: 1792/12/14 (Friday). Returned: 1793/1/14 (Monday).


Borrower

Sir Alexander Gordon of Culvenan
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1771. Life dates: 1747-1830.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.


Book Holding

Gerard Noodt (Male, born 1647, died 1725)
Genre: Law
Opera omnia [Noodt]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Historical Collection [e].4.14.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Gerard Noodt (Male, born 1647, died 1725)
Genre: Law
Gerardi Noodt,... Opera omnia, cum ante edita, tum adhuc inedita.
Language: Latin . Published: Leiden. Date of publication: 1713. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 4


Book Work

Gerard Noodt (Male, born 1647, died 1725)
Genre: Law
Works of Gerard Noodt

Borrowed: 1792/12/14 (Friday). Returned: 1793/1/14 (Monday).

Borrower: Sir Alexander Gordon of Culvenan

Author: Gerard Noodt (Male, born 1647, died 1725), Genre: Law

Works of Gerard Noodt

Record ID 311539

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.263 (1819-1848, Type: Other). Page: 405

Bowdich's Ashantee 4o Milc 1.27.

Borrowed: 1820/3/23 (Thursday). Returned: 1820/5/19 (Friday).


Borrower

Sir Alexander Gordon of Culvenan
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1771. Life dates: 1747-1830.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Thomas Edward Bowdich (Male, born 1791, died 1824)
Genre: Travel
Mission from Cape Coast Castle to Ashantee, with a statistical account of that kingdom, and geographical notices of other parts of the interior of Africa [Bowdich]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.151.a.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Thomas Edward Bowdich (Male, born 1791, died 1824)
Genre: Travel
Mission from Cape Coast Castle to Ashantee; with a statistical account of that kingdom, and geographical notices of other parts of the interior of Africa.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1819. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 2


Book Work

Thomas Edward Bowdich (Male, born 1791, died 1824)
Genre: Travel
Mission from Cape Coast Castle to Ashantee

Borrowed: 1820/3/23 (Thursday). Returned: 1820/5/19 (Friday).

Borrower: Sir Alexander Gordon of Culvenan

Author: Thomas Edward Bowdich (Male, born 1791, died 1824), Genre: Travel

Mission from Cape Coast Castle to Ashantee

Record ID 311536

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.263 (1819-1848, Type: Other). Page: 405

Review Quarterly Vol.s 7 and 11

Borrowed: 1820/1/4 (Tuesday). Returned: 1820/5/22 (Monday).


Borrower

Sir Alexander Gordon of Culvenan
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1771. Life dates: 1747-1830.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Genre: Periodicals
Quarterly Review
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: NRR.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7, Volume 11

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Genre: Periodicals
The Quarterly Review
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1809-1967. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 166 times in 128 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Periodicals
Quarterly Review

Borrowed: 1820/1/4 (Tuesday). Returned: 1820/5/22 (Monday).

Borrower: Sir Alexander Gordon of Culvenan

Genre: Periodicals

Quarterly Review

Volumes borrowed: Volume 7, Volume 11

Record ID 311545

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.263 (1819-1848, Type: Other). Page: 405

Newtons Principia 4.to Mx 4.22.

Borrowed: 1822/8/20 (Tuesday). Returned: 1823/3/21 (Friday).


Borrower

Sir Alexander Gordon of Culvenan
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1771. Life dates: 1747-1830.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica [Newton]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Cp.3.9.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica. Auctore Isaaco Newtono, Equite Aurato.
Language: Latin . Published: Cambridge. Date of publication: 1713. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 65 times in 63 borrowing records


Book Work

Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica

Borrowed: 1822/8/20 (Tuesday). Returned: 1823/3/21 (Friday).

Borrower: Sir Alexander Gordon of Culvenan

Author: Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20), Genre: Natural Philosophy

Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica

Record ID 311542

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.263 (1819-1848, Type: Other). Page: 405

Trials Downies [Vitel] 8.13

Borrowed: 1820/4/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1820/5/22 (Monday).


Borrower

Sir Alexander Gordon of Culvenan
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1771. Life dates: 1747-1830.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.


Book Holding

Genre: Law
Trial of David Downie, for high treason
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Trials collection, Clerk's Room, C.19.3.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

Genre: Law
Trial of David Downie, for high treason, before the Court, under the special commission of oyer and terminer, held at Edinburgh.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1795. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2


Book Work

Genre: Law
Trial of David Downie, for High Treason

Record ID 379308

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/50 (1819-1819, Type: Other). Page: 41

Spratts true account in Do

Borrowed: 1819/3/31 (Wednesday). Returned: 1819/4/30 (Friday).


Borrower

Sir Alexander Gordon of Culvenan
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1771. Life dates: 1747-1830.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Thomas Sprat (Male, born 1635, died 1713)
Genre: History
True account and declaration of the horrid conspiracy against the late King, his Present Majesty, and the government [Sprat]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: C.19.a.15.

Record ID 379305

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/50 (1819-1819, Type: Other). Page: 41

Borrowed: 1819/3/31 (Wednesday). Returned: 1819/4/30 (Friday).

Borrower: Sir Alexander Gordon of Culvenan

Author: Geoffrey Chaucer (Male, died 1400), Genre: Poetry

Works of Geoffrey Chaucer

Record ID 379302

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/50 (1819-1819, Type: Other). Page: 41

Fordun Scoti Chronica 2 Vols fol

Borrowed: 1819/3/31 (Wednesday). Returned: 1819/4/30 (Friday).


Borrower

Sir Alexander Gordon of Culvenan
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1771. Life dates: 1747-1830.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.


Book HoldingLibrary record

John Fordun (Male, died 1384)
Genre: History
Joannis de Fordun Scotichronicon
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: A.107.a .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

John Fordun (Male, died 1384)
Genre: History
Joannis de Fordun Scotichronicon, cum supplementis et continuatione Walteri Boweri, Insulae Sancti Columbae Abbatis: E Codicibus Mss, editum, cum notis et variantibus lectionibus. Præfixa est ad historiam Scotorum introductio brevis, curâ Walteri Goodall.
Language: Latin . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1759. Format: folio. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 35 times in 18 borrowing records


Book Work

John Fordun (Male, died 1384)
Genre: History
Scotichronicon [John Fordun]

Borrowed: 1819/3/31 (Wednesday). Returned: 1819/4/30 (Friday).

Borrower: Sir Alexander Gordon of Culvenan

Author: John Fordun (Male, died 1384), Genre: History

Scotichronicon [John Fordun]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2