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Record ID 200072
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 222
L'Art de verefier les Dates 4to
Borrowed: 1789/5/14 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/6/14 (Sunday).
Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1775. Life dates: 1753-1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Charles Clémencet (Male, born 1703, died 1778), Maur Dantine (Male, born 1688, died 1746), Ursin Durand (Male, born 1682, died 1771)
Genre: History, Genre: Reference Works
L'Art de Verifier les Dates des Faits Historiques, des Chartes, des Chroniques, et autres Anciens Monumens depuis la Naissance de Notre Seigneur.
Possible modern shelfmark: E.84.a.8.
Confidence level: Certain
Charles Clémencet (Male, born 1703, died 1778), Maur Dantine (Male, born 1688, died 1746), Ursin Durand (Male, born 1682, died 1771)
Genre: History, Genre: Reference Works
L'Art de vérifier les dates des faits historiques, des chartes, des chroniques et autres anciens monumens depuis la naissance de Notre-Seigneur.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1750. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 1
Charles Clémencet (Male, born 1703, died 1778), Maur Dantine (Male, born 1688, died 1746), Ursin Durand (Male, born 1682, died 1771)
Genre: History, Genre: Reference Works
Art de Vérifier les Dates des Faits Historiques, des Chartes, des Chroniques et Autres Anciens Monumens depuis la Naissance de Notre-Seigneur
Borrowed: 1789/5/14 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/6/14 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson
Author: Charles Clémencet (Male, born 1703, died 1778), Maur Dantine (Male, born 1688, died 1746), Ursin Durand (Male, born 1682, died 1771), Genre: History, Genre: Reference Works
Record ID 200075
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 222
Olla Podrida 8vo
Borrowed: 1789/5/14 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/6/14 (Sunday).
Mr William Craig Lord Craig
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1768. Life dates: 1745-1813.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Genre: Periodicals
The olla podrida. A periodical work, complete in forty-four numbers.
Possible modern shelfmark: [An].4/1.16..
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
Olla podrida, a periodical work, complete in forty-four numbers.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Editor's preface signed: Thomas Monro, A.B. St. M. Magdalen College, Oxford.
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: T101900
Genre: Periodicals
Olla Podrida, A Periodical Work, Complete in Forty-Four Numbers
Borrowed: 1789/5/14 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/6/14 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr William Craig Lord Craig
Genre: Periodicals
Olla Podrida, A Periodical Work, Complete in Forty-Four Numbers
Record ID 200084
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 223
Philosophical Transactions 1733 1737-1740 Inclus. 4 vol 1727 to 1737 4 vol Do for 1735.1736 one vol
Borrowed: 1789/5/23 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/6/23 (Tuesday).
Mr William Charles Little of Liberton
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1765.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical transactions.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: J.202-205 PER.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1733, Volume 1735, Volume 1736, Volume 1737, Volume 1738, Volume 1739, Volume 1740
Confidence level: Certain
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical transactions.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1665. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 172 times in 85 borrowing records
ESTC: P6614
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical Transactions
Borrowed: 1789/5/23 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/6/23 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr William Charles Little of Liberton
Author: Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1733, Volume 1735, Volume 1736, Volume 1737, Volume 1738, Volume 1739, Volume 1740
Record ID 200078
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 223
Ciceronis Opera tom 18.19
Borrowed: 1789/5/14 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/6/14 (Sunday).
Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.
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 18, Volume 19
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
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: 1789/5/14 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/6/14 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
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
Volumes borrowed: Volume 18, Volume 19
Record ID 200081
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 223
Critical Review tom 65
Borrowed: 1789/5/14 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/6/14 (Sunday).
Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.
Genre: Periodicals
Critical review, or, Annals of literature.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 65
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
Critical review, or, Annals of literature.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1756-1817. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 94 times in 75 borrowing records
ESTC: P2120
Borrowed: 1789/5/14 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/6/14 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Genre: Periodicals
Critical Review, or Annals of Literature
Volumes borrowed: Volume 65
Record ID 200090
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 224
Handmaid to the Arts 2 vol 8vo
Borrowed: 1789/5/25 (Monday). Returned: 1789/6/25 (Thursday).
Mr Alexander Fraser Tytler Lord Woodhouselee
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1770. Life dates: 1747-1813.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
Handmaid to the arts [Dossie]
Possible modern shelfmark: Bl.4/2.17-18.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
The handmaid to the arts, ... . Teaching, I. A perfect knowledge of the materia pictoria: or the nature, use, preparation, and composition, of all the various substances employed in Painting; as well vehicles, dryers, &c. as colours: including those peculiar to enamel and painting on glass. II. The means of delineation, or the several Devices employed for the more easily and accurately making Designs From Nature, or Depicted Representations; either by off-tracing, calking, reduction, or other means: with the methods of taking casts, or impressions, from figures, busis, medals, leaves, &c. III. The various manners of gilding, silvering, and Bronzing, with the preparation of the genuine Gold and Silver powders, and imitations of them, as also of the fat oil, gold sizes, and other necessary compositions: -the art of Japanning, as applicable not only to the former purposes, but to coaches, snuffboxes, &c.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2 times in 1 borrowing record
ESTC: T125947
Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Fine Arts
Handmaid to the Arts
Borrowed: 1789/5/25 (Monday). Returned: 1789/6/25 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Fraser Tytler Lord Woodhouselee
Author: Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777), Genre: Fine Arts
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 200087
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 224
Bollingbrokes Works 5 vol 4to
Borrowed: 1789/5/23 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/6/23 (Tuesday).
Mr James Rutherford Drummond of Stragaeth
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1782. Life dates: d. 1811.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Henry St John Viscount Bolingbroke (Male, born 1678, died 1751)
Genre: History, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Works of the late Right Honorable Henry St. John, Lord Viscount Bolingbroke
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [An].1/1.17-19.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Confidence level: Certain
Henry St John Viscount Bolingbroke (Male, born 1678, died 1751)
Genre: History, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The works of the late Right Honorable Henry St. John, Lord Viscount Bolingbroke.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1754. Format: 4to. Pagination: 5 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 34 times in 14 borrowing records
ESTC: T179700
Henry St John Viscount Bolingbroke (Male, born 1678, died 1751)
Genre: History, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Works of Henry St John, Viscount Bolingbroke
Borrowed: 1789/5/23 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/6/23 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr James Rutherford Drummond of Stragaeth
Author: Henry St John Viscount Bolingbroke (Male, born 1678, died 1751), Genre: History, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Works of Henry St John, Viscount Bolingbroke
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Record ID 200102
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 225
Perrin, la bonne mere 12
Borrowed: 1789/6/2 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/7/2 (Thursday).
Mr Andrew Balfour Andrew Balfour Ramsay of Whitehill
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1763. Life dates: 1741-1814.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.
Jean Baptiste Perrin (Male)
Genre: Education, Genre: Fiction
La bonne mère [Perrin]
Possible modern shelfmark: Au.6.47.
Confidence level: Certain
Jean Baptiste Perrin (Male)
Genre: Education, Genre: Fiction
La bonne mere. Contenant de petites pieces dramatiques, chacune précédée de la definition, & suivie de la morale, entre la bonne mere & ses deux filles, avec des traits historiques, & des anecdotes convenables. A l’usage de la jeunesse.
Language: French . Published: London. Date of publication: 1786. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T116563
Jean Baptiste Perrin (Male)
Genre: Education, Genre: Fiction
Bonne Mere. Contenant de Petites Pieces Dramatiques, Chacune Précédée de la Definition ... Suivie de la Morale
Borrowed: 1789/6/2 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/7/2 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr Andrew Balfour Andrew Balfour Ramsay of Whitehill
Author: Jean Baptiste Perrin (Male), Genre: Education, Genre: Fiction
Record ID 200093
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 225
Blackwells Herbal 2 vol fol
Borrowed: 1789/5/25 (Monday). Returned: 1789/6/25 (Thursday).
Mr George Wallace
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1754. Life dates: 1727-1805.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Elizabeth Blackwell (Female)
Genre: Medicine
A curious herbal [Blackwell]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: An.2.13 .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
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
ESTC: T83977
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
Borrowed: 1789/5/25 (Monday). Returned: 1789/6/25 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr George Wallace
Author: Elizabeth Blackwell (Female), Genre: Medicine
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 200099
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 225
Wrights retired Pleasures
Borrowed: 1789/6/2 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/7/2 (Thursday).
Mr Andrew Balfour Andrew Balfour Ramsay of Whitehill
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1763. Life dates: 1741-1814.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.
George Wright Esq. (Male)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Retired pleasures, in prose and verse, addressed to the lovers of a country life; with occasional notes and illustrations [Wright]
Possible modern shelfmark: [Ai].5/2.49.
Confidence level: Certain
George Wright Esq. (Male)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Retired pleasures, in prose and verse, addressed to the lovers of a country life; with occasional notes and illustrations.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T145820
George Wright Esq. (Male)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Retired Pleasures, in Prose and Verse, Addressed to the Lovers of a Country Life
Borrowed: 1789/6/2 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/7/2 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr Andrew Balfour Andrew Balfour Ramsay of Whitehill
Author: George Wright Esq. (Male), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Retired Pleasures, in Prose and Verse, Addressed to the Lovers of a Country Life
Record ID 200096
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 225
Lightfoot Flora Scotica 2 vol 8vo
Borrowed: 1789/5/25 (Monday). Returned: 1789/6/25 (Thursday).
Mr George Wallace
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1754. Life dates: 1727-1805.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
John Lightfoot (Male, born 1735, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Flora Scotica: or, A systematic arrangement, in the Linnaean method, of the native plants of Scotland and the Hebrides [Lightfoot]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: M.46/1.c.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
John Lightfoot (Male, born 1735, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Flora Scotica: or, a systematic arrangement, in the Linnæan method, of the native plants of Scotland and the Hebrides.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 10 times in 5 borrowing records
ESTC: T68850
John Lightfoot (Male, born 1735, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Flora Scotica: or, A Systematic Arrangement, in the Linnaean Method, of the Native Plants of Scotland and the Hebrides
Borrowed: 1789/5/25 (Monday). Returned: 1789/6/25 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr George Wallace
Author: John Lightfoot (Male, born 1735, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 200111
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 226
Akensides Pleasures of Imagination 4to
Borrowed: 1789/6/8 (Monday). Returned: 1789/7/8 (Wednesday).
Mr George Wallace
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1754. Life dates: 1727-1805.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Mark Akenside (Male, born 1721, died 1770)
Genre: Poetry
The pleasures of imagination [Akenside]
Possible modern shelfmark: [Ak].3/1.11(1).
Confidence level: Certain
Mark Akenside (Male, born 1721, died 1770)
Genre: Poetry
The pleasures of imagination. A poem. In three books.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1744. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 8
ESTC: T42493
Mark Akenside (Male, born 1721, died 1770)
Genre: Poetry
Pleasures of the Imagination
Borrowed: 1789/6/8 (Monday). Returned: 1789/7/8 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr George Wallace
Author: Mark Akenside (Male, born 1721, died 1770), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 200114
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 226
Vezeys Reports vol. 2d
Borrowed: 1789/6/8 (Monday). Returned: 1789/6/12 (Friday).
Mr Adam Rolland of Gask
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1758. Life dates: 1734-1819.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
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 2
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
ESTC: T6635
Court of Chancery Great Britain (Unspecified)
Genre: Law
Cases Argued and Adjudged in the High Court of Chancery
Borrowed: 1789/6/8 (Monday). Returned: 1789/6/12 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Adam Rolland of Gask
Author: Court of Chancery Great Britain (Unspecified), Genre: Law
Cases Argued and Adjudged in the High Court of Chancery
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 200126
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 227
Bolase Antiquities of Cornwall fol
Borrowed: 1789/6/9 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/7/9 (Thursday).
Mr Otto Herman Wemyss
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1785. Life dates: d. 1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
William Borlase (Male, born 1695, died 1772)
Genre: History
Antiquities, historical and monumental, of the county of Cornwall [Borlase]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: A.42.c.2.
Confidence level: Certain
William Borlase (Male, born 1695, died 1772)
Genre: History
Antiquities, historical and monumental, of the county of Cornwall. Consisting of several essays on the first inhabitants, druid-superstition, customs, and remains of the most remote antiquity in Britain, and the British isles, exemplified and proved by monuments now extant in Cornwall and the Scilly Islands, with a vocabulary of the Cornu-British language.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: T139784
William Borlase (Male, born 1695, died 1772)
Genre: History
Antiquities, Historical and Monumental, of the County of Cornwall
Borrowed: 1789/6/9 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/7/9 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr Otto Herman Wemyss
Author: William Borlase (Male, born 1695, died 1772), Genre: History
Antiquities, Historical and Monumental, of the County of Cornwall
Record ID 200129
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 227
Hawkesworths Voyages vol. 2 & 3.
Borrowed: 1789/6/9 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/7/9 (Thursday).
Mr William Grant of Congalton
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1773. Life dates: d. 1821.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
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
Confidence level: Certain
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, And successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, And Captain Cook, In the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour: Drawn up From the Journals which were kept by the several Commanders, And from the Papers of Joseph Banks, Esq.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 62 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T74467
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
Borrowed: 1789/6/9 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/7/9 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr William Grant of Congalton
Author: John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 200150
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 228
Blairs Lectures on Rhetorick 2 vol
Borrowed: 1789/6/12 (Friday). Returned: 1789/7/12 (Sunday).
Mr Archibald Macdonald of Sanda
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: d. 1795.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on rhetoric and belles lettres [Blair]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on rhetoric and belles lettres.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1783. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 112 times in 82 borrowing records
ESTC: T143711
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres
Borrowed: 1789/6/12 (Friday). Returned: 1789/7/12 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr Archibald Macdonald of Sanda
Author: Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800), Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 200174
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 228
Campbells Philsophy of Rhetorick 2 vol 8vo
Borrowed: 1789/6/12 (Friday). Returned: 1789/7/12 (Sunday).
Mr Archibald Macdonald of Sanda
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: d. 1795.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
George Campbell (Male, born 1719, died 1796)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Campbell Philosophy of rhetoric, 2 vol, 8vo, 1776 (original title)
The philosophy of rhetoric. (standardised title)
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
George Campbell (Male, born 1719, died 1796)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The philosophy of rhetoric. By George Campbell, ... In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1776. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 142 times in 87 borrowing records
ESTC: T145750
George Campbell (Male, born 1719, died 1796)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Philosophy of Rhetoric
Borrowed: 1789/6/12 (Friday). Returned: 1789/7/12 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr Archibald Macdonald of Sanda
Author: George Campbell (Male, born 1719, died 1796), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 200141
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 228
Dugdales History of Imbanking fol
Borrowed: 1789/6/11 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/7/11 (Saturday).
Mr James Rutherford Drummond of Stragaeth
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1782. Life dates: d. 1811.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
William Dugdale (Male, born 1605, died 1686)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The history of imbanking and drayning of divers fenns and marshes [Drummond]
Possible modern shelfmark: A.35.a.9.
Confidence level: Certain
William Dugdale (Male, born 1605, died 1686)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The history of imbanking and drayning of divers fenns and marshes, both in forein parts, and in this kingdom; and of the improvements thereby.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1662. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: R975
William Dugdale (Male, born 1605, died 1686)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
History of Imbanking and Drayning of Divers Fenns and Marshes
Borrowed: 1789/6/11 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/7/11 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr James Rutherford Drummond of Stragaeth
Author: William Dugdale (Male, born 1605, died 1686), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
History of Imbanking and Drayning of Divers Fenns and Marshes
Record ID 200177
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 229
Arnots History of Edinburgh 4to
Borrowed: 1789/6/12 (Friday). Returned: 1789/7/12 (Sunday).
Mr Otto Herman Wemyss
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1785. Life dates: d. 1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: History
History of Edinburgh [Arnot]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: L.C.1206 .
Confidence level: Certain
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: History
The history of Edinburgh, from the earliest accounts to the present time.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 7
ESTC: T143106
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: History
History of Edinburgh
Borrowed: 1789/6/12 (Friday). Returned: 1789/7/12 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr Otto Herman Wemyss
Author: Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786), Genre: History
Record ID 200183
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 229
Parliamentary History of England vol. 1.2
Borrowed: 1789/6/12 (Friday). Returned: 1789/7/12 (Sunday).
Mr Thomas Muir of Huntershill
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1787. Life dates: 1765-1799.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Genre: History
The parliamentary or constitutional history of England.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Ax.6.1-12.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: History
The parliamentary or constitutional history of England; being a faithful account of all the most remarkable transactions in Parliament, from the earliest times.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751-1761. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 24 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 61 times in 10 borrowing records
ESTC: N11319
Genre: History
Parliamentary or Constitutional History of England; Being a Faithful Account of All the Most Remarkable Transactions in Parliament
Borrowed: 1789/6/12 (Friday). Returned: 1789/7/12 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Muir of Huntershill
Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 200189
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 230
Spensers Fairy Queen 3 vol. 4
Borrowed: 1789/6/14 (Sunday). Returned: 1789/7/14 (Tuesday).
Mr John Burnet
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1785. Life dates: d. 1810.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Judge. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Edmund Spenser (Male, born c.1552, died 1599)
Genre: Poetry
Faerie queen [Spenser]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Ak].1/1.3-5 .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Edmund Spenser (Male, born c.1552, died 1599)
Genre: Poetry
The faerie queene. By Edmund Spenser. With an exact collation of the two original editions, Published by Himself at London in Quarto; the Former containing the first Three Books printed in 1590, and the Latter the Six Books in 1596. To which are now added, a new life of the author, and also a glossary. Adorn’d with thirty-two copper-plates, from the original drawings of the late W. Kent, Esq; Architect and principal Painter to his Majesty.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 7 times in 3 borrowing records
ESTC: T35152
Edmund Spenser (Male, born c.1552, died 1599)
Genre: Poetry
Faerie Queene
Borrowed: 1789/6/14 (Sunday). Returned: 1789/7/14 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr John Burnet
Author: Edmund Spenser (Male, born c.1552, died 1599), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 200186
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 230
Voltaire Oeuvres tom 6. 4to
Borrowed: 1789/6/13 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/7/13 (Monday).
Mr John Swinton of Swinton; junior
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1744. Life dates: d. 1799.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Oeuvres completes [Voltaire]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Ak.7.1-73.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6
Confidence level: Certain
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Oeuvres completes de Voltaire.
Language: French . Published: Kehl. Date of publication: 1785-1789. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 125 times in 33 borrowing records
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Works of Voltaire
Borrowed: 1789/6/13 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/7/13 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr John Swinton of Swinton; junior
Author: Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6
Record ID 200243
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 231
Johnson's Works vol 11th
Borrowed: 1789/6/16 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/7/16 (Thursday).
Mr George Wallace
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1754. Life dates: 1727-1805.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Samuel Johnson.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Ao].3/1.1-11.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 11
Confidence level: Certain
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Together with his life, and notes on his lives of the poets, by Sir John Hawkins
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 11 vols.
Editors: Hawkins, John
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 229 times in 100 borrowing records
ESTC: T83967
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Samuel Johnson
Confidence level: Certain
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. In fourteen volumes. Vol. XIV.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 42 times in 14 borrowing records
ESTC: N25884
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Samuel Johnson
Confidence level: Certain
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. In thirteen volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 8vo. Pagination: vols 12-13.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 47 times in 15 borrowing records
ESTC: T144270
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Samuel Johnson
Borrowed: 1789/6/16 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/7/16 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr George Wallace
Author: Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 11
Record ID 200240
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 231
Coxes Travels 2 vol 4to
Borrowed: 1789/6/16 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/7/16 (Thursday).
Mr Edward Armstrong
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1781.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark [Coxe]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.158.a.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 28 times in 16 borrowing records
ESTC: T133957
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark
Borrowed: 1789/6/16 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/7/16 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr Edward Armstrong
Author: William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828), Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 200255
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 232
Henry's History of G. Britain tom 2.3
Borrowed: 1789/6/16 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/7/16 (Thursday).
Mr Thomas Muir of Huntershill
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1787. Life dates: 1765-1799.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
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, Volume 3
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
ESTC: T93697
Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790)
Genre: History
History of Great Britain [Robert Henry]
Borrowed: 1789/6/16 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/7/16 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Muir of Huntershill
Author: Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790), Genre: History
History of Great Britain [Robert Henry]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 200249
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 232
Tresson Amadis de Gaule 2 vol
Borrowed: 1789/6/16 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/7/16 (Thursday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Vasco de Lobeira (Male, died 1403)
Genre: Fiction
Traduction lbire d'Amadis de Gaule [Tressan]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: H.23.e.21.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Vasco de Lobeira (Male, died 1403)
Genre: Fiction
Traduction libre d'Amadis de Gaule.
Language: French . Published: Amsterdam. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 12mo.
Translators: Tressan, Louis-Élisabeth de La Vergne (1705-1783), comte de
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 12 times in 6 borrowing records
Vasco de Lobeira (Male, died 1403)
Genre: Fiction
Amadis of Gaul
Borrowed: 1789/6/16 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/7/16 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: Vasco de Lobeira (Male, died 1403), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 200309
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 233
Youngs Farmers Guide 2 vol
Borrowed: 1789/6/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/7/17 (Friday).
Mr George Wallace
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1754. Life dates: 1727-1805.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Arthur Young (Male, born 1741, died 1820)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The farmer's guide in hiring and stocking farms [Young]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: M.39.e..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Arthur Young (Male, born 1741, died 1820)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The farmer’s guide in hiring and stocking farms. Containing an examination of many subjects of great importance both to the common husbandman, in hiring a Farm; and to a gentlemen on taking the Whole or Part of his Estate into his own Hands. Particularly, The Signs whereby to judge of Land. The Points to be attended to in hiring a Farm. The Quantity of Land of every Sort proportioned to a given Sum of Money. The most advantageous Method of disposing of any Sum from 50 l. to 20,000 l. in Husbandry on cultivated or uncultivated Soils. The Means of rendering Agriculture as profitable to Gentlemen, as to common Farmers; and as beneficial a Profession as any other. Hints to those Gentlemen who farm for Pleasure alone. Also, plans of farm-yards, and sections of the necessary buildings. In two volumes. By the author of the Farmer’s letters.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 21 times in 15 borrowing records
ESTC: T56260
Arthur Young (Male, born 1741, died 1820)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Farmer’s Guide in Hiring and Stocking Farms
Borrowed: 1789/6/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/7/17 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr George Wallace
Author: Arthur Young (Male, born 1741, died 1820), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Farmer’s Guide in Hiring and Stocking Farms
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 200315
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 233
Farmers letters.
Borrowed: 1789/6/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/6/17 (Wednesday).
Mr George Wallace
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1754. Life dates: 1727-1805.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Arthur Young (Male, born 1741, died 1820)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The farmer's letters to the people of England [Young]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS; M.39.e..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Arthur Young (Male, born 1741, died 1820)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The farmer’s letters to the people of England: containing the sentiments of a practical husbandman, on various subjects of great importance: particularly the exportation of corn. The balance of agriculture and manufactures. The present state of husbandry. The circumstances attending large and small farms. The present state of the poor. The price of provisions. The proceedings of the society for the encouragement of arts, &c. The importance of timber and planting. Emigrations to the colonies. The means of promoting the agriculture and population of Great Britain, &c., &c. To which are added, Sylvæ: or occasional tracts on husbandry and rural oeconomics
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v..
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 23 times in 14 borrowing records
ESTC: T56255
Arthur Young (Male, born 1741, died 1820)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Farmer’s Letters to the People of England
Borrowed: 1789/6/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/6/17 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr George Wallace
Author: Arthur Young (Male, born 1741, died 1820), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Farmer’s Letters to the People of England
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 200279
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 233
Sammes Britannia
Borrowed: 1789/6/16 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/7/16 (Thursday).
Mr James Grant of Corrimony
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1767. Life dates: 1743-1835.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Advocate.
Aylett Sammes (Male, born c.1636, died c.1679)
Genre: History
Britannia antiqua illustrata: or, The antiquities of ancient Britain, derived from the Phoenicians [Sammes]
Possible modern shelfmark: R.308.c.
Confidence level: Certain
Aylett Sammes (Male, born c.1636, died c.1679)
Genre: History
Britannia antiqua illustrata: or, The antiquities of ancient Britain, derived from the Phœenicians: wherein the original trade of this island is discovered, the names of places, offices, dignities, as likewise the idolatry, language, and customs of the primitive inhabitan are clearly demonstrated from that nation, many old monuments illustrated, and the commerce with that people, as well as the Greeks, plainly set forth and collected out of approved Greek and Latin authors.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1676. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: R19100
Aylett Sammes (Male, born c.1636, died c.1679)
Genre: History
Antiquities of Ancient Britain, Derived from the Phoenicians
Borrowed: 1789/6/16 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/7/16 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr James Grant of Corrimony
Author: Aylett Sammes (Male, born c.1636, died c.1679), Genre: History
Antiquities of Ancient Britain, Derived from the Phoenicians
Record ID 200306
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 233
Tulls Husbandry
Borrowed: 1789/6/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/7/17 (Friday).
Mr George Wallace
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1754. Life dates: 1727-1805.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Jethro Tull (Male, born 1674, died 1741)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The horse-hoing husbandry: or, an essay on the principles of tillage and vegetation [Tull]
Possible modern shelfmark: M.37/2.a.
Confidence level: Certain
Jethro Tull (Male, born 1674, died 1741)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The Horse-Hoing Husbandry: or, an Essay On the Principles of Tillage and Vegetation. Wherein in shewn A Method of introducing a Sort of Vineyard-Culture into the Corn-Fields, In order to Increase their Product, and diminish the common Expence; By the use of Instruments described in Cuts. By I. T.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1733. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 5
ESTC: T81915
Jethro Tull (Male, born 1674, died 1741)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Horse-hoeing Husbandry: or, An Essay on the Principles of Vegetation and Tillage
Borrowed: 1789/6/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/7/17 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr George Wallace
Author: Jethro Tull (Male, born 1674, died 1741), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Horse-hoeing Husbandry: or, An Essay on the Principles of Vegetation and Tillage
Record ID 200297
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 233
Marshall Agriculture
Borrowed: 1789/6/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/7/17 (Friday).
Mr George Wallace
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1754. Life dates: 1727-1805.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
William Marshall (Male, born 1745, died 1818)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Experiments and observations concerning agriculture and the weather [Marshall]
Possible modern shelfmark: M.39.c.
Confidence level: Certain
William Marshall (Male, born 1745, died 1818)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Experiments and observations concerning agriculture and the weather.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1779. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T99906
William Marshall (Male, born 1745, died 1818)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Experiments and Observations concerning Agriculture and the Weather
Borrowed: 1789/6/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/7/17 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr George Wallace
Author: William Marshall (Male, born 1745, died 1818), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Experiments and Observations concerning Agriculture and the Weather
Record ID 200318
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 233
Evelyns Sylva
Borrowed: 1789/6/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/7/17 (Friday).
Mr George Wallace
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1754. Life dates: 1727-1805.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
John Evelyn (Male, born 1620, died 1706)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Silva, or, A discourse of forest-trees, and the propagation of timber in His Majesty's dominions [Evelyn]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Ao.6.9.
Confidence level: Certain
John Evelyn (Male, born 1620, died 1706)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Silva, or A discourse of forest-trees, and the propagation of timber in His Majesty’s dominions.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1706. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 7
ESTC: T107635
John Evelyn (Male, born 1620, died 1706)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Silva, or A Discourse of Forest-trees, and the Propagation of Timber in His Majesty’s Dominions
Borrowed: 1789/6/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/7/17 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr George Wallace
Author: John Evelyn (Male, born 1620, died 1706), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Silva, or A Discourse of Forest-trees, and the Propagation of Timber in His Majesty’s Dominions
Record ID 200264
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 233
Camdens Britannia 2 vol fol
Borrowed: 1789/6/16 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/7/16 (Thursday).
Mr James Grant of Corrimony
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1767. Life dates: 1743-1835.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Advocate.
William Camden (Male, born 1551, died 1623)
Genre: Travel
Britannia: or a chorographical description of Great Britain and Ireland, together with the adjacent islands [Camden]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: A.42.b.2-3.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
William Camden (Male, born 1551, died 1623)
Genre: Travel
Britannia: or A chorographical description of Great Britain and Ireland, Together with the adjacent islands.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: c.1730. Format: folio. Pagination: 2 vols.
Editors: Gibson, Edmund
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 5 times in 3 borrowing records
ESTC: N43508
William Camden (Male, born 1551, died 1623)
Genre: Travel
Britannia: or a Chorographical Description of Great Britain and Ireland
Borrowed: 1789/6/16 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/7/16 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr James Grant of Corrimony
Author: William Camden (Male, born 1551, died 1623), Genre: Travel
Britannia: or a Chorographical Description of Great Britain and Ireland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 200342
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 234
Mackenzies lives of the Scots Writers 3 vol fol
Borrowed: 1789/6/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/7/17 (Friday).
Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1775. Life dates: 1753-1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
George Mackenzie (Male, born 1669, died 1725)
Genre: Lives
The lives and characters of the most eminent writers of the Scots nation [Mackenzie]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Jolly.2911-291.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
George Mackenzie (Male, born 1669, died 1725)
Genre: Lives
The lives and characters of the most eminent vvriters of the Scots nation: with an abstract and catalogue of their works; their various editions; and The Judgment of the learn'd concerning them.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1708-1722. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 92 times in 66 borrowing records
ESTC: T58028
George Mackenzie (Male, born 1669, died 1725)
Genre: Lives
Lives and Characters of the Most Eminent Writers of the Scots Nation
Borrowed: 1789/6/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/7/17 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson
Author: George Mackenzie (Male, born 1669, died 1725), Genre: Lives
Lives and Characters of the Most Eminent Writers of the Scots Nation
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 200345
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 234
Appeal Cases 1770-72
Borrowed: 1789/6/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/7/1 (Wednesday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Genre: Law
Appeal Cases 1770-1772
Borrowed: 1789/6/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/7/1 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Genre: Law
Record ID 200348
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 235
Scots History of Scotland fol
Borrowed: 1789/6/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/7/17 (Friday).
Mr Thomas McGrugar
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1786. Life dates: d. 1810.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
David Scott (Male, born 1675, died 1742)
Genre: History
The history of Scotland. Containing all the historical transactions of that nation, from the year of the world 3619. to the year of Christ 1726 [Scott]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: R.287.C.
Confidence level: Certain
David Scott (Male, born 1675, died 1742)
Genre: History
The history of Scotland. Containing all the historical transactions of that nation, from the year of the world 3619. to the year of Christ 1726.
Language: English . Published: Westminster. Date of publication: 1727. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: T84143
David Scott (Male, born 1675, died 1742)
Genre: History
History of Scotland [David Scott]
Borrowed: 1789/6/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/7/17 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas McGrugar
Author: David Scott (Male, born 1675, died 1742), Genre: History
Record ID 200354
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 235
Spensers Works fol.
Borrowed: 1789/6/18 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/7/18 (Saturday).
Mr George Wallace
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1754. Life dates: 1727-1805.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Edmund Spenser (Male, born c.1552, died 1599)
Genre: Poetry
The faerie queen: the shepheards calendar: together with the other works of England's arch-poet, Edm. Spenser.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: H.28.a.14.
Confidence level: Certain
Edmund Spenser (Male, born c.1552, died 1599)
Genre: Poetry
The faerie queen: The shepheards calendar: together with the other works of England’s arch-poët, Edm. Spenser: collected into one volume, and carefully corrected.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: c.1611. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 5
ESTC: S123122
Edmund Spenser (Male, born c.1552, died 1599)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Edmund Spenser
Borrowed: 1789/6/18 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/7/18 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr George Wallace
Author: Edmund Spenser (Male, born c.1552, died 1599), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 200357
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 236
Mackenzies Criminals fol
Borrowed: 1789/6/18 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/7/1 (Wednesday).
Mr James Stewart Oliphant of Rossie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1788. Life dates: d. 1847.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Military > Supporting Activities.
Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh (Male, born 1636, died 1691)
Genre: Law
The laws and customes of Scotland, in matters criminal [Mackenzie]
Possible modern shelfmark: Historical Collection AB(F)/MACK (Copy 1).
Confidence level: Certain
Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh (Male, born 1636, died 1691)
Genre: Law
The laws and customes of Scotland, in matters criminal. Wherein is to be seen how the civil law, and the laws and customs of other nations do agree with, and supply ours.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1699. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: R19368
Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh (Male, born 1636, died 1691)
Genre: Law
Laws and Customes of Scotland, in Matters Criminal
Borrowed: 1789/6/18 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/7/1 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr James Stewart Oliphant of Rossie
Author: Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh (Male, born 1636, died 1691), Genre: Law
Record ID 200369
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 236
Popes Works wt Warburton's notes 9 vol
Borrowed: 1789/6/18 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/7/18 (Saturday).
Mr Thomas Muir of Huntershill
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1787. Life dates: 1765-1799.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Alexander Pope Esq. In nine volumes complete [Warburton]
Possible modern shelfmark: [Ak].7/1.28-36.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8, Volume 9
Confidence level: Certain
Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Alexander Pope Esq. In Nine Volumes Complete. With his last corrections, additions, and improvements; As they were delivered to the Editor a little before his Death: Together with the commentaries and notes of Mr. Warburton.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 9 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 9 times in 1 borrowing record
ESTC: T5432
Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Alexander Pope
Borrowed: 1789/6/18 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/7/18 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Muir of Huntershill
Author: Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8, Volume 9
Record ID 200381
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 237
Buffons naturelle History 3 vol
Borrowed: 1789/6/19 (Friday). Returned: 1789/7/19 (Sunday).
Mr David Cathcart of Greenfield; Lord Alloway
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1785. Life dates: 1764-1829.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire naturelle des oiseaux [Buffon]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Very likely
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire naturelle des oiseaux.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1770-1786. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 18 times in 6 borrowing records
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History of Birds
Borrowed: 1789/6/19 (Friday). Returned: 1789/7/19 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr David Cathcart of Greenfield; Lord Alloway
Author: Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 200375
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 237
Gibbons decline of the Roman Empire vol 4.5
Borrowed: 1789/6/19 (Friday). Returned: 1789/7/19 (Sunday).
Mr David Cathcart of Greenfield; Lord Alloway
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1785. Life dates: 1764-1829.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
History of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire [Gibbon]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.68.e.1-6.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 5
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
The history of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 12 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 59 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: N17852
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Borrowed: 1789/6/19 (Friday). Returned: 1789/7/19 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr David Cathcart of Greenfield; Lord Alloway
Author: Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794), Genre: History
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 5
Record ID 200372
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 237
Henry's hist. vol 4 & 5 in 4to
Borrowed: 1789/6/19 (Friday). Returned: 1789/7/19 (Sunday). Fine pledged in case of late return: two Guineas.
Mr Claud Irvine Boswell of Balmuto; Lord Balmuto
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1766. Life dates: 1742-1824.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
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 4, Volume 5
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
ESTC: T93697
Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790)
Genre: History
History of Great Britain [Robert Henry]
Borrowed: 1789/6/19 (Friday). Returned: 1789/7/19 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr Claud Irvine Boswell of Balmuto; Lord Balmuto
Author: Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790), Genre: History
History of Great Britain [Robert Henry]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 5
Record ID 200399
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 238
Viner Vol 22
Borrowed: 1789/6/20 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/7/1 (Wednesday).
Mr Robert Hamilton
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1788. Life dates: 1763-1831.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
Charles Viner (Male, born 1678, died 1756)
Genre: Law
General abridgment of law and equity alphabetically digested under proper titles with references to the whole [Viner]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Historical Collection TR E.145.1.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 22
Confidence level: Certain
Charles Viner (Male, born 1678, died 1756)
Genre: Law
A general abridgment of law and equity alphabetically digested under proper titles with notes and references to the whole.
Language: English . Published: Aldershot. Date of publication: 1742-1753. Format: folio. Pagination: 22 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 59 times in 26 borrowing records
ESTC: T137938
Charles Viner (Male, born 1678, died 1756)
Genre: Law
General Abridgment of Law and Equity
Borrowed: 1789/6/20 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/7/1 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Hamilton
Author: Charles Viner (Male, born 1678, died 1756), Genre: Law
General Abridgment of Law and Equity
Volumes borrowed: Volume 22
Record ID 200402
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 238
Burrows reports vol 2
Borrowed: 1789/6/20 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/7/1 (Wednesday).
Mr Robert Hamilton
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1788. Life dates: 1763-1831.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
James Burrow (Male, born 1701, died 1782)
Genre: Law
Reports of cases adjudged in the Court of King’s Bench, since the death of Lord Raymond [Burrow]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: TR E.159.2.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
James Burrow (Male, born 1701, died 1782)
Genre: Law
Reports of cases adjudged in the Court of King’s Bench, since the death of Lord Raymond; in four parts, Distributed according to the Times of his four Successors, Lord Hardwicke, Sir William Lee, Sir Dudley Ryder, and Lord Mansfield.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1766-1780. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 75 times in 28 borrowing records
ESTC: T97747
James Burrow (Male, born 1701, died 1782)
Genre: Law
Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of King’s Bench, since the Death of Lord Raymond
Borrowed: 1789/6/20 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/7/1 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Hamilton
Author: James Burrow (Male, born 1701, died 1782), Genre: Law
Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of King’s Bench, since the Death of Lord Raymond
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 200414
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 238
Atkyns tom 3
Borrowed: 1789/6/20 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/7/1 (Wednesday).
Mr Robert Hamilton
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1788. Life dates: 1763-1831.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
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 3
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
ESTC: T98193
Court of Chancery Great Britain (Unspecified)
Genre: Law
Cases Argued and Adjudged in the High Court of Chancery
Borrowed: 1789/6/20 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/7/1 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Hamilton
Author: Court of Chancery Great Britain (Unspecified), Genre: Law
Cases Argued and Adjudged in the High Court of Chancery
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 200420
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 238
Cowpers reports
Borrowed: 1789/6/20 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/7/1 (Wednesday).
Mr Robert Hamilton
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1788. Life dates: 1763-1831.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
Court of King's Bench Great Britain (Unspecified)
Genre: Law
Reports of cases adjudged in the Court of King’s Bench, from Hilary term, the 14th of George III, 1774, to Trinity term, the 18th of George III, 1778 [Cowper]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Historical Collection TR E.159.1].
Confidence level: Certain
Court of King's Bench Great Britain (Unspecified)
Genre: Law
Reports of cases adjudged in the Court of King’s Bench; from Hilary Term, the 14th of George III, 1774, to Trinity Term, the 18th of George III, 1778, (both inclusive).
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1783. Format: folio.
Editors: Cowper, Henry, 1758-1840, reporter.
Number of borrowings: 6
ESTC: T97755
Court of King's Bench Great Britain (Unspecified)
Genre: Law
Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench
Borrowed: 1789/6/20 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/7/1 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Hamilton
Author: Court of King's Bench Great Britain (Unspecified), Genre: Law
Record ID 200438
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 238
Hardwicks Cases
Borrowed: 1789/6/20 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/7/1 (Wednesday).
Mr Robert Hamilton
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1788. Life dates: 1763-1831.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
Court of King's Bench Great Britain (Unspecified)
Genre: Law
Cases argued and adjudged, in the Court of King’s Bench, at Westminster, in the 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th years of the reign of his late Majesty, King George the Second. During which time the late Lord Chief Justice Hardwicke presided in that court [Hardwicke]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Historical Collection TR E.161.3].
Confidence level: Certain
Court of King's Bench Great Britain (Unspecified)
Genre: Law
Cases argued and adjudged, in the Court of King’s Bench, At Westminster, in the 7th , 8th, 9th, and 10th years of the Reign of his Late Majesty, King George the Second. During which time the late Lord Chief Justice Hardwicke presided in that court. To which are added, Some Determinations of the Late Lord Chief Justice Lee; and also Two Equity Ones by Lord chancellor Hardwicke.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T141219
Court of King's Bench Great Britain (Unspecified)
Genre: Law
Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench
Borrowed: 1789/6/20 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/7/1 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Hamilton
Author: Court of King's Bench Great Britain (Unspecified), Genre: Law
Record ID 200393
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 238
Bacons abridgm.t Vol 5
Borrowed: 1789/6/20 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/7/1 (Wednesday).
Mr Robert Hamilton
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1788. Life dates: 1763-1831.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
Matthew Bacon (Male)
Genre: Law
New abridgment of the law [Bacon]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: TR E.143.4].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5
Confidence level: Certain
Matthew Bacon (Male)
Genre: Law
A new abridgment of the law. By a gentleman of the Middle Temple.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1736-1766. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 43 times in 30 borrowing records
ESTC: T145688
Matthew Bacon (Male)
Genre: Law
New Abridgment of the Law
Borrowed: 1789/6/20 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/7/1 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Hamilton
Author: Matthew Bacon (Male), Genre: Law
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5
Record ID 200384
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 238
Ramsays philosophical Principles of Religion 2 vol 4to
Borrowed: 1789/6/20 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/7/20 (Monday).
Mr James Wolfe Murray Lord Cringletie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1782. Life dates: 1759-1836.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Chevalier Andrew Michael Ramsay (Male, born 1686, died 1743)
Genre: Theology
The philosophical principles of natural and revealed religion [Ramsay]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: II.4/1.13-14.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Chevalier Andrew Michael Ramsay (Male, born 1686, died 1743)
Genre: Theology
The philosophical principles of natural and revealed religion : unfolded in a geometrical order / by the Chevalier Ramsay author of the Travels of Cyrus.
Language: English . Published: Glasgow. Date of publication: 1748-1749. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 55 times in 31 borrowing records
ESTC: T68477
Chevalier Andrew Michael Ramsay (Male, born 1686, died 1743)
Genre: Theology
Philosophical Principles of Natural and Revealed Religion
Borrowed: 1789/6/20 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/7/20 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr James Wolfe Murray Lord Cringletie
Author: Chevalier Andrew Michael Ramsay (Male, born 1686, died 1743), Genre: Theology
Philosophical Principles of Natural and Revealed Religion
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 200456
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 239
Encyclopedie tom 12.
Borrowed: 1789/6/23 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/7/23 (Thursday).
Mr George Wallace
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1754. Life dates: 1727-1805.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopédie; ou, Dictionnaire raisonnée des sciences, des arts, et des métiers, etc. Supplément à l'Encyclopédie ...
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.190.d.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 12
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Reference Works
Supplément à l'Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, par une société de gens de lettres.
Language: French . Published: Amsterdam. Date of publication: 1776-1777. Format: folio. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 6 times in 5 borrowing records
Genre: Reference Works
Supplément à l'Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers
Borrowed: 1789/6/23 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/7/23 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr George Wallace
Genre: Reference Works
Supplément à l'Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers
Volumes borrowed: Volume 12
Record ID 200444
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 239
Barettis Introduction 8vo
Borrowed: 1789/6/20 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/7/20 (Monday).
Mr John Swinton tertius
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1762. Life dates: 1759-1820.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Giuseppe Baretti (Male, born 1719, died 1789)
Genre: Belles Lettres
An introduction to the most useful European languages [Baretti]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.113.a.
Confidence level: Certain
Giuseppe Baretti (Male, born 1719, died 1789)
Genre: Belles Lettres
An introduction to the most useful European languages, consisting of select passages, from the most celebrated English, French, Italian, and Spanish authors.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T83919
Giuseppe Baretti (Male, born 1719, died 1789)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Introduction to the Most Useful European Languages, Consisting of Select Passages
Borrowed: 1789/6/20 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/7/20 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr John Swinton tertius
Author: Giuseppe Baretti (Male, born 1719, died 1789), Genre: Belles Lettres
Introduction to the Most Useful European Languages, Consisting of Select Passages
Record ID 200459
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 239
Buffon histoire naturelle tom 17
Borrowed: 1789/6/23 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/7/23 (Thursday).
Mr George Wallace
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1754. Life dates: 1727-1805.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire naturelle, générale et particuliére, avec la description du Cabinet du roi [Buffon]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Am.6.1-36.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 17
Confidence level: Certain
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière, avec la description du Cabinet du Roi. [By Buffon, L. J. M. D'Aubenton, P. Guéneau de Montbeillard, G. L. C. A. Bexon, and the Count de Lacépède.]
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1749-1767. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 237 times in 126 borrowing records
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Borrowed: 1789/6/23 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/7/23 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr George Wallace
Author: Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Volumes borrowed: Volume 17
Record ID 200453
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 239
Cunninghams law Dictionary vol. 2
Borrowed: 1789/6/20 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/7/20 (Monday).
Mr John Swinton tertius
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1762. Life dates: 1759-1820.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Timothy Cunningham (Male, died 1789)
Genre: Law
A new and complete law-dictionary, or, General abridgment of the law [Cunningham]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Historical Collection TR E.143.1].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Timothy Cunningham (Male, died 1789)
Genre: Law
A new and complete law-dictionary. Or, general abridgment of the law; on a more extensive plan than any law-dictionary hitherto published.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1764-1765. Format: folio. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 8 times in 6 borrowing records
ESTC: T140761
Timothy Cunningham (Male, died 1789)
Genre: Law
New and Complete Law-Dictionary
Borrowed: 1789/6/20 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/7/20 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr John Swinton tertius
Author: Timothy Cunningham (Male, died 1789), Genre: Law
New and Complete Law-Dictionary
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 200483
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 240
Smiths wealth of Nations 2 vol 4to
Borrowed: 1789/6/23 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/7/23 (Thursday).
Mr Robert Henderson of Fordel
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1783. Life dates: 1762-1833.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations [Smith]
Possible modern shelfmark: [Ab].1/1.8.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1776. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 103 times in 77 borrowing records
ESTC: T96668
Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
Borrowed: 1789/6/23 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/7/23 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Henderson of Fordel
Author: Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 200471
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 240
Fourcroi 5 vol 8vo
Borrowed: 1789/6/23 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/7/23 (Thursday).
Sir William Miller of Glenlee; Lord Glenlee
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1777. Life dates: 1755-1846.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Comte Antoine-François de Fourcroy (Male, born 1755, died 1809)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Elâemens d'histoire naturelle et de chimie [Fourcroy]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: M.30.b.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Confidence level: Certain
Comte Antoine-François de Fourcroy (Male, born 1755, died 1809)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Elémens d'histoire naturelle et de chimie.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1789. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 5 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 8 times in 2 borrowing records
Comte Antoine-François de Fourcroy (Male, born 1755, died 1809)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Elements of Natural History and Chemistry
Borrowed: 1789/6/23 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/7/23 (Thursday).
Borrower: Sir William Miller of Glenlee; Lord Glenlee
Author: Comte Antoine-François de Fourcroy (Male, born 1755, died 1809), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Elements of Natural History and Chemistry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Record ID 200477
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 240
Annales de Chemie
Borrowed: 1789/6/23 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/7/23 (Thursday).
Sir William Miller of Glenlee; Lord Glenlee
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1777. Life dates: 1755-1846.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Annales de chimie, ou, Recueil de mémoires concernant la chimie et les arts qui en dépendent
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: SRJ.392.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Annales de chimie, ou, Recueil de mémoires concernant la chimie et les arts qui en dépendent.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1789-1815. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 96 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 8 times in 3 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1789/6/23 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/7/23 (Thursday).
Borrower: Sir William Miller of Glenlee; Lord Glenlee
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 200501
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 241
Walkers lectures on Elocution 2 vol 8vo
Borrowed: 1789/6/23 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/7/23 (Thursday).
Mr Malcolm Laing of Strenzie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1785. Life dates: 1762-1818.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
John Walker (Male, born 1732, died 1807)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Elements of elocution. Being the substance of a course of lectures on the art of reading [Walker]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Jo.Bal.2.29 .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
John Walker (Male, born 1732, died 1807)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Elements of elocution. Being the substance of a course of lectures on the art of reading; ... In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1781. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 8 times in 4 borrowing records
ESTC: T116110
John Walker (Male, born 1732, died 1807)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Elements of Elocution. Being the Substance of a Course of Lectures on the Art of Reading
Borrowed: 1789/6/23 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/7/23 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr Malcolm Laing of Strenzie
Author: John Walker (Male, born 1732, died 1807), Genre: Belles Lettres
Elements of Elocution. Being the Substance of a Course of Lectures on the Art of Reading
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 200492
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 241
Lysias & Isocrates by Gillies 4to
Borrowed: 1789/6/23 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/7/23 (Thursday).
Mr Malcolm Laing of Strenzie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1785. Life dates: 1762-1818.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Isocrates (Male, born BCE436, died BCE338), Lysias (Male, born c.BCE445, died BCE380)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The orations of Lysias and Isocrates, translated from the Greek [Gillies]
Possible modern shelfmark: T.378.c..
Confidence level: Certain
Isocrates (Male, born BCE436, died BCE338), Lysias (Male, born c.BCE445, died BCE380)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The orations of Lysias and Isocrates, translated from the Greek: with some account of their lives; and a discourse on the history, manners, and character of the Greeks, with Some Account of their Lives; and A Discourse on the History, Manners, and Character of the Greeks, from the Conclusion of the Peloponnesian War, to the Battle of Chaeronea.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 4to.
Translators: Gillies, John, 1747-1836.
Number of borrowings: 8
ESTC: T106138
Isocrates (Male, born BCE436, died BCE338), Lysias (Male, born c.BCE445, died BCE380)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Orations of Lysias and Isocrates
Borrowed: 1789/6/23 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/7/23 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr Malcolm Laing of Strenzie
Author: Isocrates (Male, born BCE436, died BCE338), Lysias (Male, born c.BCE445, died BCE380), Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Record ID 200513
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 241
Dionysius Halicarnass Opera 2 vol fol
Borrowed: 1789/6/23 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/7/23 (Thursday).
Mr James Burnet of Monboddo; Lord Monboddo
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1737. Life dates: 1714-1799.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Dionysius of Halicarnassus (Male)
Genre: History
Dionysii Halicarnassensis antiquitatum Romanarum libri quotquot supersunt.
Possible modern shelfmark: K.21.a.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
Dionysius of Halicarnassus (Male)
Genre: History
Dionysiou tou Halikarnasseōs tēs Rhōmaikēs archaiologias ta sōzomena. = Dionysii Halicarnassensis antiquitatum Romanarum libri quotquot supersunt .
Language: Greek | Latin . Published: Oxford. Date of publication: 1704. Format: folio.
Editors: Hudson, John.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 9 times in 5 borrowing records
ESTC: T136670
Dionysius of Halicarnassus (Male)
Genre: History
Roman Antiquities [Dionysius of Halicarnassus]
Borrowed: 1789/6/23 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/7/23 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr James Burnet of Monboddo; Lord Monboddo
Author: Dionysius of Halicarnassus (Male), Genre: History
Roman Antiquities [Dionysius of Halicarnassus]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 200519
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 241
Quintilian Rollin
Borrowed: 1789/6/23 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/7/23 (Thursday).
Mr James Burnet of Monboddo; Lord Monboddo
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1737. Life dates: 1714-1799.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Male, born c.35, died 100)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
M. Fabii Quintiliani Institutionum oratoriarum libri duodecim. Ad usum scholarum accommodati, ... a Carolo Rollin.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.73.e.
Confidence level: Certain
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Male, born c.35, died 100)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
M. Fabii Quintiliani Institutionum oratoriarum libri duodecim. Ad usum scholarum accommodati, ... a Carolo Rollin.
Language: Latin . Published: London. Date of publication: 1738. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Rollin, Charles
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: T115452
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Male, born c.35, died 100)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
De Institutione Oratoria [Marcus Fabius Quintilianus]
Borrowed: 1789/6/23 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/7/23 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr James Burnet of Monboddo; Lord Monboddo
Author: Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Male, born c.35, died 100), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
Record ID 200534
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 242
Lettres de Juifs a Voltaire 3 vol 8vo
Borrowed: 1789/6/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/7/24 (Friday).
Mr James Clerk-Rattray James Clerk
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1785. Life dates: 1763-1831.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Baron of the Exchequer. Law > Sheriff.
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lettres de Quelques Juifs Portugais et Allemands, à M. de Voltaire.
Possible modern shelfmark: Ak.8.3-5.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lettres de quelques juifs portugais, allemands et polonois à M. de Voltaire, avec un petit commentaire extrait d'un plus grand.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1781. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 6 times in 2 borrowing records
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Letters Concerning the English Nation
Borrowed: 1789/6/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/7/24 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr James Clerk-Rattray James Clerk
Author: Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778), Genre: Belles Lettres
Letters Concerning the English Nation
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 200522
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 242
Mackenzies Heraldry fol
Borrowed: 1789/6/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/7/24 (Friday).
Mr John Burnet
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1785. Life dates: d. 1810.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Judge. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh (Male, born 1636, died 1691)
Genre: History, Genre: Law
The science of herauldry, treated as a part of the civil law, and law of nations [Mackenzie]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Historical Collecton TR.
Confidence level: Certain
Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh (Male, born 1636, died 1691)
Genre: History, Genre: Law
The science of herauldry, treated as a part of the civil law, and law of nations: wherein reasons are given for its principles, and etymologies for its harder terms.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1680. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: R21727
Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh (Male, born 1636, died 1691)
Genre: History, Genre: Law
Science of Herauldry, treated as a Part of the Civil Law, and Law of Nations
Borrowed: 1789/6/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/7/24 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr John Burnet
Author: Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh (Male, born 1636, died 1691), Genre: History, Genre: Law
Science of Herauldry, treated as a Part of the Civil Law, and Law of Nations
Record ID 200537
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 243
Kaempfers History of Japan 2 vol fol
Borrowed: 1789/6/26 (Friday). Returned: 1789/7/26 (Sunday).
Mr William Charles Little of Liberton
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1765.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Englebert Kaempfer (Male, born 1651, died 1716)
Genre: History
The history of Japan [Kaempfer]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.145.a.3-4.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Englebert Kaempfer (Male, born 1651, died 1716)
Genre: History
The history of Japan: Giving an Account of The antient and present State and Government of that Empire; of Its Temples, Palaces, Castles, and other Buildings; of Its Metals, Minerals, Trees, Plants, Animals, Birds, and Fishes; of The Chronology and Succession of the Emporers, Ecclesiastical and Secular; of The Original Descent, Religions, Customs, and Manufactures of the Natives, and of their Trade and Commerce with the Dutch and Chinese. Together with a Description of the Kingdom of Siam. Written in High Dutch By Engelbertus Kaempfer, M. D. Physician to the Dutch Embassy to the Emporer's Court; And translated from his Original Manuscript, never before printed, By J. G. Scheuchzer, F. R. S. And a Member of the College of Physicians, London. With the Life of the author and an Introduction. To which is added, Part of a Journal of a Voyage to Japan, made by the English in the Year 1673. Illustrated with many copper plates.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1728. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 14 times in 8 borrowing records
ESTC: T124601
Englebert Kaempfer (Male, born 1651, died 1716)
Genre: History
History of Japan
Borrowed: 1789/6/26 (Friday). Returned: 1789/7/26 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr William Charles Little of Liberton
Author: Englebert Kaempfer (Male, born 1651, died 1716), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 200543
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 243
Aristotles Art of Poety by Twining 4to
Borrowed: 1789/6/26 (Friday). Returned: 1789/7/26 (Sunday).
Mr James Burnet of Monboddo; Lord Monboddo
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1737. Life dates: 1714-1799.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Aristotle (Male, born BCE384, died BCE322)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Aristotle's treatise on poetry, translated [Twining]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.31.a.[5].
Confidence level: Certain
Aristotle (Male, born BCE384, died BCE322)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Aristotle's treatise on poetry, translated: with notes on the translation, and on the original; and two dissertations, on poetical, and musical, imitation. By Thomas Twining, M.A.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1789. Format: 4to.
Translators: Twining, Thomas, 1735-1804
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: T141489
Aristotle (Male, born BCE384, died BCE322)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Poetics
Borrowed: 1789/6/26 (Friday). Returned: 1789/7/26 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr James Burnet of Monboddo; Lord Monboddo
Author: Aristotle (Male, born BCE384, died BCE322), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Record ID 200552
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 244
Philosophical Transactions 1720 to 1726 2 vol Do 1716 to 1719 one vol
Borrowed: 1789/6/27 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/7/27 (Monday).
Mr William Charles Little of Liberton
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1765.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical transactions.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: J.202-205 PER.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1716, Volume 1717, Volume 1718, Volume 1719, Volume 1720, Volume 1721, Volume 1722, Volume 1723, Volume 1724, Volume 1725, Volume 1726
Confidence level: Certain
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical transactions.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1665. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 172 times in 85 borrowing records
ESTC: P6614
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical Transactions
Borrowed: 1789/6/27 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/7/27 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr William Charles Little of Liberton
Author: Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1716, Volume 1717, Volume 1718, Volume 1719, Volume 1720, Volume 1721, Volume 1722, Volume 1723, Volume 1724, Volume 1725, Volume 1726
Record ID 200546
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 244
Winter Evenings 3 vol 12o
Borrowed: 1789/6/26 (Friday). Returned: 1789/7/26 (Sunday).
Mr Thomas Muir of Huntershill
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1787. Life dates: 1765-1799.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Vicesimus Knox (Male, born 1752, died 1821)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Winter evenings: or lucubrations on life and letters. In three volumes [Knox]
Possible modern shelfmark: [Ao].7/2.4-6 .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Vicesimus Knox (Male, born 1752, died 1821)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Winter evenings: or lucubrations on life and letters.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 88 times in 34 borrowing records
ESTC: T92823
Vicesimus Knox (Male, born 1752, died 1821)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Winter Evenings: or Lucubrations on Life and Letters
Borrowed: 1789/6/26 (Friday). Returned: 1789/7/26 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Muir of Huntershill
Author: Vicesimus Knox (Male, born 1752, died 1821), Genre: Belles Lettres
Winter Evenings: or Lucubrations on Life and Letters
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 200564
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 245
Rollins Ancient History tom 1-4 in 8 also 5. 6. 7.
Borrowed: 1789/6/27 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/7/27 (Monday).
Sir William Miller of Glenlee; Lord Glenlee
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1777. Life dates: 1755-1846.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
The ancient history of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians [Rollin]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.89.e.20.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7
Confidence level: Certain
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
The ancient history of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 7 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 58 times in 12 borrowing records
ESTC: T127047
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians
Borrowed: 1789/6/27 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/7/27 (Monday).
Borrower: Sir William Miller of Glenlee; Lord Glenlee
Author: Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7
Record ID 200555
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 245
Youngs Farmers Letters 2 vol.
Borrowed: 1789/6/27 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/7/27 (Monday).
Mr William Baillie of Polkemmet; Lord Polkemmet
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1758. Life dates: c. 1736-1816.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Arthur Young (Male, born 1741, died 1820)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The farmer's letters to the people of England [Young]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS; M.39.e..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Arthur Young (Male, born 1741, died 1820)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The farmer’s letters to the people of England: containing the sentiments of a practical husbandman, on various subjects of great importance: particularly the exportation of corn. The balance of agriculture and manufactures. The present state of husbandry. The circumstances attending large and small farms. The present state of the poor. The price of provisions. The proceedings of the society for the encouragement of arts, &c. The importance of timber and planting. Emigrations to the colonies. The means of promoting the agriculture and population of Great Britain, &c., &c. To which are added, Sylvæ: or occasional tracts on husbandry and rural oeconomics
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v..
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 23 times in 14 borrowing records
ESTC: T56255
Arthur Young (Male, born 1741, died 1820)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Farmer’s Letters to the People of England
Borrowed: 1789/6/27 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/7/27 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr William Baillie of Polkemmet; Lord Polkemmet
Author: Arthur Young (Male, born 1741, died 1820), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Farmer’s Letters to the People of England
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 200561
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 245
Sinclairs Hydrostaticks 4to
Borrowed: 1789/6/27 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/7/27 (Monday).
Mr William Baillie of Polkemmet; Lord Polkemmet
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1758. Life dates: c. 1736-1816.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
George Sinclair (Male, died 1696)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
The hydrostaticks [Sinclair]
Possible modern shelfmark: Ry.IV.f.12.
Confidence level: Certain
George Sinclair (Male, died 1696)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
The hydrostaticks; or, The weight, force, and pressure of fluid bodies, made evident by physical, and sensible experiments.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1672. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 8
ESTC: R38925
George Sinclair (Male, died 1696)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Hydrostaticks; or, The Weight, Force, and Pressure of Fluid Bodies
Borrowed: 1789/6/27 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/7/27 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr William Baillie of Polkemmet; Lord Polkemmet
Author: George Sinclair (Male, died 1696), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Hydrostaticks; or, The Weight, Force, and Pressure of Fluid Bodies
Record ID 200630
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 246
Montfaucon collectio Patram Tom 2.
Borrowed: 1789/6/29 (Monday). Returned: 1789/7/29 (Wednesday).
Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1775. Life dates: 1753-1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Bernard de Montfaucon (Male, born 1655, died 1741)
Genre: Theology
Collectio nova Patrum & scriptorum Graecorum [Montfaucon]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: U.3.3.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Bernard de Montfaucon (Male, born 1655, died 1741)
Genre: Theology
Collectio nova Patrum et Scriptorum Græcorum, Eusebii Cæsariensis, Athanasii et Cosmæ Ægyptii. Hæc nunc primum ex manuscriptis codicibus Græcis Italicis Gallicanisque eruit, Latine vertit, notis et præfationibus illustravit B. de M.
Language: Greek | Latin . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1706. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 3 times in 2 borrowing records
Bernard de Montfaucon (Male, born 1655, died 1741)
Genre: Theology
Collectio nova Patrum et Scriptorum Graecorum, Eusebii Caesariensis, Athanasii et Cosmae aegyptii
Borrowed: 1789/6/29 (Monday). Returned: 1789/7/29 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson
Author: Bernard de Montfaucon (Male, born 1655, died 1741), Genre: Theology
Collectio nova Patrum et Scriptorum Graecorum, Eusebii Caesariensis, Athanasii et Cosmae aegyptii
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 200639
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 246
Renaudots Account of China
Borrowed: 1789/6/29 (Monday). Returned: 1789/7/29 (Wednesday).
Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1775. Life dates: 1753-1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Abū Zaid Hasan ibn Yazı̄d al-Sı̄rāfı̄ (Male), Sulaymān al-Tājir (Male)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Ancient accounts of India and China, by two Mohammedan travellers [Renaudot]
Possible modern shelfmark: E.143.e.14.
Confidence level: Certain
Abū Zaid Hasan ibn Yazı̄d al-Sı̄rāfı̄ (Male), Sulaymān al-Tājir (Male)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Ancient accounts of India and China, by two Mohammedan travellers. Who went to those parts in the 9th century; translated from the Arabic, by the late learned Eusebius Renaudot.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1733. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Renaudot, Eusebius
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T100403
Abū Zaid Hasan ibn Yazı̄d al-Sı̄rāfı̄ (Male), Sulaymān al-Tājir (Male)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Ancient Accounts of India and China, by Two Mohammedan Travellers
Borrowed: 1789/6/29 (Monday). Returned: 1789/7/29 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson
Author: Abū Zaid Hasan ibn Yazı̄d al-Sı̄rāfı̄ (Male), Sulaymān al-Tājir (Male), Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Ancient Accounts of India and China, by Two Mohammedan Travellers
Record ID 200627
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 246
Plinii Hist. naturales Lat. Fr. 12 vol 4to
Borrowed: 1789/6/29 (Monday). Returned: 1789/7/29 (Wednesday).
Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1775. Life dates: 1753-1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Pliny the Younger (Male, born c.61, died 113)
Genre: Reference Works
Pliny Historia Naturalis Lat. Fr. 12 vols (original title)
Histoire naturelle, traduite en François, avec le texte Latin [Pliny] (standardised title)
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.71.b.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8, Volume 9, Volume 10, Volume 11, Volume 12
Confidence level: Certain
Pliny the Younger (Male, born c.61, died 113)
Genre: Reference Works
Histoire Naturelle de Pline, traduite en François avec le texte latin ... Accompagnée de notes critiques ... et d'observations sur les connoissances des anciens comparées avec les découvertes des modernes.
Language: French | Latin . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1771-1782. Format: 4to.
Editors: Poinsinet de Sivry, Louis
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 20 times in 6 borrowing records
Pliny the Younger (Male, born c.61, died 113)
Genre: Reference Works
Natural History [Pliny]
Borrowed: 1789/6/29 (Monday). Returned: 1789/7/29 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson
Author: Pliny the Younger (Male, born c.61, died 113), Genre: Reference Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8, Volume 9, Volume 10, Volume 11, Volume 12
Record ID 200621
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 246
Colley Cibbers life 4to
Borrowed: 1789/6/27 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/7/27 (Monday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Colley Cibber (Male, born 1671, died 1757)
Genre: Lives
An apology for the life of Mr. Colley Cibber.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Jac.I.1.32.
Confidence level: Certain
Colley Cibber (Male, born 1671, died 1757)
Genre: Lives
An apology for the life of Mr. Colley Cibber, comedian, and late patentee of the Theatre-Royal. With an historical view of the stage during his own time. Written by himself.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1740. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 10
ESTC: N16310
Colley Cibber (Male, born 1671, died 1757)
Genre: Lives
Apology for the Life of Mr Colley Cibber
Borrowed: 1789/6/27 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/7/27 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: Colley Cibber (Male, born 1671, died 1757), Genre: Lives
Record ID 200651
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 247
Gianones History of Naples 2 vol fol
Borrowed: 1789/6/30 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/7/30 (Thursday).
Mr William Charles Little of Liberton
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1765.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Pietro Giannone (Male, born 1676, died 1748)
Genre: History
The civil history of the kingdom of Naples [Giannone]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: A.66.a.4.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Pietro Giannone (Male, born 1676, died 1748)
Genre: History
The civil history of the kingdom of Naples.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1729-1731. Format: folio.
Translators: Ogilvie, James, Captain.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 20 times in 11 borrowing records
ESTC: T94251
Pietro Giannone (Male, born 1676, died 1748)
Genre: History
Civil History of the Kingdom of Naples
Borrowed: 1789/6/30 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/7/30 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr William Charles Little of Liberton
Author: Pietro Giannone (Male, born 1676, died 1748), Genre: History
Civil History of the Kingdom of Naples
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 200675
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 247
Hawkins Pleas of the Crown 2 vol
Borrowed: 1789/6/30 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/7/6 (Monday).
Mr James Wolfe Murray Lord Cringletie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1782. Life dates: 1759-1836.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
William Hawkins (Male, born 1673, died 1746)
Genre: Law
A treatise of the pleas of the Crown [Hawkins]
Possible modern shelfmark: Mackenzie Building A.120.7.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
William Hawkins (Male, born 1673, died 1746)
Genre: Law
A treatise of the pleas of the Crown; or, a system of the principal matters relating to that subject, digested under proper heads.
Language: English . Published: Dublin. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 10 times in 5 borrowing records
ESTC: T111117
William Hawkins (Male, born 1673, died 1746)
Genre: Law
Treatise of the Pleas of the Crown
Borrowed: 1789/6/30 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/7/6 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr James Wolfe Murray Lord Cringletie
Author: William Hawkins (Male, born 1673, died 1746), Genre: Law
Treatise of the Pleas of the Crown
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 200654
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 247
Hales Pleas of the Crown 2 vol
Borrowed: 1789/6/30 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/7/6 (Monday).
Mr James Wolfe Murray Lord Cringletie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1782. Life dates: 1759-1836.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Sir Matthew Hale (Male, born 1609, died 1676)
Genre: History, Genre: Law
Historia placitorum coronae. The history of the pleas of the Crown [Hale]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Historical Collection TR E.143.4.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Matthew Hale (Male, born 1609, died 1676)
Genre: History, Genre: Law
Historia placitorum coronæ. The history of the pleas of the Crown, by Sir Matthew Hale ... Now first published from his Lordship’s original manuscript, and the several references to the records examined by the originals, with large notes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1736. Format: folio.
Editors: Emlyn, Sollom.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 25 times in 15 borrowing records
ESTC: T187517
Sir Matthew Hale (Male, born 1609, died 1676)
Genre: History, Genre: Law
Historia placitorum coronae. The History of the Pleas of the Crown
Borrowed: 1789/6/30 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/7/6 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr James Wolfe Murray Lord Cringletie
Author: Sir Matthew Hale (Male, born 1609, died 1676), Genre: History, Genre: Law
Historia placitorum coronae. The History of the Pleas of the Crown
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 200684
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 248
Ciceros Letters by Melmoth 3 vol 8vo
Borrowed: 1789/7/1 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/8/1 (Saturday).
Mr Alexander Elphinstone of Glack
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1764. Life dates: 1738-1795.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7), William Melmoth (Male, born c.1710, died 1799)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Letters of Marcus Tullius Cicero to several of his friends: with remarks by William Melmoth, Esq.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.68.c..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7), William Melmoth (Male, born c.1710, died 1799)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
The letters of Marcus Tullius Cicero to several of his friends: with remarks by William Melmoth, Esq.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1753. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 62 times in 37 borrowing records
ESTC: T136975
Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7), William Melmoth (Male, born c.1710, died 1799)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Letters of Marcus Tullius Cicero to Several of his Friends: with Remarks by William Melmoth
Borrowed: 1789/7/1 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/8/1 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Elphinstone of Glack
Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7), William Melmoth (Male, born c.1710, died 1799), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Letters of Marcus Tullius Cicero to Several of his Friends: with Remarks by William Melmoth
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 200729
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 249
Bruyeres Characteres & Theophrate 2 vol 12o
Borrowed: 1789/7/1 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/8/1 (Saturday).
Mr Robert Urquhart of Burdsyards
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1788. Life dates: d. 1815.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Jean de La Bruyère (Male, born 1645, died 1696), Theophrastus (Male, born c.BCE371, died BCE287)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Les caracteres de Theophraste, &c. [La Bruyere]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Au.7.6-7.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Jean de La Bruyère (Male, born 1645, died 1696), Theophrastus (Male, born c.BCE371, died BCE287)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Les caracteres de Theophraste, &c.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1776. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 6 times in 3 borrowing records
Jean de La Bruyère (Male, born 1645, died 1696), Theophrastus (Male, born c.BCE371, died BCE287)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Caracteres de Theophraste Traduits du Grec, avec les Caracteres ou les Moeurs de ce Siecle
Borrowed: 1789/7/1 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/8/1 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Urquhart of Burdsyards
Author: Jean de La Bruyère (Male, born 1645, died 1696), Theophrastus (Male, born c.BCE371, died BCE287), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Caracteres de Theophraste Traduits du Grec, avec les Caracteres ou les Moeurs de ce Siecle
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 200735
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 249
Annual Register tom 1-8 inclus.
Borrowed: 1789/7/1 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/8/1 (Saturday).
Mr Robert Hamilton
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1788. Life dates: 1763-1831.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
Genre: Periodicals
Annual register, or a view of the history, politics, and literature for the year ...
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The annual Register, or a view of the history, politicks, and literature, of the year.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759-1837. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 763 times in 426 borrowing records
ESTC: T213203
Genre: Periodicals
Annual Register, or A View of the History, Politics, and Literature
Borrowed: 1789/7/1 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/8/1 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Hamilton
Genre: Periodicals
Annual Register, or A View of the History, Politics, and Literature
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8
Record ID 200810
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 250
Pennants tour in Scotland 2 vol 4to
Borrowed: 1789/7/2 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/8/2 (Sunday).
Mr Robert Dick of Kirkfield
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1744. Life dates: d. 1796.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate.
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
Tour in Scotland, and voyage to the Hebrides; MDCCLXXII [Pennant]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.157.a.
Confidence level: Very likely
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
Tour in Scotland, and voyage to the Hebrides; MDCCLXXII.
Language: English . Published: Chester. Date of publication: 1774-1776. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 48 times in 42 borrowing records
ESTC: T113907
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
Tour in Scotland, and Voyage to the Hebrides; MDCCLXXII
Borrowed: 1789/7/2 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/8/2 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Dick of Kirkfield
Author: Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798), Genre: Travel
Record ID 200783
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 250
Lucian by Franklin 4 vol 8vo
Borrowed: 1789/7/2 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/8/2 (Sunday).
Mr Robert Dick of Kirkfield
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1744. Life dates: d. 1796.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate.
Lucian of Samosata (Male, born c.125, died 185)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Lucian, from the Greek [Francklin]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.36.d.4-7.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Lucian of Samosata (Male, born c.125, died 185)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Lucian, from the Greek, by Thomas Francklin, D. D.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1781. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Translators: Francklin, Thomas
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 12 times in 3 borrowing records
ESTC: T59837
Lucian of Samosata (Male, born c.125, died 185)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Lucian of Samosata
Borrowed: 1789/7/2 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/8/2 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Dick of Kirkfield
Author: Lucian of Samosata (Male, born c.125, died 185), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 200780
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 250
Walpoles historic Doubt
Borrowed: 1789/7/2 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/8/2 (Sunday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Horace Walpole (Male, born 1717, died 1797)
Genre: History
Historic doubts on the life and reign of King Richard the Third [Walpole]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: C.15.c.17.
Confidence level: Certain
Horace Walpole (Male, born 1717, died 1797)
Genre: History
Historic doubts on the life and reign of King Richard the Third.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: T110339
Horace Walpole (Male, born 1717, died 1797)
Genre: History
Historic Doubts on the Life and Reign of King Richard the Third
Borrowed: 1789/7/2 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/8/2 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: Horace Walpole (Male, born 1717, died 1797), Genre: History
Historic Doubts on the Life and Reign of King Richard the Third
Record ID 200777
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 250
Friedel Theatre allamande tom 1.2.3
Borrowed: 1789/7/2 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/8/2 (Sunday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Genre: Drama
Nouveau théatre allemand [Friedel]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Ome].1.1-12.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Drama
Nouveau théâtre allemand.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1782-1785. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 12 vols.
Editors: Friedel, A. C. (Adrien Chrétien), 1753-1786
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 40 times in 13 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1789/7/2 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/8/2 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Genre: Drama
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 200822
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 251
Tacitus a Brotier 4 vol 4to
Borrowed: 1789/7/4 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/8/4 (Tuesday).
Mr Thomas Muir of Huntershill
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1787. Life dates: 1765-1799.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Cornelius Tacitus (Male, born c.56, died 120)
Genre: History
Opera [Tacitus; Brotier]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.63.c .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Cornelius Tacitus (Male, born c.56, died 120)
Genre: History
C. Cornelii Taciti opera recognovit, emendavit, supplementis explevit, notis, dissertationibus, tabulis geographicis illustravit Gabriel Brotier.
Language: Latin . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 16 times in 6 borrowing records
ESTC: T127406
Cornelius Tacitus (Male, born c.56, died 120)
Genre: History
Works of Tacitus
Borrowed: 1789/7/4 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/8/4 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Muir of Huntershill
Author: Cornelius Tacitus (Male, born c.56, died 120), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 200816
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 251
Johnsoniana 12 1698 to 1702 1686 to 1697 1674 to 1684
Borrowed: 1789/7/3 (Friday). Returned: 1789/8/3 (Monday).
Mr William Charles Little of Liberton
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1765.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Borrowed: 1789/7/3 (Friday). Returned: 1789/8/3 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr William Charles Little of Liberton
Record ID 200819
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 251
Tibullus Broukhusii 4to
Borrowed: 1789/7/4 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/8/4 (Tuesday).
Mr Thomas Muir of Huntershill
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1787. Life dates: 1765-1799.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Sextus Propertius (Male), Albius Tibullus (Male, born BCE55, died BCE19)
Genre: Poetry
Tibulli et Propertii opera. Ex editione J. Broukhusii fideliter expressa
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.56.g.
Confidence level: Certain
Sextus Propertius (Male), Albius Tibullus (Male, born BCE55, died BCE19)
Genre: Poetry
Tibulli et Propertii Opera. Ex editione J. Broukhusii fideliter expressa.
Language: Latin . Published: Glasgow. Date of publication: 1753. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Broekhuizen, Joan van.
Number of borrowings: 11
ESTC: T98459
Sextus Propertius (Male), Albius Tibullus (Male, born BCE55, died BCE19)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Tibullus and Propertius
Borrowed: 1789/7/4 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/8/4 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Muir of Huntershill
Author: Sextus Propertius (Male), Albius Tibullus (Male, born BCE55, died BCE19), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 200813
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 251
Philosophical Transactions 1710-1715 2 vol 1702 to 1709 3 vol
Borrowed: 1789/7/3 (Friday). Returned: 1789/8/3 (Monday).
Mr William Charles Little of Liberton
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1765.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical transactions.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: J.202-205 PER.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1702, Volume 1703, Volume 1704, Volume 1705, Volume 1706, Volume 1707, Volume 1708, Volume 1709, Volume 1710, Volume 1711, Volume 1712, Volume 1713, Volume 1714, Volume 1715
Confidence level: Certain
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical transactions.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1665. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 172 times in 85 borrowing records
ESTC: P6614
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical Transactions
Borrowed: 1789/7/3 (Friday). Returned: 1789/8/3 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr William Charles Little of Liberton
Author: Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1702, Volume 1703, Volume 1704, Volume 1705, Volume 1706, Volume 1707, Volume 1708, Volume 1709, Volume 1710, Volume 1711, Volume 1712, Volume 1713, Volume 1714, Volume 1715
Record ID 200828
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 252
Demtrius Phalerius de elocutione 8vo
Borrowed: 1789/7/7 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/8/7 (Friday).
Mr John Burnet
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1785. Life dates: d. 1810.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Judge. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Demetrius of Phaleron (Male, born BCE350), Alexandrinus Severus (Male), Rhetor Tiberius (Male)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Rhetores selecti. Demetrius Phalereus, Tiberius Rhetor, Anonymus Sophista, Severus Alexandrinus.
Possible modern shelfmark: K.37.c.
Confidence level: Certain
Demetrius of Phaleron (Male, born BCE350), Alexandrinus Severus (Male), Rhetor Tiberius (Male)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Rhetores selecti. Demetrius Phalereus, Tiberius Rhetor, Anonymus Sophista, Severus Alexandrinus.
Language: Greek | Latin . Published: Oxford. Date of publication: 1676. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Gale, Thomas, 1635?-1702
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: R10952
Demetrius of Phaleron (Male, born BCE350), Alexandrinus Severus (Male), Rhetor Tiberius (Male)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Rhetores Selecti
Borrowed: 1789/7/7 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/8/7 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr John Burnet
Author: Demetrius of Phaleron (Male, born BCE350), Alexandrinus Severus (Male), Rhetor Tiberius (Male), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Record ID 200825
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 252
D'Aguesseau oeuvres 6 tom. in 4.
Borrowed: 1789/7/6 (Monday). Returned: 1790/6/5 (Saturday). Fine pledged in case of late return: two pounds sterl..
Mr John Wright
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1783. Life dates: d. 1813.
Henri François d' Aguesseau (Male, born 1668, died 1751)
Genre: Law, Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Theology
Oeuvres de M. le chancelier d’Aguesseau
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Historical Collection [a].4.31-43.
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified
Confidence level: Certain
Henri François d' Aguesseau (Male, born 1668, died 1751)
Genre: Law, Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Theology
Œuvres de M. le chancelier d'Aguesseau, etc.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1759-1789. Format: 4to. Pagination: 13 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 27 times in 7 borrowing records
Henri François d' Aguesseau (Male, born 1668, died 1751)
Genre: Law, Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Theology
Works of Henri François d' Aguesseau
Borrowed: 1789/7/6 (Monday). Returned: 1790/6/5 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr John Wright
Author: Henri François d' Aguesseau (Male, born 1668, died 1751), Genre: Law, Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Theology
Works of Henri François d' Aguesseau
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified
Record ID 200834
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 253
Annual Register 1782 to 1786 inclus
Borrowed: 1789/7/8 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/8/8 (Saturday).
Mr Thomas Wilson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1781. Life dates: 1758-1824.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Genre: Periodicals
Annual register, or a view of the history, politics, and literature for the year ...
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1782, Volume 1783, Volume 1784, Volume 1785, Volume 1786
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The annual Register, or a view of the history, politicks, and literature, of the year.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759-1837. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 763 times in 426 borrowing records
ESTC: T213203
Genre: Periodicals
Annual Register, or A View of the History, Politics, and Literature
Borrowed: 1789/7/8 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/8/8 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Wilson
Genre: Periodicals
Annual Register, or A View of the History, Politics, and Literature
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1782, Volume 1783, Volume 1784, Volume 1785, Volume 1786
Record ID 200840
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 253
Fergussons Roman Republic 3 vol 4to
Borrowed: 1789/7/8 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/8/8 (Saturday).
Mr Thomas Wilson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1781. Life dates: 1758-1824.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Genre: History
History of the progress and termination of the Roman Republic [Ferguson]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.66.c.11-13.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Genre: History
The history of the progress and termination of the Roman republic.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1783. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 195 times in 120 borrowing records
ESTC: T77047
Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Genre: History
History of the Progress and Termination of the Roman Republic
Borrowed: 1789/7/8 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/8/8 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Wilson
Author: Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816), Genre: History
History of the Progress and Termination of the Roman Republic
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 200837
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 253
Buffon Histoire tom 1.
Borrowed: 1789/7/8 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/8/8 (Saturday).
Mr Thomas Wilson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1781. Life dates: 1758-1824.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire naturelle, générale et particuliére, avec la description du Cabinet du roi [Buffon]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Am.6.1-36.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière, avec la description du Cabinet du Roi. [By Buffon, L. J. M. D'Aubenton, P. Guéneau de Montbeillard, G. L. C. A. Bexon, and the Count de Lacépède.]
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1749-1767. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 237 times in 126 borrowing records
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Borrowed: 1789/7/8 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/8/8 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Wilson
Author: Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 200831
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 253
Sparmans Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope 2 vol 4to
Borrowed: 1789/7/8 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/8/8 (Saturday).
Mr Robert Cullen Lord Cullen
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1764. Life dates: 1742-1810.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Curator. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to the Cape of Good Hope [Sparrman]
Possible modern shelfmark: K.151.b.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic polar circle, and round the world: but chiefly into the country of the Hottentots and Caffres, from the year 1772, to 1776.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Forster, Georg.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 105 times in 92 borrowing records
ESTC: T150219
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World
Borrowed: 1789/7/8 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/8/8 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Cullen Lord Cullen
Author: Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820), Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 200852
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 254
Holinsheds Chronicle Tom 1.
Borrowed: 1789/7/9 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/8/9 (Sunday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Raphael Holinshed (Male, born c.1525, died 1580)
Genre: History
The first and second volumes of Chronicles [Holinshed]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: R.308.c.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Raphael Holinshed (Male, born c.1525, died 1580)
Genre: History
The first and second volumes of Chronicles, comprising 1 The description and historie of England, 2 The description and historie of Ireland, 3 The description and historie of Scotland.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1587. Format: folio. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 15 times in 9 borrowing records
ESTC: S122178
Raphael Holinshed (Male, born c.1525, died 1580)
Genre: History
Holinshed's Chronicles
Borrowed: 1789/7/9 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/8/9 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: Raphael Holinshed (Male, born c.1525, died 1580), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 200843
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 254
Boyd's Office of Justices of Peace 2 vol 4to
Borrowed: 1789/7/8 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/8/8 (Saturday).
Mr Allan Maconochie of Meadowbank; Lord Meadowbank
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1770. Life dates: 1748-1816.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Robert Boyd (Male, died 1793)
Genre: Law
The office, powers, and jurisdiction, of His Majesty’s justices of the peace, and commissioners of supply.
Possible modern shelfmark: permanently missing.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Boyd (Male, died 1793)
Genre: Law
The office, powers, and jurisdiction, of His Majesty’s Justices of the Peace, and Commissioners of Supply.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 8 times in 7 borrowing records
ESTC: T113285
Robert Boyd (Male, died 1793)
Genre: Law
Office, Powers, and Jurisdiction, of His Majesty’s Justices of the Peace, and Commissioners of Supply
Borrowed: 1789/7/8 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/8/8 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Allan Maconochie of Meadowbank; Lord Meadowbank
Author: Robert Boyd (Male, died 1793), Genre: Law
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 200849
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 254
Comines Memoires englished 2 vol 8vo
Borrowed: 1789/7/9 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/8/9 (Sunday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Philippe de Commynes (Male, born c.1447, died 1511)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Philip de Comines [Commynes]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: D.30.d.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Philippe de Commynes (Male, born c.1447, died 1511)
Genre: Lives
The Memoirs of Philip de Comines: Containing the History of Lewis XI. and Charles VIII. of France, and of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, to which princes he was secretary: as also the history of Edward IV. and Henry VII. of england; including that of Europe for almost half the fifteenth century: with a supplement, as also several original treaties, notes and observations. And lastly, the secret history of Lewis XI. out of a book call'd the Scandalous Chronicle, and the life of the Author prefix'd to the whole, with notes upon it, by the famous Sleidan. Faithfully translated from the late edition of monsieur Godefroy, historiographer royal of France. To which are added remarks on all the occurances relating to England. By Mr. Uvedale.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1712. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Mr Uvedale
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 12 times in 6 borrowing records
ESTC: T118091
Philippe de Commynes (Male, born c.1447, died 1511)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Philip de Comines
Borrowed: 1789/7/9 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/8/9 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: Philippe de Commynes (Male, born c.1447, died 1511), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 200846
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 254
Bromes Travels 8vo
Borrowed: 1789/7/9 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/8/9 (Sunday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
James Brome (Male, died 1719)
Genre: Travel
Travels over England, Scotland and Wales [Brome]
Possible modern shelfmark: K.157.f.
Confidence level: Certain
James Brome (Male, died 1719)
Genre: Travel
Travels over England, Scotland and Wales : Giving a true and exact description of the chiefest cities, towns, and corporations; together with the antiquities of divers other places, with the most famous cathedrals, and other eminent structures; of several remarkable caves and wells, with many other divertive passages never before published. / by James Brome, M.A. recter of Cheriton in Kent, and chaplain to the Right Honourable the Earl of Romney. The design of the said travels being for the information of the two eldest sons, of that eminent merchant Mr. Van-Ackar.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1700. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: R19908
James Brome (Male, died 1719)
Genre: Travel
Travels over England, Scotland and Wales
Borrowed: 1789/7/9 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/8/9 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: James Brome (Male, died 1719), Genre: Travel
Record ID 200855
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 255
Tasso Gerusalemme liberato 2 vol 8vo
Borrowed: 1789/7/10 (Friday). Returned: 1789/8/10 (Monday).
Mr John Macfarlane
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1789. Life dates: d. 1846.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Torquato Tasso (Male, born 1544, died 1595)
Genre: Poetry
La Gierusalemme liberata di Torquato Tasso
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Ae].7/1.13-14.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Torquato Tasso (Male, born 1544, died 1595)
Genre: Poetry
La Gierusalemme liberata / di Torquato Tasso : con le figure di Sebastiano Clerc : in due volumi.
Language: Italian . Published: Glasgow. Date of publication: 1763. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 17 times in 11 borrowing records
ESTC: T134004
Torquato Tasso (Male, born 1544, died 1595)
Genre: Poetry
Jerusalem Delivered
Borrowed: 1789/7/10 (Friday). Returned: 1789/8/10 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr John Macfarlane
Author: Torquato Tasso (Male, born 1544, died 1595), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 200858
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 255
Raii Symopsis Animalium 8vo
Borrowed: 1789/7/10 (Friday). Returned: 1789/8/10 (Monday).
Mr Alexander Ferguson of Craigdarroch
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1768. Life dates: 1746-1796.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
John Ray (Male, born 1627, died 1705)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Synopsis methodica animalium quadrupedum et serpentini generi [Ray]
Possible modern shelfmark: Cu.9/2.1.
Confidence level: Certain
John Ray (Male, born 1627, died 1705)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Synopsis methodica animalium quadrupedum et serpentini generis.
Language: Latin . Published: London. Date of publication: 1693. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 5
ESTC: R22056
John Ray (Male, born 1627, died 1705)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Synopsis Methodica Animalium Quadrupedum et Serpentini Generis
Borrowed: 1789/7/10 (Friday). Returned: 1789/8/10 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Ferguson of Craigdarroch
Author: John Ray (Male, born 1627, died 1705), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Synopsis Methodica Animalium Quadrupedum et Serpentini Generis
Record ID 200873
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 256
Arbuthnots Tables of Ancient Coins &c. in 4.
Borrowed: 1789/7/11 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/8/11 (Tuesday).
Mr Alexander Fraser Tytler Lord Woodhouselee
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1770. Life dates: 1747-1813.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
John Arbuthnot (Male, born 1667, died 1735)
Genre: History
Tables of ancient coins, weights and measures, explain'd and exemplify'd in several dissertations [Arbuthnot]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.55.b.23.
Confidence level: Certain
John Arbuthnot (Male, born 1667, died 1735)
Genre: History
Tables of ancient coins, weights and measures, explain'd and exemplify'd in several dissertations.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1727. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 23
ESTC: T96634
John Arbuthnot (Male, born 1667, died 1735)
Genre: History
Tables of Ancient Coins, Weights and Measures
Borrowed: 1789/7/11 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/8/11 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Fraser Tytler Lord Woodhouselee
Author: John Arbuthnot (Male, born 1667, died 1735), Genre: History