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Record ID 395532
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 82
Robertsons Works
Borrowed: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday).
Dr Gillies
Gender: Male.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The Works of William Robertson
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9
Confidence level: Certain
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The Works of William Robertson [1812]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1812. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 53 times in 34 borrowing records
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Works of William Robertson
Borrowed: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Dr Gillies
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9
Record ID 395496
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 82
Lallah Rookh
Borrowed: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/8 (Saturday).
Miss Pollexfen
Gender: Female.
Thomas Moore (Male, born 1779, died 1852)
Genre: Poetry
Lalla Rookh, an oriental romance [Moore]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Thomas Moore (Male, born 1779, died 1852)
Genre: Poetry
Lalla Rookh, an oriental romance [Moore, 1817]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1817. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 22 times in 20 borrowing records
Thomas Moore (Male, born 1779, died 1852)
Genre: Poetry
Lalla Rookh, an Oriental Romance
Borrowed: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/8 (Saturday).
Borrower: Miss Pollexfen
Author: Thomas Moore (Male, born 1779, died 1852), Genre: Poetry
Lalla Rookh, an Oriental Romance
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395520
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 82
Hutchisons Memoirs
Borrowed: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/3 (Wednesday).
Reverend Mr John Duguid
Gender: Male. Address: Evie.
Lucy Hutchinson (Female, born 1620, died 1681)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of the Life of Colonel Hutchinson
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Lucy Hutchinson (Female, born 1620, died 1681)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of the Life of Colonel Hutchinson [1810]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1810. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 23 times in 12 borrowing records
Lucy Hutchinson (Female, born 1620, died 1681)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of the Life of Colonel Hutchinson
Borrowed: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/3 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr John Duguid
Author: Lucy Hutchinson (Female, born 1620, died 1681), Genre: Lives
Memoirs of the Life of Colonel Hutchinson
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 395571
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 83
Letters from Scotland
Borrowed: 1817/11/1 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/20 (Saturday).
Reverend Mr John Duguid
Gender: Male. Address: Evie.
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Burt's Letters from the North of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Letters from a gentleman in the north of Scotland to his friend in London. Containing the description of a capital town in that northern country; with An Account of some uncommon Customs of the Inhabitants: likewise, An Account of the Highlands, with the Customs and Manners of the Highlanders. To which is added, A Letter relating to the Military Ways among the Mountains, began in the Year 1726. The whole interspers’d with Facts and Circumstances intirely New to the Generality of People in England, and little known in the Southern Parts of Scotland.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1754. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2 times in 1 borrowing record
ESTC: T65246
Edward Burt (Male, died 1755)
Genre: Travel
Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Borrowed: 1817/11/1 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr John Duguid
Author: Edward Burt (Male, died 1755), Genre: Travel
Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland to his Friend in London
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 395583
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 83
Laing's History
Borrowed: 1817/11/1 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/17 (Wednesday).
Dr Gillies
Gender: Male.
Malcolm Laing (Male, born 1762, died 1818)
Genre: History
The History of Scotland from the Union of the Crowns on the accession of James VI. to the throne of England, to the Union of the Kingdoms in the reign of Queen Anne [Laing]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Malcolm Laing (Male, born 1762, died 1818)
Genre: History
The History of Scotland from the Union of the Crowns on the accession of James VI. to the throne of England, to the Union of the Kingdoms in the reign of Queen Anne [Laing, 1804]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1804. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 34 times in 21 borrowing records
Malcolm Laing (Male, born 1762, died 1818)
Genre: History
History of Scotland from the Union of the Crowns on the Accession of James VI to the Throne of England, to the Union of the Kingdoms in the Reign of Queen Anne
Borrowed: 1817/11/1 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/17 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Dr Gillies
Author: Malcolm Laing (Male, born 1762, died 1818), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 395547
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 83
Boswell's Johnson
Borrowed: 1817/11/1 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday).
Mr Andrew Henderson
Gender: Male.
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives
The Life of Samuel Johnson [Boswell]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives
The life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1799. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 94 times in 59 borrowing records
ESTC: T64483
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives
Life of Samuel Johnson [James Boswell]
Borrowed: 1817/11/1 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Andrew Henderson
Author: James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795), Genre: Lives
Life of Samuel Johnson [James Boswell]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395556
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 83
Edinr Review
Borrowed: 1817/9/30 (Tuesday). Returned: 1817/12/10 (Wednesday).
Mr George Turnbull
Gender: Male.
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh review, or, Critical journal.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 41
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh review, or, Critical journal.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1802-1929. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Jeffrey, Francis
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 537 times in 416 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1817/9/30 (Tuesday). Returned: 1817/12/10 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr George Turnbull
Genre: Periodicals
Edinburgh Review, or, Critical Journal
Volumes borrowed: Volume 41
Record ID 395613
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 84
Gibb. Roman Empire
Borrowed: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/8 (Saturday).
Mr Andrew Henderson
Gender: Male.
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire [Gibbon]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire [Gibbon, 1813]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1813. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 45 times in 25 borrowing records
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Borrowed: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/8 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Andrew Henderson
Author: Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794), Genre: History
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395601
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 84
Ann. Register
Borrowed: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/12 (Wednesday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Genre: Periodicals
Edinburgh Annual Register
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1815
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh Annual Register. 1808-1828.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1808-1828. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 32 times in 31 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/12 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1815
Record ID 395643
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 84
Bullock's Isle of Man.
Borrowed: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/26 (Wednesday).
Mr William Watt Bain
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Hannah Ann Bullock (Female)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
History of the Isle of Man, with a comparative view of the past and present state of society and manners, containing also biographical anecdotes of eminent persons connected with that island [Bullock]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Very likely
Hannah Ann Bullock (Female)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
History of the Isle of Man: with a comparative view of the past and present state of society and manners; containing also biographical anecdotes of eminent persons connected with that island.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1816. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 5
Hannah Ann Bullock (Female)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
History of the Isle of Man
Borrowed: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/26 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr William Watt Bain
Author: Hannah Ann Bullock (Female), Genre: History, Genre: Lives, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395595
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 84
Paul's Letters
Borrowed: 1817/11/1 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/12 (Wednesday).
Mr Fotheringhame
Gender: Male.
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Travel
Paul's Letters to his Kinsfolk. [By Sir Walter Scott.]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Likely
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Travel
Paul's Letters to his Kinsfolk. [By Sir Walter Scott.]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1816. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 39
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Travel
Paul's Letters to his Kinsfolk
Borrowed: 1817/11/1 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/12 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Fotheringhame
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Travel
Paul's Letters to his Kinsfolk
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395607
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 84
Irish Bulls
Borrowed: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/17 (Wednesday).
Mrs Robertson (Strom)
Gender: Female. Address: Strom.
Richard Lovell Edgeworth (Male, born 1744, died 1817)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Essays on Irish Bulls
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Richard Lovell Edgeworth (Male, born 1744, died 1817)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Essay on Irish Bulls.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1802. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 19
Richard Lovell Edgeworth (Male, born 1744, died 1817)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Essay on Irish Bulls
Borrowed: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/17 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mrs Robertson (Strom)
Author: Richard Lovell Edgeworth (Male, born 1744, died 1817), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395637
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 84
Statistical Magazine
Borrowed: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/12 (Wednesday).
Mr Thomas Pollexfen Esquire
Gender: Male.
Genre: Periodicals
The literary and Statistical magazine for Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The Literary and Statistical Magazine for Scotland.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1817-1820. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 14 times in 9 borrowing records
Genre: Periodicals
Literary and Statistical Magazine for Scotland
Borrowed: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/12 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Pollexfen Esquire
Genre: Periodicals
Literary and Statistical Magazine for Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 395625
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 84
Johnson's Journey
Borrowed: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/19 (Wednesday).
Mr Gordon
Gender: Male.
1817 borrowing record: 'stranger per Mr Dunn'
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Travel
The journal of a tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL.D. By James Boswell, Esq. containing Some Poetical Pieces by Dr. Johnson, relative to the Tour, and never before published [Johnson Journey]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Travel
The journal of a tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL.D. By James Boswell, Esq. containing Some Poetical Pieces by Dr. Johnson, relative to the Tour, and never before published
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1791. Format: 8vo.
ESTC: N2632
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Travel
Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides
Borrowed: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/19 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Gordon
Author: James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795), Genre: Travel
Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395598
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 84
Robertson's Works
Borrowed: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/15 (Saturday).
Dr Gillies
Gender: Male.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The Works of William Robertson
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The Works of William Robertson [1812]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1812. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 53 times in 34 borrowing records
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Works of William Robertson
Borrowed: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/15 (Saturday).
Borrower: Dr Gillies
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Record ID 395667
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 85
Carr's Sermons
Borrowed: 1817/11/8 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/29 (Saturday).
Mr David Spence
Gender: Male.
George Carr (Male, born 1705, died 1776)
Genre: Sermons
Sermons. By the late Reverend George Carr.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
George Carr (Male, born 1705, died 1776)
Genre: Sermons
Sermons. By the late Reverend George Carr. (T99080)
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T99080
George Carr (Male, born 1705, died 1776)
Genre: Sermons
Sermons [George Carr]
Borrowed: 1817/11/8 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/29 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr David Spence
Author: George Carr (Male, born 1705, died 1776), Genre: Sermons
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395664
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 85
Blair's Rhetoric
Borrowed: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/31 (Wednesday).
Mr Ramage
Gender: Male.
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on rhetoric and belles lettres [Blair]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Speculative
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on rhetoric and belles lettres [Blair, 1817]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1817. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 3 times in 1 borrowing record
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres
Borrowed: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/31 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Ramage
Author: Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800), Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 395655
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 85
Edi Revw
Borrowed: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/8 (Saturday).
Mr John Flett
Gender: Male.
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh review, or, Critical journal.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 56
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh review, or, Critical journal.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1802-1929. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Jeffrey, Francis
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 537 times in 416 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/8 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr John Flett
Genre: Periodicals
Edinburgh Review, or, Critical Journal
Volumes borrowed: Volume 56
Record ID 395685
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 85
Cott. of Glenburnie
Borrowed: 1817/11/8 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/15 (Saturday).
Mrs Omond
Gender: Female. Address: Kirkwall.
Elizabeth Hamilton (Female, born c.1756, died 1816)
Genre: Fiction
The Cottagers of Glenburnie
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Likely
Elizabeth Hamilton (Female, born c.1756, died 1816)
Genre: Fiction
The Cottagers of Glenburnie: a tale for the farmers ingle-nook.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1808. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 123
Elizabeth Hamilton (Female, born c.1756, died 1816)
Genre: Fiction
Cottagers of Glenburnie
Borrowed: 1817/11/8 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/15 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mrs Omond
Author: Elizabeth Hamilton (Female, born c.1756, died 1816), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395652
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 85
Quarterly Rev.w
Borrowed: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/8 (Saturday).
Mr John Flett
Gender: Male.
Genre: Periodicals
Quarterly Review
Volumes borrowed: Volume 33
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The Quarterly Review
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1809-1967. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 166 times in 128 borrowing records
Genre: Periodicals
Quarterly Review
Borrowed: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/8 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr John Flett
Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 33
Record ID 395676
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 85
Gibbon's Empire
Borrowed: 1817/11/8 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/26 (Wednesday).
Mr Andrew Henderson
Gender: Male.
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire [Gibbon]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire [Gibbon, 1813]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1813. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 45 times in 25 borrowing records
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Borrowed: 1817/11/8 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/26 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Andrew Henderson
Author: Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794), Genre: History
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 395649
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 85
Malthus
Borrowed: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/8 (Saturday).
Mr John Flett
Gender: Male.
Thomas Robert Malthus (Male, born 1766, died 1834)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
An Essay on the Principle of Population [Malthus]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Thomas Robert Malthus (Male, born 1766, died 1834)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
An essay on the principle of population
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1806. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 27 times in 19 borrowing records
Thomas Robert Malthus (Male, born 1766, died 1834)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Essay on the Principle of Population
Borrowed: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/8 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr John Flett
Author: Thomas Robert Malthus (Male, born 1766, died 1834), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Essay on the Principle of Population
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395661
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 85
Humes elents ofCrit
Borrowed: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1818/1/3 (Saturday).
Mr Ferguson
Gender: Male. Address: Stronsay.
Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Elements of criticism
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Likely
Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Elements of criticism. The seventh edition. With the author’s last corrections and additions.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 4 times in 2 borrowing records
ESTC: T32596
Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Elements of Criticism
Borrowed: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1818/1/3 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Ferguson
Author: Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 395709
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 86
Quarterly Rev.
Borrowed: 1817/11/8 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/3 (Wednesday).
Reverend Mr Andrew Smith
Gender: Male. Address: Holm.
Genre: Periodicals
Quarterly Review
Volumes borrowed: Volume 33
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The Quarterly Review
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1809-1967. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 166 times in 128 borrowing records
Genre: Periodicals
Quarterly Review
Borrowed: 1817/11/8 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/3 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr Andrew Smith
Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 33
Record ID 395703
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 86
Malthus
Borrowed: 1817/11/8 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/12 (Wednesday).
Mr John Flett
Gender: Male.
Thomas Robert Malthus (Male, born 1766, died 1834)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
An Essay on the Principle of Population [Malthus]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Thomas Robert Malthus (Male, born 1766, died 1834)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
An essay on the principle of population
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1806. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 27 times in 19 borrowing records
Thomas Robert Malthus (Male, born 1766, died 1834)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Essay on the Principle of Population
Borrowed: 1817/11/8 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/12 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr John Flett
Author: Thomas Robert Malthus (Male, born 1766, died 1834), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Essay on the Principle of Population
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395733
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 86
Modern Griselda
Borrowed: 1817/11/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/3 (Wednesday).
Mr W. Strang
Gender: Male.
Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Fiction
The Modern Griselda. A Tale.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Fiction
The modern Griselda. A tale. [1805]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1805. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 10
Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Fiction
Modern Griselda
Borrowed: 1817/11/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/3 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr W. Strang
Author: Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395691
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 86
Lallah Rookh
Borrowed: 1817/11/8 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/3 (Wednesday).
Reverend Mr William Logie
Gender: Male. Address: Lady-parish.
Thomas Moore (Male, born 1779, died 1852)
Genre: Poetry
Lalla Rookh, an oriental romance [Moore]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Thomas Moore (Male, born 1779, died 1852)
Genre: Poetry
Lalla Rookh, an oriental romance [Moore, 1817]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1817. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 22 times in 20 borrowing records
Thomas Moore (Male, born 1779, died 1852)
Genre: Poetry
Lalla Rookh, an Oriental Romance
Borrowed: 1817/11/8 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/3 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr William Logie
Author: Thomas Moore (Male, born 1779, died 1852), Genre: Poetry
Lalla Rookh, an Oriental Romance
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395694
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 86
Graham's Ossian
Borrowed: 1817/11/8 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/3 (Wednesday).
Mr Archibald Petrie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Sheriff.
Patrick Graham Minister of Aberfoyle (Male)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essay on the authenticity of the poems of Ossian; in which the objections of Malcolm Laing, Esq. are particularly considered, and refuted. To which is added, an essay on the mythology of Ossian's poems, by Professor Richardson, of Glasgow College. [Graham]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Patrick Graham Minister of Aberfoyle (Male)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essay on the authenticity of the poems of Ossian; in which the objections of Malcolm Laing, Esq. are particularly considered, and refuted. To which is added, an essay on the mythology of Ossian's poems, by Professor Richardson, of Glasgow College. (1807)
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1807. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 15
Patrick Graham Minister of Aberfoyle (Male)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essay on the Authenticity of the Poems of Ossian
Borrowed: 1817/11/8 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/3 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Archibald Petrie
Author: Patrick Graham Minister of Aberfoyle (Male), Genre: Belles Lettres
Essay on the Authenticity of the Poems of Ossian
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395751
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 87
Baillie's Letters
Borrowed: 1817/11/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/10 (Wednesday).
Reverend Mr Andrew Anderson
Gender: Male. Address: Birsay.
Robert Baillie (Male, born 1599, died 1662)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Letters and journals, containing an impartial account of public transactions, civil, ecclesiastical, and military, in England and Scotland, from the beginning of the civil wars, in 1637, to the year 1662 [Baillie]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Baillie (Male, born 1599, died 1662)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Letters and journals, containing an impartial account of public transactions, civil, ecclesiastical, and military, in England and Scotland, from the beginning of the civil wars, in 1637, to the year 1662 [Baillie] (T88281)
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 21 times in 11 borrowing records
ESTC: T88281
Robert Baillie (Male, born 1599, died 1662)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Letters, and Journals, containing an Impartial Account of Public Transactions, Civil, Ecclesiastical, and Military
Borrowed: 1817/11/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/10 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr Andrew Anderson
Author: Robert Baillie (Male, born 1599, died 1662), Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 395775
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 87
Robertson's Works
Borrowed: 1817/11/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/29 (Saturday).
Mrs Thuring
Gender: Female.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The Works of William Robertson
Volumes borrowed: Volume 10
Confidence level: Certain
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The Works of William Robertson [1812]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1812. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 53 times in 34 borrowing records
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Works of William Robertson
Borrowed: 1817/11/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/29 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mrs Thuring
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 10
Record ID 395742
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 87
Edin Rev.
Borrowed: 1817/11/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/19 (Wednesday).
Mr John Flett
Gender: Male.
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh review, or, Critical journal.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 53
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh review, or, Critical journal.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1802-1929. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Jeffrey, Francis
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 537 times in 416 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1817/11/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/19 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr John Flett
Genre: Periodicals
Edinburgh Review, or, Critical Journal
Volumes borrowed: Volume 53
Record ID 395748
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 87
Johnson's Tour
Borrowed: 1817/11/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/26 (Wednesday).
Mrs Thuring
Gender: Female.
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Travel
The journal of a tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL.D. By James Boswell, Esq. containing Some Poetical Pieces by Dr. Johnson, relative to the Tour, and never before published [Johnson Journey]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Travel
The journal of a tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL.D. By James Boswell, Esq. containing Some Poetical Pieces by Dr. Johnson, relative to the Tour, and never before published
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1791. Format: 8vo.
ESTC: N2632
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Travel
Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides
Borrowed: 1817/11/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/26 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mrs Thuring
Author: James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795), Genre: Travel
Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395754
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 87
Watson's Tracts
Borrowed: 1817/11/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1818/1/14 (Wednesday).
Reverend Mr Andrew Anderson
Gender: Male. Address: Birsay.
Richard Watson Bishop of Llandaff (Male, born 1737, died 1816)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Theology
Miscellaneous Tracts on religious, political, and agricultural subjects. [Watson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Richard Watson Bishop of Llandaff (Male, born 1737, died 1816)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Theology
Miscellaneous Tracts on religious, political, and agricultural subjects. [Watson, 1815]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1815. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 13 times in 8 borrowing records
Richard Watson Bishop of Llandaff (Male, born 1737, died 1816)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Theology
Miscellaneous Tracts on Religious, Political, and Agricultural Subjects
Borrowed: 1817/11/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1818/1/14 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr Andrew Anderson
Author: Richard Watson Bishop of Llandaff (Male, born 1737, died 1816), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Theology
Miscellaneous Tracts on Religious, Political, and Agricultural Subjects
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 395739
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 87
Scott's Paris
Borrowed: 1817/11/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/19 (Wednesday).
Mr John Flett
Gender: Male.
John Scott (Male, born 1784, died 1821)
Genre: Travel
A Visit to Paris in 1814; being a review of the moral, political, intellectual and social condition of the French Capital. [Scott]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Very likely
John Scott (Male, born 1784, died 1821)
Genre: Travel
A Visit to Paris in 1814; being a review of the moral, political, intellectual and social condition of the French Capital.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1815. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 40 times in 30 borrowing records
John Scott (Male, born 1784, died 1821)
Genre: Travel
Visit to Paris in 1814
Borrowed: 1817/11/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/19 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr John Flett
Author: John Scott (Male, born 1784, died 1821), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395778
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 87
Do
Borrowed: 1817/11/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/3 (Wednesday).
Dr Gillies
Gender: Male.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The Works of William Robertson
Volumes borrowed: Volume 11, Volume 12
Confidence level: Certain
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The Works of William Robertson [1812]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1812. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 53 times in 34 borrowing records
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Works of William Robertson
Borrowed: 1817/11/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/3 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Dr Gillies
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 11, Volume 12
Record ID 395757
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 87
Brown's Essay
Borrowed: 1817/11/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/6 (Saturday).
Mr Fotheringhame
Gender: Male.
William Laurence Brown (Male, born 1755, died 1830)
Genre: Theology
An Essay on the Existence of a Supreme Creator, possessed of infinite power, wisdom, and goodness [Brown]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
William Laurence Brown (Male, born 1755, died 1830)
Genre: Theology
An Essay on the Existence of a Supreme Creator, possessed of infinite power, wisdom, and goodness [Brown, 1816]
Language: English . Published: Aberdeen. Date of publication: 1816. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 4 times in 2 borrowing records
William Laurence Brown (Male, born 1755, died 1830)
Genre: Theology
Essay on the Existence of a Supreme Creator
Borrowed: 1817/11/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/6 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Fotheringhame
Author: William Laurence Brown (Male, born 1755, died 1830), Genre: Theology
Essay on the Existence of a Supreme Creator
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 395796
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 88
British Plutarch
Borrowed: 1817/11/19 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/26 (Wednesday).
Mrs Omond
Gender: Female. Address: Kirkwall.
Thomas Mortimer (Male, born 1730, died 1810)
Genre: Lives
The British Plutarch
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Mortimer (Male, born 1730, died 1810)
Genre: Lives
The British Plutarch [1808-10]
Language: English . Published: Belfast. Date of publication: 1808-1810. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 23 times in 10 borrowing records
Thomas Mortimer (Male, born 1730, died 1810)
Genre: Lives
British Plutarch
Borrowed: 1817/11/19 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/26 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mrs Omond
Author: Thomas Mortimer (Male, born 1730, died 1810), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 395832
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 88
Larochejaquelein
Borrowed: 1817/11/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/3 (Wednesday).
Mr Fotheringhame
Gender: Male.
Marquise Marie-Louise-Victoire La Rochejaquelein (Female, born 1772, died 1857)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of the Marchioness de Larochejaquelein
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Marquise Marie-Louise-Victoire La Rochejaquelein (Female, born 1772, died 1857)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of the Marchioness de Larochejaquelein. ... Translated from the French. [1816]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1816. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 16
Marquise Marie-Louise-Victoire La Rochejaquelein (Female, born 1772, died 1857)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of the Marchioness de la Rochejaquelein
Borrowed: 1817/11/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/3 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Fotheringhame
Author: Marquise Marie-Louise-Victoire La Rochejaquelein (Female, born 1772, died 1857), Genre: Lives
Memoirs of the Marchioness de la Rochejaquelein
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395790
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 88
Murray's Chemistry
Borrowed: 1817/11/19 (Wednesday). Returned: 1818/3/11 (Wednesday).
Mr Archibald Petrie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Sheriff.
John Murray (Male)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Elements of Chemistry [Murray]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
John Murray (Male)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Elements of Chemistry [Murray, 1801]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1801. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 10 times in 7 borrowing records
John Murray (Male)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Elements of Chemistry [John Murray]
Borrowed: 1817/11/19 (Wednesday). Returned: 1818/3/11 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Archibald Petrie
Author: John Murray (Male), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Elements of Chemistry [John Murray]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395835
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 88
Bell's Travels
Borrowed: 1817/11/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1818/1/14 (Wednesday).
Mr Watt
Gender: Male.
John Bell (Male, born 1691, died 1780)
Genre: Travel
Travels from St. Petersburgh in Russia, to various parts of Asia. By John Bell, of Antermony.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
John Bell (Male, born 1691, died 1780)
Genre: Travel
Travels from St. Petersburgh in Russia, to various parts of Asia.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 117 times in 95 borrowing records
ESTC: T99654
John Bell (Male, born 1691, died 1780)
Genre: Travel
Travels from St Petersburg in Russia, to Diverse Parts of Asia
Borrowed: 1817/11/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1818/1/14 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Watt
Author: John Bell (Male, born 1691, died 1780), Genre: Travel
Travels from St Petersburg in Russia, to Diverse Parts of Asia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395838
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 89
Robertson's Works
Borrowed: 1817/11/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/26 (Wednesday).
Mr Gordon
Gender: Male.
1817 borrowing record: 'stranger per Mr Dunn'
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The Works of William Robertson
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8
Confidence level: Certain
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The Works of William Robertson [1812]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1812. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 53 times in 34 borrowing records
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Works of William Robertson
Borrowed: 1817/11/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/26 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Gordon
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8
Record ID 395874
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 89
Carr's Sermons
Borrowed: 1817/11/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/20 (Saturday).
Mr David Spence
Gender: Male.
George Carr (Male, born 1705, died 1776)
Genre: Sermons
Sermons. By the late Reverend George Carr.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
George Carr (Male, born 1705, died 1776)
Genre: Sermons
Sermons. By the late Reverend George Carr. (T99080)
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T99080
George Carr (Male, born 1705, died 1776)
Genre: Sermons
Sermons [George Carr]
Borrowed: 1817/11/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr David Spence
Author: George Carr (Male, born 1705, died 1776), Genre: Sermons
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 395850
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 89
British Plutarch
Borrowed: 1817/11/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/3 (Wednesday).
Mrs Omond
Gender: Female. Address: Kirkwall.
Thomas Mortimer (Male, born 1730, died 1810)
Genre: Lives
The British Plutarch
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Mortimer (Male, born 1730, died 1810)
Genre: Lives
The British Plutarch [1808-10]
Language: English . Published: Belfast. Date of publication: 1808-1810. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 23 times in 10 borrowing records
Thomas Mortimer (Male, born 1730, died 1810)
Genre: Lives
British Plutarch
Borrowed: 1817/11/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/3 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mrs Omond
Author: Thomas Mortimer (Male, born 1730, died 1810), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6
Record ID 395847
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 89
Paul's Letters
Borrowed: 1817/11/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/17 (Wednesday).
Dr Gillies
Gender: Male.
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Travel
Paul's Letters to his Kinsfolk. [By Sir Walter Scott.]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Likely
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Travel
Paul's Letters to his Kinsfolk. [By Sir Walter Scott.]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1816. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 39
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Travel
Paul's Letters to his Kinsfolk
Borrowed: 1817/11/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/17 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Dr Gillies
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Travel
Paul's Letters to his Kinsfolk
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395877
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 89
Gisborne's Duties
Borrowed: 1817/11/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1818/1/17 (Saturday).
Mr David Bews
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Writer/Procurator.
Thomas Gisborne (Male, born 1758, died 1846)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
An enquiry into the duties of men in the higher and middle classes of society in Great Britain. By Thomas Gisborne.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Thomas Gisborne (Male, born 1758, died 1846)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
An enquiry into the duties of men in the higher and middle classes of society in Great Britain. By Thomas Gisborne.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1795. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 14 times in 9 borrowing records
ESTC: T84742
Thomas Gisborne (Male, born 1758, died 1846)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Enquiry into the Duties of Men in the Higher and Middle Classes of Society in Great Britain
Borrowed: 1817/11/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1818/1/17 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr David Bews
Author: Thomas Gisborne (Male, born 1758, died 1846), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Enquiry into the Duties of Men in the Higher and Middle Classes of Society in Great Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 395859
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 89
DLolme on the Conn.
Borrowed: 1817/11/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1818/1/10 (Saturday).
Mr William Watt Bain
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Jean Louis De Lolme (Male, born 1740, died 1806)
Genre: Law, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The constitution of England, Or An account of the English government [De Lolme]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Jean Louis De Lolme (Male, born 1740, died 1806)
Genre: Law, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The constitution of England; or, An account of the English government ... A new edition, corrected.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1800. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 3
Jean Louis De Lolme (Male, born 1740, died 1806)
Genre: Law, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Constitution of England, Or An Account of the English Government
Borrowed: 1817/11/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1818/1/10 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr William Watt Bain
Author: Jean Louis De Lolme (Male, born 1740, died 1806), Genre: Law, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Constitution of England, Or An Account of the English Government
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395880
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 89
Murrays Chemistry
Borrowed: 1817/11/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1818/1/17 (Saturday).
Mr John Robertson
Gender: Male.
John Murray (Male)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Elements of Chemistry [Murray]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
John Murray (Male)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Elements of Chemistry [Murray, 1801]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1801. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 10 times in 7 borrowing records
John Murray (Male)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Elements of Chemistry [John Murray]
Borrowed: 1817/11/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1818/1/17 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr John Robertson
Author: John Murray (Male), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Elements of Chemistry [John Murray]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 395856
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 89
Universal History
Borrowed: 1817/11/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/10 (Wednesday).
Mr Gordon
Gender: Male.
1817 borrowing record: 'stranger per Mr Dunn'
Genre: History
An universal history, from the earliest accounts to the present time.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 39
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: History
An universal history, from the earliest accounts to the present time.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1779-1781. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: N36682
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Borrowed: 1817/11/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/10 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Gordon
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Volumes borrowed: Volume 39
Record ID 395868
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 89
Gibb. Ro. Empire
Borrowed: 1817/11/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/29 (Saturday).
Mr Andrew Henderson
Gender: Male.
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire [Gibbon]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire [Gibbon, 1813]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1813. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 45 times in 25 borrowing records
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Borrowed: 1817/11/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/29 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Andrew Henderson
Author: Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794), Genre: History
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Record ID 395898
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 90
Edin Register
Borrowed: 1817/11/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/17 (Wednesday).
Mr Andrew Henderson
Gender: Male.
Genre: Periodicals
Edinburgh Annual Register
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1815
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh Annual Register. 1808-1828.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1808-1828. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 32 times in 31 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1817/11/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/17 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Andrew Henderson
Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1815
Record ID 395886
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 90
Scotts Paris
Borrowed: 1817/11/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/17 (Wednesday).
Mr Baikie
Gender: Male. Address: Tankerness.
John Scott (Male, born 1784, died 1821)
Genre: Travel
A Visit to Paris in 1814; being a review of the moral, political, intellectual and social condition of the French Capital. [Scott]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Very likely
John Scott (Male, born 1784, died 1821)
Genre: Travel
A Visit to Paris in 1814; being a review of the moral, political, intellectual and social condition of the French Capital.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1815. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 40 times in 30 borrowing records
John Scott (Male, born 1784, died 1821)
Genre: Travel
Visit to Paris in 1814
Borrowed: 1817/11/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/17 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Baikie
Author: John Scott (Male, born 1784, died 1821), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395892
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 90
Watson on Christianity
Borrowed: 1817/11/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/3 (Wednesday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Richard Watson Bishop of Llandaff (Male, born 1737, died 1816)
Genre: Theology
An apology for Christianity [Watson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Richard Watson Bishop of Llandaff (Male, born 1737, died 1816)
Genre: Theology
An apology for Christianity [Watson].
Language: English . Published: Cambridge. Date of publication: 1776. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: T75721
Richard Watson Bishop of Llandaff (Male, born 1737, died 1816)
Genre: Theology
Apology for Christianity [Richard Watson]
Borrowed: 1817/11/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/3 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Author: Richard Watson Bishop of Llandaff (Male, born 1737, died 1816), Genre: Theology
Apology for Christianity [Richard Watson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395889
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 90
Adam's Antiqts.
Borrowed: 1817/11/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/3 (Wednesday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Alexander Adam (Male, born 1741, died 1809)
Genre: History
Roman Antiquities; or, an Account of the manners and customs of the Romans [Adam]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Alexander Adam (Male, born 1741, died 1809)
Genre: History
Roman Antiquities; or, an Account of the manners and customs of the Romans [Adam, 1814]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1814. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2
Alexander Adam (Male, born 1741, died 1809)
Genre: History
Roman Antiquities; or, an Account of the Manners and Customs of the Romans
Borrowed: 1817/11/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/3 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Author: Alexander Adam (Male, born 1741, died 1809), Genre: History
Roman Antiquities; or, an Account of the Manners and Customs of the Romans
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 217088
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Hume's Hist: v. 5, 6, 7 & 8. Recd
Borrowed: 1778. Returned: yes.
Andrew Story
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England (original title)
Hume's History (standardised title)
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8
Confidence level: Likely
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688. In eight volumes. By David Hume, Esq; ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1763. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1009 times in 824 borrowing records
ESTC: N504610
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1778.
Borrower: Andrew Story
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8
Record ID 388303
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Epist. ad Pison. cum Notis.& Com 2 Vol
Borrowed: 1773/5/27 (Thursday).
Alexander Matheson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Horace (Male, born BCE65-12-8, died BCE8-11-27)
Genre: Poetry
Epistola ad Pisones with an English translation commentary and notes
Confidence level: Certain
Horace (Male, born BCE65-12-8, died BCE8-11-27)
Genre: Poetry
Q. Horatii Flacci epistolae ad Pisones, et Augustum: with an English commentary and notes. To which are added two dissertations: the one, on the provinces of the several species of dramatic poetry; the other, on poetical imitation.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1753. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Editors: Hurd, Richard
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 5 times in 3 borrowing records
ESTC: T46145
Horace (Male, born BCE65-12-8, died BCE8-11-27)
Genre: Poetry
Epistles of Horace
Borrowed: 1773/5/27 (Thursday).
Borrower: Alexander Matheson
Author: Horace (Male, born BCE65-12-8, died BCE8-11-27), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 217124
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Ernesti Cicero v 1,2,3,4,5
Borrowed: 1775/12/1 (Friday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Matheson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Johann August Ernest (Male, born 1707, died 1781)
Genre: Reference Works
Ernesti Cicero
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Confidence level: Speculative
Johann August Ernest (Male, born 1707, died 1781)
Genre: Reference Works
Io. Avgvsti Ernesti Clavis Ciceroniana sive Indices rervm et verborvm philologico-critici in opera Ciceronis : Accedvnt Graeca Ciceronis necessariis observationibvs illvstrata.
Language: English . Published: Halle. Date of publication: 1757. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 7 times in 3 borrowing records
Johann August Ernest (Male, born 1707, died 1781)
Genre: Reference Works
Clavis Ciceroniana sive Indices Rerum et Verborum Philologico-Critici in Opera Ciceronis
Borrowed: 1775/12/1 (Friday).
Borrower: Alexander Matheson
Author: Johann August Ernest (Male, born 1707, died 1781), Genre: Reference Works
Clavis Ciceroniana sive Indices Rerum et Verborum Philologico-Critici in Opera Ciceronis
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Record ID 217097
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Suetonis Polisci vol 1 octavo
Borrowed: 1774/5/18 (Wednesday).
Alexander Matheson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Suetonius (Male, born c.69, died 122)
Genre: Lives
Sueton Pitisci (original title)
Suetonius Pitiscus (standardised title)
Confidence level: Certain
Suetonius (Male, born c.69, died 122)
Genre: Lives
Caii Suetonii Tranquilli Opera, et in illa commentarius Samuelis Pitisci, quo antiquitates romanae, tum ab interpretibus doctissimis : Beroaldo, Sabellico, Egnatio, Ursino, Grutero, Torrentio, Casaubono, Marcilio, Boxhornio, Graevio, Babelonio etiam explicatae, tum ab illis neglectae, ex auctoribus... graecis et latinis... explicantur. Huic accedunt index auctorum... et rerum..., imperatorum, imperatoresque arctissimo gradu contingentium icones et figurae ex veterum monumentis ad historiam illustrandam depromptae, in aes... incisae.
Language: Latin . Published: Utrecht. Date of publication: 1690. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Pitiscus, Samuel, 1637-1727
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 12 times in 10 borrowing records
Suetonius (Male, born c.69, died 122)
Genre: Lives
Works of Suetonius
Borrowed: 1774/5/18 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Alexander Matheson
Record ID 388300
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Baxter's Horace
Borrowed: 1773/5/27 (Thursday).
Alexander Matheson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Horace (Male, born BCE65-12-8, died BCE8-11-27)
Genre: Education
Horatius Baxteri
Confidence level: Certain
Horace (Male, born BCE65-12-8, died BCE8-11-27)
Genre: Education
Q. Horatii Flacci eclogæ, una cum scholiis perpetuis, tam veteribus quam novis; præcipuè verò antiquorum grammaticorum, Helenij Acronis, Pomponiique Porphyrionis; Quorum quae exstant Reliquiae soedis Interpolationibus purgatae nunc primum ferè integrae reponuntur: adjecit etiam, ubi visum est, & sua, textumque ipsum plurimis locis, vel corruptum, vel turbatum restituit Willielmus Baxter.
Language: Latin . Published: London. Date of publication: 1701. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: T46140
Horace (Male, born BCE65-12-8, died BCE8-11-27)
Genre: Education
Eclogae of Horace
Borrowed: 1773/5/27 (Thursday).
Borrower: Alexander Matheson
Author: Horace (Male, born BCE65-12-8, died BCE8-11-27), Genre: Education
Record ID 217178
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 2
Johnson's Gram. Lat.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Richard Johnson (Male, born c.1656, died 1721)
Genre: Education
Johnson's Grammar Latin
Confidence level: Speculative
Richard Johnson (Male, born c.1656, died 1721)
Genre: Education
Grammatical commentaries: being an apparatus to a new national grammar: by way of animadversion upon the falsities, obscurities, redundancies, and defects of Lilly’s system now in use. In which also many errors of the most eminent grammarians, ... are corrected, ... With a alphabetical index ... By Richard Johnson M.A.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1706. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T95765
Richard Johnson (Male, born c.1656, died 1721)
Genre: Education
Grammatical Commentaries: Being an Apparatus to a New National Grammar
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Richard Johnson (Male, born c.1656, died 1721), Genre: Education
Grammatical Commentaries: Being an Apparatus to a New National Grammar
Record ID 217184
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 2
Dr Prat Gram
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Samuel Prat (Male, born c.1659, died 1723)
Genre: Education
Pratt's Grammar
Confidence level: Certain
Samuel Prat (Male, born c.1659, died 1723)
Genre: Education
Grammatica latina in usum principis juventutis Britannicæ; cum notis, necnon conjecturis, tam veterum, quam aliorum grammaticorum jugitèr, atqui seorsùm, subjunctis. Authore Sam. Prat, S. T. P. Dec. Roffens.
Language: Latin . Published: London. Date of publication: 1722. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T144389
Samuel Prat (Male, born c.1659, died 1723)
Genre: Education
Grammatica Latina in Usum Principis Juventutis Britannicae
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Samuel Prat (Male, born c.1659, died 1723), Genre: Education
Record ID 217190
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 2
Hermes
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780)
Genre: Education
Hermes
Confidence level: Likely
James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780)
Genre: Education
Hermes: or, a philosophical inquiry concerning language and universal grammar.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 8 times in 7 borrowing records
ESTC: T106496
James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780)
Genre: Education
Hermes, or, A Philosophical Inquiry Concerning Universal Grammar
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780), Genre: Education
Hermes, or, A Philosophical Inquiry Concerning Universal Grammar
Record ID 217193
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 2
Adams on Globes
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
George Adams (Male, born 1709, died 1772)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Adam on Globes
Confidence level: Certain
George Adams (Male, born 1709, died 1772)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
A treatise describing the construction, and Explaining the use, of New Celestial and Terrestrial globes. Designed to illustrate, In the most Easy and Natural Manner, The Phoenomena of the Earth and Heavens, And to shew the Correspondence of the Two Spheres. With a great Variety of Astronomical and Geographical problems. By George Adams, Mathematical Instrument-Maker to His Majesty.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 5
ESTC: T53466
George Adams (Male, born 1709, died 1772)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Treatise Describing and Explaining the Construction and Use of New Celestial and Terrestrial Globes
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: George Adams (Male, born 1709, died 1772), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Treatise Describing and Explaining the Construction and Use of New Celestial and Terrestrial Globes
Record ID 217163
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 2
Pareus Lexicon
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
David Pareus (Male, born 1548, died 1622)
Genre: Reference Works
Pareus Lexicon
Confidence level: Certain
David Pareus (Male, born 1548, died 1622)
Genre: Reference Works
Lexicon criticum, siue Thesaurus linguae Latinae: ex omnibus linguae Latinae classicis authoribus, iurisconsultis, historicis, antiquariis, criticis, oratoribus, & poëtis, aerumnabili plurium annorum labore congestus a Philippo Pareo
Language: Latin . Published: Nuremberg. Date of publication: 1645. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2
David Pareus (Male, born 1548, died 1622)
Genre: Reference Works
Lexicon Criticum, Siue Thesaurus Linguae Latinae
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: David Pareus (Male, born 1548, died 1622), Genre: Reference Works
Record ID 217142
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 2
Salmons Grammar
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Thomas Salmon (Male, born 1679, died 1767)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Salmon's Geographical Grammar
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Salmon (Male, born 1679, died 1767)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
A new geographical and historical grammar: wherein the geographical part is truly modern; and the present state of the several Kingdoms of the world is so interspersed, as to render the study of geography both entertaining and instructive, Containing, I. A Description of the Figure and Motion of the Earth. II. Geographical Definitions and Problems, being a necessary introduction to this study. III. A general division of the Globe into Land and Water. IV. The situation and extent of the several countries contained in each quarter of the world: their cities, chief towns, history, present state, respective forms of government, forces, revenues, taxes, revolutions, and memorable events. Together with An account of the Air, Soil, Produce, Traffic, Curiosities, Arms, Religion, Language, Universities, Bishoprics, Manners, Customs, Habits, and Coins, in use in the several Kingdoms and States described. By Mr Salmon. Illustrated with a new set of Maps of the Countries described, and other Copper-Plates, ten whereof were not in any former edition. A new edition, with large additions, which bring the history down to the present time.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1767. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T69008
Thomas Salmon (Male, born 1679, died 1767)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
New Geographical and Historical Grammar
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Thomas Salmon (Male, born 1679, died 1767), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 217151
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 2
Middleton's Life of Cicero
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Conyers Middleton (Male, born 1683, died 1750)
Genre: Lives
Middleton's Life of Cicero
Confidence level: Likely
Conyers Middleton (Male, born 1683, died 1750)
Genre: Lives
The history of the life of Marcus Tullius Cicero. In three volumes. By Conyers Middleton, D. D. Principal Library-Keeper of the University of Cambridge.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1742. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 12
ESTC: T125495
Conyers Middleton (Male, born 1683, died 1750)
Genre: Lives
History of the Life of Marcus Tullius Cicero
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Conyers Middleton (Male, born 1683, died 1750), Genre: Lives
Record ID 217226
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 3
Potter's Greek Antiquities 2 vols
Borrowed: 1771/9/19 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
William Sprott
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Potter (Male, born c.1673, died 1747)
Genre: History
Potter's Greek Antiquities
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
John Potter (Male, born c.1673, died 1747)
Genre: History
Archæologia græca: or, the antiquities of Greece. The sixth edition. By John Potter
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1740. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 33 times in 20 borrowing records
ESTC: T22355
John Potter (Male, born c.1673, died 1747)
Genre: History
Archaelogia Graeca: or, The Antiquities of Greece
Borrowed: 1771/9/19 (Thursday).
Borrower: William Sprott
Author: John Potter (Male, born c.1673, died 1747), Genre: History
Archaelogia Graeca: or, The Antiquities of Greece
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 217304
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 3
Beattie's Poems
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
James Beattie (Male, born 1735, died 1803)
Genre: Poetry
Beattie's Poems
Confidence level: Certain
James Beattie (Male, born 1735, died 1803)
Genre: Poetry
Original poems and translations. By James Beattie, A.M.
Language: English . Published: London | | [i.e. Aberdeen?]. Date of publication: 1760. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 5
ESTC: T136422
James Beattie (Male, born 1735, died 1803)
Genre: Poetry
Original Poems and Translations [James Beattie]
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: James Beattie (Male, born 1735, died 1803), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 217244
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 3
Young's Dictionary
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
William Young (Male, died 1757)
Genre: Reference Works
Young's Dictionary
Confidence level: Certain
William Young (Male, died 1757)
Genre: Reference Works
A new Latin-English dictionary: containing all the words proper for reading the classic writers, with the Authorities subjoined to each Word and Phrase. To which is prefixed, a new English-Latin dictionary, carefully compiled from The best Authors in our Language. Both Parts greatly improved, beyond all the preceding Works of the same Nature; supplying their Deficiencies, and comprising whatever is useful and valuable in all former Dictionaries. The second edition, corrected and improved. By the King’s Authority. Designed for the General Use of Schools and Private Gentlemen. By the Rev. Mr. William Young, Editor of Ainsworth’s Dictionary.
Language: English | Latin . Published: London. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: T78096
William Young (Male, died 1757)
Genre: Reference Works
New Latin-English Dictionary: Containing all the Words proper for Reading the Classic Writers
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: William Young (Male, died 1757), Genre: Reference Works
New Latin-English Dictionary: Containing all the Words proper for Reading the Classic Writers
Record ID 217271
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 3
Banier's Mythology v. 1, 2
Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
M. l’abbé Antoine Banier (Male, born 1673, died 1741)
Genre: History, Genre: Theology
Banier's Mythology
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Likely
M. l’abbé Antoine Banier (Male, born 1673, died 1741)
Genre: History, Genre: Theology
The mythology and fables of the ancients, explain’d from history. By the Abbé Banier, Member of the Royal Academy of Inscriptions and Belles-Lettres. ... . Translated from the original French. Containing I. The History of the Gods of the Chaldeans, Babylonians, Syrians, Persians, &c. II. Of the Divinities of the Greeks and Romans, divided into three Classes, viz. the Celestial Gods, the Gods of the Waters, and those of the Earth. The first contains the History of Jupiter, Juno, Saturn, Minerva, Mars, Venus, Vulcan, Mercury, Apollo, Diana, Bacchus, &c. together with an historical Explanation of all the poetical Fables relating to these several Divinities. Under the second Class is the History of Demogorgon, Cybele, Vesta, Terminus, Flora, the Satyrs, &c. The third contains the History of Neptune, Amphitrite, Nereus, Proteus, the Nymphs; with a curious Enquiry into the Foundation and Nature of that Worship which was paid them.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1739-1740. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 51 times in 35 borrowing records
ESTC: N35253
M. l’abbé Antoine Banier (Male, born 1673, died 1741)
Genre: History, Genre: Theology
Mythology and Fables of the Ancients, Explain’d from History
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: M. l’abbé Antoine Banier (Male, born 1673, died 1741), Genre: History, Genre: Theology
Mythology and Fables of the Ancients, Explain’d from History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 217256
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 3
Hume's Hist 6&7
Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England (original title)
Hume's History (standardised title)
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6, Volume 7
Confidence level: Likely
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688. In eight volumes. By David Hume, Esq; ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1763. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1009 times in 824 borrowing records
ESTC: N504610
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6, Volume 7
Record ID 217274
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 3
Origin of Laws v. 1
Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Antoine Yves Goguet (Male, born 1716, died 1758)
Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: History, Genre: Law
Origin of Laws
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Antoine Yves Goguet (Male, born 1716, died 1758)
Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: History, Genre: Law
The origin of laws, arts, and sciences, and their progress among the most ancient nations.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1761. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 26 times in 11 borrowing records
ESTC: T98203
Antoine Yves Goguet (Male, born 1716, died 1758)
Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: History, Genre: Law
Origin of Laws, Arts, and Sciences, and their Progress among the Most Ancient Nations
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Antoine Yves Goguet (Male, born 1716, died 1758), Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: History, Genre: Law
Origin of Laws, Arts, and Sciences, and their Progress among the Most Ancient Nations
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 217265
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 3
Hume's Hist. 8
Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England (original title)
Hume's History (standardised title)
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8
Confidence level: Likely
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688. In eight volumes. By David Hume, Esq; ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1763. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1009 times in 824 borrowing records
ESTC: N504610
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8
Record ID 217346
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Pope's Works, v. 1, 2
Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30)
Genre: Poetry
Pope's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
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 commentary and notes of Mr. Warburton.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1760. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 32 times in 26 borrowing records
ESTC: T5439
Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Alexander Pope
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 217388
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Hortus Baxteri
Borrowed: 1777/2/1 (Saturday).
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Horace (Male, born BCE65-12-8, died BCE8-11-27)
Genre: Education
Horatius Baxteri
Confidence level: Certain
Horace (Male, born BCE65-12-8, died BCE8-11-27)
Genre: Education
Q. Horatii Flacci eclogæ, una cum scholiis perpetuis, tam veteribus quam novis; præcipuè verò antiquorum grammaticorum, Helenij Acronis, Pomponiique Porphyrionis; Quorum quae exstant Reliquiae soedis Interpolationibus purgatae nunc primum ferè integrae reponuntur: adjecit etiam, ubi visum est, & sua, textumque ipsum plurimis locis, vel corruptum, vel turbatum restituit Willielmus Baxter.
Language: Latin . Published: London. Date of publication: 1701. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: T46140
Horace (Male, born BCE65-12-8, died BCE8-11-27)
Genre: Education
Eclogae of Horace
Borrowed: 1777/2/1 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Horace (Male, born BCE65-12-8, died BCE8-11-27), Genre: Education
Record ID 217382
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Customs of the Romans
Borrowed: 1776/10/27 (Sunday).
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Le Fèvre de Morsan (Male)
Genre: History
Customs of the Romans
Confidence level: Certain
Le Fèvre de Morsan (Male)
Genre: History
The manners and customs of the Romans. Translated from the French.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1740. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 8
ESTC: T172578
Le Fèvre de Morsan (Male)
Genre: History
Des Moeurs et des Usages des Romains
Borrowed: 1776/10/27 (Sunday).
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Le Fèvre de Morsan (Male), Genre: History
Record ID 217319
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Brydon's Tour vol. 2nd
Borrowed: 1774/30. Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
Brydon's Tour
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Likely
Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
A tour through Sicily and Malta. In a series of letters to William Beckford, Esq. of Somerly in Suffolk; from P. Brydone, F.R.S. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 68 times in 66 borrowing records
ESTC: T88892
Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
Tour Through Sicily and Malta. In a Series of Letters to William Beckford
Borrowed: 1774/30.
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818), Genre: Travel
Tour Through Sicily and Malta. In a Series of Letters to William Beckford
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 217394
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Rollin's Ancient History v. 2
Borrowed: 1777/2/1 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Rollin's Ancient History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
The ancient history of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians. By Mr. Rollin, ... Translated from the French. In seven volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 7v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 871 times in 851 borrowing records
ESTC: T127048
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians
Borrowed: 1777/2/1 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 217454
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Duncan's Cicero's Orations
Borrowed: 1778.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Aeschines (Male)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Duncan's Cicero
Confidence level: Certain
Aeschines (Male)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Select orations of M. T. Cicero; translated by Professor Duncan, and interspersed with a variety of notes, Explanatory of the Persons, Manners, And Customs of the Romans: adapted to the English reader by Sir Charles Whitworth. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v.
Translators: Duncan
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 7 times in 6 borrowing records
ESTC: N36442
Aeschines (Male)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Orations of Aeschines
Record ID 217445
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Kennet's Antiquities
Borrowed: 1778.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Basil Kennett (Male, born 1674, died 1715)
Genre: History
Kennet's Antiquities
Confidence level: Likely
Basil Kennett (Male, born 1674, died 1715)
Genre: History
Romæ antiquæ notitia: or, the antiquities of Rome. In two parts. I. A Short History of the Rise, Progress, and Decay of the Commonwealth. II. A Description of the City: An Account of the Religion, Civil Government, and Art of War; with the Remarkable Customs and Ceremonies, Publick and Private. With Copper Cuts of the Principal Buildings, &c. To which are prefix’d, Two Essays; concerning the Roman Learning, and the Roman Education. By Basil Kennett, of C. C. C. Oxon.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1737. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: T89449
Basil Kennett (Male, born 1674, died 1715)
Genre: History
Romae Antiquae Notitia: or, The Antiquities of Rome
Borrowed: 1778.
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Basil Kennett (Male, born 1674, died 1715), Genre: History
Record ID 217514
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Rollin's Roman history v. 2, 3, 5
Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Rollin's Roman History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 5
Confidence level: Certain
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
The Roman History from the Foundation of Rome to the Battle of Actium: that is, To the end of the Commonwealth. By Mr. Rollin, late Principal of the University of Paris, Professor of Eloquence in the Royal College, and Fellow of the Royal Academy of Inscriptions and Belles Lettres. Translated from the French.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1739-1750. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1241 times in 806 borrowing records
ESTC: N48133
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Roman History from the Foundation of Rome to the Battle of Actium [Charles Rollin]
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741), Genre: History
Roman History from the Foundation of Rome to the Battle of Actium [Charles Rollin]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 5
Record ID 217532
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Rollin's Ancient History v 3, 4
Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Rollin's Ancient History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Speculative
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
The ancient history of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians. By Mr. Rollin, ... Translated from the French. In seven volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 7v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 871 times in 851 borrowing records
ESTC: T127048
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 217472
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Adams on Globes
Borrowed: 1778.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
George Adams (Male, born 1709, died 1772)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Adam on Globes
Confidence level: Certain
George Adams (Male, born 1709, died 1772)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
A treatise describing the construction, and Explaining the use, of New Celestial and Terrestrial globes. Designed to illustrate, In the most Easy and Natural Manner, The Phoenomena of the Earth and Heavens, And to shew the Correspondence of the Two Spheres. With a great Variety of Astronomical and Geographical problems. By George Adams, Mathematical Instrument-Maker to His Majesty.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 5
ESTC: T53466
George Adams (Male, born 1709, died 1772)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Treatise Describing and Explaining the Construction and Use of New Celestial and Terrestrial Globes
Borrowed: 1778.
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: George Adams (Male, born 1709, died 1772), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Treatise Describing and Explaining the Construction and Use of New Celestial and Terrestrial Globes
Record ID 217511
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Robertson's America 3 vols
Borrowed: 1779/4/10 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Robertson's America
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of America. By William Robertson, D.D. Principal of the University of Edinburgh, Historiographer to his Majesty for Scotland, and Member of the Royal Academy of History at Madrid. In Three Volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London | Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1796. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 10 times in 6 borrowing records
ESTC: T78968
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of America [William Robertson]
Borrowed: 1779/4/10 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
History of America [William Robertson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 217529
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Rollin's Ancient History v 1, 2
Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Rollin's Ancient History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
The ancient history of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians. By Mr. Rollin, ... Translated from the French. In seven volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 7v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 871 times in 851 borrowing records
ESTC: T127048
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 217616
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Kennet's Roman Antiquities
Borrowed: 1778/8/12 (Wednesday).
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Basil Kennett (Male, born 1674, died 1715)
Genre: History
Kennet's Roman Antiquities
Shelfmark: 586.
Confidence level: Speculative
Basil Kennett (Male, born 1674, died 1715)
Genre: History
Romæ antiquæ notitia: or, the antiquities of Rome. In two parts, I. A short History of the Rise, Progress, and Decay of the Common-Wealth. II. A Description of the City: An account of the Religion, Civil Government, and Art of War; with the Remarkable Customs and Ceremonies, Publick and Private. With copper cuts of the Principal Buildings, &c. To which are prefix’d two essays: concerning the Roman learning and the Roman education. By Basil Kennet of C.C.C. Oxon. Dedicated to His Highness the Duke of Glocester.
Language: English . Published: London. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 34
ESTC: T82685
Basil Kennett (Male, born 1674, died 1715)
Genre: History
Romae Antiquae Notitia: or, The Antiquities of Rome
Borrowed: 1778/8/12 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Basil Kennett (Male, born 1674, died 1715), Genre: History
Record ID 217598
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Horatius Baxteri
Borrowed: 1778/8/12 (Wednesday).
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Horace (Male, born BCE65-12-8, died BCE8-11-27)
Genre: Education
Horatius Baxteri
Confidence level: Certain
Horace (Male, born BCE65-12-8, died BCE8-11-27)
Genre: Education
Q. Horatii Flacci eclogæ, una cum scholiis perpetuis, tam veteribus quam novis; præcipuè verò antiquorum grammaticorum, Helenij Acronis, Pomponiique Porphyrionis; Quorum quae exstant Reliquiae soedis Interpolationibus purgatae nunc primum ferè integrae reponuntur: adjecit etiam, ubi visum est, & sua, textumque ipsum plurimis locis, vel corruptum, vel turbatum restituit Willielmus Baxter.
Language: Latin . Published: London. Date of publication: 1701. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: T46140
Horace (Male, born BCE65-12-8, died BCE8-11-27)
Genre: Education
Eclogae of Horace
Borrowed: 1778/8/12 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Horace (Male, born BCE65-12-8, died BCE8-11-27), Genre: Education
Record ID 217613
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Young's Dictionary
Borrowed: 1778/8/12 (Wednesday).
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
William Young (Male, died 1757)
Genre: Reference Works
Young's Dictionary
Confidence level: Certain
William Young (Male, died 1757)
Genre: Reference Works
A new Latin-English dictionary: containing all the words proper for reading the classic writers, with the Authorities subjoined to each Word and Phrase. To which is prefixed, a new English-Latin dictionary, carefully compiled from The best Authors in our Language. Both Parts greatly improved, beyond all the preceding Works of the same Nature; supplying their Deficiencies, and comprising whatever is useful and valuable in all former Dictionaries. The second edition, corrected and improved. By the King’s Authority. Designed for the General Use of Schools and Private Gentlemen. By the Rev. Mr. William Young, Editor of Ainsworth’s Dictionary.
Language: English | Latin . Published: London. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: T78096
William Young (Male, died 1757)
Genre: Reference Works
New Latin-English Dictionary: Containing all the Words proper for Reading the Classic Writers
Borrowed: 1778/8/12 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: William Young (Male, died 1757), Genre: Reference Works
New Latin-English Dictionary: Containing all the Words proper for Reading the Classic Writers
Record ID 217628
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Spelman's Expedition of Cyrus 2 vols
Borrowed: 1778/8/12 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Xenophon of Athens (Male, born c.BCE430, died BCE354)
Genre: History
Spelman's Expedition of Cyrus
Shelfmark: 60.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Xenophon of Athens (Male, born c.BCE430, died BCE354)
Genre: History
The expedition of Cyrus into Persia; and the retreat of the ten thousand Greeks. Translated from Xenophon, with critical and historical notes, by Edward Spelman, Esq; in two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1749. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Spelman, Edward
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 27 times in 26 borrowing records
ESTC: T139175
Xenophon of Athens (Male, born c.BCE430, died BCE354)
Genre: History
Expedition of Cyrus
Borrowed: 1778/8/12 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Xenophon of Athens (Male, born c.BCE430, died BCE354), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 217547
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Suctionis Petisci
Borrowed: 1778/8/12 (Wednesday).
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Suetonius (Male, born c.69, died 122)
Genre: Lives
Sueton Pitisci (original title)
Suetonius Pitiscus (standardised title)
Confidence level: Certain
Suetonius (Male, born c.69, died 122)
Genre: Lives
Caii Suetonii Tranquilli Opera, et in illa commentarius Samuelis Pitisci, quo antiquitates romanae, tum ab interpretibus doctissimis : Beroaldo, Sabellico, Egnatio, Ursino, Grutero, Torrentio, Casaubono, Marcilio, Boxhornio, Graevio, Babelonio etiam explicatae, tum ab illis neglectae, ex auctoribus... graecis et latinis... explicantur. Huic accedunt index auctorum... et rerum..., imperatorum, imperatoresque arctissimo gradu contingentium icones et figurae ex veterum monumentis ad historiam illustrandam depromptae, in aes... incisae.
Language: Latin . Published: Utrecht. Date of publication: 1690. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Pitiscus, Samuel, 1637-1727
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 12 times in 10 borrowing records
Suetonius (Male, born c.69, died 122)
Genre: Lives
Works of Suetonius
Borrowed: 1778/8/12 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Record ID 217580
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Guthrie's Cicero's Offices
Borrowed: 1778/8/12 (Wednesday).
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Guthrie's Cicero's Offices
Shelfmark: 577.
Confidence level: Certain
Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7)
Genre: Belles Lettres
M. T. Cicero de oratore. Or, his three dialogues upon the character and qualifications of an orator. Translated into English. With notes ... and an introductory preface. By William Guthrie, Esq;
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1755. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Guthrie, William
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: T170521
Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7)
Genre: Belles Lettres
On the Orator [Cicero]
Borrowed: 1778/8/12 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 217667
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 7
Rollin's Rom. Hist Vol 1st
Borrowed: 1771. Returned: yes.
Robert Farquhar
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Rollin's Roman History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
The Roman History from the Foundation of Rome to the Battle of Actium: that is, To the end of the Commonwealth. By Mr. Rollin, late Principal of the University of Paris, Professor of Eloquence in the Royal College, and Fellow of the Royal Academy of Inscriptions and Belles Lettres. Translated from the French.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1739-1750. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1241 times in 806 borrowing records
ESTC: N48133
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Roman History from the Foundation of Rome to the Battle of Actium [Charles Rollin]
Borrowed: 1771.
Borrower: Robert Farquhar
Author: Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741), Genre: History
Roman History from the Foundation of Rome to the Battle of Actium [Charles Rollin]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 217673
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 7
Kennet's Roman Antiquities
Borrowed: 1771.
Robert Farquhar
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Basil Kennett (Male, born 1674, died 1715)
Genre: History
Kennet's Roman Antiquities
Shelfmark: 586.
Confidence level: Speculative
Basil Kennett (Male, born 1674, died 1715)
Genre: History
Romæ antiquæ notitia: or, the antiquities of Rome. In two parts, I. A short History of the Rise, Progress, and Decay of the Common-Wealth. II. A Description of the City: An account of the Religion, Civil Government, and Art of War; with the Remarkable Customs and Ceremonies, Publick and Private. With copper cuts of the Principal Buildings, &c. To which are prefix’d two essays: concerning the Roman learning and the Roman education. By Basil Kennet of C.C.C. Oxon. Dedicated to His Highness the Duke of Glocester.
Language: English . Published: London. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 34
ESTC: T82685
Basil Kennett (Male, born 1674, died 1715)
Genre: History
Romae Antiquae Notitia: or, The Antiquities of Rome
Borrowed: 1771.
Borrower: Robert Farquhar
Author: Basil Kennett (Male, born 1674, died 1715), Genre: History
Record ID 217679
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 7
Duncan's Caesar Vol 2nd
Borrowed: 1771. Returned: yes.
Robert Farquhar
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Julius Caesar (Male, born BCE100-7-12, died BCE44-3-15), Aulus Hirtius (Male, born BCE90, died BCE43)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Duncan's Caesar
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Julius Caesar (Male, born BCE100-7-12, died BCE44-3-15), Aulus Hirtius (Male, born BCE90, died BCE43)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
The commentaries of Cæsar, translated into English. To which is prefixed a Discourse concerning the Roman art of war. By William Duncan, ... In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1755. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v.
Translators: William Duncan (1717-1760)
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 10 times in 9 borrowing records
ESTC: T136733
Julius Caesar (Male, born BCE100-7-12, died BCE44-3-15), Aulus Hirtius (Male, born BCE90, died BCE43)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Commentaries of Julius Caesar
Borrowed: 1771.
Borrower: Robert Farquhar
Author: Julius Caesar (Male, born BCE100-7-12, died BCE44-3-15), Aulus Hirtius (Male, born BCE90, died BCE43), Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 217796
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 8
Universal Hist. 2, 3
Borrowed: 1774/10/15 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Cruickshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Genre: History
Universal History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: History
An Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time. Compiled from Original Authors; and Illustrated with Maps, Cuts, Notes, &c. With a general Index to the Whole.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1747-1754. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1453 times in 850 borrowing records
ESTC: T150199
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Borrowed: 1774/10/15 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Cruickshank
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 217811
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 8
Universal Hist. Vol 5,6
Borrowed: 1774/11/2 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
William Cruickshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Genre: History
Universal History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: History
An Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time. Compiled from Original Authors; and Illustrated with Maps, Cuts, Notes, &c. With a general Index to the Whole.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1747-1754. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1453 times in 850 borrowing records
ESTC: T150199
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Borrowed: 1774/11/2 (Wednesday).
Borrower: William Cruickshank
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6
Record ID 217763
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 8
Swift's Works
Borrowed: 1774/6/13 (Monday).
William Cruickshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Swift's Works
Confidence level: Very likely
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick’s, Dublin.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 54 times in 39 borrowing records
ESTC: T143502
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Jonathan Swift
Borrowed: 1774/6/13 (Monday).
Borrower: William Cruickshank
Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 217718
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 8
Robertson's Hist Greece
Borrowed: 1773/12/11 (Saturday).
William Cruickshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Robertson's History of Greece
Confidence level: Speculative
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of ancient Greece, from the earliest times till it became a Roman province. By William Robertson, Esq. Keeper of the Records of Scotland.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1786. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 29
ESTC: T99879
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of Ancient Greece, from the Earliest Times till it Became a Roman Province
Borrowed: 1773/12/11 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Cruickshank
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
History of Ancient Greece, from the Earliest Times till it Became a Roman Province
Record ID 217790
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 8
Universal Hist. vol 1
Borrowed: 1774/10/10 (Monday). Returned: yes.
William Cruickshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Genre: History
Universal History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: History
An Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time. Compiled from Original Authors; and Illustrated with Maps, Cuts, Notes, &c. With a general Index to the Whole.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1747-1754. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1453 times in 850 borrowing records
ESTC: T150199
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Borrowed: 1774/10/10 (Monday).
Borrower: William Cruickshank
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 217820
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 8
Universal Hist Vol 7, 8
Borrowed: 1774/12/4 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
William Cruickshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Genre: History
Universal History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7, Volume 8
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: History
An Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time. Compiled from Original Authors; and Illustrated with Maps, Cuts, Notes, &c. With a general Index to the Whole.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1747-1754. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1453 times in 850 borrowing records
ESTC: T150199
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Borrowed: 1774/12/4 (Sunday).
Borrower: William Cruickshank
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7, Volume 8
Record ID 217700
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 8
Hume's Hist. V. 5
Borrowed: 1771/10/17 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
William Cruickshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England (original title)
Hume's History (standardised title)
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5
Confidence level: Likely
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688. In eight volumes. By David Hume, Esq; ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1763. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1009 times in 824 borrowing records
ESTC: N504610
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1771/10/17 (Thursday).
Borrower: William Cruickshank
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5