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Record ID 217832
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Dalrymple vol. 1st
Borrowed: 1775/1/21 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Cruickshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Sir John Dalrymple (Male, born 1726, died 1810)
Genre: History
Dalrymple's Memoirs of Great Britain and Ireland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Likely
Sir John Dalrymple (Male, born 1726, died 1810)
Genre: History
Memoirs of Great Britain and Ireland. From the dissolution of the last Parliament of Charles II. until the sea-battle off La Hogue. By Sir John Dalrymple, Bart.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 37 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: T145647
Sir John Dalrymple (Male, born 1726, died 1810)
Genre: History
Memoirs of Great Britain and Ireland from the Dissolution of the Last Parliament of Charles II until the Sea-Battle off La Hogue
Borrowed: 1775/1/21 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Cruickshank
Author: Sir John Dalrymple (Male, born 1726, died 1810), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 217823
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Hook's Rom Hist v. 1 & 3
Borrowed: 1774/12/10 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Cruickshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Nathaniel Hooke (Male, born c.1690, died 1763)
Genre: History
Hook's Roman History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Nathaniel Hooke (Male, born c.1690, died 1763)
Genre: History
The Roman history, from the building of Rome to the ruin of the Commonwealth. Illustrated with maps and other plates. Vol. IV. By N. Hooke, Esq;
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 316 times in 291 borrowing records
ESTC: T71735
Nathaniel Hooke (Male, born c.1690, died 1763)
Genre: History
Roman History, from the Building of Rome to the Ruin of the Commonwealth
Borrowed: 1774/12/10 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Cruickshank
Author: Nathaniel Hooke (Male, born c.1690, died 1763), Genre: History
Roman History, from the Building of Rome to the Ruin of the Commonwealth
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 3
Record ID 217874
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Metam. D'Ovide
Borrowed: 1775/11/17 (Friday).
William Cruickshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Record ID 217937
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Le Cerda's Virgil vol 1
Borrowed: 1778/5/14 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
William Cruickshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Le Cerda's Virgil
Shelfmark: 90.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 217901
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Suctonius Grovii
Borrowed: 1776/12/10 (Tuesday).
William Cruickshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Record ID 217898
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Dacier's Horace vol 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1776/12/10 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
William Cruickshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Dacier's Horace
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Borrowed: 1776/12/10 (Tuesday).
Borrower: William Cruickshank
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 217946
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Ed. Caesar
Borrowed: 1778/5/14 (Thursday).
William Cruickshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Record ID 217883
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Brydon's Tour Vol. 1
Borrowed: 1775/12/14 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
William Cruickshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
Brydon's Tour
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
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: 1775/12/14 (Thursday).
Borrower: William Cruickshank
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 1
Record ID 217886
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Justin Variorum
Borrowed: 1776/1.
William Cruickshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Record ID 217958
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Aurelius Vict. In Usum Delph
Borrowed: 1778/4/12 (Sunday).
William Cruickshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Aurelius Victor Ad usum Delphini
Shelfmark: 34. Format: 4to.
Record ID 217829
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
French trans. Of the Ecologues
Borrowed: 1775/1/11 (Wednesday).
William Cruickshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Record ID 217940
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Hor. Baxteri
Borrowed: 1778/5/14 (Thursday).
William Cruickshank
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: 1778/5/14 (Thursday).
Borrower: William Cruickshank
Author: Horace (Male, born BCE65-12-8, died BCE8-11-27), Genre: Education
Record ID 217922
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Ter. Delph
Borrowed: 1778/5/14 (Thursday).
William Cruickshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Record ID 217835
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Dacier's Horace vol 1st
Borrowed: 1775/1/21 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Cruickshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Dacier's Horace
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 217880
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Bannier's Myth. Vol 3 & 4
Borrowed: 1775/12/1 (Friday). Returned: yes.
William Cruickshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
M. l’abbé Antoine Banier (Male, born 1673, died 1741)
Genre: History, Genre: Theology
Banier's Mythology
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
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
Borrowed: 1775/12/1 (Friday).
Borrower: William Cruickshank
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 3, Volume 4
Record ID 217952
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
La Clere's Livy Vol 10
Borrowed: 1778/4/12 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
William Cruickshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Le Clere's Livy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 10
Record ID 217841
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Martin's Virgil's Eclogues
Borrowed: 1775/2/6 (Monday).
William Cruickshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Martin's Virgil's Eclogues
Confidence level: Certain
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Pub. Virgilii Maronis Bucolicorum eclogae decem. The Bucolicks of Virgil, with an English translation and notes. By John Martyn, F R. S. Professor of Botany in the University of Cambridge.
Language: Latin | English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1749. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 5
ESTC: T139419
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Pastorals and Georgics of Virgil
Borrowed: 1775/2/6 (Monday).
Borrower: William Cruickshank
Author: Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 217877
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Crippingii Ovid vol 2
Borrowed: 1775/11/17 (Friday). Returned: yes.
William Cruickshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Ovid (Male, born BCE43, died 17)
Genre: Poetry
Cripingii Ovid
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Borrowed: 1775/11/17 (Friday).
Borrower: William Cruickshank
Author: Ovid (Male, born BCE43, died 17), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 217994
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Plutarch's Lives vol 6
Borrowed: 1778/10/13 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
William Cruickshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch's Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6
Confidence level: Speculative
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch’s lives, translated from the original Greek, with notes critical and historical, and a new life of Plutarch.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Langhorne, John; Langhorne, William
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 333 times in 303 borrowing records
ESTC: N20526
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Lives [Plutarch]
Borrowed: 1778/10/13 (Tuesday).
Borrower: William Cruickshank
Author: Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6
Record ID 217988
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Cerdas Virg. 2nd vol
Borrowed: 1778/5/15 (Friday). Returned: yes.
William Cruickshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
La Cerda's Virgil
Shelfmark: 90.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 217997
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Hume's History
Borrowed: 1778/3/1 (Sunday).
Adam Beatson
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)
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: 1778/3/1 (Sunday).
Borrower: Adam Beatson
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
Record ID 218003
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Orat of Demos
Borrowed: 1778/2/10 (Tuesday).
William Gardiner
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Demosthenes (Male, born BCE384, died BCE322)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Orations of Demosthenes
Confidence level: Likely
Demosthenes (Male, born BCE384, died BCE322)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Δημοσθενους λογοι Εκλεκτοι. Demosthenis selectae orationes. Ad Cod. MSS. recensuit, Textum, Scholiasten, & Versionem plurimis in locis castigavit, Notis insuper illustravit. Ricardus Mounteney, Coll. Regal. apud Cantab. Socius. Praefiguntur huic Editioni Observationes in Commentarios Vulgò Ulpianeos.
Language: Greek | Latin . Published: Cambridge. Date of publication: 1731. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 43
ESTC: T138478
Demosthenes (Male, born BCE384, died BCE322)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Orations of Demosthenes
Borrowed: 1778/2/10 (Tuesday).
Borrower: William Gardiner
Author: Demosthenes (Male, born BCE384, died BCE322), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Record ID 218000
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Cicero Oliveti
Borrowed: 1778/1/31 (Saturday).
Robert Cleghorn
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Demosthenes (Male, born BCE384, died BCE322)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Cicero not Oliveti
Confidence level: Likely
Demosthenes (Male, born BCE384, died BCE322)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Philippiques de Demosthène, et catilinaires de Cicéron, traduites par M. l'Abbé d'Olivet, de l'Académie françoise.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1765.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 12 times in 11 borrowing records
Demosthenes (Male, born BCE384, died BCE322)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Philippics of Demosthenes
Borrowed: 1778/1/31 (Saturday).
Borrower: Robert Cleghorn
Author: Demosthenes (Male, born BCE384, died BCE322), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Record ID 217970
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Crippingii vol 2
Borrowed: 1778/3/10 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
William Cruickshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Ovid (Male, born BCE43, died 17)
Genre: Poetry
Cripingii Ovid
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Borrowed: 1778/3/10 (Tuesday).
Borrower: William Cruickshank
Author: Ovid (Male, born BCE43, died 17), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 217985
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Gibbon's Empires
Borrowed: 1778/10.
William Cruickshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Gibbon on the Roman Empire
Shelfmark: 141.
Record ID 217973
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Crippingii vol 3
Borrowed: 1778/3/10 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
William Cruickshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Ovid (Male, born BCE43, died 17)
Genre: Poetry
Cripingii Ovid
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Borrowed: 1778/3/10 (Tuesday).
Borrower: William Cruickshank
Author: Ovid (Male, born BCE43, died 17), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 217976
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Burmanni vol 2
Borrowed: 1778/3/10 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
William Cruickshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Burmanni vol 2
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 217979
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Bannier's Myth 4 vols
Borrowed: 1778/3/10 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
William Cruickshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
M. l’abbé Antoine Banier (Male, born 1673, died 1741)
Genre: History, Genre: Theology
Banier's Mythology
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
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
Borrowed: 1778/3/10 (Tuesday).
Borrower: William Cruickshank
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, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 217964
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Ovid's Metam. French
Borrowed: 1778/3/10 (Tuesday).
William Cruickshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Ovid's Metamorphoses French
Shelfmark: 810.
Record ID 217991
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Hume's Hist vol 2, 3
Borrowed: 1778/9/4 (Friday). 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 2, Volume 3
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: 1778/9/4 (Friday).
Borrower: William Cruickshank
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 217967
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
English Verse
Borrowed: 1778/3/10 (Tuesday).
William Cruickshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
English Verse
Shelfmark: 218.
Record ID 217961
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Kennet's Roman Antiquities
Borrowed: 1773/12/30 (Thursday).
John Watson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
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: 1773/12/30 (Thursday).
Borrower: John Watson
Author: Basil Kennett (Male, born 1674, died 1715), Genre: History
Record ID 217982
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Dryden's Virgil 3 vols
Borrowed: 1778/10. Returned: yes.
William Cruickshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Dryden's Virgil
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Speculative
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Virgil, translated by John Dryden, Esq; ...
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Dryden, John
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 50 times in 44 borrowing records
ESTC: T145015
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Virgil
Borrowed: 1778/10.
Borrower: William Cruickshank
Author: Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 218030
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Hume's History v. 1
Borrowed: 1780/4. 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 1
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: 1780/4.
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 218045
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Watson's Hist of Philip. 3 vols
Borrowed: 1781/2/14 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Robert Watson (Male, born c.1730, died 1781)
Genre: History
Watson's History of Philip
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2 3
Confidence level: Likely
Robert Watson (Male, born c.1730, died 1781)
Genre: History
The history of the reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain. By Robert Watson, ... In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 143 times in 138 borrowing records
ESTC: T211661
Robert Watson (Male, born c.1730, died 1781)
Genre: History
History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain
Borrowed: 1781/2/14 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Robert Watson (Male, born c.1730, died 1781), Genre: History
History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2 3
Record ID 218009
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Guthrie's Scotland vol 1, 2, 3, 4
Borrowed: 1778/5. Returned: yes.
William Nicol
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
William Guthrie (Male, born 1708, died 1770)
Genre: History
Guthrie's Scotland
Shelfmark: 440. Format: 8vo.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
William Guthrie (Male, born 1708, died 1770)
Genre: History
A General History of Scotland, from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time. By William Guthrie, Esq.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1767-1768. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 10 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 513 times in 303 borrowing records
ESTC: T146458
William Guthrie (Male, born 1708, died 1770)
Genre: History
General History of Scotland [William Guthrie]
Borrowed: 1778/5.
Borrower: William Nicol
Author: William Guthrie (Male, born 1708, died 1770), Genre: History
General History of Scotland [William Guthrie]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 218027
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Mossheim's Church History
Borrowed: 1780/9/4 (Monday).
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Record ID 218021
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Cornel Nepos 1 vol
Borrowed: 1779/6/26 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Nicol
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Cornelius Nepos
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 218039
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Cicero de officis notes Pearce
Borrowed: 1781/2/14 (Wednesday).
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Cicero's de officis Pearce
Shelfmark: 576.
Record ID 218054
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Cicero Oliveti
Borrowed: 1782/3/4 (Monday).
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Demosthenes (Male, born BCE384, died BCE322)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Cicero not Oliveti
Confidence level: Likely
Demosthenes (Male, born BCE384, died BCE322)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Philippiques de Demosthène, et catilinaires de Cicéron, traduites par M. l'Abbé d'Olivet, de l'Académie françoise.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1765.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 12 times in 11 borrowing records
Demosthenes (Male, born BCE384, died BCE322)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Philippics of Demosthenes
Borrowed: 1782/3/4 (Monday).
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Demosthenes (Male, born BCE384, died BCE322), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Record ID 218036
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Cicero de officis not. Graevi
Borrowed: 1781/2/14 (Wednesday).
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Record ID 218057
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Cicero Orationes Delphini
Borrowed: 1782/3/4 (Monday).
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Record ID 218024
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Blacklock's Poems
Borrowed: 1779/6/26 (Saturday).
William Nicol
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Record ID 218033
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Robertson's History of Scotland
Borrowed: 1780/4.
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 History of Scotland
Confidence level: Likely
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of Scotland during the reigns of Queen Mary and of King James VI. till his accession to the crown of England. With a review of the Scottish history previous to that period; and an appendix containing Original Papers. In Two Volumes. By William Robertson, D. D. Minister of Lady Yester’s, Edinburgh.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1761. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 359 times in 277 borrowing records
ESTC: T71467
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of Scotland During the Reigns of Queen Mary and King James VI
Borrowed: 1780/4.
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
History of Scotland During the Reigns of Queen Mary and King James VI
Record ID 218015
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Quintulianus Curtius Delph
Borrowed: 1778/7.
William Nicol
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Quintulianus Curtius Delph
Shelfmark: 47. Format: 8vo.
Record ID 218042
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Hume's Hist v. 3, 4
Borrowed: 1781/2/14 (Wednesday).
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 3, Volume 4
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: 1781/2/14 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 218012
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Quintus Curtius Petis.
Borrowed: 1778/7.
William Nicol
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Quintus Curtius Petis.
Shelfmark: 151. Format: 8vo.
Record ID 218018
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Lord Bolinbroke's Letters on History vol 1 & 2
Borrowed: 1779/6/26 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Nicol
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Lord Bolinbroke's Letters on History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Borrowed: 1779/6/26 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Nicol
Lord Bolinbroke's Letters on History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 218048
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Thucidydes
Borrowed: 1782/3/4 (Monday).
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Record ID 218006
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Goldsmith's England
Borrowed: 1778/5.
William Nicol
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
Goldsmith's History of England
Confidence level: Speculative
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
An abridgment of the History of England. From the invasion of Julius Cæsar, to the death of George II. By Dr. Goldsmith.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 199 times in 194 borrowing records
ESTC: N14917
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
Abridgment of the History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Caesar, to the Death of George II
Borrowed: 1778/5.
Borrower: William Nicol
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: History
Abridgment of the History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Caesar, to the Death of George II
Record ID 218051
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Terent. Westerhov v. 1
Borrowed: 1782/3/4 (Monday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Terence (Male)
Genre: Drama
Terentius Westerhov
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Terence (Male)
Genre: Drama
... Comoediae sex... Commentario perpetuo illustratae. Accedunt interpretes vetustiores Aelius Donatus, Eugraphius, Calphurnius... F. Lindenbruchii observationes... Curavit A.H. Westerhovius...
Language: Latin . Published: The Hague. Date of publication: 1726. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 14 times in 10 borrowing records
Terence (Male)
Genre: Drama
Comedies [Terence]
Borrowed: 1782/3/4 (Monday).
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Terence (Male), Genre: Drama
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 218066
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Theoctrius
Borrowed: 1780/3/10 (Friday).
Luke Fraser
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Record ID 218069
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Dryden's Virgil vol 1
Borrowed: 1780/3/10 (Friday). Returned: yes.
Luke Fraser
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Dryden's Virgil
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Virgil, translated by John Dryden, Esq; ...
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Dryden, John
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 50 times in 44 borrowing records
ESTC: T145015
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Virgil
Borrowed: 1780/3/10 (Friday).
Borrower: Luke Fraser
Author: Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 218063
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Polybuittes
Borrowed: 1780/3/10 (Friday).
Luke Fraser
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Record ID 218072
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
? Poets vol 1
Borrowed: 1780/3/10 (Friday). Returned: yes.
Luke Fraser
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
? Poets
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 218078
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Virgil interleaved vol 1st
Borrowed: 1780/3/10 (Friday). Returned: yes.
Luke Fraser
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Virgil interleaved
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 218081
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Martyn's Pastoral
Borrowed: 1780/4/19 (Wednesday).
Luke Fraser
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Record ID 218084
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Watson's Geog Dict
Borrowed: 1780/4/19 (Wednesday).
Luke Fraser
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Watson's Geographical Dictionary
Format: Folio.
Record ID 218060
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Brydon's Tour both vol
Borrowed: 1779/10/25 (Monday). Returned: yes.
Luke Fraser
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
Brydon's Tour
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, 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: 1779/10/25 (Monday).
Borrower: Luke Fraser
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 1, Volume 2
Record ID 218075
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Ecologues de Virgile
Borrowed: 1780/3/10 (Friday).
Luke Fraser
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Record ID 218087
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Erskine's Instit.
Borrowed: 1780/4/19 (Wednesday).
Luke Fraser
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Erskine's Institutes
Format: 8vo.
Record ID 218090
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Dictionary of Decisions 4v.
Borrowed: 1780/4/19 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Luke Fraser
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Court of Session Scotland (Unspecified)
Genre: Law
Dictionary of Decisions
Format: 12mo.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Speculative
Court of Session Scotland (Unspecified)
Genre: Law
The decisions of the Court of Session, from its first institution to the present time. Abridged, and digested under proper heads, in form of a dictionary. Collected from the printed decisions, session-papers, and manuscripts. Vol. III. Containing the decisions from 1738 to 1770.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1778. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 5 times in 2 borrowing records
ESTC: N45646
Court of Session Scotland (Unspecified)
Genre: Law
Decisions of the Court of Session
Borrowed: 1780/4/19 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Luke Fraser
Author: Court of Session Scotland (Unspecified), Genre: Law
Decisions of the Court of Session
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 218123
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 13
Salustius cum not Cortii
Borrowed: 1771/19.
Alexander Bartlet
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Salustius cum not Cortii
Shelfmark: 22. Format: 4to.
Record ID 218126
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 13
Clarke's Homer's Iliad vol 1st
Borrowed: 1771/19. Returned: yes.
Alexander Bartlet
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Clarke's Homer's Illiad
Shelfmark: 504.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 218108
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 13
Herodoti Opera Gr & Lat
Borrowed: 1771/19.
Alexander Bartlet
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Record ID 218102
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 13
Clarke's Homer's Iliad vol 2nd
Borrowed: 1771/19. Returned: yes.
Alexander Bartlet
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Clarke's Homer's Illiad
Shelfmark: 504.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 218114
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 13
Warburtons's Divine Legation of Moses 3 vols
Borrowed: 1771/19.
Alexander Bartlet
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Record ID 218135
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 13
Harris Hermes
Borrowed: 1771/19.
Alexander Bartlet
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Record ID 218096
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 13
Rollin's Belles Lettres 4 vol
Borrowed: 1771/19. Returned: yes.
Alexander Bartlet
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Rollin's Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Very likely
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The method of teaching and studying the belles lettres; or, An introduction to languages, poetry, rhetoric, history, moral philosophy, physics, &c. : with reflections on taste, and instructions with regard to the eloquence of the pulpit, the bar, and the stage : the whole illustrated with passages from the most famous poets and orators, ancient and modern, with critical remarks on them : designed more particularly for students in the universities / by Mr. Rollin, late Principal of the University of Paris, Professor of Eloquence in the Royal College, and Member of the Royal Academy of Inscriptions and Belles Lettres ; translated from the French.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 29 times in 14 borrowing records
ESTC: N4090
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Method of Teaching and Studying the Belles Lettres
Borrowed: 1771/19.
Borrower: Alexander Bartlet
Author: Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741), Genre: Belles Lettres
Method of Teaching and Studying the Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 218138
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 13
Crito 2 vol
Borrowed: 1771/19. Returned: yes.
Alexander Bartlet
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Crito
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 218117
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 13
Drakenb. Liv vol 1
Borrowed: 1771/19. Returned: yes.
Alexander Bartlet
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Drakenborchi Livy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 218093
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 13
Tacitus Opera not Gronov Vol 1
Borrowed: 1771/19. Returned: yes.
Alexander Bartlet
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Tacitus Opera not Gronov Vol 1
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Borrowed: 1771/19.
Borrower: Alexander Bartlet
Tacitus Opera not Gronov Vol 1
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 218120
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 13
Caesar in us. Delph
Borrowed: 1771/19.
Alexander Bartlet
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Record ID 218129
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 13
Cornelius Notis Varorium
Borrowed: 1771/19.
Alexander Bartlet
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Record ID 218132
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 13
Praeceptor 2 vol
Borrowed: 1771/19. Returned: yes.
Alexander Bartlet
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Praeceptor
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 218105
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 13
Clarke's Homer's Odyssey
Borrowed: 1771/19.
Alexander Bartlet
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Record ID 218099
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 13
Crevier's Livy Vol 1
Borrowed: 1771/19. Returned: yes.
Alexander Bartlet
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Crevier's Livy
Shelfmark: 46.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 218111
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 13
Juvenal's Lat in English Prose
Borrowed: 1771/19.
Alexander Bartlet
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Record ID 218153
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 14
Harris' Hermes
Borrowed: 1773/10/22 (Friday).
William Nicol
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Record ID 218192
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 14
Robertson's Charles 5th 3 vol
Borrowed: 1774/3/1 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
William Nicol
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Robertson's Charles 5th
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Speculative
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of the reign of the Emperor Charles V. With a view of the progress of society in Europe, from the subversion of the Roman Empire, to the beginning of the sixteenth century.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 603 times in 452 borrowing records
ESTC: T71143
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V
Borrowed: 1774/3/1 (Tuesday).
Borrower: William Nicol
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 218195
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 14
Hume's Hist vol 1
Borrowed: 1774/6/14 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
William Nicol
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 1
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: 1774/6/14 (Tuesday).
Borrower: William Nicol
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 218159
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 14
Tacitus Gronovii
Borrowed: 1774/3/1 (Tuesday).
William Nicol
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Cornelius Tacitus (Male, born c.56, died 120)
Genre: History
Tacitus Gronovii
Confidence level: Very likely
Cornelius Tacitus (Male, born c.56, died 120)
Genre: History
C. Cornelii Taciti opera quae extant omnia. Ad editionem optimam Joh. Fre. Gronovii accurate expressa.
Language: Latin . Published: Glasgow. Date of publication: 1743. Format: 12mo.
Editors: Gronovius, Joannes Fredericus.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 12 times in 8 borrowing records
ESTC: T70289
Cornelius Tacitus (Male, born c.56, died 120)
Genre: History
Works of Tacitus
Borrowed: 1774/3/1 (Tuesday).
Borrower: William Nicol
Author: Cornelius Tacitus (Male, born c.56, died 120), Genre: History
Record ID 218141
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 14
Pliny's Natural Hist v. 3
Borrowed: 1773/5/17 (Monday). Returned: yes.
William Nicol
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Pliny's Natural History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Borrowed: 1773/5/17 (Monday).
Borrower: William Nicol
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 218150
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 14
Cicero Oliveti vol 7 & 8
Borrowed: 1773/9/14 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
William Nicol
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Demosthenes (Male, born BCE384, died BCE322)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Cicero not Oliveti
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7, Volume 8
Confidence level: Likely
Demosthenes (Male, born BCE384, died BCE322)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Philippiques de Demosthène, et catilinaires de Cicéron, traduites par M. l'Abbé d'Olivet, de l'Académie françoise.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1765.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 12 times in 11 borrowing records
Demosthenes (Male, born BCE384, died BCE322)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Philippics of Demosthenes
Borrowed: 1773/9/14 (Tuesday).
Borrower: William Nicol
Author: Demosthenes (Male, born BCE384, died BCE322), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7, Volume 8
Record ID 218147
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 14
Virgil Masvicii vol 1
Borrowed: 1773/6/7 (Monday). Returned: yes.
William Nicol
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Virgil Masviccii
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 218174
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 14
Hume's Hist vol 1st & 2nd
Borrowed: 1774/3/1 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
William Nicol
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 1, Volume 2
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: 1774/3/1 (Tuesday).
Borrower: William Nicol
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 218168
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 14
Robertson's Hist Scot 2v
Borrowed: 1774/3/1 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
William Nicol
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Robertson's History of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Likely
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of Scotland during the reigns of Queen Mary and of King James VI. till his accession to the crown of England. With a review of the Scottish history previous to that period; and an appendix containing Original Papers. In Two Volumes. By William Robertson, D. D. Minister of Lady Yester’s, Edinburgh.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1761. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 359 times in 277 borrowing records
ESTC: T71467
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of Scotland During the Reigns of Queen Mary and King James VI
Borrowed: 1774/3/1 (Tuesday).
Borrower: William Nicol
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
History of Scotland During the Reigns of Queen Mary and King James VI
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 218189
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 14
Praeceptor 2 vol
Borrowed: 1774/3/1 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
William Nicol
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Praeceptor
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 218198
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 14
Tour thro Britain vols 1, 2, 3, 4
Borrowed: 1774/7/21 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
William Nicol
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Daniel Defoe (Male, born c.1661, died 1731), Samuel Richardson (Male, born 1689, died 1761)
Genre: Travel
Tour thro Great Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Speculative
Daniel Defoe (Male, born c.1661, died 1731), Samuel Richardson (Male, born 1689, died 1761)
Genre: Travel
A tour through the whole island of Great Britain. Divided into circuits or journies. Containing I. A description of the principal cities and towns, ... Originally begun by the celebrated Daniel De Foe, continued by the late Mr. Richardson.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 4 vol.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 141 times in 117 borrowing records
ESTC: T70855
Daniel Defoe (Male, born c.1661, died 1731), Samuel Richardson (Male, born 1689, died 1761)
Genre: Travel
Tour through the Whole Island of Great Britain
Borrowed: 1774/7/21 (Thursday).
Borrower: William Nicol
Author: Daniel Defoe (Male, born c.1661, died 1731), Samuel Richardson (Male, born 1689, died 1761), Genre: Travel
Tour through the Whole Island of Great Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 218162
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 14
Cicero Oliveti vol 2nd
Borrowed: 1774/3/1 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
William Nicol
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Demosthenes (Male, born BCE384, died BCE322)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Cicero not Oliveti
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Likely
Demosthenes (Male, born BCE384, died BCE322)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Philippiques de Demosthène, et catilinaires de Cicéron, traduites par M. l'Abbé d'Olivet, de l'Académie françoise.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1765.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 12 times in 11 borrowing records
Demosthenes (Male, born BCE384, died BCE322)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Philippics of Demosthenes
Borrowed: 1774/3/1 (Tuesday).
Borrower: William Nicol
Author: Demosthenes (Male, born BCE384, died BCE322), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 218180
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 14
Nepos Courtin
Borrowed: 1774/3/1 (Tuesday).
William Nicol
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Record ID 218156
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 14
Steineccii Antiq. Both vol
Borrowed: 1774/1/21 (Friday). Returned: yes.
William Nicol
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Steineccii Antiquities
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 218177
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 14
Praeceptor 2 vol
Borrowed: 1774/3/1 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
William Nicol
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Praeceptor
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 218201
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 14
Annual Register No 2
Borrowed: 1774/7/21 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
William Nicol
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Genre: Periodicals
Annual Register
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The annual register, or a view of the history, politics, and literature, for the year 1779.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1781.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 48 times in 47 borrowing records
ESTC: T212941
Genre: Periodicals
Annual Register, or A View of the History, Politics, and Literature
Borrowed: 1774/7/21 (Thursday).
Borrower: William Nicol
Genre: Periodicals
Annual Register, or A View of the History, Politics, and Literature
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 218183
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 14
Potter's Antiquities 2v
Borrowed: 1774/3/1 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
William Nicol
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
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: 1774/3/1 (Tuesday).
Borrower: William Nicol
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 218144
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 14
Virgil Burmanni vol 2
Borrowed: 1773/6/7 (Monday). Returned: yes.
William Nicol
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Virgil Burmanni
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 218171
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 14
Montesquieu De L'esprit de Loix 2v
Borrowed: 1774/3/1 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
William Nicol
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
L'esprit de Loix
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 218186
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 14
Rosin Antiq.
Borrowed: 1774/3/1 (Tuesday).
William Nicol
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Record ID 218165
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 14
Mureti Orationes
Borrowed: 1774/3/1 (Tuesday).
William Nicol
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Record ID 218249
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 15
Terence cum notis var
Borrowed: 1780/3/4 (Saturday).
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.