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Record ID 170517
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 6
Robertsons History of Greece 12o
Borrowed: 1788/4/30 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/5/30 (Friday).
Mr Robert Craigie Lord Craigie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1776. Life dates: d. 1834.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Pons Augustin Alletz (Male, born c.1705, died 1785)
Genre: History
The history of ancient Greece, from the earliest times, till it became a Roman province.
Confidence level: Certain
Pons Augustin Alletz (Male, born c.1705, died 1785)
Genre: History
The history of ancient Greece, from the earliest times, till it became a Roman province.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Robertson, William, 1721-1793.
Number of borrowings: 26
ESTC: T99769
Pons Augustin Alletz (Male, born c.1705, died 1785)
Genre: History
History of Ancient Greece, from the Earliest Times, till it became a Roman Province
Borrowed: 1788/4/30 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/5/30 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Craigie Lord Craigie
Author: Pons Augustin Alletz (Male, born c.1705, died 1785), Genre: History
History of Ancient Greece, from the Earliest Times, till it became a Roman Province
Record ID 170544
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 10
Mansteins Memoires of Russia
Borrowed: 1788/5/14 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/6/14 (Saturday).
Mr John Pringle
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1763. Life dates: 1741-1811.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
Cristof Hermann Manstein (Male, born 1711, died 1757)
Genre: Travel
Memoirs of Russia, historical, political, and military, from the year M DCC XXVII, to M DCC XLIV [Manstein]
Confidence level: Certain
Cristof Hermann Manstein (Male, born 1711, died 1757)
Genre: Travel
Memoirs of Russia, historical, political, and military, from the year M DCC XXVII, to M DCC Xliv.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 4to.
Editors: Hume, David.
Number of borrowings: 17
ESTC: T122596
Cristof Hermann Manstein (Male, born 1711, died 1757)
Genre: Travel
Memoirs of Russia, Historical, Political, and Military, from the Year MDCC XXVII, to MDCC XIIV
Borrowed: 1788/5/14 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/6/14 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr John Pringle
Author: Cristof Hermann Manstein (Male, born 1711, died 1757), Genre: Travel
Memoirs of Russia, Historical, Political, and Military, from the Year MDCC XXVII, to MDCC XIIV
Record ID 171093
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 13
Watsons Chemical Essays 5 Vol 8vo
Borrowed: 1788/5/27 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/6/27 (Friday).
Mr John Pringle
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1763. Life dates: 1741-1811.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
Richard Watson Bishop of Llandaff (Male, born 1737, died 1816)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Chemical essays [Watson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Confidence level: Certain
Richard Watson Bishop of Llandaff (Male, born 1737, died 1816)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Chemical essays. By R. Watson, D. D. F. R. S. and Regius Professor of Divinity in the University of Cambridge.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1781-1787. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 5 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 22 times in 6 borrowing records
ESTC: T78143
Richard Watson Bishop of Llandaff (Male, born 1737, died 1816)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Chemical Essays [Richard Watson]
Borrowed: 1788/5/27 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/6/27 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr John Pringle
Author: Richard Watson Bishop of Llandaff (Male, born 1737, died 1816), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Chemical Essays [Richard Watson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Record ID 171243
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 15
Chappe voyage en Siberie 3 vol 4to
Borrowed: 1788/5/30 (Friday). Returned: 1788/6/20 (Friday).
Mr John Pringle
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1763. Life dates: 1741-1811.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
Abbé Jean-Baptiste Chappe d'Auteroche (Male, born 1728, died 1769)
Genre: Travel
Voyage en Siberie, fait par ordre du roi en 1761 [Chappe d'Auteroche]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.112/1.b.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Abbé Jean-Baptiste Chappe d'Auteroche (Male, born 1728, died 1769)
Genre: Travel
Voyage en Sibérie, fait par ordre du Roi en 1761, ... enrichi de cartes géographiques, de plans, de profils du terrein, de gravures.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 23 times in 10 borrowing records
Abbé Jean-Baptiste Chappe d'Auteroche (Male, born 1728, died 1769)
Genre: Travel
Voyage en Sibérie, fait par ordre du Roi en 1761
Borrowed: 1788/5/30 (Friday). Returned: 1788/6/20 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr John Pringle
Author: Abbé Jean-Baptiste Chappe d'Auteroche (Male, born 1728, died 1769), Genre: Travel
Voyage en Sibérie, fait par ordre du Roi en 1761
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 171348
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 17
Stewarts History of the Stewarts
Borrowed: 1788/6/6 (Friday). Returned: 1788/7/6 (Sunday).
Mr William Craig Lord Craig
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1768. Life dates: 1745-1813.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Borrowed: 1788/6/6 (Friday). Returned: 1788/7/6 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr William Craig Lord Craig
Record ID 171339
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 17
Simsons History of the Stuarts
Borrowed: 1788/6/6 (Friday). Returned: 1788/7/6 (Sunday).
Mr William Craig Lord Craig
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1768. Life dates: 1745-1813.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
David Symson (Male)
Genre: History
A genealogical and historical account of the illustrious name of Stuart [Symson]
Confidence level: Certain
David Symson (Male)
Genre: History
A genealogical and historical account of the illustrious name of Stuart, from the first original, to the accession to the imperial crown of Scotland.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1712. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T121795
David Symson (Male)
Genre: History
Genealogical and Historical Account of the Illustrious name of Stuart
Borrowed: 1788/6/6 (Friday). Returned: 1788/7/6 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr William Craig Lord Craig
Author: David Symson (Male), Genre: History
Genealogical and Historical Account of the Illustrious name of Stuart
Record ID 171744
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 23
Helvetius de l'Esprit 2 vol
Borrowed: 1788/6/18 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/7/18 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.
Mr William Craig Lord Craig
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1768. Life dates: 1745-1813.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Helvetius (Male, born 1715-1-26, died 1771-12-26)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
De l'esprit [Helvetius]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: ND.800.c.11 (Wanting tom. 2) .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Helvetius (Male, born 1715-1-26, died 1771-12-26)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
De l'esprit.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1758. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 12 times in 7 borrowing records
Helvetius (Male, born 1715-1-26, died 1771-12-26)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
De l'Esprit
Borrowed: 1788/6/18 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/7/18 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr William Craig Lord Craig
Author: Helvetius (Male, born 1715-1-26, died 1771-12-26), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 171732
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 23
Volney Voyage en Egypte 2 Vol 8vo
Borrowed: 1788/6/14 (Saturday). Returned: 1788/7/14 (Monday).
Mr David Smyth Lord Methven
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1767.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Constantin François de Chasseboeuf Comte de Volney (Male, born 1757, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Voyage en Syrie et en Egypte pendant les années 1783-85 [Volney]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.168.d.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Constantin François de Chasseboeuf Comte de Volney (Male, born 1757, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Voyage en Syrie et en Égypte pendant les années 1783, 1784 et 1785.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 16 times in 8 borrowing records
Constantin François de Chasseboeuf Comte de Volney (Male, born 1757, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Syria and Egypt, in the Years 1783, 1784, and 1785
Borrowed: 1788/6/14 (Saturday). Returned: 1788/7/14 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr David Smyth Lord Methven
Author: Constantin François de Chasseboeuf Comte de Volney (Male, born 1757, died 1820), Genre: Travel
Travels through Syria and Egypt, in the Years 1783, 1784, and 1785
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 171738
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 23
Millars View of the English Government &c 4o
Borrowed: 1788/6/18 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/7/18 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: one pound sterl..
Mr William Craig Lord Craig
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1768. Life dates: 1745-1813.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
John Millar (Male, born 1735, died 1801)
Genre: History
Historical view of the English government, from the settlement of the Saxons in Britain to the accession of the house of Stewart [Millar]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: A.38.c.9.
Confidence level: Certain
John Millar (Male, born 1735, died 1801)
Genre: History
An historical view of the English government, from the settlement of the Saxons in Britain to the accession of the house of Stewart.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 24
ESTC: T117422
John Millar (Male, born 1735, died 1801)
Genre: History
Historical View of the English Government, from the Settlement of the Saxons in Britain to the Accession of the House of Stewart
Borrowed: 1788/6/18 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/7/18 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr William Craig Lord Craig
Author: John Millar (Male, born 1735, died 1801), Genre: History
Record ID 171807
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 25
Spences Polymetis fol
Borrowed: 1788/6/18 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/7/18 (Friday).
Mr Andrew Plummer of Middlestead
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1771. Life dates: 1748-1799.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Joseph Spence (Male, born 1699, died 1768)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Polymetis: or, an enquiry concerning the agreement between the works of the Roman poets, and the remains of the antient artists [Spence]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Ai.1.7.
Confidence level: Certain
Joseph Spence (Male, born 1699, died 1768)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Polymetis: or, an enquiry concerning the agreement between the works of the Roman poets, and the remains of the antient artists.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1747. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 7
ESTC: T133753
Joseph Spence (Male, born 1699, died 1768)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Polymetis: or, An Enquiry Concerning the Agreement between the Works of the Roman Poets
Borrowed: 1788/6/18 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/7/18 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Andrew Plummer of Middlestead
Author: Joseph Spence (Male, born 1699, died 1768), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Polymetis: or, An Enquiry Concerning the Agreement between the Works of the Roman Poets
Record ID 172035
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 27
Baretti's Travels 4 vol 8vo
Borrowed: 1788/6/20 (Friday). Returned: 1788/7/20 (Sunday).
Mr John Swinton tertius
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1762. Life dates: 1759-1820.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Giuseppe Baretti (Male, born 1719, died 1789)
Genre: Travel
Journey from London to Genoa, through England, Portugal, Spain, and France [Baretti]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.153.f .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Giuseppe Baretti (Male, born 1719, died 1789)
Genre: Travel
A journey from London to Genoa, through England, Portugal, Spain, and France.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 24 times in 6 borrowing records
ESTC: T83927
Giuseppe Baretti (Male, born 1719, died 1789)
Genre: Travel
Journey from London to Genoa, through England, Portugal, Spain, and France
Borrowed: 1788/6/20 (Friday). Returned: 1788/7/20 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr John Swinton tertius
Author: Giuseppe Baretti (Male, born 1719, died 1789), Genre: Travel
Journey from London to Genoa, through England, Portugal, Spain, and France
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 172077
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 28
Political History of Indies 4to
Borrowed: 1788/6/25 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/7/25 (Friday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Abbé Guillaume-Thomas-François Raynal (Male, born 1713, died 1796)
Genre: History
A philosophical and political history of the settlements and trade of the Europeans in the East and West Indies [Raynal]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.138.c.16-19.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Abbé Guillaume-Thomas-François Raynal (Male, born 1713, died 1796)
Genre: History
A philosophical and political history of the settlements and trade of the Europeans in the East and West Indies.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1776. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Translators: Justamond, John Obadiah
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 64 times in 26 borrowing records
ESTC: T94801
Abbé Guillaume-Thomas-François Raynal (Male, born 1713, died 1796)
Genre: History
Philosophical and Political History of the Settlements and Trade of the Europeans in the East and West Indies
Borrowed: 1788/6/25 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/7/25 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: Abbé Guillaume-Thomas-François Raynal (Male, born 1713, died 1796), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 172068
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 28
Hamiltons Account of East Indies 2 vol
Borrowed: 1788/6/25 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/7/25 (Friday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Alexander Hamilton (Male, died c.1732)
Genre: Travel
A New account of the East Indies, being the observations and remarks of Capt. Alexander Hamilton, who spent his time there from the year 1688. to 1723.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: RB.s.1868.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Alexander Hamilton (Male, died c.1732)
Genre: Travel
A new account of the East Indies : being the observations and remarks of Capt. Alexander Hamilton, who spent his time there from the year 1688. to 1723. trading and travelling, by sea and land, to most of the countries and islands of commerce and navigation, between the Cape of Good-Hope, and the Island of Japon.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1727. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 56 times in 33 borrowing records
ESTC: T85365
Alexander Hamilton (Male, died c.1732)
Genre: Travel
New Account of the East Indies
Borrowed: 1788/6/25 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/7/25 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: Alexander Hamilton (Male, died c.1732), Genre: Travel
New Account of the East Indies
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 172065
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 28
Modern Universal History tom 9.10.11 8.vo
Borrowed: 1788/6/25 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/7/25 (Friday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Genre: History
Modern part of An universal history, from the earliest account of time
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.96.d.6-E.96.f.16.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9, Volume 10, Volume 11
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: History
The modern part of An universal history, from the earliest account of time.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 44 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 137 times in 38 borrowing records
ESTC: N472050
Borrowed: 1788/6/25 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/7/25 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Genre: History
Modern Part of the Universal History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9, Volume 10, Volume 11
Record ID 172152
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 29
Milot elemens de l'histoire ancienne 4 vol
Borrowed: 1788/6/24 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/7/24 (Thursday).
Mr James Wolfe Murray Lord Cringletie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1782. Life dates: 1759-1836.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Abbé Claude François Xavier Millot (Male, born 1726, died 1785)
Genre: History
Elemens de l'histoire generale, premiere partie, contenant l'histoire ancienne. Seconde partie, contenant l'histoire moderne, depuis la fondation de la monarchie Françoise jusqu'à l'an 1773 [Millot]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.95.d.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Abbé Claude François Xavier Millot (Male, born 1726, died 1785)
Genre: History
Elémens d'histoire générale ...
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 5 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 29 times in 7 borrowing records
Abbé Claude François Xavier Millot (Male, born 1726, died 1785)
Genre: History
Elements of General History
Borrowed: 1788/6/24 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/7/24 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr James Wolfe Murray Lord Cringletie
Author: Abbé Claude François Xavier Millot (Male, born 1726, died 1785), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 173412
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 35
Hanway's Travels 2 Vol 4to
Borrowed: 1788/7/1 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/8/1 (Friday).
Mr John Swinton tertius
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1762. Life dates: 1759-1820.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Jonas Hanway (Male, born 1712, died 1786)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
An historical account of the British trade over the Caspian Sea: with the author's journal of travels from England through Russia into Persia; and back through Russia, Germany and Holland [Hanway]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.148.b.8.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Jonas Hanway (Male, born 1712, died 1786)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
An historical account of the British trade over the Caspian Sea: with the author’s journal of travels from England through Russia into Persia; and back through Russia, Germany and Holland. To which are added, the revolutions of Persia during the present century, with the particular history of the great usurper Nadir Kouli. Illustrated with Maps and Copper-Plates. The second edition, revised and corrected. In Two Volumes. ... By Jonas Hanway, Merchant
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1754. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 28 times in 16 borrowing records
ESTC: T94136
Jonas Hanway (Male, born 1712, died 1786)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Historical Account of the British Trade over the Caspian Sea
Borrowed: 1788/7/1 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/8/1 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr John Swinton tertius
Author: Jonas Hanway (Male, born 1712, died 1786), Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Historical Account of the British Trade over the Caspian Sea
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 173442
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 38
Quintilanus Burmanni 3 vol 4to
Borrowed: 1788/7/8 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/8/8 (Friday).
Mr John Clerk of Eldin; Lord Eldin
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1785. Life dates: 1757-1832.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Baron of the Exchequer. Law > Sheriff.
Borrowed: 1788/7/8 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/8/8 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr John Clerk of Eldin; Lord Eldin
Record ID 173634
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 40
Lindesay of Pitscotties History of Scotland fol
Borrowed: 1788/7/10 (Thursday). Returned: 1788/8/10 (Sunday).
Mr John Pringle
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1763. Life dates: 1741-1811.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
Borrowed: 1788/7/10 (Thursday). Returned: 1788/8/10 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr John Pringle
Record ID 173637
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 40
Richardsons Tour thro Great Britain 4 vol
Borrowed: 1788/7/11 (Friday). Returned: 1788/8/11 (Monday).
Mr Robert Sinclair
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1762. Life dates: d. 1802.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
Borrowed: 1788/7/11 (Friday). Returned: 1788/8/11 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Sinclair
Record ID 173640
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 41
Tophams Letters in 8vo
Borrowed: 1788/7/12 (Saturday). Returned: 1788/8/12 (Tuesday).
Mr Robert Craigie Lord Craigie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1776. Life dates: d. 1834.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Edward Topham (Male, born 1751, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Letters from Edinburgh; written in the years 1774 and 1775 [Topham]
Possible modern shelfmark: K.157.e.[21].
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Topham (Male, born 1751, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Letters from Edinburgh; written in the years 1774 and 1775: containing some observations on the diversions, customs, manners, and laws, of the Scotch nation, during a six months residence in Edinburgh.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1776. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 7
ESTC: T137107
Edward Topham (Male, born 1751, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Letters from Edinburgh written in the Years 1774 and 1775
Borrowed: 1788/7/12 (Saturday). Returned: 1788/8/12 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Craigie Lord Craigie
Author: Edward Topham (Male, born 1751, died 1820), Genre: Travel
Record ID 173646
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 42
Arnaldi Idea di un Teatro 4to
Borrowed: 1788/7/14 (Monday). Returned: 1788/8/14 (Thursday).
Mr James Urquhart of Meldrum
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1781. Life dates: 1759-1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Conte Enea Arnaldi (Male, born 1716, died 1794)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Idea di un teatro, nelle principali sue parti simile a'testri antichi, all'uso moderno accomodato [Arnaldi]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Cw.5.30.
Confidence level: Certain
Conte Enea Arnaldi (Male, born 1716, died 1794)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Idea di un teatro, nelle principali sue parti simile a'testri antichi, all'uso moderno accomodato. Con due discorsi; Puno, che versa intorno a'teatri in generale, riguardo solo al coperto della scena esteriore, l'altro intorno al sofitto di quella del teatro Olimpico di Vincenza.
Language: Italian . Published: Venice. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
Conte Enea Arnaldi (Male, born 1716, died 1794)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Idea di un Teatro
Borrowed: 1788/7/14 (Monday). Returned: 1788/8/14 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr James Urquhart of Meldrum
Author: Conte Enea Arnaldi (Male, born 1716, died 1794), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 173649
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 42
Gibbons decline of the Roman Empire vol. 1st.
Borrowed: 1788/7/14 (Monday). Returned: 1788/8/14 (Thursday).
Mr James Urquhart of Meldrum
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1781. Life dates: 1759-1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
History of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire [Gibbon]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.68.e.1-6.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
The history of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 12 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 59 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: N17852
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Borrowed: 1788/7/14 (Monday). Returned: 1788/8/14 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr James Urquhart of Meldrum
Author: Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794), Genre: History
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 173658
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 43
Annual Register for 1770 to 1780 inclusive (the vol for 1772 wanting)
Borrowed: 1788/7/16 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/8/16 (Saturday).
Mr Alexander Elphinstone of Glack
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1764. Life dates: 1738-1795.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Genre: Periodicals
Annual register, or a view of the history, politics, and literature for the year ...
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1770, Volume 1771, Volume 1773, Volume 1774, Volume 1775, Volume 1776, Volume 1777, Volume 1778, Volume 1779
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The annual Register, or a view of the history, politicks, and literature, of the year.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759-1837. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 763 times in 426 borrowing records
ESTC: T213203
Genre: Periodicals
Annual Register, or A View of the History, Politics, and Literature
Borrowed: 1788/7/16 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/8/16 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Elphinstone of Glack
Genre: Periodicals
Annual Register, or A View of the History, Politics, and Literature
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1770, Volume 1771, Volume 1773, Volume 1774, Volume 1775, Volume 1776, Volume 1777, Volume 1778, Volume 1779
Record ID 173661
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 44
Commons House Reports 1771-1773 (vol. 3) 1772-1773 (vol. 4)
Borrowed: 1788/7/16 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/8/16 (Saturday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Borrowed: 1788/7/16 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/8/16 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Record ID 173790
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 46
Verelsts India Affairs
Borrowed: 1788/7/19 (Saturday). Returned: 1788/8/19 (Tuesday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Harry Verelst (Male, died 1785)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
A view of the rise, progress, and present state of the English government in Bengal: including a reply to the misrepresentations of Mr. Bolts, and other writers [Verelst]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.142.c.23.
Confidence level: Certain
Harry Verelst (Male, died 1785)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
A View of the rise, progress, and present state of the English government in Bengal: including a Reply to the Misrepresentations of Mr. Bolts, and other Writers. By Harry Verelst, Esq. Late Governor of Bengal.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: T50786
Harry Verelst (Male, died 1785)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
View of the Rise, Progress, and Present State of the English Government in Bengal
Borrowed: 1788/7/19 (Saturday). Returned: 1788/8/19 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: Harry Verelst (Male, died 1785), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
View of the Rise, Progress, and Present State of the English Government in Bengal
Record ID 173799
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 46
Papers about India Affairs 8:vo
Borrowed: 1788/7/19 (Saturday). Returned: 1788/8/19 (Tuesday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Authentic papers concerning India affairs.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Ac].3/1.15.
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Authentic papers concerning India affairs; which have been under the inspection of a great assembly.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T3146
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Authentic Papers Concerning India Affairs
Borrowed: 1788/7/19 (Saturday). Returned: 1788/8/19 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Record ID 173784
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 46
Bolts on India Affairs 4to
Borrowed: 1788/7/19 (Saturday). Returned: 1788/8/19 (Tuesday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
William Bolts (Male, born c.1740, died 1808)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Considerations on India affairs [Bolts]
Possible modern shelfmark: E.142.c.5 .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
William Bolts (Male, born c.1740, died 1808)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Considerations on India affairs ; particularly respecting the present state of Bengal and its dependencies / by William Bolts.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 10 times in 4 borrowing records
ESTC: T144095
William Bolts (Male, born c.1740, died 1808)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Considerations on India Affairs; Particularily Respecting the Present state of Bengal and its Dependencies
Borrowed: 1788/7/19 (Saturday). Returned: 1788/8/19 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: William Bolts (Male, born c.1740, died 1808), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 173886
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 47
Cambridge's Account of the War in India 8
Borrowed: 1788/7/21 (Monday). Returned: 1788/8/21 (Thursday). Fine pledged in case of late return: seven shill. sterl..
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Mr Robert Hodshon Cay of Charlton Hall
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: 1758-1810.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Judge. Law > Advocate.
Richard Owen Cambridge (Male, born 1717, died 1802)
Genre: History
An account of the war in India. Between the English and French, on the coast of Coromandel, from the year 1750 to the year 1761 [Cambridge]
Possible modern shelfmark: E.143.b.11.
Confidence level: Certain
Richard Owen Cambridge (Male, born 1717, died 1802)
Genre: History
An account of the war in India. Between the English and French, on the coast of Coromandel, from the year 1750 to the year 1761. Together with a relation of the late remarkable events on the Malabar coast, and the expeditions to Golconda and Surat; With the Operations of the Fleet.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T114588
Richard Owen Cambridge (Male, born 1717, died 1802)
Genre: History
Account of the War in India. Between the English and French, on the Coast of Coromandel, from the Year 1750 to the Year 1761
Borrowed: 1788/7/21 (Monday). Returned: 1788/8/21 (Thursday).
Borrowers: Mr William Tait , Mr Robert Hodshon Cay of Charlton Hall
Author: Richard Owen Cambridge (Male, born 1717, died 1802), Genre: History
Record ID 173958
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 49
Mantica de conjectius fol
Borrowed: 1788/7/22 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/8/1 (Friday).
Mr William Baillie of Polkemmet; Lord Polkemmet
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1758. Life dates: c. 1736-1816.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Francesco Mantica (Male, born 1534, died 1614)
Genre: Law
Tractatus de coniecturis vltimarum voluntatum [Mantica]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Macmillan Collection B.11.3.
Confidence level: Certain
Francesco Mantica (Male, born 1534, died 1614)
Genre: Law
Tractatus de coniecturis ultimarum voluntatum.
Language: Latin . Published: Geneva. Date of publication: 1619. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 7
Francesco Mantica (Male, born 1534, died 1614)
Genre: Law
Tractatus de Conjecturis Ultimarum Voluntatum
Borrowed: 1788/7/22 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/8/1 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr William Baillie of Polkemmet; Lord Polkemmet
Author: Francesco Mantica (Male, born 1534, died 1614), Genre: Law
Record ID 174027
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 51
Aschams Works 4to
Borrowed: 1788/7/23 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/8/23 (Saturday).
Mr Charles Hope of Granton; Lord Granton
Gender: Male. Address: 22 Castle Street.
Admission date: 1784. Life dates: 1763-1851.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Lord Advocate. Law > Lord President. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Roger Ascham (Male, born 1515, died 1568)
Genre: Education, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The English works of Roger Ascham.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [An].1/1.1.
Confidence level: Certain
Roger Ascham (Male, born 1515, died 1568)
Genre: Education, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The English works of Roger Ascham.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1761. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 5
ESTC: T140586
Roger Ascham (Male, born 1515, died 1568)
Genre: Education, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
English Works of Roger Ascham
Borrowed: 1788/7/23 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/8/23 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Charles Hope of Granton; Lord Granton
Author: Roger Ascham (Male, born 1515, died 1568), Genre: Education, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Record ID 179379
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 59
Taciti variorum 2 vol 8vo
Borrowed: 1788/8/6 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/9/6 (Saturday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.
Mr John Pringle
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1763. Life dates: 1741-1811.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
Borrowed: 1788/8/6 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/9/6 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr John Pringle
Record ID 179382
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 59
Horatius Delphi 4to
Borrowed: 1788/8/6 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/9/6 (Saturday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.
Mr John Pringle
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1763. Life dates: 1741-1811.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
Genre: Poetry
Quinti Horatii Flacci opera [Delphini]
Possible modern shelfmark: K.76.d.
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Poetry
Quinti Horatii Flacci Opera. Interpretatione et notis illustravit Ludovicus Desprez,... in usum serenissimi Delphini.
Language: Latin . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1691. Format: 4to.
Editors: Desprez, Louis, active 17th c.
Number of borrowings: 2
Genre: Poetry
Works of Horace
Borrowed: 1788/8/6 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/9/6 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr John Pringle
Genre: Poetry
Record ID 179376
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 59
Colonel Dundas's military movements 4to
Borrowed: 1788/8/6 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/9/6 (Saturday). Fine pledged in case of late return: one pound sterl..
Mr John Pringle
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1763. Life dates: 1741-1811.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
Sir David Dundas (Male, born c.1735, died 1820)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Principles of military movements, chiefly applied to infantry [Dundas]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Bi.1/1.24.
Confidence level: Certain
Sir David Dundas (Male, born c.1735, died 1820)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Principles of military movements, chiefly applied to infantry.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: T134700
Sir David Dundas (Male, born c.1735, died 1820)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Principles of Military Movements, Chiefly Applied to Infantry
Borrowed: 1788/8/6 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/9/6 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr John Pringle
Author: Sir David Dundas (Male, born c.1735, died 1820), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Principles of Military Movements, Chiefly Applied to Infantry
Record ID 179394
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 60
Sullivans Lectures on the Laws of England 4to
Borrowed: 1788/8/7 (Thursday). Returned: 1788/9/7 (Sunday).
Mr Robert Craigie Lord Craigie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1776. Life dates: d. 1834.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Francis Stoughton Sullivan (Male, born 1719, died 1776)
Genre: History, Genre: Law
Sullivan's Lectures (original title)
An historical treatise on the feudal law, and the constitution and laws of England [Sullivan] (standardised title)
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: TR E.145.3].
Confidence level: Certain
Francis Stoughton Sullivan (Male, born 1719, died 1776)
Genre: History, Genre: Law
An historical treatise on the feudal law, and the constitution and laws of England; with a commentary on Magna Charta, and necessary illustrations of many of the English statutes, in a course of lectures, read in the University of Dublin.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 8
ESTC: T100182
Francis Stoughton Sullivan (Male, born 1719, died 1776)
Genre: History, Genre: Law
Historical Treatise on the Feudal Law, and the Constitution and Laws of England
Borrowed: 1788/8/7 (Thursday). Returned: 1788/9/7 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Craigie Lord Craigie
Author: Francis Stoughton Sullivan (Male, born 1719, died 1776), Genre: History, Genre: Law
Historical Treatise on the Feudal Law, and the Constitution and Laws of England
Record ID 179391
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 60
Gianonis History of Naples 2 vol fol.
Borrowed: 1788/8/7 (Thursday). Returned: 1788/9/7 (Sunday).
Mr Robert Craigie Lord Craigie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1776. Life dates: d. 1834.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Pietro Giannone (Male, born 1676, died 1748)
Genre: History
The civil history of the kingdom of Naples [Giannone]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: A.66.a.4.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Pietro Giannone (Male, born 1676, died 1748)
Genre: History
The civil history of the kingdom of Naples.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1729-1731. Format: folio.
Translators: Ogilvie, James, Captain.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 20 times in 11 borrowing records
ESTC: T94251
Pietro Giannone (Male, born 1676, died 1748)
Genre: History
Civil History of the Kingdom of Naples
Borrowed: 1788/8/7 (Thursday). Returned: 1788/9/7 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Craigie Lord Craigie
Author: Pietro Giannone (Male, born 1676, died 1748), Genre: History
Civil History of the Kingdom of Naples
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 179403
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 61
Cæsaris Opera Variorum
Borrowed: 1788/8/7 (Thursday). Returned: 1788/9/7 (Sunday).
Mr Otto Herman Wemyss
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1785. Life dates: d. 1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Julius Caesar (Male, born BCE100-7-12, died BCE44-3-15)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Lives
C. Julii Caesaris quae extant : cum notis & animadversionibus Dionysii Vossii, ut & qui vocatur Julius Celsus De vita et rebus gestis C. Julii Caesaris.
Possible modern shelfmark: K.61.c.
Confidence level: Certain
Julius Caesar (Male, born BCE100-7-12, died BCE44-3-15)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Lives
C. Julii Cæsaris quæ extant cum notis & animadversionibus Dionysii Vossii, ut & qui vocatur Julius Celsus de vita et rebus gestis C. Julii Cæsaris, ex musæo Joannis Georgii Graevii.
Language: Latin . Published: Amsterdam. Date of publication: 1697. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
Julius Caesar (Male, born BCE100-7-12, died BCE44-3-15)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Works of Julius Caesar
Borrowed: 1788/8/7 (Thursday). Returned: 1788/9/7 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr Otto Herman Wemyss
Author: Julius Caesar (Male, born BCE100-7-12, died BCE44-3-15), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Record ID 179406
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 61
Ovidii Opera vareorum 3 vol 8vo
Borrowed: 1788/8/7 (Thursday). Returned: 1788/9/7 (Sunday).
Mr Otto Herman Wemyss
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1785. Life dates: d. 1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Ovid (Male, born BCE43, died 17)
Genre: Poetry
Pub. Ovidii Nasonis opera omnia, in tres tomos divisa ex accuratissima recensione Nicol. Heinsii.
Possible modern shelfmark: K.55.e.2-4(1).
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Very likely
Ovid (Male, born BCE43, died 17)
Genre: Poetry
Pub. Ovidii Nasonis Opera omnia in tres tomos divisa, ex... recensione Nicol. Heinsii, cum notis.
Language: Latin . Published: Leiden. Date of publication: 1662. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Schrevel, Cornelis, 1608-1664
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 4 times in 2 borrowing records
Ovid (Male, born BCE43, died 17)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Ovid
Borrowed: 1788/8/7 (Thursday). Returned: 1788/9/7 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr Otto Herman Wemyss
Author: Ovid (Male, born BCE43, died 17), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 179400
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 61
Gesneri Historia Animalium tom 4 fol
Borrowed: 1788/8/7 (Thursday). Returned: 1788/9/7 (Sunday).
Mr William Baillie of Polkemmet; Lord Polkemmet
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1758. Life dates: c. 1736-1816.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Konrad Gesner (Male, born 1516, died 1565)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Conradi Gesneri medici Tigurini Historiae animalium.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLSl: Am.1.1 -4.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Konrad Gesner (Male, born 1516, died 1565)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
C. Gesneri ... historiæ animalium lib. 1 qui est de quadrupedibus viviparis. (- Liber II. de quadrupedibus oviparis. Adjectæ sunt etiam novæ aliquot quadrupedum figuræ in primo libro desideratæ cum descriptionibus: item oviparorum quorundam appendix.-... Liber III. qui est de avium natura. Adjecti sunt ... indices alphabetici decem super nominibus avium in totidem linguis diversis Icones avium omnium, etc.-... Liber IIII. ... de piscium & aquatilium animantium natura. Cum iconibus singulorum ... Continentur in hoc volumine G. Rondeletii ... et P. Bellonii de aquatilium singulis scripta.-Liber v. qui est de serpentium natura Ex variis schedis ... compositus per J. Carronum.-C. G. de Scorpione per C. Wolphium.)
Language: Latin . Published: Zurich. Date of publication: 1551-1587. Format: folio. Pagination: 5 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 5 times in 3 borrowing records
Konrad Gesner (Male, born 1516, died 1565)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Historiae Animalium [Konrad Gesner]
Borrowed: 1788/8/7 (Thursday). Returned: 1788/9/7 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr William Baillie of Polkemmet; Lord Polkemmet
Author: Konrad Gesner (Male, born 1516, died 1565), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Historiae Animalium [Konrad Gesner]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Record ID 180546
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 66
Geographical Dictionary fol
Borrowed: 1788/8/20 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/9/20 (Saturday).
Mr Robert Hamilton
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1788. Life dates: 1763-1831.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
John Barrow (Male)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
A new geographical dictionary [Barrow/Coote]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.124.b.2.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
John Barrow (Male)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
A new geographical dictionary. Containing A Full and Accurate Account Of the several Parts of The Known World, As it is Divided into Continents, Islands, Oceans, Seas, Rivers, Lakes, &c.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759-1760. Format: folio. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 4 times in 2 borrowing records
ESTC: T39856
John Barrow (Male)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
New Geographical Dictionary [John Barrow]
Borrowed: 1788/8/20 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/9/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Hamilton
Author: John Barrow (Male), Genre: Natural Philosophy
New Geographical Dictionary [John Barrow]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 180570
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 70
Voltaire Oeuvres tom 8-9.10 in 4to
Borrowed: 1788/9/8 (Monday). Returned: 1788/10/8 (Wednesday).
Mr William Craig Lord Craig
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1768. Life dates: 1745-1813.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Oeuvres completes [Voltaire]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Ak.7.1-73.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8, Volume 9, Volume 10
Confidence level: Certain
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Oeuvres completes de Voltaire.
Language: French . Published: Kehl. Date of publication: 1785-1789. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 125 times in 33 borrowing records
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Works of Voltaire
Borrowed: 1788/9/8 (Monday). Returned: 1788/10/8 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr William Craig Lord Craig
Author: Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8, Volume 9, Volume 10
Record ID 180600
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 73
Troucherau Choix des Presie 12o
Borrowed: 1788/9/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/10/17 (Friday).
Mr John Clerk of Eldin; Lord Eldin
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1785. Life dates: 1757-1832.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Baron of the Exchequer. Law > Sheriff.
Genre: Poetry
Choix de differens morceaux de poesie traduits de l'anglois [Trochereau]
Possible modern shelfmark: Au.4.41.
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Poetry
Choix de differens morceaux de poesie traduits de l'anglois.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1749. Format: 12mo.
Translators: Trochereau de La Berlière, Jean-Arnold, 1718-1792?
Number of borrowings: 1
Genre: Poetry
Choix de Differens Morceaux de Poesie Traduits de l'Anglois
Borrowed: 1788/9/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/10/17 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr John Clerk of Eldin; Lord Eldin
Genre: Poetry
Record ID 180624
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 75
Carvers travels thro North America
Borrowed: 1788/9/25 (Thursday). Returned: 1788/10/25 (Saturday).
Mr Robert Sinclair
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1762. Life dates: d. 1802.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
Jonathan Carver (Male, born 1710, died 1780)
Genre: Travel
Travels through the interior parts of North-America, in the years 1766, 1767, and 1768 [Carver]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.186.e..
Confidence level: Certain
Jonathan Carver (Male, born 1710, died 1780)
Genre: Travel
Travels through the interior parts of North-America, in the years 1766, 1767, and 1768.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 7
ESTC: T133718
Jonathan Carver (Male, born 1710, died 1780)
Genre: Travel
Travels through the Interior Parts of North America, in the Years 1766, 1767, and 1768
Borrowed: 1788/9/25 (Thursday). Returned: 1788/10/25 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Sinclair
Author: Jonathan Carver (Male, born 1710, died 1780), Genre: Travel
Travels through the Interior Parts of North America, in the Years 1766, 1767, and 1768
Record ID 180630
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 76
Osbourne's Collect. of Voyages tom. 2.d fol.
Borrowed: 1788/9/30 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/10/30 (Thursday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Genre: Travel
A collection of voyages and travels [Churchill]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.127.a.22-29 .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Travel
A collection of voyages and travels, some now first printed from original manuscripts, others now first published in English.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1752. Format: folio. Pagination: 8 vols.
Editors: Churchill, Awnsham; Churchill, John.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 30 times in 13 borrowing records
ESTC: T97844
Borrowed: 1788/9/30 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/10/30 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Genre: Travel
Collection of Voyages and Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 180684
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 80
Statutes at large vol 3d
Borrowed: 1788/10/15 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/11/1 (Saturday).
Mr Edward McCormick
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1745-1814.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
William Hawkins (Male, born 1673, died 1746)
Genre: Law
The statutes at large, from Magna Charta, to the seventh year of King George the Second, inclusive. In six volumes.
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Treasurer's Room.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
William Hawkins (Male, born 1673, died 1746)
Genre: Law
The statutes at large, from Magna Charta to the seventh year of King George the Second, inclusive. In six volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1734-1742. Format: folio. Pagination: 6 vols.
Number of borrowings: 6
ESTC: T145897
William Hawkins (Male, born 1673, died 1746)
Genre: Law
Statutes at Large, from Magna Charta to the Seventh Year of King George the Second
Borrowed: 1788/10/15 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/11/1 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Edward McCormick
Author: William Hawkins (Male, born 1673, died 1746), Genre: Law
Statutes at Large, from Magna Charta to the Seventh Year of King George the Second
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 180693
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 80
Forster's Voyage 8vo
Borrowed: 1788/10/15 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/11/15 (Saturday).
Mr Robert Sinclair
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1762. Life dates: d. 1802.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
Georg Forster (Male, born 1754, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Voyage round the world, in His Britannic Majesty's sloop, Resolution, commanded by Capt. James Cook, during the years 1772, 3, 4, and 5 [Forster]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.151.a.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Georg Forster (Male, born 1754, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
A voyage round the world, in His Britannic Majesty's sloop, Resolution, commanded by Capt. James Cook, during the years 1772, 3, 4, and 5 / By George Forster, F.R.S. member of the ROyal Academy of Madrid, and of the Society for promoting Natural Knowledge at Berlin ; In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 61 times in 40 borrowing records
ESTC: T155479
Georg Forster (Male, born 1754, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Voyage Round the World, in His Britannic Majesty’s Sloop, Resolution
Borrowed: 1788/10/15 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/11/15 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Sinclair
Author: Georg Forster (Male, born 1754, died 1794), Genre: Travel
Voyage Round the World, in His Britannic Majesty’s Sloop, Resolution
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 180687
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 80
Bacon's Abridgement vol 3d
Borrowed: 1788/10/15 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/11/1 (Saturday).
Mr Edward McCormick
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1745-1814.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Matthew Bacon (Male)
Genre: Law
New abridgment of the law [Bacon]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: TR E.143.4].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Matthew Bacon (Male)
Genre: Law
A new abridgment of the law. By a gentleman of the Middle Temple.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1736-1766. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 43 times in 30 borrowing records
ESTC: T145688
Matthew Bacon (Male)
Genre: Law
New Abridgment of the Law
Borrowed: 1788/10/15 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/11/1 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Edward McCormick
Author: Matthew Bacon (Male), Genre: Law
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 180690
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 80
Osbees Voyage 2 vol
Borrowed: 1788/10/15 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/11/15 (Saturday).
Mr Robert Sinclair
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1762. Life dates: d. 1802.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
Pehr Osbeck (Male, born 1723, died 1805)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to China and the East Indies, by Peter Osbeck
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.178.d.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Pehr Osbeck (Male, born 1723, died 1805)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to China and the East Indies, by Peter Osbeck, rector of Hasloef and Woxtorp, member of the Academy of Stockholm, and of the Society of Upsal. Together with a voyage to Suratte, by Olof Toreen, chaplain of the Gothic Lion East Indiaman. And an account of the Chinese husbandry, by Captain Charles Gustavus Eckeberg.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Forster, Johann Reinhold
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 25 times in 13 borrowing records
ESTC: T172400
Pehr Osbeck (Male, born 1723, died 1805)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to China and the East Indies, by Peter Osbeck
Borrowed: 1788/10/15 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/11/15 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Sinclair
Author: Pehr Osbeck (Male, born 1723, died 1805), Genre: Travel
Voyage to China and the East Indies, by Peter Osbeck
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 180792
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 83
Bardy on Burghs &c
Borrowed: 1788/10/27 (Monday). Returned: 1788/11/27 (Thursday).
Mr Otto Herman Wemyss
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1785. Life dates: d. 1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Robert Brady (Male, born c.1627, died 1700)
Genre: History, Genre: Law
Historical treatise of cities, and burghs or boroughs [Brady]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: A.38.a..
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Brady (Male, born c.1627, died 1700)
Genre: History, Genre: Law
An historical treatise of cities, and burghs or boroughs.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1704. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 6
ESTC: T25398
Robert Brady (Male, born c.1627, died 1700)
Genre: History, Genre: Law
Historical Treatise of Cities, and Burghs or Boroughs
Borrowed: 1788/10/27 (Monday). Returned: 1788/11/27 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr Otto Herman Wemyss
Author: Robert Brady (Male, born c.1627, died 1700), Genre: History, Genre: Law
Record ID 180798
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 83
Douglas Baronage
Borrowed: 1788/10/27 (Monday). Returned: 1788/11/27 (Thursday).
Mr Otto Herman Wemyss
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1785. Life dates: d. 1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Sir Robert Douglas (Male, born 1694, died 1770)
Genre: History
The peerage of Scotland, containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom, from their origin to the present generation [Douglas]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: R.287.c.
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Robert Douglas (Male, born 1694, died 1770)
Genre: History
The peerage of Scotland, containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom, from their Origin to the present Generation: collected from the public records, and ancient chartularies of this nation, the Charters, and other Writings of the Nobility, and the Works of our best Historians.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1764. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 19
ESTC: T145745
Sir Robert Douglas (Male, born 1694, died 1770)
Genre: History
Peerage of Scotland, containing an Historical and Genealogical Account of the Nobility of that Kingdom
Borrowed: 1788/10/27 (Monday). Returned: 1788/11/27 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr Otto Herman Wemyss
Author: Sir Robert Douglas (Male, born 1694, died 1770), Genre: History
Record ID 180813
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 84
Corneille Oeuvres tom 2-7 inclus
Borrowed: 1788/11/3 (Monday). Returned: 1788/12/3 (Wednesday).
Mr Robert Hamilton
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1788. Life dates: 1763-1831.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
Pierre Corneille (Male, born 1606, died 1684)
Genre: Drama
Theatre, avec des commentaires et autres morceaux intéressans [Corneille]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: As.2.1-12 .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7
Confidence level: Certain
Pierre Corneille (Male, born 1606, died 1684)
Genre: Drama
Théâtre de Pierre Corneille, avec des commentaires.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1765. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 12 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 32 times in 6 borrowing records
Pierre Corneille (Male, born 1606, died 1684)
Genre: Drama
Works of Pierre Corneille
Borrowed: 1788/11/3 (Monday). Returned: 1788/12/3 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Hamilton
Author: Pierre Corneille (Male, born 1606, died 1684), Genre: Drama
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7
Record ID 180849
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 86
Philosophical Transactions 1771
Borrowed: 1788/11/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/12/12 (Friday).
Sir James Montgomery of Stanhope
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1743. Life dates: 1721-2 Apr. 1803.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord Advocate. Law > Baron of the Exchequer. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical transactions.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: J.202-205 PER.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1771
Confidence level: Certain
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical transactions.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1665. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 172 times in 85 borrowing records
ESTC: P6614
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical Transactions
Borrowed: 1788/11/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/12/12 (Friday).
Borrower: Sir James Montgomery of Stanhope
Author: Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1771
Record ID 180864
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 87
Cook's Voyage in 1772 &c 2 vol. 4.
Borrowed: 1788/11/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/12/12 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: two Guineas.
Mr Alexander Moir of Scotstown
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1782. Life dates: d. 1824.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Georg Forster (Male, born 1754, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Voyage round the world, in His Britannic Majesty's sloop, Resolution, commanded by Capt. James Cook, during the years 1772, 3, 4, and 5 [Forster]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.151.a.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Georg Forster (Male, born 1754, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
A voyage round the world, in His Britannic Majesty's sloop, Resolution, commanded by Capt. James Cook, during the years 1772, 3, 4, and 5 / By George Forster, F.R.S. member of the ROyal Academy of Madrid, and of the Society for promoting Natural Knowledge at Berlin ; In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 61 times in 40 borrowing records
ESTC: T155479
Georg Forster (Male, born 1754, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Voyage Round the World, in His Britannic Majesty’s Sloop, Resolution
Borrowed: 1788/11/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/12/12 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Moir of Scotstown
Author: Georg Forster (Male, born 1754, died 1794), Genre: Travel
Voyage Round the World, in His Britannic Majesty’s Sloop, Resolution
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 180879
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 88
Conringij Opera tom 1.2.3 fol
Borrowed: 1788/11/13 (Thursday). Returned: 1788/12/13 (Saturday).
Mr Alexander Gordon of Whiteley and Pitlurg
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1752. Life dates: d. 1783.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Hermann Conring (Male, born 1606, died 1681)
Genre: Law, Genre: Medicine, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Opera omnia [Conring]
Possible modern shelfmark: E.103.b.4-9.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Hermann Conring (Male, born 1606, died 1681)
Genre: Law, Genre: Medicine, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Viri quondam illustris Hermanni Conringii ... operum tomus I.(-VI.) Cum præfatione et vita Conringii. Curante commentariisque suis hæc opera passim augente et illustrante Johanne Wilhelmo Goebelio.
Language: Latin . Published: Braunschweig. Date of publication: 1730. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 3 times in 1 borrowing record
Hermann Conring (Male, born 1606, died 1681)
Genre: Law, Genre: Medicine, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Works of Hermann Conring
Borrowed: 1788/11/13 (Thursday). Returned: 1788/12/13 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Gordon of Whiteley and Pitlurg
Author: Hermann Conring (Male, born 1606, died 1681), Genre: Law, Genre: Medicine, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 180885
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 89
Cabinet des Fees tom 12-17 inclus
Borrowed: 1788/11/13 (Thursday). Returned: 1788/12/13 (Saturday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Genre: Fiction
Cabinet des fées, ou collection choisie des contes des fées, et autres contes merveilleux, ornés de figures.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Aq.3.12-48.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 12, Volume 14, Volume 15, Volume 16, Volume 17
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Fiction
Le Cabinet des fées, ou Collection choisie des contes des fées, et autres contes merveilleux.
Language: French . Published: Geneva. Date of publication: 1785-1789. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 41 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 210 times in 34 borrowing records
Genre: Fiction
Cabinet des Fées
Borrowed: 1788/11/13 (Thursday). Returned: 1788/12/13 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 12, Volume 14, Volume 15, Volume 16, Volume 17
Record ID 180891
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 90
Annual Register 1783
Borrowed: 1788/11/14 (Friday). Returned: 1788/12/14 (Sunday).
Mr Edward McCormick
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1745-1814.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Genre: Periodicals
Annual register, or a view of the history, politics, and literature for the year ...
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1783
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The annual Register, or a view of the history, politicks, and literature, of the year.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759-1837. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 763 times in 426 borrowing records
ESTC: T213203
Genre: Periodicals
Annual Register, or A View of the History, Politics, and Literature
Borrowed: 1788/11/14 (Friday). Returned: 1788/12/14 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr Edward McCormick
Genre: Periodicals
Annual Register, or A View of the History, Politics, and Literature
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1783
Record ID 180903
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 91
Evans old Ballads 2 vol
Borrowed: 1788/11/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1788/12/15 (Monday).
Mr John Bushby Maitland of Eccles
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1788. Life dates: d. 1822.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Genre: Poetry
Old ballads, historical and narrative, with some of modern date [Evans]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Ai].5/1.19-21.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Poetry
Old ballads, historical and narrative, with some of modern date; now first collected, and reprinted from rare copies.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Evans, Thomas
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 6 times in 3 borrowing records
ESTC: T146587
Genre: Poetry
Old Ballads, Historical and Narrative, with Some of Modern Date
Borrowed: 1788/11/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1788/12/15 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr John Bushby Maitland of Eccles
Genre: Poetry
Old Ballads, Historical and Narrative, with Some of Modern Date
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 180900
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 91
Hayley's Plays 4to
Borrowed: 1788/11/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1788/12/15 (Monday).
Mr John Bushby Maitland of Eccles
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1788. Life dates: d. 1822.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
William Hayley (Male, born 1745, died 1820)
Genre: Drama
Plays of three acts; written for a private theatre [Hayley]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Al].1/2.9.
Confidence level: Certain
William Hayley (Male, born 1745, died 1820)
Genre: Drama
Plays of three acts; written for a private theatre.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 7
ESTC: T90106
William Hayley (Male, born 1745, died 1820)
Genre: Drama
Plays of Three Acts; Written for a Private Theatre
Borrowed: 1788/11/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1788/12/15 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr John Bushby Maitland of Eccles
Author: William Hayley (Male, born 1745, died 1820), Genre: Drama
Record ID 180906
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 92
Smiths Wealth of Nations 2 vol
Borrowed: 1788/11/17 (Monday). Returned: 1788/12/17 (Wednesday).
Mr John Burnet
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1785. Life dates: d. 1810.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Judge. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations [Smith]
Possible modern shelfmark: [Ab].1/1.8.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1776. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 103 times in 77 borrowing records
ESTC: T96668
Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
Borrowed: 1788/11/17 (Monday). Returned: 1788/12/17 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr John Burnet
Author: Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 180924
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 94
Piozzis Anecdotes of Sam. Johnson
Borrowed: 1788/11/20 (Thursday). Returned: 1788/12/20 (Saturday).
Mr John Bushby Maitland of Eccles
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1788. Life dates: d. 1822.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Hester Lynch Piozzi (Female, born 1741, died 1821)
Genre: Lives
Anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson, LL.D. during the last twenty years of his life [Piozzi]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Claud.2.1.
Confidence level: Certain
Hester Lynch Piozzi (Female, born 1741, died 1821)
Genre: Lives
Anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson, LL.D. during the last twenty years of his life.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1786. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 26
ESTC: T99797
Hester Lynch Piozzi (Female, born 1741, died 1821)
Genre: Lives
Anecdotes of the Late Samuel Johnson, LL.D. During the Last Twenty Years of His Life
Borrowed: 1788/11/20 (Thursday). Returned: 1788/12/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr John Bushby Maitland of Eccles
Author: Hester Lynch Piozzi (Female, born 1741, died 1821), Genre: Lives
Anecdotes of the Late Samuel Johnson, LL.D. During the Last Twenty Years of His Life
Record ID 180927
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 94
Stevens Plays 2 vol
Borrowed: 1788/11/20 (Thursday). Returned: 1788/12/20 (Saturday).
Mr John Bushby Maitland of Eccles
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1788. Life dates: d. 1822.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Borrowed: 1788/11/20 (Thursday). Returned: 1788/12/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr John Bushby Maitland of Eccles
Record ID 180921
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 94
Forsters Voyage to the South Sea 2 vol 4to
Borrowed: 1788/11/19 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/12/19 (Friday).
Mr Alexander Moir of Scotstown
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1782. Life dates: d. 1824.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Georg Forster (Male, born 1754, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Voyage round the world, in His Britannic Majesty's sloop, Resolution, commanded by Capt. James Cook, during the years 1772, 3, 4, and 5 [Forster]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.151.a.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Georg Forster (Male, born 1754, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
A voyage round the world, in His Britannic Majesty's sloop, Resolution, commanded by Capt. James Cook, during the years 1772, 3, 4, and 5 / By George Forster, F.R.S. member of the ROyal Academy of Madrid, and of the Society for promoting Natural Knowledge at Berlin ; In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 61 times in 40 borrowing records
ESTC: T155479
Georg Forster (Male, born 1754, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Voyage Round the World, in His Britannic Majesty’s Sloop, Resolution
Borrowed: 1788/11/19 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/12/19 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Moir of Scotstown
Author: Georg Forster (Male, born 1754, died 1794), Genre: Travel
Voyage Round the World, in His Britannic Majesty’s Sloop, Resolution
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 180936
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 96
Campbells Lexiphanes
Borrowed: 1788/11/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1788/12/22 (Monday).
Mr Robert Craigie Lord Craigie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1776. Life dates: d. 1834.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Archibald Campbell (Male, born 1691, died 1756)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lexiphanes, a dialogue [Campbell]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.147.f..
Confidence level: Certain
Archibald Campbell (Male, born 1691, died 1756)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lexiphanes, a dialogue. Imitated from Lucian, and suited to the present times. Being an attempt to restore the English tongue to its ancient purity, And to correct, as well as expose, the affected Style, hard Words, and absurd Phraseology of many late Writers, and particularly of Our English Lexiphanes, the Rambler.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1767. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 10
ESTC: T94504
Archibald Campbell (Male, born 1691, died 1756)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lexiphanes, a Dialogye
Borrowed: 1788/11/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1788/12/22 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Craigie Lord Craigie
Author: Archibald Campbell (Male, born 1691, died 1756), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 180960
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 98
Helvetius Systeme de la nature 2 vol
Borrowed: 1788/11/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/12/26 (Friday).
Mr Robert Hamilton
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1788. Life dates: 1763-1831.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
Borrowed: 1788/11/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/12/26 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Hamilton
Record ID 197154
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 100
Hawkesworths voyage 3 vol
Borrowed: 1788/11/27 (Thursday). Returned: 1788/12/27 (Saturday).
Mr Alexander Moir of Scotstown
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1782. Life dates: d. 1824.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern hemisphere [Hawkesworth]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.149.b.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, And successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, And Captain Cook, In the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour: Drawn up From the Journals which were kept by the several Commanders, And from the Papers of Joseph Banks, Esq.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 62 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T74467
John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
Account of the Voyages undertaken by the Order of His present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere
Borrowed: 1788/11/27 (Thursday). Returned: 1788/12/27 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Moir of Scotstown
Author: John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 197163
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 101
Chastelluxs Travels in North America 2 vol
Borrowed: 1788/11/28 (Friday). Returned: 1788/12/28 (Sunday).
Mr Robert Sinclair
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1762. Life dates: d. 1802.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
Marquis de François Jean Chastellux (Male, born 1734, died 1788)
Genre: Travel
Travels in North-America in the years 1780, 1781, and 1782. By the Marquis de Chastellux.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.186.e..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Marquis de François Jean Chastellux (Male, born 1734, died 1788)
Genre: Travel
Travels in North-America, in the years 1780, 1781, and 1782.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 9 times in 5 borrowing records
ESTC: T74648
Marquis de François Jean Chastellux (Male, born 1734, died 1788)
Genre: Travel
Travels in North-America, in the Years 1780, 1781, and 1782
Borrowed: 1788/11/28 (Friday). Returned: 1788/12/28 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Sinclair
Author: Marquis de François Jean Chastellux (Male, born 1734, died 1788), Genre: Travel
Travels in North-America, in the Years 1780, 1781, and 1782
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 197166
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 101
Hewits account of Carolina 2 vol
Borrowed: 1788/11/28 (Friday). Returned: 1788/12/28 (Sunday).
Mr Robert Sinclair
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1762. Life dates: d. 1802.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
Alexander Hewatt (Male, born 1745, died 1829)
Genre: History
An historical account of the rise and progress of the colonies of South Carolina and Georgia [Hewat]
Possible modern shelfmark: E.137.c.14-15.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Alexander Hewatt (Male, born 1745, died 1829)
Genre: History
An historical account of the rise and progress of the colonies of South Carolina and Georgia.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1779. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2 times in 1 borrowing record
ESTC: T99118
Alexander Hewatt (Male, born 1745, died 1829)
Genre: History
Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia
Borrowed: 1788/11/28 (Friday). Returned: 1788/12/28 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Sinclair
Author: Alexander Hewatt (Male, born 1745, died 1829), Genre: History
Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 197181
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 104
Clavigeros history of Mexico 2 vol 4to
Borrowed: 1788/11/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1788/12/29 (Monday).
Mr David Smyth Lord Methven
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1767.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Francesco Saverio Clavigero (Male, born 1731, died 1787)
Genre: History
The history of Mexico. Collected from Spanish and Mexican historians, from manuscripts, and ancient paintings of the Indians.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.186.C..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Francesco Saverio Clavigero (Male, born 1731, died 1787)
Genre: History
The history of Mexico. Collected from Spanish and Mexican historians, from manuscripts, and ancient paintings of the Indians.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Cullen, Charles
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 25 times in 15 borrowing records
ESTC: T144420
Francesco Saverio Clavigero (Male, born 1731, died 1787)
Genre: History
History of Mexico
Borrowed: 1788/11/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1788/12/29 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr David Smyth Lord Methven
Author: Francesco Saverio Clavigero (Male, born 1731, died 1787), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 197217
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 106
Humes treatise of Human Nature 3 vol
Borrowed: 1788/12/3 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/1/3 (Saturday).
Mr John Clerk of Eldin; Lord Eldin
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1785. Life dates: 1757-1832.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Baron of the Exchequer. Law > Sheriff.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
A treatise of human nature: being an attempt to introduce the experimental method of reasoning into moral subjects [Hume]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Ven].5/1.9-11.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
A treatise of human nature: being an attempt to introduce the experimental method of reasoning into moral subjects.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1739-1740. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 57 times in 26 borrowing records
ESTC: T4002
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Treatise of Human Nature
Borrowed: 1788/12/3 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/1/3 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr John Clerk of Eldin; Lord Eldin
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 197238
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 107
Viners Abridgement tom 15.
Borrowed: 1788/12/3 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/1/3 (Saturday).
Mr James Wolfe Murray Lord Cringletie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1782. Life dates: 1759-1836.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Charles Viner (Male, born 1678, died 1756)
Genre: Law
General abridgment of law and equity alphabetically digested under proper titles with references to the whole [Viner]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Historical Collection TR E.145.1.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 22
Confidence level: Certain
Charles Viner (Male, born 1678, died 1756)
Genre: Law
A general abridgment of law and equity alphabetically digested under proper titles with notes and references to the whole.
Language: English . Published: Aldershot. Date of publication: 1742-1753. Format: folio. Pagination: 22 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 59 times in 26 borrowing records
ESTC: T137938
Charles Viner (Male, born 1678, died 1756)
Genre: Law
General Abridgment of Law and Equity
Borrowed: 1788/12/3 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/1/3 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr James Wolfe Murray Lord Cringletie
Author: Charles Viner (Male, born 1678, died 1756), Genre: Law
General Abridgment of Law and Equity
Volumes borrowed: Volume 22
Record ID 197331
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 111
Memoires Secretes de la republique des Lettres tom 1-6 inclus. & volume 9-15 inclus.
Borrowed: 1788/12/9 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/1/9 (Friday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Louis Petit de Bachaumont (Male, born 1690, died 1771)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Mémoires secrets pour servir a l’histoire de la république des lettres en France, depuis M.DCC.LXII jusqu’a nos jours; ou journal d’un observateur, ...
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 9, Volume 10, Volume 11, Volume 12, Volume 13, Volume 14
Confidence level: Certain
Louis Petit de Bachaumont (Male, born 1690, died 1771)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Mémoires secrets pour servir a l’histoire de la république des lettres en France, depuis M.DCC.LXII jusqu’a nos jours; ou journal d’un observateur.
Language: French . Published: London | | [i.e. Amsterdam?]. Date of publication: 1777-1789. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 36 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 32 times in 5 borrowing records
ESTC: T113642
Louis Petit de Bachaumont (Male, born 1690, died 1771)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Mémoires Secrets pour Servir a l’Histoire de la République des Lettres en France
Borrowed: 1788/12/9 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/1/9 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: Louis Petit de Bachaumont (Male, born 1690, died 1771), Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Mémoires Secrets pour Servir a l’Histoire de la République des Lettres en France
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 9, Volume 10, Volume 11, Volume 12, Volume 13, Volume 14
Record ID 197364
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 112
Tatler with Explanatory notes 6 vol
Borrowed: 1788/12/11 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/1/11 (Sunday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Sir Richard Steele (Male, born 1672, died 1729)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Tatler (original title)
The lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq. (standardised title)
Possible modern shelfmark: [An].7/1.1-6.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6
Confidence level: Certain
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Sir Richard Steele (Male, born 1672, died 1729)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1786. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 6 vols.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T98535
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Sir Richard Steele (Male, born 1672, died 1729)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff
Borrowed: 1788/12/11 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/1/11 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Sir Richard Steele (Male, born 1672, died 1729), Genre: Belles Lettres
Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6
Record ID 197414
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 114
Burlamaqui Principes du droit naturel 4to
Borrowed: 1788/12/13 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/1/13 (Tuesday).
Mr Neil Ferguson of Woodhill
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1748-1803.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Jean Jacques Burlamaqui (Male, born 1694, died 1748)
Genre: Law
Principes du droit naturel [Burlamaqui]
Possible modern shelfmark: [g].2.25.
Confidence level: Certain
Jean Jacques Burlamaqui (Male, born 1694, died 1748)
Genre: Law
Principes du droit naturel.
Language: French . Published: Geneva. Date of publication: 1747. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 3
Jean Jacques Burlamaqui (Male, born 1694, died 1748)
Genre: Law
Principles of Natural Law [Jean Jacques Burlamaqui]
Borrowed: 1788/12/13 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/1/13 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Neil Ferguson of Woodhill
Author: Jean Jacques Burlamaqui (Male, born 1694, died 1748), Genre: Law
Record ID 197450
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 119
Johnson's Tracts 8vo
Borrowed: 1788/12/18 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/1/18 (Sunday).
Sir James Montgomery of Stanhope
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1743. Life dates: 1721-2 Apr. 1803.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord Advocate. Law > Baron of the Exchequer. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Political tracts. Containing, The false alarm. Falkland's Islands. The patriot; and, Taxation no tyranny.
Possible modern shelfmark: [Ad].5/2.5 .
Confidence level: Certain
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Political tracts. Containing, The false alarm. Falkland’s Islands. The patriot; and Taxation no tyranny.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1776. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T130899
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Political Tracts. Containing, The False Alarm. Falkland’s Islands. The Patriot; and Taxation No Tyranny
Borrowed: 1788/12/18 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/1/18 (Sunday).
Borrower: Sir James Montgomery of Stanhope
Author: Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Record ID 197579
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 120
Schoepflinius Alsatia illustrata 2 vol
Borrowed: 1788/12/19 (Friday). Returned: 1789/1/19 (Monday).
Mr Neil Ferguson of Woodhill
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1748-1803.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Johann Daniel Schoepflin (Male, born 1694, died 1771)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Alsatia illustrata, Celtica, Romana, Francica.
Possible modern shelfmark: Z.1.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Johann Daniel Schoepflin (Male, born 1694, died 1771)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Alsatia illustrata Celtica, Romana, Francica, etc.
Language: Latin . Published: Colmar. Date of publication: 1751-1761. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2 times in 1 borrowing record
Johann Daniel Schoepflin (Male, born 1694, died 1771)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Alsatia Illustrata Celtica, Romana, Francica
Borrowed: 1788/12/19 (Friday). Returned: 1789/1/19 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr Neil Ferguson of Woodhill
Author: Johann Daniel Schoepflin (Male, born 1694, died 1771), Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Alsatia Illustrata Celtica, Romana, Francica
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 197573
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 120
Rousseau Emile tom 3. not returned
Borrowed: 1788/12/19 (Friday).
Mr Neil Ferguson of Woodhill
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1748-1803.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Male, born 1712, died 1778)
Genre: Fiction, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Collection complete des oeuvres de J. J. Rousseau, citoyen de Geneve.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: At.6.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9
Confidence level: Certain
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Male, born 1712, died 1778)
Genre: Fiction, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Collection complete des oeuvres de J. J. Rousseau, citoyen de Geneve.
Language: French . Published: Geneva. Date of publication: 1782. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 25 vols.
Editors: Pierre Alexandre Du Peyrou
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 39 times in 11 borrowing records
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Male, born 1712, died 1778)
Genre: Fiction, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Works of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Borrowed: 1788/12/19 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Neil Ferguson of Woodhill
Author: Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Male, born 1712, died 1778), Genre: Fiction, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Works of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9
Record ID 197681
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 121
Do Hume dialogues
Borrowed: 1788/12/20 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/1/20 (Tuesday).
Mr Adam Gillies of Kintrochat; Lord Gillies
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1787. Life dates: d. 1842.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Borrowed: 1788/12/20 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/1/20 (Tuesday).
Record ID 197678
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 121
Berkeleys principles of human knowledge
Borrowed: 1788/12/20 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/1/20 (Tuesday).
Mr Adam Gillies of Kintrochat; Lord Gillies
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1787. Life dates: d. 1842.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Bishop George Berkeley (Male, born 1685, died 1753)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
A treatise concerning the principles of human knowlege [Berkeley]
Possible modern shelfmark: [Ven].7/2.11.
Confidence level: Certain
Bishop George Berkeley (Male, born 1685, died 1753)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
A treatise concerning the principles of human knowledge. Part 1. Wherein the chief causes of error and difficulty in the sciences, with the grounds of scepticism, atheism, and irreligion, are inquir'd into. By George Berkeley ...
Language: English . Published: Dublin. Date of publication: 1710. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 17
ESTC: T77986
Bishop George Berkeley (Male, born 1685, died 1753)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Treatise concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge
Borrowed: 1788/12/20 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/1/20 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Adam Gillies of Kintrochat; Lord Gillies
Author: Bishop George Berkeley (Male, born 1685, died 1753), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Record ID 197903
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 122
Poetarum Gallorium deliciae
Borrowed: 1788/12/20 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/1/20 (Tuesday).
Mr Archibald Campbell Colquhoun of Clathick
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1779. Life dates: 1754-1820.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Genre: Poetry
Delitiae C. poetarm Gallorum [Gruterus]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Rob.II.6.40.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Poetry
Delitiae C. poetarum Gallorum, hujus superiorisque aevi illustrium, collectore R. G.
Language: Latin . Published: Frankfurt am Main. Date of publication: 1609. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Gruterus, Janus, 1560-1627.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 7 times in 3 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1788/12/20 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/1/20 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Archibald Campbell Colquhoun of Clathick
Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 197960
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 124
Bougainvilles Voyage 4to
Borrowed: 1788/12/23 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/1/23 (Friday).
Mr Alexander Moir of Scotstown
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1782. Life dates: d. 1824.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Comte Louis-Antoine de Bougainville (Male, born 1729, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Voyage autour du monde par la frégate du Roi La Boudeuse, et la flûte L'Étoile, en 1766, 1767, 1768 et 1769 [Bougainville]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.151.c.
Confidence level: Certain
Comte Louis-Antoine de Bougainville (Male, born 1729, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Voyage autour du monde par la frégate du roi la Boudeuse, et la flûte l'Étoile; en 1766, 1767, 1768 & 1769.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 7
Comte Louis-Antoine de Bougainville (Male, born 1729, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Voyage Round the World ... in the Years 1766, 1767, 1768, and 1769 [Bougainville]
Borrowed: 1788/12/23 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/1/23 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Moir of Scotstown
Author: Comte Louis-Antoine de Bougainville (Male, born 1729, died 1811), Genre: Travel
Voyage Round the World ... in the Years 1766, 1767, 1768, and 1769 [Bougainville]
Record ID 198035
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 125
Smollets History of England vol 3d & 4th
Borrowed: 1788/12/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/1/24 (Saturday).
Mr John Burnet
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1785. Life dates: d. 1810.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Judge. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: History
Complete history of England, deduced from the descent of Julius Caesar, to the Treaty of Aix la Chapelle, 1748 [Smollett]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: C.9.b.3-6.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: History
A complete history of England, deduced from the descent of Julius Cæsar, to the Treaty of Aix la Chapelle, 1748.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1757-1758. Format: 4to. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 24 times in 9 borrowing records
ESTC: T55301
Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: History
Complete History of England [Tobias Smollett]
Borrowed: 1788/12/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/1/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr John Burnet
Author: Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771), Genre: History
Complete History of England [Tobias Smollett]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 198185
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 128
Bellamy's life 5 vol
Borrowed: 1789/1/2 (Friday). Returned: 1789/2/4 (Wednesday).
Mr Robert Sinclair
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1762. Life dates: d. 1802.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
George Anne Bellamy (Male, born c.1731, died 1788)
Genre: Lives
An apology for the life of George Anne Bellamy, late of Covent-garden theatre.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Claud.8.19-23.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Confidence level: Certain
George Anne Bellamy (Male, born c.1731, died 1788)
Genre: Lives
An apology for the life of George Anne Bellamy, late of Covent-Garden Theatre.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 50 times in 10 borrowing records
ESTC: N30340
George Anne Bellamy (Male, born c.1731, died 1788)
Genre: Lives
Apology for the Life of George Anne Bellamy, Late of Covent-Garden Theatre
Borrowed: 1789/1/2 (Friday). Returned: 1789/2/4 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Sinclair
Author: George Anne Bellamy (Male, born c.1731, died 1788), Genre: Lives
Apology for the Life of George Anne Bellamy, Late of Covent-Garden Theatre
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Record ID 198188
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 128
Abbots case of Impotancy
Borrowed: 1789/1/2 (Friday). Returned: 1789/2/2 (Monday).
Mr Robert Sinclair
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1762. Life dates: d. 1802.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
George Abbot (Male, born 1562, died 1633)
Genre: Law
The case of impotency as debated in England [Abbot]
Possible modern shelfmark: Historical Collection TR E.139.7.
Confidence level: Certain
George Abbot (Male, born 1562, died 1633)
Genre: Law
The case of impotency as debated in England, in that remarkable tryal an. 1613. between Robert, Earl of Essex, and the Lady Frances Howard, who, after eight years marriage, commenc’d a suit against him for impotency.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1715. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T76337
George Abbot (Male, born 1562, died 1633)
Genre: Law
Case of Impotency as Debated in England, in that Remarkable Tryal an. 1613. between Robert, Earl of Essex, and the Lady Frances Howard
Borrowed: 1789/1/2 (Friday). Returned: 1789/2/2 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Sinclair
Author: George Abbot (Male, born 1562, died 1633), Genre: Law
Record ID 198191
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 128
Life of Mary Queen of Scotts
Borrowed: 1789/1/2 (Friday). Returned: 1789/2/2 (Monday).
Mr Robert Sinclair
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1762. Life dates: d. 1802.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
Borrowed: 1789/1/2 (Friday). Returned: 1789/2/2 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Sinclair
Record ID 198197
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 129
Memoirs Secrettes tom 15.16.17.22.23
Borrowed: 1789/1/2 (Friday). Returned: 1789/2/2 (Monday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Louis Petit de Bachaumont (Male, born 1690, died 1771)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Mémoires secrets pour servir a l’histoire de la république des lettres en France, depuis M.DCC.LXII jusqu’a nos jours; ou journal d’un observateur, ...
Volumes borrowed: Volume 15, Volume 16, Volume 17, Volume 22, Volume 23
Confidence level: Certain
Louis Petit de Bachaumont (Male, born 1690, died 1771)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Mémoires secrets pour servir a l’histoire de la république des lettres en France, depuis M.DCC.LXII jusqu’a nos jours; ou journal d’un observateur.
Language: French . Published: London | | [i.e. Amsterdam?]. Date of publication: 1777-1789. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 36 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 32 times in 5 borrowing records
ESTC: T113642
Louis Petit de Bachaumont (Male, born 1690, died 1771)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Mémoires Secrets pour Servir a l’Histoire de la République des Lettres en France
Borrowed: 1789/1/2 (Friday). Returned: 1789/2/2 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: Louis Petit de Bachaumont (Male, born 1690, died 1771), Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Mémoires Secrets pour Servir a l’Histoire de la République des Lettres en France
Volumes borrowed: Volume 15, Volume 16, Volume 17, Volume 22, Volume 23
Record ID 198200
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 129
Morgani Phoenix 4to
Borrowed: 1789/1/2 (Friday). Returned: 1789/2/2 (Monday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Phœnix Britannicus: being a miscellaneous collection of scarce and curious tracts, historical, political, biographical [Morgan]
Possible modern shelfmark: [Ap].1/1.8.
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Phoenix Britannicus: being a miscellaneous collection of scarce and curious tracts, historical, political, biographical, Satirical, Critical, Characteristical, &c. Prose and Verse.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1732. Format: 4to.
Editors: Collected by J. Morgan, Gent.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T101295
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Phoenix Britannicus: Being a Miscellaneous Collection of Scarce and Curious Tracts
Borrowed: 1789/1/2 (Friday). Returned: 1789/2/2 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Phoenix Britannicus: Being a Miscellaneous Collection of Scarce and Curious Tracts
Record ID 198203
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 129
[?] Memoires
Borrowed: 1789/1/2 (Friday). Returned: 1789/2/2 (Monday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Borrowed: 1789/1/2 (Friday). Returned: 1789/2/2 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Record ID 198215
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 131
Locke on human understanding fol
Borrowed: 1789/1/6 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/2/6 (Friday).
Sir James Montgomery of Stanhope
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1743. Life dates: 1721-2 Apr. 1803.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord Advocate. Law > Baron of the Exchequer. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
John Locke (Male, born 1632, died 1704)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
An essay concerning humane understanding [Locke]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Ai.4.6.
Confidence level: Certain
John Locke (Male, born 1632, died 1704)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
An essay concerning humane understanding. In four books.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1700. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 7
ESTC: R39072
John Locke (Male, born 1632, died 1704)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essay Concerning Human Understanding
Borrowed: 1789/1/6 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/2/6 (Friday).
Borrower: Sir James Montgomery of Stanhope
Author: John Locke (Male, born 1632, died 1704), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Record ID 198218
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 131
Humes essays 2 vol 8vo
Borrowed: 1789/1/6 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/2/6 (Friday).
Sir James Montgomery of Stanhope
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1743. Life dates: 1721-2 Apr. 1803.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord Advocate. Law > Baron of the Exchequer. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essays, moral and political [Hume]
Possible modern shelfmark: [Ap].8/1.19.
Confidence level: Certain
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essays, moral and political.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1741. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 30
ESTC: T4004
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essays, Moral and Political
Borrowed: 1789/1/6 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/2/6 (Friday).
Borrower: Sir James Montgomery of Stanhope
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Record ID 198233
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 132
Swinburn's Travels 4to
Borrowed: 1789/1/6 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/2/6 (Friday).
Mr John Pringle
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1763. Life dates: 1741-1811.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
Borrowed: 1789/1/6 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/2/6 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr John Pringle
Record ID 198227
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 132
Memoirs de la derniere Revolution en Angleterre
Borrowed: 1789/1/6 (Tuesday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Guillaume de Lamberty (Male, born c.1660, died 1742)
Genre: History
Mémoires de la derniere Revolution d'Angleterre
Possible modern shelfmark: C.19.f.10-11.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Guillaume de Lamberty (Male, born c.1660, died 1742)
Genre: History
Memoires de la derniére revolution d'Angleterre, contenant l'abdication de Jacques II., l'avenement de S.M. le roi Guillaume III. à la couronne, & plusieurs choses arrivées soûs son régne.
Language: French . Published: The Hague. Date of publication: 1702. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2 times in 1 borrowing record
Guillaume de Lamberty (Male, born c.1660, died 1742)
Genre: History
Memoires de la Derniére Revolution d'Angleterre
Borrowed: 1789/1/6 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: Guillaume de Lamberty (Male, born c.1660, died 1742), Genre: History
Memoires de la Derniére Revolution d'Angleterre
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 198230
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 132
Memoires de Conte de Forbin 2 tom
Borrowed: 1789/1/6 (Tuesday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Comte Claude de Forbin (Male, born 1656, died 1733)
Genre: Lives
Memoires [Forbin]
Possible modern shelfmark: Au.3.42-43.
Confidence level: Certain
Comte Claude de Forbin (Male, born 1656, died 1733)
Genre: Lives
Mémoires du Comte de Forbin.
Language: French . Published: Amsterdam. Date of publication: 1730. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 1
Comte Claude de Forbin (Male, born 1656, died 1733)
Genre: Lives
Mémoires du Comte de Forbin
Borrowed: 1789/1/6 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: Comte Claude de Forbin (Male, born 1656, died 1733), Genre: Lives
Record ID 198269
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 135
Stuarts history of Q. Mary 2 vol 4to
Borrowed: 1789/1/13 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/2/13 (Friday).
Mr John Burnet
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1785. Life dates: d. 1810.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Judge. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Gilbert Stuart (Male, born 1742, died 1786)
Genre: History
The history of Scotland, from the establishment of the Reformation, till the death of Queen Mary [Stuart]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: A.107.b.18-19.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
Gilbert Stuart (Male, born 1742, died 1786)
Genre: History
The history of Scotland, from the establishment of the Reformation, till the death of Queen Mary.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1782. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 84 times in 45 borrowing records
ESTC: T96525
Gilbert Stuart (Male, born 1742, died 1786)
Genre: History
History of Scotland, from the Establishment of the Reformation, till the Death of Queen Mary
Borrowed: 1789/1/13 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/2/13 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr John Burnet
Author: Gilbert Stuart (Male, born 1742, died 1786), Genre: History
History of Scotland, from the Establishment of the Reformation, till the Death of Queen Mary
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 198281
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 136
Works of Fr. Rabelais 4 vol. in 12
Borrowed: 1789/1/13 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/2/13 (Friday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
François Rabelais (Male, born c.1490, died 1553)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Francis Rabelais
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Au.5.39-42.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
François Rabelais (Male, born c.1490, died 1553)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Francis Rabelais. Translated from the French, and illustrated with explanatory notes, by M. le du Chat, and others.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Editors: Du Chat
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 18 times in 5 borrowing records
ESTC: T13267
François Rabelais (Male, born c.1490, died 1553)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of François Rabelais
Borrowed: 1789/1/13 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/2/13 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: François Rabelais (Male, born c.1490, died 1553), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 198275
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 136
Ariosto Orlando Furioso by Harrington fol
Borrowed: 1789/1/13 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/2/13 (Friday).
Mr David Smyth Lord Methven
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1767.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Lodovico Ariosto (Male, born 1474, died 1533)
Genre: Poetry
Orlando furioso in English heroical verse, by Sr Iohn Harington of Bathe Knight.
Possible modern shelfmark: Ae.5.5.
Confidence level: Certain
Lodovico Ariosto (Male, born 1474, died 1533)
Genre: Poetry
Orlando furioso in English heroical verse, by Sr Iohn Haringto[n] of Bathe Knight.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1607. Format: folio.
Translators: Harington, John, Sir, 1560-1612
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: S106841
Lodovico Ariosto (Male, born 1474, died 1533)
Genre: Poetry
Orlando Furioso
Borrowed: 1789/1/13 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/2/13 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr David Smyth Lord Methven
Author: Lodovico Ariosto (Male, born 1474, died 1533), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 198278
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 136
Winstanleys historical rarities 8vo
Borrowed: 1789/1/13 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/2/13 (Friday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
William Winstanley (Male, born c.1628, died 1698)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Histories and observations domestick and foreign. Or, A miscellany of historical rarities [Winstanley]
Possible modern shelfmark: E.106.g.20.
Confidence level: Certain
William Winstanley (Male, born c.1628, died 1698)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Histories and observations domestick and foreign. Or, A miscellany of historical rarities, collected out of approved authors.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1683. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: R12364
William Winstanley (Male, born c.1628, died 1698)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Histories and Observations Domestick and Foreign. Or, A Miscellany of Historical Rarities, Collected out of Approved Authors
Borrowed: 1789/1/13 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/2/13 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: William Winstanley (Male, born c.1628, died 1698), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 198284
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 137
Howard on Prisons 8vo
Borrowed: 1789/1/13 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/2/13 (Friday).
Mr Alexander Gordon of Whiteley and Pitlurg
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1752. Life dates: d. 1783.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
John Howard (Male, born 1726, died 1790)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The state of the prisons in England and Wales [Howard]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Ac].3/1.17.
Confidence level: Certain
John Howard (Male, born 1726, died 1790)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The state of the prisons in England and Wales, with preliminary observations, and an account of some foreign prisons and hospitals.
Language: English . Published: Warrington. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 5
ESTC: T83449
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
State of the Prisons in England and Wales
Borrowed: 1789/1/13 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/2/13 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Gordon of Whiteley and Pitlurg
Author: John Howard (Male, born 1726, died 1790), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Record ID 198320
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 141
Saverien progres de l'esprit humain tom 1-4
Borrowed: 1789/1/17 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/2/17 (Tuesday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Alexandre Savérien (Male, born 1720, died 1805)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire des progrès de l'esprit humain dans les sciences naturelles, et dans les arts qui en dependent [Saverien]
Possible modern shelfmark: Cy.6.17.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Alexandre Savérien (Male, born 1720, died 1805)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire des progrès de l'esprit humain dans les sciences naturelles et dans les arts qui en dépendent.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 8 times in 3 borrowing records
Alexandre Savérien (Male, born 1720, died 1805)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire des Progrès de l'Esprit Humain dans les Sciences Naturelles et dans les Arts qui en Dépendent
Borrowed: 1789/1/17 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/2/17 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: Alexandre Savérien (Male, born 1720, died 1805), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 198335
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 143
Levins Reports tom 1.2. fol
Borrowed: 1789/1/19 (Monday). Returned: 1789/2/1 (Sunday).
Mr William Craig Lord Craig
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1768. Life dates: 1745-1813.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Court of Common Pleas England and Wales (Unspecified)
Genre: Law
Les reports de Sr. Creswell Levinz, jades un del justices del Common Bank, en trois parts.
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Historical Collection TR E.161.1].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Court of Common Pleas England and Wales (Unspecified)
Genre: Law
Les reports de Sr. Creswell Levinz, Jades un del Justices del Common Bank, en trois parts.
Language: French . Published: London. Date of publication: 1702. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3 vols.
Editors: Levinz, Creswell, Sir, 1627-1701
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 5 times in 3 borrowing records
ESTC: T97049
Court of Common Pleas England and Wales (Unspecified)
Genre: Law
Reports de Sir Creswell Levin
Borrowed: 1789/1/19 (Monday). Returned: 1789/2/1 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr William Craig Lord Craig
Author: Court of Common Pleas England and Wales (Unspecified), Genre: Law
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 198338
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 143
Rolles Reports fol
Borrowed: 1789/1/19 (Monday). Returned: 1789/2/1 (Sunday).
Mr William Craig Lord Craig
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1768. Life dates: 1745-1813.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Henry Rolle (Male, born c.1589, died 1656)
Genre: Law
Les reports de Henry Rolle serjeant del’ ley, de divers cases en le Court del’ Banke le Roy.
Possible modern shelfmark: Historical Collection TR E.163.3].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Henry Rolle (Male, born c.1589, died 1656)
Genre: Law
Les reports de Henry Rolle serjeant del’ ley, de divers cases en le court del’ Banke le Roy. En le temps del’ reign de Roy Jacques.
Language: French . Published: London. Date of publication: 1675-1676. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 4 times in 2 borrowing records
ESTC: R17382
Henry Rolle (Male, born c.1589, died 1656)
Genre: Law
Reports de Henry Rolle
Borrowed: 1789/1/19 (Monday). Returned: 1789/2/1 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr William Craig Lord Craig
Author: Henry Rolle (Male, born c.1589, died 1656), Genre: Law
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 198332
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 143
Bullers law of nisi Prius 4to
Borrowed: 1789/1/19 (Monday). Returned: 1789/2/1 (Sunday).
Mr William Craig Lord Craig
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1768. Life dates: 1745-1813.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Sir Francis Buller (Male, born 1746, died 1800)
Genre: Law
An introduction to the law relative to trials at nisi prius [Buller]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Historical Collection TR E.143.3].
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Francis Buller (Male, born 1746, died 1800)
Genre: Law
An introduction to the law relative to trials at nisi prius.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 6
ESTC: T101058
Sir Francis Buller (Male, born 1746, died 1800)
Genre: Law
Introduction to the Law Relative to Trials at Nisi Prius
Borrowed: 1789/1/19 (Monday). Returned: 1789/2/1 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr William Craig Lord Craig
Author: Sir Francis Buller (Male, born 1746, died 1800), Genre: Law