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Record ID 207200

Debates of the House of Commons vol. 1,2,3 & 4 in 8.o

Borrowed: 1770/12/13 (Thursday). Returned: 1771/1/13 (Sunday). Fine pledged in case of late return: four pound sterl..


Borrower

Mr Simon Fraser of Farraline
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1767. Life dates: 1734-1810.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.


Book Holding

Genre: Law
Debates of the House of Commons, from the year 1667 to the year 1694 [Grey]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Genre: Law
Debates of the House of Commons, from the year 1667 to the year 1694. Collected by the Honble Anchitell Grey, Esq; Who was Thirty Years Member for the Town of Derby; Chairman of Several Committees; and Decyphered Coleman’s Letters for the Use of the House.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1763. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 10 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 9 times in 4 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Law
Debates of the House of Commons, from the year 1667 to the Year 1694

Borrowed: 1770/12/13 (Thursday). Returned: 1771/1/13 (Sunday).

Borrower: Mr Simon Fraser of Farraline

Genre: Law

Debates of the House of Commons, from the year 1667 to the Year 1694

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4

Record ID 207203

Ruddiman's Livy 4 vol. 8.o

Borrowed: 1770/12/13 (Thursday). Returned: 1771/1/13 (Sunday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.


Borrower

Mr Simon Fraser of Farraline
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1767. Life dates: 1734-1810.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Livy (Male, born c.BCE64, died 12)
Genre: History
Ruddiman's Livy (original title)
Titi Livii patavini historiarum ab urbe condita libri qui supersunt, cum omnium epitomis, ac deperditorum fragmentis: ad optimas editiones castigati, accurante Tho. Ruddimanno, A.M. (standardised title)

Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.59.f.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Livy (Male, born c.BCE64, died 12)
Genre: History
Titi Livii patavini historiarum ab urbe condita libri qui supersunt, cum omnium epitomis, ac deperditorum fragmentis: ad optimas editiones castigati, accurante Tho. Ruddimanno, A.M.
Language: Latin . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Editors: Ruddiman, Thomas
Number of borrowings: 2


Book Work

Livy (Male, born c.BCE64, died 12)
Genre: History
History of Rome [Livy]

Borrowed: 1770/12/13 (Thursday). Returned: 1771/1/13 (Sunday).

Borrower: Mr Simon Fraser of Farraline

Author: Livy (Male, born c.BCE64, died 12), Genre: History

History of Rome [Livy]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 207206

Cunninghams's Virgile 8.o

Borrowed: 1770/12/13 (Thursday). Returned: 1771/1/13 (Sunday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.


Borrower

Mr Simon Fraser of Farraline
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1767. Life dates: 1734-1810.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Cunningham's Virgil (original title)
Bucolica, Georgica, et Aeneis (standardised title)

Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.49.f.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
P. Virgilii Maronis Bucolica, Georgica, et Aeneis. Ex recensione Alexandri Cuningamii scoti, cujus emendationes subjiciuntur.
Language: Latin . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1743. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Cunningham, Alexander, 1655?-1730
Number of borrowings: 1


Book Work

Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Pastorals and Georgics of Virgil

Borrowed: 1770/12/13 (Thursday). Returned: 1771/1/13 (Sunday).

Borrower: Mr Simon Fraser of Farraline

Author: Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21), Genre: Poetry

Pastorals and Georgics of Virgil

Record ID 207212

Hume's History 2 vol. 4o

Borrowed: 1770/12/13 (Thursday). Returned: 1771/1/13 (Sunday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.


Borrower

Mr Simon Fraser of Farraline
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1767. Life dates: 1734-1810.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.


Book HoldingLibrary record

David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, under the House of Tudor. ... By David Hume.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: C.31.a. .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, under the House of Tudor. Comprehending the reigns of K. Henry VII. K. Henry VIII. K Edward VI. Q. Mary, and Q. Elizabeth. By David Hume, Esq; In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 52 times in 35 borrowing records


Book Work

David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]

Borrowed: 1770/12/13 (Thursday). Returned: 1771/1/13 (Sunday).

Borrower: Mr Simon Fraser of Farraline

Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History

History of England [David Hume]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 207221

Fingal, in 4o

Borrowed: 1770/12/13 (Thursday). Returned: 1771/1/13 (Sunday).


Borrower

Mr Simon Fraser of Farraline
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1767. Life dates: 1734-1810.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.


Book HoldingLibrary record

James Macpherson (Male, born 1736, died 1796)
Genre: Poetry
Fingal, an ancient epic poem, in six books: together with several other poems, composed by Ossian the son of Fingal.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: H.31.a.14.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

James Macpherson (Male, born 1736, died 1796)
Genre: Poetry
Fingal, an ancient epic poem, in six books: together with several other poems, composed by Ossian the son of Fingal.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 9 times in 5 borrowing records


Book Work

James Macpherson (Male, born 1736, died 1796)
Genre: Poetry
Fingal, an Ancient Epic Poem

Borrowed: 1770/12/13 (Thursday). Returned: 1771/1/13 (Sunday).

Borrower: Mr Simon Fraser of Farraline

Author: James Macpherson (Male, born 1736, died 1796), Genre: Poetry

Fingal, an Ancient Epic Poem

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 207230

Buffon histoire naturelle tom. VI & VII. in 4o

Borrowed: 1770/12/14 (Friday). Returned: 1771/1/14 (Monday). Fine pledged in case of late return: three pounds sterl..


Borrower

Mr Harry Erskine
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1768. Life dates: 1746-1817.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).


Book HoldingLibrary record

Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire naturelle, générale et particuliére, avec la description du Cabinet du roi [Buffon]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Am.6.1-36.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6, Volume 7

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière, avec la description du Cabinet du Roi. [By Buffon, L. J. M. D'Aubenton, P. Guéneau de Montbeillard, G. L. C. A. Bexon, and the Count de Lacépède.]
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1749-1767. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 243 times in 129 borrowing records


Book Work

Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon

Borrowed: 1770/12/14 (Friday). Returned: 1771/1/14 (Monday).

Borrower: Mr Harry Erskine

Author: Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy

Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon

Volumes borrowed: Volume 6, Volume 7