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F.R.262a/6, page 123

Record ID 296437

Essays Physical and literary vol. 2. 8vo

Borrowed: 1775/7/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/8/29 (Tuesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: six shill. Sterl.


Borrower

Mr Alexander Scrimgeour Wedderburn of Birkhill
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1766. Life dates: 1742-1811.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book Holding

Edinburgh Philosophical Society (Unspecified)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays and observations, physical and literary: read before a society in Edinburgh, and published by them.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: M.14/1.a.[alpha].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Edinburgh Philosophical Society (Unspecified)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays and observations, physical and literary. Read before a society in Edinburgh, and published by them.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1754-1771. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 204 times in 116 borrowing records


Book Work

Edinburgh Philosophical Society (Unspecified)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays and Observations, Physical and Literary

Borrowed: 1775/7/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/8/29 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Mr Alexander Scrimgeour Wedderburn of Birkhill

Author: Edinburgh Philosophical Society (Unspecified), Genre: Belles Lettres

Essays and Observations, Physical and Literary

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 296440

Browns religio medici 8vo

Borrowed: 1775/7/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/8/29 (Tuesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: four Shillings sterl.


Borrower

Sir John Henderson of Fordel
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1774. Life dates: 1752-1817.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Law > Advocate. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).


Book HoldingLibrary record

Sir Thomas Browne (Male, born 1605, died 1682), Kenelm Digby (Male, born 1603, died 1665)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Religio medici [Brown]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Ao].8/1.9.

Borrowed: 1775/7/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/8/29 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Sir John Henderson of Fordel

Author: Sir Thomas Browne (Male, born 1605, died 1682), Kenelm Digby (Male, born 1603, died 1665), Genre: Philosophy and Morality

Religio Medici ... Also Observations by Sir Kenelm Digby