An Analysis of Scottish Borrowers' Registers
Record ID 123023
D:r Robetson's history of Cha:s V. Vol. 2
Borrowed: 1770/11/26 (Monday). Loan period: Three weeks. Deposit: 1/0/0.
William Skirving
Gender: Male.
Life dates: d. 1796.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of the reign of the Emperor Charles V [Robertson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of the reign of the Emperor Charles V. With a view of the progress of society in Europe, from the subversion of the Roman Empire, to the beginning of the sixteenth century.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 604 times in 453 borrowing records
ESTC: T71143
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V
Borrowed: 1770/11/26 (Monday).
Borrower: William Skirving
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 123026
Cumming on Clock & Watch Work 4:to
Borrowed: 1770/11/26 (Monday). Loan period: Three weeks. Deposit: see entry above.
William Skirving
Gender: Male.
Life dates: d. 1796.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Alexander Cumming (Male, born 1733, died 1814)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The elements of clock and watch-work.
Confidence level: Certain
Alexander Cumming (Male, born 1733, died 1814)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The elements of clock and watch-work, adapted to practice.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1766. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 13
ESTC: T140748
Alexander Cumming (Male, born 1733, died 1814)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Elements of Clock and Watch-Work, Adapted to Practice
Borrowed: 1770/11/26 (Monday).
Borrower: William Skirving
Author: Alexander Cumming (Male, born 1733, died 1814), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Record ID 123032
Allen's Synopsis 2 V:s
Borrowed: 1770/11/26 (Monday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/10/0.
James White
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
John Allen (Male, born c.1660, died 1741)
Genre: Medicine
Synopsis universæ medicinæ practicæ [Allen]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
John Allen (Male, born c.1660, died 1741)
Genre: Medicine
Synopsis medicinae: or, a summary view of the whole practice of physick.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1749. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 9 times in 5 borrowing records
ESTC: N23227
John Allen (Male, born c.1660, died 1741)
Genre: Medicine
Synopsis medicinae: or, a summary view of the whole practice of physick.
Borrowed: 1770/11/26 (Monday).
Borrower: James White
Author: John Allen (Male, born c.1660, died 1741), Genre: Medicine
Synopsis medicinae: or, a summary view of the whole practice of physick.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 123035
Quintiliani Opera a Burmann Vol. 1 4:to
Borrowed: 1770/11/26 (Monday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/5/3. Funds deposited: Dumfries Note.
George Lamb
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Male, born c.35, died 100)
Quintilian Opera ed. Burmann 4to
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Borrowed: 1770/11/26 (Monday).
Borrower: George Lamb
Author: Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Male, born c.35, died 100)
Quintilian Opera ed. Burmann 4to
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 123041
Whytt on Motion
Borrowed: 1770/11/27 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/6/0.
John Stark
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Robert Whytt (Male, born 1714, died 1766)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Essay on the vital and other involuntary motions of animals [Whytt]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections ; *L.28.15.
Confidence level: Very likely
Robert Whytt (Male, born 1714, died 1766)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
An essay on the vital and other involuntary motions of animals / by Robert Whytt, M.D. Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, and Professor of Medicine in the University of Edinburgh.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 57
ESTC: T55938
Robert Whytt (Male, born 1714, died 1766)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Essay on the Vital and Other Involuntary Motions of Animals
Borrowed: 1770/11/27 (Tuesday).
Borrower: John Stark
Author: Robert Whytt (Male, born 1714, died 1766), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 123044
Inoculation pamphlets
Borrowed: 1770/11/27 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/14/0.
Isaac Hall
Gender: Male.
Genre: Medicine
Inoculation pamphlets
Historical Shelfmark: A.A.A.D.c.31.
Record ID 123050
Stedman's Essays
Borrowed: 1770/11/30 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/6/0.
Andrew Wardrop
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/91605. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1768-1774; MD (Edin), 1775. Other: Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons, 1777.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
John Stedman (Male, died 1791)
Genre: Medicine
Physiological essays and observations [Stedman]
Historical Shelfmark: A.A.A.G.f.23.
Confidence level: Certain
John Stedman (Male, died 1791)
Genre: Medicine
Physiological essays and observations, by John Stedman, M. D. Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 48
ESTC: T42275
John Stedman (Male, died 1791)
Genre: Medicine
Physiological Essays and Observations [John Stedman]
Borrowed: 1770/11/30 (Friday).
Borrower: Andrew Wardrop
Author: John Stedman (Male, died 1791), Genre: Medicine
Record ID 123053
& Caverhill on the Gout
Borrowed: 1770/11/30 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: see entry above.
Andrew Wardrop
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/91605. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1768-1774; MD (Edin), 1775. Other: Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons, 1777.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
John Caverhill (Male, died 1781)
Genre: Medicine
A treatise on the cause and cure of the gout [Caverhill]
Confidence level: Certain
John Caverhill (Male, died 1781)
Genre: Medicine
A treatise on the cause and cure of the gout.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 13
ESTC: T63548
John Caverhill (Male, died 1781)
Genre: Medicine
Treatise on the Cause and Cure of the Gout
Borrowed: 1770/11/30 (Friday).
Borrower: Andrew Wardrop
Author: John Caverhill (Male, died 1781), Genre: Medicine
Record ID 123056
Musschenbroeck Systema Nat: Philo: Vol. 1:mum
Borrowed: 1770/11/30 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 3 guineas.
William Dean
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/83113. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1768-1770.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Pieter Van Musschenbroek (Male, born 1692-3-14, died 1761-9-19)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Introductio ad philosophiam naturalem [Musschenbroek]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Pieter Van Musschenbroek (Male, born 1692-3-14, died 1761-9-19)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Introductio ad philosophiam naturalem.
Language: Latin . Published: Leiden. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 50 times in 30 borrowing records
Pieter Van Musschenbroek (Male, born 1692-3-14, died 1761-9-19)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Elements of Natural Philosophy [Pieter Van Musschenbroek]
Borrowed: 1770/11/30 (Friday).
Borrower: William Dean
Author: Pieter Van Musschenbroek (Male, born 1692-3-14, died 1761-9-19), Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Elements of Natural Philosophy [Pieter Van Musschenbroek]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 123059
& Marine practice 2 V:s
Borrowed: 1770/11/30 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: see entry above.
William Dean
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/83113. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1768-1770.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
William Northcote (Male, died c.1783)
Genre: Medicine
The marine practice of physic and surgery, including that in hot countries [Northcote]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
William Northcote (Male, died c.1783)
Genre: Medicine
The marine practice of physic and surgery, including that in the hot countries.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 45 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: N10323
William Northcote (Male, died c.1783)
Genre: Medicine
Marine Practice of Physic and Surgery, including that in the Hot Countries
Borrowed: 1770/11/30 (Friday).
Borrower: William Dean
Author: William Northcote (Male, died c.1783), Genre: Medicine
Marine Practice of Physic and Surgery, including that in the Hot Countries
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 123062
Alston's Materia Medica Vol. 1:st
Borrowed: 1770/11/30 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/10/0.
James Moody
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/91682. Dissertation: De causis et formis Febrium.. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1769-1771; MD (1772). Origin: Irish.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Charles Alston (Male, born 1683, died 1760)
Genre: Medicine
Lectures on the materia medica ... and an appendix on the method of prescribing [Alston]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Charles Alston (Male, born 1683, died 1760)
Genre: Medicine
Lectures on the Materia Medica: containing the natural history of drugs, their virtues and doses: also directions for the study of the Materia Medica; and an appendix on the method of prescribing.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 4to.
Editors: Hope, John.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 64 times in 37 borrowing records
ESTC: T89751
Charles Alston (Male, born 1683, died 1760)
Genre: Medicine
Lectures on the Materia Medica
Borrowed: 1770/11/30 (Friday).
Borrower: James Moody
Author: Charles Alston (Male, born 1683, died 1760), Genre: Medicine
Lectures on the Materia Medica
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 123065
Monro on the Dropsy
Borrowed: 1770/11/30 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/10/6.
James Moody
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/91682. Dissertation: De causis et formis Febrium.. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1769-1771; MD (1772). Origin: Irish.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Donald Monro (Male, born 1727, died 1802)
Genre: Medicine
Monro on Dropsy (original title)
Essay on the dropsy and its different species (standardised title)
Confidence level: Very likely
Donald Monro (Male, born 1727, died 1802)
Genre: Medicine
An essay on the dropsy and its different species.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1756. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 78
ESTC: T59007
Donald Monro (Male, born 1727, died 1802)
Genre: Medicine
Essay on the Dropsy and its Different Species
Borrowed: 1770/11/30 (Friday).
Borrower: James Moody
Author: Donald Monro (Male, born 1727, died 1802), Genre: Medicine
Record ID 123068
Nature Displayed Vol. 1
Borrowed: 1770/11/30 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Guinea. Funds deposited: Perth Note No 152/257.
David Graham
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Nature displayed. (original title)
Spectacle de la nature : or, Nature display'd. (standardised title)
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Spectacle de la nature: or, Nature display’d. Being discourses on such particulars of natural history, as were thought most proper to excite the curiosity, and form the minds of youth. Illustrated with copper plates. Translated from the original French by Mr. Humphreys.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1750. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 7 vols.
Translators: Humphreys, Mr
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 153 times in 91 borrowing records
ESTC: N24037
Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Spectacle de la Nature: or, Nature Display’d
Borrowed: 1770/11/30 (Friday).
Borrower: David Graham
Author: Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761), Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Spectacle de la Nature: or, Nature Display’d
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 123071
Grove's System Vol. 1:st
Borrowed: 1770/12/1 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/12/0.
William Skirving
Gender: Male.
Life dates: d. 1796.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Henry Grove (Male, born 1684, died 1738)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
A system of moral philosophy [Grove].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Henry Grove (Male, born 1684, died 1738)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
A system of moral philosophy, by the late Reverend and learned Mr. Henry Grove, Of Taunton.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1755. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Amory, Thomas, 1701-1774.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 64 times in 36 borrowing records
ESTC: N23195
Henry Grove (Male, born 1684, died 1738)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
System of Moral Philosophy [Henry Grove]
Borrowed: 1770/12/1 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Skirving
Author: Henry Grove (Male, born 1684, died 1738), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
System of Moral Philosophy [Henry Grove]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 123074
Elements of Criticism 3 V:s
Borrowed: 1770/12/1 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Guinea.
George Kennedy
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Elements of criticism [Kames]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Elements of criticism. In three volumes.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh | London. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 364 times in 198 borrowing records
ESTC: T32597
Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Elements of Criticism
Borrowed: 1770/12/1 (Saturday).
Borrower: George Kennedy
Author: Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 123077
Butler's Analogy 4:to
Borrowed: 1770/12/1 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/10/0.
William Paterson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Joseph Butler (Male, born 1692, died 1752)
Genre: Theology
Analogy of religion, natural and revealed, to the constitution and course of nature [Butler]
Possible modern shelfmark: Main Library - Special Collections ; E.B. .171 But..
Confidence level: Certain
Joseph Butler (Male, born 1692, died 1752)
Genre: Theology
The analogy of religion, natural revealed, to the constitution and course of nature. To which are added two brief dissertations: I. Of personal identity. II. Of the nature of virtue. By Joseph Butler, LL. D. now Lord Bishop of Bristol.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1740. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 28
ESTC: T67973
Joseph Butler (Male, born 1692, died 1752)
Genre: Theology
Analogy of Religion, Natural and Revealed, to the Constitution and Course of Nature
Borrowed: 1770/12/1 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Paterson
Author: Joseph Butler (Male, born 1692, died 1752), Genre: Theology
Analogy of Religion, Natural and Revealed, to the Constitution and Course of Nature
Record ID 123080
Monro's Osteology
Borrowed: 1770/12/1 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/3/0.
John Dickson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Alexander Monro (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Medicine
Anatomy of the human bones and nerves [Monro]
Confidence level: Very likely
Alexander Monro (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Medicine
The anatomy of the human bones and nerves.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1750. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 35
ESTC: T71387
Alexander Monro (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Medicine
Anatomy of the Human Bones and Nerves
Borrowed: 1770/12/1 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Dickson
Author: Alexander Monro (Male, born 1697, died 1767), Genre: Medicine
Record ID 123083
Nature Displayed Vol. 2:d
Borrowed: 1770/12/1 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/0/0. Funds deposited: Dumfries Note.
William Finlay
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Nature displayed. (original title)
Spectacle de la nature : or, Nature display'd. (standardised title)
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Spectacle de la nature: or, Nature display’d. Being discourses on such particulars of natural history, as were thought most proper to excite the curiosity, and form the minds of youth. Illustrated with copper plates. Translated from the original French by Mr. Humphreys.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1750. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 7 vols.
Translators: Humphreys, Mr
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 153 times in 91 borrowing records
ESTC: N24037
Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Spectacle de la Nature: or, Nature Display’d
Borrowed: 1770/12/1 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Finlay
Author: Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761), Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Spectacle de la Nature: or, Nature Display’d
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 123086
Barrow's Works Vol. 2:d
Borrowed: 1770/12/1 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Guinea.
Thomas Dalziel
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Isaac Barrow (Male, born 1630, died 1677)
Genre: Sermons, Genre: Theology
The works of the learned Isaac Barrow, D.D., late master of Trinity College in Cambridge.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Isaac Barrow (Male, born 1630, died 1677)
Genre: Sermons, Genre: Theology
The works of the learned Isaac Barrow, D.D. Late Master of Trinity College in Cambridge.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1700. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 6
ESTC: R226554
Isaac Barrow (Male, born 1630, died 1677)
Genre: Sermons, Genre: Theology
Works of the Learned Isaac Barrow
Borrowed: 1770/12/1 (Saturday).
Borrower: Thomas Dalziel
Author: Isaac Barrow (Male, born 1630, died 1677), Genre: Sermons, Genre: Theology
Works of the Learned Isaac Barrow
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2