An Analysis of Scottish Borrowers' Registers
Record ID 123152
The World Displayed Vol. 1st 2d 3-4-5-6
Borrowed: 1770/12/7 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/0/0.
Andrew Gillon
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Genre: Travel
World displayed: or, a curious collection of voyages and travels, selected from the writers of all nations.
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections ; P*.33.34.53.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Travel
The world displayed; or, A curious collection of voyages and travels, selected from the writers of all nations. In which the conjectures and interpolations of several vain editors and translators are expunged, every relation is made concise and plain, and the divisions of countries and kingdoms are clearly and distinctly noted.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759-1761. Format: 12mo.
Editors: Compiled by Christopher Smart, Oliver Goldsmith and Samuel Johnson; introduction by Samuel Johnson.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1944 times in 1812 borrowing records
ESTC: T113545
Genre: Travel
World Displayed; or, A Curious Collection of Voyages and Travels, Selected from the Writers of All Nations
Borrowed: 1770/12/7 (Friday).
Borrower: Andrew Gillon
Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6
Record ID 123155
Whytt's physiological essays
Borrowed: 1770/11/7 (Wednesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Guinea.
John Fergusson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Robert Whytt (Male, born 1714, died 1766)
Genre: Medicine, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Physiological essays [Whytt]
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Whytt (Male, born 1714, died 1766)
Genre: Medicine, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Physiological essays containing, I. An inquiry into the causes which promote the circulation of the fluids in the very small vessels of animals. II. Observations on the sensibility and irritability of the parts of men and other Animals; occasioned by M. de Haller’s late treatise on these subjects.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1766. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 23
ESTC: N12311
Robert Whytt (Male, born 1714, died 1766)
Genre: Medicine, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Physiological Essays [Robert Whytt]
Borrowed: 1770/11/7 (Wednesday).
Borrower: John Fergusson
Author: Robert Whytt (Male, born 1714, died 1766), Genre: Medicine, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 123158
Gay's fables Vol. 1:st 4to
Borrowed: 1770/12/7 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/10/0.
William Gardiner
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
John Gay (Male, born 1685, died 1732)
Genre: Fiction
Fables [Gay]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections S*.19.31-32 .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
John Gay (Male, born 1685, died 1732)
Genre: Fiction
Fables. By the late Mr. Gay.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1738. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 10 times in 9 borrowing records
ESTC: T13828
John Gay (Male, born 1685, died 1732)
Genre: Fiction
Fables [John Gay]
Confidence level: Certain
John Gay (Male, born 1685, died 1732)
Genre: Fiction
Fables. 1st series
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1727. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 35 times in 27 borrowing records
ESTC: T13818
John Gay (Male, born 1685, died 1732)
Genre: Fiction
Fables [John Gay]
Borrowed: 1770/12/7 (Friday).
Borrower: William Gardiner
Author: John Gay (Male, born 1685, died 1732), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 123161
Smith's Theory
Borrowed: 1770/12/7 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/0/0.
Robert Gilchrist
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Theory of moral sentiments [Smith]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections ; Dh.5.149.
Confidence level: Very likely
Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The theory of moral sentiments.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 107
ESTC: T141578
Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Theory of Moral Sentiments
Borrowed: 1770/12/7 (Friday).
Borrower: Robert Gilchrist
Author: Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Record ID 123164
Lucas on happiness in 3 V:s
Borrowed: 1770/12/7 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/0/0. Funds deposited: Linen Note.
Andrew Handyside
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Richard Lucas (Male, born 1648, died 1715)
Genre: Theology
Lucas on Happiness
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Speculative
Richard Lucas (Male, born 1648, died 1715)
Genre: Theology
An enquiry after happiness, in several parts, by the author of Practical Christianity. [R224123]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1692. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 21 times in 9 borrowing records
ESTC: R224123
Richard Lucas (Male, born 1648, died 1715)
Genre: Theology
Enquiry After Happiness
Borrowed: 1770/12/7 (Friday).
Borrower: Andrew Handyside
Author: Richard Lucas (Male, born 1648, died 1715), Genre: Theology
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 123167
Hutchinson's System 2 V:s
Borrowed: 1770/12/7 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/0/0.
Thomas Henderson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Francis Hutcheson (Male, born 1694, died 1746)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
System of moral philosophy [Hutcheson]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections E.B. .171 Hut. .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Francis Hutcheson (Male, born 1694, died 1746)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
A system of moral philosophy, in three books; written by the late Francis Hutcheson, L. L. D. Professor of Philosophy in the University of Glasgow. Published from the Original Manuscript, by his Son Francis Hutcheson, M. D. To which is prefixed some account of the life, writings, and character of the author, by the Reverend William Leechman, D. D. Professor of Divinity in the Same University.
Language: English . Published: Glasgow. Date of publication: 1755. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 455 times in 350 borrowing records
ESTC: T99472
Francis Hutcheson (Male, born 1694, died 1746)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
System of Moral Philosophy [Francis Hutcheson]
Borrowed: 1770/12/7 (Friday).
Borrower: Thomas Henderson
Author: Francis Hutcheson (Male, born 1694, died 1746), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
System of Moral Philosophy [Francis Hutcheson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 123170
Emerson's Mechanics
Borrowed: 1770/12/7 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/15/0.
William Paterson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
William Emerson (Male, born 1701, died 1782)
Genre: Mathematics
The principles of mechanics [Emerson].
Confidence level: Certain
William Emerson (Male, born 1701, died 1782)
Genre: Mathematics
The Principles of Mechanics. Explaining and Demonstrating The general Laws of Motion, The Laws of Gravity, Motion of Descending Bodies, Projectiles, Mechanic Powers, Pendulums, Centers of Gravity, &c. Strength and Stress of Timber, Hydrostatics, and Construction of Machines. A Work very necessary to be known, by all Gentlemen, and Other, that desire to have an Insight into the Works of Nature and Art. And extremely useful to all Sorts of Artificers; particularly to Architects, Engineers, Shipwrights, Millwrights, Watchmakers, &c. or any that work in a Mechanical Way.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1758. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 25
ESTC: T77168
William Emerson (Male, born 1701, died 1782)
Genre: Mathematics
Principles of Mechanics [William Emerson]
Borrowed: 1770/12/7 (Friday).
Borrower: William Paterson
Author: William Emerson (Male, born 1701, died 1782), Genre: Mathematics
Record ID 123173
Nettleton on Virtue
Borrowed: 1770/12/7 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/4/6.
Walter Grieve
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Thomas Nettleton (Male, born 1683, died 1742)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Treatise on virtue and happiness [Nettleton]
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Nettleton (Male, born 1683, died 1742)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
A treatise on virtue and happiness.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 63
ESTC: T90128
Thomas Nettleton (Male, born 1683, died 1742)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Treatise on Virtue and Happiness
Borrowed: 1770/12/7 (Friday).
Borrower: Walter Grieve
Author: Thomas Nettleton (Male, born 1683, died 1742), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Record ID 123176
Wallæi Medica omnia
Borrowed: 1770/12/7 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/10/6.
Charles Laird
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Johannes Walaeus (Male, born 1604, died 1649)
Genre: Medicine
Medica omnia, (Ouæ hactenus inveniri potuere,) ad chyli & sanguinis circulationem eleganter concinnata [Walaeus]
Confidence level: Certain
Johannes Walaeus (Male, born 1604, died 1649)
Genre: Medicine
Excellentissimi ac clarissimi viri, Dni Johannis Wallæi, D.M. et P.P. in Academia Lugduno-Battava; Medica omnia, (quæ hactenus inveniri potuere,) ad chyli & sanguinis circulationem eleganter concinnata.
Language: Latin . Published: London. Date of publication: 1660. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Irvine, Christopher, fl. 1638-1685
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: R203992
Johannes Walaeus (Male, born 1604, died 1649)
Genre: Medicine
Medica Omnia ... ad Chyli & Sanguinis Circulationem
Borrowed: 1770/12/7 (Friday).
Borrower: Charles Laird
Author: Johannes Walaeus (Male, born 1604, died 1649), Genre: Medicine
Record ID 123182
Clarke on the Being
Borrowed: 1770/12/7 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight.
John McMillan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Samuel Clarke (Male, born 1675-10-11, died 1729-5-17)
Genre: Theology
A discourse concerning the being and attributes of God [Clarke]
Confidence level: Certain
Samuel Clarke (Male, born 1675-10-11, died 1729-5-17)
Genre: Theology
A discourse concerning the being and attributes of God, the obligations of natural religion, and the truth and certainty of the Christian revelation.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1719. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 18
ESTC: N55325
Samuel Clarke (Male, born 1675-10-11, died 1729-5-17)
Genre: Theology
Discourse concerning the Being and Attributes of God
Borrowed: 1770/12/7 (Friday).
Borrower: John McMillan
Author: Samuel Clarke (Male, born 1675-10-11, died 1729-5-17), Genre: Theology
Record ID 123185
Medical pamphlets C.b.27.
Borrowed: 1770/12/7 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/10/6.
Joseph Turner
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Genre: Medicine
Medical pamphlets.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8
Record ID 123188
Fool of Quality V:s 3-4
Borrowed: 1770/12/8 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/0/0. Funds deposited: Perth Note N:o 163/455.
James Bannantine
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783)
Genre: Fiction
Fool of quality, or, The history of Henry, Earl of Moreland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783)
Genre: Fiction
The fool of quality, or, the history of Henry Earl of Moreland.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1767-1770. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 80 times in 29 borrowing records
ESTC: T117246
Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783)
Genre: Fiction
Fool of Quality, or, The History of Henry Earl of Moreland
Borrowed: 1770/12/8 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Bannantine
Author: Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783), Genre: Fiction
Fool of Quality, or, The History of Henry Earl of Moreland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 123194
Nature Displayed Vol. 3:d
Borrowed: 1770/12/8 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/10/6.
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 3
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: 1770/12/8 (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 3
Record ID 123197
Hume's history Vol. 3:rd
Borrowed: 1770/12/8 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Guinea.
Thomas Traill
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England, from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the accession of Henry VII [Hume]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections E.B. F .9(42) Hum..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1767. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 229 times in 156 borrowing records
ESTC: N8498
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1770/12/8 (Saturday).
Borrower: Thomas Traill
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 123200
Coe on Concretions
Borrowed: 1770/12/8 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/15/6.
Robert Dobson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Thomas Coe (Male, born 1704, died 1761)
Genre: Medicine
A treatise on biliary concretions : or, stones in the gall-bladder and ducts.
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Coe (Male, born 1704, died 1761)
Genre: Medicine
A treatise on biliary concretions: or, stones in the gall-bladder and ducts.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1757. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 15
ESTC: T117575
Thomas Coe (Male, born 1704, died 1761)
Genre: Medicine
Treatise on Biliary Concretions
Borrowed: 1770/12/8 (Saturday).
Borrower: Robert Dobson
Author: Thomas Coe (Male, born 1704, died 1761), Genre: Medicine
Record ID 123203
& Simson's Euclid 4:to
Borrowed: 1770/12/8 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: see entry above.
Robert Dobson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Euclid (Male)
Genre: Mathematics
Elements of Euclid, viz. the first six books, together with the eleventh and twelfth [Simson]
Confidence level: Certain
Euclid (Male)
Genre: Mathematics
The elements of Euclid, viz. the first six books, together with the eleventh and twelfth. The Errors, by which Theon, or others, have long ago Vitiated these Books, are Corrected, And some of Euclid’s Demonstrations are Restored. Also, to this second edition is added the book of Euclid’s data. In like manner Corrected. By Robert Simson, M. D. Emeritus Professor of Mathematics in the University of Glasgow.
Language: English . Published: Glasgow. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Robert Simson
Number of borrowings: 37
ESTC: T145346
Euclid (Male)
Genre: Mathematics
Elements of Geometry [Euclid]
Record ID 123206
Essays Moral & philsophical
Borrowed: 1770/12/8 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/5/0.
Thomas Henderson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Alexander Forbes of Pitsligo Lord Pitsligo (Male, born 1678, died 1762)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essays moral and philosophical.
Historical Shelfmark: Z.h.21.. Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections N.18.23.
Confidence level: Certain
Alexander Forbes of Pitsligo Lord Pitsligo (Male, born 1678, died 1762)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essays moral and philosophical, on several subjects: viz. A view of the human faculties. A short Account of the World. Two Discourses on Decency. An essay on self-love.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1734. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 14
ESTC: T108054
Alexander Forbes of Pitsligo Lord Pitsligo (Male, born 1678, died 1762)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essays Moral and Philosophical, on Several Subjects
Borrowed: 1770/12/8 (Saturday).
Borrower: Thomas Henderson
Author: Alexander Forbes of Pitsligo Lord Pitsligo (Male, born 1678, died 1762), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Record ID 123209
Macquer's Chemistry 2 V:s
Borrowed: 1770/12/8 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/12/0.
Samuel Moffat
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Pierre Joseph Macquer (Male, born 1718, died 1784)
Genre: Medicine, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Dictionnaire de chymie : contenant la theorie & la pratique de cette science [Macquer]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Pierre Joseph Macquer (Male, born 1718, died 1784)
Genre: Medicine, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Dictionnaire de chymie, contenant la théorie & la pratique de cette science, son application à la physíque, à l'histoire naturelle, à la médecine & à l'économie animale; avec l'explication détaillée de la vertu & de la manière d'agir les médicamens chymiques.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1766. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 197 times in 105 borrowing records
Pierre Joseph Macquer (Male, born 1718, died 1784)
Genre: Medicine, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Dictionnaire de Chymie, Contenant la Théorie & la Pratique de Cette Science
Borrowed: 1770/12/8 (Saturday).
Borrower: Samuel Moffat
Author: Pierre Joseph Macquer (Male, born 1718, died 1784), Genre: Medicine, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Dictionnaire de Chymie, Contenant la Théorie & la Pratique de Cette Science
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2