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Record ID 123623
Journey to M:t Sinai
Borrowed: 1770/12/17 (Monday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/6/0.
George Bell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Robert Clayton Bishop of Clogher (Male, born 1695, died 1758)
Genre: Travel
A journal from Grand Cairo to Mount Sinai and back again [Clayton]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections *P.20.44.
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Clayton Bishop of Clogher (Male, born 1695, died 1758)
Genre: Travel
A journal from Grand Cairo to Mount Sinai, and back again. Translated from a manuscript, written by the Prefetto of Egypt, in company with some missionaries de propaganda fide at Grand Cairo. To which are added remarks on the origin of hieroglyphics, and the mythology of the ancient heathens.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1753. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 9
ESTC: T130544
Robert Clayton Bishop of Clogher (Male, born 1695, died 1758)
Genre: Travel
Journal from Grand Cairo to Mount Sinai, and Back Again
Borrowed: 1770/12/17 (Monday).
Borrower: George Bell
Author: Robert Clayton Bishop of Clogher (Male, born 1695, died 1758), Genre: Travel
Record ID 123629
Owen on Justification
Borrowed: 1770/12/17 (Monday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/4/6.
Isaac Ketchen
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
John Owen (Male, born 1616, died 1683)
Genre: Theology
The doctrine of justification by faith [Owen]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections D*.30.15 .
Confidence level: Certain
John Owen (Male, born 1616, died 1683)
Genre: Theology
The doctrine of justification by faith through the imputation of the righteousness of Christ, explained, confirmed, & vindicated.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1677. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 14
ESTC: R13355
John Owen (Male, born 1616, died 1683)
Genre: Theology
Doctrine of Justification by Faith through the Imputation of the Righteousness of Christ, Explained, Confirmed, & Vindicated
Borrowed: 1770/12/17 (Monday).
Borrower: Isaac Ketchen
Author: John Owen (Male, born 1616, died 1683), Genre: Theology
Record ID 123635
Martin's System of Nat: Philosophy
Borrowed: 1770/12/17 (Monday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Guinea.
George Haugh
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Benjamin Martin (Male, born 1705, died 1782)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Martin's System (original title)
Philosophia Britannica, or, A new and comprehensive system of the Newtonian philosophy, astronomy and geography [Martin] (standardised title)
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Benjamin Martin (Male, born 1705, died 1782)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Philosophia Britannica: or, a new and comprehensive system of the Newtonian philosophy, astronomy, and geography, in a course of twelve lectures, with notes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 154 times in 64 borrowing records
ESTC: T25345
Benjamin Martin (Male, born 1705, died 1782)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Philosophia Britannica
Borrowed: 1770/12/17 (Monday).
Borrower: George Haugh
Author: Benjamin Martin (Male, born 1705, died 1782), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 123653
Cantemir's history of the Turks
Borrowed: 1770/12/17 (Monday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Guinea.
Henry Inglis
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Dimitrie Cantemir Voivode of Moldavia (Male, born 1673, died 1723)
Genre: History
The history of the growth and decay of the Othman empire ... written originally in Latin, by Demetrius Cantemir, late Prince of Moldavia.
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections Q.15.35. .
Confidence level: Certain
Dimitrie Cantemir Voivode of Moldavia (Male, born 1673, died 1723)
Genre: History
The history of the growth and decay of the Othman Empire.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1756. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T135847
Dimitrie Cantemir Voivode of Moldavia (Male, born 1673, died 1723)
Genre: History
History of the Growth and Decay of the Othman Empire
Borrowed: 1770/12/17 (Monday).
Borrower: Henry Inglis
Author: Dimitrie Cantemir Voivode of Moldavia (Male, born 1673, died 1723), Genre: History
Record ID 123668
Horatius Bentleij 4:to
Borrowed: 1770/12/18 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/10/6.
Ebenezer Bell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Record ID 123671
Fingal
Borrowed: 1770/12/18 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/3/0.
Quentin McHarg
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/87674. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1769-1771.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
James Macpherson (Male, born 1736, died 1796)
Genre: Poetry
Fingal &c. (original title)
Fingal : an ancient epic poem : in six books : together with several other poems Statement of responsibility composed by Ossian, the son of Fingal (standardised title)
Confidence level: Certain
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. Translated from the Galic language, by James Macpherson.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 190 times in 168 borrowing records
ESTC: T132461
James Macpherson (Male, born 1736, died 1796)
Genre: Poetry
Fingal, an Ancient Epic Poem
Borrowed: 1770/12/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Quentin McHarg
Author: James Macpherson (Male, born 1736, died 1796), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 123674
& Otway's Works Vol. 3:d
Borrowed: 1770/12/18 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: see entry above.
Quentin McHarg
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/87674. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1769-1771.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Thomas Otway (Male, born 1652, died 1685)
Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
The Works of Mr. T. O. [Otway]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Otway (Male, born 1652, died 1685)
Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
The works of Mr. Thomas Otway; in three volumes. Consisting of his plays, poems, and letters.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 36 times in 19 borrowing records
ESTC: T99800
Thomas Otway (Male, born 1652, died 1685)
Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
Works of Thomas Otway
Borrowed: 1770/12/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Quentin McHarg
Author: Thomas Otway (Male, born 1652, died 1685), Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 123677
Burnet on the Articles
Borrowed: 1770/12/18 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/12/0.
James Buchan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Gilbert Burnet (Male, born 1643, died 1715)
Genre: Theology
An exposition of the XXXIX Articles of the Church of England.
Confidence level: Very likely
Gilbert Burnet (Male, born 1643, died 1715)
Genre: Theology
An exposition of the XXXIX Articles of the Church of England.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1737. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 15
ESTC: T73701
Gilbert Burnet (Male, born 1643, died 1715)
Genre: Theology
Exposition of the Thirty-Nine Articles of the Church of England
Borrowed: 1770/12/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: James Buchan
Author: Gilbert Burnet (Male, born 1643, died 1715), Genre: Theology
Exposition of the Thirty-Nine Articles of the Church of England
Record ID 123680
Martin's Essays
Borrowed: 1770/12/18 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/7/0.
John Ricketts
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Benjamin Martin (Male, born 1705, died 1782)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Optical essays, etc. [Martin]
Confidence level: Certain
Benjamin Martin (Male, born 1705, died 1782)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Optical essays, Containing, I. A practical description of the several sorts of single, solar, and compound microscops; with their apparatus, and latest improvments. II. The nature of vision in insects demonstrated by microscopic observations. III. A catalogue of all principal microscopic objects. IV. The use of the reflecting telescope as an universal perspective for viewing every sort of object in the greatest perfection. V. The manner of computing the magnifying power in single and double microscopes. VI. A new method of applying a micrometer to take the dimension: of small objects. VII. An illustration of the whole in a great variety of figures on a large copper-plate.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: c.1761. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 20
ESTC: T10172
Benjamin Martin (Male, born 1705, died 1782)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Optical Essays
Borrowed: 1770/12/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: John Ricketts
Author: Benjamin Martin (Male, born 1705, died 1782), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 123683
Senac de febre
Borrowed: 1770/12/18 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/4/0.
Batholomew Parr
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/92010. Dissertation: De Balneo.. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1769-1772; MD (Edin), 1773. Origin: British.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Jean-Baptiste Senac (Male, born 1693, died 1770)
Genre: Medicine
De recondita febrium intermittentium, tum remittentium natura [Senac]
Confidence level: Certain
Jean-Baptiste Senac (Male, born 1693, died 1770)
Genre: Medicine
De recondita Febrium intermittentium tum remittentium natura et ... curatione, etc.
Language: Latin . Published: Geneva. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 27
Jean-Baptiste Senac (Male, born 1693, died 1770)
Genre: Medicine
De Recondita Febrium Intermittentium tum Remittentium Natura
Borrowed: 1770/12/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Batholomew Parr
Author: Jean-Baptiste Senac (Male, born 1693, died 1770), Genre: Medicine
De Recondita Febrium Intermittentium tum Remittentium Natura
Record ID 123722
Huxham on fevers
Borrowed: 1770/12/18 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/5/0.
John McPherson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
John Huxham (Male, born 1692, died 1768)
Genre: Medicine
Essay on fevers [Huxham]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections (E. B. .6169 Hux.).
Confidence level: Certain
John Huxham (Male, born 1692, died 1768)
Genre: Medicine
An essay on fevers : to which is now added, A dissertation on the malignant, ulcerous sore-throat.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 68
ESTC: N3353
John Huxham (Male, born 1692, died 1768)
Genre: Medicine
Essay on Fevers to which is now added, A Dissertation on the Malignant, Ulcerous Sore-throat
Borrowed: 1770/12/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: John McPherson
Author: John Huxham (Male, born 1692, died 1768), Genre: Medicine
Essay on Fevers to which is now added, A Dissertation on the Malignant, Ulcerous Sore-throat
Record ID 123734
Rights of the Xtian church
Borrowed: 1770/12/18 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/10/6.
George Hill
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Matthew Tindal (Male, born c.1653, died 1733)
Genre: Theology
The rights of the Christian Church asserted [Tindal]
Confidence level: Certain
Matthew Tindal (Male, born c.1653, died 1733)
Genre: Theology
The Rights of the Christian Church asserted, Against the Romish, and all other Priests, who claim an Independent Power over it. With a Preface concerning the Government of the Church of England, as by Law establish'd. Part I.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1709. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 7
ESTC: T152170
Matthew Tindal (Male, born c.1653, died 1733)
Genre: Theology
Rights of the Christian Church Asserted, against the Romish, and All Other Priests who Claim an Independent Power Over It
Borrowed: 1770/12/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: George Hill
Author: Matthew Tindal (Male, born c.1653, died 1733), Genre: Theology
Record ID 123740
& Reid's Inquiry
Borrowed: 1770/12/18 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: see entry above.
George Hill
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Thomas Reid (Male, born 1710, died 1796)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Inquiry into the human mind: on the principles of common sense [Reid]
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Reid (Male, born 1710, died 1796)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
An inquiry into the human mind, on the principles of common sense.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 178
ESTC: T110558
Thomas Reid (Male, born 1710, died 1796)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Inquiry into the Human Mind, on the Principles of Common Sense
Borrowed: 1770/12/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: George Hill
Author: Thomas Reid (Male, born 1710, died 1796), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Inquiry into the Human Mind, on the Principles of Common Sense
Record ID 123743
Sully's Memoirs tomes 3d & 4th 5:th
Borrowed: 1770/12/18 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/0/0. Funds deposited: Glasgow Note.
John Colquhoun
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Maximilien Bethune Duc de Sully (Male, born 1559, died 1641)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Maximilian de Bethune : duke of Sully, prime minister to Henry the Great.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Confidence level: Certain
Maximilien Bethune Duc de Sully (Male, born 1559, died 1641)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Maximilian de Bethune, Duke of Sully, Prime Minister to Henry the Great.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1763. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 62 times in 38 borrowing records
ESTC: T119363
Maximilien Bethune Duc de Sully (Male, born 1559, died 1641)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Maximilian de Bethune, Duke of Sully, Prime Minister to Henry the Great
Borrowed: 1770/12/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: John Colquhoun
Author: Maximilien Bethune Duc de Sully (Male, born 1559, died 1641), Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Maximilian de Bethune, Duke of Sully, Prime Minister to Henry the Great
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Record ID 123749
Abercromby's Atchievements Vol. 1:st
Borrowed: 1770/12/18 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Guinea.
James Bannantine
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716)
Genre: Lives
The martial atchievements of the Scots nation [Abercromby]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716)
Genre: Lives
The martial atchievements of the Scots nation: being an account of the lives, characters, and memorable actions, of such Scotsmen as have signaliz'd themselves by the sword at home and abroad: and a survey of the military transactions wherein Scotland or Scotsmen have been remarkably concern'd, from the first establishment of the Scots Monarchy to this present time.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1711-1715. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 109 times in 101 borrowing records
ESTC: T86819
Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716)
Genre: Lives
Martial Atchievements of the Scots Nation
Borrowed: 1770/12/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: James Bannantine
Author: Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716), Genre: Lives
Martial Atchievements of the Scots Nation
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 123752
Smith's Theory
Borrowed: 1770/12/21 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/6/0.
John Brown of Whitburn
Gender: Male.
Class: Arts. Academic dates: c. 1769. Other: licensed to preach, 1776; ordained 1777. Life dates: 1754-1832.
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: 106
ESTC: T141578
Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Theory of Moral Sentiments
Borrowed: 1770/12/21 (Friday).
Borrower: John Brown of Whitburn
Author: Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Record ID 123755
Cornaro on health
Borrowed: 1770/12/21 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/2/0.
Richard Budd
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/79075. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1769-1770. Other: Royal Medical Society, 1770; MB (Cambridge), 1770; MD (Cambridge), 1775; FRCP(1777) . Origin: English. Life dates: 1746-1821.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Luigi Cornaro (Male, born 1475, died 1566)
Genre: Medicine
Sure and certain methods of attaining a long and healthful life [Cornaro]
Confidence level: Certain
Luigi Cornaro (Male, born 1475, died 1566)
Genre: Medicine
Sure and certain methods of attaining a long and healthful life.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1737. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 6
ESTC: N24301
Luigi Cornaro (Male, born 1475, died 1566)
Genre: Medicine
Sure and Certain Methods of Attaining a Long and Healthful Life
Borrowed: 1770/12/21 (Friday).
Borrower: Richard Budd
Author: Luigi Cornaro (Male, born 1475, died 1566), Genre: Medicine
Sure and Certain Methods of Attaining a Long and Healthful Life
Record ID 123761
Theory of Sensations
Borrowed: 1770/12/21 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/0/0.
Andrew Handyside
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Louis-Jean Lévesque de Pouilly (Male, born 1691, died 1750)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The theory of agreeable sensations ... Translated from the French.
Confidence level: Certain
Louis-Jean Lévesque de Pouilly (Male, born 1691, died 1750)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The theory of agreeable sensations. In which, after the laws observed by Nature in the distribution of pleasure are discovered, the principles of natural theology, and moral philosophy, are established. To which is subjoined, relative to the same Subject, A Dissertation on Harmony of Style. Translated from the French.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1766. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 25
ESTC: T79270
Louis-Jean Lévesque de Pouilly (Male, born 1691, died 1750)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Theory of Agreeable Sensations
Borrowed: 1770/12/21 (Friday).
Borrower: Andrew Handyside
Author: Louis-Jean Lévesque de Pouilly (Male, born 1691, died 1750), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Record ID 123767
Watts philosophical Essays
Borrowed: 1770/12/21 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/5/0.
William Paterson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Isaac Watts (Male, born 1674, died 1748)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Philosophical essays on various subjects, viz. Space, substance, body ... with some remarks on Mr. Locke's Essay on the human understanding [Watts].
Historical Shelfmark: Z.h.21..
Confidence level: Certain
Isaac Watts (Male, born 1674, died 1748)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Philosophical essays on various subjects, : viz. Space, substance, body, spirit, ... with some remarks on Mr. Locke's Essay on the human understanding
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1734. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 44
ESTC: T82975
Isaac Watts (Male, born 1674, died 1748)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Philosophical Essays on Various Subjects [Isaac Watts]
Borrowed: 1770/12/21 (Friday).
Borrower: William Paterson
Author: Isaac Watts (Male, born 1674, died 1748), Genre: Philosophy and Morality