An Analysis of Scottish Borrowers' Registers
Record ID 124526
Shebbeare's practice 2 V:s
Borrowed: 1771/1/7 (Monday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/8/0.
Cairnoan McDowell
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/85688. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1770-1771.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
John Shebbeare (Male, born 1709, died 1788)
Genre: Medicine
Practice of physic [Shebbeare]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
John Shebbeare (Male, born 1709, died 1788)
Genre: Medicine
The practice of physic. Founded on principles in physiology and pathology hitherto unapplied in physical enquiries.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1755. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 10 times in 5 borrowing records
ESTC: N12246
John Shebbeare (Male, born 1709, died 1788)
Genre: Medicine
Practice of Physic [John Shebbeare]
Borrowed: 1771/1/7 (Monday).
Borrower: Cairnoan McDowell
Author: John Shebbeare (Male, born 1709, died 1788), Genre: Medicine
Practice of Physic [John Shebbeare]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 124565
Lobb on the Smallpox
Borrowed: 1771/1/7 (Monday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/5/0.
Robert Stephens
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/82361. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1769-1770.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Theophilus Lobb (Male, born 1678, died 1763)
Genre: Medicine
Treatise on the small-pox [Lobb]
Confidence level: Certain
Theophilus Lobb (Male, born 1678, died 1763)
Genre: Medicine
A treatise on the small pox. In two parts. Part I. Containing a description both of the distinct and confluent kind, ... Part II. Containing fifty histories, ... To which are added, practical aphorisms.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1757. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: N46733
Theophilus Lobb (Male, born 1678, died 1763)
Genre: Medicine
Treatise on the Small Pox
Borrowed: 1771/1/7 (Monday).
Borrower: Robert Stephens
Author: Theophilus Lobb (Male, born 1678, died 1763), Genre: Medicine
Record ID 124574
Paxton on Diseases
Borrowed: 1771/1/7 (Monday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/4/0.
William Sime
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/86125. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1770.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Peter Paxton (Male, died 1711)
Genre: Medicine
Specimen physico-medicum, de corpore humano, et ejus morbis. Or, an essay concerning the knowledge and cure of most diseases afflicting human bodies [Paxton]
Confidence level: Certain
Peter Paxton (Male, died 1711)
Genre: Medicine
Specimen physico-medicum, de Corpore Humano, & ejus Morbis. Or, an essay Concerning the Knowledge and Cure Of most diseases Afflicting Human Bodies. To which is Annex’d A short Account of Salivation, and the Use of Mercury.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1711. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T58843
Peter Paxton (Male, died 1711)
Genre: Medicine
Specimen Physico-Medicum, de Corpore Humano, & ejus Morbis. Or, an Essay Concerning the Knowledge and Cure of Most Diseases Afflicting Human Bodies
Borrowed: 1771/1/7 (Monday).
Borrower: William Sime
Author: Peter Paxton (Male, died 1711), Genre: Medicine
Record ID 124598
Medical pamphlets C.b.27
Borrowed: 1771/1/8 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/0/0.
James Hall
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Genre: Medicine
Medical pamphlets.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8
Record ID 124601
& Franklin on Electricity
Borrowed: 1771/1/8 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: see entry above.
James Hall
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Experiments and observations on electricity : made at Philadelphia in America.
Confidence level: Certain
Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Experiments and observations on electricity, made at Philadelphia in America, by Benjamin Franklin, L.L.D. and F.R.S. To which are added, letters and papers on philosophical subjects.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 32
ESTC: T101040
Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Experiments and Observations on Electricity, made at Philadelphia in America
Borrowed: 1771/1/8 (Tuesday).
Borrower: James Hall
Author: Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Experiments and Observations on Electricity, made at Philadelphia in America
Record ID 124607
Also Macbride's Essays
Borrowed: 1771/1/8 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: see entry above.
James Hall
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
David Macbride (Male, born 1726, died 1778)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Experimental essays on the following subjects : I. On the fermentation of alimentary mixtures. II. On the nature and properties of fixed air. III. On the respective powers, and manner of acting, of the different kinds of antiseptics. IV. On the scurvy; with a proposal for trying new methods to prevent or cure the same, at sea. V. On the dissolvent power of quick-lime [Macbride]
Confidence level: Certain
David Macbride (Male, born 1726, died 1778)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Experimental essays on the following subjects: I. On the fermentation of alimentary mixtures. II. On the Nature and Properties of Fixed Air. III. On the respective Powers, and Manner of Acting, of the different Kinds of Antiseptics. IV. On the Scurvy; with a Proposal for trying new Methods to prevent or cure the same, at Sea. V. On the Dissolvent Power of Quick-Lime.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 77
ESTC: N8983
David Macbride (Male, born 1726, died 1778)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Experimental Essays [David Macbride]
Borrowed: 1771/1/8 (Tuesday).
Borrower: James Hall
Author: David Macbride (Male, born 1726, died 1778), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 124628
Cudworth's System folio
Borrowed: 1771/1/8 (Tuesday). Loan period: Three weeks. Deposit: 1/0/0. Funds deposited: Dumfries Note.
Alexander Trim?
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Ralph Cudworth (Male, born 1617, died 1688)
Genre: Theology
True intellectual system of the universe [Cudworth]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Ralph Cudworth (Male, born 1617, died 1688)
Genre: Theology
The true intellectual system of the universe: the first part; wherein all the reason and philosophy of atheism is confuted.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1743. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 54 times in 33 borrowing records
ESTC: T140741
Ralph Cudworth (Male, born 1617, died 1688)
Genre: Theology
True Intellectual System of the Universe
Borrowed: 1771/1/8 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Alexander Trim?
Author: Ralph Cudworth (Male, born 1617, died 1688), Genre: Theology
True Intellectual System of the Universe
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 124634
Gooch's Cases
Borrowed: 1771/1/8 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/4/0.
John Stewart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Benjamin Gooch (Male, died c.1780)
Genre: Medicine
Cases and practical remarks in surgery. With sketches of machines [Gooch]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Benjamin Gooch (Male, died c.1780)
Genre: Medicine
Cases and practical remarks in surgery. With sketches of machines, of simple construction, easy application, and approved use.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1758. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 152 times in 81 borrowing records
ESTC: T90166
Benjamin Gooch (Male, died c.1780)
Genre: Medicine
Cases and Practical Remarks in Surgery
Borrowed: 1771/1/8 (Tuesday).
Borrower: John Stewart
Author: Benjamin Gooch (Male, died c.1780), Genre: Medicine
Cases and Practical Remarks in Surgery
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 124649
Fordyce on V. diseases & c.
Borrowed: 1771/1/8 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/9/0.
George Campbell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Medicine and Health > Surgeon.
Sir William Fordyce (Male, born 1724, died 1792)
Genre: Medicine
A review of the venereal disease, and its remedies [Fordyce]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections *Z.6.16/2.
Confidence level: Certain
Sir William Fordyce (Male, born 1724, died 1792)
Genre: Medicine
A review of the venereal disease, and its remedies.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1767. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: T20974
Sir William Fordyce (Male, born 1724, died 1792)
Genre: Medicine
Review of the Venereal Disease, and its Remedies
Borrowed: 1771/1/8 (Tuesday).
Borrower: George Campbell
Author: Sir William Fordyce (Male, born 1724, died 1792), Genre: Medicine
Record ID 124670
Baxter on the Soul
Borrowed: 1771/1/11 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/10/6.
Ebenezer Bell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Andrew Baxter (Male, born c.1686, died 1750)
Genre: Theology
An enquiry into the nature of the human soul [Baxter]
Confidence level: Certain
Andrew Baxter (Male, born c.1686, died 1750)
Genre: Theology
An enquiry into the nature of the human soul; wherein the immateriality of the soul is evinced from the principles of reason and philosophy.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1733. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 37
ESTC: T32759
Andrew Baxter (Male, born c.1686, died 1750)
Genre: Theology
Enquiry into the Nature of the Human Soul
Borrowed: 1771/1/11 (Friday).
Borrower: Ebenezer Bell
Author: Andrew Baxter (Male, born c.1686, died 1750), Genre: Theology
Record ID 124676
Rollin's Roman history V:s 8-9 & 10th 11-12-13
Borrowed: 1771/1/11 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Guinea.
Elphinston Balfour
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Roman History, from the Foundation of Rome till the Battle of Actium [Rollin]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections ; *Q.50-51.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8, Volume 9, Volume 10, Volume 11, Volume 12, Volume 13
Confidence level: Certain
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
The Roman History from the Foundation of Rome to the Battle of Actium: that is, To the end of the Commonwealth. By Mr. Rollin, late Principal of the University of Paris, Professor of Eloquence in the Royal College, and Fellow of the Royal Academy of Inscriptions and Belles Lettres. Translated from the French.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1739-1750. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1241 times in 806 borrowing records
ESTC: N48133
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Roman History from the Foundation of Rome to the Battle of Actium [Charles Rollin]
Borrowed: 1771/1/11 (Friday).
Borrower: Elphinston Balfour
Author: Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741), Genre: History
Roman History from the Foundation of Rome to the Battle of Actium [Charles Rollin]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8, Volume 9, Volume 10, Volume 11, Volume 12, Volume 13
Record ID 124682
Labat Voyage tomes 1-2-3
Borrowed: 1771/1/11 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Guinea.
Nathaniel Dimsdale
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Jean Baptiste Labat (Male, born 1663, died 1738)
Genre: Travel
Voyage du chevalier Des Marchais en Guinée, isles voisines, et à Cayénne, fait en 1725, 1726 & 1727 [Labat]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Jean Baptiste Labat (Male, born 1663, died 1738)
Genre: Travel
Voyage du Chevalier des Marchais en Guinée, Isles voisines, et à Cayenne, fait en 1725, 1726 et 1727, contenant une description ... de ces païs, et du commerce qui s'y fait. Enrichi d'un grand nombre de cartes, etc.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1730. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 5 times in 2 borrowing records
Jean Baptiste Labat (Male, born 1663, died 1738)
Genre: Travel
Voyage du Chevalier des Marchais en Guinée, Isles Voisines, et à Cayenne, fait en 1725, 1726 et 1727
Borrowed: 1771/1/11 (Friday).
Borrower: Nathaniel Dimsdale
Author: Jean Baptiste Labat (Male, born 1663, died 1738), Genre: Travel
Voyage du Chevalier des Marchais en Guinée, Isles Voisines, et à Cayenne, fait en 1725, 1726 et 1727
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 124685
Monro on the Army
Borrowed: 1771/1/11 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/6/0.
Matthew Brown
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/86701. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1770-1775. Other: Apprentice of Royal College of Surgeons, 1774.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Donald Monro (Male, born 1727, died 1802)
Genre: Medicine
Account of the diseases which were most frequent in the British military hospitals in Germany, from January 1761 to ... March 1763 | Monro
Confidence level: Certain
Donald Monro (Male, born 1727, died 1802)
Genre: Medicine
An account of the diseases which were most frequent in the British military hospitals in Germany, from January 1761 to the return of the troops to England in March 1763. To which is added, An essay on the Means of Preserving the Health of Soldiers, and conducting Military Hospitals.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 80
ESTC: T60462
Donald Monro (Male, born 1727, died 1802)
Genre: Medicine
Account of the Diseases which were Most Frequent in the British Military Hospitals in Germany
Borrowed: 1771/1/11 (Friday).
Borrower: Matthew Brown
Author: Donald Monro (Male, born 1727, died 1802), Genre: Medicine
Account of the Diseases which were Most Frequent in the British Military Hospitals in Germany
Record ID 124688
World Displayed V:s 7-8-9-10-11-13-14
Borrowed: 1771/1/11 (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 7, Volume 8, Volume 9, Volume 10, Volume 11, Volume 13, Volume 14
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: 1771/1/11 (Friday).
Borrower: Andrew Gillon
Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7, Volume 8, Volume 9, Volume 10, Volume 11, Volume 13, Volume 14
Record ID 124691
Principles of Harris's Jurisprudence
Borrowed: 1771/1/11 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/7/0.
William Skirving
Gender: Male.
Life dates: d. 1796.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Record ID 124694
Plenck de Viro Argento & c.
Borrowed: 1771/1/11 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/7/0.
George Campbell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Medicine and Health > Surgeon.
Record ID 124697
Reid's Inquiry
Borrowed: 1771/1/11 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/10/6.
John Usher
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: 1771/1/11 (Friday).
Borrower: John Usher
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 124700
Maclaurin's View
Borrowed: 1771/1/12 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/6/0.
Thomas Edgar
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Colin MacLaurin (Male, born 1698, died 1746)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
An account of Sir Isaac Newton's philosophical discoveries, in four books [Maclaurin]
Confidence level: Certain
Colin MacLaurin (Male, born 1698, died 1746)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
An account of Sir Isaac Newton's philosophical discoveries, in four books
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1750. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 45
ESTC: T94022
Colin MacLaurin (Male, born 1698, died 1746)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Account of Sir Isaac Newton's Philosophical Discoveries
Borrowed: 1771/1/12 (Saturday).
Borrower: Thomas Edgar
Author: Colin MacLaurin (Male, born 1698, died 1746), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 124703
& Derham's Physico-Theology
Borrowed: 1771/1/12 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: see entry above.
Thomas Edgar
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
William Derham (Male, born 1657, died 1735)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Theology
Physico-theology: or, a demonstration of the being and attributes of God, from his works of creation.
Confidence level: Certain
William Derham (Male, born 1657, died 1735)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Theology
Physico-Theology: or, a demonstration of the being and attributes of God, from his works of creation. Being the substance of XVI sermons Preached in St. Mary le Bow-Church, London, at the Honble Mr. Boyle’s Lectures, in the Years 1711 and 1712.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1714. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 28
ESTC: T135377
William Derham (Male, born 1657, died 1735)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Theology
Physico-Theology: or, a Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God, from His Works of Creation
Borrowed: 1771/1/12 (Saturday).
Borrower: Thomas Edgar
Author: William Derham (Male, born 1657, died 1735), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Theology
Physico-Theology: or, a Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God, from His Works of Creation
Record ID 124706
Grove's System 2 V:s
Borrowed: 1771/1/12 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Guinea.
John Baird
Gender: Male.
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, Volume 2
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: 1771/1/12 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Baird
Author: Henry Grove (Male, born 1684, died 1738), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
System of Moral Philosophy [Henry Grove]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 124709
& Smith's Theory
Borrowed: 1771/1/12 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: see entry above.
John Baird
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: 1771/1/12 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Baird
Author: Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Record ID 124712
Emerson's Trigonometry
Borrowed: 1771/1/12 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: see entry above.
Abraham Nivison
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
William Emerson (Male, born 1701, died 1782)
Genre: Mathematics
The elements of trigonometry [Emerson]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections E.B. .514 Eme..
Confidence level: Certain
William Emerson (Male, born 1701, died 1782)
Genre: Mathematics
The elements of trigonometry. Containing, the properties, relations, and calculations of sines, tangents, secants, &c. The doctrine of the sphere, and the principles of plain and spherical trigonometry.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 5
ESTC: T77161
William Emerson (Male, born 1701, died 1782)
Genre: Mathematics
Elements of Trigonometry [William Emerson]
Borrowed: 1771/1/12 (Saturday).
Borrower: Abraham Nivison
Author: William Emerson (Male, born 1701, died 1782), Genre: Mathematics