An Analysis of Scottish Borrowers' Registers
Record ID 124838
Comparative View
Borrowed: 1771/1/18 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/2/0.
George Kennedy
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
John Gregory (Male, born 1724, died 1773)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Comparative view of the state and faculties of man with those of the animal world [Gregory]
Confidence level: Very likely
John Gregory (Male, born 1724, died 1773)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
A comparative view of the state and faculties of man with those of the animal world.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1766. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 49
ESTC: T138027
John Gregory (Male, born 1724, died 1773)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Comparative View of the State and Faculties of Man with those of the Animal World
Borrowed: 1771/1/18 (Friday).
Borrower: George Kennedy
Author: John Gregory (Male, born 1724, died 1773), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Comparative View of the State and Faculties of Man with those of the Animal World
Record ID 124841
Vigerus de Græc. Idiotismus
Borrowed: 1771/1/18 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/5/0. Funds deposited: One piece.
Robert Hatterick
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
François Viger (Male, born 1590, died 1647)
Genre: Reference Works
De præcipuis Græcæ dictionis idiotismis ... [Viger]
Confidence level: Certain
François Viger (Male, born 1590, died 1647)
Genre: Reference Works
De præcipuis græcæ dictionis idiotismis, et particulis.
Language: Latin | Greek . Published: London. Date of publication: 1729. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: T191022
François Viger (Male, born 1590, died 1647)
Genre: Reference Works
Praecipuis Graecae Dictionis Idiotismis et Particulis
Borrowed: 1771/1/18 (Friday).
Borrower: Robert Hatterick
Author: François Viger (Male, born 1590, died 1647), Genre: Reference Works
Record ID 124844
World Displayed V:s 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8
Borrowed: 1771/1/18 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Guinea.
James Bannantine
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, Volume 7, Volume 8
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: 1771/1/18 (Friday).
Borrower: James Bannantine
Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8
Record ID 124847
Butler's Analogy
Borrowed: 1771/1/18 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/10/6.
John Blackhall
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: 1771/1/18 (Friday).
Borrower: John Blackhall
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 124850
Whytt on Nervous Disorders
Borrowed: 1771/1/19 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/7/0.
James Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Robert Whytt (Male, born 1714, died 1766)
Genre: Medicine
Observations on the nature, causes, and cure of those disorders which have been commonly called nervous, hypochondriac, or hysteric : to which are prefixed some remarks on the sympathy of the nerves [Whytt]
Confidence level: Very likely
Robert Whytt (Male, born 1714, died 1766)
Genre: Medicine
Observations on the nature, causes, and cure of those disorders which have been commonly called nervous, hypochondriac, or hysteric: to which are prefixed some remarks on the sympathy of the nerves.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1767. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 64
ESTC: N10057
Robert Whytt (Male, born 1714, died 1766)
Genre: Medicine
Observations on the Nature, Causes, and Cure of those Disorders which have been commonly called Nervous
Borrowed: 1771/1/19 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Wilson
Author: Robert Whytt (Male, born 1714, died 1766), Genre: Medicine
Record ID 124853
Cudworth's System
Borrowed: 1771/1/19 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/0/0.
James Thomson
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: 1771/1/19 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Thomson
Author: Ralph Cudworth (Male, born 1617, died 1688), Genre: Theology
True Intellectual System of the Universe
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 124856
Pott on the Hyderocele
Borrowed: 1771/1/19 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/3/6.
William Whyte
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Percivall Pott (Male, born 1714, died 1788)
Genre: Medicine
An account of the method of obtaining a perfect or radical cure of the hydrocele, or watry [sic] rupture, by means of a seton [Pott]
Confidence level: Certain
Percivall Pott (Male, born 1714, died 1788)
Genre: Medicine
An account of the method of obtaining a perfect or radical cure of the hydrocele, or watry rupture, by means of a seton.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 22
ESTC: T150537
Percivall Pott (Male, born 1714, died 1788)
Genre: Medicine
Account of the Method of obtaining a Perfect or Radical Cure of the Hydrocele
Borrowed: 1771/1/19 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Whyte
Author: Percivall Pott (Male, born 1714, died 1788), Genre: Medicine
Account of the Method of obtaining a Perfect or Radical Cure of the Hydrocele
Record ID 124859
Compendium of Physic
Borrowed: 1771/1/19 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/5/0.
John Stewart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Genre: Medicine
Compendium of physic and surgery. For the use of young practitioners.
Record ID 124862
Rollin's Method V:s 2d-3d
Borrowed: 1771/1/19 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/12/0.
James Thomson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Method of teaching and studying the belles lettres, or, An introduction to languages, poetry, rhetoric, history, moral philosophy, physicks, &c.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The method of teaching and studying the belles lettres, or an introduction to languages, poetry, rhetoric, history, moral philosophy, physicks, &c. With Reflections on Taste; and Instructions with regard to the Eloquence of the Pulpit, the Bar and the Stage. The whole illustrated with Passages from the most famous Poets and Orators, antient and modern, with Critical Remarks on them. Designed more particularly for Students in the Universities.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1734. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 181 times in 94 borrowing records
ESTC: T136375
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Method of Teaching and Studying the Belles Lettres
Borrowed: 1771/1/19 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Thomson
Author: Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741), Genre: Belles Lettres
Method of Teaching and Studying the Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 124865
Ferguson's Essay
Borrowed: 1771/1/19 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/15/0.
Abraham Nivison
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Essay on the history of civil society [Ferguson]
Confidence level: Certain
Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
An essay on the history of civil society. By Adam Ferguson, LL.D. Professor of Moral Philosophy in the University of Edinburgh.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 97
ESTC: T75304
Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Essay on the History of Civil Society
Borrowed: 1771/1/19 (Saturday).
Borrower: Abraham Nivison
Author: Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Record ID 124868
Emerson's Trigonometry
Borrowed: 1771/1/19 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/7/0.
George Booth
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: 1771/1/19 (Saturday).
Borrower: George Booth
Author: William Emerson (Male, born 1701, died 1782), Genre: Mathematics
Record ID 124871
Evelyn on Medals
Borrowed: 1771/1/19 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/10/6.
James Waite
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
John Evelyn (Male, born 1620, died 1706)
Genre: History, Genre: Reference Works
Numismata : a discourse of medals, antient and modern, together with an account of heads and effigies of illustrious, and famous persons, in sculps, and taille-douche, of whom we have no medals extant [Evelyn]
Confidence level: Certain
John Evelyn (Male, born 1620, died 1706)
Genre: History, Genre: Reference Works
Numismata. A discourse of medals, antient and modern. Together with some account of heads and effigies of illustrious, and famous persons, in sculps, and taille-douce, of whom we have no medals extant; and of the use to be derived from them. To which is added a digression concerning physiognomy.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1697. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: R21821
John Evelyn (Male, born 1620, died 1706)
Genre: History, Genre: Reference Works
Numismata. A Discourse of Medals, Antient and Modern
Borrowed: 1771/1/19 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Waite
Author: John Evelyn (Male, born 1620, died 1706), Genre: History, Genre: Reference Works
Record ID 124874
Emerson's Mechanics
Borrowed: 1771/1/19 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/0/0.
John Boe
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: 1771/1/19 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Boe
Author: William Emerson (Male, born 1701, died 1782), Genre: Mathematics
Record ID 124877
Shaftesbury's Characteristics Vol. 2:d
Borrowed: 1771/1/19 (Saturday).
Unknown
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Anthony Ashley Cooper Earl of Shaftesbury (Male, born 1671, died 1713)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Characteristicks of men, manners, opinions, times
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections (E. B. .82451).
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Anthony Ashley Cooper Earl of Shaftesbury (Male, born 1671, died 1713)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Characteristicks of men, manners, opinions, times. In three volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1711. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 105 times in 51 borrowing records
ESTC: T30440
Anthony Ashley Cooper Earl of Shaftesbury (Male, born 1671, died 1713)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Characteristicks of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times
Borrowed: 1771/1/19 (Saturday).
Borrower: Unknown
Author: Anthony Ashley Cooper Earl of Shaftesbury (Male, born 1671, died 1713), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Characteristicks of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 124880
Theory of Agreeable Sensations
Borrowed: 1771/1/19 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/2/6.
John Hamilton
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: 1771/1/19 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Hamilton
Author: Louis-Jean Lévesque de Pouilly (Male, born 1691, died 1750), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Record ID 124883
D:r Robertson's history of Scotland Vol. 2:d
Borrowed: 1771/1/19 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Guinea.
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.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of Scotland, during the reigns of Queen Mary and of King James VI [Robertson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of Scotland, during the reigns of Queen Mary and of King James VI. till his accession to the crown of England. With a review of the Scotch history previous to that period; and an appendix containing Original Papers. In Two Volumes. By William Robertson, D. D. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 412 times in 312 borrowing records
ESTC: T78970
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of Scotland During the Reigns of Queen Mary and King James VI
Borrowed: 1771/1/19 (Saturday).
Borrower: Matthew Brown
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
History of Scotland During the Reigns of Queen Mary and King James VI
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2