An Analysis of Scottish Borrowers' Registers
Record ID 89753
Borrow'd Rollin's Method Vol. 3d
Borrowed: 1769/10/12 (Thursday). Loan period: return on demand.
Principal William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Other: Principal of the University of Edinburgh. Life dates: 1721-1793.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
John Tait
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
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 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: 1769/10/12 (Thursday).
Borrowers: Principal William Robertson , John Tait
Author: Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741), Genre: Belles Lettres
Method of Teaching and Studying the Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 89768
Theocritus Græc. Lat:
Borrowed: 1769/10/12 (Thursday). Loan period: return on demand.
Principal William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Other: Principal of the University of Edinburgh. Life dates: 1721-1793.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
John Tait
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Theocritus (Male)
Genre: Poetry
Theocriti quae extant. Ex editione Danielis Heinsii expressa.
Confidence level: Very likely
Theocritus (Male)
Genre: Poetry
Ta tou theokritou Sesōsmena. = Theocriti quae extant. Ex editione Danielis Heinsii.
Language: Greek | Latin . Published: Glasgow. Date of publication: 1746. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Heinsius, Daniel, 1580-1655.
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: T138185
Theocritus (Male)
Genre: Poetry
Theocriti quae Extant. Ex Editione Danielis Heinsii
Borrowed: 1769/10/12 (Thursday).
Borrowers: Principal William Robertson , John Tait
Author: Theocritus (Male), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 89795
& Butler's Hudibras 2 V.s
Borrowed: 1769/9/12 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
Principal William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Other: Principal of the University of Edinburgh. Life dates: 1721-1793.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
John Tait
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Samuel Butler (Male, born 1612, died 1680)
Genre: Poetry
Hudibras : in three parts, written in the time of the late wars: corrected and amended.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Samuel Butler (Male, born 1612, died 1680)
Genre: Poetry
Hudibras, in three parts, written in the time of the late wars: corrected and amended.
Language: English . Published: Dublin. Date of publication: 1744. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Grey, Zachary.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 13 times in 7 borrowing records
ESTC: N7227
Samuel Butler (Male, born 1612, died 1680)
Genre: Poetry
Hudibras
Borrowed: 1769/9/12 (Tuesday).
Borrowers: Principal William Robertson , John Tait
Author: Samuel Butler (Male, born 1612, died 1680), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 89807
Also Butler's Remains 2 V:s 8vo
Borrowed: 1769/10/12 (Thursday). Loan period: return on demand.
Principal William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Other: Principal of the University of Edinburgh. Life dates: 1721-1793.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
John Tait
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Samuel Butler (Male, born 1612, died 1680)
Genre: Poetry
The genuine remains in verse and prose of Mr. Samuel Butler, author of Hudibras.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Samuel Butler (Male, born 1612, died 1680)
Genre: Poetry
The genuine remains in verse and prose of Mr. Samuel Butler.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 4 times in 2 borrowing records
ESTC: T139233
Samuel Butler (Male, born 1612, died 1680)
Genre: Poetry
Genuine Remains in Verse and Prose of Mr Samuel Butler
Borrowed: 1769/10/12 (Thursday).
Borrowers: Principal William Robertson , John Tait
Author: Samuel Butler (Male, born 1612, died 1680), Genre: Poetry
Genuine Remains in Verse and Prose of Mr Samuel Butler
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 89810
Also Addison's Works Vol. 1:st 4:to
Borrowed: 1769/10/12 (Thursday). Loan period: return on demand.
Principal William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Other: Principal of the University of Edinburgh. Life dates: 1721-1793.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
John Tait
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The works of the late Right Honorable Joseph Addison.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The works of the late Right Honorable Joseph Addison, Esq.
Language: English . Published: Birmingham. Date of publication: 1761. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 14 times in 9 borrowing records
ESTC: T89166
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Works of Joseph Addison
Borrowed: 1769/10/12 (Thursday).
Borrowers: Principal William Robertson , John Tait
Author: Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 89813
Borrowed Hallers Physiology 2 Vols vol. 1754
Borrowed: 1769/10/21 (Saturday). Loan period: return on demand.
Dr John Gregory
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor.
James Gregory
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/91814. Dissertation: De Morbis coeli mutatione medendis.. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1768-1772; MD (Edin), 1774. Other: Royal Medical Society, 1771; Professor of the Institutes of Physic, 1776; Joint Professor of the Practice of Physic, 1790. Origin: Scottish. Life dates: 1753-1821.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor.
Baron Albrecht von Haller (Male, born 1708, died 1777)
Genre: Medicine
Dr. Albert Haller's physiology [Mihles]
Possible modern shelfmark: Main Library - Special Collections ; E.B. .612 Hal..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Baron Albrecht von Haller (Male, born 1708, died 1777)
Genre: Medicine
Dr. Albert Haller’s physiology; being a course of lectures upon the visceral anatomy and vital oeconomy of human bodies.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Mihles, Samuel
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 197 times in 106 borrowing records
ESTC: T106476
Baron Albrecht von Haller (Male, born 1708, died 1777)
Genre: Medicine
Haller’s Physiology
Borrowed: 1769/10/21 (Saturday).
Borrowers: Dr John Gregory , James Gregory
Author: Baron Albrecht von Haller (Male, born 1708, died 1777), Genre: Medicine
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 89819
Borrowed Ciceronis Epist: & familiares in usum Delphini 4.to
Borrowed: 1769/10/24 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
Adam Ferguson
Gender: Male.
Other: Professor of Natural Philosophy; of Pneumatics and Moral Philosophy. Life dates: 1723-1816.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Student. Education > University Professor.
Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Marcus Tullius Cicero ad familiaros epistolæ : Interpretatione et notis illustravit P. Quartier, etc.
Confidence level: Certain
Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Lives
M. T. Ciceronis ad familiares epistolæ. Interpretatione et notis illustravit Philibertus Quartier ... in usum Serenissimi Delphini.
Language: Latin . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1685. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 1
Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Letters to Friends [Cicero]
Borrowed: 1769/10/24 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Adam Ferguson
Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Record ID 89828
Somnimum Scipionis. 4to
Borrowed: 1769/10/24 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
Adam Ferguson
Gender: Male.
Other: Professor of Natural Philosophy; of Pneumatics and Moral Philosophy. Life dates: 1723-1816.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Student. Education > University Professor.
Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Somnium Scipionis ex Ciceronis libro sexto de republica.
Confidence level: Certain
Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Somnium Scipionis ex Ciceronis libro sexto de republica.
Language: Latin . Published: Wittenberg. Date of publication: 1520. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 1
Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Somnium Scipionis ex Ciceronis Libro Sexto De Republica
Borrowed: 1769/10/24 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Adam Ferguson
Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 89834
Borrow'd Roy Monumentis de Greece
Borrowed: 1769/10/24 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
Robert Ord
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Lord Chief Baron.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Baron of the Exchequer.
Principal William Robertson
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Other: Principal of the University of Edinburgh. Life dates: 1721-1793.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
John Tait
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
David Le Roy (Male, born c.1724, died 1803)
Genre: History
Les ruines des plus beaux monuments de la Grece.
Confidence level: Certain
David Le Roy (Male, born c.1724, died 1803)
Genre: History
Les Ruines des plus beaux monuments de la Grèce.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1758. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 1
David Le Roy (Male, born c.1724, died 1803)
Genre: History
Ruines des Plus Beaux Monuments de la Grèce
Borrowed: 1769/10/24 (Tuesday).
Borrowers: Robert Ord , Principal William Robertson , John Tait
Author: David Le Roy (Male, born c.1724, died 1803), Genre: History
Record ID 89840
Borrow'd Theocritus Graec. Lat: 4to
Borrowed: 1769/10/26 (Thursday). Loan period: return on demand.
William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Theocritus (Male)
Genre: Poetry
Theocriti quae extant. Ex editione Danielis Heinsii expressa.
Confidence level: Very likely
Theocritus (Male)
Genre: Poetry
Ta tou theokritou Sesōsmena. = Theocriti quae extant. Ex editione Danielis Heinsii.
Language: Greek | Latin . Published: Glasgow. Date of publication: 1746. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Heinsius, Daniel, 1580-1655.
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: T138185
Theocritus (Male)
Genre: Poetry
Theocriti quae Extant. Ex Editione Danielis Heinsii
Borrowed: 1769/10/26 (Thursday).
Borrower: William Robertson
Author: Theocritus (Male), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 89861
Prior's Poems folio
Borrowed: 1769/9/26 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Matthew Prior (Male, born 1664, died 1721)
Genre: Poetry
Prior's Poems (original title)
Poems on several occasions [Prior] (standardised title)
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections *S.33.101.
Confidence level: Certain
Matthew Prior (Male, born 1664, died 1721)
Genre: Poetry
Poems on several occasions: by Matthew Prior Esq. A new edition; with some additions which are not in the folio edition.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1720. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: T14946
Matthew Prior (Male, born 1664, died 1721)
Genre: Poetry
Poems on Several Occasions [Matthew Prior]
Borrowed: 1769/9/26 (Tuesday).
Borrower: William Robertson
Author: Matthew Prior (Male, born 1664, died 1721), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 89864
& Buffon histoire Naturelle tome 4:th
Borrowed: 1769/10/26 (Thursday). Loan period: return on demand.
William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire naturelle, générale et particuliére, avec la description du Cabinet du roi [Buffon]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire naturelle, générale et particuliére.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1752-1768. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 86 times in 41 borrowing records
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Borrowed: 1769/10/26 (Thursday).
Borrower: William Robertson
Author: Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Record ID 89867
Les Oeuvres de Nadal tome 3.d
Borrowed: 1769/10/26 (Thursday). Loan period: return on demand.
William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Augustin Nadal (Male, born 1664, died 1740)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Oeuvres mélees de monsieur l'abbé Nadal.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Augustin Nadal (Male, born 1664, died 1740)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Oeuvres mêlées de Monsieur l'abbé Nadal, de l'Académie des Inscriptions & Belles-Lettres.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1738. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 4 times in 3 borrowing records
Augustin Nadal (Male, born 1664, died 1740)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Oeuvres Mêlées de Monsieur l'Abbé Nadal
Borrowed: 1769/10/26 (Thursday).
Borrower: William Robertson
Author: Augustin Nadal (Male, born 1664, died 1740), Genre: Belles Lettres
Oeuvres Mêlées de Monsieur l'Abbé Nadal
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 3
Record ID 89870
Also Thomson's Works 2 V:s 4:to
Borrowed: 1769/10/26 (Thursday). Loan period: return on demand.
William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
James Thomson (Male, born 1700, died 1748)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Mr. Thomson : in two volumes
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
James Thomson (Male, born 1700, died 1748)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Mr. Thomson. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1738. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 119 times in 94 borrowing records
ESTC: T35244
James Thomson (Male, born 1700, died 1748)
Genre: Poetry
Works of James Thomson
Borrowed: 1769/10/26 (Thursday).
Borrower: William Robertson
Author: James Thomson (Male, born 1700, died 1748), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 89873
& Maclaurin's Algebra
Borrowed: 1769/10/26 (Thursday). Loan period: return on demand.
William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Colin MacLaurin (Male, born 1698, died 1746)
Genre: Mathematics
Treatise of algebra, in three parts [Maclaurin]
Possible modern shelfmark: Main Library - Special Collections ; E.B. .512 Macl..
Confidence level: Certain
Colin MacLaurin (Male, born 1698, died 1746)
Genre: Mathematics
A treatise of algebra, in three parts ... : to which is added an appendix, concerning the general properties of geometrical lines.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1756. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 22
ESTC: T152308
Colin MacLaurin (Male, born 1698, died 1746)
Genre: Mathematics
Treatise of Algebra [Colin MacLaurin]
Borrowed: 1769/10/26 (Thursday).
Borrower: William Robertson
Author: Colin MacLaurin (Male, born 1698, died 1746), Genre: Mathematics
Record ID 89882
& Sully's Memoirs V:s 2 & 3.
Borrowed: 1769/10/26 (Thursday). Loan period: return on demand.
William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
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 2, Volume 3
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: 1769/10/26 (Thursday).
Borrower: William Robertson
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 2, Volume 3
Record ID 89891
Borrowed the Travels of Pietro della Valle into East India & Arabia deserta
Borrowed: 1769/11/1 (Wednesday). Loan period: return on demand.
Hugh Blair
Gender: Male.
Other: Regius Chair of Rhetoric and Belles Lettres, Edinburgh. Life dates: 1718-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Daniel McIntosh
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Pietro Della Valle (Male, born 1586, died 1652)
Genre: Travel
The travels of Sig. Pietro della Valle, a noble Roman, into East-India and Arabia Deserta
Confidence level: Certain
Pietro Della Valle (Male, born 1586, died 1652)
Genre: Travel
The travels of Sig. Pietro della Valle, a noble Roman, into East-India and Arabia Deserta.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1665. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: R7908
Pietro Della Valle (Male, born 1586, died 1652)
Genre: Travel
Travels of Sig. Pietro della Valle, a Noble Roman, into East-India and Arabia Deserta
Borrowed: 1769/11/1 (Wednesday).
Borrowers: Hugh Blair , Daniel McIntosh
Author: Pietro Della Valle (Male, born 1586, died 1652), Genre: Travel
Travels of Sig. Pietro della Valle, a Noble Roman, into East-India and Arabia Deserta
Record ID 89897
Borrowed Websters Arithmetick
Borrowed: 1769/11/1 (Wednesday). Returned: 1770/1/19 (Friday).
James Robertson
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/76517. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1769-1774. Other: Royal Medical Society, 1774; Indian Medical Service, 1775.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
William Webster (Male, born c.1684, died 1744)
Genre: Mathematics
Arithmetick in epitome.
Confidence level: Certain
William Webster (Male, born c.1684, died 1744)
Genre: Mathematics
Arithmetick in epitome: or, a compendium of all its rules, both vulgar and decimal.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1740. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T22414
William Webster (Male, born c.1684, died 1744)
Genre: Mathematics
Arithmetick in Epitome: or, A Compendium of all its Rules, both Vulgar and Decimal
Borrowed: 1769/11/1 (Wednesday). Returned: 1770/1/19 (Friday).
Borrower: James Robertson
Author: William Webster (Male, born c.1684, died 1744), Genre: Mathematics
Arithmetick in Epitome: or, A Compendium of all its Rules, both Vulgar and Decimal
Record ID 89900
and Wise's Do
Borrowed: 1769/11/1 (Wednesday). Returned: 1770/1/19 (Friday). Loan period: return on demand.
James Robertson
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/76517. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1769-1774. Other: Royal Medical Society, 1774; Indian Medical Service, 1775.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Thomas Wise (Male)
Genre: Mathematics, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Arithmetic made easy: for the use and benefit of tradesman.
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Wise (Male)
Genre: Mathematics, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Arithmetic made easy : for the use and benefit of tradesman.
Language: English . Published: Berwick. Date of publication: 1754. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 1
Thomas Wise (Male)
Genre: Mathematics, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Arithmetic Made Easy for the Use and Benefit of Tradesman
Borrowed: 1769/11/1 (Wednesday). Returned: 1770/1/19 (Friday).
Borrower: James Robertson
Author: Thomas Wise (Male), Genre: Mathematics, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Record ID 89903
Borrow'd Smith Formulæ Medicamentorum &c AAAF25
Borrowed: 1769/11/2 (Thursday). Loan period: return on demand.
Thomas Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Hugh Smith (Male, born 1730, died 1790)
Genre: Medicine
Formulæ medicamentorum: or, a compendium of the modern practice of physic [Smith]
Confidence level: Very likely
Hugh Smith (Male, born 1730, died 1790)
Genre: Medicine
Medicamentorum formulæ ad varias medendi intentiones concinnatæ.
Language: Latin . Published: London. Date of publication: 1760. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 7
ESTC: N3700
Hugh Smith (Male, born 1730, died 1790)
Genre: Medicine
Medicamentorum Formulae ad Varias Medendi Intentiones Concinnatae
Borrowed: 1769/11/2 (Thursday).
Borrower: Thomas Williamson
Author: Hugh Smith (Male, born 1730, died 1790), Genre: Medicine
Medicamentorum Formulae ad Varias Medendi Intentiones Concinnatae
Record ID 89906
Harris's Treatises
Borrowed: 1769/11/2 (Thursday). Loan period: return on demand.
Thomas Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Three treatises : the first concerning art, the second concerning music, painting, and poetry, the third concerning happiness [Harris]
Possible modern shelfmark: Main Library - Special Collections ; E.B. .82469 Har..
Confidence level: Certain
James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Three treatises. The first concerning art. The second concerning music, painting, and poetry. The third concerning happiness.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1744. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 17
ESTC: T70375
James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Three Treatises [James Harris]
Borrowed: 1769/11/2 (Thursday).
Borrower: Thomas Williamson
Author: James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Record ID 89909
Hume's history V:s 3.4.6:th
Borrowed: 1769/11/2 (Thursday). Loan period: return on demand.
Thomas Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
Hume's History (original title)
History of England, from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the accession of Henry VII [Hume] (standardised title)
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 6
Confidence level: Certain
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the accession of Henry VII
Language: English . Published: Dublin. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 64 times in 54 borrowing records
ESTC: N8496
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1769/11/2 (Thursday).
Borrower: Thomas Williamson
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 6
Record ID 89912
Fielding's Works Vol 3:d
Borrowed: 1769/11/2 (Thursday). Loan period: return on demand.
Thomas Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
The works of Henry Fielding, Esq : with the life of the author.
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections *V.20.13-16. .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
The works of Henry Fielding, Esq; with the life of the author.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 38 times in 32 borrowing records
ESTC: T89839
Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
Works of Henry Fielding
Borrowed: 1769/11/2 (Thursday).
Borrower: Thomas Williamson
Author: Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 89915
Also Churchill's Voyages V.s 1 & 2d
Borrowed: 1769/11/2 (Thursday). Loan period: return on demand.
Thomas Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Genre: Travel
Collection of voyages and travels [Churchill]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Travel
A collection of voyages and travels, some now first printed from original manuscripts, others now first published in English.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1744-1746. Format: folio.
Editors: Compiled by Awnsham Churchill and John Churchill.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 37 times in 25 borrowing records
ESTC: T97845
Borrowed: 1769/11/2 (Thursday).
Borrower: Thomas Williamson
Genre: Travel
Collection of Voyages and Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 89927
Borrowed Dr Jeremy Taylors
Borrowed: 1769/11/7 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
Principal William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Other: Principal of the University of Edinburgh. Life dates: 1721-1793.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Jeremy Taylor (Male, born 1613, died 1667)
Genre: Sermons
XXVIII sermons preached at Golden Grove.
Confidence level: Very likely
Jeremy Taylor (Male, born 1613, died 1667)
Genre: Sermons
XXVIII sermons preached at Golden Grove.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1651. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 9
ESTC: R23463
Jeremy Taylor (Male, born 1613, died 1667)
Genre: Sermons
XXVIII Sermons Preached at Golden Grove
Borrowed: 1769/11/7 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Principal William Robertson
Author: Jeremy Taylor (Male, born 1613, died 1667), Genre: Sermons
Record ID 89936
& Bp Andrews Sermons
Borrowed: 1769/11/7 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
Principal William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Other: Principal of the University of Edinburgh. Life dates: 1721-1793.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Lancelot Andrewes (Male, born 1555, died 1626)
Genre: Sermons
XCVI sermons [Andrewes].
Confidence level: Certain
Lancelot Andrewes (Male, born 1555, died 1626)
Genre: Sermons
XCVI sermons by the Right Honourable, and Reverend Father in God, Lancelot Andrewes, late Lord Bishop of Winchester
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1635. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: S121999
Lancelot Andrewes (Male, born 1555, died 1626)
Genre: Sermons
XCVI sermons by the Right Honourable, and Reverend Father in God, Lancelot Andrewes, late Lord Bishop of Winchester
Borrowed: 1769/11/7 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Principal William Robertson
Author: Lancelot Andrewes (Male, born 1555, died 1626), Genre: Sermons
Record ID 89978
Bowd Livy hist. cum Notis Variorum et Gronovij Vol. 2d 8vo
Borrowed: 1769/11/8 (Wednesday). Loan period: return on demand.
James Robertson
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/76517. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1769-1774. Other: Royal Medical Society, 1774; Indian Medical Service, 1775.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Livy (Male, born c.BCE64, died 12)
Genre: History
Titi Livii Historiarum quod extat.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Livy (Male, born c.BCE64, died 12)
Genre: History
Titi Livii Historiarum quod extat, cum perpetuis Car. Sigonii et J. F. Gronovii Notis. Jac. Gronovius probavit, suasque et aliorum Notas adjecit.
Language: Latin . Published: Amsterdam. Date of publication: 1679. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 4
Livy (Male, born c.BCE64, died 12)
Genre: History
History of Rome [Livy]
Borrowed: 1769/11/8 (Wednesday).
Borrower: James Robertson
Author: Livy (Male, born c.BCE64, died 12), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 89984
Borrow'd Fleemyng's Physiology
Borrowed: 1769/11/17 (Friday). Loan period: return on demand.
Dr John Gregory
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor.
James Gregory
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/91814. Dissertation: De Morbis coeli mutatione medendis.. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1768-1772; MD (Edin), 1774. Other: Royal Medical Society, 1771; Professor of the Institutes of Physic, 1776; Joint Professor of the Practice of Physic, 1790. Origin: Scottish. Life dates: 1753-1821.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor.
Malcolm Flemyng (Male, died 1764)
Genre: Medicine, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Introduction to Physiology; being a course of lectures on the most important parts of the animal oeconomy [Flemyng]
Confidence level: Certain
Malcolm Flemyng (Male, died 1764)
Genre: Medicine, Genre: Natural Philosophy
An introduction to physiology, being A Course of Lectures upon The most important Parts of the animal oeconomy.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 47
ESTC: T59540
Malcolm Flemyng (Male, died 1764)
Genre: Medicine, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Introduction to Physiology, being A Course of Lectures upon the most Important Parts of the Animal Oeconomy
Borrowed: 1769/11/17 (Friday).
Borrowers: Dr John Gregory , James Gregory
Author: Malcolm Flemyng (Male, died 1764), Genre: Medicine, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 89996
Borrow'd Auctores Rei Rusticæ a Gesnero in 2 Voll. 4to
Borrowed: 1769/11/17 (Friday). Loan period: return on demand.
Robert Henry
Gender: Male.
Life dates: 1718-1790.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Borrowed: 1769/11/17 (Friday).
Borrower: Robert Henry
Record ID 89999
Zosimus folio
Borrowed: 1769/11/17 (Friday). Loan period: return on demand.
Robert Henry
Gender: Male.
Life dates: 1718-1790.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Zosimus (Male)
Genre: History
Zosimi Comitis Historiae novae libri VI.
Confidence level: Certain
Zosimus (Male)
Genre: History
Z. Comitis historiæ novæ libri VI.
Language: Latin . Published: Basel. Date of publication: c.1576. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 1
Zosimus (Male)
Genre: History
Historiae Novae [Zosimus]
Record ID 90014
Borrowed Miræi Elogica Belgia
Borrowed: 1769/11/21 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
William Lothian
Gender: Male.
Class: Arts, Divinity. Other: Edinburgh High School. Life dates: 1740-1783.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
Aubert Le Mire (Male, born 1573, died 1640)
Genre: Lives
Elogia Belgica sive illustrium Belgii scriptorum, qui nostrâ patrumque memoriâ vel ecclesiam Dei propugnarunt, vel disciplinas illustrarunt, vitæ breviter conmemoratæ.
Confidence level: Certain
Aubert Le Mire (Male, born 1573, died 1640)
Genre: Lives
Elogia Belgica, sive illustrium Belgii Scriptorum ... vitæ, etc.
Language: Latin . Published: Antwerp. Date of publication: 1609. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 1
Aubert Le Mire (Male, born 1573, died 1640)
Genre: Lives
Elogia Belgica
Borrowed: 1769/11/21 (Tuesday).
Borrower: William Lothian
Author: Aubert Le Mire (Male, born 1573, died 1640), Genre: Lives
Record ID 90020
& Miræi Chronica
Borrowed: 1769/11/21 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
William Lothian
Gender: Male.
Class: Arts, Divinity. Other: Edinburgh High School. Life dates: 1740-1783.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
Aubert Le Mire (Male, born 1573, died 1640)
Genre: History
Auberti Miraei rerum Belgicarum chronicon ab Iulii Caesaris in Galliam aduentu vsque ad vulgarem Christi annum M. DC. XXXVI.
Confidence level: Certain
Aubert Le Mire (Male, born 1573, died 1640)
Genre: History
Rerum Belgicarum chronicon ab Julii Caesaris in Galliam adventu usque ad vulgarem Christi annum M.DC.XXXVI., etc.
Language: Latin . Published: Antwerp. Date of publication: 1636. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 1
Aubert Le Mire (Male, born 1573, died 1640)
Genre: History
Rerum Belgicarum Chronicon ab Julii Caesaris in Galliam
Borrowed: 1769/11/21 (Tuesday).
Borrower: William Lothian
Author: Aubert Le Mire (Male, born 1573, died 1640), Genre: History
Record ID 90029
Borrowed 1st & 2d volls of Montaigne's Essays. French.
Borrowed: 1769/11/25 (Saturday). Loan period: return on demand.
Robert Hamilton
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/91570. Dissertation: De Nicotianæ Viribus in Medicinâ, ut et de ejus malis effectibus in usu communi et domestico.. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1776-1778; MD (Edin), 1780. Other: Royal Medical Society, 1779; Royal Army Medical Corps, 1795; Ex LRCP(1784); LRCP(1795) . Origin: Scottish. Life dates: 1748-1830.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Michel de Montaigne (Male, born 1533, died 1592)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Les essais de Michel seigneur de Montaigne.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Michel de Montaigne (Male, born 1533, died 1592)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Les Essais de Michel, seigneur de Montaigne.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1725. Format: 4to.
Editors: Coste, Pierre, 1668-1747.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 15 times in 8 borrowing records
Michel de Montaigne (Male, born 1533, died 1592)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays of Montaigne
Borrowed: 1769/11/25 (Saturday).
Borrower: Robert Hamilton
Author: Michel de Montaigne (Male, born 1533, died 1592), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 90035
Borrow'd Shaw's Travels
Borrowed: 1769/11/25 (Saturday). Loan period: return on demand.
Hugh Blair
Gender: Male.
Other: Regius Chair of Rhetoric and Belles Lettres, Edinburgh. Life dates: 1718-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Daniel McIntosh
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Thomas Shaw (Male, born 1694, died 1751)
Genre: Travel
Travels: or observations relating to several parts of Barbary and the Levant [Shaw]
Confidence level: Very likely
Thomas Shaw (Male, born 1694, died 1751)
Genre: Travel
Travels, or observations relating to several parts of Barbary and the Levant. Illustrated with cuts. By Thomas Shaw, D. D. F. R. S. Regius Professor of Greek, and Principal of St. Edmund Hall, in the University of Oxford.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1757. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 35
ESTC: T114688
Thomas Shaw (Male, born 1694, died 1751)
Genre: Travel
Travels, or Observations Relating to Several Parts of Barbary and the Levant
Borrowed: 1769/11/25 (Saturday).
Borrowers: Hugh Blair , Daniel McIntosh
Author: Thomas Shaw (Male, born 1694, died 1751), Genre: Travel
Travels, or Observations Relating to Several Parts of Barbary and the Levant