An Analysis of Scottish Borrowers' Registers
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Record ID 152352
Torffæus Hist: Orcadum AAALg1
Borrowed: 1776/3/8 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/10/6. Funds deposited: G. 2. 1759.
Samuel Foast Simmons
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/82281. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1775-1777.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Þormóður Torfason (Male, born 1636, died 1719)
Genre: History
Orcades, seu Rerum Orcadensium historiae libri tres, qvorum primus, praeter insularum situm numerumqve, comitum, procerum, incolarumqз ; origines, familias, gesta & vicissitudines, â primis monarchiae Norvegicae incunabulis ad annum M. CCXXII.
Historical Shelfmark: A.A.A.L.g.1.
Confidence level: Certain
Þormóður Torfason (Male, born 1636, died 1719)
Genre: History
Orcades seu Rerum Orcadensium historiæ libri tres, qvorum primus, præter insularum situm numerumqve, comitum incolarumq; origines gesta & vicissitudines ad annum M.CCXXII.
Language: Latin . Published: Copenhagen. Date of publication: 1697. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 11
Þormóður Torfason (Male, born 1636, died 1719)
Genre: History
Orcades seu Rerum Orcadensium Historiae
Borrowed: 1776/3/8 (Friday).
Borrower: Samuel Foast Simmons
Author: Þormóður Torfason (Male, born 1636, died 1719), Genre: History
Record ID 152355
Brooke's Nat: Hist: V:s 1-2
Borrowed: 1776/3/8 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Guinea.
James Drummond
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Richard Brookes (Male)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
A new and accurate system of natural history ... [Brookes].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Richard Brookes (Male)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
A new and accurate system of natural history; containing I. The history of quadrupedes, including Amphibious Animals, Frogs, and Lizards, with their Properties and Uses in Medicine. II. The History of Birds, with the Method of bringing up those of the singing Kind. III. The History of Fishes and Serpents, including Sea-Turtles, Crustaceous and Shell-Fishes; with their medicinal Uses. IV. The History of Insects, with their Properties and Uses in Medicine. V. The History of Waters, Earths, Stones, Fossils, and Minerals; with their Virtues, Properties, and Medicinal Uses: To which is added, the Method in which Linnaeus has treated these Subjects. VI. The history of vegetables, as well Foreign as Indigenous, including an Account of the Roots, Barks, Woods, Leaves, Flowers, Fruits, Seeds, Resins, Gums, and concreted Juices; as also their Properties, Virtues, and Uses in Medicine; together with the Method of cultivating those planted in Gardens. By R. Brookes, M. D. Author of the General Practice of Physic. In six volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1763. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 106 times in 47 borrowing records
ESTC: T131870
Richard Brookes (Male)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
New and Accurate System of Natural History
Borrowed: 1776/3/8 (Friday).
Borrower: James Drummond
Author: Richard Brookes (Male), Genre: Natural Philosophy
New and Accurate System of Natural History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 152358
D:r Robertson's Hist: vol. 2d
Borrowed: 1776/3/8 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/0/0.
John Barton
Gender: Male.
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 407 times in 307 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: 1776/3/8 (Friday).
Borrower: John Barton
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
Record ID 152361
Pringle on Attraction
Borrowed: 1776/3/8 (Friday). Loan period: f. Deposit: 0/1/0.
John Smith
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/78539. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1773-1776.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Sir John Pringle (Male, born 1707, died 1782)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
A discourse on the attraction of mountains [Pringle]
Confidence level: Certain
Sir John Pringle (Male, born 1707, died 1782)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
A discourse on the attraction of mountains, delivered at the Anniversary Meeting of the Royal Society, November 30, 1775.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T31981
Sir John Pringle (Male, born 1707, died 1782)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Discourse on the Attraction of Mountains
Borrowed: 1776/3/8 (Friday).
Borrower: John Smith
Author: Sir John Pringle (Male, born 1707, died 1782), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 152364
Tom Jones V:s 3:d & 4:th
Borrowed: 1776/3/8 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Guinea.
John Dick
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
The history of Tom Jones, a foundling : in three volumes.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
The history of Tom Jones, a foundling.
Language: English . Published: Dublin. Date of publication: 1766. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 24 times in 11 borrowing records
ESTC: T133821
Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
Borrowed: 1776/3/8 (Friday).
Borrower: John Dick
Author: Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754), Genre: Fiction
History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 152367
Hume's Essays 2 V:s
Borrowed: 1776/3/8 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/0/0. Funds deposited: Dundee Note.
James Mathewson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Hume's Essays (original title)
Essays and treatises on several subjects (standardised title)
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections ; N*.27.31..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essays and treatises on several subjects. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 81 times in 59 borrowing records
ESTC: T33492
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects
Borrowed: 1776/3/8 (Friday).
Borrower: James Mathewson
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 152370
Haukesbee's Experiments
Borrowed: 1776/3/8 (Friday). Deposit: Guinea.
James Stevenson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Francis Hauksbee (Male, born 1666, died 1713)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Physico-mechanical experiments on various subjects [Hauksbee]
Confidence level: Certain
Francis Hauksbee (Male, born 1666, died 1713)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Physico-mechanical experiments on various subjects.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1719. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T120739
Francis Hauksbee (Male, born 1666, died 1713)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Physico-Mechanical Experiments on Various Subjects
Borrowed: 1776/3/8 (Friday).
Borrower: James Stevenson
Author: Francis Hauksbee (Male, born 1666, died 1713), Genre: Natural Philosophy