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MS Lib 3: Students Receipt Book, with professor's names, page 48v

Record ID 2858

Pamela Vol 2d

Borrowed: 1765/2/6 (Wednesday). Returned: 1765/2/18 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 6 Feb 1765. Original Returned Date: 18 Feb 1765. Professor 1: George Muirhead.


Borrower

Gavin Wallace
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Logic, Greek, Ethics. Original Full Name: Gavin Wallace.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


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Samuel Richardson (Male, born 1689, died 1761)
Genre: Fiction
Pamela, or Virtue rewarded
Press: Stationary. Possible modern shelfmark: xGUL. Original Author: Richardson, Samuel, 1689-1761..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Samuel Richardson (Male, born 1689, died 1761)
Genre: Fiction
Pamela; or, virtue rewarded. In a series of familiar letters from a beautiful young damsel to her parents.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1754. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 5 times in 2 borrowing records


Book Work

Samuel Richardson (Male, born 1689, died 1761)
Genre: Fiction
Pamela: or, Virtue Rewarded

Borrowed: 1765/2/6 (Wednesday). Returned: 1765/2/18 (Monday).

Borrower: Gavin Wallace

Author: Samuel Richardson (Male, born 1689, died 1761), Genre: Fiction

Pamela: or, Virtue Rewarded

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 2859

Hutchesons ethics

Borrowed: 1765/2/6 (Wednesday). Returned: 1765/2/18 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 6 Feb 1765. Original Returned Date: 18 Feb 1765. Professor 1: Thomas Reid.


Borrower

William Cumberland Cruikshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Logic, Moral Philosophy, Ethics, Natural Philosophy, Divinity. Original Full Name: William Cumberland Cruikshank. Life dates: 1745-1800. Academic dates: MA (1767); MD (1783) .
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


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Francis Hutcheson (Male, born 1694, died 1746)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
System of moral philosophy, in three books ... To which is prefixed, some account of the life, writings, and character of the author by the Reverend William Leechman, D.D.
Press: L. Shelf: 8. Number: 10. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Ea7-a.11-12. Original Author: Hutcheson, Francis, 1694-1746..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Borrowed: 1765/2/6 (Wednesday). Returned: 1765/2/18 (Monday).

Borrower: William Cumberland Cruikshank

Author: Francis Hutcheson (Male, born 1694, died 1746), Genre: Philosophy and Morality

System of Moral Philosophy [Francis Hutcheson]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 2860

Abercrombys Scotch Warriors

Borrowed: 1765/2/6 (Wednesday). Returned: 1765/2/18 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 6 Feb 1765. Original Returned Date: 18 Feb 1765. Professor 1: James Moor. Professor 2: George Muirhead.


Borrower

William Boyd
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Greek, Logic, Ethics, Natural Philosophy, Physic. Original Full Name: William Boyd.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


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Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716)
Genre: Lives
Martial atchievements of the Scots nation ...
Press: CC. Shelf: 2. Number: 5.6. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bo2-h.19-21. Original Author: Abercromby, Patrick, 1656-1716?.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716)
Genre: Lives
The martial atchievements [sic] of the Scots nation: ... By Patrick Abercromby, ... In four volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 257 times in 200 borrowing records


Book Work

Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716)
Genre: Lives
Martial Atchievements of the Scots Nation

Borrowed: 1765/2/6 (Wednesday). Returned: 1765/2/18 (Monday).

Borrower: William Boyd

Author: Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716), Genre: Lives

Martial Atchievements of the Scots Nation

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4

Record ID 2861

Cobdens Poems

Borrowed: 1765/2/6 (Wednesday). Returned: 1765/2/19 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: 6 Feb 1765. Original Returned Date: 19 Feb 1765. Professor 1: James Moor.


Borrower

Joseph Hodgson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Greek, Logic, Ethics, Physic, Natural Philosophy, Divinity. Original Full Name: Joseph Hodgson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


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Edward Cobden (Male, born 1684, died 1764)
Genre: Poetry
Poems on several occasions / [Cobden].
Press: Stationary. Shelf: [blank]. Number: [blank]. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk1-g.20  . Original Author: Cobden, Edward..

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Confidence level: Certain

Edward Cobden (Male, born 1684, died 1764)
Genre: Poetry
Poems on several occasions / by Edward Cobden...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1748. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 5


Book Work

Edward Cobden (Male, born 1684, died 1764)
Genre: Poetry
Poems on Several Pccasions [Edward Cobden]

Borrowed: 1765/2/6 (Wednesday). Returned: 1765/2/19 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Joseph Hodgson

Author: Edward Cobden (Male, born 1684, died 1764), Genre: Poetry

Poems on Several Pccasions [Edward Cobden]

Record ID 2862

Humes Morals

Borrowed: 1765/2/6 (Wednesday). Returned: 1765/2/15 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 6 Feb 1765. Original Returned Date: 15 Feb 1765. Professor 1: Robert Trail.


Borrower

John McClosky
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Moral Philosophy. Original Full Name: John McClosky.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


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David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Enquiry concerning the principles of morals
Press: Sta.. Shelf: [blank]. Number: [blank]. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl2-k.29. Original Author: Hume, David, 1711-1776..

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Confidence level: Certain

David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
An enquiry concerning the principles of morals. By David Hume, Esq.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 38


Book Work

David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Enquiry concerning the principles of morals [David Hume]

Borrowed: 1765/2/6 (Wednesday). Returned: 1765/2/15 (Friday).

Borrower: John McClosky

Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: Philosophy and Morality

Enquiry concerning the principles of morals [David Hume]

Record ID 2863

Demosthenes Orations

Borrowed: 1765/2/6 (Wednesday). Returned: 1765/2/20 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 6 Feb 1765. Original Returned Date: 20 Feb 1765. Professor 1: Thomas Reid.


Borrower

Lancelot Graham
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Logic, Moral Philosophy, Ethics, Divinity. Original Full Name: Lancelot Graham.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


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Demosthenes (Male, born BCE384, died BCE322)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Demosthenis selectae orationes. Ad cod. MSSS. recensuit, textum, scholiasten, et versionem plurimis in locis castigavit, notis insuper illustravit Ricardus Mounteney. Praefiguntur huic editioni observationes in commentarios vulgo Ulpianeos
Press: AL. Shelf: 5. Number: 12. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk3-f.6. Original Author: Demosthenes..

Borrowed: 1765/2/6 (Wednesday). Returned: 1765/2/20 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Lancelot Graham

Author: Demosthenes (Male, born BCE384, died BCE322), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy

Orations of Demosthenes

Record ID 2864

Clarkes Sermons Vol 1st

Borrowed: 1765/2/6 (Wednesday). Returned: 1765/2/20 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 6 Feb 1765. Original Returned Date: 20 Feb 1765. Professor 1: Thomas Reid.


Borrower

Lancelot Graham
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Logic, Moral Philosophy, Ethics, Divinity. Original Full Name: Lancelot Graham.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Samuel Clarke (Male, born 1675-10-11, died 1729-5-17)
Genre: Sermons
Sermons ... published from the author's manuscript, by John Clarke, D.D. ...
Press: AP. Shelf: 6. Number: 9. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk2-i.1-10. Original Author: Clarke, Samuel, 1675-1729..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Borrowed: 1765/2/6 (Wednesday). Returned: 1765/2/20 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Lancelot Graham

Author: Samuel Clarke (Male, born 1675-10-11, died 1729-5-17), Genre: Sermons

Sermons [Samuel Clarke]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 2865

David Simple Vol 2d

Borrowed: 1765/2/6 (Wednesday). Returned: 1765/2/19 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: 6 Feb 1765. Original Returned Date: 19 Feb 1765. Professor 1: James Clow.


Borrower

Gavin Wallace
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Logic, Greek, Ethics. Original Full Name: Gavin Wallace.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Sarah Fielding (Female, born 1710, died 1768)
Genre: Fiction
Adventures of David Simple: containing an account of his travels through the cities of London and Westminster, in search of a real friend. By a lady [Sarah Fielding].
Press: AE. Shelf: 4. Number: 7. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk1-k.21-22. Original Author: Fielding, Sarah, 1710-1768..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Sarah Fielding (Female, born 1710, died 1768)
Genre: Fiction
The adventures of David Simple: containing an account of his travels through the cities of London and Westminster, in the search of a real friend. By a Lady. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1744. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 139 times in 64 borrowing records


Book Work

Sarah Fielding (Female, born 1710, died 1768)
Genre: Fiction
Adventures of David Simple

Borrowed: 1765/2/6 (Wednesday). Returned: 1765/2/19 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Gavin Wallace

Author: Sarah Fielding (Female, born 1710, died 1768), Genre: Fiction

Adventures of David Simple

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 2866

Leland on the Deistical writers

Borrowed: 1765/2/6 (Wednesday). Returned: 1765/2/14 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 6 Feb 1765. Original Returned Date: 14 Feb 1765. Professor 1: Robert Trail.


Borrower

James Bell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Ethics, Moral Philosophy, Natural Philosophy, Theology, Divinity, Preacher. Original Full Name: James Bell.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

John Leland (Male, born 1691, died 1766)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Theology
View of the principal deistical writers that have appeared in England in the last and present century; with observations upon them, and some account of the answers that have been published against them. In several letters to a friend...
Press: AP. Shelf: 5. Number: 11: 12. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl2-h.1-3. Original Author: Leland, John, 1691-1766..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

John Leland (Male, born 1691, died 1766)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Theology
A view of the principal deistical writers that have appeared in England in the last and present century; with observations upon them, and some account of the answers that have been published against them. In several letters to a friend.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1757. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 95 times in 70 borrowing records


Book Work

John Leland (Male, born 1691, died 1766)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Theology
View of the Principal Deistical Writers

Borrowed: 1765/2/6 (Wednesday). Returned: 1765/2/14 (Thursday).

Borrower: James Bell

Author: John Leland (Male, born 1691, died 1766), Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Theology

View of the Principal Deistical Writers

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Record ID 2867

Peter Wilkins Vol 1

Borrowed: 1765/2/6 (Wednesday). Returned: 1765/2/7 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 6 Feb 1765. Original Returned Date: 7 Feb 1765. Professor 1: George Muirhead.


Borrower

Hamilton Maxwell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Greek, Logic, Ethics. Original Full Name: Hamilton Maxwell.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
Life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man: relating particularly, his shipwreck near the South Pole; his wonderful passage thro' a subterraneous cavern into a kind of new world; his there meeting with a gawry or flying woman ...By R.S. a passenger in the Hector.
Press: Stat. Hall. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk1-k.15-16. Original Author: Paltoch, Robert..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
The life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish man: relating particularly, his shipwreck near the South Pole; his wonderful Passage thro’ a subterraneous Cavern into a kind of new World; his there meeting with a Gawry or flying Woman, whose Life he preserv’d, and afterwards married her; his extraordinary Conveyance to the Country of Glums and Gawrys, or Men and Women that fly. Likewise a Description of this strange Country, with the Laws, Customs, and Manners of its Inhabitants, and the Author’s remarkable Transactions among them. Taken from his own Mouth, in his Passage to England, from off Cape Horn in America, in the Ship Hector. With an Introduction, giving an Account of the surprizing Manner of his coming on board that surprizing Manner of his coming on board that Vessel, and his Death on his landing at Plymouth in the Year 1739. Illustrated with several Cuts, clearly and distinctly representing the Structure and Mechanism of the Wings of the Glums and Gawrys, and the Manner in which they use them either to swim or fly. By R.S. a passenger in the Hector. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 82 times in 46 borrowing records


Book Work

Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767)
Genre: Fiction
Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man

Borrowed: 1765/2/6 (Wednesday). Returned: 1765/2/7 (Thursday).

Borrower: Hamilton Maxwell

Author: Robert Paltock (Male, born 1697, died 1767), Genre: Fiction

Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 2868

Beetmans Voyages

Borrowed: 1765/2/6 (Wednesday). Returned: 1765/2/12 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: 6 Feb 1765. Original Returned Date: 12 Feb 1765. Professor 1: James Moor.


Borrower

John Jamieson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Greek, Logic, Ethics, Physic, Natural Philosophy, Anatomy. Original Full Name: John Jamieson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


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Captain Daniel Beeckman (Male)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to and from the island of Borneo, in the East-Indies. With a description of the said island..
Press: AR. Shelf: 8. Number: 1. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl1-i.1  . Original Author: Beeckman, Daniel, Captain..

Record ID 2869

Newtons Principia

Borrowed: 1765/2/6 (Wednesday). Returned: 1765/2/26 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: 6 Feb 1765. Original Returned Date: 26 Feb 1765. Professor 1: Robert Trail. Professor 2: Patrick Cumin.


Borrower

John Stuart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Logic, Moral Philosophy, Natural Philosophy, Theology, Divinity, Ethics. Original Full Name: John Stuart.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


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Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica.
Press: BB. Shelf: 6. Number: 4. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bm9-g.1  . Original Author: Newton, Isaac, Sir, 1642-1727..

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica. Auctore Isaaco Newtono, Equite Aurato.
Language: Latin . Published: Cambridge. Date of publication: 1713. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 65 times in 63 borrowing records


Book Work

Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica

Borrowed: 1765/2/6 (Wednesday). Returned: 1765/2/26 (Tuesday).

Borrower: John Stuart

Author: Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20), Genre: Natural Philosophy

Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica

Record ID 2870

Aristophenes fol:

Borrowed: 1765/2/6 (Wednesday). Returned: 1765/3/1 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 6 Feb 1765. Original Returned Date: 1 Mar 1765. Professor 1: Thomas Reid. Professor 2: James Moor. Professor 3: James Clow.


Borrower

William Millar
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Logic, Moral Philosophy, Theology, Ethics, Natural Philosophy, Divinity. Original Full Name: William Millar.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


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Aristophanes (Male)
Genre: Drama
Comoediae undecim, Graece et Latine, ad fidem optimorum codicum MSS. emendatae cum nova octo comoediarum interpretatione Latina, et notis ad singulas ineditis Stephani Bergleri nec non Caroli Andreae Dukeri ad quatuor priores.
Press: G. Shelf: 8. Number: 2. Original Author: Aristophanes..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Aristophanes (Male)
Genre: Drama
Aristophanis comoediae undecim, graece et latine, ad fidem optimorum codicum mss. emendatae cum nova octo comoediarum interpretatione latina, & notis ad singulas ineditis Stephani Bergleri necnon Caroli Andreae Dukeri ad quatuor priores.
Language: Latin . Published: Leiden. Date of publication: 1760. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 21 times in 13 borrowing records


Book Work

Aristophanes (Male)
Genre: Drama
Comedies of Aristophanes

Borrowed: 1765/2/6 (Wednesday). Returned: 1765/3/1 (Friday).

Borrower: William Millar

Author: Aristophanes (Male), Genre: Drama

Comedies of Aristophanes

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 2871

Weston's Stenography

Borrowed: 1765/2/7 (Thursday). Returned: 1765/3/7 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 7 Feb 1765. Original Returned Date: 7 Mar 1765. Professor 1: John Anderson.


Borrower

Colin Dawson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Logic, Moral Philosophy, Natural Philosophy, Divinity. Original Full Name: Colin Dawson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

James Weston (Male, born c.1688, died c.1748)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Stenography compleated, or the art of short-hand brought to perfection
Press: AS. Shelf: 4. Number: 2. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl1-f.11  . Original Author: Weston, James..

Borrowed: 1765/2/7 (Thursday). Returned: 1765/3/7 (Thursday).

Borrower: Colin Dawson

Author: James Weston (Male, born c.1688, died c.1748), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge

Stenography Compleated