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Record ID 39599
the first volume of Gordons Tacitus
Borrowed: 1785/8/27 (Saturday). Original Borrowed Date: Augtth.. Original Borrower: Robt Somerville.
Robert Somerville
Gender: Male. Address: Haddington.
Occupation (normalised): Medicine and Health > Surgeon.
Cornelius Tacitus (Male, born c.56, died 120)
Genre: History
Works of Tacitus. With political discourses upon that author, By Thomas Gordon, Esq.
Modern Shelfmark: NLS Special Collections Gray.1326.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Cornelius Tacitus (Male, born c.56, died 120)
Genre: History
The works of Tacitus. With political discourses upon that author.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 5 vols.
Editors: Gordon, Thomas, -1750
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 95 times in 58 borrowing records
ESTC: N25927
Cornelius Tacitus (Male, born c.56, died 120)
Genre: History
Works of Tacitus
Borrowed: 1785/8/27 (Saturday).
Borrower: Robert Somerville
Author: Cornelius Tacitus (Male, born c.56, died 120), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 355533
Do. Vol. 2d.
Borrowed: 1785/8/27 (Saturday). Original Borrowed Date: Augt. 27th.. Original Borrower: Robt Somerville.
Robert Somerville
Gender: Male. Address: Haddington.
Occupation (normalised): Medicine and Health > Surgeon.
Cornelius Tacitus (Male, born c.56, died 120)
Genre: History
Works of Tacitus. With political discourses upon that author, By Thomas Gordon, Esq.
Modern Shelfmark: NLS Special Collections Gray.1326.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Cornelius Tacitus (Male, born c.56, died 120)
Genre: History
The works of Tacitus. With political discourses upon that author.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 5 vols.
Editors: Gordon, Thomas, -1750
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 95 times in 58 borrowing records
ESTC: N25927
Cornelius Tacitus (Male, born c.56, died 120)
Genre: History
Works of Tacitus
Borrowed: 1785/8/27 (Saturday).
Borrower: Robert Somerville
Author: Cornelius Tacitus (Male, born c.56, died 120), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 39600
Wraxall's Memoirs Vol. 2d.
Borrowed: 1785/9/19 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: Septr 19. Original Borrower: Ja: Johnston.
James Johnston
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher. Service Provision and Hospitality > Grocer.
Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall (Male, born 1751, died 1831)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Memoirs of the Kings of France, of the race of Valois. Interspersed with Interesting Anecdotes. To which is added, a tour through the western, southern, and interior provinces of France, in a series of letters. By Nathl. Wraxall, Junr. Esq; In two volumes.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall (Male, born 1751, died 1831)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Memoirs of the Kings of France, of the race of Valois. Interspersed with Interesting Anecdotes. To which is added, a tour through the western, southern, and interior provinces of France, in a series of letters.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 102 times in 81 borrowing records
ESTC: T83849
Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall (Male, born 1751, died 1831)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Memoirs of the Kings of France, of the Race of Valois
Borrowed: 1785/9/19 (Monday).
Borrower: James Johnston
Author: Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall (Male, born 1751, died 1831), Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Memoirs of the Kings of France, of the Race of Valois
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 39601
Collection of Voyages vol. 1st vol. 2d
Borrowed: 1785/9/26 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: Septr. 26th.. Original Borrower: Ja: Johnston.
James Johnston
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher. Service Provision and Hospitality > Grocer.
Charles de Brosses (Male, born 1709, died 1777)
Genre: Travel
Terra Australis Cognita: or, voyages to the Terra Australis, or Southern Hemisphere, during the Sixteenth, Seventeenth, and Eighteenth Centuries. Containing An Account of the Manners of the People, and the Productions of the Countries, hitherto found in the Southern Latitudes; the Advantages that may result from further Discoveries on this great Continent, and the Methods of establishing Colonies there, to the advantage of Great Britain. With a Preface by the Editor, in which some geographical, nautical, and commercial Questions are discussed.
Modern Shelfmark: NLS Special Collections Gray.1349 (vol. 1 only).
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Charles de Brosses (Male, born 1709, died 1777)
Genre: Travel
Terra Australis Cognita: or, Voyages to the Terra Australis, or southern hemisphere, during the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries : containing an account of the manners of the people, and the productions of the countries, hitherto found in the southern latitudes; the advantages that may result from further discoveries on this great continent, and the methods of establishing colonies there, to the advantage of Great Britain : with a preface by the editor, in which some geographical, nautical, and commercial questions are discussed.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1766-1768. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Callander, John
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 232 times in 172 borrowing records
ESTC: T53216
Charles de Brosses (Male, born 1709, died 1777)
Genre: Travel
Histoire des Navigations aux Terres Australes
Borrowed: 1785/9/26 (Monday).
Borrower: James Johnston
Author: Charles de Brosses (Male, born 1709, died 1777), Genre: Travel
Histoire des Navigations aux Terres Australes
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 39602
Tindal's Continuation of Rapin vol 3d.
Borrowed: 1785/9/29 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 29th.. Original Borrower: Jo: Douglass.
John Douglass
Gender: Male.
Nicholas Tindal (Male, born 1687, died 1774)
Genre: History
Continuation of Mr Rapin de Thoyras’s History of England, from the revolution to the accession of King George II. By N. Tindal, M. A. Rector of Alverstoke in Hampshire and Chaplain to the Royal Hospital at Greenwich. Illustrated With Thirty-Six heads of the Kings, Queens, and several Eminent Persons; also with Twenty Maps and Sea-Charts.
Modern Shelfmark: NLS Special Collections Gray.1411-1413.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Nicholas Tindal (Male, born 1687, died 1774)
Genre: History
The continuation of Mr Rapin de Thoyras’s History of England, from the revolution to the accession of King George II. By N. Tindal, M. A. Rector of Alverstoke in Hampshire and Chaplain to the Royal Hospital at Greenwich. Illustrated With Thirty-Six heads of the Kings, Queens, and several Eminent Persons; also with Twenty Maps and Sea-Charts.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 47 times in 45 borrowing records
ESTC: T140789
Nicholas Tindal (Male, born 1687, died 1774)
Genre: History
Continuation of Mr Rapin de Thoyras’s History of England, from the Revolution to the Accession of King George II
Borrowed: 1785/9/29 (Thursday).
Borrower: John Douglass
Author: Nicholas Tindal (Male, born 1687, died 1774), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 39603
Raynals History Indies Vol 1
Borrowed: 1785/10/3 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 3d Octr.. Original Borrower: Adam Davidson.
Adam Davidson
Gender: Male.
Abbé Guillaume-Thomas-François Raynal (Male, born 1713, died 1796)
Genre: History
Philosophical and political history of the settlements and trade of the Europeans in the East and West Indies. Translated from the French by J. Justamond, M.A. To which is added, a set of proper maps.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Abbé Guillaume-Thomas-François Raynal (Male, born 1713, died 1796)
Genre: History
A philosophical and political history of the settlements and trade of the Europeans in the East and West Indies. Translated from the French by J. Justamond, M.A. To which is added, a set of proper maps.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 81 times in 70 borrowing records
ESTC: N39182
Abbé Guillaume-Thomas-François Raynal (Male, born 1713, died 1796)
Genre: History
Philosophical and Political History of the Settlements and Trade of the Europeans in the East and West Indies
Borrowed: 1785/10/3 (Monday).
Borrower: Adam Davidson
Author: Abbé Guillaume-Thomas-François Raynal (Male, born 1713, died 1796), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 39604
Sully's Memoirs vol 5th.
Borrowed: 1785/10/3 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: Do.. Original Borrower: William Veitch.
William Veitch
Gender: Male. Address: Haddington.
Occupation (normalised): Crafts, Artisans, and Manufacturing > Watchmaker.
Pierre Mathurin de L'Ecluse des Loges (Male, born 1716, died c.1783)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Maximilian de Bethune, Duke of Sully, Prime Minister of Henry the Great
Modern Shelfmark: NLS Special Collections Gray.1316.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5
Confidence level: Certain
Pierre Mathurin de L'Ecluse des Loges (Male, born 1716, died c.1783)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Maximilian de Bethune, Duke of Sully, Prime Minister of Henry the Great. Newly translated from the French edition of M. de L’Ecluse. Illustrated with an accurate map of France. To which is annexed, The trial of Francis Ravaillac, for the murder of Henry the Great.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1760. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 5 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 334 times in 192 borrowing records
ESTC: N21999
Pierre Mathurin de L'Ecluse des Loges (Male, born 1716, died c.1783)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully
Borrowed: 1785/10/3 (Monday).
Borrower: William Veitch
Author: Pierre Mathurin de L'Ecluse des Loges (Male, born 1716, died c.1783), Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5
Record ID 39605
Robertson's Charles 5th vol 1st
Borrowed: 1785/10/6 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: Octr 6th. Original Borrower: Ja: Johnston.
James Johnston
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher. Service Provision and Hospitality > Grocer.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of the reign of the Emperor Charles V. With a view of the progress of society in Europe, from the subversion of the Roman Empire, to the beginning of the sixteenth century. In four volumes. By William Robertson, D.D. principal of the University of Edinburgh, and historiographer to His Majesty for Scotland.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of the reign of the Emperor Charles V. With a view of the progress of society in Europe, from the subversion of the Roman Empire, to the beginning of the sixteenth century. In four volumes. By William Robertson, D.D. principal of the University of Edinburgh, and historiographer to His Majesty for Scotland.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 279 times in 185 borrowing records
ESTC: T78984
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V
Borrowed: 1785/10/6 (Thursday).
Borrower: James Johnston
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 39606
Quintilian's Inst.
Borrowed: 1785/10/13 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: Octr 13th. Original Borrower: Ja Johnstone.
James Johnston
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher. Service Provision and Hospitality > Grocer.
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Male, born c.35, died 100)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
M. Fabii Quintiliani Institutionum Oratoriarum libri duodecim
Modern Shelfmark: NLS Special Collections Gray.1195.
Confidence level: Certain
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Male, born c.35, died 100)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
M. Fabii Quintiliani Institutionum Oratoriarum libri duodecim [Geneva 1604]
Language: Latin . Published: Geneva. Date of publication: 1604. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Male, born c.35, died 100)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
De Institutione Oratoria [Marcus Fabius Quintilianus]
Borrowed: 1785/10/13 (Thursday).
Borrower: James Johnston
Author: Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Male, born c.35, died 100), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education