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MS16480, page 142r

Record ID 39849

Calendars Collection of Voyages vol 2d.

Borrowed: 1786/12/1 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 1786 Decr 1.. Original Borrower: David Roughead.


Borrower

David Roughead
Gender: Male.
Birth date: 1771.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.


Book HoldingLibrary record

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 2

Borrowed: 1786/12/1 (Friday).

Borrower: David Roughead

Author: Charles de Brosses (Male, born 1709, died 1777), Genre: Travel

Histoire des Navigations aux Terres Australes

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 39850

Ld. Lyttletons History of England Vo: 4th 5th

Borrowed: 1786/12/2 (Saturday). Original Borrowed Date: Decr 2d. Original Borrower: George Cuninghame.


Borrower

George Cunningham
Gender: Male.


Book HoldingLibrary record

George Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton (Male, born 1709, died 1773)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
History of the life of King Henry the Second, and of the age in which he lived, in five books: to which is prefixed, a history of the revolutions of England from the death of Edward the Confessor to the birth of Henry the Second: by George Lord Lyttelton.
Modern Shelfmark: NLS Special Collections Gray.1346-1347.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 5

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

George Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton (Male, born 1709, died 1773)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
The History of the life of King Henry the Second, and of the age in which he lived, in five books: to which is prefixed, A History of the Revolutions of England From the Death of Edward the Confessor To the Birth of Henry the Second: by George Lord Lyttelton.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 129 times in 76 borrowing records


Book Work

George Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton (Male, born 1709, died 1773)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
History of the Life of King Henry the Second

Borrowed: 1786/12/2 (Saturday).

Borrower: George Cunningham

Author: George Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton (Male, born 1709, died 1773), Genre: History, Genre: Lives

History of the Life of King Henry the Second

Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 5

Record ID 39851

Walker's Ser: 1 vol.

Borrowed: 1786/12/2 (Saturday). Original Borrowed Date: Do. Original Borrower: James Lilly.


Borrower

James Lilly
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

Robert Walker (Male, born 1716, died 1783)
Genre: Sermons
Sermons on practical subjects. By Robert Walker, One of the Ministers of the High Church of Edinburgh.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

Robert Walker (Male, born 1716, died 1783)
Genre: Sermons
Sermons on practical subjects. By Robert Walker, One of the Ministers of the High Church of Edinburgh.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 27 times in 26 borrowing records


Book Work

Robert Walker (Male, born 1716, died 1783)
Genre: Sermons
Sermons on Practical Subjects [Robert Walker]

Borrowed: 1786/12/2 (Saturday).

Borrower: James Lilly

Author: Robert Walker (Male, born 1716, died 1783), Genre: Sermons

Sermons on Practical Subjects [Robert Walker]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 39853

Rollins Anct. Histy. vol 3d.

Borrowed: 1786/12/7 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 7th. Original Borrower: Wm Nisbet.


Borrower

William Nisbet
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Commerce, Trade, and Finance > Merchants/Traders.


Book Holding

Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Rollin's Ancient History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
The ancient history of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Greeks
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1734-1739. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1315 times in 857 borrowing records


Book Work

Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians

Record ID 39854

Rollins Ancient History vol. 8.

Borrowed: 1786/12/7 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: ". Original Borrower: Robert Davie Junr..


Borrower

Robert Davie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Crafts, Artisans, and Manufacturing > Dyer.


Book Holding

Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Rollin's Ancient History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
The ancient history of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Greeks
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1734-1739. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1315 times in 857 borrowing records


Book Work

Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians

Record ID 39855

2dVolume Callendars Voyages

Borrowed: 1786/12/8 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: Decemr 8. Original Borrower: James Boyd.


Borrower

James Boyd
Gender: Male.


Book HoldingLibrary record

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 2

Borrowed: 1786/12/8 (Friday).

Borrower: James Boyd

Author: Charles de Brosses (Male, born 1709, died 1777), Genre: Travel

Histoire des Navigations aux Terres Australes

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 39856

Paradise lost

Borrowed: 1786/12/8 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: Decemr 8. Original Borrower: John Galloway.


Borrower

John Galloway
Gender: Male.


Book Holding

John Milton (Male, born 1608, died 1674)
Genre: Poetry
Paradise lost. A poem, in twelve books. The author John Milton.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

John Milton (Male, born 1608, died 1674)
Genre: Poetry
Paradise lost. A poem, in twelve books. The author John Milton.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1707. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 9


Book Work

John Milton (Male, born 1608, died 1674)
Genre: Poetry
Paradise Lost

Borrowed: 1786/12/8 (Friday).

Borrower: John Galloway

Author: John Milton (Male, born 1608, died 1674), Genre: Poetry

Paradise Lost

Record ID 39857

Wraxals Tour

Borrowed: 1786/12/15 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: Decemr 15.th 1786. Original Borrower: William Veitch.


Borrower

William Veitch
Gender: Male. Address: Haddington.
Occupation (normalised): Crafts, Artisans, and Manufacturing > Watchmaker.


Book Holding

Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall (Male, born 1751, died 1831)
Genre: Travel
Tour through some of the northern parts of Europe, particularly Copenhagen, Stockholm, and Petersburgh. In a series of letters. By Nl. Wraxall, Jun.
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall (Male, born 1751, died 1831)
Genre: Travel
A tour through some of the northern parts of Europe, particularly Copenhagen, Stockholm, and Petersburgh. In a series of letters.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 51 times in 45 borrowing records


Book Work

Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall (Male, born 1751, died 1831)
Genre: Travel
Tour through some of the Northern Parts of Europe

Borrowed: 1786/12/15 (Friday).

Borrower: William Veitch

Author: Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall (Male, born 1751, died 1831), Genre: Travel

Tour through some of the Northern Parts of Europe

Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified

Record ID 39858

Burnets history of the House of Hamilton

Borrowed: 1786/12/15 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: Decemr 15.th 1786. Original Borrower: Thos Fairbairn.


Borrower

Thomas Fairbairn
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Sheriff.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Gilbert Burnet (Male, born 1643, died 1715)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Memoires of the lives and actions of James and William Dukes of Hamilton and Castleherald, &c. In which an account is given of the rise and progress of the civil wars of Scotland: with other great transactions both in England and Germany, from the year 1625, to the year 1652. Together with many letters, instructions, and other papers, written by King Charles the I. Never before published. All drawn out of, or copied from the originals. By Gilbert Burnet. In seven books.
Modern Shelfmark: NLS Special Collections Gray.1013.