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Record ID 40362
Fergusons Mechanical Exercises
Borrowed: 1791/4/13 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 1791 13th April. Original Borrower: George Lawder.
George Lawder
Gender: Male.
James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Select mechanical exercises: shewing how to construct different clocks, orreries, and sun-dials, on plain and easy principles. With several miscellaneous articles; and new tables, I. For expeditiously computing the Time of any new or full moon within the Limits of 6000 Years before and after the 18th Century. II. For graduating and examining the usual Lines on the sector, plain scale, and Gunter. Illustrated with copper-plates. To which is prefixed, a short account of the life of the author. By James Ferguson, F.R.S.
Confidence level: Certain
James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Select mechanical exercises: shewing how to construct different clocks, orreries, and sun-dials, on plain and easy principles.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 19
ESTC: T146642
James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Select Mechanical Exercises: Shewing how to Construct Different Clocks, Orreries, and Sun-Dials
Borrowed: 1791/4/13 (Wednesday).
Borrower: George Lawder
Author: James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Select Mechanical Exercises: Shewing how to Construct Different Clocks, Orreries, and Sun-Dials
Record ID 40363
De Retz Memoirs vol 1
Borrowed: 1791/4/15 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 15.th. Original Borrower: Jo: Douglas.
John Douglass
Gender: Male.
Cardinal Jean François Paul de Gondi de Retz (Male, born 1613, died 1679)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of the Cardinal de Retz. Containing, the particulars of his own life, with the most secret transactions of the French court and the civil wars. Translated from the French. In four volumes.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Cardinal Jean François Paul de Gondi de Retz (Male, born 1613, died 1679)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of the Cardinal de Retz. Containing, the particulars of his own life, with the most secret transactions of the French court and the civil wars.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 46 times in 34 borrowing records
ESTC: T88961
Cardinal Jean François Paul de Gondi de Retz (Male, born 1613, died 1679)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Cardinal de Retz
Borrowed: 1791/4/15 (Friday).
Borrower: John Douglass
Author: Cardinal Jean François Paul de Gondi de Retz (Male, born 1613, died 1679), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 40364
Sully's Memoirs vol 2d.
Borrowed: 1791/4/19 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: 19th.. Original Borrower: James Houdon.
James Houdon
Gender: Male.
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 2
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 350 times in 203 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: 1791/4/19 (Tuesday).
Borrower: James Houdon
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 2
Record ID 40365
Boswels History of Corsica
Borrowed: 1791/4. Original Borrowed Date: 21.st. Original Borrower: Henry Davidson.
Henry Davidson
Gender: Male.
Death date: 1829.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Clerk.
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Account of Corsica, the journal of a tour to that island; and memoirs of Pascal Paoli. By James Boswell, Esq; Illustrated with a new and accurate map of Corsica.
Modern Shelfmark: NLS Special Collections Gray.1345.
Confidence level: Certain
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
An account of Corsica, the journal of a tour to that island; and memoirs of Pascal Paoli.
Language: English . Published: Glasgow. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 85 times in 83 borrowing records
ESTC: T26157
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Account of Corsica, the Journal of a Tour to that Island; and Memoirs of Pascal Paoli
Borrowed: 1791/4.
Borrower: Henry Davidson
Author: James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795), Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Account of Corsica, the Journal of a Tour to that Island; and Memoirs of Pascal Paoli
Record ID 40366
Wraxals Tour
Borrowed: 1791/4/22 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 23d. Original Borrower: James Watson.
James Watson
Gender: Male.
Birth date: 1766.
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
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
ESTC: N26224
Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall (Male, born 1751, died 1831)
Genre: Travel
Tour through some of the Northern Parts of Europe
Borrowed: 1791/4/22 (Friday).
Borrower: James Watson
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 40367
[Illegible]
Borrowed: 1791/4/26 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: 26th. Original Borrower: ? Hogg.
Unknown 26 April 1791
Gender: Unknown.
Borrowed: 1791/4/26 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Unknown 26 April 1791
Record ID 364439
[Illegible]
Borrowed: 1791/4/27 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 27th.. Original Borrower: Hugh Dodds.
Hugh Dods
Gender: Male.
Borrowed: 1791/4/27 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Hugh Dods
Record ID 40368
Buchanans Hist Scotd. vol 2d
Borrowed: 1791/4/28 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 28th.. Original Borrower: Matthew Dove. Other reader: for my Master Andw. Matthew.
Matthew Dove
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Crafts, Artisans, and Manufacturing > Glover.
Andrew Matthew
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (normalised): Crafts, Artisans, and Manufacturing > Glover.
George Buchanan (Male, born 1506, died 1582)
Genre: History
Buchanan’s History of Scotland. In twenty books. Containing I. An Account of its several Situations; and the Nature of its Soil and Climate. II. The Ancient Names, Manners, Laws, and Customs of the Country, and what People inhabited the Island from the very Beginning. III. A Chronicle of all its Kings; in an exact Series of Succession, from Fergus, the first Founder of the Scotish Monarchy, to the Reign of King James VI. of Scotland, and First, of England.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
George Buchanan (Male, born 1506, died 1582)
Genre: History
Buchanan’s History of Scotland.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1733. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 76 times in 68 borrowing records
ESTC: N15166
George Buchanan (Male, born 1506, died 1582)
Genre: History
History of Scotland [George Buchanan]
Borrowed: 1791/4/28 (Thursday).
Borrowers: Matthew Dove , Andrew Matthew
Author: George Buchanan (Male, born 1506, died 1582), Genre: History
History of Scotland [George Buchanan]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 40369
Lord Hails Anals of Scotland
Borrowed: 1791/4/28 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 29th.. Original Borrower: Robert Brodie. Other reader: for Mr. Halyburton.
Robert Brodie
Gender: Male.
Patrick Halyburton
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Sir David Dalrymple Lord Hailes (Male, born 1726, died 1792)
Genre: History
Annals of Scotland. From The Accession of Robert I. Surnamed Bruce, To the Accession of the House of Stewart. By Sir David Dalrymple.
Modern Shelfmark: NLS Special Collections Gray.1375.
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified
Confidence level: Certain
Sir David Dalrymple Lord Hailes (Male, born 1726, died 1792)
Genre: History
Annals of Scotland. From The Accession of Robert I. Surnamed Bruce, To the Accession of the House of Stewart.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1779. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 83 times in 60 borrowing records
ESTC: T141222
Sir David Dalrymple Lord Hailes (Male, born 1726, died 1792)
Genre: History
Annals of Scotland [David Dalrymple]
Borrowed: 1791/4/28 (Thursday).
Borrowers: Robert Brodie , Patrick Halyburton
Author: Sir David Dalrymple Lord Hailes (Male, born 1726, died 1792), Genre: History
Annals of Scotland [David Dalrymple]
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified
Record ID 40370
Wraxalls Memoirs vol 1
Borrowed: 1791/5/4 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: May 4. Original Borrower: Henry Davidson.
Henry Davidson
Gender: Male.
Death date: 1829.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Clerk.
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 1
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: 1791/5/4 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Henry Davidson
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 1
Record ID 40372
Sullys Memoirs Vol 3d
Borrowed: 1791/5/6 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 6th.. Original Borrower: James Houdon.
James Houdon
Gender: Male.
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 3
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 350 times in 203 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: 1791/5/6 (Friday).
Borrower: James Houdon
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 3
Record ID 40373
Rolins Belles Letters
Borrowed: 1791/5/11 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 11th. Original Borrower: Thos Brown.
Thomas Brown
Gender: Male.
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. With Reflections on Taste; and Instructions with regard to the Eloquence of the Pulpit, the Bar, and the Stage
Modern Shelfmark: NLS Special Collections Gray.1329-1331.
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified/unclear
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.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1742. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 90 times in 54 borrowing records
ESTC: T136374
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Method of Teaching and Studying the Belles Lettres
Borrowed: 1791/5/11 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Thomas Brown
Author: Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741), Genre: Belles Lettres
Method of Teaching and Studying the Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified/unclear
Record ID 40374
Mosheims Church History Vol 3d.
Borrowed: 1791/5/14 (Saturday). Original Borrowed Date: 14th.. Original Borrower: John Hutton.
John Hutton
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Johann Lorenz Mosheim (Male, born c.1694, died 1755)
Genre: History
Ecclesiastical history, antient and modern, from the birth of Christ, to the beginning of the present century [Mosheim]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Johann Lorenz Mosheim (Male, born c.1694, died 1755)
Genre: History
An ecclesiastical history, antient and modern, from the birth of Christ, to the beginning of the present century: in which The Rise, Progress, and Variations of Church Power are considered In their Connexion with the State of Learning and Philosophy, and the Political History of Europe during that Period. By the late learned John Lawrence Mosheim, D. D. And Chancellor of the University of Gottingen. Translated from the original Latin, And accompanied with Notes and Chronological Tables, by Archibald Maclaine, D.D. In five volumes. To the whole is added an accurate index.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 5v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 51 times in 45 borrowing records
ESTC: T192657
Johann Lorenz Mosheim (Male, born c.1694, died 1755)
Genre: History
Ecclesiastical History, Antient and Modern, from the Birth of Christ, to the Beginning of the Present Century
Borrowed: 1791/5/14 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Hutton
Author: Johann Lorenz Mosheim (Male, born c.1694, died 1755), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Record ID 40375
the 7th Voll: of Rollins Ancient Histy
Borrowed: 1791/5/26 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: May 26th 1791. Original Borrower: Robt Vetch. Other reader: for Mrs Vetch.
Robert Vetch Laird of Caponflat/Hawthornbank
Gender: Male. Address: Haddington.
Birth date: 1758.
Occupation (normalised): Commerce, Trade, and Finance > Merchants/Traders. Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird.
Mrs Vetch
Gender: Female. Borrower type: Other.
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Rollin's Ancient History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7
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
ESTC: N16395
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians
Borrowed: 1791/5/26 (Thursday).
Borrowers: Robert Vetch Laird of Caponflat/Hawthornbank, Mrs Vetch
Author: Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7
Record ID 40376
the 1st Voll: Reynal
Borrowed: 1791/6/3 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: June 3d 1791. Original Borrower: Robert Vetch.
Robert Vetch Laird of Caponflat/Hawthornbank
Gender: Male. Address: Haddington.
Birth date: 1758.
Occupation (normalised): Commerce, Trade, and Finance > Merchants/Traders. Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird.
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: 1791/6/3 (Friday).
Borrower: Robert Vetch Laird of Caponflat/Hawthornbank
Author: Abbé Guillaume-Thomas-François Raynal (Male, born 1713, died 1796), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1