An Analysis of Scottish Borrowers' Registers
Record ID 40346
the 2d. Vol. of Gordons Tacitus
Borrowed: 1791/2/15 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: 1791 Febry 15.th. Original Borrower: George Nicolson.
George Nicolson
Gender: Male.
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 96 times in 59 borrowing records
ESTC: N25927
Cornelius Tacitus (Male, born c.56, died 120)
Genre: History
Works of Tacitus
Borrowed: 1791/2/15 (Tuesday).
Borrower: George Nicolson
Author: Cornelius Tacitus (Male, born c.56, died 120), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 40347
Calendars Voyages Vol 1
Borrowed: 1791/2/22 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: 22d. Original Borrower: William Bell. Other reader: for my Father.
William Bell
Gender: Male.
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
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: 1791/2/22 (Tuesday).
Borrower: William Bell
Author: Charles de Brosses (Male, born 1709, died 1777), Genre: Travel
Histoire des Navigations aux Terres Australes
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 40348
the 1st. Vol. of Gordons Tacitus
Borrowed: 1791/2/22 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: 22d. Original Borrower: Henry Davidson.
Henry Davidson
Gender: Male.
Death date: 1829.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Clerk.
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 96 times in 59 borrowing records
ESTC: N25927
Cornelius Tacitus (Male, born c.56, died 120)
Genre: History
Works of Tacitus
Borrowed: 1791/2/22 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Henry Davidson
Author: Cornelius Tacitus (Male, born c.56, died 120), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 40349
Plutarchs Lives. Vol. 1st.
Borrowed: 1791/2/22 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: 22. Original Borrower: John Haldane.
John Haldane
Gender: Male.
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch’s lives, in six volumes. Translated from the Greek. To which is prefixed The life of Plutarch, written by Mr. Dryden.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch’s lives, in six volumes. Translated from the Greek. To which is prefixed The life of Plutarch, written by Mr. Dryden.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1758. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 142 times in 116 borrowing records
ESTC: T172873
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Lives [Plutarch]
Borrowed: 1791/2/22 (Tuesday).
Borrower: John Haldane
Author: Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 40350
Popes Works Volm. 1st
Borrowed: 1791/2/22 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: 22. Original Borrower: William Burns.
William Burn
Gender: Male.
Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Alexander Pope, Esq; In six volumes, complete. With his last corrections, additions, and improvements; together with all his notes.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Alexander Pope, Esq; In six volumes, complete. With his last corrections, additions, and improvements; together with all his notes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 82 times in 69 borrowing records
ESTC: T5454
Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Alexander Pope
Borrowed: 1791/2/22 (Tuesday).
Borrower: William Burn
Author: Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 40351
Sullys Memoirs vol 1
Borrowed: 1791/2/22 (Tuesday). 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 1
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: 1791/2/22 (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 1
Record ID 40352
Mosheim Church History vol 2
Borrowed: 1791/2/26 (Saturday). Original Borrowed Date: 26th.. 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 2
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: 1791/2/26 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Hutton
Author: Johann Lorenz Mosheim (Male, born c.1694, died 1755), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 40353
6 vol: Fieldings Works
Borrowed: 1791/3/1 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: March 1. Original Borrower: Henry Davidson.
Henry Davidson
Gender: Male.
Death date: 1829.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Clerk.
Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
Works of Henry Fielding, Esq. With an essay on the life and genius of the author.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6
Confidence level: Very likely
Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
The works of Henry Fielding, Esq. With an essay on the life and genius of the author. Vol. I.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 12 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 314 times in 238 borrowing records
ESTC: T179727
Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
Works of Henry Fielding
Borrowed: 1791/3/1 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Henry Davidson
Author: Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6
Record ID 40354
Reynals Hisy vol. 1
Borrowed: 1791/3/3 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 3d.. Original Borrower: Gilbert Fleming. Other reader: for my Father.
Gilbert Fleming
Gender: Male.
Mr Fleming
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
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: 1791/3/3 (Thursday).
Borrowers: Gilbert Fleming , Mr Fleming
Author: Abbé Guillaume-Thomas-François Raynal (Male, born 1713, died 1796), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 40355
first volume of Lord Hailes's Annals
Borrowed: 1791/3/10 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 10 March. Original Borrower: Patk. Halyburton.
Patrick Halyburton
Gender: Male.
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 1
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: 1791/3/10 (Thursday).
Borrower: Patrick Halyburton
Author: Sir David Dalrymple Lord Hailes (Male, born 1726, died 1792), Genre: History
Annals of Scotland [David Dalrymple]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 364526
Andillys Josephus
Borrowed: 1791/3/15 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: 15.th. Original Borrower: Gilbert Fleming. Other reader: for my Father.
Gilbert Fleming
Gender: Male.
Flavius Josephus (Male, born 37, died 100)
Genre: History
Works of Josephus. With great diligence revised and amended, according to the excellent French translation of Monsieur Arnauld D’Andilly. Also the embassy of Philo Judæus, to the emperor Caius Caligula.
Modern Shelfmark: NLS Special Collections Gray.1291.
Confidence level: Certain
Flavius Josephus (Male, born 37, died 100)
Genre: History
The works of Josephus. With great diligence revised and amended, according to the excellent French translation of Monsieur Arnauld D’Andilly. Also the embassy of Philo Judæus, to the emperor Caius Caligula.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1676. Format: folio.
Translators: D’Andilly, Arnauld
Number of borrowings: 17
ESTC: R179046
Flavius Josephus (Male, born 37, died 100)
Genre: History
Works of Flavius Josephus
Borrowed: 1791/3/15 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Gilbert Fleming
Author: Flavius Josephus (Male, born 37, died 100), Genre: History
Record ID 40356
Walker's Sermons Vol 1
Borrowed: 1791/3/15 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: 15th.. Original Borrower: Thos Muat junr.
Thomas Muat
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Crafts, Artisans, and Manufacturing > Shoemaker.
Samuel Walker (Male, born c.1675)
Genre: Sermons
Fifty-Two sermons, on the baptismal covenant, the creed, the ten commandments, and other important subjects of practical religion. Being one for each sunday in the year [Walker]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Samuel Walker (Male, born c.1675)
Genre: Sermons
Fifty-Two sermons, on the baptismal covenant, the creed, the ten commandments, and other important subjects of practical religion. Being one for each sunday in the year. In two Volumes. ... . By Samuel Walker, A. B. Late of Exeter College, Oxford; Curate of Truro in Cornwall, &c. &c. To which is prefixed, a preface, containing a full and authentic account of the author’s life and ministry.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 17 times in 15 borrowing records
ESTC: T183905
Samuel Walker (Male, born c.1675)
Genre: Sermons
Fifty-Two Sermons [Samuel Walker]
Borrowed: 1791/3/15 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Thomas Muat
Author: Samuel Walker (Male, born c.1675), Genre: Sermons
Fifty-Two Sermons [Samuel Walker]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 40357
7th vol: Fieldings Works
Borrowed: 1791/3/17 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 17th.. Original Borrower: Henry Davidson.
Henry Davidson
Gender: Male.
Death date: 1829.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Clerk.
Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
Works of Henry Fielding, Esq. With an essay on the life and genius of the author.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7
Confidence level: Very likely
Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
The works of Henry Fielding, Esq. With an essay on the life and genius of the author. Vol. I.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 12 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 314 times in 238 borrowing records
ESTC: T179727
Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
Works of Henry Fielding
Borrowed: 1791/3/17 (Thursday).
Borrower: Henry Davidson
Author: Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7
Record ID 40358
Fieldings Works Vol 8
Borrowed: 1791/3/17 (Thursday). Original Borrower: Henry Davidson.
Henry Davidson
Gender: Male.
Death date: 1829.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Clerk.
Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
Works of Henry Fielding, Esq. With an essay on the life and genius of the author.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8
Confidence level: Very likely
Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
The works of Henry Fielding, Esq. With an essay on the life and genius of the author. Vol. I.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 12 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 314 times in 238 borrowing records
ESTC: T179727
Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
Works of Henry Fielding
Borrowed: 1791/3/17 (Thursday).
Borrower: Henry Davidson
Author: Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8
Record ID 364529
Fieldings Works Vol 8
Borrowed: 1791/3/30 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 30th.
Henry Davidson
Gender: Male.
Death date: 1829.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Clerk.
Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
Works of Henry Fielding, Esq. With an essay on the life and genius of the author.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8
Confidence level: Very likely
Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
The works of Henry Fielding, Esq. With an essay on the life and genius of the author. Vol. I.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 12 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 314 times in 238 borrowing records
ESTC: T179727
Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
Works of Henry Fielding
Borrowed: 1791/3/30 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Henry Davidson
Author: Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8
Record ID 40359
Fieldings works vol: 9th.
Borrowed: 1791/4/2 (Saturday). Original Borrowed Date: April 2d.. Original Borrower: Henry Davidson.
Henry Davidson
Gender: Male.
Death date: 1829.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Clerk.
Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
Works of Henry Fielding, Esq. With an essay on the life and genius of the author.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9
Confidence level: Very likely
Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
The works of Henry Fielding, Esq. With an essay on the life and genius of the author. Vol. I.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 12 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 314 times in 238 borrowing records
ESTC: T179727
Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
Works of Henry Fielding
Borrowed: 1791/4/2 (Saturday).
Borrower: Henry Davidson
Author: Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9
Record ID 40360
Ladys Astronomy
Borrowed: 1791/4/5 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: April 5th 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.
James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Introduction to Astronomy [Ferguson]
Modern Shelfmark: NLS Special Collections Gray.1350.
Confidence level: Certain
James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's principles, and made easy to those who have not studied mathematics.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 58
ESTC: T18581
James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Astronomy Explained upon Sir Isaac Newton’s Principles
Borrowed: 1791/4/5 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Robert Vetch Laird of Caponflat/Hawthornbank
Author: James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 40361
Vol Fullertons view of India
Borrowed: 1791/4/5 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: same day. Original Borrower: Hay Smith.
Hay Smith
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Colonel William Fullarton (Male, born 1754, died 1808)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
View of the English interests in India; and an account of the military operations in the southern parts of the peninsula, during the campaigns of 1782, 1783, and 1784 [Fullarton]
Confidence level: Certain
Colonel William Fullarton (Male, born 1754, died 1808)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
A view of the English interests in India; and an account of the military operations in the southern parts of the peninsula, during the campaigns of 1782, 1783, and 1784. In two letters; Addressed to the Right Honourable the Earl of *********, and to Lord Macartney and the Select Committee of Fort St. George. By William Fullarton of Fullarton, M.P. F.R.SS. of London and Edinburgh, and late Commander of the Southern Army on the Coast of Coromandel.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 23
ESTC: T140546
Colonel William Fullarton (Male, born 1754, died 1808)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
View of the English Interests in India
Borrowed: 1791/4/5 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Hay Smith
Author: Colonel William Fullarton (Male, born 1754, died 1808), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy