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Record ID 42946
3 Vol Scotts Minstrelsy
Borrowed: 1815/6/14 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 14 MayJune 1815. Original Borrower: H. Laidlaw.
Henry Laidlaw
Gender: Male.
Birth date: 1801. Death date: 1871.
Occupation (normalised): Service Provision and Hospitality > Innkeeper/Tavernkeeper.
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Poetry
Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Poetry
Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border ... Third edition. [1806]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh | London. Date of publication: 1806. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 73 times in 63 borrowing records
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Poetry
Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border
Borrowed: 1815/6/14 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Henry Laidlaw
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Poetry
Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 42947
1 Vol. Ossian's Work
Borrowed: 1815/6/14 (Wednesday). Original Borrower: M Dodds.
Marianne Dodds
Gender: Female.
Birth date: 1798.
James Macpherson (Male, born 1736, died 1796)
Genre: Poetry
Poems of Ossian, the Son of Fingal. Translated by James Macpherson, Esq. To which are prefixed, dissertations on the Era and Poems of Ossian ... Embellished with engravings.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
James Macpherson (Male, born 1736, died 1796)
Genre: Poetry
The Poems of Ossian, the Son of Fingal. Translated by James Macpherson, Esq. To which are prefixed, dissertations on the Era and Poems of Ossian ... Embellished with engravings.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1806. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 22
James Macpherson (Male, born 1736, died 1796)
Genre: Poetry
Poems of Ossian
Borrowed: 1815/6/14 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Marianne Dodds
Author: James Macpherson (Male, born 1736, died 1796), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 42948
2 Vol Popes Works
Borrowed: 1815/6/14 (Wednesday). Original Borrower: Geo. Cunningham.
George Cunningham
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 2
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: 1815/6/14 (Wednesday).
Borrower: George Cunningham
Author: Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 42949
10 Vol Johnson's Works
Borrowed: 1815/6/14 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 1815 Jun . Original Borrower: John Cowan.
John Cowan
Gender: Male.
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. A new edition ... With an essay on his life and genius by Arthur Murphy.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 10
Confidence level: Certain
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. A new edition ... With an essay on his life and genius by Arthur Murphy. [1806]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1806. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 12 vols.
Number of borrowings: 91
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Samuel Johnson
Borrowed: 1815/6/14 (Wednesday).
Borrower: John Cowan
Author: Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 10
Record ID 42950
2 Vol Robertsons Scotland
Borrowed: 1815/6/14 (Wednesday). Original Borrower: Ann Somerville.
Mary Ann Somerville
Gender: Female.
Birth date: 1794.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of Scotland, during the reigns of Queen Mary, and of King James VI. till his accession to the crown of England. With a review of the Scottish history previous to that period; and an appendix ... By William Robertson, ... To which is added, a concise state of the controversy respecting Q. Mary, not in any former edition of this work.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of Scotland, during the reigns of Queen Mary and of King James VI. till his accession to the crown of England. With a review of the Scotch history previous to that period ; and an appendix containing original papers. / By William Robertson.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 119 times in 90 borrowing records
ESTC: T78971
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of Scotland During the Reigns of Queen Mary and King James VI
Borrowed: 1815/6/14 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mary Ann Somerville
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
History of Scotland During the Reigns of Queen Mary and King James VI
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 42951
15 Vol Universal History
Borrowed: 1815/6/14 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 14.. Original Borrower: Revd. Mr Ritchie..
William Ritchie
Gender: Male. Address: Athelstaneford.
Birth date: 1770. Death date: 1846.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
Genre: History
Universal history, from the earliest account of time. Compiled from original authors; and illustrated with maps, cuts, notes, chronological and other tables.
Modern Shelfmark: NLS Special Collections Gray.1351 (vol. 1).
Volumes borrowed: Volume 15
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: History
An universal history, from the earliest account of time. Compiled from original authors; and illustrated with maps, cuts, notes, chronological and other tables.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1747. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 282 times in 207 borrowing records
ESTC: N62838
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Borrowed: 1815/6/14 (Wednesday).
Borrower: William Ritchie
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Volumes borrowed: Volume 15
Record ID 42952
3 Vol Spectacle of Nature
Borrowed: 1815/6/14 (Wednesday). Original Borrower: James Grieve.
James Grieve
Gender: Male.
Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Spectacle de la nature: or, Nature display’d. Being discourses on such particulars of natural history, as were thought most proper to excite the curiosity, and form the minds of youth. Illustrated with copper plates. Translated from the original French by Mr. Humphreys.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Speculative
Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Spectacle de la nature: or, Nature display’d. Being discourses on such particulars of natural history, as were thought most proper to excite the curiosity, and form the minds of youth. Illustrated with copper plates. Translated from the original French by Mr. Humphreys.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1750. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 7 vols.
Translators: Humphreys, Mr
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 153 times in 91 borrowing records
ESTC: N24037
Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Spectacle de la Nature: or, Nature Display’d
Borrowed: 1815/6/14 (Wednesday).
Borrower: James Grieve
Author: Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761), Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Spectacle de la Nature: or, Nature Display’d
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 42953
3d Vol Burns Works
Borrowed: 1815/6/24 (Saturday). Original Borrowed Date: 24. Original Borrower: A. Laidlaw.
Agnes Laidlaw
Gender: Female.
Birth date: 1797.
Robert Burns (Male, born 1759-1-25, died 1796-7-21), Dr James Currie (Male, born 1756, died 1805)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Poetry
Works of Robert Burns; with an account of his life, and a criticism on his writings.
Modern Shelfmark: NLS Special Collections Gray.1338-1341.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Likely
Robert Burns (Male, born 1759-1-25, died 1796-7-21), Dr James Currie (Male, born 1756, died 1805)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Poetry
The Works of Robert Burns; with an account of his life, and a criticism on his writings. To which are prefixed, some observations on the character and condition of the Scottish peasantry.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1803. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 103 times in 101 borrowing records
Robert Burns (Male, born 1759-1-25, died 1796-7-21), Dr James Currie (Male, born 1756, died 1805)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Poetry
Works of Robert Burns
Borrowed: 1815/6/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: Agnes Laidlaw
Author: Robert Burns (Male, born 1759-1-25, died 1796-7-21), Dr James Currie (Male, born 1756, died 1805), Genre: Lives, Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 42954
1 Vol Fergusons
Borrowed: 1815/6/24 (Saturday). Original Borrower: M Dodds.
Marianne Dodds
Gender: Female.
Birth date: 1798.
Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Genre: History
History of the progress and termination of the Roman Republic [Ferguson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Genre: History
The History of the Progress and Termination of the Roman Republic [1805]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1805. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 21
Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Genre: History
History of the Progress and Termination of the Roman Republic
Borrowed: 1815/6/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: Marianne Dodds
Author: Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816), Genre: History
History of the Progress and Termination of the Roman Republic
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 42955
4 Vol. Cooks Voyages
Borrowed: 1815/6/24 (Saturday). Original Borrower: Thos Dodds.
Thomas Dods
Gender: Male.
Birth date: 1800.
James Cook (Male, born 1728, died 1779)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Pacific Ocean; undertaken by the command of His Majesty, for making discoveries in the northern hemisphere. Performed under the direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in the years, 1776, 7, 8, 9, and 80
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
James Cook (Male, born 1728, died 1779)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to the Pacific Ocean; undertaken by the command of His Majesty, for making discoveries in the northern hemisphere. Performed under the direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in the years, 1776, 7, 8, 9, and 80. Compiled from the various accounts of that voyage hitherto published. In four volumes. The second edition. ... Embellished with copper-plates.
Language: English . Published: Perth. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 105 times in 101 borrowing records
ESTC: T145980
James Cook (Male, born 1728, died 1779)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Pacific Ocean
Borrowed: 1815/6/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: Thomas Dods
Author: James Cook (Male, born 1728, died 1779), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Record ID 42956
1 Vol Johnson's Works
Borrowed: 1815/6/24 (Saturday). Original Borrowed Date: 24. Original Borrower: S. Shiells.
Sarah Shiells Sallie Shiells
Gender: Female. Address: Haddington.
Birth date: 1800. Death date: 1847.
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. A new edition ... With an essay on his life and genius by Arthur Murphy.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. A new edition ... With an essay on his life and genius by Arthur Murphy. [1806]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1806. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 12 vols.
Number of borrowings: 91
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Samuel Johnson
Borrowed: 1815/6/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: Sarah Shiells Sallie Shiells
Author: Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 42957
1 Vol Abercromby's Scots Wariors
Borrowed: 1815/6/24 (Saturday). Original Borrowed Date: ". Original Borrower: Robert Boyd.
Robert Boyd
Gender: Male. Address: Nungate.
Occupation (normalised): Commerce, Trade, and Finance > Merchants/Traders.
Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716)
Genre: Lives
Martial atchievements of the Scots nation. Being an account of the lives, characters, and memorable actions, of such Scotsmen as have signaliz’d themselves by the sword at home and abroad. And a survey of the military transactions wherein Scotland or Scotsmen have been remarkably concern’d, from the first establishment of the Scots Monarchy to this present time. By Patrick Abercromby M.D.
Modern Shelfmark: NLS Special Collections Gray.1286-1287.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716)
Genre: Lives
The martial atchievements of the Scots nation: being an account of the lives, characters, and memorable actions, of such Scotsmen as have signaliz'd themselves by the sword at home and abroad: and a survey of the military transactions wherein Scotland or Scotsmen have been remarkably concern'd, from the first establishment of the Scots Monarchy to this present time.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1711-1715. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 109 times in 101 borrowing records
ESTC: T86819
Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716)
Genre: Lives
Martial Atchievements of the Scots Nation
Borrowed: 1815/6/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: Robert Boyd
Author: Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716), Genre: Lives
Martial Atchievements of the Scots Nation
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 42958
3 Vol Cooks Voyages
Borrowed: 1815/6/24 (Saturday). Original Borrower: Robert Boyd. Other reader: for Thomas Boyd.
Robert Boyd
Gender: Male. Address: Nungate.
Occupation (normalised): Commerce, Trade, and Finance > Merchants/Traders.
Thomas Boyd
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
James Cook (Male, born 1728, died 1779)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Pacific Ocean; undertaken by the command of His Majesty, for making discoveries in the northern hemisphere. Performed under the direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in the years, 1776, 7, 8, 9, and 80
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
James Cook (Male, born 1728, died 1779)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to the Pacific Ocean; undertaken by the command of His Majesty, for making discoveries in the northern hemisphere. Performed under the direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in the years, 1776, 7, 8, 9, and 80. Compiled from the various accounts of that voyage hitherto published. In four volumes. The second edition. ... Embellished with copper-plates.
Language: English . Published: Perth. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 105 times in 101 borrowing records
ESTC: T145980
James Cook (Male, born 1728, died 1779)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Pacific Ocean
Borrowed: 1815/6/24 (Saturday).
Borrowers: Robert Boyd , Thomas Boyd
Author: James Cook (Male, born 1728, died 1779), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 42959
5 Vol Johnsons Works
Borrowed: 1815/6/24 (Saturday). Original Borrower: John Cowan.
John Cowan
Gender: Male.
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. A new edition ... With an essay on his life and genius by Arthur Murphy.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5
Confidence level: Certain
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. A new edition ... With an essay on his life and genius by Arthur Murphy. [1806]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1806. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 12 vols.
Number of borrowings: 91
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Samuel Johnson
Borrowed: 1815/6/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Cowan
Author: Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5
Record ID 42960
8 Vol Modern Universal History
Borrowed: 1815/6/24 (Saturday). Original Borrower: David Bain.
David Bain
Gender: Male.
Genre: History
Modern part of an universal history, from the earliest account of time. Complied from original writers. By the authors of the antient part.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: History
The Modern Part of an Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time. Compiled from Original Writers. By the Authors of the Antient Part.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759-1766. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 576 times in 358 borrowing records
ESTC: T143430
Genre: History
Modern Part of an Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time
Borrowed: 1815/6/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: David Bain
Genre: History
Modern Part of an Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8
Record ID 42961
3 Vol. Popes Works
Borrowed: 1815/6/24 (Saturday). Original Borrower: G Cunningham.
George Cunningham
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 3
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: 1815/6/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: George Cunningham
Author: Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 42962
1 Beauties Scotland
Borrowed: 1815/6/24 (Saturday). Original Borrower: H Laidlaw.
Henry Laidlaw
Gender: Male.
Birth date: 1801. Death date: 1871.
Occupation (normalised): Service Provision and Hospitality > Innkeeper/Tavernkeeper.
Robert Forsyth (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Travel
Beauties of Scotland: containing a full account of the agriculture, commerce, mines, and manufactures; of the population, cities, towns, etc., of each county.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Forsyth (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Travel
The Beauties of Scotland: containing a full account of the agriculture, commerce, mines, and manufactures; of the population, cities, towns, etc., of each county.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1805-1808. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 5 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 204 times in 203 borrowing records
Robert Forsyth (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Travel
Beauties of Scotland: Containing a ... Full Account of the Agriculture, Commerce, Mines, and Manufactures
Borrowed: 1815/6/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: Henry Laidlaw
Author: Robert Forsyth (Male), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1