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Record ID 226664
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 197
Rollin's Rom Hist v. 5
Borrowed: 1783/5/10 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
John Simson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Rollin's Roman History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5
Confidence level: Certain
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
The Roman History from the Foundation of Rome to the Battle of Actium: that is, To the end of the Commonwealth. By Mr. Rollin, late Principal of the University of Paris, Professor of Eloquence in the Royal College, and Fellow of the Royal Academy of Inscriptions and Belles Lettres. Translated from the French.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1739-1750. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1241 times in 806 borrowing records
ESTC: N48133
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Roman History from the Foundation of Rome to the Battle of Actium [Charles Rollin]
Borrowed: 1783/5/10 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Simson
Author: Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741), Genre: History
Roman History from the Foundation of Rome to the Battle of Actium [Charles Rollin]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5
Record ID 226667
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 197
World Displayed v. 13
Borrowed: 1783/5/29 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
John Simson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
World Displayed
Volumes borrowed: Volume 13
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Travel
The world displayed; or, A curious collection of voyages and travels, selected from the writers of all nations. In which the conjectures and interpolations of several vain editors and translators are expunged, every relation is made concise and plain, and the divisions of countries and kingdoms are clearly and distinctly noted.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759-1761. Format: 12mo.
Editors: Compiled by Christopher Smart, Oliver Goldsmith and Samuel Johnson; introduction by Samuel Johnson.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1944 times in 1812 borrowing records
ESTC: T113545
Genre: Travel
World Displayed; or, A Curious Collection of Voyages and Travels, Selected from the Writers of All Nations
Record ID 227837
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 216
Life of Cicero v. 1
Borrowed: /12/4. Returned: yes.
John Simson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Conyers Middleton (Male, born 1683, died 1750)
Genre: Lives
Life of Cicero
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Likely
Conyers Middleton (Male, born 1683, died 1750)
Genre: Lives
The history of the life of Marcus Tullius Cicero. In three volumes. By Conyers Middleton
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1767. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 45 times in 36 borrowing records
ESTC: T124588
Conyers Middleton (Male, born 1683, died 1750)
Genre: Lives
History of the Life of Marcus Tullius Cicero
Borrowed: /12/4.
Borrower: John Simson
Author: Conyers Middleton (Male, born 1683, died 1750), Genre: Lives
History of the Life of Marcus Tullius Cicero
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 227840
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 216
Robertson's Scotland v. 1
Borrowed: /1/8. Returned: yes.
John Simson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Robertson's History of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: 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 Scottish history previous to that period; and an appendix containing Original Papers. In Two Volumes. By William Robertson, D. D. Minister of Lady Yester’s, Edinburgh.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1761. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 359 times in 277 borrowing records
ESTC: T71467
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of Scotland During the Reigns of Queen Mary and King James VI
Borrowed: /1/8.
Borrower: John Simson
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 1
Record ID 227843
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 216
Hist of Heavens v. 2
Borrowed: /1/29. Returned: yes.
John Simson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Theology
History of the Heavens
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Theology
The history of the heavens, considered according to the notions of the poets and philosophers, compared with the doctrines of Moses. Being an inquiry into the origine of idolatry. ... Translated from the French of the Abbé Pluche, ... by J. B. de Freval, Esq; In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1752. Format: 12mo.
Translators: J.B. de Freval
Number of borrowings: 29
ESTC: N8479
Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Theology
History of the Heavens, Considered According to the Notions of the Poets and Philosophers, Compared with the Doctrines of Moses
Borrowed: /1/29.
Borrower: John Simson
Author: Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Theology
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 227831
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 216
Swift's Works v. 4
Borrowed: /10/9. Returned: yes.
John Simson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Swift's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Confidence level: Very likely
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick’s, Dublin.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 54 times in 39 borrowing records
ESTC: T143502
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Jonathan Swift
Borrowed: /10/9.
Borrower: John Simson
Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Record ID 227834
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 216
Spectator v. 3
Borrowed: /11/13. Returned: yes.
John Simson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Sir Richard Steele (Male, born 1672, died 1729)
Genre: Periodicals
Spectator
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Very likely
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Sir Richard Steele (Male, born 1672, died 1729)
Genre: Periodicals
The spectator. ... Carefully corrected.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1754. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 8v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 41 times in 32 borrowing records
ESTC: N24135
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Sir Richard Steele (Male, born 1672, died 1729)
Genre: Periodicals
Spectator
Borrowed: /11/13.
Borrower: John Simson
Author: Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Sir Richard Steele (Male, born 1672, died 1729), Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3