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Record ID 221222
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 91
Guthrie's Scotland v. 1
Borrowed: 1777/1/11 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Nisbet
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Guthrie (Male, born 1708, died 1770)
Genre: History
Guthrie's Scotland
Shelfmark: 440. Format: 8vo.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
William Guthrie (Male, born 1708, died 1770)
Genre: History
A General History of Scotland, from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time. By William Guthrie, Esq.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1767-1768. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 10 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 513 times in 303 borrowing records
ESTC: T146458
William Guthrie (Male, born 1708, died 1770)
Genre: History
General History of Scotland [William Guthrie]
Borrowed: 1777/1/11 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Nisbet
Author: William Guthrie (Male, born 1708, died 1770), Genre: History
General History of Scotland [William Guthrie]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 221210
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 91
Plutarch's Lives v. 1
Borrowed: 1776/11/16 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Nisbet
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch's Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch’s lives, translated from the original Greek, with notes critical and historical, and a new life of Plutarch.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Langhorne, John; Langhorne, William
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 333 times in 303 borrowing records
ESTC: N20526
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Lives [Plutarch]
Borrowed: 1776/11/16 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Nisbet
Author: Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 221228
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 91
Sully's Memoirs v. 1
Borrowed: 1777/2/15 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Nisbet
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Pierre Mathurin de L'Ecluse des Loges (Male, born 1716, died c.1783)
Genre: Lives
Sully's Memoirs
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Likely
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. To which is annexed, the trial of Francis Ravaillac, for the murder of Henry the Great. In five volumes. Volume I.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1773.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 73 times in 68 borrowing records
ESTC: N21985
Pierre Mathurin de L'Ecluse des Loges (Male, born 1716, died c.1783)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully
Borrowed: 1777/2/15 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Nisbet
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 221207
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 91
Collection Voyages v. 3
Borrowed: 1776/10/26 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Nisbet
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Collection of Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Likely
Genre: Travel
A Collection of voyages and travels, consisting of authentic writers in our own tongue, which have not before been collected in English, or have only been abridged in other collections. And continued with others of note, that have published histories, voyages, travels, journals or discoveries in other nations and languages. Relating to any part of the continent of Asia, Africa, America, Europe, or the islands thereof, from the earliest account to the present time. Digested according to the parts of the world, to which they particularly relate: with historical introductions to each account, where thought necessary, containing either the lives of their authors, or what else could be discovered and was supposed capable of entertaining and informing the curious reader. And with great variety of cuts, prospects, ruins, maps, and charts. Compiled from the curious and valuable library of the late Earl of Oxford. Interspersed and illustrated with notes. Containing, either a general account of the discovery of those countries, or an abstract of their histories, government, trade, religion, &c. Collected from original papers, letters, charters, letters patents, acts of Parliament, &c. Not to be met with, and proper to explain many obscure passages in other collections of this kind.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1747. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 263 times in 244 borrowing records
ESTC: T147990
Borrowed: 1776/10/26 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Nisbet
Genre: Travel
Collection of Voyages and Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 221213
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 91
Hook's Roman History v. 2
Borrowed: 1776/11/30 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Nisbet
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Nathaniel Hooke (Male, born c.1690, died 1763)
Genre: History
Hook's Roman History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Nathaniel Hooke (Male, born c.1690, died 1763)
Genre: History
The Roman history, from the building of Rome to the ruin of the Commonwealth. Illustrated with maps and other plates. Vol. IV. By N. Hooke, Esq;
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 316 times in 291 borrowing records
ESTC: T71735
Nathaniel Hooke (Male, born c.1690, died 1763)
Genre: History
Roman History, from the Building of Rome to the Ruin of the Commonwealth
Borrowed: 1776/11/30 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Nisbet
Author: Nathaniel Hooke (Male, born c.1690, died 1763), Genre: History
Roman History, from the Building of Rome to the Ruin of the Commonwealth
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 221216
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 91
Rollin's Roman Histroy v. 2
Borrowed: 1776/12/14 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Nisbet
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 2
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: 1776/12/14 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Nisbet
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 2
Record ID 221231
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 91
Critical Reflections v. 1
Borrowed: 1777/3/1 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Nisbet
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Abbé Jean-Baptiste Dubos (Male, born 1670, died 1742)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Critical Reflections
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Abbé Jean-Baptiste Dubos (Male, born 1670, died 1742)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Critical reflections on poetry, painting and music. With an inquiry into the rise and progress of the theatrical entertainments of the ancients.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1748. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 15 times in 8 borrowing records
ESTC: N3253
Abbé Jean-Baptiste Dubos (Male, born 1670, died 1742)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Critical Reflections on Poetry, Painting and Music
Borrowed: 1777/3/1 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Nisbet
Author: Abbé Jean-Baptiste Dubos (Male, born 1670, died 1742), Genre: Belles Lettres
Critical Reflections on Poetry, Painting and Music
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 221219
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 91
Universal Hist v. 12
Borrowed: 1776/12/28 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Nisbet
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: History
Universal History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 12
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: History
An Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time. Compiled from Original Authors; and Illustrated with Maps, Cuts, Notes, &c. With a general Index to the Whole.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1747-1754. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1453 times in 850 borrowing records
ESTC: T150199
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Borrowed: 1776/12/28 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Nisbet
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Volumes borrowed: Volume 12
Record ID 221225
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 91
World Displayed v. 1
Borrowed: 1777/2/1 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Nisbet
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
World Displayed
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
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 221234
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 91
Goldsmith's Hist
Borrowed: 1777/3/22 (Saturday).
William Nisbet
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
Goldsmith's History
Borrowed: 1777/3/22 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Nisbet
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: History