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Record ID 274106
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Dictionary of Arts and Sciences v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/1/4 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
James Legate
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Society of Gentlemen (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Reference Works
Dictionary of Arts and Sciences
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Society of Gentlemen (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Reference Works
A new and complete dictionary of arts and sciences; comprehending all the branches of useful knowledge, with Accurate Descriptions as well of the various Machines, Instruments, Tools, Figures, and Schemes necessary for illustrating them, as of The Classes, Kinds, Preparations, and Uses of Natural Productions, whether Animals, Vegetables, Minerals, Fossils, or Fluids; Together with The Kingdoms, Provinces, Cities, Towns, and other remarkable Places throughout the World. Illustrated with above three hundred copper-plates, engraved by Mr. Jefferys, Geographer to His Majesty. The whole extracted from the best authors in all languages. By a society of gentlemen.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1763. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 3 times in 2 borrowing records
ESTC: T138157
Society of Gentlemen (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Reference Works
New and Complete Dictionary of Arts and Sciences
Borrowed: 1826/1/4 (Wednesday).
Borrower: James Legate
Author: Society of Gentlemen (Male), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Reference Works
New and Complete Dictionary of Arts and Sciences
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 274097
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Dalrymple's Memoirs
Borrowed: 1825/11/25 (Friday).
James Legate
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Alexander Dalrymple (Male, born 1737, died 1808)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Dalrymple's Memoirs
Confidence level: Very likely
Alexander Dalrymple (Male, born 1737, died 1808)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
A collection of charts and memoirs. Published by Alexander Dalrymple, Esq.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 19 times in 18 borrowing records
ESTC: T30900
Alexander Dalrymple (Male, born 1737, died 1808)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Collection of Charts and Memoirs
Borrowed: 1825/11/25 (Friday).
Borrower: James Legate
Author: Alexander Dalrymple (Male, born 1737, died 1808), Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Record ID 274109
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Mortimer's Dictionary
Borrowed: 1826/1/20 (Friday).
James Legate
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Thomas Mortimer (Male, born 1730, died 1810)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives, Genre: Reference Works
Mortimer's Dictionary
Shelfmark: 600.
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Mortimer (Male, born 1730, died 1810)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives, Genre: Reference Works
The student’s pocket dictionary; or, compendium of universal history, chronology, and biography. From the earliest accounts to the present time. With authorities. In two parts. Part I. Containing a compendium of universal history. Part II. Containing a compendium of biography. By Thomas Mortimer, Esq.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T86640
Thomas Mortimer (Male, born 1730, died 1810)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives, Genre: Reference Works
Student’s Pocket Dictionary; or, Compendium of Universal History, Chronology, and Biography
Borrowed: 1826/1/20 (Friday).
Borrower: James Legate
Author: Thomas Mortimer (Male, born 1730, died 1810), Genre: History, Genre: Lives, Genre: Reference Works
Student’s Pocket Dictionary; or, Compendium of Universal History, Chronology, and Biography
Record ID 274145
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Milton v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/6/24 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
James Legate
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Milton (Male, born 1608, died 1674)
Genre: Poetry
Milton
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Likely
John Milton (Male, born 1608, died 1674)
Genre: Poetry
Paradise lost. A poem, in twelve books. The author John Milton. With a critic upon the poem, by Mr Addison; and, a preface, in which are inserted characters of the several poems wrote by Milton.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1755. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 12 times in 8 borrowing records
ESTC: T170403
John Milton (Male, born 1608, died 1674)
Genre: Poetry
Paradise Lost
Borrowed: 1826/6/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Legate
Author: John Milton (Male, born 1608, died 1674), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 274133
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Robertson's America v. 2
Borrowed: 1826/4/14 (Friday). Returned: yes.
James Legate
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Robertson's History of America
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of America. By William Robertson, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 207 times in 188 borrowing records
ESTC: T78964
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of America [William Robertson]
Borrowed: 1826/4/14 (Friday).
Borrower: James Legate
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
History of America [William Robertson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 274136
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Bruce's Travels v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/4/30 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
James Legate
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Bruce's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile in the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 and 1773. [1813]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1813. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 144 times in 80 borrowing records
James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile [James Bruce]
Borrowed: 1826/4/30 (Sunday).
Borrower: James Legate
Author: James Bruce (Male, born 1730, died 1794), Genre: Travel
Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile [James Bruce]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 274127
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Addison's Works v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1826/3/17 (Friday). Returned: yes.
James Legate
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Addison's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Speculative
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
The miscellaneous works, in verse and prose, of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Esq; In Three Volumes. With some account of the life and writings of the author. By Mr. Tickell.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1766.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 24 times in 21 borrowing records
ESTC: T89173
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Miscellaneous Works in Verse and Prose
Borrowed: 1826/3/17 (Friday).
Borrower: James Legate
Author: Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Miscellaneous Works in Verse and Prose
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 274112
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Chalmer's Caledonia v. 1
Borrowed: 1826/2/1 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
James Legate
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
George Chalmers (Male, born 1742, died 1825)
Genre: History, Genre: Reference Works
Chalmer's Caledonia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
George Chalmers (Male, born 1742, died 1825)
Genre: History, Genre: Reference Works
Caledonia: or, an Account, historical and topographic, of North Britain; from the most ancient to the present times: with a dictionary of places, chorographical and philological.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1807-1824. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: 10
George Chalmers (Male, born 1742, died 1825)
Genre: History, Genre: Reference Works
Caledonia: or, An Account, Historical and Topographic, of North Britain
Borrowed: 1826/2/1 (Wednesday).
Borrower: James Legate
Author: George Chalmers (Male, born 1742, died 1825), Genre: History, Genre: Reference Works
Caledonia: or, An Account, Historical and Topographic, of North Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 274130
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cottle's Alfred
Borrowed: 1826/3/31 (Friday).
James Legate
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Joseph Cottle (Male, born 1770, died 1853)
Genre: Poetry
Cottle's Alfred
Confidence level: Certain
Joseph Cottle (Male, born 1770, died 1853)
Genre: Poetry
Alfred, an epic poem, in twenty-four books. By Joseph Cottle.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1800. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 7
ESTC: N2184
Joseph Cottle (Male, born 1770, died 1853)
Genre: Poetry
Alfred, an Epic Poem
Borrowed: 1826/3/31 (Friday).
Borrower: James Legate
Author: Joseph Cottle (Male, born 1770, died 1853), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 274142
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Murray's Grammar
Borrowed: 1826/5/26 (Friday).
James Legate
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Lindley Murray (Male, born 1745, died 1826)
Genre: Education
Murray's Grammar
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Lindley Murray (Male, born 1745, died 1826)
Genre: Education
English grammar, adapted to the different classes of learners. With an appendix, containing rules and observations, for assisting the more advanced students to write with perspicuity and accuracy. By Lindley Murray.
Language: English . Published: York. Date of publication: 1799. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 3 times in 2 borrowing records
ESTC: T102914
Lindley Murray (Male, born 1745, died 1826)
Genre: Education
English Grammar [Lindley Murray]
Borrowed: 1826/5/26 (Friday).
Borrower: James Legate
Author: Lindley Murray (Male, born 1745, died 1826), Genre: Education
English Grammar [Lindley Murray]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 274121
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Lempriere's Clas. Dictionary
Borrowed: 1826/2/19 (Sunday).
James Legate
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Lemprière (Male, born c.1765, died 1824)
Genre: Reference Works
Lempriere's Classical Dictionary
Confidence level: Very likely
John Lemprière (Male, born c.1765, died 1824)
Genre: Reference Works
Bibliotheca classica; or, a classical dictionary, containing a full account of all the proper names mentioned in antient authors. To which are subjoined, tables of coins, weights, and measures, in use among the Greeks and Romans.
Language: English . Published: Reading. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: T143339
John Lemprière (Male, born c.1765, died 1824)
Genre: Reference Works
Bibliotheca Classica; or, A Classical Dictionary
Borrowed: 1826/2/19 (Sunday).
Borrower: James Legate
Author: John Lemprière (Male, born c.1765, died 1824), Genre: Reference Works
Record ID 274124
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Manwaring on the Classics
Borrowed: 1826/3/4 (Saturday).
James Legate
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Edward Manwaring (Male, died 1740)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
Manwaring on the Classics
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Manwaring (Male, died 1740)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
Institutes of learning: Taken from Aristotle, Plutarch, Longinus, Dionysius Halicar. Cicero, Quintilian, and many other writers both ancient and modern. Containing the method of teaching the classics in their most substantial and beautiful parts; the characters and affections of stile; the art of school-compositions, and all kinds of oratory. Concluding with an exhortation to learning. By the Reverend E
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1737. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T37283
Edward Manwaring (Male, died 1740)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
Institutes of Learning
Borrowed: 1826/3/4 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Legate
Author: Edward Manwaring (Male, died 1740), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
Record ID 274139
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Elegant Extracts v. 2
Borrowed: 1826/5/14 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
James Legate
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Education
Elegant Extracts
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Education
Elegant extracts: or useful and entertaining passages in prose Selected for the Improvement of Scholars at Classical & other Schools in the Art of Speaking, in Reading; Thinking, Composing; and in the Conduct of Life.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Compiled by Vicesimus Knox
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 9 times in 8 borrowing records
ESTC: T127932
Genre: Education
Elegant Extracts
Record ID 274100
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Pope's Odyssey v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1825/12/11 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
James Legate
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Homer (Male)
Genre: Poetry
Pope's Homer's Odyssey
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
Homer (Male)
Genre: Poetry
The odyssey of Homer. Translated from the Greek.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1725-1726. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 103 times in 84 borrowing records
ESTC: T67134
Borrowed: 1825/12/11 (Sunday).
Borrower: James Legate
Author: Homer (Male), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 274094
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Buchan's History of Scotland v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1825/10/28 (Friday). Returned: yes.
James Legate
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
George Buchanan (Male, born 1506, died 1582)
Genre: History
Buchanan's History of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Likely
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 antient 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 Scottish monarchy, to the reign of King James VI. of Scotland, and I. of England. The fourth edition. Translated from the Latin original. Wherein several errors in the English editions are corrected. To which is added, an appendix, containing a genealogy of all the kings from Fergus I. to James VI. In two volumes. Adorned with copper-plates, and a map of Scotland.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 71 times in 54 borrowing records
ESTC: N15167
George Buchanan (Male, born 1506, died 1582)
Genre: History
History of Scotland [George Buchanan]
Borrowed: 1825/10/28 (Friday).
Borrower: James Legate
Author: George Buchanan (Male, born 1506, died 1582), Genre: History
History of Scotland [George Buchanan]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 274103
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Pope's Works v. 2
Borrowed: 1825/12/11 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
James Legate
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30)
Genre: Poetry
Pope's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Alexander Pope Esq. In nine volumes, complete. With his last corrections, additions, and improvements; as they were delivered to the editor a little before his death: together with the commentary and notes of Mr. Warburton.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1760. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 32 times in 26 borrowing records
ESTC: T5439
Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Alexander Pope
Borrowed: 1825/12/11 (Sunday).
Borrower: James Legate
Author: Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 274115
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hume's England v. 1
Borrowed: 1826/2/13 (Monday). Returned: yes.
James Legate
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
Hume's England
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Very likely
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 110 times in 79 borrowing records
ESTC: T36369
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1826/2/13 (Monday).
Borrower: James Legate
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1