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Record ID 124424

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.8 (1769-1771, Type: Student). Page: 129

Rutherforth's System Vol. 2:d

Borrowed: 1771/1/5 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/6/0. Funds deposited: Dumfries Note.


Borrower

William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Thomas Rutherforth (Male, born 1712, died 1771)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
System of natural philosophy, being a course of lectures in mechanics, optics, hydrostatics, and astronomy … [Rutherforth]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Thomas Rutherforth (Male, born 1712, died 1771)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
A System of Natural Philosophy, Being a Course of Lectures in Mechanics, Optics, Hydrostatics, and Astronomy; Which are read in St Johns College Cambridge, By T. Rutherforth D.D. F.R.S. Chaplain to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. In Two Volumes.
Language: English . Published: Cambridge. Date of publication: 1748. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 95 times in 75 borrowing records


Book Work

Thomas Rutherforth (Male, born 1712, died 1771)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
System of Natural Philosophy

Borrowed: 1771/1/5 (Saturday).

Borrower: William Robertson

Author: Thomas Rutherforth (Male, born 1712, died 1771), Genre: Natural Philosophy

System of Natural Philosophy

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 86318

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 12-13

Borrow'd Chinese Miscellanies in 2 V:s 12:mo

Borrowed: 1769/7/11 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.


Borrowers

Principal William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Other: Principal of the University of Edinburgh. Life dates: 1721-1793.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.

William Robertson
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Genre: Travel
Miscellaneous pieces relating to the Chinese.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Genre: Travel
Miscellaneous pieces relating to the Chinese.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Percy, Thomas, 1729-1811.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2 times in 1 borrowing record


Book Work

Genre: Travel
Miscellaneous Pieces Relating to the Chinese

Record ID 86717

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 14-15

Borrow'd Cibbers Lives of thet Poets 5 V:s

Borrowed: 1769/8/15 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.


Borrowers

William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.

William Stewart
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Theophilus Cibber (Male, born 1703, died 1758), Robert Shiells (Male, died 1753)
Genre: Lives
The lives of the poets of Great Britain and Ireland : to the time of Dean Swift.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Theophilus Cibber (Male, born 1703, died 1758), Robert Shiells (Male, died 1753)
Genre: Lives
The lives of the poets of Great Britain and Ireland, to the time of Dean Swift. Compiled from ample materials scattered in a variety of books, and especially from the Ms. Notes of the late ingenious Mr. Coxeter and others, collected for this Design, by Mr. Cibber.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1753. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 27 times in 9 borrowing records


Book Work

Theophilus Cibber (Male, born 1703, died 1758), Robert Shiells (Male, died 1753)
Genre: Lives
Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland, to the Time of Dean Swift

Borrowed: 1769/8/15 (Tuesday).

Borrowers: William Robertson , William Stewart

Author: Theophilus Cibber (Male, born 1703, died 1758), Robert Shiells (Male, died 1753), Genre: Lives

Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland, to the Time of Dean Swift

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5

Record ID 86726

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 14-15

Borrow'd Ben Johnsons Works Vols 3d 4th, 5th, 6th & 7th

Borrowed: 1769/8/29 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.


Borrowers

William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.

William Stewart
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


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Ben Jonson (Male, born c.1573, died 1637)
Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
The works of Ben Jonson : in seven volumes.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Ben Jonson (Male, born c.1573, died 1637)
Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
The works of Ben. Jonson. In seven volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1756. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 7 vols.
Editors: Whalley, Peter
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 47 times in 12 borrowing records


Book Work

Ben Jonson (Male, born c.1573, died 1637)
Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
Works of Ben Jonson

Borrowed: 1769/8/29 (Tuesday).

Borrowers: William Robertson , William Stewart

Author: Ben Jonson (Male, born c.1573, died 1637), Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry

Works of Ben Jonson

Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7

Record ID 86450

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 14-15

Borrow'd Spenser's Fairy Queen 4:to

Borrowed: 1769/8/10 (Thursday). Loan period: return on demand.


Borrowers

Principal William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Other: Principal of the University of Edinburgh. Life dates: 1721-1793.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.

William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.

John Tait
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Edmund Spenser (Male, born c.1552, died 1599)
Genre: Poetry
The faerie queene.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Edmund Spenser (Male, born c.1552, died 1599)
Genre: Poetry
The faerie queene. By Edmund Spenser. With an exact collation of the two original editions, Published by Himself at London in Quarto; the Former containing the first Three Books printed in 1590, and the Latter the Six Books in 1596. To which are now added, a new life of the author, and also a glossary.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 20 times in 17 borrowing records


Book Work

Edmund Spenser (Male, born c.1552, died 1599)
Genre: Poetry
Faerie Queene

Borrowed: 1769/8/10 (Thursday).

Borrowers: Principal William Robertson , William Robertson , John Tait

Author: Edmund Spenser (Male, born c.1552, died 1599), Genre: Poetry

Faerie Queene

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Record ID 89153

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 16-17

& Pownall on the Colonies

Borrowed: 1769/10/4 (Wednesday). Loan period: return on demand.


Borrower

William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Thomas Pownall (Male, born 1722, died 1805)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The administration of the colonies.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Thomas Pownall (Male, born 1722, died 1805)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The administration of the colonies.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1765. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1


Book Work

Thomas Pownall (Male, born 1722, died 1805)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Administration of the Colonies. Wherein their Rights and Constitution are Discussed and Stated

Record ID 86798

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 16-17

& Theocritus Græc. Lat. 4:to

Borrowed: 1769/9/19 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.


Borrower

William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Theocritus (Male)
Genre: Poetry
Theocriti reliquiæ ... cum scholiis Graecis et commentariis integris H. Stephani, J. Scaligeri, et I. Casauboni.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

Theocritus (Male)
Genre: Poetry
Theocriti Reliquiæ, utroque sermone, cum scholiis Græcis et commentariis integris Henrici Stephani, Josephi Scaligeri, et Isaci Casauboni.
Language: Greek | Latin . Published: Vienna. Date of publication: 1765-1766. Format: 4to.
Translators: Reiske, J. J.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 13 times in 7 borrowing records


Book Work

Theocritus (Male)
Genre: Poetry
Theocriti Reliquiae

Borrowed: 1769/9/19 (Tuesday).

Borrower: William Robertson

Author: Theocritus (Male), Genre: Poetry

Theocriti Reliquiae

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 86990

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 16-17

& History of the Spanish Americas 8vo

Borrowed: 1769/10/4 (Wednesday). Loan period: return on demand.


Borrower

William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: History
A concise history of the Spanish America.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: History
A concise history of the Spanish America; containing a succinct relation of the discovery and settlement of its several colonies.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1741. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1


Book Work

John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: History
Concise History of the Spanish America

Record ID 86795

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 16-17

Borrowed: 1769/9/19 (Tuesday).

Borrower: William Robertson

Author: Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741), Genre: Belles Lettres

Method of Teaching and Studying the Belles Lettres

Volumes borrowed: Volume 3

Record ID 86804

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 16-17

Also Dryden's Works 4 V:s 4to

Borrowed: 1769/9/19 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.


Borrower

William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

John Dryden (Male, born 1631, died 1700)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fiction, Genre: Poetry
The miscellaneous works of John Dryden, Esq. : containing all his original poems, tales, and translations, in four volumes.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

John Dryden (Male, born 1631, died 1700)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fiction, Genre: Poetry
The miscellaneous works of John Dryden, Esq; containing all his original poems, tales, and translations, in four volumes
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1767. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 11 times in 3 borrowing records


Book Work

John Dryden (Male, born 1631, died 1700)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fiction, Genre: Poetry
Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden

Borrowed: 1769/9/19 (Tuesday).

Borrower: William Robertson

Author: John Dryden (Male, born 1631, died 1700), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fiction, Genre: Poetry

Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4

Record ID 86966

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 16-17

Borrowed Cortet y Narratio ad Canolum V

Borrowed: 1769/9/4 (Monday). Loan period: return on demand.


Borrower

William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.

Record ID 86864

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 16-17

Borrowed Choix des Memories de l'Adacemie de Berlin tome 1st

Borrowed: 1769/9/21 (Thursday). Loan period: return on demand.


Borrower

William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.

Record ID 89864

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 18-19

& Buffon histoire Naturelle tome 4:th

Borrowed: 1769/10/26 (Thursday). Loan period: return on demand.


Borrower

William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire naturelle, générale et particuliére, avec la description du Cabinet du roi [Buffon]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire naturelle, générale et particuliére.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1752-1768. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 86 times in 41 borrowing records


Book Work

Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon

Record ID 89870

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 18-19

Also Thomson's Works 2 V:s 4:to

Borrowed: 1769/10/26 (Thursday). Loan period: return on demand.


Borrower

William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

James Thomson (Male, born 1700, died 1748)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Mr. Thomson : in two volumes
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

James Thomson (Male, born 1700, died 1748)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Mr. Thomson. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1738. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 119 times in 94 borrowing records


Book Work

James Thomson (Male, born 1700, died 1748)
Genre: Poetry
Works of James Thomson

Borrowed: 1769/10/26 (Thursday).

Borrower: William Robertson

Author: James Thomson (Male, born 1700, died 1748), Genre: Poetry

Works of James Thomson

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 89867

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 18-19

Les Oeuvres de Nadal tome 3.d

Borrowed: 1769/10/26 (Thursday). Loan period: return on demand.


Borrower

William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Augustin Nadal (Male, born 1664, died 1740)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Oeuvres mélees de monsieur l'abbé Nadal.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Augustin Nadal (Male, born 1664, died 1740)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Oeuvres mêlées de Monsieur l'abbé Nadal, de l'Académie des Inscriptions & Belles-Lettres.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1738. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 4 times in 3 borrowing records


Book Work

Augustin Nadal (Male, born 1664, died 1740)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Oeuvres Mêlées de Monsieur l'Abbé Nadal

Borrowed: 1769/10/26 (Thursday).

Borrower: William Robertson

Author: Augustin Nadal (Male, born 1664, died 1740), Genre: Belles Lettres

Oeuvres Mêlées de Monsieur l'Abbé Nadal

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 3

Record ID 89840

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 18-19

Borrow'd Theocritus Graec. Lat: 4to

Borrowed: 1769/10/26 (Thursday). Loan period: return on demand.


Borrower

William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Theocritus (Male)
Genre: Poetry
Theocriti quae extant. Ex editione Danielis Heinsii expressa.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

Theocritus (Male)
Genre: Poetry
Ta tou theokritou Sesōsmena. = Theocriti quae extant. Ex editione Danielis Heinsii.
Language: Greek | Latin . Published: Glasgow. Date of publication: 1746. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Heinsius, Daniel, 1580-1655.
Number of borrowings: 4


Book Work

Theocritus (Male)
Genre: Poetry
Theocriti quae Extant. Ex Editione Danielis Heinsii

Record ID 89873

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 18-19

& Maclaurin's Algebra

Borrowed: 1769/10/26 (Thursday). Loan period: return on demand.


Borrower

William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Colin MacLaurin (Male, born 1698, died 1746)
Genre: Mathematics
Treatise of algebra, in three parts [Maclaurin]
Possible modern shelfmark: Main Library - Special Collections ; E.B. .512 Macl..

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Colin MacLaurin (Male, born 1698, died 1746)
Genre: Mathematics
A treatise of algebra, in three parts ... : to which is added an appendix, concerning the general properties of geometrical lines.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1756. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 22


Book Work

Colin MacLaurin (Male, born 1698, died 1746)
Genre: Mathematics
Treatise of Algebra [Colin MacLaurin]

Record ID 89861

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 18-19

Prior's Poems folio

Borrowed: 1769/9/26 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.


Borrower

William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Matthew Prior (Male, born 1664, died 1721)
Genre: Poetry
Prior's Poems (original title)
Poems on several occasions [Prior] (standardised title)

Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections *S.33.101.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Matthew Prior (Male, born 1664, died 1721)
Genre: Poetry
Poems on several occasions: by Matthew Prior Esq. A new edition; with some additions which are not in the folio edition.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1720. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 4


Book Work

Matthew Prior (Male, born 1664, died 1721)
Genre: Poetry
Poems on Several Occasions [Matthew Prior]

Record ID 89882

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 18-19

& Sully's Memoirs V:s 2 & 3.

Borrowed: 1769/10/26 (Thursday). Loan period: return on demand.


Borrower

William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Maximilien Bethune Duc de Sully (Male, born 1559, died 1641)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Maximilian de Bethune : duke of Sully, prime minister to Henry the Great.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Maximilien Bethune Duc de Sully (Male, born 1559, died 1641)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Maximilian de Bethune, Duke of Sully, Prime Minister to Henry the Great.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1763. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 62 times in 38 borrowing records


Book Work

Maximilien Bethune Duc de Sully (Male, born 1559, died 1641)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Maximilian de Bethune, Duke of Sully, Prime Minister to Henry the Great

Record ID 90062

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 20-21

Borrow'd Dodsley's Colletion in 6V:s

Borrowed: 1769/12/2 (Saturday). Loan period: return on demand.


Borrowers

Principal William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Other: Principal of the University of Edinburgh. Life dates: 1721-1793.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.

William Robertson
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Anthony Blackwall (Male, born 1674, died 1730)
Genre: Poetry
A collection of poems in six volumes [Dodsley]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Anthony Blackwall (Male, born 1674, died 1730)
Genre: Poetry
A collection of poems in six volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1763. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Dodsley, Robert, 1703-1764.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 26 times in 11 borrowing records


Book Work

Anthony Blackwall (Male, born 1674, died 1730)
Genre: Poetry
Collection of Poems in Six Volumes by Several Hands [ed. Robert Dodsley]

Borrowed: 1769/12/2 (Saturday).

Borrowers: Principal William Robertson , William Robertson

Author: Anthony Blackwall (Male, born 1674, died 1730), Genre: Poetry

Collection of Poems in Six Volumes by Several Hands [ed. Robert Dodsley]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6

Record ID 91013

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 22-23

Record ID 90989

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 22-23

Borrowed Calverts de Novo Orbe

Borrowed: 1769/12/21 (Thursday). Loan period: return on demand.


Borrower

William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book Holding

De Novo Orbe.

Record ID 91298

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 22-23

Borrow'd Suetonius Variorum folio

Borrowed: 1770/2/13 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.


Borrower

William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Suetonius (Male, born c.69, died 122)
Genre: Lives
C. Suetonius Tranquillus ex recensione Joannis Georgii Graevii.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

Suetonius (Male, born c.69, died 122)
Genre: Lives
C. Suetonius Tranquillus, ex recensione Joannis Georgii Graevii... illustratus... a Carolo Patino.
Language: Latin . Published: Utrecht. Date of publication: 1703. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 3


Book Work

Suetonius (Male, born c.69, died 122)
Genre: Lives
Works of Suetonius

Borrowed: 1770/2/13 (Tuesday).

Borrower: William Robertson

Author: Suetonius (Male, born c.69, died 122), Genre: Lives

Works of Suetonius

Record ID 90974

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 22-23

Borrow'd Harris's Hermes

Borrowed: 1769/12/21 (Thursday). Loan period: return on demand.


Borrower

William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780)
Genre: Education
Hermes, or, A philosophical inquiry concerning universal grammar
Possible modern shelfmark: Main Library - Special Collections ; SC 9217.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780)
Genre: Education
Hermes, or, A philosophical inquiry concerning universal grammar.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1765. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 25


Book Work

James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780)
Genre: Education
Hermes, or, A Philosophical Inquiry Concerning Universal Grammar

Record ID 91253

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 22-23

Borrowed Purchas Pilgrims 5 vol.

Borrowed: 1770/2/10 (Saturday). Loan period: return on demand.


Borrower

William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


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Samuel Purchas (Male, born c.1577, died 1626)
Genre: Travel
Purchas his Pilgrimes, in five bookes.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5

Book Edition

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Samuel Purchas (Male, born c.1577, died 1626)
Genre: Travel
Purchas his pilgrimes. In five bookes ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1625. Format: folio. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 17 times in 7 borrowing records


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Samuel Purchas (Male, born c.1577, died 1626)
Genre: Travel
Purchas his Pilgrimage

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Samuel Purchas (Male, born c.1577, died 1626)
Genre: Travel
Purchas his pilgrimage. Or Relations of the vvorld and the religions obserued in all ages and places discouered, from the Creation vnto this present.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1626. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 8 times in 2 borrowing records


Book Work

Samuel Purchas (Male, born c.1577, died 1626)
Genre: Travel
Purchas his Pilgrimage

Borrowed: 1770/2/10 (Saturday).

Borrower: William Robertson

Author: Samuel Purchas (Male, born c.1577, died 1626), Genre: Travel

Purchas his Pilgrimage

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5

Record ID 91286

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 22-23

Borrow'd Suetonius Variorum folio

Borrowed: 1770/2/13 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.


Borrower

William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


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Suetonius (Male, born c.69, died 122)
Genre: Lives
C. Suetonius Tranquillus ex recensione Joannis Georgii Graevii.

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Suetonius (Male, born c.69, died 122)
Genre: Lives
C. Suetonius Tranquillus, ex recensione Joannis Georgii Graevii... illustratus... a Carolo Patino.
Language: Latin . Published: Utrecht. Date of publication: 1703. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 3


Book Work

Suetonius (Male, born c.69, died 122)
Genre: Lives
Works of Suetonius

Borrowed: 1770/2/13 (Tuesday).

Borrower: William Robertson

Author: Suetonius (Male, born c.69, died 122), Genre: Lives

Works of Suetonius

Record ID 94649

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.9 (1771-1773, Type: Student). Page: 7

Rowning's system 2 V:s

Borrowed: 1771/2/16 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Guinea.


Borrower

William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


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John Rowning (Male, born c.1701, died 1771)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
A compendious system of natural philosophy [Rowning].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

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John Rowning (Male, born c.1701, died 1771)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
A compendious system of natural philosophy.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1758. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 59 times in 36 borrowing records


Book Work

John Rowning (Male, born c.1701, died 1771)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Compendious System of Natural Philosophy

Borrowed: 1771/2/16 (Saturday).

Borrower: William Robertson

Author: John Rowning (Male, born c.1701, died 1771), Genre: Natural Philosophy

Compendious System of Natural Philosophy

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 96230

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.9 (1771-1773, Type: Student). Page: 25

Maclaurin's View

Borrowed: 1771/3/12 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/0/0.


Borrower

William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book Holding

Maclaurin's View.

Record ID 96524

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.9 (1771-1773, Type: Student). Page: 32

Martin's System 3 V:s

Borrowed: 1771/3/22 (Friday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Guinea.


Borrower

William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


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Benjamin Martin (Male, born 1705, died 1782)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Martin's System (original title)
Philosophia Britannica, or, A new and comprehensive system of the Newtonian philosophy, astronomy and geography [Martin] (standardised title)

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

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Confidence level: Certain

Benjamin Martin (Male, born 1705, died 1782)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Philosophia Britannica: or, a new and comprehensive system of the Newtonian philosophy, astronomy, and geography, in a course of twelve lectures, with notes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 154 times in 64 borrowing records


Book Work

Benjamin Martin (Male, born 1705, died 1782)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Philosophia Britannica

Borrowed: 1771/3/22 (Friday).

Borrower: William Robertson

Author: Benjamin Martin (Male, born 1705, died 1782), Genre: Natural Philosophy

Philosophia Britannica

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Record ID 97208

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.9 (1771-1773, Type: Student). Page: 44

Ferguson's Lectures

Borrowed: 1771/4/6 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: Guinea.


Borrower

William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


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James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Lectures on select subjects in mechanics, hydrostatics, pneumatics, and optics [Ferguson]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections E.B. .5304 Fer..

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James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Lectures on select subjects in mechanics, hydrostatics, pneumatics, and optics.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 51


Book Work

James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Lectures on Select Subjects in Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pneumatics, and Optics

Record ID 143595

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.10 (1773-1775, Type: Student). Page: 336

Suetonius Petisci vol. 1

Borrowed: 1775/3/4 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 1/0/0.


Borrower

William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


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Suetonius (Male, born c.69, died 122)
Genre: Lives
Caji Suetonii Tranquilli Opera [Pitiscus]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections W*..22.56-57.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Borrowed: 1775/3/4 (Saturday).

Borrower: William Robertson

Author: Suetonius (Male, born c.69, died 122), Genre: Lives

Works of Suetonius

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 143598

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.10 (1773-1775, Type: Student). Page: 336

& Idem 8:vo

Borrowed: 1775/3/4 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: see entry above.


Borrower

William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


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Suetonius (Male, born c.69, died 122)
Genre: Lives
C. Suetonii Tranquilli XII Casares.

Borrowed: 1775/3/4 (Saturday).

Borrower: William Robertson

Author: Suetonius (Male, born c.69, died 122), Genre: Lives

Twelve Caesars

Record ID 143604

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.10 (1773-1775, Type: Student). Page: 336

Also Hooke's Rom: hist: Vol. 1:st 4to

Borrowed: 1775/3/4 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: see entry above.


Borrower

William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


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Nathaniel Hooke (Male, born c.1690, died 1763)
Genre: History
Roman history, from the building of Rome to the ruin of the Commonwealth [Hooke]
Possible modern shelfmark: Main Library - Special Collections ; E.B. .9(3701-02) Hoo..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

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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.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1738. Format: 4to. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 235 times in 179 borrowing records


Book Work

Nathaniel Hooke (Male, born c.1690, died 1763)
Genre: History
Roman History, from the Building of Rome to the Ruin of the Commonwealth

Borrowed: 1775/3/4 (Saturday).

Borrower: William Robertson

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 1

Record ID 143601

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.10 (1773-1775, Type: Student). Page: 336

Homeri Ilias 8vo

Borrowed: 1775/3/4 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: see entry above.


Borrower

William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


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Homer (Male)
Genre: Poetry
Homērou Ilias : kai eis autēn scholia pseudepigrapha Didymou.

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Homer (Male)
Genre: Poetry
Omērou Ilias kai eis autēn scholia pseudepigrapha Didymou.
Language: Greek . Published: Oxford. Date of publication: 1695. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Didymus, Chalcenterus.
Number of borrowings: 2


Book Work

Homer (Male)
Genre: Poetry
Iliad

Borrowed: 1775/3/4 (Saturday).

Borrower: William Robertson

Author: Homer (Male), Genre: Poetry

Iliad

Record ID 161160

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.11 (1775-1777, Type: Student). Page: 311

Salmon's Grammar

Borrowed: 1777/1/11 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/6/0.


Borrower

William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


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Thomas Salmon (Male, born 1679, died 1767)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
A new geographical and historical grammar [Salmon]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections P*..23.35 .

Record ID 162060

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.11 (1775-1777, Type: Student). Page: 329

Cheselden's Anatomy

Borrowed: 1777/1/25 (Saturday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/6/0.


Borrower

William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


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William Cheselden (Male, born 1688, died 1752)
Genre: Medicine
Anatomy of the human body [Cheselden]
Possible modern shelfmark: Main Library - Special Collections ; *H.23.52.

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Confidence level: Certain

William Cheselden (Male, born 1688, died 1752)
Genre: Medicine
The anatomy of the human body.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1756. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 74


Book Work

William Cheselden (Male, born 1688, died 1752)
Genre: Medicine
Anatomy of the Human Body [William Cheselden]

Record ID 162105

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.11 (1775-1777, Type: Student). Page: 331

Gibb's Stenography

Borrowed: 1775/1/25 (Wednesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/8/0.


Borrower

William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


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Philip Gibbs (Male)
Genre: Education
An historical account of compendious and swift writing [Gibbs].

Book Edition

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Philip Gibbs (Male)
Genre: Education
An historical account of compendious and swift writing.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1736. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 60


Book Work

Philip Gibbs (Male)
Genre: Education
Historical Account of Compendious and Swift Writing

Record ID 164643

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.11 (1775-1777, Type: Student). Page: 385

Hutchinson on the passions

Borrowed: 1777/3/9 (Sunday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/6/0.


Borrower

William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


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Francis Hutcheson (Male, born 1694, died 1746)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essay on the nature and conduct of the passions and affections : with illustrations upon the moral sense [Hutcheson]

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Francis Hutcheson (Male, born 1694, died 1746)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
An essay on the nature and conduct of the passions and affections. With illustrations upon the moral sense.
Language: English . Published: Glasgow. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 30


Book Work

Francis Hutcheson (Male, born 1694, died 1746)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essay on the Nature and Conduct of the Passions and Affections