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Record ID 94376

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.8 (1769-1771, Type: Student). Page: 27

Home principia

Borrowed: 1769/5/9 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/3/0.


Borrower

John Elliot
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Francis Home (Male, born 1719, died 1813)
Genre: Medicine
Principia medicinae [Home]

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Francis Home (Male, born 1719, died 1813)
Genre: Medicine
Principia medicinae.
Language: Latin . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 43


Book Work

Francis Home (Male, born 1719, died 1813)
Genre: Medicine
Principia Medicinae [Francis Home]

Borrowed: 1769/5/9 (Tuesday).

Borrower: John Elliot

Author: Francis Home (Male, born 1719, died 1813), Genre: Medicine

Principia Medicinae [Francis Home]

Record ID 94370

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.8 (1769-1771, Type: Student). Page: 27

Whytt on Nervous disorders

Borrowed: 1769/5/9 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 0/6/0.


Borrower

William Junor
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/81666. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1768.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Robert Whytt (Male, born 1714, died 1766)
Genre: Medicine
Observations on the nature, causes, and cure of those disorders which have been commonly called nervous, hypochondriac, or hysteric : to which are prefixed some remarks on the sympathy of the nerves [Whytt]

Record ID 94463

Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.8 (1769-1771, Type: Student). Page: 28

Also Universal history Vol. 12th

Borrowed: 1769/5/9 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: see entry above.


Borrower

William Skirving
Gender: Male.
Life dates: d. 1796.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

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.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 12

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

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


Book Work

Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present

Record ID 7407

Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 6: Students Receipt Book (1765-1771, Type: Student). Page: 77v

Weston's Shorthand

Borrowed: 1769/5/9 (Tuesday). Returned: 1769/5/22 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 9 May 1769. Original Returned Date: 22 May 1769. Professor 1: James Clow.


Borrower

Robert Drew
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Logic. Original Full Name: Robert Drew.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

James Weston (Male, born c.1688, died c.1748)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Stenography compleated, or the art of short-hand brought to perfection
Press: AS. Shelf: 4. Number: 2. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl1-f.11  . Original Author: Weston, James..

Borrowed: 1769/5/9 (Tuesday). Returned: 1769/5/22 (Monday).

Borrower: Robert Drew

Author: James Weston (Male, born c.1688, died c.1748), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge

Stenography Compleated

Record ID 38857

Library: Haddington Library. Register: MS16480 (1732-1790, Type: Town). Page: 82v

third Volume Collection Voyages

Borrowed: 1769/5/9 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: May 9th. Original Borrower: Wm Dickson.


Borrower

William Dickson
Gender: Male.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Charles de Brosses (Male, born 1709, died 1777)
Genre: Travel
Terra Australis Cognita: or, voyages to the Terra Australis, or Southern Hemisphere, during the Sixteenth, Seventeenth, and Eighteenth Centuries. Containing An Account of the Manners of the People, and the Productions of the Countries, hitherto found in the Southern Latitudes; the Advantages that may result from further Discoveries on this great Continent, and the Methods of establishing Colonies there, to the advantage of Great Britain. With a Preface by the Editor, in which some geographical, nautical, and commercial Questions are discussed.
Modern Shelfmark: NLS Special Collections Gray.1349 (vol. 1 only).
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3

Borrowed: 1769/5/9 (Tuesday).

Borrower: William Dickson

Author: Charles de Brosses (Male, born 1709, died 1777), Genre: Travel

Histoire des Navigations aux Terres Australes

Volumes borrowed: Volume 3

Record ID 38858

Library: Haddington Library. Register: MS16480 (1732-1790, Type: Town). Page: 82v

1 Vol. Collection of Voyages

Borrowed: 1769/5/9 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: May 9 1769. Original Borrower: Alex. Dick.


Borrower

Alexander Dick
Gender: Male.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Charles de Brosses (Male, born 1709, died 1777)
Genre: Travel
Terra Australis Cognita: or, voyages to the Terra Australis, or Southern Hemisphere, during the Sixteenth, Seventeenth, and Eighteenth Centuries. Containing An Account of the Manners of the People, and the Productions of the Countries, hitherto found in the Southern Latitudes; the Advantages that may result from further Discoveries on this great Continent, and the Methods of establishing Colonies there, to the advantage of Great Britain. With a Preface by the Editor, in which some geographical, nautical, and commercial Questions are discussed.
Modern Shelfmark: NLS Special Collections Gray.1349 (vol. 1 only).
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Borrowed: 1769/5/9 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Alexander Dick

Author: Charles de Brosses (Male, born 1709, died 1777), Genre: Travel

Histoire des Navigations aux Terres Australes

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 38859

Library: Haddington Library. Register: MS16480 (1732-1790, Type: Town). Page: 83r

2dVol Buchanan's history of Scotland

Borrowed: 1769/5/9 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: May 9th. Original Borrower: John Burton.


Borrower

John Burton
Gender: Male.
Birth date: 1754.


Book Holding

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 Ancient 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 Scotish Monarchy, to the Reign of King James VI. of Scotland, and First, of England.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

George Buchanan (Male, born 1506, died 1582)
Genre: History
Buchanan’s History of Scotland.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1733. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 76 times in 68 borrowing records


Book Work

George Buchanan (Male, born 1506, died 1582)
Genre: History
History of Scotland [George Buchanan]

Borrowed: 1769/5/9 (Tuesday).

Borrower: John Burton

Author: George Buchanan (Male, born 1506, died 1582), Genre: History

History of Scotland [George Buchanan]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 163092

Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1768-1772. (UYLY207-1) (1768-1772, Type: Student). Page: 38

Plutarch's  lives  1 & 2 V:

Borrowed: 1769/5/9 (Tuesday). Returned: 1769/5/24 (Wednesday). Classmark: P7 . 2. Original Returned Text: Plutarch's lives 1 & 2 V:.


Borrower

Andrew Johnston
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch's lives. In six volumes.
Classmark: P.7.2, P.9.5.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch's lives. In six volumes.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1763. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 203 times in 107 borrowing records


Book Work

Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Lives [Plutarch]

Borrowed: 1769/5/9 (Tuesday). Returned: 1769/5/24 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Andrew Johnston

Author: Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119), Genre: Lives

Lives [Plutarch]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 167385

Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1768-1772. (UYLY207-1) (1768-1772, Type: Student). Page: 75

Buffon's N,  Hist: V, 1st

Borrowed: 1769/5/9 (Tuesday). Returned: 1769/5/24 (Wednesday). Classmark: L4 . 2. Original Returned Text: Buffon's N: hist: Vol 1st.


Borrower

Andrew Duncan
Gender: Male.
Life dates: c. 1755-1827. St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1377770044.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Student.


Book Holding

Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière, avec la description du Cabinet du Roi. [By Buffon, L. J. M. D'Aubenton, P. Guéneau de Montbeillard, G. L. C. A. Bexon, and the Count de Lacépède.]
Classmark: L.4.2, O.6.14.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière, avec la description du Cabinet du Roi. [By Buffon, L. J. M. D'Aubenton, P. Guéneau de Montbeillard, G. L. C. A. Bexon, and the Count de Lacépède.]
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1749-1767. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 243 times in 129 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

Borrowed: 1769/5/9 (Tuesday). Returned: 1769/5/24 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Andrew Duncan

Author: Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy

Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1