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Date of borrowing: 1772/12/24
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Record ID 282167
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/4 (1770-1773, Type: Other). Page: 368
Session Papers for 1735.36 & 37. in vol. fol.
Borrowed: 1772/12/24 (Thursday). Returned: 1772/12/29 (Tuesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: five guineas.
Mr Alexander Elphinstone of Glack
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1764. Life dates: 1738-1795.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Borrowed: 1772/12/24 (Thursday). Returned: 1772/12/29 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Elphinstone of Glack
Genre: Law
Record ID 53065
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 65v
Harris's Voy: 2 Vol:
Borrowed: 1772/12/24 (Thursday). Returned: 1773/5/14 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 24 Dec 1772. Original Returned Date: 14 May 1773.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
John Harris (Male, born c.1677, died 1719)
Genre: Travel
Navigantium atque itinerantium bibliotheca, or, a complete collection of voyages and travels ... To which is prefixed a copious introduction ... Now carefully revised, with large additions ...
Press: I. Shelf: 3. Number: 5. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl9-a.8. Original Author: Harris, John, 1677?-1719..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
John Harris (Male, born c.1677, died 1719)
Genre: Travel
Navigantium atque itinerantium bibliotheca. Or, a complete collection of voyages and travels. Consisting of above six hundred of the most authentic writers, beginning with Hackluit, Purchass, &c. in English; Ramusio, Alamandini, Carreri, &c. in Italian; Thevenot, Renaudot, Labat, &c. in French; De Brye, Grynaeus, Maffeus, &c. in Latin; Herrera, Oviedo, Coreal, &c. in Spanish; and the voyages under the direction of the East-India Company in Holland, in Dutch. Together with such other histories, voyages, travels, or discoveries, as are in general esteem; whether published in English, Latin, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, High and Low Dutch, or in any other European language. Containing whatever has been observed worthy of notice in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America; in respect to the extent and situation of empires, kingdoms, provinces, &c. The climate, soil, and produce, whether animal, vegetable, or mineral, of each country: likewise the religion, manners, and customs of the several inhabitants, their government, arts and sciences, publick buildings, mountains, rivers, harbours, &c. Illustrated by proper charts, maps, and cuts. To which is prefixed a copious introduction, comprehending the rise and progress of the art of navigation, and its successive improvements; together with the invention and use of the loadstone, and its variation. Originally published in two volumes in folio, by John Harris, D.D. and F.R.S. Now carefully revised, with large additions, and continued down to the present time; including particular accounts of the manufactures and commerce of each country.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1744-1748. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 140 times in 111 borrowing records
ESTC: N10532
John Harris (Male, born c.1677, died 1719)
Genre: Travel
Complete Collection of Voyages and Travels
Borrowed: 1772/12/24 (Thursday). Returned: 1773/5/14 (Friday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: John Harris (Male, born c.1677, died 1719), Genre: Travel
Complete Collection of Voyages and Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 53064
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 65v
Busch: Geograph: V: 1 & 3
Borrowed: 1772/12/24 (Thursday). Returned: 1773/5/14 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 24 Dec 1772. Original Returned Date: 14 May 1773.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Anton Friedrich Büsching (Male, born 1724, died 1793)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
New system of geography.
Press: D. Shelf: 5. Number: 1 &c. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bi1-e.4-9. Original Author: Büsching, Anton Friedrich, 1724-1793..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Anton Friedrich Büsching (Male, born 1724, died 1793)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
A new system of geography: in which is given, a general account of the situation and limits, the manners, history, ... of the several kingdoms and states.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 92 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: T130253
Anton Friedrich Büsching (Male, born 1724, died 1793)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
New System of Geography
Borrowed: 1772/12/24 (Thursday). Returned: 1773/5/14 (Friday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Anton Friedrich Büsching (Male, born 1724, died 1793), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 3
Record ID 53068
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 65v
Atlas Fr.ci De Wit 1 Vol:
Borrowed: 1772/12/24 (Thursday). Returned: 1773/4/26 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 24 Dec 1772. Original Returned Date: 26 Apr 1773.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Frederik de Wit (Male, died 1712)
Atlas major.
Press: O. Shelf: 1. Number: 2. Original Author: Wit, Frederik de..
Borrowed: 1772/12/24 (Thursday). Returned: 1773/4/26 (Monday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Frederik de Wit (Male, died 1712)
Record ID 53072
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 65v
Modern Uni: History Vol: 43
Borrowed: 1772/12/24 (Thursday). Returned: 1773/5/14 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 24 Dec 1772. Original Returned Date: 14 May 1773.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Genre: History
Modern part of an universal history, from the earliest account of time.
Press: AT. Shelf: 1. Number: 4. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl10-g.18,19; Sp Coll Bl10-h.1-20; Sp Coll Bl10-i.1-22; Sp Coll Bl10-i.1-22. Original Author: Modern Universal History..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 43
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: History
The Modern Part of an Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time. Compiled from Original Writers. By the Authors of the Antient Part.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759-1766. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 576 times in 358 borrowing records
ESTC: T143430
Genre: History
Modern Part of an Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time
Borrowed: 1772/12/24 (Thursday). Returned: 1773/5/14 (Friday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Genre: History
Modern Part of an Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time
Volumes borrowed: Volume 43
Record ID 53069
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 65v
Priestleys Elect: 1 Vol:
Borrowed: 1772/12/24 (Thursday). Returned: 1773/5/14 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 24 Dec 1772. Original Returned Date: 14 May 1773.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Joseph Priestley (Male, born 1733, died 1804)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
History and present state of electricity, : with original experiments
Press: D. Shelf: 7. Number: 6. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bi2-e.1 . Original Author: Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804..
Confidence level: Certain
Joseph Priestley (Male, born 1733, died 1804)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
The history and present state of electricity, with original experiments.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1767. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 20
ESTC: T36344
Joseph Priestley (Male, born 1733, died 1804)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
History and Present State of Electricity, with Original Experiments
Borrowed: 1772/12/24 (Thursday). Returned: 1773/5/14 (Friday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Joseph Priestley (Male, born 1733, died 1804), Genre: Natural Philosophy
History and Present State of Electricity, with Original Experiments
Record ID 53067
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 65v
Atlas Par Robert 1 Vol:
Borrowed: 1772/12/24 (Thursday). Returned: 1773/5/14 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 24 Dec 1772. Original Returned Date: 14 May 1773.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Gilles Robert de Vaugondy (Male, born 1688, died 1766)
Genre: Travel
Atlas universel.
Press: O. Shelf: 4. Number: 14. Original Author: Robert de Vaugondy, Gilles, 1688-1766..
Confidence level: Very likely
Gilles Robert de Vaugondy (Male, born 1688, died 1766)
Genre: Travel
Atlas Universel par M. Robert ... et par M. Robert de Vaugondy son fils, etc.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1757. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 19
Gilles Robert de Vaugondy (Male, born 1688, died 1766)
Genre: Travel
Atlas Universel [Gilles Robert De Vaugondy]
Borrowed: 1772/12/24 (Thursday). Returned: 1773/5/14 (Friday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Gilles Robert de Vaugondy (Male, born 1688, died 1766), Genre: Travel
Record ID 53071
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 65v
Blairs Tables 1 Vol:
Borrowed: 1772/12/24 (Thursday). Returned: 1773/5/14 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 24 Dec 1772. Original Returned Date: 14 May 1773.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
John Blair (Male, died 1782)
Genre: History
Chronology and history of
the world, from the creation to 1756 the year of
Christ 1753, illustrated in LVI tables ...
Number: 4. Original Author: Blair, John.. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll RX 102 . Press: G. Shelf: 1.
Confidence level: Certain
John Blair (Male, died 1782)
Genre: History
The chronology and history of the world, from the creation to the year of Christ, 1753; Illustrated in LVI tables; of which IV are introductory & include the centurys prior to the Ist. Olympiad; and each of the remaining LII contain in one expanded view. 50 years or half a century.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1756. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 11
ESTC: T65176
John Blair (Male, died 1782)
Genre: History
Chronology and History of the World [John Blair]
Borrowed: 1772/12/24 (Thursday). Returned: 1773/5/14 (Friday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: John Blair (Male, died 1782), Genre: History
Record ID 53073
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 65v
Archimedes 1 Vol
Borrowed: 1772/12/24 (Thursday). Returned: 1773/5/14 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 24 Dec 1772. Original Returned Date: 14 May 1773.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Archimedes (Male)
Genre: Mathematics
Opera, quae quidem extant, omnia ... nunc ... primùm et Graecè et Latinè in lucem edita. Adiecta quoque sunt Eutocii Ascalonitae in eosdem Archimedis libros commentaria, item Graecè et Latinè, nunquam antea excusa.
Press: G. Shelf: 6. Number: 7. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl4-d.18 . Original Author: Archimedes..
Confidence level: Certain
Archimedes (Male)
Genre: Mathematics
Ἀρχιμηδους του Συρακουσιου, τα μεχρι νυν σωζομενα ἁπαντα. Archimedis Syracusani ... Opera quæ quidem extant omnia ... nunc primum & Græce & Latine in lucem edita ... Adiecta quo sunt Eutochii Ascalonitæ in eosdem Archimedis libros commentaria, item Græce & Latine nunquam antea excusa.
Language: Greek | Latin . Published: Basel. Date of publication: 1544. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 13
Archimedes (Male)
Genre: Mathematics
Works of Archimedes
Borrowed: 1772/12/24 (Thursday). Returned: 1773/5/14 (Friday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Archimedes (Male), Genre: Mathematics
Record ID 53066
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 65v
Smiths Opt: 2 Vol:
Borrowed: 1772/12/24 (Thursday). Returned: 1773/5/14 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 24 Dec 1772. Original Returned Date: 14 May 1773.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Robert Smith (Male, born 1689, died 1768)
Genre: Mathematics
Compleat system of opticks, in four books, viz. a popular, a mathematical, a mechanical, and a philosophical treatise.
Press: BB. Shelf: 6. Number: 7 & 8. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bm6-f.7-8. Original Author: Smith, Robert, 1689-1768..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Smith (Male, born 1689, died 1768)
Genre: Mathematics
A compleat system of opticks in four books, viz. A popular, a mathematical, a mechanical, and a philosophical treatise : To which are added Remarks upon the whole. / By Robert Smith LL.D. Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy at Cambridge, and Master of Mechanicks to his Majesty.
Language: English . Published: Cambridge | London. Date of publication: 1738. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 67 times in 37 borrowing records
ESTC: T100004
Robert Smith (Male, born 1689, died 1768)
Genre: Mathematics
Compleat System of Opticks
Borrowed: 1772/12/24 (Thursday). Returned: 1773/5/14 (Friday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Robert Smith (Male, born 1689, died 1768), Genre: Mathematics
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 53070
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 65v
Spences Poly: 1 Vol:
Borrowed: 1772/12/24 (Thursday). Returned: 1773/5/14 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 24 Dec 1772. Original Returned Date: 14 May 1773.
James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Joseph Spence (Male, born 1699, died 1768)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Polymetis: or, an enquiry concerning the agreement between the works of the Roman poets, and the remains of the antient artists ... In ten books.
Press: K. Shelf: 4. Number: 15. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl2-a.11 . Original Author: Spence, Joseph, 1699-1768..
Confidence level: Certain
Joseph Spence (Male, born 1699, died 1768)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Polymetis: or, an enquiry concerning the agreement between the works of the Roman poets, and the remains of the antient artists.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1755. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 21
ESTC: T130824
Joseph Spence (Male, born 1699, died 1768)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Polymetis: or, An Enquiry Concerning the Agreement between the Works of the Roman Poets
Borrowed: 1772/12/24 (Thursday). Returned: 1773/5/14 (Friday).
Borrower: James Williamson
Author: Joseph Spence (Male, born 1699, died 1768), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Polymetis: or, An Enquiry Concerning the Agreement between the Works of the Roman Poets
Record ID 54264
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 93v
Tables of Ancient Coins
Borrowed: 1772/12/24 (Thursday). Returned: 1773/2/9 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: 24 Dec. Original Returned Date: 9 Feb.
George Muirhead
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor of Oriental Languages 1753-1754; Chair of Humanity 1754-1773; Dean of Faculty 1764-1766; Clerk of the University 1769.
Original Full Name: Mr Muirhead. Life dates: 1715-1773. Academic dates: 1728; MA 1742 (Edin.).
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
John Arbuthnot (Male, born 1667, died 1735)
Genre: History
Tables of ancient coins, weights and measures, explain'd and exemplify'd in several dissertations.
Press: R. Shelf: 7. Number: 2. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll q836. Original Author: Arbuthnot, John..
Confidence level: Certain
John Arbuthnot (Male, born 1667, died 1735)
Genre: History
Tables of ancient coins, weights and measures, explain'd and exemplify'd in several dissertations.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1727. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 23
ESTC: T96634
John Arbuthnot (Male, born 1667, died 1735)
Genre: History
Tables of Ancient Coins, Weights and Measures
Borrowed: 1772/12/24 (Thursday). Returned: 1773/2/9 (Tuesday).
Borrower: George Muirhead
Author: John Arbuthnot (Male, born 1667, died 1735), Genre: History
Record ID 54267
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 94r
Essais De Literature Vols 3. 4
Borrowed: 1772/12/24 (Thursday). Returned: 1773/3/8 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 24 Dec. Original Returned Date: 8 Mar.
George Muirhead
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor of Oriental Languages 1753-1754; Chair of Humanity 1754-1773; Dean of Faculty 1764-1766; Clerk of the University 1769.
Original Full Name: Mr Muirhead. Life dates: 1715-1773. Academic dates: 1728; MA 1742 (Edin.).
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Nicolas Charles Joseph Trublet (Male, born 1697, died 1770)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essais sur divers sujets de littérature et de morale.
Press: AQ. Shelf: 10. Number: 5, 6. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bh2-k.12-15. Original Author: Trublet, Nicolas Charles Joseph, 1697-1770..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Nicolas Charles Joseph Trublet (Male, born 1697, died 1770)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essais sur divers sujets de litterature et de morale.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1754-1760. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 8 times in 3 borrowing records
Nicolas Charles Joseph Trublet (Male, born 1697, died 1770)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essais sur Divers Sujets de Litterature et de Morale
Borrowed: 1772/12/24 (Thursday). Returned: 1773/3/8 (Monday).
Borrower: George Muirhead
Author: Nicolas Charles Joseph Trublet (Male, born 1697, died 1770), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essais sur Divers Sujets de Litterature et de Morale
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 54266
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 94r
Swift by Swift
Borrowed: 1772/12/24 (Thursday). Returned: 1773/5/20 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 24 Dec. Original Returned Date: 20 May.
George Muirhead
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor of Oriental Languages 1753-1754; Chair of Humanity 1754-1773; Dean of Faculty 1764-1766; Clerk of the University 1769.
Original Full Name: Mr Muirhead. Life dates: 1715-1773. Academic dates: 1728; MA 1742 (Edin.).
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Deane Swift (Male, born 1707, died 1783)
Genre: Lives
Essay upon the life, writings, and character, of Dr. Jonathan Swift.
Press: Stationarhall. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk1-g.11 . Original Author: Swift, Deane..
Confidence level: Certain
Deane Swift (Male, born 1707, died 1783)
Genre: Lives
An essay upon the life, writings, and character, of Dr. Jonathan Swift.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1755. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 14
ESTC: T148532
Deane Swift (Male, born 1707, died 1783)
Genre: Lives
Essay upon the Life, Writings, and Character, of Dr Jonathan Swift
Borrowed: 1772/12/24 (Thursday). Returned: 1773/5/20 (Thursday).
Borrower: George Muirhead
Author: Deane Swift (Male, born 1707, died 1783), Genre: Lives
Essay upon the Life, Writings, and Character, of Dr Jonathan Swift
Record ID 54265
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 94r
Swift by Orrery
Borrowed: 1772/12/24 (Thursday). Returned: 1773/5/20 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 24 Dec. Original Returned Date: 20 May.
George Muirhead
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor of Oriental Languages 1753-1754; Chair of Humanity 1754-1773; Dean of Faculty 1764-1766; Clerk of the University 1769.
Original Full Name: Mr Muirhead. Life dates: 1715-1773. Academic dates: 1728; MA 1742 (Edin.).
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Deane Swift (Male, born 1707, died 1783)
Genre: Lives
Essay upon the life, writings, and character, of Dr. Jonathan Swift.
Press: Stationarhall. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk1-g.11 . Original Author: Swift, Deane..
Confidence level: Certain
Deane Swift (Male, born 1707, died 1783)
Genre: Lives
An essay upon the life, writings, and character, of Dr. Jonathan Swift.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1755. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 14
ESTC: T148532
Deane Swift (Male, born 1707, died 1783)
Genre: Lives
Essay upon the Life, Writings, and Character, of Dr Jonathan Swift
Borrowed: 1772/12/24 (Thursday). Returned: 1773/5/20 (Thursday).
Borrower: George Muirhead
Author: Deane Swift (Male, born 1707, died 1783), Genre: Lives
Essay upon the Life, Writings, and Character, of Dr Jonathan Swift
Record ID 54269
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 94r
Memoires de L'Acad. Des Bell. Let. T. 28
Borrowed: 1772/12/24 (Thursday). Returned: 1773/5/20 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: 24 Dec. Original Returned Date: 20 May.
George Muirhead
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor of Oriental Languages 1753-1754; Chair of Humanity 1754-1773; Dean of Faculty 1764-1766; Clerk of the University 1769.
Original Full Name: Mr Muirhead. Life dates: 1715-1773. Academic dates: 1728; MA 1742 (Edin.).
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres (France) (Unspecified)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Periodicals
Histoire de l'Académie Royale des inscriptions et belles lettres, depuis son establissement jusqu'à present
Press: AY. Shelf: 2. Number: 3:8. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bh2-k.1-4. Original Author: Académie des inscriptions & belles-lettres (France).
Volumes borrowed: Volume 28
Confidence level: Certain
Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres (France) (Unspecified)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Periodicals
Histoire de l'Académie Royale des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres: depuis son establissement jusqu'à present avec les mémoires de littérature tirez des registres de cette Académie.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1717-1780. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 154 times in 75 borrowing records
Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres (France) (Unspecified)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Periodicals
Histoire de l'Académie Royale des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres
Borrowed: 1772/12/24 (Thursday). Returned: 1773/5/20 (Thursday).
Borrower: George Muirhead
Author: Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres (France) (Unspecified), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Periodicals
Histoire de l'Académie Royale des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 28
Record ID 219749
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 52
World Displayed v. 3
Borrowed: 1772/12/24 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Archibald Grant
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
World Displayed
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
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 98036
Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1772-1776. (UYLY207-2) (1772-1776, Type: Student). Page: 74-75
Shenston's Works Vol. 1. 2
Borrowed: 1772/12/24 (Thursday). Returned: 1773/1/18 (Monday). Classmark: P.7. 32. Original Returned Text: Shenton Works 1 & 2 Vol.
Alexander Wilson
Gender: Male.
Life dates: 1742-1789. St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1419252828.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
William Shenstone (Male, born 1714, died 1763)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
The works in verse and prose of William Shenstone, Esq. In two volumes. ...
Classmark: P.7.32, P.9.11.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
William Shenstone (Male, born 1714, died 1763)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
The works in verse and prose of William Shenstone, Esq. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1765. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 45 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: T161242
William Shenstone (Male, born 1714, died 1763)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Works in Verse and Prose of William Shenstone
Borrowed: 1772/12/24 (Thursday). Returned: 1773/1/18 (Monday).
Borrower: Alexander Wilson
Author: William Shenstone (Male, born 1714, died 1763), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Works in Verse and Prose of William Shenstone
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 114197
Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1772-1776. (UYLY207-2) (1772-1776, Type: Student). Page: 150-151
Hist of New York
Borrowed: 1772/12/24 (Thursday). Returned: 1772/12/29 (Tuesday). Classmark: E. .. Original Returned Text: Hist. of New York.
Thomas Durham
Gender: Male.
Life dates: 1756-1815. St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1378097796.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
William Smith (Male, born 1728, died 1793)
Genre: Medicine
The history of the province of New-York, from the first discovery to the year M.DCC.XXXII. To which is annexed, a description of the country, with a short Account of the Inhabitants, their Trade, Religious and Political State, and the Constitution of the Courts of Justice in that Colony. By William Smith, A.M.
Classmark: E.4.3.
Confidence level: Certain
William Smith (Male, born 1728, died 1793)
Genre: Medicine
The history of the province of New-York, from the first discovery to the year M.DCC.XXXII. To which is annexed, a description of the country, with a short Account of the Inhabitants, their Trade, Religious and Political State, and the Constitution of the Courts of Justice in that Colony. By William Smith, A.M.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1757. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 11
ESTC: T36514
William Smith (Male, born 1728, died 1793)
Genre: Medicine
History of the Province of New-York
Borrowed: 1772/12/24 (Thursday). Returned: 1772/12/29 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Thomas Durham
Author: William Smith (Male, born 1728, died 1793), Genre: Medicine
Record ID 117086
Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1772-1776. (UYLY207-2) (1772-1776, Type: Student). Page: 166-167
Emelius 1 . 2 . & 3 Vol
Borrowed: 1772/12/24 (Thursday). Returned: 1773/1/21 (Thursday). Classmark: E7. .. Original Returned Text: Emelius 1 . 2 & 3 Vol.
Patrick Murray
Gender: Male.
Life dates: d. 1837. St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1401321828.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Male, born 1712, died 1778)
Genre: Education
Emilius and Sophia: or, a new system of education. Translated from the French of Mr. J. J. Rousseau, Citizen of Geneva. By the translator of Eloisa. ...
Classmark: E.7.14, Q.7.44, R.8.6?.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Male, born 1712, died 1778)
Genre: Education
Emilius and Sophia: or, a new system of education. Translated from the French of Mr. J. J. Rousseau, Citizen of Geneva. By the translator of Eloisa. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1763. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 62 times in 24 borrowing records
ESTC: N6260
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Male, born 1712, died 1778)
Genre: Education
Emilius and Sophia: or, A New System of Education
Borrowed: 1772/12/24 (Thursday). Returned: 1773/1/21 (Thursday).
Borrower: Patrick Murray
Author: Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Male, born 1712, died 1778), Genre: Education
Emilius and Sophia: or, A New System of Education
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 118247
Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1772-1776. (UYLY207-2) (1772-1776, Type: Student). Page: 174-175
Johnston's philosophy
Borrowed: 1772/12/24 (Thursday). Returned: 1773/1/12 (Tuesday). Classmark: P6. 42. Original Returned Text: Johnston's phi.
James Litster
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1696, died 1772)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The Elements of Philosophy: containing, I. The most useful parts of logic, including both metaphysics and dialectic, or the art of reasoning: with a brief account of the progress of the mind towards its highest perfection. To which is prefixed, a short introduction to the study of sciences. II. A brief view both of the speculative and practical part of moral philosophy, as improved by Christianity. To which is added, an original letter concerning the settlement of bishops in America. By Samuel Johnson, D.D.
Classmark: P.6.42, O.9.7.
Confidence level: Certain
Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1696, died 1772)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The Elements of Philosophy: containing, I. The most useful parts of logic, including both metaphysics and dialectic, or the art of reasoning: with a brief account of the progress of the mind towards its highest perfection. To which is prefixed, a short introduction to the study of sciences. II. A brief view both of the speculative and practical part of moral philosophy, as improved by Christianity. To which is added, an original letter concerning the settlement of bishops in America. By Samuel Johnson, D.D.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1754. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 21
ESTC: T82888
Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1696, died 1772)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Elements of Philosophy [Samuel Johnson]
Borrowed: 1772/12/24 (Thursday). Returned: 1773/1/12 (Tuesday).
Borrower: James Litster
Author: Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1696, died 1772), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Record ID 120302
Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1772-1776. (UYLY207-2) (1772-1776, Type: Student). Page: 188-189
Henry on prayer
Borrowed: 1772/12/24 (Thursday). Returned: 1772/12/28 (Monday). Classmark: C7. 49. Original Returned Text: Henry on prayer.
William Maule
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Matthew Henry (Male, born 1662, died 1714)
Genre: Theology
A method for prayer, with scripture expressions proper to be us’d under each head. By Matthew Henry, ...
Classmark: C.7.52, C.7.49.
Confidence level: Speculative
Matthew Henry (Male, born 1662, died 1714)
Genre: Theology
A method for prayer, with scripture expressions proper to be us’d under each head. By Matthew Henry, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1710. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 17
ESTC: T88692
Matthew Henry (Male, born 1662, died 1714)
Genre: Theology
Method for Prayer
Borrowed: 1772/12/24 (Thursday). Returned: 1772/12/28 (Monday).
Borrower: William Maule
Author: Matthew Henry (Male, born 1662, died 1714), Genre: Theology