An Analysis of Scottish Borrowers' Registers
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Date of borrowing: 1783/12/4
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Record ID 51878
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 36v
Les erreurs de Voltaire par Nonotte, 3 tom
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday). Returned: 1784/3/28 (Sunday). Original Borrowed Date: 4 Dec. Original Returned Date: 28 Mar.
Thomas Reid
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Dr Reid. Life dates: 1710-1796.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor.
Claude-Françis Nonnotte (Male, born 1711, died 1793)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Theology
Les erreurs de Voltaire.
Press: CR. Shelf: 6. Number: 14-16. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bi1-i.10-12. Original Author: Nonnotte, Claude-Françis..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Claude-Françis Nonnotte (Male, born 1711, died 1793)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Theology
Les Erreurs de Voltaire.
Language: French . Published: Lyon. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 3 times in 1 borrowing record
Claude-Françis Nonnotte (Male, born 1711, died 1793)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Theology
Erreurs de Voltaire
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday). Returned: 1784/3/28 (Sunday).
Borrower: Thomas Reid
Author: Claude-Françis Nonnotte (Male, born 1711, died 1793), Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Theology
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 51876
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 36v
Sibbald's Scotia illustrata
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday). Returned: 1784/5/24 (Monday). Original Borrowed Date: 4 Dec. Original Returned Date: 24 May.
Thomas Reid
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Dr Reid. Life dates: 1710-1796.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor.
Sir Robert Sibbald (Male, born 1641, died 1722)
Genre: Medicine, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Scotia illustrata sive prodromus historiae naturalis ... Cum [22] figuris aeneis ...
Press: L. Shelf: 6. Number: 2. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bk9-a.12. Original Author: Sibbald, Robert, Sir, 1641-1722..
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Robert Sibbald (Male, born 1641, died 1722)
Genre: Medicine, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Scotia illustrata sive Prodromus historiae naturalis in quo regionis natura, incolarum ingenia & mores, morbi iisque medendi methodus, & medicina indigena accuratè explicantur: et multiplices naturæ partus in triplice ejus regno, vegetabili scilicet, animali & minerali per hancce borealem Magnæ Britaniæ partem, quæ antiquissimum Scotiæ regnum constituit, undiquaque diffusi nunc primum in lucem eruuntur, & varii eorum usus, medici præsertim & mechanici, quos ad vitæ cum necessitatem, tum commoditatem præstant, cunctis perspicuè exponuntur: cum figuris æneis.
Language: Latin . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1684. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 8
ESTC: R9747
Sir Robert Sibbald (Male, born 1641, died 1722)
Genre: Medicine, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Scotia Illustrata sive Prodromus Historiae Naturalis in quo Regionis Natura, Incolarum Ingenia & Mores, Morbi iisque Medendi Methodus, & Medicina Indigena Accuratè Explicantur
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday). Returned: 1784/5/24 (Monday).
Borrower: Thomas Reid
Author: Sir Robert Sibbald (Male, born 1641, died 1722), Genre: Medicine, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 51879
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 36v
Cherington's memoirs
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday). Returned: 1784/3/28 (Sunday). Original Borrowed Date: 4 Dec. Original Returned Date: 28 Mar.
Thomas Reid
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Dr Reid. Life dates: 1710-1796.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor.
Richard Muller (Male, died 1778)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Memoirs of the right honourable Lord Viscount Cherington, containing a genuine description of the government, and manners of the present Portuguese.
Press: CS. Shelf: 9. Number: 16. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bi10-l.13. Original Author: Cherington, Charles Castleford..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Richard Muller (Male, died 1778)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Memoirs of the right honourable Lord Viscount Cherington, containing a genuine description of the government, and manners of the present Portuguese.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1782. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 3 times in 2 borrowing records
ESTC: T70710
Richard Muller (Male, died 1778)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Memoirs of the Right Honourable Lord Viscount Cherington, Containing a Genuine Description of the Government, and Manners of the Present Portuguese
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday). Returned: 1784/3/28 (Sunday).
Borrower: Thomas Reid
Author: Richard Muller (Male, died 1778), Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 51877
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 36v
Mabillon Musaeum Italicum, 2 tom.
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday). Returned: 1784/3/28 (Sunday). Original Borrowed Date: 4 Dec. Original Returned Date: 28 Mar.
Thomas Reid
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Dr Reid. Life dates: 1710-1796.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor.
Jean Mabillon (Male, born 1632, died 1707)
Genre: History, Genre: Reference Works
Museum Italicum seu collectio veterum scriptorum ex bibliothecis Italicis eruta.
Press: AY. Shelf: 6. Number: 2 & 3. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bm10-e.11,12. Original Author: Mabillon, Jean, 1632-1707..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Jean Mabillon (Male, born 1632, died 1707)
Genre: History, Genre: Reference Works
Museum Italicum seu collectio veterum scriptorum ex bibliothecis Italicis, etc.
Language: Latin . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1724. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 6 times in 3 borrowing records
Jean Mabillon (Male, born 1632, died 1707)
Genre: History, Genre: Reference Works
Museum Italicum seu Collectio Veterum Scriptorum ex Bibliothecis Italicis
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday). Returned: 1784/3/28 (Sunday).
Borrower: Thomas Reid
Author: Jean Mabillon (Male, born 1632, died 1707), Genre: History, Genre: Reference Works
Museum Italicum seu Collectio Veterum Scriptorum ex Bibliothecis Italicis
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 51875
Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 36v
Cambden's Britannia. 2 Vol.
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday). Returned: 1783/5/24 (Saturday). Original Borrowed Date: 4 Dec. Original Returned Date: 24 May.
Thomas Reid
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Dr Reid. Life dates: 1710-1796.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor.
William Camden (Male, born 1551, died 1623)
Genre: Travel
Camden's Britannia, : newly translated into English: with large additions and improvements·
Press: S. Shelf: 1. Number: 12. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bm5-a.14 . Original Author: Camden, William, 1551-1623..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
William Camden (Male, born 1551, died 1623)
Genre: Travel
Camden’s Britannia, newly translated into English: with large additions and improvements.·
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1695. Format: folio.
Translators: Gibson, Edmund, 1669-1748.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 25 times in 18 borrowing records
ESTC: R12882
William Camden (Male, born 1551, died 1623)
Genre: Travel
Britannia: or a Chorographical Description of Great Britain and Ireland
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday). Returned: 1783/5/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: Thomas Reid
Author: William Camden (Male, born 1551, died 1623), Genre: Travel
Britannia: or a Chorographical Description of Great Britain and Ireland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 39435
Library: Haddington Library. Register: MS16480 (1732-1790, Type: Town). Page: 117r
Boswell's accot of Corsica
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: Decr. 4. Original Borrower: Ja: Johnston.
James Johnston
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher. Service Provision and Hospitality > Grocer.
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Account of Corsica, the journal of a tour to that island; and memoirs of Pascal Paoli. By James Boswell, Esq; Illustrated with a new and accurate map of Corsica.
Modern Shelfmark: NLS Special Collections Gray.1345.
Confidence level: Certain
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
An account of Corsica, the journal of a tour to that island; and memoirs of Pascal Paoli.
Language: English . Published: Glasgow. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 85 times in 83 borrowing records
ESTC: T26157
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Account of Corsica, the Journal of a Tour to that Island; and Memoirs of Pascal Paoli
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday).
Borrower: James Johnston
Author: James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795), Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Account of Corsica, the Journal of a Tour to that Island; and Memoirs of Pascal Paoli
Record ID 39436
Library: Haddington Library. Register: MS16480 (1732-1790, Type: Town). Page: 117r
Wraxall's Tour
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday). Original Borrowed Date: E. D.. Original Borrower: Thos. Salmon.
Thomas Salmon
Gender: Male.
Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall (Male, born 1751, died 1831)
Genre: Travel
Tour through some of the northern parts of Europe, particularly Copenhagen, Stockholm, and Petersburgh. In a series of letters. By Nl. Wraxall, Jun.
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall (Male, born 1751, died 1831)
Genre: Travel
A tour through some of the northern parts of Europe, particularly Copenhagen, Stockholm, and Petersburgh. In a series of letters.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 51 times in 45 borrowing records
ESTC: N26224
Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall (Male, born 1751, died 1831)
Genre: Travel
Tour through some of the Northern Parts of Europe
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday).
Borrower: Thomas Salmon
Author: Sir Nathaniel William Wraxall (Male, born 1751, died 1831), Genre: Travel
Tour through some of the Northern Parts of Europe
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified
Record ID 225800
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 181
Pope's Odyssey v. 2
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Hugh Duff
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Homer (Male)
Genre: Poetry
Pope's Homer's Odyssey
Volumes borrowed: 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: 1783/12/4 (Thursday).
Borrower: Hugh Duff
Author: Homer (Male), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 225929
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 184
Voyages & Travels v. 6
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
John Osburn Brown
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Voyages & Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6
Record ID 226226
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 189
Guthrie's Scotland v. 7
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
George McIntosh
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Guthrie (Male, born 1708, died 1770)
Genre: History
Guthrie's History of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7
Confidence level: Certain
William Guthrie (Male, born 1708, died 1770)
Genre: History
A General History of Scotland, from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time. By William Guthrie, Esq.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1767-1768. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 10 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 513 times in 303 borrowing records
ESTC: T146458
William Guthrie (Male, born 1708, died 1770)
Genre: History
General History of Scotland [William Guthrie]
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday).
Borrower: George McIntosh
Author: William Guthrie (Male, born 1708, died 1770), Genre: History
General History of Scotland [William Guthrie]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7
Record ID 226562
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 196
Guthrie's Scotland v. 2
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
John Hanton
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Guthrie (Male, born 1708, died 1770)
Genre: History
Guthrie's History of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
William Guthrie (Male, born 1708, died 1770)
Genre: History
A General History of Scotland, from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time. By William Guthrie, Esq.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1767-1768. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 10 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 513 times in 303 borrowing records
ESTC: T146458
William Guthrie (Male, born 1708, died 1770)
Genre: History
General History of Scotland [William Guthrie]
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday).
Borrower: John Hanton
Author: William Guthrie (Male, born 1708, died 1770), Genre: History
General History of Scotland [William Guthrie]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 226592
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 197
Knights of Malta v. 1
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
James Dunsmure
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Abbé René Aubert de Vertot (Male, born 1655, died 1735)
Genre: History
Knights of Malta
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Abbé René Aubert de Vertot (Male, born 1655, died 1735)
Genre: History
The history of the Knights Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem; styled afterwards, the Knights of Rhodes, and at present, the Knights of Malta. Translated from the French of Mons. l’Abbe de Vertot.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 208 times in 207 borrowing records
ESTC: T81010
Abbé René Aubert de Vertot (Male, born 1655, died 1735)
Genre: History
History of the Knights Hospitallers of St John of Jerusalem, styled afterwards, the Knights of Rhodes, and at present, the Knights of Malta
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday).
Borrower: James Dunsmure
Author: Abbé René Aubert de Vertot (Male, born 1655, died 1735), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 226793
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 199
Rollin's Rom Hist v. 11
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Peter Baillie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Rollin's Roman History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 11
Confidence level: Certain
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
The Roman History from the Foundation of Rome to the Battle of Actium: that is, To the end of the Commonwealth. By Mr. Rollin, late Principal of the University of Paris, Professor of Eloquence in the Royal College, and Fellow of the Royal Academy of Inscriptions and Belles Lettres. Translated from the French.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1739-1750. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1241 times in 806 borrowing records
ESTC: N48133
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Roman History from the Foundation of Rome to the Battle of Actium [Charles Rollin]
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday).
Borrower: Peter Baillie
Author: Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741), Genre: History
Roman History from the Foundation of Rome to the Battle of Actium [Charles Rollin]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 11
Record ID 226925
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 201
Knights of Malta v. 4
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Thomas Simpson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Abbé René Aubert de Vertot (Male, born 1655, died 1735)
Genre: History
Knights of Malta
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Abbé René Aubert de Vertot (Male, born 1655, died 1735)
Genre: History
The history of the Knights Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem; styled afterwards, the Knights of Rhodes, and at present, the Knights of Malta. Translated from the French of Mons. l’Abbe de Vertot.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 208 times in 207 borrowing records
ESTC: T81010
Abbé René Aubert de Vertot (Male, born 1655, died 1735)
Genre: History
History of the Knights Hospitallers of St John of Jerusalem, styled afterwards, the Knights of Rhodes, and at present, the Knights of Malta
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday).
Borrower: Thomas Simpson
Author: Abbé René Aubert de Vertot (Male, born 1655, died 1735), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Record ID 227636
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 213
Universal Hist v. 1
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Robert Mavor
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: History
Universal History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: History
An Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time. Compiled from Original Authors; and Illustrated with Maps, Cuts, Notes, &c. With a general Index to the Whole.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1747-1754. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1453 times in 850 borrowing records
ESTC: T150199
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday).
Borrower: Robert Mavor
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 228161
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 221
Goldsmith's Nat Hist v. 7
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Thomas Cleghorn
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Goldsmith's Natural History
Shelfmark: 530.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7
Confidence level: Certain
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
An history of the earth, and animated nature: by Oliver Goldsmith. In eight volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 705 times in 454 borrowing records
ESTC: T146096
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
History of the Earth, and Animated Nature
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday).
Borrower: Thomas Cleghorn
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: Natural Philosophy
History of the Earth, and Animated Nature
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7
Record ID 228413
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 225
Goldsmith's Grecian Hist v. 1
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Thomas Millar
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
Goldsmith's History of Greece
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
The grecian history, from the earliest state to the death of Alexander the Great. By Dr. Goldsmith.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 205 times in 171 borrowing records
ESTC: T146080
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
Grecian History, from the Earliest State to the Death of Alexander the Great
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday).
Borrower: Thomas Millar
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: History
Grecian History, from the Earliest State to the Death of Alexander the Great
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 228446
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 226
Tour thro Britain v. 1
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
John Waugh
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Daniel Defoe (Male, born c.1661, died 1731), Samuel Richardson (Male, born 1689, died 1761)
Genre: Travel
Tour thro Great Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Daniel Defoe (Male, born c.1661, died 1731), Samuel Richardson (Male, born 1689, died 1761)
Genre: Travel
A tour through the whole island of Great Britain. Divided into circuits or journies. Containing I. A description of the principal cities and towns, ... Originally begun by the celebrated Daniel De Foe, continued by the late Mr. Richardson.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 4 vol.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 141 times in 117 borrowing records
ESTC: T70855
Daniel Defoe (Male, born c.1661, died 1731), Samuel Richardson (Male, born 1689, died 1761)
Genre: Travel
Tour through the Whole Island of Great Britain
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday).
Borrower: John Waugh
Author: Daniel Defoe (Male, born c.1661, died 1731), Samuel Richardson (Male, born 1689, died 1761), Genre: Travel
Tour through the Whole Island of Great Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 228497
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 226
Trapp's Virgil v. 1
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Brunton
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Trapp's Virgil
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Virgil: translated into English blank verse. With large explanatory notes, and critical observations. By Joseph Trapp D. D. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1731. Format: 12mo.
Translators: Joseph Trapp
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 18 times in 16 borrowing records
ESTC: T139433
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Virgil
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday).
Borrower: Alexander Brunton
Author: Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 228542
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 227
Swift's Works v. 1
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Daniel Ainslie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Swift's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Very likely
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick’s, Dublin.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 54 times in 39 borrowing records
ESTC: T143502
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Jonathan Swift
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday).
Borrower: Daniel Ainslie
Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 228599
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 228
Chinese Traveller v. 1
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
George Sandy
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Chinese Traveller
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: Travel
The chinese traveller. Containing a geographical, commercial, and political history of China. With A particular Account of their Customs, Manners, Religion, Agriculture, Government, Arts, Sciences, Ceremonies, Buildings, Language, Physick, Trade, Manufactures, Shipping, Plants, Trees, Beasts, Birds, &c. &c. To which is prefixed the life of Confucius, The celebrated Chinese Philosopher. Collected from du halde, le compte, and other modern travellers. ... . Adorned with a map of China and other curious Coperplates.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 44
ESTC: T62654
Genre: Travel
Chinese Traveller
Record ID 228650
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 228
Rollin's Rom Hist v. 3
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Richard Jennings
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Rollin's Roman History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
The Roman History from the Foundation of Rome to the Battle of Actium: that is, To the end of the Commonwealth. By Mr. Rollin, late Principal of the University of Paris, Professor of Eloquence in the Royal College, and Fellow of the Royal Academy of Inscriptions and Belles Lettres. Translated from the French.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1739-1750. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1241 times in 806 borrowing records
ESTC: N48133
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Roman History from the Foundation of Rome to the Battle of Actium [Charles Rollin]
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday).
Borrower: Richard Jennings
Author: Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741), Genre: History
Roman History from the Foundation of Rome to the Battle of Actium [Charles Rollin]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 228728
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 229
Universal Hist v. 8
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
I Luke
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: History
Universal History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: History
An Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time. Compiled from Original Authors; and Illustrated with Maps, Cuts, Notes, &c. With a general Index to the Whole.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1747-1754. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1453 times in 850 borrowing records
ESTC: T150199
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday).
Borrower: I Luke
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8
Record ID 228680
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 229
Knights of Malta v. 3
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
I Jennings
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Abbé René Aubert de Vertot (Male, born 1655, died 1735)
Genre: History
Knights of Malta
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Abbé René Aubert de Vertot (Male, born 1655, died 1735)
Genre: History
The history of the Knights Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem; styled afterwards, the Knights of Rhodes, and at present, the Knights of Malta. Translated from the French of Mons. l’Abbe de Vertot.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 208 times in 207 borrowing records
ESTC: T81010
Abbé René Aubert de Vertot (Male, born 1655, died 1735)
Genre: History
History of the Knights Hospitallers of St John of Jerusalem, styled afterwards, the Knights of Rhodes, and at present, the Knights of Malta
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday).
Borrower: I Jennings
Author: Abbé René Aubert de Vertot (Male, born 1655, died 1735), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 228824
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 230
Nat Displayed v. 6
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
A Devon
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Nature Displayed
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6
Confidence level: Speculative
Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Spectacle de la nature: or, nature display’d. Being discourses on such particulars of natural history as were thought most proper to excite the curiosity, and form the minds of youth. Illustrated with copper plates. Translated from the original French.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1733. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 117 times in 115 borrowing records
ESTC: T131954
Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Spectacle de la Nature: or, Nature Display’d
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday).
Borrower: A Devon
Author: Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761), Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Spectacle de la Nature: or, Nature Display’d
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6
Record ID 228902
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 231
Pope's Iliad v. 4
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
James Keddie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Homer (Male)
Genre: Poetry
Pope's Homer's Iliad
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Confidence level: Very likely
Homer (Male)
Genre: Poetry
The Iliad of Homer. Translated by Alexander Pope, Esq;
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1743. Format: 12mo.
Translators: Pope, Alexander
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 64 times in 63 borrowing records
ESTC: N9218
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday).
Borrower: James Keddie
Author: Homer (Male), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Record ID 228950
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 232
Nat Displayed v. 2
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Archibald Cooper
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Nature Displayed
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Spectacle de la nature: or, nature display’d. Being discourses on such particulars of natural history as were thought most proper to excite the curiosity, and form the minds of youth. Illustrated with copper plates. Translated from the original French.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1733. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 117 times in 115 borrowing records
ESTC: T131954
Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761)
Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Spectacle de la Nature: or, Nature Display’d
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday).
Borrower: Archibald Cooper
Author: Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761), Genre: Education, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Spectacle de la Nature: or, Nature Display’d
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 229190
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 235
Ward's Nat Hist v. 2
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
William Somerville
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Samuel Ward (Male, died 1790)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Ward's Natural History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Samuel Ward (Male, died 1790)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
A modern system of natural history. Containing accurate descriptions, and faithful histories, of animals, vegetables, and minerals. Together with Their Properties, and various Uses in Medicine, Mechanics, Manufactures, &c. Illustrated With a great Variety of Copper-Plates, accurately drawn from Nature, and beautifully engraved. By the Rev. Samuel Ward, Vicar of Cotterstock, cum Glapthorne, Northamptonshire; and others.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 238 times in 234 borrowing records
ESTC: T111259
Samuel Ward (Male, died 1790)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Modern System of Natural History
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday).
Borrower: William Somerville
Author: Samuel Ward (Male, died 1790), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Modern System of Natural History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 229241
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 236
Goldsmith's Rom Hist v. 1
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
F Laing
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Education, Genre: History
Goldsmith's Roman History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Likely
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Education, Genre: History
Dr. Goldsmith’s Roman history abridged by himself for the use of schools.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 258 times in 246 borrowing records
ESTC: T146057
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Education, Genre: History
Dr Goldsmith’s Roman History abridged by Himself for the Use of Schools
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday).
Borrower: F Laing
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: Education, Genre: History
Dr Goldsmith’s Roman History abridged by Himself for the Use of Schools
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 229292
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 236
Hist of Greece
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday).
Andrew Morison
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: History
History of Greece
Record ID 229400
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 238
World Displayed v. 3
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
James Hay
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 229526
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 240
Buffon's Nat Hist v. 4
Borrowed: 1783/12/4 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
J Gordon
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Buffon's Natural History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Confidence level: Speculative
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural history, general and particular; by the Count de Buffon, translated into English. Illustrated with three hundred and one copper-plates, and occasional notes and observations by the translator. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1781. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 455 times in 403 borrowing records
ESTC: N42265
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: 1783/12/4 (Thursday).
Borrower: J Gordon
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 4