An Analysis of Scottish Borrowers' Registers
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Date of borrowing: 1785/1/29
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Record ID 39533
Library: Haddington Library. Register: MS16480 (1732-1790, Type: Town). Page: 122v
Modern Universal History vol 40th 41st
Borrowed: 1785/1/29 (Saturday). Original Borrowed Date: 29. Original Borrower: Jo: Douglass.
John Douglass
Gender: Male.
Genre: History
Modern part of an universal history, from the earliest account of time. Complied from original writers. By the authors of the antient part.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 40, Volume 41
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: 1785/1/29 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Douglass
Genre: History
Modern Part of an Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time
Volumes borrowed: Volume 40, Volume 41
Record ID 224531
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 165
Pope's Iliad v. 2
Borrowed: 1785/1/29 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Finlayson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Homer (Male)
Genre: Poetry
Pope's Homer's Iliad
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
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: 1785/1/29 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Finlayson
Author: Homer (Male), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 226040
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 185
Hist of Indies v. 1
Borrowed: 1785/1/29 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Gordon
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
History of the Indies
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 226442
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 193
World Displayed v. 17
Borrowed: 1785/1/29 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Fraser
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
World Displayed
Volumes borrowed: Volume 17
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 226841
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 199
Universal Hist v. 10
Borrowed: 1785/1/29 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
John Sawer
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: History
Universal History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 10
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: 1785/1/29 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Sawer
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Volumes borrowed: Volume 10
Record ID 226898
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 200
Hume's Hist v. 1
Borrowed: 1785/1/29 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Charles Parker
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England (original title)
Hume's History (standardised title)
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Likely
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688. In eight volumes. By David Hume, Esq; ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1763. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1009 times in 824 borrowing records
ESTC: N504610
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1785/1/29 (Saturday).
Borrower: Charles Parker
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 227987
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 218
Life of Cicero v. 1
Borrowed: 1785/1/29 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
John Grant
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Conyers Middleton (Male, born 1683, died 1750)
Genre: Lives
Life of Cicero
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Likely
Conyers Middleton (Male, born 1683, died 1750)
Genre: Lives
The history of the life of Marcus Tullius Cicero. In three volumes. By Conyers Middleton
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1767. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 38 times in 30 borrowing records
ESTC: T124588
Conyers Middleton (Male, born 1683, died 1750)
Genre: Lives
History of the Life of Marcus Tullius Cicero
Borrowed: 1785/1/29 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Grant
Author: Conyers Middleton (Male, born 1683, died 1750), Genre: Lives
History of the Life of Marcus Tullius Cicero
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 228185
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 221
Plutarch's Lives v. 1
Borrowed: 1785/1/29 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
John Douglas
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch's Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch’s lives, translated from the original Greek, with notes critical and historical, and a new life of Plutarch.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Langhorne, John; Langhorne, William
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 333 times in 303 borrowing records
ESTC: N20526
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Lives [Plutarch]
Borrowed: 1785/1/29 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Douglas
Author: Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1