An Analysis of Scottish Borrowers' Registers
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Date of borrowing: 1788/11/19
Your search matched 13 borrowing records.
Record ID 180921
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 94
Forsters Voyage to the South Sea 2 vol 4to
Borrowed: 1788/11/19 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/12/19 (Friday).
Mr Alexander Moir of Scotstown
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1782. Life dates: d. 1824.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Georg Forster (Male, born 1754, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Voyage round the world, in His Britannic Majesty's sloop, Resolution, commanded by Capt. James Cook, during the years 1772, 3, 4, and 5 [Forster]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.151.a.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Georg Forster (Male, born 1754, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
A voyage round the world, in His Britannic Majesty's sloop, Resolution, commanded by Capt. James Cook, during the years 1772, 3, 4, and 5 / By George Forster, F.R.S. member of the ROyal Academy of Madrid, and of the Society for promoting Natural Knowledge at Berlin ; In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 61 times in 40 borrowing records
ESTC: T155479
Georg Forster (Male, born 1754, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Voyage Round the World, in His Britannic Majesty’s Sloop, Resolution
Borrowed: 1788/11/19 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/12/19 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Moir of Scotstown
Author: Georg Forster (Male, born 1754, died 1794), Genre: Travel
Voyage Round the World, in His Britannic Majesty’s Sloop, Resolution
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 40130
Library: Haddington Library. Register: MS16480 (1732-1790, Type: Town). Page: 161v
Anct. Univl. History vol 14
Borrowed: 1788/11/19 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 19th. Original Borrower: Alex.r. Nisbet.
Alexander Nisbet
Gender: Male.
Birth date: 1773.
Genre: History
Universal history, from the earliest account of time. Compiled from original authors; and illustrated with maps, cuts, notes, chronological and other tables.
Modern Shelfmark: NLS Special Collections Gray.1351 (vol. 1).
Volumes borrowed: Volume 14
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: History
An universal history, from the earliest account of time. Compiled from original authors; and illustrated with maps, cuts, notes, chronological and other tables.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1747. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 282 times in 207 borrowing records
ESTC: N62838
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Borrowed: 1788/11/19 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Alexander Nisbet
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Volumes borrowed: Volume 14
Record ID 40131
Library: Haddington Library. Register: MS16480 (1732-1790, Type: Town). Page: 161v
Rollins Roman Hisy. vol 4.
Borrowed: 1788/11/19 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 19th. Original Borrower: Robt. Howdon.
Robert Howdon
Gender: Male.
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Rollin's Roman History (original title)
Roman History, from the Foundation of Rome till the Battle of Actium, 16 vols (standardised title)
Modern Shelfmark: NLS Special Collections Gray.1336 (vol. 4 only).
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
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: 1788/11/19 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Robert Howdon
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 4
Record ID 228884
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137143 (Type: Student). Page: 231
Rollin's Ancient Hist v. 1
Borrowed: 1788/11/19 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Charles Wilson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Rollin's Ancient History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
The ancient history of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians. By Mr. Rollin, ... Translated from the French. In seven volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 7v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 871 times in 851 borrowing records
ESTC: T127048
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians
Borrowed: 1788/11/19 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Charles Wilson
Author: Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 230720
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 4
Guthrie's Scotland v. 1
Borrowed: 1788/11/19 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
John Cumming
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 1
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: 1788/11/19 (Wednesday).
Borrower: John Cumming
Author: William Guthrie (Male, born 1708, died 1770), Genre: History
General History of Scotland [William Guthrie]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 230915
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 6
Guthrie's Scotland v. 4
Borrowed: 1788/11/19 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
James Dickson
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 4
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: 1788/11/19 (Wednesday).
Borrower: James Dickson
Author: William Guthrie (Male, born 1708, died 1770), Genre: History
General History of Scotland [William Guthrie]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Record ID 234917
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 65
World Displayed v. 14
Borrowed: 1788/11/19 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Jacob Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
World Displayed
Volumes borrowed: Volume 14
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
Borrowed: 1788/11/19 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Jacob Williamson
Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 14
Record ID 297001
Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1788-1791. (UYLY207-9) (1788-1791, Type: Student). Page: 11
Hawksworths Voyages Vol1st
Borrowed: 1788/11/19 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/1/7 (Wednesday). Classmark: P4. 11. Original Returned Text: Hawksworths Voyages 1st Vol.
Samuel Dalrymple
Gender: Male.
Life dates: 1771-1821. St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1375490548.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty, for making discoveries in the southern hemisphere : and successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour: drawn up from the journals which were kept by the several commanders and from the papers of Joseph Banks, Esq. / by John Hawkesworth, LL.D. ; in three volumes ; illustrated with cuts, and a great variety of charts and maps relative to countries now first discovered, or hitherto but imperfectly known.
Classmark: G.7.1, G.2.21, P.4.11, S.3.12, R.5.13?.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty, for making discoveries in the southern hemisphere : and successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour: drawn up from the journals which were kept by the several commanders and from the papers of Joseph Banks, Esq. / by John Hawkesworth, LL.D. ; in three volumes ; illustrated with cuts, and a great variety of charts and maps relative to countries now first discovered, or hitherto but imperfectly known.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 144 times in 100 borrowing records
ESTC: T74466
John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
Account of the Voyages undertaken by the Order of His present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere
Borrowed: 1788/11/19 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/1/7 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Samuel Dalrymple
Author: John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 296998
Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1788-1791. (UYLY207-9) (1788-1791, Type: Student). Page: 11
Familiar Letters Vols 1 & 2d
Borrowed: 1788/11/19 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/12/8 (Monday). Classmark: J5. 7. Original Returned Text: Familiar Letters Vols. 1. 2d.
Hew Dalrymple
Gender: Male.
Life dates: 1772-1846. St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1375470404.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Sarah Fielding (Female, born 1710, died 1768)
Genre: Fiction
Familiar letters between the principal characters in David Simple, and some others. To which is added, a vision. By the author of David Simple [i.e. Sarah Fielding].
Classmark: J.6.14, R.5.1, J.5.7.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Sarah Fielding (Female, born 1710, died 1768)
Genre: Fiction
Familiar letters between the principal characters in David Simple, and some others. To which is added, a vision. By the author of David Simple [i.e. Sarah Fielding].
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1747. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 25 times in 17 borrowing records
ESTC: T115807
Sarah Fielding (Female, born 1710, died 1768)
Genre: Fiction
Familiar Letters between the Principal Characters in David Simple
Borrowed: 1788/11/19 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/12/8 (Monday).
Borrower: Hew Dalrymple
Author: Sarah Fielding (Female, born 1710, died 1768), Genre: Fiction
Familiar Letters between the Principal Characters in David Simple
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 298933
Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1788-1791. (UYLY207-9) (1788-1791, Type: Student). Page: 19
Critical Essays
Borrowed: 1788/11/19 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/12/8 (Monday). Classmark: B5. 25. Original Returned Text: Critical Essays.
William McCulloch
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essays moral and critical... with reflections upon taste; and many other curious topicks. Translated from the French.
Classmark: K.5.37, B.5.25.
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essays moral and critical... with reflections upon taste; and many other curious topicks. Translated from the French.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1747. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 17
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essays Moral and Critical... with Reflections upon Taste; and Many Other Curious Topicks
Borrowed: 1788/11/19 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/12/8 (Monday).
Borrower: William McCulloch
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essays Moral and Critical... with Reflections upon Taste; and Many Other Curious Topicks
Record ID 328621
Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1788-1791. (UYLY207-9) (1788-1791, Type: Student). Page: 96
Madans Grotius
Borrowed: 1788/11/19 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/12/20 (Saturday). Classmark: E8-32. Original Returned Text: Madan's Grotius.
George Cant
Gender: Male.
Life dates: c. 1765-1813. St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1371598948.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Hugo Grotius (Male, born 1583, died 1645)
Genre: Poetry, Genre: Theology
Hugo Grotius on the truth of Christianity; in six books: familiarly translated into English, by Spencer Madan, Esq. Of Trinity College, Cambridge.
Classmark: E.8.32.
Confidence level: Certain
Hugo Grotius (Male, born 1583, died 1645)
Genre: Poetry, Genre: Theology
Hugo Grotius on the truth of Christianity; in six books: familiarly translated into English.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1782. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Madan, Spencer
Number of borrowings: 7
ESTC: T115025
Hugo Grotius (Male, born 1583, died 1645)
Genre: Poetry, Genre: Theology
De Veritate Religionis Christianae
Borrowed: 1788/11/19 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/12/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: George Cant
Author: Hugo Grotius (Male, born 1583, died 1645), Genre: Poetry, Genre: Theology
Record ID 329806
Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1788-1791. (UYLY207-9) (1788-1791, Type: Student). Page: 102
Ansons Voyage
Borrowed: 1788/11/19 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/11/19 (Wednesday). Classmark: C 9.17. Original Returned Text: Ansons Voyage.
James Baird
Gender: Male.
George Anson Baron Anson (Male, born 1697, died 1762)
Genre: Travel
A voyage round the world, in the years M,DCC,XL, I, II, III, IV. By George Anson, Esq; Late Lord Anson, Commander in chief of a Squadron of his majesty’s Ships, sent upon an Expedition to the South Seas. Compiled from his papers and materials, by Richard Walter, M. A. Chaplain of the Ship the Centurion, in that Expedition. ...
Classmark: C.9.16.
Confidence level: Certain
George Anson Baron Anson (Male, born 1697, died 1762)
Genre: Travel
A voyage round the world, in the years M,DCC,XL, I, II, III, IV. By George Anson, Esq; Late Lord Anson, Commander in chief of a Squadron of his majesty’s Ships, sent upon an Expedition to the South Seas. Compiled from his papers and materials, by Richard Walter, M. A. Chaplain of the Ship the Centurion, in that Expedition. ...
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1776. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 10
ESTC: T141093
George Anson Baron Anson (Male, born 1697, died 1762)
Genre: Travel
Voyage Round the World, in the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV
Borrowed: 1788/11/19 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/11/19 (Wednesday).
Borrower: James Baird
Author: George Anson Baron Anson (Male, born 1697, died 1762), Genre: Travel
Record ID 329821
Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1788-1791. (UYLY207-9) (1788-1791, Type: Student). Page: 102
Clauds Essays
Borrowed: 1788/11/19 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/11/19 (Wednesday). Original Returned Text: Clauds Essay on Composition.
James Baird
Gender: Male.
Jean Claude (Male, born 1619, died 1687)
Genre: Belles Lettres
An Essay on the Composition of a Sermon: or, the Beauties and Defects of Preaching. Translated from the original French of the Revd. John Claude, Minister of the French Reformed Church at Charenton. With Notes. By Robert Robinson.
Confidence level: Likely
Jean Claude (Male, born 1619, died 1687)
Genre: Belles Lettres
An Essay on the Composition of a Sermon: or, the Beauties and Defects of Preaching. Translated from the original French of the Revd. John Claude, Minister of the French Reformed Church at Charenton. With Notes. By Robert Robinson.
Language: English . Published: Cambridge. Date of publication: 1779. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T138626
Jean Claude (Male, born 1619, died 1687)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essay on the Composition of a Sermon: or, The Beauties and Defects of Preaching
Borrowed: 1788/11/19 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/11/19 (Wednesday).
Borrower: James Baird
Author: Jean Claude (Male, born 1619, died 1687), Genre: Belles Lettres
Essay on the Composition of a Sermon: or, The Beauties and Defects of Preaching