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Record ID 320362

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 31

European Settlements in America 2 vol 8vo

Borrowed: 1792/9/20 (Thursday). Returned: 1792/10/20 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mr John Morthland
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1773. Life dates: d. 1807.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Edmund Burke (Male, born 1729, died 1797), William Burke (Male, born 1730, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
Account of the European settlements in America [Burke]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.133.c.14-15.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Edmund Burke (Male, born 1729, died 1797), William Burke (Male, born 1730, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
An account of the European settlements in America. [Burke]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1760. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 10 times in 6 borrowing records


Book Work

Edmund Burke (Male, born 1729, died 1797), William Burke (Male, born 1730, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
Account of the European Settlements in America

Borrowed: 1792/9/20 (Thursday). Returned: 1792/10/20 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr John Morthland

Author: Edmund Burke (Male, born 1729, died 1797), William Burke (Male, born 1730, died 1798), Genre: Travel

Account of the European Settlements in America

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 320368

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 32

Milton Poems 8vo

Borrowed: 1792/9/20 (Thursday). Returned: 1792/10/20 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mr George Joseph Bell
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1791. Life dates: 1770-1843.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Clerk of Session.


Book HoldingLibrary record

John Milton (Male, born 1608, died 1674)
Genre: Education, Genre: Poetry
Poems, &c. upon several occasions. By Mr. John Milton.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Ai].3/1.18.

Borrowed: 1792/9/20 (Thursday). Returned: 1792/10/20 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr George Joseph Bell

Author: John Milton (Male, born 1608, died 1674), Genre: Education, Genre: Poetry

Poems ... upon Several Occasions ... With a Small Tractate of Education to Mr Hartlib

Record ID 320443

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 32

Osborns Voyages Vol. 1

Borrowed: 1792/9/20 (Thursday). Returned: 1792/10/20 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).


Book HoldingLibrary record

Genre: Travel
A collection of voyages and travels [Churchill]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.127.a.22-29 .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Genre: Travel
A collection of voyages and travels, some now first printed from original manuscripts, others now first published in English.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1752. Format: folio. Pagination: 8 vols.
Editors: Churchill, Awnsham; Churchill, John.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 30 times in 13 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Travel
Collection of Voyages and Travels

Borrowed: 1792/9/20 (Thursday). Returned: 1792/10/20 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr William Tait

Genre: Travel

Collection of Voyages and Travels

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 320413

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 32

Fergusons Astronomy 4to

Borrowed: 1792/9/20 (Thursday). Returned: 1792/10/20 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).


Book HoldingLibrary record

James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's principles, and made easy to those who have not studied mathematics [Ferguson]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Cm.4/29.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton’s principles, and made easy to those who have not studied mathematics. By James Ferguson
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1756. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 24


Book Work

James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Astronomy Explained upon Sir Isaac Newton’s Principles

Borrowed: 1792/9/20 (Thursday). Returned: 1792/10/20 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr William Tait

Author: James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776), Genre: Natural Philosophy

Astronomy Explained upon Sir Isaac Newton’s Principles

Record ID 320389

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 32

Borrowed: 1792/9/20 (Thursday). Returned: 1792/10/20 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr George Joseph Bell

Genre: Law

Jurisprudentia Romana et Attica

Record ID 320407

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 32

Mercier l'an deux mille quatre dent quarante 3 vol.

Borrowed: 1792/9/20 (Thursday). Returned: 1792/10/20 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mr George Joseph Bell
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1791. Life dates: 1770-1843.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Clerk of Session.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Louis-Sébastien Mercier (Male, born 1740, died 1814)
Genre: Fiction
L'an deux mille quatre cent quarante, rêve s'il en fut jamais, suivi de l'homme de fer, songe [Mercier]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Aq.4.9-11 .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Louis-Sébastien Mercier (Male, born 1740, died 1814)
Genre: Fiction
L'an deux mille quatre cent quarante: rêve s'il eu fût jamais ; suivi de L'homme de fer: songe.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1786. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 6 times in 2 borrowing records


Book Work

Louis-Sébastien Mercier (Male, born 1740, died 1814)
Genre: Fiction
An Deux Mille Quatre Cent Quarante: Rêve s'il eu Fût Jamais; suivi de L'Homme de Fer: Songe

Borrowed: 1792/9/20 (Thursday). Returned: 1792/10/20 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr George Joseph Bell

Author: Louis-Sébastien Mercier (Male, born 1740, died 1814), Genre: Fiction

An Deux Mille Quatre Cent Quarante: Rêve s'il eu Fût Jamais; suivi de L'Homme de Fer: Songe

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Record ID 320425

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 32

Fairfax memorials 12o

Borrowed: 1792/9/20 (Thursday). Returned: 1792/10/20 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).


Book HoldingLibrary record

Thomas Fairfax Baron Fairfax (Male, born 1612, died 1671)
Genre: Lives
Short memorials of Thomas Lord Fairfax.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: C.17.e.28.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Thomas Fairfax Baron Fairfax (Male, born 1612, died 1671)
Genre: Lives
Short memorials of Thomas Lord Fairfax.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1699. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1


Book Work

Thomas Fairfax Baron Fairfax (Male, born 1612, died 1671)
Genre: Lives
Short Memorials of Thomas Lord Fairfax

Borrowed: 1792/9/20 (Thursday). Returned: 1792/10/20 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr William Tait

Author: Thomas Fairfax Baron Fairfax (Male, born 1612, died 1671), Genre: Lives

Short Memorials of Thomas Lord Fairfax

Record ID 320437

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 32

Annals of Geo I. 5 vol 8vo

Borrowed: 1792/9/20 (Thursday). Returned: 1792/10/20 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).


Book HoldingLibrary record

Genre: History, Genre: Periodicals, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The annals of King George, year the first
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: C.21.e.16.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Genre: History, Genre: Periodicals, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The annals of King George, year the ... ; Containing not only the affairs of Great Britain, but the general history of Europe, during that time.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1716-1721. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 6 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 5 times in 1 borrowing record


Book Work

Genre: History, Genre: Periodicals, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Annals of King George

Borrowed: 1792/9/20 (Thursday). Returned: 1792/10/20 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr William Tait

Genre: History, Genre: Periodicals, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy

Annals of King George

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5

Record ID 320377

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 32

Observer 8vo

Borrowed: 1792/9/20 (Thursday). Returned: 1792/10/20 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mr George Joseph Bell
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1791. Life dates: 1770-1843.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Clerk of Session.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Richard Cumberland (Male, born 1732, died 1811)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The observer: being a collection of moral, literary and familiar essays [Cumberland]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [An].5/2.7-11.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Richard Cumberland (Male, born 1732, died 1811)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The observer: being a collection of moral, literary and familiar essays.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1786-1790. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 5 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 12 times in 4 borrowing records


Book Work

Richard Cumberland (Male, born 1732, died 1811)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Observer: Being a Collection of Moral, Literary and Familiar Essays

Borrowed: 1792/9/20 (Thursday). Returned: 1792/10/20 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr George Joseph Bell

Author: Richard Cumberland (Male, born 1732, died 1811), Genre: Belles Lettres

Observer: Being a Collection of Moral, Literary and Familiar Essays

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5

Record ID 40497

Library: Haddington Library. Register: MS16481 (1790-1816, Type: Town). Page: 2v

& Fielding vol: 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11

Borrowed: 1792/9/20 (Thursday). Returned: 1792/11/7 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 20. Original Borrower: David Scot.


Borrower

David Scot
Gender: Male.
Birth date: 1779. Death date: 1816.


Book Holding

Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
Works of Henry Fielding, Esq. With an essay on the life and genius of the author.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 10, Volume 11

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
The works of Henry Fielding, Esq. With an essay on the life and genius of the author. Vol. I.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 12 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 314 times in 238 borrowing records


Book Work

Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
Works of Henry Fielding

Borrowed: 1792/9/20 (Thursday). Returned: 1792/11/7 (Wednesday).

Borrower: David Scot

Author: Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754), Genre: Fiction

Works of Henry Fielding

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 10, Volume 11

Record ID 40496

Library: Haddington Library. Register: MS16481 (1790-1816, Type: Town). Page: 2v

Prideaux 2d

Borrowed: 1792/9/20 (Thursday). Returned: 1792/11/7 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 20. Original Borrower: David Scot.


Borrower

David Scot
Gender: Male.
Birth date: 1779. Death date: 1816.


Book Holding

Humphrey Prideaux (Male, born 1648, died 1724)
Genre: History, Genre: Theology
Old and New Testament connected, in the history of the Jews and neighbouring nations, From the Declension of the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah, To the Time of Christ. By Humphrey Prideaux, D. D. Dean of Norwich.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Humphrey Prideaux (Male, born 1648, died 1724)
Genre: History, Genre: Theology
The old and New Testament connected, in the history of the Jews and neighbouring nations, From the Declension of the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah, To the Time of Christ.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 60 times in 37 borrowing records


Book Work

Humphrey Prideaux (Male, born 1648, died 1724)
Genre: History, Genre: Theology
Old and New Testament Connected in the History of the Jews and Neighbouring Nations

Borrowed: 1792/9/20 (Thursday). Returned: 1792/11/7 (Wednesday).

Borrower: David Scot

Author: Humphrey Prideaux (Male, born 1648, died 1724), Genre: History, Genre: Theology

Old and New Testament Connected in the History of the Jews and Neighbouring Nations

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2