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Page 14 of 307

Record ID 298384

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 272

Gray's poems in 4. published by Mason with Letters & c.

Borrowed: 1776/7/5 (Friday). Returned: 1776/8/5 (Monday). Fine pledged in case of late return: one pound sterl..


Borrower

Mr James Boswell of Auchinleck
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1766. Life dates: 1740-1795.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Thomas Gray (Male, born 1716, died 1771), William Mason (Male, born 1725, died 1797)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Poetry
The poems of Mr. Gray. To which are prefixed Memoirs of his life and writings by W. Mason, M.A.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Ak].2/1.20.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Thomas Gray (Male, born 1716, died 1771), William Mason (Male, born 1725, died 1797)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Poetry
The poems of Mr. Gray. To which are prefixed Memoirs of his life and writings.
Language: English . Published: York. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 14


Book Work

Thomas Gray (Male, born 1716, died 1771), William Mason (Male, born 1725, died 1797)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Poetry
Poems of Mr Gray. To which are Prefixed Memoirs of his Life and Writings

Borrowed: 1776/7/5 (Friday). Returned: 1776/8/5 (Monday).

Borrower: Mr James Boswell of Auchinleck

Author: Thomas Gray (Male, born 1716, died 1771), William Mason (Male, born 1725, died 1797), Genre: Lives, Genre: Poetry

Poems of Mr Gray. To which are Prefixed Memoirs of his Life and Writings

Record ID 291040

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 276

Encyclopedie tom 6.7 12 & 13

Borrowed: 1776/7/12 (Friday). Returned: 1776/8/12 (Monday). Fine pledged in case of late return: five Pounds sterl.


Borrower

Mr George Fergusson Lord Hermand
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1765. Life dates: 1743-1827.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Jean le Rond d' Alembert (Male, born 1717, died 1783), Denis Diderot (Male, born 1713, died 1784)
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopédie; ou, Dictionnaire raisonnée des sciences, des arts, et des métiers, etc. Recueil de planches, sur les sciences, les arts libéraux, et les arts méchaniques, avec leur explication.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.190.e (Wanting vol. 1).
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 12, Volume 13

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Jean le Rond d' Alembert (Male, born 1717, died 1783), Denis Diderot (Male, born 1713, died 1784)
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, par une société de gens de lettres.
Language: French . Published: Neuchâtel. Date of publication: 1751-1780. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 35 times in 13 borrowing records


Book Work

Jean le Rond d' Alembert (Male, born 1717, died 1783), Denis Diderot (Male, born 1713, died 1784)
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers

Borrowed: 1776/7/12 (Friday). Returned: 1776/8/12 (Monday).

Borrower: Mr George Fergusson Lord Hermand

Author: Jean le Rond d' Alembert (Male, born 1717, died 1783), Denis Diderot (Male, born 1713, died 1784), Genre: Reference Works

Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers

Volumes borrowed: Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 12, Volume 13

Record ID 169938

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 1

Coxe's Account of the Russian Discoveries in 4.

Borrowed: 1788/4/1 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/5/1 (Thursday). Fine pledged in case of late return: 15 shilllings.


Borrower

Mr Alexander Elphinstone of Glack
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1764. Life dates: 1738-1795.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.


Book HoldingLibrary record

William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Account of the Russian discoveries between Asia and America [Coxe]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.127.c.9 .

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Account of the Russian discoveries between Asia and America.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 12 times in 11 borrowing records


Book Work

William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Account of the Russian Discoveries between Asia and America

Borrowed: 1788/4/1 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/5/1 (Thursday).

Borrower: Mr Alexander Elphinstone of Glack

Author: William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828), Genre: Travel

Account of the Russian Discoveries between Asia and America

Record ID 169971

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 3

Buffon Hist. des Oiseaux Tom 1.2.3

Borrowed: 1788/4/17 (Thursday). Returned: 1788/5/17 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mr George Wallace
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1754. Life dates: 1727-1805.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book Holding

Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire naturelle des oiseaux [Buffon]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire naturelle des oiseaux.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1770-1786. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 18 times in 6 borrowing records


Book Work

Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History of Birds

Borrowed: 1788/4/17 (Thursday). Returned: 1788/5/17 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr George Wallace

Author: Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy

Natural History of Birds

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Record ID 169980

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 4

Blairs Lectures 2 Vol. 4to

Borrowed: 1788/4/21 (Monday). Returned: 1788/5/21 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Mr Thomas Wilson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1781. Life dates: 1758-1824.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book Holding

Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on rhetoric and belles lettres [Blair]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on rhetoric and belles lettres.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1783. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 114 times in 83 borrowing records


Book Work

Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres

Borrowed: 1788/4/21 (Monday). Returned: 1788/5/21 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Mr Thomas Wilson

Author: Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800), Genre: Belles Lettres

Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 169983

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 4

Johnsons Works tom 1-4 8vo

Borrowed: 1788/4/21 (Monday). Returned: 1788/5/21 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Mr Thomas Wilson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1781. Life dates: 1758-1824.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Samuel Johnson.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Ao].3/1.1-11.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Together with his life, and notes on his lives of the poets, by Sir John Hawkins
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 11 vols.
Editors: Hawkins, John
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 241 times in 112 borrowing records


Book Work

Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Samuel Johnson

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. In fourteen volumes. Vol. XIV.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 42 times in 14 borrowing records


Book Work

Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Samuel Johnson

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. In thirteen volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 8vo. Pagination: vols 12-13.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 47 times in 15 borrowing records


Book Work

Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Samuel Johnson

Borrowed: 1788/4/21 (Monday). Returned: 1788/5/21 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Mr Thomas Wilson

Author: Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13), Genre: Belles Lettres

Works of Samuel Johnson

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

Record ID 169977

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 4

Burrows Reports tom 2

Borrowed: 1788/4/17 (Thursday). Returned: 1788/5/17 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mr Alexander Elphinstone of Glack
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1764. Life dates: 1738-1795.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.


Book Holding

James Burrow (Male, born 1701, died 1782)
Genre: Law
Reports of cases adjudged in the Court of King’s Bench, since the death of Lord Raymond [Burrow]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: TR E.159.2.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

James Burrow (Male, born 1701, died 1782)
Genre: Law
Reports of cases adjudged in the Court of King’s Bench, since the death of Lord Raymond; in four parts, Distributed according to the Times of his four Successors, Lord Hardwicke, Sir William Lee, Sir Dudley Ryder, and Lord Mansfield.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1766-1780. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 75 times in 28 borrowing records


Book Work

James Burrow (Male, born 1701, died 1782)
Genre: Law
Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of King’s Bench, since the Death of Lord Raymond

Borrowed: 1788/4/17 (Thursday). Returned: 1788/5/17 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr Alexander Elphinstone of Glack

Author: James Burrow (Male, born 1701, died 1782), Genre: Law

Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of King’s Bench, since the Death of Lord Raymond

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 170508

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 5

Clavigeros History of Mexico Vol 1st

Borrowed: 1788/4/23 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/5/23 (Friday).


Borrower

Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Francesco Saverio Clavigero (Male, born 1731, died 1787)
Genre: History
The history of Mexico. Collected from Spanish and Mexican historians, from manuscripts, and ancient paintings of the Indians.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.186.C..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Francesco Saverio Clavigero (Male, born 1731, died 1787)
Genre: History
The history of Mexico. Collected from Spanish and Mexican historians, from manuscripts, and ancient paintings of the Indians.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Cullen, Charles
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 25 times in 15 borrowing records


Book Work

Francesco Saverio Clavigero (Male, born 1731, died 1787)
Genre: History
History of Mexico

Borrowed: 1788/4/23 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/5/23 (Friday).

Borrower: Mr Matthew Ross of Condie

Author: Francesco Saverio Clavigero (Male, born 1731, died 1787), Genre: History

History of Mexico

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 170511

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 5

Nobles Memoirs of Cromwell 2 vol 8vo

Borrowed: 1788/4/23 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/5/23 (Friday).


Borrower

Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.


Book Holding

Mark Noble (Male, born 1754, died 1827)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Memoirs of the protectorate-house of Cromwell; deduced from an early period, and continued down to the present time [Noble]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Mark Noble (Male, born 1754, died 1827)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Memoirs of the protectorate-house of Cromwell; deduced from an early period, and continued down to the present time: Collected Chiefly From Original Papers And Records: With Proofs And Illustrations; together with an appendix: and embellished with elegant engravings.
Language: English . Published: Birmingham. Date of publication: 1784. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2 times in 1 borrowing record


Book Work

Mark Noble (Male, born 1754, died 1827)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Memoirs of the Protectorate-House of Cromwell

Borrowed: 1788/4/23 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/5/23 (Friday).

Borrower: Mr Matthew Ross of Condie

Author: Mark Noble (Male, born 1754, died 1827), Genre: History, Genre: Lives

Memoirs of the Protectorate-House of Cromwell

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 170517

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 6

Robertsons History of Greece 12o

Borrowed: 1788/4/30 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/5/30 (Friday).


Borrower

Mr Robert Craigie Lord Craigie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1776. Life dates: d. 1834.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Pons Augustin Alletz (Male, born c.1705, died 1785)
Genre: History
The history of ancient Greece, from the earliest times, till it became a Roman province.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Pons Augustin Alletz (Male, born c.1705, died 1785)
Genre: History
The history of ancient Greece, from the earliest times, till it became a Roman province.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Robertson, William, 1721-1793.
Number of borrowings: 26


Book Work

Pons Augustin Alletz (Male, born c.1705, died 1785)
Genre: History
History of Ancient Greece, from the Earliest Times, till it became a Roman Province

Record ID 170514

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 6

Bellamys Life 5 Vols

Borrowed: 1788/4/24 (Thursday). Returned: 1788/5/24 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mr William Steuart [Stewart]
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1773. Life dates: 1748-1805.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

George Anne Bellamy (Male, born c.1731, died 1788)
Genre: Lives
An apology for the life of George Anne Bellamy, late of Covent-garden theatre.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Claud.8.19-23.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

George Anne Bellamy (Male, born c.1731, died 1788)
Genre: Lives
An apology for the life of George Anne Bellamy, late of Covent-Garden Theatre.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 50 times in 10 borrowing records


Book Work

George Anne Bellamy (Male, born c.1731, died 1788)
Genre: Lives
Apology for the Life of George Anne Bellamy, Late of Covent-Garden Theatre

Borrowed: 1788/4/24 (Thursday). Returned: 1788/5/24 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr William Steuart [Stewart]

Author: George Anne Bellamy (Male, born c.1731, died 1788), Genre: Lives

Apology for the Life of George Anne Bellamy, Late of Covent-Garden Theatre

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

Record ID 170520

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 7

Blackstones Reports 2  Vol fol

Borrowed: 1788/5/1 (Thursday). Returned: 1788/6/1 (Sunday).


Borrower

Mr Thomas McGrugar
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1786. Life dates: d. 1810.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book Holding

Sir William Blackstone (Male, born 1723, died 1780)
Genre: Law
Reports of cases determined in the several courts of Westminster-Hall, from 1746 to 1779 [Blackstone]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: TR E.159.4.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Sir William Blackstone (Male, born 1723, died 1780)
Genre: Law
Reports of cases determined in the several courts of Westminster-Hall, from 1746 to 1779.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1781. Format: folio. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 16 times in 9 borrowing records


Book Work

Sir William Blackstone (Male, born 1723, died 1780)
Genre: Law
Reports of Cases Determined in the Several Courts of Westminster-Hall, from 1746 to 1779

Borrowed: 1788/5/1 (Thursday). Returned: 1788/6/1 (Sunday).

Borrower: Mr Thomas McGrugar

Author: Sir William Blackstone (Male, born 1723, died 1780), Genre: Law

Reports of Cases Determined in the Several Courts of Westminster-Hall, from 1746 to 1779

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 170523

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 7

Savary lettres Sur l'Egypte 3 Vol 8vo

Borrowed: 1788/5/2 (Friday). Returned: 1788/6/2 (Monday).


Borrower

Mr James Lindsay Carnegie of Boysack
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1784. Life dates: 1764-1805.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Claude Étienne Savary (Male, born 1750, died 1788)
Genre: Travel
Lettres sur l'Egypte ... [Savary]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.153.D.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Claude Étienne Savary (Male, born 1750, died 1788)
Genre: Travel
Lettres sur l'Égypte, ... où l'on décrit l'état ... du pays, et la descente de S. Louis à Damiette, tirée de Joinville et des auteurs arabes, avec des cartes géographiques.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 9 times in 3 borrowing records


Book Work

Claude Étienne Savary (Male, born 1750, died 1788)
Genre: Travel
Letters on Egypt [Claude Étienne Savary]

Borrowed: 1788/5/2 (Friday). Returned: 1788/6/2 (Monday).

Borrower: Mr James Lindsay Carnegie of Boysack

Author: Claude Étienne Savary (Male, born 1750, died 1788), Genre: Travel

Letters on Egypt [Claude Étienne Savary]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Record ID 170526

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 8

Cunninghams History of Britain 2 vol 4to

Borrowed: 1788/5/6 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/6/6 (Friday).


Borrower

Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Alexander Cunningham (Male)
Genre: History
The history of Great Britain: from the revolution in 1688, to the accession of George the First [Cunningham]
Possible modern shelfmark: C.18.b.8-9.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Alexander Cunningham (Male)
Genre: History
The history of Great Britain: from the revolution in 1688, to the accession of George the First.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 4to.
Translators: Thomson, William, 1746-1817.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 42 times in 28 borrowing records


Book Work

Alexander Cunningham (Male)
Genre: History
History of Great Britain [Alexander Cunningham]

Borrowed: 1788/5/6 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/6/6 (Friday).

Borrower: Mr Matthew Ross of Condie

Author: Alexander Cunningham (Male), Genre: History

History of Great Britain [Alexander Cunningham]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 170529

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 8

Swinburns Travels 4to

Borrowed: 1788/5/6 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/6/6 (Friday).


Borrower

Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Henry Swinburne (Male, born 1743, died 1803)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Spain, in the years 1775 and 1776 [Swinburne]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.173.a.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Henry Swinburne (Male, born 1743, died 1803)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Spain, in the years 1775 and 1776. In which several monuments of Roman and Moorish architecture are illustrated by accurate drawings taken on the spot.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1779. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 6


Book Work

Henry Swinburne (Male, born 1743, died 1803)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Spain, in the Years 1775 and 1776

Borrowed: 1788/5/6 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/6/6 (Friday).

Borrower: Mr Matthew Ross of Condie

Author: Henry Swinburne (Male, born 1743, died 1803), Genre: Travel

Travels through Spain, in the Years 1775 and 1776

Record ID 170532

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 8

Chandlers Travels 2 vol 4to

Borrowed: 1788/6/6 (Friday). Returned: 1788/6/6 (Friday).


Borrower

Mr Adam Rolland of Gask
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1758. Life dates: 1734-1819.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Richard Chandler (Male, born 1738, died 1810)
Genre: Travel
Travels in Greece: or an account of a tour made at the expense of the Society of Dilettanti.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Richard Chandler (Male, born 1738, died 1810)
Genre: Travel
Travels in Greece: or an account of a tour made at the expense of the Society of Dilettanti.
Language: English . Published: Oxford. Date of publication: 1776. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 23 times in 19 borrowing records


Book Work

Richard Chandler (Male, born 1738, died 1810)
Genre: Travel
Travels in Greece: or An Account of a Tour Made at the Expense of the Society of Dilettanti

Record ID 170535

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 9

Scots Magazine for 1747

Borrowed: 1788/5/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/6/7 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mr Robert Craig of Riccarton
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1754. Life dates: 1730-1823.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book Holding

Genre: Periodicals
Scots magazine.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1747

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Genre: Periodicals
The Scots magazine.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1739-1803. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 306 times in 185 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Periodicals
Scots Magazine

Borrowed: 1788/5/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/6/7 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr Robert Craig of Riccarton

Genre: Periodicals

Scots Magazine

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1747

Record ID 171003

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 11

Johnsons Works Oct. 1787 vol. 8, 9. 10, 11

Borrowed: 1788/5/19 (Monday). Returned: 1788/6/19 (Thursday). Fine pledged in case of late return: one pound ster.


Borrower

Mr Thomas Wilson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1781. Life dates: 1758-1824.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Samuel Johnson.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Ao].3/1.1-11.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8, Volume 9, Volume 10, Volume 11

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Confidence level: Certain

Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Together with his life, and notes on his lives of the poets, by Sir John Hawkins
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 11 vols.
Editors: Hawkins, John
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 241 times in 112 borrowing records


Book Work

Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Samuel Johnson

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Confidence level: Certain

Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. In fourteen volumes. Vol. XIV.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 42 times in 14 borrowing records


Book Work

Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Samuel Johnson

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. In thirteen volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 8vo. Pagination: vols 12-13.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 47 times in 15 borrowing records


Book Work

Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Samuel Johnson

Borrowed: 1788/5/19 (Monday). Returned: 1788/6/19 (Thursday).

Borrower: Mr Thomas Wilson

Author: Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13), Genre: Belles Lettres

Works of Samuel Johnson

Volumes borrowed: Volume 8, Volume 9, Volume 10, Volume 11

Record ID 171081

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 12

Dalrymples Inquiry agt Gibbon

Borrowed: 1788/5/23 (Friday). Returned: 1788/6/23 (Monday).


Borrower

Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Sir David Dalrymple Lord Hailes (Male, born 1726, died 1792)
Genre: History
An inquiry into the secondary causes which Mr Gibbon has assigned for the rapid growth of Christianity [Dalrymple]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.159.A.

Record ID 171090

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 13

Conversations of Emily 2 Vol

Borrowed: 1788/5/23 (Friday). Returned: 1788/6/23 (Monday).


Borrower

Mr John Maclaurin Lord Dreghorn
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1756. Life dates: 1734-1796.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Lord President.


Book Holding

Louise Florence Pétronille Tardieu d’Esclavelles Marquise d'Epinay (Female, born 1726, died 1783)
Genre: Fiction
The conversations of Emily.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Louise Florence Pétronille Tardieu d’Esclavelles Marquise d'Epinay (Female, born 1726, died 1783)
Genre: Fiction
The conversations of Emily.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 12mo.
Translators: Lyons, Lewis
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 4 times in 2 borrowing records


Book Work

Louise Florence Pétronille Tardieu d’Esclavelles Marquise d'Epinay (Female, born 1726, died 1783)
Genre: Fiction
Conversations of Emily

Borrowed: 1788/5/23 (Friday). Returned: 1788/6/23 (Monday).

Borrower: Mr John Maclaurin Lord Dreghorn

Author: Louise Florence Pétronille Tardieu d’Esclavelles Marquise d'Epinay (Female, born 1726, died 1783), Genre: Fiction

Conversations of Emily

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 171087

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 13

Borrowed: 1788/5/23 (Friday). Returned: 1788/6/23 (Monday).

Borrower: Mr John Maclaurin Lord Dreghorn

Author: Edward McGauran (Male), Genre: Lives

Memoirs of Major Edward M’Gauran

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 171093

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 13

Watsons Chemical Essays 5 Vol 8vo

Borrowed: 1788/5/27 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/6/27 (Friday).


Borrower

Mr John Pringle
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1763. Life dates: 1741-1811.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.


Book Holding

Richard Watson Bishop of Llandaff (Male, born 1737, died 1816)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Chemical essays [Watson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Richard Watson Bishop of Llandaff (Male, born 1737, died 1816)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Chemical essays. By R. Watson, D. D. F. R. S. and Regius Professor of Divinity in the University of Cambridge.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1781-1787. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 5 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 22 times in 6 borrowing records


Book Work

Richard Watson Bishop of Llandaff (Male, born 1737, died 1816)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Chemical Essays [Richard Watson]

Borrowed: 1788/5/27 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/6/27 (Friday).

Borrower: Mr John Pringle

Author: Richard Watson Bishop of Llandaff (Male, born 1737, died 1816), Genre: Natural Philosophy

Chemical Essays [Richard Watson]

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

Record ID 171144

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 14

Whitakers Hist. of Manchester 2 vol 8.vo

Borrowed: 1788/5/27 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/6/27 (Friday).


Borrower

Mr Alexander Fraser Tytler Lord Woodhouselee
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1770. Life dates: 1747-1813.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.


Book HoldingLibrary record

John Whitaker (Male, born 1735, died 1808)
Genre: History
The history of Manchester [Whitaker]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: A.20.a.4-5 .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

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Confidence level: Certain

John Whitaker (Male, born 1735, died 1808)
Genre: History
The history of Manchester. In four books.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771-1775. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 11 times in 7 borrowing records


Book Work

John Whitaker (Male, born 1735, died 1808)
Genre: History
History of Manchester

Borrowed: 1788/5/27 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/6/27 (Friday).

Borrower: Mr Alexander Fraser Tytler Lord Woodhouselee

Author: John Whitaker (Male, born 1735, died 1808), Genre: History

History of Manchester

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 171120

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 14

Monthly Review tom 11-15 onches

Borrowed: 1788/5/23 (Friday). Returned: 1788/6/23 (Monday).


Borrower

Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.


Book Holding

Genre: Periodicals
Monthly review; or, Literary journal.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 11, Volume 12, Volume 13, Volume 14, Volume 15

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Confidence level: Certain

Genre: Periodicals
The Monthly review. A periodical work, giving an account, with proper abstracts of, and extracts from, the new books, pamphlets, &c. as they come out. ... By several hands
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1749-1789. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 347 times in 203 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Periodicals
Monthly Review. A Periodical Work, Giving an Account ... of, and Extracts from, the New Books, Pamphlets, &c.

Borrowed: 1788/5/23 (Friday). Returned: 1788/6/23 (Monday).

Borrower: Mr Matthew Ross of Condie

Genre: Periodicals

Monthly Review. A Periodical Work, Giving an Account ... of, and Extracts from, the New Books, Pamphlets, &c.

Volumes borrowed: Volume 11, Volume 12, Volume 13, Volume 14, Volume 15

Record ID 171255

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 15

Solinus Polyhistor

Borrowed: 1788/5/30 (Friday). Returned: 1788/6/30 (Monday).


Borrower

Mr Alexander Fraser Tytler Lord Woodhouselee
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1770. Life dates: 1747-1813.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.


Book HoldingLibrary record

C. Julius Solinus (Male)
Genre: History
Caii Iulii Solini Polyhistor.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: AB.1.81.109.

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Confidence level: Certain

C. Julius Solinus (Male)
Genre: History
C. J. Solini Polyhistor. Ex editione C. Salmasii accurante M. A. Goetzio.
Language: Latin . Published: Leipzig. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2


Book Work

C. Julius Solinus (Male)
Genre: History
Polyhistor [C. Julius Solinus]

Record ID 171327

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 17

Lavater traité de Physiognomie 2 vol

Borrowed: 1788/6/5 (Thursday). Returned: 1788/7/5 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mr James Rutherford Drummond of Stragaeth
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1782. Life dates: d. 1811.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Johann Caspar Lavater (Male, born 1741, died 1801)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Essai sur la physiognomonie [Lavater]
Possible modern shelfmark: Ak.2.11-14.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Johann Caspar Lavater (Male, born 1741, died 1801)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Essai sur la Physiognomonie, destiné à faire connoître l'homme et à la faire aimer.
Language: French . Published: The Hague. Date of publication: 1781-1801. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 9 times in 5 borrowing records


Book Work

Johann Caspar Lavater (Male, born 1741, died 1801)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to Promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind

Borrowed: 1788/6/5 (Thursday). Returned: 1788/7/5 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr James Rutherford Drummond of Stragaeth

Author: Johann Caspar Lavater (Male, born 1741, died 1801), Genre: Natural Philosophy

Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to Promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3

Record ID 171432

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 18

Tears of Sensiblity 2 vol

Borrowed: 1788/6/6 (Friday). Returned: 1788/7/6 (Sunday).


Borrower

Mr John Maclaurin Lord Dreghorn
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1756. Life dates: 1734-1796.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Lord President.


Book HoldingLibrary record

François-Thomas-Marie de Baculard d’ Arnaud (Male, born 1718, died 1805)
Genre: Fiction
The tears of sensibility, novels: namely, 1. The cruel father. 2. Rosetta; or, The fair penitent rewarded. 3. The rival friends. 4. Sidney and Silli; or, The man of benevolence and the man of gratitude.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Vts.2.f.19.1-2 .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Borrowed: 1788/6/6 (Friday). Returned: 1788/7/6 (Sunday).

Borrower: Mr John Maclaurin Lord Dreghorn

Author: François-Thomas-Marie de Baculard d’ Arnaud (Male, born 1718, died 1805), Genre: Fiction

Tears of Sensibility

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 171435

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 18

Hayleys essay on Old maids 3 Vol

Borrowed: 1788/6/6 (Friday). Returned: 1788/7/6 (Sunday).


Borrower

Mr John Maclaurin Lord Dreghorn
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1756. Life dates: 1734-1796.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Lord President.


Book HoldingLibrary record

William Hayley (Male, born 1745, died 1820)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
A philosophical, historical, and moral essay on old maids [Hayley]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [An].6/1.41-43.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

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Confidence level: Certain

William Hayley (Male, born 1745, died 1820)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
A philosophical, historical, and moral essay on old maids.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 18 times in 6 borrowing records


Book Work

William Hayley (Male, born 1745, died 1820)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Philosophical, Historical, and Moral Essay on Old Maids

Borrowed: 1788/6/6 (Friday). Returned: 1788/7/6 (Sunday).

Borrower: Mr John Maclaurin Lord Dreghorn

Author: William Hayley (Male, born 1745, died 1820), Genre: Philosophy and Morality

Philosophical, Historical, and Moral Essay on Old Maids

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Record ID 171438

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 19

Milot elemens de histoire moderns 5 Vol. 12o

Borrowed: 1788/6/9 (Monday). Returned: 1788/7/9 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Sir Robert Anstruther of Balcaskie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1754. Life dates: d. 1818.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Abbé Claude François Xavier Millot (Male, born 1726, died 1785)
Genre: History
Elemens de l'histoire generale, premiere partie, contenant l'histoire ancienne. Seconde partie, contenant l'histoire moderne, depuis la fondation de la monarchie Françoise jusqu'à l'an 1773 [Millot]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.95.d.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Abbé Claude François Xavier Millot (Male, born 1726, died 1785)
Genre: History
Elémens d'histoire générale ...
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 5 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 29 times in 7 borrowing records


Book Work

Abbé Claude François Xavier Millot (Male, born 1726, died 1785)
Genre: History
Elements of General History

Borrowed: 1788/6/9 (Monday). Returned: 1788/7/9 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Sir Robert Anstruther of Balcaskie

Author: Abbé Claude François Xavier Millot (Male, born 1726, died 1785), Genre: History

Elements of General History

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

Record ID 171606

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 20

Stuarts view of society 4to

Borrowed: 1788/6/11 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/7/11 (Friday).


Borrower

Mr Malcolm Laing of Strenzie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1785. Life dates: 1762-1818.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).


Book HoldingLibrary record

Gilbert Stuart (Male, born 1742, died 1786)
Genre: History
A view of society in Europe, in its progress from rudeness to refinement: or, inquiries concerning the history of law, government, and manners [Stuart]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.86.a.13 (or E.86.a.14).

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Confidence level: Certain

Gilbert Stuart (Male, born 1742, died 1786)
Genre: History
A view of society in Europe, in its progress from rudeness to refinement; or, inquiries concerning the history of law, government, and manners.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 18


Book Work

Gilbert Stuart (Male, born 1742, died 1786)
Genre: History
View of Society in Europe

Borrowed: 1788/6/11 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/7/11 (Friday).

Borrower: Mr Malcolm Laing of Strenzie

Author: Gilbert Stuart (Male, born 1742, died 1786), Genre: History

View of Society in Europe

Record ID 171603

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 20

Cokes Commentary upon Littleton fol

Borrowed: 1788/6/11 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/7/11 (Friday).


Borrower

Mr Malcolm Laing of Strenzie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1785. Life dates: 1762-1818.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).


Book HoldingLibrary record

Sir Edward Coke (Male, born 1552, died 1634)
Genre: Law
The first part of the Institutes of the laws of England. Or, A commentary upon Littleton [Coke]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: TR E.143.2].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Sir Edward Coke (Male, born 1552, died 1634)
Genre: Law
The first part of the institutes of the laws of England. Or, a commentary upon Littleton.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1788. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 4


Book Work

Sir Edward Coke (Male, born 1552, died 1634)
Genre: Law
First Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England. Or, A Commentary upon Littleton

Borrowed: 1788/6/11 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/7/11 (Friday).

Borrower: Mr Malcolm Laing of Strenzie

Author: Sir Edward Coke (Male, born 1552, died 1634), Genre: Law

First Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England. Or, A Commentary upon Littleton

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 171738

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 23

Millars View of the English Government &c 4o

Borrowed: 1788/6/18 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/7/18 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: one pound sterl..


Borrower

Mr William Craig Lord Craig
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1768. Life dates: 1745-1813.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.


Book HoldingLibrary record

John Millar (Male, born 1735, died 1801)
Genre: History
Historical view of the English government, from the settlement of the Saxons in Britain to the accession of the house of Stewart [Millar]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: A.38.c.9.

Record ID 171732

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 23

Volney Voyage en Egypte 2 Vol 8vo

Borrowed: 1788/6/14 (Saturday). Returned: 1788/7/14 (Monday).


Borrower

Mr David Smyth Lord Methven
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1767.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Constantin François de Chasseboeuf Comte de Volney (Male, born 1757, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Voyage en Syrie et en Egypte pendant les années 1783-85 [Volney]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.168.d.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Constantin François de Chasseboeuf Comte de Volney (Male, born 1757, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Voyage en Syrie et en Égypte pendant les années 1783, 1784 et 1785.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 16 times in 8 borrowing records


Book Work

Constantin François de Chasseboeuf Comte de Volney (Male, born 1757, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Syria and Egypt, in the Years 1783, 1784, and 1785

Borrowed: 1788/6/14 (Saturday). Returned: 1788/7/14 (Monday).

Borrower: Mr David Smyth Lord Methven

Author: Constantin François de Chasseboeuf Comte de Volney (Male, born 1757, died 1820), Genre: Travel

Travels through Syria and Egypt, in the Years 1783, 1784, and 1785

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 171804

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 25

Dalrymples Annals of Scotland 2 Vol 4to

Borrowed: 1788/6/18 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/7/18 (Friday).


Borrower

Mr Thomas Muir of Huntershill
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1787. Life dates: 1765-1799.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Sir David Dalrymple Lord Hailes (Male, born 1726, died 1792)
Genre: History
Annals of Scotland. From the accession of Malcolm III. Surnamed Canmole, to the accession of Robert I [Dalrymple]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: A.107.b.[23]-[24].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

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Confidence level: Certain

Sir David Dalrymple Lord Hailes (Male, born 1726, died 1792)
Genre: History
Annals of Scotland.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1776. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 54 times in 31 borrowing records


Book Work

Sir David Dalrymple Lord Hailes (Male, born 1726, died 1792)
Genre: History
Annals of Scotland [David Dalrymple]

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Sir David Dalrymple Lord Hailes (Male, born 1726, died 1792)
Genre: History
Annals of Scotland. From The Accession of Robert I. Surnamed Bruce, To the Accession of the House of Stewart.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1779. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 83 times in 60 borrowing records


Book Work

Sir David Dalrymple Lord Hailes (Male, born 1726, died 1792)
Genre: History
Annals of Scotland [David Dalrymple]

Borrowed: 1788/6/18 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/7/18 (Friday).

Borrower: Mr Thomas Muir of Huntershill

Author: Sir David Dalrymple Lord Hailes (Male, born 1726, died 1792), Genre: History

Annals of Scotland [David Dalrymple]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 171813

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 26

Stuarts Antiquities of Athens fol

Borrowed: 1788/6/19 (Thursday). Returned: 1788/7/19 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mr George Wallace
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1754. Life dates: 1727-1805.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Nicolas Revett (Male, born 1720, died 1804), James Stuart (Male, born 1713, died 1788)
Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: History
The antiquities of Athens measured and delineated by James Stuart F.R.S. and F.S.A. and Nicholas Revett painters and architects.
Possible modern shelfmark: E.130.a.13-16.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

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Confidence level: Certain

Nicolas Revett (Male, born 1720, died 1804), James Stuart (Male, born 1713, died 1788)
Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: History
The antiquities of Athens measured and delineated by James Stuart F.R.S. and F.S.A. and Nicholas Revett painters and architects.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1762-1794. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 16 times in 6 borrowing records


Book Work

Nicolas Revett (Male, born 1720, died 1804), James Stuart (Male, born 1713, died 1788)
Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: History
Antiquities of Athens Measured and Delineated

Borrowed: 1788/6/19 (Thursday). Returned: 1788/7/19 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr George Wallace

Author: Nicolas Revett (Male, born 1720, died 1804), James Stuart (Male, born 1713, died 1788), Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: History

Antiquities of Athens Measured and Delineated

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 171819

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 26

Euripedes by Potter 2 vol 4to

Borrowed: 1788/6/19 (Thursday). Returned: 1788/7/19 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mr Thomas Muir of Huntershill
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1787. Life dates: 1765-1799.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Euripides (Male, born c.BCE480, died BCE406)
Genre: Drama
The tragedies of Euripides translated. In two volumes [Potter]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.7.a..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Euripides (Male, born c.BCE480, died BCE406)
Genre: Drama
The tragedies of Euripides translated.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1781. Format: 4to.
Translators: Potter, Robert, 1721-1804.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 8 times in 6 borrowing records


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Euripides (Male, born c.BCE480, died BCE406)
Genre: Drama
Works of Euripides

Borrowed: 1788/6/19 (Thursday). Returned: 1788/7/19 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr Thomas Muir of Huntershill

Author: Euripides (Male, born c.BCE480, died BCE406), Genre: Drama

Works of Euripides

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 172077

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 28

Political History of Indies 4to

Borrowed: 1788/6/25 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/7/25 (Friday).


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).


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Abbé Guillaume-Thomas-François Raynal (Male, born 1713, died 1796)
Genre: History
A philosophical and political history of the settlements and trade of the Europeans in the East and West Indies [Raynal]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.138.c.16-19.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4

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Confidence level: Certain

Abbé Guillaume-Thomas-François Raynal (Male, born 1713, died 1796)
Genre: History
A philosophical and political history of the settlements and trade of the Europeans in the East and West Indies.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1776. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Translators: Justamond, John Obadiah
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 68 times in 30 borrowing records


Book Work

Abbé Guillaume-Thomas-François Raynal (Male, born 1713, died 1796)
Genre: History
Philosophical and Political History of the Settlements and Trade of the Europeans in the East and West Indies

Borrowed: 1788/6/25 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/7/25 (Friday).

Borrower: Mr William Tait

Author: Abbé Guillaume-Thomas-François Raynal (Male, born 1713, died 1796), Genre: History

Philosophical and Political History of the Settlements and Trade of the Europeans in the East and West Indies

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

Record ID 172152

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 29

Milot elemens de l'histoire ancienne 4 vol

Borrowed: 1788/6/24 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/7/24 (Thursday).


Borrower

Mr James Wolfe Murray Lord Cringletie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1782. Life dates: 1759-1836.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.


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Abbé Claude François Xavier Millot (Male, born 1726, died 1785)
Genre: History
Elemens de l'histoire generale, premiere partie, contenant l'histoire ancienne. Seconde partie, contenant l'histoire moderne, depuis la fondation de la monarchie Françoise jusqu'à l'an 1773 [Millot]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.95.d.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4

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Confidence level: Certain

Abbé Claude François Xavier Millot (Male, born 1726, died 1785)
Genre: History
Elémens d'histoire générale ...
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 5 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 29 times in 7 borrowing records


Book Work

Abbé Claude François Xavier Millot (Male, born 1726, died 1785)
Genre: History
Elements of General History

Borrowed: 1788/6/24 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/7/24 (Thursday).

Borrower: Mr James Wolfe Murray Lord Cringletie

Author: Abbé Claude François Xavier Millot (Male, born 1726, died 1785), Genre: History

Elements of General History

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

Record ID 172161

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 31

Parnaso Italiano tom 1.3

Borrowed: 1788/6/25 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/7/25 (Friday).


Borrower

Mr Thomas Muir of Huntershill
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1787. Life dates: 1765-1799.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


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Genre: Poetry
Parnaso italiano; ovvero, Raccolta de' poeti classici italiani.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 3

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Confidence level: Certain

Genre: Poetry
Parnaso Italiano, ovvero raccolta de'poeti classici Italiani.
Language: Italian . Published: Venice. Date of publication: 1784-1791. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 56 vols.
Editors: Rubbi, Andrea, 1738-1817
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 24 times in 5 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Poetry
Parnaso Italiano, Ovvero Raccolta de'Poeti Classici Italiani

Borrowed: 1788/6/25 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/7/25 (Friday).

Borrower: Mr Thomas Muir of Huntershill

Genre: Poetry

Parnaso Italiano, Ovvero Raccolta de'Poeti Classici Italiani

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 3

Record ID 172170

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 32

Winter Evenings 3 vol.

Borrowed: 1788/6/26 (Thursday). Returned: 1788/7/26 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mr Alexander Fraser Tytler Lord Woodhouselee
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1770. Life dates: 1747-1813.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.


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Vicesimus Knox (Male, born 1752, died 1821)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Winter evenings: or lucubrations on life and letters. In three volumes [Knox]
Possible modern shelfmark: [Ao].7/2.4-6 .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Vicesimus Knox (Male, born 1752, died 1821)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Winter evenings: or lucubrations on life and letters.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 99 times in 38 borrowing records


Book Work

Vicesimus Knox (Male, born 1752, died 1821)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Winter Evenings: or Lucubrations on Life and Letters

Borrowed: 1788/6/26 (Thursday). Returned: 1788/7/26 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr Alexander Fraser Tytler Lord Woodhouselee

Author: Vicesimus Knox (Male, born 1752, died 1821), Genre: Belles Lettres

Winter Evenings: or Lucubrations on Life and Letters

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Record ID 172173

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 32

Gray's poems by W. Mason in 4

Borrowed: 1788/6/27 (Friday). Returned: 1788/7/27 (Sunday). Fine pledged in case of late return: fifteen shill..


Borrower

Mr John Erskine of Cambus
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1781. Life dates: 1758-1792.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


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Thomas Gray (Male, born 1716, died 1771), William Mason (Male, born 1725, died 1797)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Poetry
The poems of Mr. Gray. To which are prefixed Memoirs of his life and writings by W. Mason, M.A.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Ak].2/1.20.

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Confidence level: Certain

Thomas Gray (Male, born 1716, died 1771), William Mason (Male, born 1725, died 1797)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Poetry
The poems of Mr. Gray. To which are prefixed Memoirs of his life and writings.
Language: English . Published: York. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 14


Book Work

Thomas Gray (Male, born 1716, died 1771), William Mason (Male, born 1725, died 1797)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Poetry
Poems of Mr Gray. To which are Prefixed Memoirs of his Life and Writings

Borrowed: 1788/6/27 (Friday). Returned: 1788/7/27 (Sunday).

Borrower: Mr John Erskine of Cambus

Author: Thomas Gray (Male, born 1716, died 1771), William Mason (Male, born 1725, died 1797), Genre: Lives, Genre: Poetry

Poems of Mr Gray. To which are Prefixed Memoirs of his Life and Writings

Record ID 172167

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 32

Record ID 172494

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 34

Record ID 172491

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 34

Marie Mechanique 4to

Borrowed: 1788/6/27 (Friday). Returned: 1788/7/27 (Sunday).


Borrower

Sir William Miller of Glenlee; Lord Glenlee
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1777. Life dates: 1755-1846.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).


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Joseph François Marie (Male)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Traité de mechanique [Marie]
Possible modern shelfmark: Cp.2.11.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Joseph François Marie (Male)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Traité de méchanique.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 2


Book Work

Joseph François Marie (Male)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Traité de Méchanique [Joseph François Marie]

Record ID 173418

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 36

Evans's Old Ballads 2 vol

Borrowed: 1788/7/1 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/8/1 (Friday).


Borrower

Mr Thomas Muir of Huntershill
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1787. Life dates: 1765-1799.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Genre: Poetry
Old ballads, historical and narrative, with some of modern date [Evans]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Ai].5/1.19-21.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

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Confidence level: Certain

Genre: Poetry
Old ballads, historical and narrative, with some of modern date; now first collected, and reprinted from rare copies.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Evans, Thomas
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 6 times in 3 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Poetry
Old Ballads, Historical and Narrative, with Some of Modern Date

Borrowed: 1788/7/1 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/8/1 (Friday).

Borrower: Mr Thomas Muir of Huntershill

Genre: Poetry

Old Ballads, Historical and Narrative, with Some of Modern Date

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 173445

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 39

Gillies's History of Greece 2 vol 4to

Borrowed: 1788/7/8 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/8/8 (Friday).


Borrower

Mr John Ramsay Balfour
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1762. Life dates: 1734-1813.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

John Gillies (Male, born 1747, died 1836)
Genre: History
History of ancient Greece, its colonies, and conquests; from the earliest accounts till the division of the Macedonian Empire in the east [Gillies]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.72.a.6-7.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

John Gillies (Male, born 1747, died 1836)
Genre: History
The history of ancient Greece, its colonies, and conquests; from the earliest accounts till the division of the Macedonian Empire in the east. Including the History of Literature, Philosophy, and the Fine Arts.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1786. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 79 times in 54 borrowing records


Book Work

John Gillies (Male, born 1747, died 1836)
Genre: History
History of Ancient Greece, its Colonies and Conquests

Borrowed: 1788/7/8 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/8/8 (Friday).

Borrower: Mr John Ramsay Balfour

Author: John Gillies (Male, born 1747, died 1836), Genre: History

History of Ancient Greece, its Colonies and Conquests

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 173640

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 41

Tophams Letters in 8vo

Borrowed: 1788/7/12 (Saturday). Returned: 1788/8/12 (Tuesday).


Borrower

Mr Robert Craigie Lord Craigie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1776. Life dates: d. 1834.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Edward Topham (Male, born 1751, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Letters from Edinburgh; written in the years 1774 and 1775 [Topham]
Possible modern shelfmark: K.157.e.[21].

Borrowed: 1788/7/12 (Saturday). Returned: 1788/8/12 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Mr Robert Craigie Lord Craigie

Author: Edward Topham (Male, born 1751, died 1820), Genre: Travel

Letters from Edinburgh written in the Years 1774 and 1775

Record ID 173649

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 42

Gibbons decline of the Roman Empire vol. 1st.

Borrowed: 1788/7/14 (Monday). Returned: 1788/8/14 (Thursday).


Borrower

Mr James Urquhart of Meldrum
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1781. Life dates: 1759-1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
History of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire [Gibbon]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.68.e.1-6.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
The history of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 12 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 59 times in 23 borrowing records


Book Work

Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Borrowed: 1788/7/14 (Monday). Returned: 1788/8/14 (Thursday).

Borrower: Mr James Urquhart of Meldrum

Author: Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794), Genre: History

Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 173655

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 43

Jones on Bailments in 8

Borrowed: 1788/7/15 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/8/15 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: five shill. sterl.


Borrower

Mr Thomas Wilson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1781. Life dates: 1758-1824.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book Holding

Sir William Jones (Male, born 1746, died 1794)
Genre: Law
An essay on the las of bailments [Jones]

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Sir William Jones (Male, born 1746, died 1794)
Genre: Law
An essay on the law of bailments.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1781. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2


Book Work

Sir William Jones (Male, born 1746, died 1794)
Genre: Law
Essay on the Law of Bailments

Borrowed: 1788/7/15 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/8/15 (Friday).

Borrower: Mr Thomas Wilson

Author: Sir William Jones (Male, born 1746, died 1794), Genre: Law

Essay on the Law of Bailments

Record ID 173658

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 43

Annual Register for 1770 to 1780 inclusive (the vol for 1772 wanting)

Borrowed: 1788/7/16 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/8/16 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mr Alexander Elphinstone of Glack
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1764. Life dates: 1738-1795.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.


Book Holding

Genre: Periodicals
Annual register, or a view of the history, politics, and literature for the year ...
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1770, Volume 1771, Volume 1773, Volume 1774, Volume 1775, Volume 1776, Volume 1777, Volume 1778, Volume 1779

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Genre: Periodicals
The annual Register, or a view of the history, politicks, and literature, of the year.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759-1837. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 850 times in 494 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Periodicals
Annual Register, or A View of the History, Politics, and Literature

Borrowed: 1788/7/16 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/8/16 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr Alexander Elphinstone of Glack

Genre: Periodicals

Annual Register, or A View of the History, Politics, and Literature

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1770, Volume 1771, Volume 1773, Volume 1774, Volume 1775, Volume 1776, Volume 1777, Volume 1778, Volume 1779

Record ID 173805

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 46

Massingers dramatick Works 4 vol 8vo

Borrowed: 1788/7/19 (Saturday). Returned: 1788/8/19 (Tuesday).


Borrower

Mr Malcolm Laing of Strenzie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1785. Life dates: 1762-1818.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).


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Philip Massinger (Male, born 1583, died 1640)
Genre: Drama
Dramatick works of Philip Massinger complete, in four volumes.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Al].3/1.16-19.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Philip Massinger (Male, born 1583, died 1640)
Genre: Drama
The dramatick works of Philip Massinger complete, in four volumes. Revised and corrected, with notes critical and explanatory, by John Monck Mason, Esq.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1779. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Editors: Mason, John Monck, 1726-1809
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 28 times in 7 borrowing records


Book Work

Philip Massinger (Male, born 1583, died 1640)
Genre: Drama
Dramatic Works of Philip Massinger

Borrowed: 1788/7/19 (Saturday). Returned: 1788/8/19 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Mr Malcolm Laing of Strenzie

Author: Philip Massinger (Male, born 1583, died 1640), Genre: Drama

Dramatic Works of Philip Massinger

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

Record ID 173955

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 49

Beauties of Biography 2 vols 12o

Borrowed: 1788/7/20 (Sunday). Returned: 1788/8/20 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Mr Alexander Fraser Tytler Lord Woodhouselee
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1770. Life dates: 1747-1813.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Genre: Lives
The beauties of biography.
Possible modern shelfmark: E.78.g.8-9.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 174030

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 51

Parnaso Italiano tom 18.19.20 also tom 16. also 3.4.5.6.7.8.9.21 & 22 also tom 10

Borrowed: 1788/7/24 (Thursday). Returned: 1788/8/24 (Sunday).


Borrower

Mr Thomas Muir of Huntershill
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1787. Life dates: 1765-1799.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Genre: Poetry
Parnaso italiano; ovvero, Raccolta de' poeti classici italiani.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8, Volume 9, Volume 10, Volume 18, Volume 19, Volume 20, Volume 21, Volume 22

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Genre: Poetry
Parnaso Italiano, ovvero raccolta de'poeti classici Italiani.
Language: Italian . Published: Venice. Date of publication: 1784-1791. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 56 vols.
Editors: Rubbi, Andrea, 1738-1817
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 24 times in 5 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Poetry
Parnaso Italiano, Ovvero Raccolta de'Poeti Classici Italiani

Borrowed: 1788/7/24 (Thursday). Returned: 1788/8/24 (Sunday).

Borrower: Mr Thomas Muir of Huntershill

Genre: Poetry

Parnaso Italiano, Ovvero Raccolta de'Poeti Classici Italiani

Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8, Volume 9, Volume 10, Volume 18, Volume 19, Volume 20, Volume 21, Volume 22

Record ID 174033

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 52

Goldsmiths natural History 8 vol 8vo

Borrowed: 1788/7/25 (Friday). Returned: 1788/8/25 (Monday).


Borrower

Mr Archibald Macdonald of Sanda
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: d. 1795.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
An history of the earth, and animated nature [Goldsmith]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Cu.7/1.1-8.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8

Book Edition

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 721 times in 469 borrowing records


Book Work

Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
History of the Earth, and Animated Nature

Borrowed: 1788/7/25 (Friday). Returned: 1788/8/25 (Monday).

Borrower: Mr Archibald Macdonald of Sanda

Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: Natural Philosophy

History of the Earth, and Animated Nature

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8

Record ID 174063

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 53

Friedel Theatre Allemad tom 12

Borrowed: 1788/7/26 (Saturday). Returned: 1788/8/26 (Tuesday).


Borrower

Mr John Erskine of Cambus
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1781. Life dates: 1758-1792.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Genre: Drama
Nouveau théatre allemand [Friedel]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Ome].1.1-12.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 12

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Genre: Drama
Nouveau théâtre allemand.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1782-1785. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 12 vols.
Editors: Friedel, A. C. (Adrien Chrétien), 1753-1786
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 40 times in 13 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Drama
Nouveau Théâtre Allemand

Borrowed: 1788/7/26 (Saturday). Returned: 1788/8/26 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Mr John Erskine of Cambus

Genre: Drama

Nouveau Théâtre Allemand

Volumes borrowed: Volume 12

Record ID 174162

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 54

Edinburgh Philosophical Transactions 4

Borrowed: 1788/7/29 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/8/29 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: One guinea.


Borrower

Mr George Wallace
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1754. Life dates: 1727-1805.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Royal Society of Edinburgh (Unspecified)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: J.205-206 PER SER.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

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Confidence level: Certain

Royal Society of Edinburgh (Unspecified)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 96 times in 80 borrowing records


Book Work

Royal Society of Edinburgh (Unspecified)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Borrowed: 1788/7/29 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/8/29 (Friday).

Borrower: Mr George Wallace

Author: Royal Society of Edinburgh (Unspecified), Genre: Natural Philosophy

Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 174180

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 55

Brydens tour through Sicily & Malta 2 vol.

Borrowed: 1788/7/30 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/8/30 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mr John Dickson of Kilbucho
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1774. Life dates: 1752-1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
Tour through Sicily and Malta [Brydone]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.169.d.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
A tour through Sicily and Malta. In a series of letters to William Beckford, ... from P. Brydone, ... In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 153 times in 86 borrowing records


Book Work

Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
Tour Through Sicily and Malta. In a Series of Letters to William Beckford

Borrowed: 1788/7/30 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/8/30 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr John Dickson of Kilbucho

Author: Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818), Genre: Travel

Tour Through Sicily and Malta. In a Series of Letters to William Beckford

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 174258

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 56

Lysias & Isocrates by Gillies 4to

Borrowed: 1788/8/1 (Friday). Returned: 1788/9/1 (Monday).


Borrower

Mr Thomas Muir of Huntershill
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1787. Life dates: 1765-1799.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Isocrates (Male, born BCE436, died BCE338), Lysias (Male, born c.BCE445, died BCE380)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The orations of Lysias and Isocrates, translated from the Greek [Gillies]
Possible modern shelfmark: T.378.c..

Borrowed: 1788/8/1 (Friday). Returned: 1788/9/1 (Monday).

Borrower: Mr Thomas Muir of Huntershill

Author: Isocrates (Male, born BCE436, died BCE338), Lysias (Male, born c.BCE445, died BCE380), Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy

Orations of Lysias and Isocrates

Record ID 179367

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 58

Arnots History of Edinburgh

Borrowed: 1788/8/5 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/9/5 (Friday).


Borrower

Mr Adam Rolland of Gask
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1758. Life dates: 1734-1819.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: History
History of Edinburgh [Arnot]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: L.C.1206 .

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: History
The history of Edinburgh, from the earliest accounts to the present time.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 7


Book Work

Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: History
History of Edinburgh

Borrowed: 1788/8/5 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/9/5 (Friday).

Borrower: Mr Adam Rolland of Gask

Author: Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786), Genre: History

History of Edinburgh

Record ID 179370

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 58

Ferguson's mechanicks 4to

Borrowed: 1788/8/5 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/9/5 (Friday).


Borrower

Mr Thomas McGrugar
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1786. Life dates: d. 1810.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Lectures on select subjects in mechanics, hydrostatics, pneumatics, and optics [Ferguson].
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: AB.2.81.40.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Lectures on select subjects: in mechanics, hydrostatics, hydraulics, pneumatics, and optics.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2


Book Work

James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Lectures on Select Subjects in Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Pneumatics, and Optics

Record ID 179376

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 59

Colonel Dundas's military movements 4to

Borrowed: 1788/8/6 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/9/6 (Saturday). Fine pledged in case of late return: one pound sterl..


Borrower

Mr John Pringle
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1763. Life dates: 1741-1811.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Sir David Dundas (Male, born c.1735, died 1820)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Principles of military movements, chiefly applied to infantry [Dundas]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Bi.1/1.24.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Sir David Dundas (Male, born c.1735, died 1820)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Principles of military movements, chiefly applied to infantry.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 4


Book Work

Sir David Dundas (Male, born c.1735, died 1820)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Principles of Military Movements, Chiefly Applied to Infantry

Borrowed: 1788/8/6 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/9/6 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr John Pringle

Author: Sir David Dundas (Male, born c.1735, died 1820), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge

Principles of Military Movements, Chiefly Applied to Infantry

Record ID 179397

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 60

Watkinson's Survey of Ireland 8vo

Borrowed: 1788/8/7 (Thursday). Returned: 1788/8/7 (Thursday).


Borrower

Mr Alexander Fraser Tytler Lord Woodhouselee
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1770. Life dates: 1747-1813.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Thomas Campbell (Male, born 1733, died 1795)
Genre: Travel
A philosophical survey of the south of Ireland, in a series of letters to John Watkinson, M.D.
Possible modern shelfmark: AB.2.95.8.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Thomas Campbell (Male, born 1733, died 1795)
Genre: Travel
A philosophical survey of the south of Ireland, in a series of letters to John Watkinson, M.D.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 9


Book Work

Thomas Campbell (Male, born 1733, died 1795)
Genre: Travel
Philosophical Survey of the South of Ireland

Borrowed: 1788/8/7 (Thursday). Returned: 1788/8/7 (Thursday).

Borrower: Mr Alexander Fraser Tytler Lord Woodhouselee

Author: Thomas Campbell (Male, born 1733, died 1795), Genre: Travel

Philosophical Survey of the South of Ireland

Record ID 180540

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 65

Borrowed: 1788/8/19 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/9/19 (Friday).

Borrower: Mr James Ferguson younger of Pitfour

Author: William Macintosh (Male), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy, Genre: Travel

Travels in Europe, Asia, and Africa

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 180543

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 65

Encyclopedie tom 1 fol

Borrowed: 1788/8/19 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/9/19 (Friday).


Borrower

Mr John Maclaurin Lord Dreghorn
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1756. Life dates: 1734-1796.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Lord President.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopédie; ou, Dictionnaire raisonnée des sciences, des arts, et des métiers, etc. Supplément à l'Encyclopédie ...
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.190.d.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Genre: Reference Works
Supplément à l'Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, par une société de gens de lettres.
Language: French . Published: Amsterdam. Date of publication: 1776-1777. Format: folio. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 6 times in 5 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Reference Works
Supplément à l'Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers

Record ID 180552

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 67

Blairs Lectures 2 vol 4to

Borrowed: 1788/8/22 (Friday). Returned: 1788/9/22 (Monday).


Borrower

Mr James Rutherford Drummond of Stragaeth
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1782. Life dates: d. 1811.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book Holding

Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on rhetoric and belles lettres [Blair]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on rhetoric and belles lettres.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1783. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 114 times in 83 borrowing records


Book Work

Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres

Borrowed: 1788/8/22 (Friday). Returned: 1788/9/22 (Monday).

Borrower: Mr James Rutherford Drummond of Stragaeth

Author: Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800), Genre: Belles Lettres

Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 180663

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 68

Boswell's Tour & letter 8vo

Borrowed: 1788/9/1 (Monday). Returned: 1788/10/1 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Mr Thomas McGrugar
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1786. Life dates: d. 1810.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Verax (Unknown)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Remarks on the Journal of a tour to the Hebrides, in a letter to James Boswell, Esq.
Possible modern shelfmark: RB.s.80(2).

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Verax (Unknown)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Remarks on the journal of a tour to the Hebrides, in a letter to James Boswell, Esq .
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 3


Book Work

Verax (Unknown)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Remarks on the Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, in a Letter to James Boswell, Esq

Record ID 180651

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 68

Tarletons Compaigns 4to

Borrowed: 1788/8/20 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/9/20 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mr William Charles Little of Liberton
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1765.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Lieutenant-General Banastre Tarleton (Male, born 1754, died 1833)
Genre: History
A history of the campaigns of 1780 and 1781, in the southern provinces of North America [Tarleton]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: C.22.a.14.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Lieutenant-General Banastre Tarleton (Male, born 1754, died 1833)
Genre: History
A history of the campaigns of 1780 and 1781, in the southern provinces of North America.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 3


Book Work

Lieutenant-General Banastre Tarleton (Male, born 1754, died 1833)
Genre: History
History of the Campaigns of 1780 and 1781, in the Southern Provinces of North America

Record ID 180666

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 68

Bellamy's life 5 vol

Borrowed: 1788/9/1 (Monday). Returned: 1788/10/1 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Mr Thomas McGrugar
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1786. Life dates: d. 1810.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

George Anne Bellamy (Male, born c.1731, died 1788)
Genre: Lives
An apology for the life of George Anne Bellamy, late of Covent-garden theatre.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Claud.8.19-23.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

George Anne Bellamy (Male, born c.1731, died 1788)
Genre: Lives
An apology for the life of George Anne Bellamy, late of Covent-Garden Theatre.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 50 times in 10 borrowing records


Book Work

George Anne Bellamy (Male, born c.1731, died 1788)
Genre: Lives
Apology for the Life of George Anne Bellamy, Late of Covent-Garden Theatre

Borrowed: 1788/9/1 (Monday). Returned: 1788/10/1 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Mr Thomas McGrugar

Author: George Anne Bellamy (Male, born c.1731, died 1788), Genre: Lives

Apology for the Life of George Anne Bellamy, Late of Covent-Garden Theatre

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

Record ID 180567

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 69

Memoires Secretes de la republique des Lettres tom 13.20.21. 14.15.16 & 17.

Borrowed: 1788/9/8 (Monday). Returned: 1788/10/8 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Mr Andrew Balfour Andrew Balfour Ramsay of Whitehill
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1763. Life dates: 1741-1814.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.


Book Holding

Louis Petit de Bachaumont (Male, born 1690, died 1771)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Mémoires secrets pour servir a l’histoire de la république des lettres en France, depuis M.DCC.LXII jusqu’a nos jours; ou journal d’un observateur, ...
Volumes borrowed: Volume 13, Volume 14, Volume 15, Volume 16, Volume 17, Volume 20, Volume 21

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Louis Petit de Bachaumont (Male, born 1690, died 1771)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Mémoires secrets pour servir a l’histoire de la république des lettres en France, depuis M.DCC.LXII jusqu’a nos jours; ou journal d’un observateur.
Language: French . Published: London | | [i.e. Amsterdam?]. Date of publication: 1777-1789. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 36 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 32 times in 5 borrowing records


Book Work

Louis Petit de Bachaumont (Male, born 1690, died 1771)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Mémoires Secrets pour Servir a l’Histoire de la République des Lettres en France

Borrowed: 1788/9/8 (Monday). Returned: 1788/10/8 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Mr Andrew Balfour Andrew Balfour Ramsay of Whitehill

Author: Louis Petit de Bachaumont (Male, born 1690, died 1771), Genre: History, Genre: Lives

Mémoires Secrets pour Servir a l’Histoire de la République des Lettres en France

Volumes borrowed: Volume 13, Volume 14, Volume 15, Volume 16, Volume 17, Volume 20, Volume 21

Record ID 180570

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 70

Voltaire Oeuvres tom 8-9.10 in 4to

Borrowed: 1788/9/8 (Monday). Returned: 1788/10/8 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Mr William Craig Lord Craig
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1768. Life dates: 1745-1813.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Oeuvres completes [Voltaire]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Ak.7.1-73.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8, Volume 9, Volume 10

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Oeuvres completes de Voltaire.
Language: French . Published: Kehl. Date of publication: 1785-1789. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 125 times in 33 borrowing records


Book Work

Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Works of Voltaire

Borrowed: 1788/9/8 (Monday). Returned: 1788/10/8 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Mr William Craig Lord Craig

Author: Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Philosophy and Morality

Works of Voltaire

Volumes borrowed: Volume 8, Volume 9, Volume 10

Record ID 180579

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 71

Grays Poems 8vo

Borrowed: 1788/9/10 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/10/10 (Friday).


Borrower

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


Book HoldingLibrary record

Thomas Gray (Male, born 1716, died 1771), William Mason (Male, born 1725, died 1797)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Poetry
The poems of Mr. Gray. To which are prefixed Memoirs of his life and writings by W. Mason, M.A.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Ak].2/1.20.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Thomas Gray (Male, born 1716, died 1771), William Mason (Male, born 1725, died 1797)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Poetry
The poems of Mr. Gray. To which are prefixed Memoirs of his life and writings.
Language: English . Published: York. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 14


Book Work

Thomas Gray (Male, born 1716, died 1771), William Mason (Male, born 1725, died 1797)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Poetry
Poems of Mr Gray. To which are Prefixed Memoirs of his Life and Writings

Borrowed: 1788/9/10 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/10/10 (Friday).

Borrower: Mr John Morthland

Author: Thomas Gray (Male, born 1716, died 1771), William Mason (Male, born 1725, died 1797), Genre: Lives, Genre: Poetry

Poems of Mr Gray. To which are Prefixed Memoirs of his Life and Writings

Record ID 180576

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 71

Gibbons decline of the Roman Empire tom 1-2.

Borrowed: 1788/9/10 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/10/10 (Friday).


Borrower

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


Book HoldingLibrary record

Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
History of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire [Gibbon]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.68.e.1-6.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
The history of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 12 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 59 times in 23 borrowing records


Book Work

Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Borrowed: 1788/9/10 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/10/10 (Friday).

Borrower: Mr John Morthland

Author: Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794), Genre: History

Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 180588

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 72

Johnsons Tour in Scotland 8vo

Borrowed: 1788/9/12 (Friday). Returned: 1788/10/12 (Sunday).


Borrower

Mr Thomas McGrugar
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1786. Life dates: d. 1810.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Travel
Journey to the western islands of Scotland [Johnson]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: H.S.175.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Travel
A journey to the western islands of Scotland.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 76


Book Work

Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Travel
Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland

Borrowed: 1788/9/12 (Friday). Returned: 1788/10/12 (Sunday).

Borrower: Mr Thomas McGrugar

Author: Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13), Genre: Travel

Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland

Record ID 180609

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 73

Monthly Review vol 28

Borrowed: 1788/9/23 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/10/23 (Thursday).


Borrower

Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.


Book Holding

Genre: Periodicals
Monthly review; or, Literary journal.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 28

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Genre: Periodicals
The Monthly review. A periodical work, giving an account, with proper abstracts of, and extracts from, the new books, pamphlets, &c. as they come out. ... By several hands
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1749-1789. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 347 times in 203 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Periodicals
Monthly Review. A Periodical Work, Giving an Account ... of, and Extracts from, the New Books, Pamphlets, &c.

Record ID 180603

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 73

Polybius by Hampton 4 vol

Borrowed: 1788/9/23 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/10/23 (Thursday).


Borrower

Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Polybius (Male, born c.BCE200, died BCE118)
Genre: History
The general history of Polybius. In five books. Translated from the Greek. By Mr. Hampton.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.20.b.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Polybius (Male, born c.BCE200, died BCE118)
Genre: History
The general history of Polybius. In five books.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1772-1773. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Hampton, Mr. (James), 1721-177
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 22 times in 10 borrowing records


Book Work

Polybius (Male, born c.BCE200, died BCE118)
Genre: History
Histories [Polybius]

Borrowed: 1788/9/23 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/10/23 (Thursday).

Borrower: Mr Matthew Ross of Condie

Author: Polybius (Male, born c.BCE200, died BCE118), Genre: History

Histories [Polybius]

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

Record ID 180606

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 73

Volney voyages 2 vol 8vo

Borrowed: 1788/9/23 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/10/23 (Thursday).


Borrower

Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Constantin François de Chasseboeuf Comte de Volney (Male, born 1757, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Voyage en Syrie et en Egypte pendant les années 1783-85 [Volney]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.168.d.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Constantin François de Chasseboeuf Comte de Volney (Male, born 1757, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Voyage en Syrie et en Égypte pendant les années 1783, 1784 et 1785.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 16 times in 8 borrowing records


Book Work

Constantin François de Chasseboeuf Comte de Volney (Male, born 1757, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Syria and Egypt, in the Years 1783, 1784, and 1785

Borrowed: 1788/9/23 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/10/23 (Thursday).

Borrower: Mr Matthew Ross of Condie

Author: Constantin François de Chasseboeuf Comte de Volney (Male, born 1757, died 1820), Genre: Travel

Travels through Syria and Egypt, in the Years 1783, 1784, and 1785

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 180621

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 75

Cunningham's History of Britain 2 vol 4to

Borrowed: 1788/9/25 (Thursday). Returned: 1788/10/25 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mr Thomas McGrugar
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1786. Life dates: d. 1810.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Alexander Cunningham (Male)
Genre: History
The history of Great Britain: from the revolution in 1688, to the accession of George the First [Cunningham]
Possible modern shelfmark: C.18.b.8-9.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Alexander Cunningham (Male)
Genre: History
The history of Great Britain: from the revolution in 1688, to the accession of George the First.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 4to.
Translators: Thomson, William, 1746-1817.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 42 times in 28 borrowing records


Book Work

Alexander Cunningham (Male)
Genre: History
History of Great Britain [Alexander Cunningham]

Borrowed: 1788/9/25 (Thursday). Returned: 1788/10/25 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr Thomas McGrugar

Author: Alexander Cunningham (Male), Genre: History

History of Great Britain [Alexander Cunningham]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 180624

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 75

Carvers travels thro North America

Borrowed: 1788/9/25 (Thursday). Returned: 1788/10/25 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mr Robert Sinclair
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1762. Life dates: d. 1802.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Jonathan Carver (Male, born 1710, died 1780)
Genre: Travel
Travels through the interior parts of North-America, in the years 1766, 1767, and 1768 [Carver]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.186.e..

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Jonathan Carver (Male, born 1710, died 1780)
Genre: Travel
Travels through the interior parts of North-America, in the years 1766, 1767, and 1768.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 7


Book Work

Jonathan Carver (Male, born 1710, died 1780)
Genre: Travel
Travels through the Interior Parts of North America, in the Years 1766, 1767, and 1768

Borrowed: 1788/9/25 (Thursday). Returned: 1788/10/25 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr Robert Sinclair

Author: Jonathan Carver (Male, born 1710, died 1780), Genre: Travel

Travels through the Interior Parts of North America, in the Years 1766, 1767, and 1768

Record ID 180636

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 77

Pinkerton's Scottish Poems 2 vols

Borrowed: 1788/10/1 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/11/1 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mr Thomas McGrugar
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1786. Life dates: d. 1810.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Genre: Poetry
Ancient Scotish poems, never before in print [Maitland/Pinkerton]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Ai].5/1.8-9.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Genre: Poetry
Ancient Scotish poems, never before in print. But now published from the MS. collections of Sir Richard Maitland, Of Lethington, Knight, Lord Privy Seal Of Scotland, And A Senator Of The College Of Justice.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1786. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Editors: Pinkerton, John, 1758-1826
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 21 times in 13 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Poetry
Ancient Scottish Poems

Borrowed: 1788/10/1 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/11/1 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr Thomas McGrugar

Genre: Poetry

Ancient Scottish Poems

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 180633

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 77

Hawkesworths Collect. of Voyages 3 vol.

Borrowed: 1788/10/1 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/11/1 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mr Thomas McGrugar
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1786. Life dates: d. 1810.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

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 [Hawkesworth]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.149.b.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Borrowed: 1788/10/1 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/11/1 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr Thomas McGrugar

Author: 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

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Record ID 180648

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 78

Cookes elements of Criticism

Borrowed: 1788/10/7 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/11/7 (Friday).


Borrower

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


Book HoldingLibrary record

William Cook (Male, died 1824)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Elements of dramatic criticism [Cook]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Milc.4.51.

Borrowed: 1788/10/7 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/11/7 (Friday).

Borrower: Mr John Morthland

Author: William Cook (Male, died 1824), Genre: Belles Lettres

Elements of Dramatic Criticism

Record ID 180642

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 78

Spalanzani fisica 3 vol

Borrowed: 1788/10/6 (Monday). Returned: 1788/11/6 (Thursday).


Borrower

Mr Henry Glasford of Douglaston
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1785. Life dates: d. 1819.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).


Book Holding

Lazzaro Spallanzani (Male, born 1729, died 1799)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Opuscoli di fisica animale e vegetabile, aggiuntevi alcune lettere relative ad essi opuscoli dal Signor Bonnet e da altri scritte all'autore [Spallanzani]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Lazzaro Spallanzani (Male, born 1729, died 1799)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Opuscoli di fisica animale e vegetabile, aggiuntevi alcune lettere relative ad essi opuscoli dal Signor Bonnet e da altri scritte all'autore.
Language: Italian . Published: Venice. Date of publication: 1782. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 3 times in 1 borrowing record


Book Work

Lazzaro Spallanzani (Male, born 1729, died 1799)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Dissertations Relative to the Natural History of Animals and Vegetables

Borrowed: 1788/10/6 (Monday). Returned: 1788/11/6 (Thursday).

Borrower: Mr Henry Glasford of Douglaston

Author: Lazzaro Spallanzani (Male, born 1729, died 1799), Genre: Natural Philosophy

Dissertations Relative to the Natural History of Animals and Vegetables

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Record ID 180675

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 79

Winters Evenings 3 vol

Borrowed: 1788/10/14 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/11/14 (Friday).


Borrower

Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Vicesimus Knox (Male, born 1752, died 1821)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Winter evenings: or lucubrations on life and letters. In three volumes [Knox]
Possible modern shelfmark: [Ao].7/2.4-6 .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Vicesimus Knox (Male, born 1752, died 1821)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Winter evenings: or lucubrations on life and letters.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 99 times in 38 borrowing records


Book Work

Vicesimus Knox (Male, born 1752, died 1821)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Winter Evenings: or Lucubrations on Life and Letters

Borrowed: 1788/10/14 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/11/14 (Friday).

Borrower: Mr Matthew Ross of Condie

Author: Vicesimus Knox (Male, born 1752, died 1821), Genre: Belles Lettres

Winter Evenings: or Lucubrations on Life and Letters

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Record ID 180678

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 79

Annual Register vol. 9, 10 & 12 in 8

Borrowed: 1788/10/14 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/11/14 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: one guinea.


Borrower

Mr John Wilde
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1785. Life dates: d. 1848.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate.


Book Holding

Genre: Periodicals
Annual register, or a view of the history, politics, and literature for the year ...
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9, Volume 10, Volume 12

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Genre: Periodicals
The annual Register, or a view of the history, politicks, and literature, of the year.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759-1837. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 850 times in 494 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Periodicals
Annual Register, or A View of the History, Politics, and Literature

Borrowed: 1788/10/14 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/11/14 (Friday).

Borrower: Mr John Wilde

Genre: Periodicals

Annual Register, or A View of the History, Politics, and Literature

Volumes borrowed: Volume 9, Volume 10, Volume 12

Record ID 180672

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 79

Monthly Review tom 77 & 75

Borrowed: 1788/10/14 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/11/14 (Friday).


Borrower

Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.


Book Holding

Genre: Periodicals
Monthly review; or, Literary journal.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 75, Volume 77

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Genre: Periodicals
The Monthly review. A periodical work, giving an account, with proper abstracts of, and extracts from, the new books, pamphlets, &c. as they come out. ... By several hands
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1749-1789. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 347 times in 203 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Periodicals
Monthly Review. A Periodical Work, Giving an Account ... of, and Extracts from, the New Books, Pamphlets, &c.

Record ID 180669

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 79

Critical Review tom 63.64

Borrowed: 1788/10/14 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/11/14 (Friday).


Borrower

Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.


Book Holding

Genre: Periodicals
Critical review, or, Annals of literature.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 63, Volume 64

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Genre: Periodicals
Critical review, or, Annals of literature.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1756-1817. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 94 times in 75 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Periodicals
Critical Review, or Annals of Literature

Borrowed: 1788/10/14 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/11/14 (Friday).

Borrower: Mr Matthew Ross of Condie

Genre: Periodicals

Critical Review, or Annals of Literature

Volumes borrowed: Volume 63, Volume 64

Record ID 180693

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 80

Forster's Voyage 8vo

Borrowed: 1788/10/15 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/11/15 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mr Robert Sinclair
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1762. Life dates: d. 1802.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.


Book HoldingLibrary record

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

Borrowed: 1788/10/15 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/11/15 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr Robert Sinclair

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 180756

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 81

Record ID 180780

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 82

Humes History of England 8 vol 4to

Borrowed: 1788/10/22 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/11/22 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1775. Life dates: 1753-1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.


Book HoldingLibrary record

David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England, from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the revolution in 1688. In eight volumes. By David Hume, Esq.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: C.9.d.13-20.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

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.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 95 times in 28 borrowing records


Book Work

David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]

Borrowed: 1788/10/22 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/11/22 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson

Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History

History of England [David Hume]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8

Record ID 180801

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 83

Keys practical beemaster 8vo

Borrowed: 1788/10/27 (Monday). Returned: 1788/11/27 (Thursday).


Borrower

Sir John Henderson of Fordel
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1774. Life dates: 1752-1817.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Law > Advocate. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).


Book HoldingLibrary record

John Keys (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The practical bee-master [Keys]
Possible modern shelfmark: Ct.10/1.7.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

John Keys (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The practical bee-master: in which will be shewn how to manage bees.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 3


Book Work

John Keys (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Practical Bee-Master

Borrowed: 1788/10/27 (Monday). Returned: 1788/11/27 (Thursday).

Borrower: Sir John Henderson of Fordel

Author: John Keys (Male), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge

Practical Bee-Master

Record ID 180810

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 84

Dalrymples Annals of Scotland 2 vol

Borrowed: 1788/10/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/11/29 (Saturday).


Borrower

Mr William Grant of Congalton
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1773. Life dates: d. 1821.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Sir David Dalrymple Lord Hailes (Male, born 1726, died 1792)
Genre: History
Annals of Scotland. From the accession of Malcolm III. Surnamed Canmole, to the accession of Robert I [Dalrymple]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: A.107.b.[23]-[24].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Sir David Dalrymple Lord Hailes (Male, born 1726, died 1792)
Genre: History
Annals of Scotland.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1776. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 54 times in 31 borrowing records


Book Work

Sir David Dalrymple Lord Hailes (Male, born 1726, died 1792)
Genre: History
Annals of Scotland [David Dalrymple]

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Sir David Dalrymple Lord Hailes (Male, born 1726, died 1792)
Genre: History
Annals of Scotland. From The Accession of Robert I. Surnamed Bruce, To the Accession of the House of Stewart.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1779. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 83 times in 60 borrowing records


Book Work

Sir David Dalrymple Lord Hailes (Male, born 1726, died 1792)
Genre: History
Annals of Scotland [David Dalrymple]

Borrowed: 1788/10/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/11/29 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr William Grant of Congalton

Author: Sir David Dalrymple Lord Hailes (Male, born 1726, died 1792), Genre: History

Annals of Scotland [David Dalrymple]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 180819

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 85

Philidor Sur les echeis 8vo

Borrowed: 1788/11/4 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/12/4 (Thursday).


Borrower

Mr Alexander Irving of Newton; Lord Newton
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1788. Life dates: 1766-1832.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

François Danican Philidor (Male, born 1726, died 1795)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Analyse du jeu des échecs; nouvelle édition, considérablement augmentée, par A. D. Philidor
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Bl.5/2.9.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

François Danican Philidor (Male, born 1726, died 1795)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Analyse du jeu des échecs.
Language: French . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 8


Book Work

François Danican Philidor (Male, born 1726, died 1795)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Analyse du Jeu des échecs

Borrowed: 1788/11/4 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/12/4 (Thursday).

Borrower: Mr Alexander Irving of Newton; Lord Newton

Author: François Danican Philidor (Male, born 1726, died 1795), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge

Analyse du Jeu des échecs

Record ID 180822

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 85

Cabinet des Fees tom 1-8 inclus

Borrowed: 1788/11/4 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/12/4 (Thursday).


Borrower

Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1775. Life dates: 1753-1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Genre: Fiction
Cabinet des fées, ou collection choisie des contes des fées, et autres contes merveilleux, ornés de figures.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Aq.3.12-48.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Genre: Fiction
Le Cabinet des fées, ou Collection choisie des contes des fées, et autres contes merveilleux.
Language: French . Published: Geneva. Date of publication: 1785-1789. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 41 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 210 times in 34 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Fiction
Cabinet des Fées

Borrowed: 1788/11/4 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/12/4 (Thursday).

Borrower: Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson

Genre: Fiction

Cabinet des Fées

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8

Record ID 180864

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 87

Cook's Voyage in 1772 &c 2 vol. 4.

Borrowed: 1788/11/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/12/12 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: two Guineas.


Borrower

Mr Alexander Moir of Scotstown
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1782. Life dates: d. 1824.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.


Book HoldingLibrary record

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

Borrowed: 1788/11/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/12/12 (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 180885

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 89

Cabinet des Fees tom 12-17 inclus

Borrowed: 1788/11/13 (Thursday). Returned: 1788/12/13 (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: Fiction
Cabinet des fées, ou collection choisie des contes des fées, et autres contes merveilleux, ornés de figures.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Aq.3.12-48.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 12, Volume 14, Volume 15, Volume 16, Volume 17

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Genre: Fiction
Le Cabinet des fées, ou Collection choisie des contes des fées, et autres contes merveilleux.
Language: French . Published: Geneva. Date of publication: 1785-1789. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 41 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 210 times in 34 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Fiction
Cabinet des Fées

Borrowed: 1788/11/13 (Thursday). Returned: 1788/12/13 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr William Tait

Genre: Fiction

Cabinet des Fées

Volumes borrowed: Volume 12, Volume 14, Volume 15, Volume 16, Volume 17

Record ID 180888

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 89

Archaeologia vol 5 & 6

Borrowed: 1788/11/14 (Friday). Returned: 1788/12/14 (Sunday).


Borrower

Mr John Whyte of Bennochy
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Society of Antiquaries of London (Unspecified)
Genre: History
Archaeologia: or miscellaneous tracts, relating to antiquity : Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: J.186-7.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Society of Antiquaries of London (Unspecified)
Genre: History
Archaeologia, or Miscellaneous tracts, relating to antiquity.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770-1792. Format: 4to. Pagination: 110 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 10 times in 6 borrowing records


Book Work

Society of Antiquaries of London (Unspecified)
Genre: History
Archaeologia, or Miscellaneous Tracts, Relating to Antiquity

Borrowed: 1788/11/14 (Friday). Returned: 1788/12/14 (Sunday).

Borrower: Mr John Whyte of Bennochy

Author: Society of Antiquaries of London (Unspecified), Genre: History

Archaeologia, or Miscellaneous Tracts, Relating to Antiquity

Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6

Record ID 180891

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 90

Annual Register 1783

Borrowed: 1788/11/14 (Friday). Returned: 1788/12/14 (Sunday).


Borrower

Mr Edward McCormick
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1745-1814.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.


Book Holding

Genre: Periodicals
Annual register, or a view of the history, politics, and literature for the year ...
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1783

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Genre: Periodicals
The annual Register, or a view of the history, politicks, and literature, of the year.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759-1837. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 850 times in 494 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Periodicals
Annual Register, or A View of the History, Politics, and Literature

Borrowed: 1788/11/14 (Friday). Returned: 1788/12/14 (Sunday).

Borrower: Mr Edward McCormick

Genre: Periodicals

Annual Register, or A View of the History, Politics, and Literature

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1783

Record ID 180894

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 90

Campbell's political Survey 2 vol. in 4to

Borrowed: 1788/11/14 (Friday). Returned: 1788/12/14 (Sunday). Fine pledged in case of late return: two guineas.


Borrower

Mr George Stewart of Grandtully
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1776. Life dates: 1750-1827.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
A political survey of Britain [Campbell]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: A.44.c.10-11.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
A political survey of Britain: being a series of reflections on the situation, lands, inhabitants, revenues, colonies, and commerce of this island.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 33 times in 25 borrowing records


Book Work

John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Political Survey of Britain

Borrowed: 1788/11/14 (Friday). Returned: 1788/12/14 (Sunday).

Borrower: Mr George Stewart of Grandtully

Author: John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy

Political Survey of Britain

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 180903

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 91

Evans old Ballads 2 vol

Borrowed: 1788/11/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1788/12/15 (Monday).


Borrower

Mr John Bushby Maitland of Eccles
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1788. Life dates: d. 1822.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).


Book HoldingLibrary record

Genre: Poetry
Old ballads, historical and narrative, with some of modern date [Evans]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Ai].5/1.19-21.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Genre: Poetry
Old ballads, historical and narrative, with some of modern date; now first collected, and reprinted from rare copies.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Evans, Thomas
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 6 times in 3 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Poetry
Old Ballads, Historical and Narrative, with Some of Modern Date

Borrowed: 1788/11/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1788/12/15 (Monday).

Borrower: Mr John Bushby Maitland of Eccles

Genre: Poetry

Old Ballads, Historical and Narrative, with Some of Modern Date

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 180900

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 91

Hayley's Plays 4to

Borrowed: 1788/11/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1788/12/15 (Monday).


Borrower

Mr John Bushby Maitland of Eccles
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1788. Life dates: d. 1822.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).


Book HoldingLibrary record

William Hayley (Male, born 1745, died 1820)
Genre: Drama
Plays of three acts; written for a private theatre [Hayley]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Al].1/2.9.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

William Hayley (Male, born 1745, died 1820)
Genre: Drama
Plays of three acts; written for a private theatre. 
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 7


Book Work

William Hayley (Male, born 1745, died 1820)
Genre: Drama
Plays of Three Acts; Written for a Private Theatre

Borrowed: 1788/11/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1788/12/15 (Monday).

Borrower: Mr John Bushby Maitland of Eccles

Author: William Hayley (Male, born 1745, died 1820), Genre: Drama

Plays of Three Acts; Written for a Private Theatre