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Page 147 of 233

Record ID 235571

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 76

Bolingbroke's Letters v. 2

Borrowed: 1792/3/31 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Francis Horner
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Life dates: 1778-1817.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Bolingbroke's Letters
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres
A defence of the late Lord Bollingbroke’s [sic] Letters on the study and use of history. By M. Voltaire. Translated from the French.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1753. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 8 times in 7 borrowing records


Book Work

Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Defence of the Late Lord Bollingbroke’s [sic] Letters on the Study and Use of History [Voltaire]

Record ID 235550

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 76

Blackwell's Memoirs v. 1

Borrowed: 1791/3/12 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Francis Horner
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Life dates: 1778-1817.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Thomas Blackwell (Male, born 1701, died 1757)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Blackwell's Memoirs
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Thomas Blackwell (Male, born 1701, died 1757)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Memoirs of the court of Augustus.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1753-1755. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 53 times in 32 borrowing records


Book Work

Thomas Blackwell (Male, born 1701, died 1757)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Memoirs of the Court of Augustus

Borrowed: 1791/3/12 (Saturday).

Borrower: Francis Horner

Author: Thomas Blackwell (Male, born 1701, died 1757), Genre: Philosophy and Morality

Memoirs of the Court of Augustus

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 235553

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 76

Universal History v. 1

Borrowed: 1791/3/26 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Francis Horner
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Life dates: 1778-1817.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Genre: History
Universal History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

Genre: History
An Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time. Compiled from Original Authors; and Illustrated with Maps, Cuts, Notes, &c. With a general Index to the Whole.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1747-1754. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1453 times in 850 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present

Record ID 235568

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 76

Bolingbroke's Letters v. 1

Borrowed: 1791/11/26 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Francis Horner
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Life dates: 1778-1817.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Bolingbroke's Letters
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres
A defence of the late Lord Bollingbroke’s [sic] Letters on the study and use of history. By M. Voltaire. Translated from the French.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1753. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 8 times in 7 borrowing records


Book Work

Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Defence of the Late Lord Bollingbroke’s [sic] Letters on the Study and Use of History [Voltaire]

Record ID 235613

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 77

History of the Heavens v. 1

Borrowed: 1790/10/30 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Archibald Douglas
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Noël Antoine Pluche (Male, born 1688, died 1761)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Theology
History of the Heavens
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 235607

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 77

Record ID 235754

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 79

Universal History v. 6

Borrowed: 1796/6/11 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Alexander Richard
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Genre: History
Universal History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

Genre: History
An Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time. Compiled from Original Authors; and Illustrated with Maps, Cuts, Notes, &c. With a general Index to the Whole.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1747-1754. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1453 times in 850 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present

Record ID 235751

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 79

Universal History v. 4

Borrowed: 1796/5/14 (Saturday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Alexander Richard
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Genre: History
Universal History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4

Book Edition

Confidence level: Very likely

Genre: History
An Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time. Compiled from Original Authors; and Illustrated with Maps, Cuts, Notes, &c. With a general Index to the Whole.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1747-1754. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1453 times in 850 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present

Record ID 235895

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 82

Rollin's Roman History v. 9

Borrowed: 1797. Returned: yes.


Borrower

Charles Robison
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Rollin's Roman History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9

Borrowed: 1797.

Borrower: Charles Robison

Author: Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741), Genre: History

Roman History from the Foundation of Rome to the Battle of Actium [Charles Rollin]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 9

Record ID 235880

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 82

Pope's Works v. 2

Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

Colqm Grant
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30)
Genre: Poetry
Pope's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Alexander Pope Esq. In nine volumes, complete. With his last corrections, additions, and improvements; as they were delivered to the editor a little before his death: together with the commentary and notes of Mr. Warburton.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1760. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 32 times in 26 borrowing records


Book Work

Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Alexander Pope

Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Colqm Grant

Author: Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30), Genre: Poetry

Works of Alexander Pope

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 235943

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 83

Annual Register 1758

Borrowed: 1789/10/28 (Wednesday).


Borrower

Ebenezir Gardner
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Genre: Periodicals
Annual Register 1758

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Genre: Periodicals
The annual Register, or a view of the history, politicks, and literature, of the year 1758.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 139 times in 80 borrowing records


Book Work

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

Record ID 236015

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 84

Record ID 236084

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 85

Borrowed: 1790/10/30 (Saturday).

Borrower: Henry Brougham

Author: George Buchanan (Male, born 1506, died 1582), Genre: History

History of Scotland [George Buchanan]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 236111

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 85

Record ID 236234

Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137144 (Type: Student). Page: 87