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Record ID 85466
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 8-9
Borrow'd Ditton's Perspective
Borrowed: 1769/4/27 (Thursday). Loan period: return on demand.
Professor Russell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor.
James Russell
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Writer to the Signet (WS).
Humphry Ditton (Male, born 1675, died 1715)
Genre: Fine Arts
A treatise of perspective demonstrative and practical.
Confidence level: Certain
Humphry Ditton (Male, born 1675, died 1715)
Genre: Fine Arts
A treatise of perspective demonstrative and practical.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1712. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T101702
Humphry Ditton (Male, born 1675, died 1715)
Genre: Fine Arts
Treatise of Perspective Demonstrative and Practical
Borrowed: 1769/4/27 (Thursday).
Borrowers: Professor Russell , James Russell
Author: Humphry Ditton (Male, born 1675, died 1715), Genre: Fine Arts
Record ID 85298
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 8-9
Borrow'd Monthly Review v 68
Borrowed: 1769/4/26 (Wednesday). Loan period: return on demand.
Principal William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Other: Principal of the University of Edinburgh. Life dates: 1721-1793.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Genre: Periodicals
Monthly Review (London).
Volumes borrowed: Volume 68
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 349 times in 204 borrowing records
ESTC: P1963
Genre: Periodicals
Monthly Review. A Periodical Work, Giving an Account ... of, and Extracts from, the New Books, Pamphlets, &c.
Borrowed: 1769/4/26 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Principal William Robertson
Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 68
Record ID 85307
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 8-9
& Observations on the Turks 2 Vs
Borrowed: 1769/4/26 (Wednesday). Loan period: return on demand.
Principal William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Other: Principal of the University of Edinburgh. Life dates: 1721-1793.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Sir James Porter (Male, born 1710, died 1786)
Genre: Travel
Observations on the religion, law, government, and manners, of the Turks.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Sir James Porter (Male, born 1710, died 1786)
Genre: Travel
Observations on the religion, laws, government, and manners, of the Turks.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 19 times in 10 borrowing records
ESTC: T136311
Sir James Porter (Male, born 1710, died 1786)
Genre: Travel
Observations on the Religion, Law, Government, and Manners, of the Turks
Borrowed: 1769/4/26 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Principal William Robertson
Author: Sir James Porter (Male, born 1710, died 1786), Genre: Travel
Observations on the Religion, Law, Government, and Manners, of the Turks
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 85487
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 8-9
Borrow'd Taylor's Perspective by Kirby in 2 V:s 4:to & folio
Borrowed: 1769/5/2 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
James Russell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Writer to the Signet (WS).
John Joshua Kirby (Male, born 1716, died 1774)
Genre: Fine Arts
Dr. Brook Taylor's method of perspective made easy, both in theory and practice : in two books [Kirby]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections O*.20.67.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
John Joshua Kirby (Male, born 1716, died 1774)
Genre: Fine Arts
Dr. Brook Taylor’s method of perspective made easy; both in theory and practice: in two books.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 14 times in 7 borrowing records
ESTC: T133416
John Joshua Kirby (Male, born 1716, died 1774)
Genre: Fine Arts
Dr Brook Taylor’s Method of Perspective Made Easy
Borrowed: 1769/5/2 (Tuesday).
Borrower: James Russell
Author: John Joshua Kirby (Male, born 1716, died 1774), Genre: Fine Arts
Dr Brook Taylor’s Method of Perspective Made Easy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 85832
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 10-11
Borrow'd Brown's Dissertatin on Musick
Borrowed: 1769/6/13 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
Principal William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Other: Principal of the University of Edinburgh. Life dates: 1721-1793.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
John Tait
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
John Brown (Male, born c.1715, died 1766)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
A dissertation on the rise, union, and power, the progressions, separations, and corruptions, of poetry and music : to which is prefixed : The cure of Saul : a sacred ode.
Confidence level: Certain
John Brown (Male, born c.1715, died 1766)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
A dissertation on the rise, union, and power, the progressions, separations, and corruptions, of poetry and music. To which is prefixed, the cure of Saul. A sacred ode.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1763. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T81514
John Brown (Male, born c.1715, died 1766)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Dissertation on Poetry and Music. To which is Prefixed, the Cure of Saul. A Sacred ode
Borrowed: 1769/6/13 (Tuesday).
Borrowers: Principal William Robertson , John Tait
Author: John Brown (Male, born c.1715, died 1766), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Dissertation on Poetry and Music. To which is Prefixed, the Cure of Saul. A Sacred ode
Record ID 85874
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 10-11
Also the Farmer's Daughter of Essex
Borrowed: 1769/6/13 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
Principal William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Other: Principal of the University of Edinburgh. Life dates: 1721-1793.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
John Tait
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
James Penn (Male, born 1727, died 1800)
Genre: Fiction
The farmer's daughter of Essex.
Confidence level: Certain
James Penn (Male, born 1727, died 1800)
Genre: Fiction
The farmer’s daughter of Essex.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1767. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 5
ESTC: T108403
James Penn (Male, born 1727, died 1800)
Genre: Fiction
Farmer’s Daughter of Essex
Borrowed: 1769/6/13 (Tuesday).
Borrowers: Principal William Robertson , John Tait
Author: James Penn (Male, born 1727, died 1800), Genre: Fiction
Record ID 85913
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 10-11
Also Lhud's Archaelogia Britannica Vol. 1:st folio
Borrowed: 1769/7/4 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
Robert Henry
Gender: Male.
Life dates: 1718-1790.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Edward Lhuyd (Male, born 1660, died 1709)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Archaeologia Britannica, giving some account additional to what has been hitherto publish'd, of the languages, histories and customs of the original inhabitants of Great Britain.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Lhuyd (Male, born 1660, died 1709)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Archaeologia britannica, giving some account additional to what has been hitherto publish'd, of the languages, histories and customs of the original inhabitants of Great Britain: from collections and observations in travels through Wales, Cornwal, Bas-Bretagne, Ireland and Scotland. Vol. 1, Glossography
Language: English . Published: Oxford. Date of publication: 1707. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 27
ESTC: T116102
Edward Lhuyd (Male, born 1660, died 1709)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Archaeologia Britannica
Borrowed: 1769/7/4 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Robert Henry
Author: Edward Lhuyd (Male, born 1660, died 1709), Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 85904
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 10-11
Chaucer's Works by Urie folio
Borrowed: 1769/6/29 (Thursday). Loan period: return on demand.
Principal William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Other: Principal of the University of Edinburgh. Life dates: 1721-1793.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
John Tait
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Geoffrey Chaucer (Male, died 1400)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Geoffrey Chaucer, compared with the former editions, and many valuable Mss. : out of which, three tales are added which were never before printed.
Possible modern shelfmark: Centre for Research Collections S*15.11.
Confidence level: Certain
Geoffrey Chaucer (Male, died 1400)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Geoffrey Chaucer, compared with the former editions, and many valuable Mss. Out of which, Three Tales are added which were never before Printed; By John Urry, Student of Christ-Church, Oxon. Deceased: March, 17, 1714/9. Together with a Glossary, By a Student of the same College. Jim Thomas. To the Whole is prefixed The Author’s Life, newly written, and a Preface, giving an Account of this Edition.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1721. Format: folio.
Editors: Urry, John; Thomas, Timothy
Number of borrowings: 16
ESTC: T106027
Geoffrey Chaucer (Male, died 1400)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Geoffrey Chaucer
Borrowed: 1769/6/29 (Thursday).
Borrowers: Principal William Robertson , John Tait
Author: Geoffrey Chaucer (Male, died 1400), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 85877
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 10-11
Borrow'd Le Clec's History of Physick by Drake
Borrowed: 1769/6/13 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
Robert Henry
Gender: Male.
Life dates: 1718-1790.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Daniel Le Clerc (Male, born 1652, died 1728)
Genre: History, Genre: Medicine
History of physick.
Confidence level: Certain
Daniel Le Clerc (Male, born 1652, died 1728)
Genre: History, Genre: Medicine
The history of physick, or, An account of the rise and progress of the art, and the several discoveries therein from age to age.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1699. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Drake, James, 1667-1707; Baden, Andrew, 1666-1699.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: R9369
Daniel Le Clerc (Male, born 1652, died 1728)
Genre: History, Genre: Medicine
History of Physick, or, An Account of the Rise and Progress of the Art
Borrowed: 1769/6/13 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Robert Henry
Author: Daniel Le Clerc (Male, born 1652, died 1728), Genre: History, Genre: Medicine
History of Physick, or, An Account of the Rise and Progress of the Art
Record ID 85910
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 10-11
& Pegge on the Coins of Cunobelin
Borrowed: 1769/7/4 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
Robert Henry
Gender: Male.
Life dates: 1718-1790.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Samuel Pegge (Male, born 1704, died 1796)
Genre: History
Coins of Cunobeline.
Confidence level: Certain
Samuel Pegge (Male, born 1704, died 1796)
Genre: History
An essay on the coins of Cunobelin.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1766. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T97556
Samuel Pegge (Male, born 1704, died 1796)
Genre: History
Essay on the Coins of Cunobelin
Borrowed: 1769/7/4 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Robert Henry
Author: Samuel Pegge (Male, born 1704, died 1796), Genre: History
Record ID 85835
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 10-11
Also Blainville's Travels 3 VsHe still has the 3v of Blainville
Borrowed: 1769/6/13 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
Principal William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Other: Principal of the University of Edinburgh. Life dates: 1721-1793.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
John Tait
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Monsieur J. de Blainville (Male)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Holland, Germany, Switzerland, but especially Italy.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Monsieur J. de Blainville (Male)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Holland, Germany, Switzerland, but especially Italy: by the late Monsieur de Blainville.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1757. Format: 4to.
Editors: Soyer, Daniel.
Translators: Turnbull, George; Guthrie, William, 1708-1770; Lockman, Mr.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 57 times in 26 borrowing records
ESTC: T129843
Monsieur J. de Blainville (Male)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Holland, Germany, Switzerland, and Other Parts of Europe; but especially Italy
Borrowed: 1769/6/13 (Tuesday).
Borrowers: Principal William Robertson , John Tait
Author: Monsieur J. de Blainville (Male), Genre: Travel
Travels through Holland, Germany, Switzerland, and Other Parts of Europe; but especially Italy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 85907
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 10-11
Borrow'd Borlase Antiqutities of Cornwall
Borrowed: 1769/7/4 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
Robert Henry
Gender: Male.
Life dates: 1718-1790.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
William Borlase (Male, born 1695, died 1772)
Genre: History
Antiquities, historical and monumental, of the county of Cornwall [Borlase]
Possible modern shelfmark: Enquire at Centre for Research Collections ; R*17.27.
Confidence level: Certain
William Borlase (Male, born 1695, died 1772)
Genre: History
Antiquities, historical and monumental, of the county of Cornwall. Consisting of several essays on the first inhabitants, druid-superstition, customs, and remains of the most remote antiquity in Britain, and the British isles, exemplified and proved by monuments now extant in Cornwall and the Scilly Islands, with a vocabulary of the Cornu-British language.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: T139784
William Borlase (Male, born 1695, died 1772)
Genre: History
Antiquities, Historical and Monumental, of the County of Cornwall
Borrowed: 1769/7/4 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Robert Henry
Author: William Borlase (Male, born 1695, died 1772), Genre: History
Antiquities, Historical and Monumental, of the County of Cornwall
Record ID 85892
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 10-11
Borrow'd Gale's Court of the Gentiles in 3 V:s
Borrowed: 1769/6/13 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
Robert Henry
Gender: Male.
Life dates: 1718-1790.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Theophilus Gale (Male, born 1628, died 1678)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Theology
Court of the Gentiles [Gale]
Possible modern shelfmark: Main Library - Special Collections ; D*.22.11-13.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Theophilus Gale (Male, born 1628, died 1678)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Theology
The court of the gentiles. Part III. The vanity of pagan philosophie demonstrated, from its causes, parts, proprieties, and effects; namely pagan idolatrie, Judaic apostasie, gnostic infusions, errors among the Greek fathers, specially Origen, Arianisme, Pelagianisme, and the whole systeme of papisme or antichristianisme, distributed into three parts, mystic, scholastic, and canonic theologie.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1677. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 18 times in 6 borrowing records
ESTC: R10994
Theophilus Gale (Male, born 1628, died 1678)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Theology
Court of the Gentiles
Confidence level: Certain
Theophilus Gale (Male, born 1628, died 1678)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Theology
The court of the gentiles. Part III. The vanity of pagan philosophie demonstrated, from its causes, parts, proprieties, and effects; namely pagan idolatrie, Judaic apostasie, gnostic infusions, errors among the Greek fathers, specially Origen, Arianisme, Pelagianisme, and the whole systeme of papisme or antichristianisme, distributed into three parts, mystic, scholastic, and canonic theologie.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1677. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 18 times in 6 borrowing records
ESTC: R10994
Theophilus Gale (Male, born 1628, died 1678)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Theology
Court of the Gentiles
Confidence level: Certain
Theophilus Gale (Male, born 1628, died 1678)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Theology
The court of the gentiles: or, a discourse touching the original of human literature, both philologie, and philosophie, from the Scriptures and Jewish church: in order to a demonstration, of 1. The perfection of Gods word, and church light. 2. The imperfection of natures light, and mischief of vain philosophie. 3. The right use of human learning, and especially sound philosophie. Part II. Of philosophie.
Language: English . Published: Oxford. Date of publication: 1670. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 9 times in 3 borrowing records
ESTC: R11588
Theophilus Gale (Male, born 1628, died 1678)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Theology
Court of the Gentiles
Borrowed: 1769/6/13 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Robert Henry
Author: Theophilus Gale (Male, born 1628, died 1678), Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Theology
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 85898
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 10-11
Borrow'd Swift's Works V:s 9-10-11
Borrowed: 1769/6/29 (Thursday). Loan period: return on demand.
Principal William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Other: Principal of the University of Edinburgh. Life dates: 1721-1793.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
William Stewart
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9, Volume 10, Volume 11
Confidence level: Certain
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. Dean of St. Patrick’s, Dublin.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1754-1755. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 119 times in 28 borrowing records
ESTC: T140266
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Jonathan Swift
Borrowed: 1769/6/29 (Thursday).
Borrowers: Principal William Robertson , William Stewart
Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9, Volume 10, Volume 11
Record ID 86327
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 12-13
& Saunder's version of Plenck on Mercury
Borrowed: 1769/7/13 (Thursday). Loan period: return on demand.
John Willison
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Joseph Jacob Ritter von Plenck (Male, born 1738, died 1807), William Saunders (Male, born 1743, died 1817)
Genre: Medicine
A new and easy method of giving mercury, to those affected with the venereal disease.
Confidence level: Certain
Joseph Jacob Ritter von Plenck (Male, born 1738, died 1807), William Saunders (Male, born 1743, died 1817)
Genre: Medicine
A new and easy method of giving mercury, to those affected with the venereal disease. To which is annexed a new theory of the action of this metal on the salivary glands. Translated from the Latin of Joseph James Plenck, professor of surgery and midwifery, at Vienna. The second edition. To which is prefixed, A table, exhibiting, at one view, all the preparations of mercury, reduced under proper heads. With an appendix of remarks on Mr. Plenck; together with some experiments and observations which ascertain with more accuracy a steady and uniform method of giving his medicine; and a short and easy method of preparing the mercurius calcinatus. By William Saunders, M.D
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 12mo.
Translators: Saunders, William, 1743-1817.
Number of borrowings: 6
ESTC: T26907
Joseph Jacob Ritter von Plenck (Male, born 1738, died 1807), William Saunders (Male, born 1743, died 1817)
Genre: Medicine
New and Easy Method of Giving Mercury
Borrowed: 1769/7/13 (Thursday).
Borrower: John Willison
Author: Joseph Jacob Ritter von Plenck (Male, born 1738, died 1807), William Saunders (Male, born 1743, died 1817), Genre: Medicine
Record ID 86408
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 12-13
Borrow'd Douglass's Virgil
Borrowed: 1769/8/1 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
Principal William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Other: Principal of the University of Edinburgh. Life dates: 1721-1793.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
John Tait
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Virgil's Aeneis.
Confidence level: Very likely
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Virgil's Aeneis, translated into Scottish verse / by the famous Gawin Douglas Bishop of Dunkeld.
Language: Scots | English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1710. Format: folio.
Translators: Douglas, Gawin, 1474?-1522.
Number of borrowings: 8
ESTC: T139442
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Aeneid
Borrowed: 1769/8/1 (Tuesday).
Borrowers: Principal William Robertson , John Tait
Author: Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 86366
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 12-13
Percival on Water
Borrowed: 1769/7/18 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
Thomas Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Thomas Percival (Male, born 1740, died 1804)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Experiments and observations on water: : particularly on the hard pump water of Manchester.
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Percival (Male, born 1740, died 1804)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Experiments and observations on water: particularly on the hard pump water of Manchester.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T45804
Thomas Percival (Male, born 1740, died 1804)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Experiments and Observations on Water
Borrowed: 1769/7/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Thomas Williamson
Author: Thomas Percival (Male, born 1740, died 1804), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 86354
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 12-13
Macpherson's Dissertations
Borrowed: 1769/7/18 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
Thomas Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
John MacPherson (Male, born 1710, died 1765)
Genre: History
Critical dissertations on the origin, antiquities, language, government, manners, and religion, of the ancient Caledonians, their posterity the Picts, and the British and Irish Scots [Macpherson]
Confidence level: Certain
John MacPherson (Male, born 1710, died 1765)
Genre: History
Critical dissertations on the origin, antiquities, language, government, manners, and religion, of the ancient Caledonians, their posterity the Picts, and the British and Irish Scots. By John MacPherson, D.D. Minister of Slate in the Isle of Sky.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 24
ESTC: T96376
John MacPherson (Male, born 1710, died 1765)
Genre: History
Critical Dissertations on ... the Ancient Caledonians
Borrowed: 1769/7/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Thomas Williamson
Author: John MacPherson (Male, born 1710, died 1765), Genre: History
Record ID 86417
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 12-13
& D:r Whytt's Works
Borrowed: 1769/8/8 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
John Willison
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Robert Whytt (Male, born 1714, died 1766)
Genre: Medicine
Works of Robert Whytt, M.D.
Possible modern shelfmark: Main Library - Special Collections ; E.B. .61 Why..
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Whytt (Male, born 1714, died 1766)
Genre: Medicine
The works of Robert Whytt, M.D. Late Physician to his Majesty; President of the Royal College of Physicians, Professor of Medicine in the University of Edinburgh, and Fellow of the Royal Society.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 51
ESTC: T153076
Robert Whytt (Male, born 1714, died 1766)
Genre: Medicine
Works of Robert Whytt
Borrowed: 1769/8/8 (Tuesday).
Borrower: John Willison
Author: Robert Whytt (Male, born 1714, died 1766), Genre: Medicine
Record ID 86324
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 12-13
& Tissot on the diseases of Sedentary people
Borrowed: 1769/7/13 (Thursday). Loan period: return on demand.
John Willison
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Samuel Auguste David Tissot (Male, born 1728, died 1797)
Genre: Medicine
An essay on diseases incidental to literary and sedentary persons : with proper rule for preventing their fatal consequences and instructions for their cure [Tissot]
Historical Shelfmark: A.A.M.f.3.
Confidence level: Certain
Samuel Auguste David Tissot (Male, born 1728, died 1797)
Genre: Medicine
An essay on diseases incidental to literary and sedentary persons. With proper rules for preventing their fatal consequences. And instructions for their cure.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 8
ESTC: T77171
Samuel Auguste David Tissot (Male, born 1728, died 1797)
Genre: Medicine
Essay on Diseases Incidental to Literary and Sedentary Persons
Borrowed: 1769/7/13 (Thursday).
Borrower: John Willison
Author: Samuel Auguste David Tissot (Male, born 1728, died 1797), Genre: Medicine
Essay on Diseases Incidental to Literary and Sedentary Persons
Record ID 86363
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 12-13
Method of Curing the Jaundice
Borrowed: 1769/7/18 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
Thomas Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
John Hill (Male, born c.1714, died 1775)
Genre: Medicine
A method of curing the jaundice and other disorders of the liver, by the herb agrimony taken in the manner of tea.
Confidence level: Certain
John Hill (Male, born c.1714, died 1775)
Genre: Medicine
A method of curing the jaundice and other disorders of the liver, by the herb agrimony, taken in the manner of tea.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: N34853
John Hill (Male, born c.1714, died 1775)
Genre: Medicine
Method of Curing the Jaundice and other Disorders of the Liver
Borrowed: 1769/7/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Thomas Williamson
Author: John Hill (Male, born c.1714, died 1775), Genre: Medicine
Method of Curing the Jaundice and other Disorders of the Liver
Record ID 86315
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 12-13
& 1st Vol: of Observns on the Government of the Turks
Borrowed: 1769/7/6 (Thursday). Loan period: return on demand.
Professor Robert Cuming
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor.
George Cumin
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Sir James Porter (Male, born 1710, died 1786)
Genre: Travel
Observations on the religion, law, government, and manners, of the Turks.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Sir James Porter (Male, born 1710, died 1786)
Genre: Travel
Observations on the religion, laws, government, and manners, of the Turks.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 19 times in 10 borrowing records
ESTC: T136311
Sir James Porter (Male, born 1710, died 1786)
Genre: Travel
Observations on the Religion, Law, Government, and Manners, of the Turks
Borrowed: 1769/7/6 (Thursday).
Borrowers: Professor Robert Cuming , George Cumin
Author: Sir James Porter (Male, born 1710, died 1786), Genre: Travel
Observations on the Religion, Law, Government, and Manners, of the Turks
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 86381
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 12-13
Borrow'd Warner's Cases
Borrowed: 1769/7/25 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
John Willison
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Joseph Warner (Male, born 1717, died 1801)
Genre: Medicine
Cases in surgery [Warner].
Confidence level: Very likely
Joseph Warner (Male, born 1717, died 1801)
Genre: Medicine
Cases in surgery, with introductions, operations, and remarks.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1760. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 26
ESTC: T150801
Joseph Warner (Male, born 1717, died 1801)
Genre: Medicine
Cases in Surgery, with Introductions, Operations, and Remarks
Borrowed: 1769/7/25 (Tuesday).
Borrower: John Willison
Author: Joseph Warner (Male, born 1717, died 1801), Genre: Medicine
Cases in Surgery, with Introductions, Operations, and Remarks
Record ID 86351
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 12-13
Floyer on the Asthma
Borrowed: 1769/7/18 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
Thomas Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Sir John Floyer (Male, born 1649, died 1734)
Genre: Medicine
A treatise of the asthma divided into four parts [Floyer]
Confidence level: Certain
Sir John Floyer (Male, born 1649, died 1734)
Genre: Medicine
A treatise of the asthma. Divided into four parts.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1698. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 17
ESTC: R6812
Sir John Floyer (Male, born 1649, died 1734)
Genre: Medicine
Treatise of the Asthma
Borrowed: 1769/7/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Thomas Williamson
Author: Sir John Floyer (Male, born 1649, died 1734), Genre: Medicine
Record ID 86399
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 12-13
Annual Register Vol.s 1.2.& 3.d
Borrowed: 1769/8/1 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
Professor Robert Cuming
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor.
George Cumin
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Genre: Periodicals
Annual Register, or a view of the history, politicks, and literature
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
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 854 times in 498 borrowing records
ESTC: T213203
Genre: Periodicals
Annual Register, or A View of the History, Politics, and Literature
Borrowed: 1769/8/1 (Tuesday).
Borrowers: Professor Robert Cuming , George Cumin
Genre: Periodicals
Annual Register, or A View of the History, Politics, and Literature
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 86372
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 12-13
Farr on Acids
Borrowed: 1769/7/18 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
Thomas Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Samuel Farr (Male, born 1741, died 1795)
Genre: Medicine
An essay on the medical virtues of acids.
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections H.23.44.8 .
Confidence level: Certain
Samuel Farr (Male, born 1741, died 1795)
Genre: Medicine
An essay on the medical virtues of acids.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: T101225
Samuel Farr (Male, born 1741, died 1795)
Genre: Medicine
Essay on the Medical Virtues of Acids
Borrowed: 1769/7/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Thomas Williamson
Author: Samuel Farr (Male, born 1741, died 1795), Genre: Medicine
Record ID 86357
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 12-13
Gibson on fevers
Borrowed: 1769/7/18 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
Thomas Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
John Gibson (Male)
Genre: Medicine
A treatise on continual, intermitting, eruptive, and inflammatory, fevers [Gibson]
Confidence level: Certain
John Gibson (Male)
Genre: Medicine
A treatise on continual, intermitting, eruptive, and inflammatory, fevers. With observations extracted from the writings of the most eminent practitioners, both Ancient and Modern, and confirmed by the Author’s own Experience in the Course of Twenty Years Practice. To which is added, an account of epidemic fevers, From Hippocrates, Sydenham, and Lancisi.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 7
ESTC: T149224
John Gibson (Male)
Genre: Medicine
Treatise on Continual, Intermitting, Eruptive, and Inflammatory, Fevers
Borrowed: 1769/7/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Thomas Williamson
Author: John Gibson (Male), Genre: Medicine
Treatise on Continual, Intermitting, Eruptive, and Inflammatory, Fevers
Record ID 86405
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 12-13
Borrow'd Camoes Lusiad folio
Borrowed: 1769/8/1 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
Hugh Blair
Gender: Male.
Other: Regius Chair of Rhetoric and Belles Lettres, Edinburgh. Life dates: 1718-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Daniel McIntosh
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Luís de Camões (Male, born c.1524, died 1580)
Genre: Poetry
The Lusiad, or, Portugals historicall poem.
Confidence level: Certain
Luís de Camões (Male, born c.1524, died 1580)
Genre: Poetry
The Lusiad, or, Portugals historicall poem.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1655. Format: folio.
Translators: Fanshawe, Richard, 1608-1666.
Number of borrowings: 5
ESTC: R18836
Luís de Camões (Male, born c.1524, died 1580)
Genre: Poetry
Lusiad
Borrowed: 1769/8/1 (Tuesday).
Borrowers: Hugh Blair , Daniel McIntosh
Author: Luís de Camões (Male, born c.1524, died 1580), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 86390
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 12-13
Borrd for Prof Cuming Hasselquists Travels
Borrowed: 1769/7/27 (Thursday). Loan period: return on demand.
Professor Robert Cuming
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor.
George Cumin
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Fredric Hasselquist (Male, born 1722, died 1752)
Genre: Travel
Voyages and travels in the Levant in the years 1749, 50, 51, 52 [Hasselquist]
Confidence level: Certain
Fredric Hasselquist (Male, born 1722, died 1752)
Genre: Travel
Voyages and travels in the Levant; in the years 1749, 50, 51, 52. Containing Observations in Natural History, Physick, Agriculture, and Commerce: particularly On the Holy Land, and the Natural History of the Scriptures. Written originally in the Swedish Language, By the late Frederick Hasselquist, M.D. Fellow of the Royal Societies of Upsal and Stockholm. Published, by the Order of her present Majesty the Queen of Sweden, by Charles Linnaeus, Physician to the King of Sweden, Professor of Botany at Upsal, and Member of all the Learned Societies in Europe.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1766. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 19
ESTC: T147145
Fredric Hasselquist (Male, born 1722, died 1752)
Genre: Travel
Voyages and Travels in the Levant in the Years 1749, 50, 51, 52
Borrowed: 1769/7/27 (Thursday).
Borrowers: Professor Robert Cuming , George Cumin
Author: Fredric Hasselquist (Male, born 1722, died 1752), Genre: Travel
Voyages and Travels in the Levant in the Years 1749, 50, 51, 52
Record ID 86387
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 12-13
Borrow'd Plinie's history by Holland
Borrowed: 1769/7/25 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
Robert Henry
Gender: Male.
Life dates: 1718-1790.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Pliny the Younger (Male, born c.61, died 113)
Genre: Reference Works
The historie of the vvorld. Commonly called, the naturall historie of C. Plinius Secundus.
Confidence level: Very likely
Pliny the Younger (Male, born c.61, died 113)
Genre: Reference Works
The historie of the vvorld. Commonly called, the naturall historie of C. Plinius Secundus
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1601. Format: folio.
Translators: Holland, Philemon, 1552-1637.
Number of borrowings: 14
ESTC: S94749
Pliny the Younger (Male, born c.61, died 113)
Genre: Reference Works
Natural History [Pliny]
Borrowed: 1769/7/25 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Robert Henry
Author: Pliny the Younger (Male, born c.61, died 113), Genre: Reference Works
Record ID 86375
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 12-13
Millar on the Asthma
Borrowed: 1769/7/18 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
Thomas Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
John Millar (Male, born 1733, died 1805)
Genre: Medicine
Observations on the asthma, and on the hooping cough [Millar]
Confidence level: Certain
John Millar (Male, born 1733, died 1805)
Genre: Medicine
Observations on the asthma, and on the hooping cough.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 12
ESTC: T90130
John Millar (Male, born 1733, died 1805)
Genre: Medicine
Observations on the Asthma, and on the Hooping Cough
Borrowed: 1769/7/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Thomas Williamson
Author: John Millar (Male, born 1733, died 1805), Genre: Medicine
Record ID 86378
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 12-13
Caverhill on the Gout
Borrowed: 1769/7/18 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
Thomas Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
John Caverhill (Male, died 1781)
Genre: Medicine
A treatise on the cause and cure of the gout [Caverhill]
Confidence level: Certain
John Caverhill (Male, died 1781)
Genre: Medicine
A treatise on the cause and cure of the gout.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 13
ESTC: T63548
John Caverhill (Male, died 1781)
Genre: Medicine
Treatise on the Cause and Cure of the Gout
Borrowed: 1769/7/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Thomas Williamson
Author: John Caverhill (Male, died 1781), Genre: Medicine
Record ID 86360
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 12-13
Compendium of Physick & Surgery
Borrowed: 1769/7/18 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
Thomas Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Genre: Medicine
Compendium of physic and surgery. For the use of young practitioners.
Record ID 86348
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 12-13
Borrow'd D:r Roberton's history of Charles V Vol. 3d
Borrowed: 1769/7/18 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
Thomas Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of the reign of the Emperor Charles V [Robertson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of the reign of the Emperor Charles V. With a view of the progress of society in Europe, from the subversion of the Roman Empire, to the beginning of the sixteenth century.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 604 times in 453 borrowing records
ESTC: T71143
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V
Borrowed: 1769/7/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Thomas Williamson
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 3
Record ID 86393
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 12-13
Borrd also Maccaulays history vol 2.d
Borrowed: 1769/8/1 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
Professor Robert Cuming
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor.
George Cumin
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Catherine Macaulay (Female, born 1731, died 1791)
Genre: History
The history of England from the accession of James I to the elevation of the House of Hanover [Macaulay].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Catherine Macaulay (Female, born 1731, died 1791)
Genre: History
The history of England from the accession of Iames I to the elevation of the House of Hanover.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769-1772. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 45 times in 30 borrowing records
ESTC: T106229
Catherine Macaulay (Female, born 1731, died 1791)
Genre: History
History of England [Catherine Macaulay]
Borrowed: 1769/8/1 (Tuesday).
Borrowers: Professor Robert Cuming , George Cumin
Author: Catherine Macaulay (Female, born 1731, died 1791), Genre: History
History of England [Catherine Macaulay]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 86312
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 12-13
Borrowed 1st Vol: of the Reliques of Ancient Poetry for Profr Cuming and 2d & 3d vols of Ditto
Borrowed: 1769/7/6 (Thursday). Loan period: return on demand.
Professor Robert Cuming
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor.
George Cumin
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Genre: Poetry
Reliques of ancient English poetry.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Poetry
Reliques of ancient English poetry: consisting of old heroic ballads, songs, and other pieces of our earlier poets, (chiefly of the lyric kind.) Together with some few of later date.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1767. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Editors: Percy, Thomas, 1729-1811.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 21 times in 8 borrowing records
ESTC: T83735
Genre: Poetry
Reliques of Ancient English Poetry: Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads, Songs, and Other Pieces of Our Earlier Poets
Borrowed: 1769/7/6 (Thursday).
Borrowers: Professor Robert Cuming , George Cumin
Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 86318
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 12-13
Borrow'd Chinese Miscellanies in 2 V:s 12:mo
Borrowed: 1769/7/11 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
Principal William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Other: Principal of the University of Edinburgh. Life dates: 1721-1793.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
William Robertson
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Genre: Travel
Miscellaneous pieces relating to the Chinese.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Travel
Miscellaneous pieces relating to the Chinese.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Percy, Thomas, 1729-1811.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2 times in 1 borrowing record
ESTC: T143275
Borrowed: 1769/7/11 (Tuesday).
Borrowers: Principal William Robertson , William Robertson
Genre: Travel
Miscellaneous Pieces Relating to the Chinese
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 86384
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 12-13
& Smellie's Midwifery Vol. 3:d
Borrowed: 1769/7/25 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
John Willison
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
William Smellie (Male, born 1697, died 1763)
Genre: Medicine
Treatise on the theory and practice of midwifery [Smellie]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Very likely
William Smellie (Male, born 1697, died 1763)
Genre: Medicine
A treatise on the theory and practice of midwifery.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1766-1768. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 208 times in 86 borrowing records
ESTC: T152324
William Smellie (Male, born 1697, died 1763)
Genre: Medicine
Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Midwifery
Borrowed: 1769/7/25 (Tuesday).
Borrower: John Willison
Author: William Smellie (Male, born 1697, died 1763), Genre: Medicine
Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Midwifery
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 86369
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 12-13
Denman on fevers
Borrowed: 1769/7/18 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
Thomas Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Thomas Denman (Male, born 1733, died 1815)
Genre: Medicine
Essays on the puerperal fever, and on puerperal convulsions [Denham]
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections H.18.46/1 .
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Denman (Male, born 1733, died 1815)
Genre: Medicine
Essays on the puerperal fever, and on Puerperal Convulsions.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: T33504
Thomas Denman (Male, born 1733, died 1815)
Genre: Medicine
Essays on the Puerperal Fever
Borrowed: 1769/7/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Thomas Williamson
Author: Thomas Denman (Male, born 1733, died 1815), Genre: Medicine
Record ID 86411
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 12-13
Borrow'd Bell's Travels Vol. 1:st
Borrowed: 1769/8/8 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
John Willison
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
John Bell (Male, born 1691, died 1780)
Genre: Travel
Travels from St. Petersburg in Russia, to diverse parts of Asia [Bell]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
John Bell (Male, born 1691, died 1780)
Genre: Travel
Travels from St. Petersburg in Russia, to diverse parts of Asia.
Language: English . Published: Glasgow. Date of publication: 1763. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 83 times in 53 borrowing records
ESTC: T99651
John Bell (Male, born 1691, died 1780)
Genre: Travel
Travels from St Petersburg in Russia, to Diverse Parts of Asia
Borrowed: 1769/8/8 (Tuesday).
Borrower: John Willison
Author: John Bell (Male, born 1691, died 1780), Genre: Travel
Travels from St Petersburg in Russia, to Diverse Parts of Asia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 86768
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 14-15
Also Anson's Voyage 4to
Borrowed: 1769/9/12 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
James Robertson
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/76517. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1769-1774. Other: Royal Medical Society, 1774; Indian Medical Service, 1775.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
George Anson Baron Anson (Male, born 1697, died 1762)
Genre: Travel
Voyage round the world, in the years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV [Anson]
Confidence level: Very likely
George Anson Baron Anson (Male, born 1697, died 1762)
Genre: Travel
A voyage round the world, in the years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1756. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 11
ESTC: T171346
George Anson Baron Anson (Male, born 1697, died 1762)
Genre: Travel
Voyage Round the World, in the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV
Borrowed: 1769/9/12 (Tuesday).
Borrower: James Robertson
Author: George Anson Baron Anson (Male, born 1697, died 1762), Genre: Travel
Record ID 86747
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 14-15
Borr'd 3d Volm of Mrs McCaulay's history
Borrowed: 1769/8/29 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
Professor Robert Cuming
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor.
George Cumin
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Catherine Macaulay (Female, born 1731, died 1791)
Genre: History
The history of England from the accession of James I to the elevation of the House of Hanover [Macaulay].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Catherine Macaulay (Female, born 1731, died 1791)
Genre: History
The history of England from the accession of Iames I to the elevation of the House of Hanover.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769-1772. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 45 times in 30 borrowing records
ESTC: T106229
Catherine Macaulay (Female, born 1731, died 1791)
Genre: History
History of England [Catherine Macaulay]
Borrowed: 1769/8/29 (Tuesday).
Borrowers: Professor Robert Cuming , George Cumin
Author: Catherine Macaulay (Female, born 1731, died 1791), Genre: History
History of England [Catherine Macaulay]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 86726
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 14-15
Borrow'd Ben Johnsons Works Vols 3d 4th, 5th, 6th & 7th
Borrowed: 1769/8/29 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
William Stewart
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Ben Jonson (Male, born c.1573, died 1637)
Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
The works of Ben Jonson : in seven volumes.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7
Confidence level: Certain
Ben Jonson (Male, born c.1573, died 1637)
Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
The works of Ben. Jonson. In seven volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1756. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 7 vols.
Editors: Whalley, Peter
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 47 times in 12 borrowing records
ESTC: T83079
Ben Jonson (Male, born c.1573, died 1637)
Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
Works of Ben Jonson
Borrowed: 1769/8/29 (Tuesday).
Borrowers: William Robertson , William Stewart
Author: Ben Jonson (Male, born c.1573, died 1637), Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7
Record ID 86744
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 14-15
Bowd the Antient Universal history Vol. 6
Borrowed: 1769/8/29 (Tuesday). Loan period: Fortnight. Deposit: 15 shillings.
Tucker Harris
Gender: Male. Address: Charleston, SC.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/91518. Dissertation: De Cholera spontanea.. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1768-1770; MD (Edin), 1771. Origin: Carolina. Life dates: 1747-1821.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Genre: History
An universal history, from the earliest account of time.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: History
An Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time. Compiled from Original Authors; and Illustrated with Maps, Cuts, Notes, &c. With a general Index to the Whole.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1747-1754. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1453 times in 850 borrowing records
ESTC: T150199
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Borrowed: 1769/8/29 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Tucker Harris
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6
Record ID 86714
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 14-15
Also Potter's Antiquities in 2 V:s
Borrowed: 1769/8/10 (Thursday). Loan period: return on demand.
James Burnett Lord Monboddo
Gender: Male.
Other: Kings College, Aberdeen, 1728-1732; Gronigen, 1733. Life dates: 1714-1799.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
John Hunter
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/91915. Dissertation: De Hominum varietatibus.. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1770-1775; MD (Edin), 1775. Other: Royal Medical Society, 1772; Royal Army Medical Corps, 1780; LRCP(1777); FRCP(1793); FRS . Origin: Scottish. Life dates: 1754-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
John Potter (Male, born c.1673, died 1747)
Genre: History
Archæologia Græca, or, The antiquities of Greece [Potter]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
John Potter (Male, born c.1673, died 1747)
Genre: History
Archæologia græca, or, the antiquities of Greece.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1715. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 76 times in 48 borrowing records
ESTC: T22354
John Potter (Male, born c.1673, died 1747)
Genre: History
Archaelogia Graeca: or, The Antiquities of Greece
Borrowed: 1769/8/10 (Thursday).
Borrowers: James Burnett Lord Monboddo, John Hunter
Author: John Potter (Male, born c.1673, died 1747), Genre: History
Archaelogia Graeca: or, The Antiquities of Greece
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 86717
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 14-15
Borrow'd Cibbers Lives of thet Poets 5 V:s
Borrowed: 1769/8/15 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
William Stewart
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Theophilus Cibber (Male, born 1703, died 1758), Robert Shiells (Male, died 1753)
Genre: Lives
The lives of the poets of Great Britain and Ireland : to the time of Dean Swift.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Confidence level: Certain
Theophilus Cibber (Male, born 1703, died 1758), Robert Shiells (Male, died 1753)
Genre: Lives
The lives of the poets of Great Britain and Ireland, to the time of Dean Swift. Compiled from ample materials scattered in a variety of books, and especially from the Ms. Notes of the late ingenious Mr. Coxeter and others, collected for this Design, by Mr. Cibber.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1753. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 27 times in 9 borrowing records
ESTC: T82891
Theophilus Cibber (Male, born 1703, died 1758), Robert Shiells (Male, died 1753)
Genre: Lives
Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland, to the Time of Dean Swift
Borrowed: 1769/8/15 (Tuesday).
Borrowers: William Robertson , William Stewart
Author: Theophilus Cibber (Male, born 1703, died 1758), Robert Shiells (Male, died 1753), Genre: Lives
Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland, to the Time of Dean Swift
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Record ID 86759
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 14-15
Borrow'd Cowley's Works
Borrowed: 1769/9/12 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
Robert Henry
Gender: Male.
Life dates: 1718-1790.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Abraham Cowley (Male, born 1618, died 1667)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
The works of Mr. Abraham Cowley.
Confidence level: Certain
Abraham Cowley (Male, born 1618, died 1667)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
The works of Mr Abraham Cowley.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1669. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: R21122
Abraham Cowley (Male, born 1618, died 1667)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Works of Abraham Cowley
Borrowed: 1769/9/12 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Robert Henry
Author: Abraham Cowley (Male, born 1618, died 1667), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Record ID 86750
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 14-15
Bor. the ancient Universal History Vol. 18
Borrowed: 1769/8/29 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
William Skirving
Gender: Male.
Life dates: d. 1796.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Genre: History
An universal history, from the earliest account of time.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 18
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: History
An Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time. Compiled from Original Authors; and Illustrated with Maps, Cuts, Notes, &c. With a general Index to the Whole.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1747-1754. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1453 times in 850 borrowing records
ESTC: T150199
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Borrowed: 1769/8/29 (Tuesday).
Borrower: William Skirving
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Volumes borrowed: Volume 18
Record ID 86765
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 14-15
Walpoles Answer to Bolingbroke
Borrowed: 1769/9/12 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
James Robertson
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/76517. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1769-1774. Other: Royal Medical Society, 1774; Indian Medical Service, 1775.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Baron Horatio Walpole (Male, born 1678, died 1757)
Genre: History
Answer to the latter part of Lord Bolingbroke's letters on the study of history.
Confidence level: Certain
Baron Horatio Walpole (Male, born 1678, died 1757)
Genre: History
An answer to the latter part of Lord Bolingbroke’s Letters on the Study of history.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1763. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 6
ESTC: T111684
Baron Horatio Walpole (Male, born 1678, died 1757)
Genre: History
Answer to the Latter Part of Lord Bolingbroke’s Letters on the Study of History
Borrowed: 1769/9/12 (Tuesday).
Borrower: James Robertson
Author: Baron Horatio Walpole (Male, born 1678, died 1757), Genre: History
Answer to the Latter Part of Lord Bolingbroke’s Letters on the Study of History
Record ID 86720
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 14-15
Borrowed of the University library Horrebow Natural History of Iceland
Borrowed: 1769/8/15 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
William Alexander
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/90717. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1764-1768; MD (Edin), 1769. Other: Royal Medical Society, 1764.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Niels Horrebow (Male, born 1712, died 1760)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
The natural history of Iceland.
Confidence level: Certain
Niels Horrebow (Male, born 1712, died 1760)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
The natural history of Iceland: Containing A particular and accurate Account of the different Soils, burning Mountains, Minerals, Vegetables, Metals, Stones, Beasts, Birds, and Fishes; together with the Disposition, Customs, and Manner of Living of the Inhabitants.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1758. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 7
ESTC: T89157
Niels Horrebow (Male, born 1712, died 1760)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Natural History of Iceland
Borrowed: 1769/8/15 (Tuesday).
Borrower: William Alexander
Author: Niels Horrebow (Male, born 1712, died 1760), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Record ID 86762
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 14-15
Bowd Fergusons Astronomy
Borrowed: 1769/9/12 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
James Robertson
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/76517. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1769-1774. Other: Royal Medical Society, 1774; Indian Medical Service, 1775.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's principles, and made easy to those who have not studied mathematics [Ferguson]
Confidence level: Very likely
James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton’s principles, and made easy to those who have not studied mathematics.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1757. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 26
ESTC: T18585
James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Astronomy Explained upon Sir Isaac Newton’s Principles
Borrowed: 1769/9/12 (Tuesday).
Borrower: James Robertson
Author: James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 86450
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 14-15
Borrow'd Spenser's Fairy Queen 4:to
Borrowed: 1769/8/10 (Thursday). Loan period: return on demand.
Principal William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Other: Principal of the University of Edinburgh. Life dates: 1721-1793.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
John Tait
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Edmund Spenser (Male, born c.1552, died 1599)
Genre: Poetry
The faerie queene.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Edmund Spenser (Male, born c.1552, died 1599)
Genre: Poetry
The faerie queene. By Edmund Spenser. With an exact collation of the two original editions, Published by Himself at London in Quarto; the Former containing the first Three Books printed in 1590, and the Latter the Six Books in 1596. To which are now added, a new life of the author, and also a glossary.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 20 times in 17 borrowing records
ESTC: T35152
Edmund Spenser (Male, born c.1552, died 1599)
Genre: Poetry
Faerie Queene
Borrowed: 1769/8/10 (Thursday).
Borrowers: Principal William Robertson , William Robertson , John Tait
Author: Edmund Spenser (Male, born c.1552, died 1599), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 86795
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 16-17
Borrow'd Rollin's Method Vol. 3rd
Borrowed: 1769/9/19 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Method of teaching and studying the belles lettres, or, An introduction to languages, poetry, rhetoric, history, moral philosophy, physicks, &c.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The method of teaching and studying the belles lettres, or an introduction to languages, poetry, rhetoric, history, moral philosophy, physicks, &c. With Reflections on Taste; and Instructions with regard to the Eloquence of the Pulpit, the Bar and the Stage. The whole illustrated with Passages from the most famous Poets and Orators, antient and modern, with Critical Remarks on them. Designed more particularly for Students in the Universities.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1734. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 181 times in 94 borrowing records
ESTC: T136375
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Method of Teaching and Studying the Belles Lettres
Borrowed: 1769/9/19 (Tuesday).
Borrower: William Robertson
Author: Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741), Genre: Belles Lettres
Method of Teaching and Studying the Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 86909
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 16-17
& on Sir J. Newton's Æther
Borrowed: 1769/10/3 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
Dr John Gregory
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor.
James Gregory
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/91814. Dissertation: De Morbis coeli mutatione medendis.. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1768-1772; MD (Edin), 1774. Other: Royal Medical Society, 1771; Professor of the Institutes of Physic, 1776; Joint Professor of the Practice of Physic, 1790. Origin: Scottish. Life dates: 1753-1821.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor.
Bryan Robinson (Male, born 1680, died 1754)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
A dissertation on the aether of Sir Isaac Newton.
Confidence level: Certain
Bryan Robinson (Male, born 1680, died 1754)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
A dissertation on the æther of Sir Isaac Newton.
Language: English . Published: Dublin. Date of publication: 1743. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: N473221
Bryan Robinson (Male, born 1680, died 1754)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Dissertation on the Aether of Sir Isaac Newton
Borrowed: 1769/10/3 (Tuesday).
Borrowers: Dr John Gregory , James Gregory
Author: Bryan Robinson (Male, born 1680, died 1754), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 89159
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 16-17
Borrowed of the University library Diodorus Siculus Historical Library by Booth folio
Borrowed: 1769/10/10 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
William Alexander
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/90717. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1764-1768; MD (Edin), 1769. Other: Royal Medical Society, 1764.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Diodorus Siculus (Male, born c.BCE90, died 20)
Genre: History
Historical library of Diodorus the Sicilian [Booth]
Confidence level: Certain
Diodorus Siculus (Male, born c.BCE90, died 20)
Genre: History
The historical library of Diodorus the Sicilian.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1700. Format: folio.
Translators: Booth, George, 1635-1719
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: R15327
Diodorus Siculus (Male, born c.BCE90, died 20)
Genre: History
Bibliotheca Historica [Diodorus Siculus]
Borrowed: 1769/10/10 (Tuesday).
Borrower: William Alexander
Author: Diodorus Siculus (Male, born c.BCE90, died 20), Genre: History
Record ID 89162
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 16-17
& Lind on the Scurvey
Borrowed: 1769/10/10 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
William Alexander
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/90717. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1764-1768; MD (Edin), 1769. Other: Royal Medical Society, 1764.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
James Lind (Male, born 1716, died 1794)
Genre: Medicine
Treatise of the scurvy [Lind]
Confidence level: Very likely
James Lind (Male, born 1716, died 1794)
Genre: Medicine
A treatise on the scurvy.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1753. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 118
ESTC: T45786
James Lind (Male, born 1716, died 1794)
Genre: Medicine
Treatise on the Scurvy
Borrowed: 1769/10/10 (Tuesday).
Borrower: William Alexander
Author: James Lind (Male, born 1716, died 1794), Genre: Medicine
Record ID 86948
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 16-17
Rollins ancient History Vol: 3rd & 6th V:s 5 & 6.
Borrowed: 1769/10/3 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
James Robertson
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/76517. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1769-1774. Other: Royal Medical Society, 1774; Indian Medical Service, 1775.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Ancient history of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians [Rollin]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 5, Volume 6
Confidence level: Very likely
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
The ancient history of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Greeks
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1734-1739. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1315 times in 857 borrowing records
ESTC: N16395
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians
Borrowed: 1769/10/3 (Tuesday).
Borrower: James Robertson
Author: Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 5, Volume 6
Record ID 86990
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 16-17
& History of the Spanish Americas 8vo
Borrowed: 1769/10/4 (Wednesday). Loan period: return on demand.
William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: History
A concise history of the Spanish America.
Confidence level: Certain
John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: History
A concise history of the Spanish America; containing a succinct relation of the discovery and settlement of its several colonies.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1741. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T45467
John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: History
Concise History of the Spanish America
Borrowed: 1769/10/4 (Wednesday).
Borrower: William Robertson
Author: John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775), Genre: History
Record ID 86804
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 16-17
Also Dryden's Works 4 V:s 4to
Borrowed: 1769/9/19 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
John Dryden (Male, born 1631, died 1700)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fiction, Genre: Poetry
The miscellaneous works of John Dryden, Esq. : containing all his original poems, tales, and translations, in four volumes.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
John Dryden (Male, born 1631, died 1700)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fiction, Genre: Poetry
The miscellaneous works of John Dryden, Esq; containing all his original poems, tales, and translations, in four volumes
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1767. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 11 times in 3 borrowing records
ESTC: T131403
John Dryden (Male, born 1631, died 1700)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fiction, Genre: Poetry
Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden
Borrowed: 1769/9/19 (Tuesday).
Borrower: William Robertson
Author: John Dryden (Male, born 1631, died 1700), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fiction, Genre: Poetry
Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 86780
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 16-17
& Rollin's Method Vol. 1:st
Borrowed: 1769/9/14 (Thursday). Loan period: return on demand.
Principal William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Other: Principal of the University of Edinburgh. Life dates: 1721-1793.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
John Tait
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Method of teaching and studying the belles lettres, or, An introduction to languages, poetry, rhetoric, history, moral philosophy, physicks, &c.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The method of teaching and studying the belles lettres, or an introduction to languages, poetry, rhetoric, history, moral philosophy, physicks, &c. With Reflections on Taste; and Instructions with regard to the Eloquence of the Pulpit, the Bar and the Stage. The whole illustrated with Passages from the most famous Poets and Orators, antient and modern, with Critical Remarks on them. Designed more particularly for Students in the Universities.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1734. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 181 times in 94 borrowing records
ESTC: T136375
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Method of Teaching and Studying the Belles Lettres
Borrowed: 1769/9/14 (Thursday).
Borrowers: Principal William Robertson , John Tait
Author: Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741), Genre: Belles Lettres
Method of Teaching and Studying the Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 86789
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 16-17
Borrowed D:r Robertson's history of Cha:s V Vol. 3:d
Borrowed: 1769/9/19 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
Thomas Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of the reign of the Emperor Charles V [Robertson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of the reign of the Emperor Charles V. With a view of the progress of society in Europe, from the subversion of the Roman Empire, to the beginning of the sixteenth century.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 604 times in 453 borrowing records
ESTC: T71143
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V
Borrowed: 1769/9/19 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Thomas Williamson
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 86774
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 16-17
Borrow'd The Commentaries of the Emperor M: Antoninus 8:vo translated by J. Thomson
Borrowed: 1769/9/14 (Thursday). Loan period: return on demand.
J. Gregory
Gender: Male.
Marcus Aurelius Emperor of Rome (Male, born 121-4-26, died 180-3-17)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The commentaries of the Emperor Marcus Antoninus.
Confidence level: Certain
Marcus Aurelius Emperor of Rome (Male, born 121-4-26, died 180-3-17)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The commentaries of the Emperor Marcus Antoninus. Containing his maxims of science, and rules of life.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1747. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Thomson, James.
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: T98330
Marcus Aurelius Emperor of Rome (Male, born 121-4-26, died 180-3-17)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
Borrowed: 1769/9/14 (Thursday).
Borrower: J. Gregory
Author: Marcus Aurelius Emperor of Rome (Male, born 121-4-26, died 180-3-17), Genre: Lives, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Record ID 89153
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 16-17
& Pownall on the Colonies
Borrowed: 1769/10/4 (Wednesday). Loan period: return on demand.
William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Thomas Pownall (Male, born 1722, died 1805)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The administration of the colonies.
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Pownall (Male, born 1722, died 1805)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The administration of the colonies.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1765. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T90024
Thomas Pownall (Male, born 1722, died 1805)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Administration of the Colonies. Wherein their Rights and Constitution are Discussed and Stated
Borrowed: 1769/10/4 (Wednesday).
Borrower: William Robertson
Author: Thomas Pownall (Male, born 1722, died 1805), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Administration of the Colonies. Wherein their Rights and Constitution are Discussed and Stated
Record ID 86876
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 16-17
Borr.d for Profr Cuming Crantz's history of Greenland 2 Vol.s
Borrowed: 1769/9/28 (Thursday). Loan period: return on demand.
Professor Robert Cuming
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor.
George Cumin
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
David Cranz (Male, born 1723, died 1777)
Genre: Travel
The history of Greenland [Cranz]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
David Cranz (Male, born 1723, died 1777)
Genre: Travel
The history of Greenland : containing a description of the country, and its inhabitants: and particularly, a relation of the mission, carried on for above these thirty years by the Unitas Fratrum, at New Herrnhuth and Lichtenfels, in that country / by David Crantz ; translated from the High-Dutch, and illustrated with maps and other copper-plates ; in two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1767. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Editors: Gambold, John
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 48 times in 24 borrowing records
ESTC: T144569
David Cranz (Male, born 1723, died 1777)
Genre: Travel
History of Greenland
Borrowed: 1769/9/28 (Thursday).
Borrowers: Professor Robert Cuming , George Cumin
Author: David Cranz (Male, born 1723, died 1777), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 86792
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 16-17
& Fielding's Works V.s 1:st & 2:d
Borrowed: 1769/9/19 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
Thomas Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
The works of Henry Fielding, Esq : with the life of the author.
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections *V.20.13-16. .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
The works of Henry Fielding, Esq; with the life of the author.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 38 times in 32 borrowing records
ESTC: T89839
Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
Works of Henry Fielding
Borrowed: 1769/9/19 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Thomas Williamson
Author: Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 86771
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 16-17
Borrow'd Addison's Works V.s 2.3.4 in 4.to
Borrowed: 1769/9/14 (Thursday). Loan period: return on demand.
Professor Robert Cuming
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor.
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The works of the late Right Honorable Joseph Addison.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The works of the late Right Honorable Joseph Addison, Esq.
Language: English . Published: Birmingham. Date of publication: 1761. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 14 times in 9 borrowing records
ESTC: T89166
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Works of Joseph Addison
Borrowed: 1769/9/14 (Thursday).
Borrower: Professor Robert Cuming
Author: Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 86891
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 16-17
Borrow'd Robinson on the Animal Oeconomy
Borrowed: 1769/10/3 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
Dr John Gregory
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor.
James Gregory
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/91814. Dissertation: De Morbis coeli mutatione medendis.. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1768-1772; MD (Edin), 1774. Other: Royal Medical Society, 1771; Professor of the Institutes of Physic, 1776; Joint Professor of the Practice of Physic, 1790. Origin: Scottish. Life dates: 1753-1821.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor.
Bryan Robinson (Male, born 1680, died 1754)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
A treatise of the animal oeconomy [Robinson]
Confidence level: Certain
Bryan Robinson (Male, born 1680, died 1754)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
A treatise of the animal oeconomy.
Language: English . Published: Dublin. Date of publication: 1732. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 18
ESTC: T176488
Bryan Robinson (Male, born 1680, died 1754)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Treatise of the Animal Oeconomy
Borrowed: 1769/10/3 (Tuesday).
Borrowers: Dr John Gregory , James Gregory
Author: Bryan Robinson (Male, born 1680, died 1754), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Record ID 89753
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 18-19
Borrow'd Rollin's Method Vol. 3d
Borrowed: 1769/10/12 (Thursday). Loan period: return on demand.
Principal William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Other: Principal of the University of Edinburgh. Life dates: 1721-1793.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
John Tait
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Method of teaching and studying the belles lettres, or, An introduction to languages, poetry, rhetoric, history, moral philosophy, physicks, &c.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The method of teaching and studying the belles lettres, or an introduction to languages, poetry, rhetoric, history, moral philosophy, physicks, &c. With Reflections on Taste; and Instructions with regard to the Eloquence of the Pulpit, the Bar and the Stage. The whole illustrated with Passages from the most famous Poets and Orators, antient and modern, with Critical Remarks on them. Designed more particularly for Students in the Universities.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1734. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 181 times in 94 borrowing records
ESTC: T136375
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Method of Teaching and Studying the Belles Lettres
Borrowed: 1769/10/12 (Thursday).
Borrowers: Principal William Robertson , John Tait
Author: Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741), Genre: Belles Lettres
Method of Teaching and Studying the Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 89897
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 18-19
Borrowed Websters Arithmetick
Borrowed: 1769/11/1 (Wednesday). Returned: 1770/1/19 (Friday).
James Robertson
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/76517. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1769-1774. Other: Royal Medical Society, 1774; Indian Medical Service, 1775.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
William Webster (Male, born c.1684, died 1744)
Genre: Mathematics
Arithmetick in epitome.
Confidence level: Certain
William Webster (Male, born c.1684, died 1744)
Genre: Mathematics
Arithmetick in epitome: or, a compendium of all its rules, both vulgar and decimal.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1740. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T22414
William Webster (Male, born c.1684, died 1744)
Genre: Mathematics
Arithmetick in Epitome: or, A Compendium of all its Rules, both Vulgar and Decimal
Borrowed: 1769/11/1 (Wednesday). Returned: 1770/1/19 (Friday).
Borrower: James Robertson
Author: William Webster (Male, born c.1684, died 1744), Genre: Mathematics
Arithmetick in Epitome: or, A Compendium of all its Rules, both Vulgar and Decimal
Record ID 89873
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 18-19
& Maclaurin's Algebra
Borrowed: 1769/10/26 (Thursday). Loan period: return on demand.
William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Colin MacLaurin (Male, born 1698, died 1746)
Genre: Mathematics
Treatise of algebra, in three parts [Maclaurin]
Possible modern shelfmark: Main Library - Special Collections ; E.B. .512 Macl..
Confidence level: Certain
Colin MacLaurin (Male, born 1698, died 1746)
Genre: Mathematics
A treatise of algebra, in three parts ... : to which is added an appendix, concerning the general properties of geometrical lines.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1756. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 22
ESTC: T152308
Colin MacLaurin (Male, born 1698, died 1746)
Genre: Mathematics
Treatise of Algebra [Colin MacLaurin]
Borrowed: 1769/10/26 (Thursday).
Borrower: William Robertson
Author: Colin MacLaurin (Male, born 1698, died 1746), Genre: Mathematics
Record ID 89984
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 18-19
Borrow'd Fleemyng's Physiology
Borrowed: 1769/11/17 (Friday). Loan period: return on demand.
Dr John Gregory
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor.
James Gregory
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/91814. Dissertation: De Morbis coeli mutatione medendis.. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1768-1772; MD (Edin), 1774. Other: Royal Medical Society, 1771; Professor of the Institutes of Physic, 1776; Joint Professor of the Practice of Physic, 1790. Origin: Scottish. Life dates: 1753-1821.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor.
Malcolm Flemyng (Male, died 1764)
Genre: Medicine, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Introduction to Physiology; being a course of lectures on the most important parts of the animal oeconomy [Flemyng]
Confidence level: Certain
Malcolm Flemyng (Male, died 1764)
Genre: Medicine, Genre: Natural Philosophy
An introduction to physiology, being A Course of Lectures upon The most important Parts of the animal oeconomy.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 47
ESTC: T59540
Malcolm Flemyng (Male, died 1764)
Genre: Medicine, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Introduction to Physiology, being A Course of Lectures upon the most Important Parts of the Animal Oeconomy
Borrowed: 1769/11/17 (Friday).
Borrowers: Dr John Gregory , James Gregory
Author: Malcolm Flemyng (Male, died 1764), Genre: Medicine, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 89912
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 18-19
Fielding's Works Vol 3:d
Borrowed: 1769/11/2 (Thursday). Loan period: return on demand.
Thomas Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
The works of Henry Fielding, Esq : with the life of the author.
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections *V.20.13-16. .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
The works of Henry Fielding, Esq; with the life of the author.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 38 times in 32 borrowing records
ESTC: T89839
Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
Works of Henry Fielding
Borrowed: 1769/11/2 (Thursday).
Borrower: Thomas Williamson
Author: Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 89915
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 18-19
Also Churchill's Voyages V.s 1 & 2d
Borrowed: 1769/11/2 (Thursday). Loan period: return on demand.
Thomas Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Genre: Travel
Collection of voyages and travels [Churchill]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Travel
A collection of voyages and travels, some now first printed from original manuscripts, others now first published in English.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1744-1746. Format: folio.
Editors: Compiled by Awnsham Churchill and John Churchill.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 37 times in 25 borrowing records
ESTC: T97845
Borrowed: 1769/11/2 (Thursday).
Borrower: Thomas Williamson
Genre: Travel
Collection of Voyages and Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 89906
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 18-19
Harris's Treatises
Borrowed: 1769/11/2 (Thursday). Loan period: return on demand.
Thomas Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Three treatises : the first concerning art, the second concerning music, painting, and poetry, the third concerning happiness [Harris]
Possible modern shelfmark: Main Library - Special Collections ; E.B. .82469 Har..
Confidence level: Certain
James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Three treatises. The first concerning art. The second concerning music, painting, and poetry. The third concerning happiness.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1744. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 17
ESTC: T70375
James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Three Treatises [James Harris]
Borrowed: 1769/11/2 (Thursday).
Borrower: Thomas Williamson
Author: James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Record ID 89936
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 18-19
& Bp Andrews Sermons
Borrowed: 1769/11/7 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
Principal William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Other: Principal of the University of Edinburgh. Life dates: 1721-1793.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Lancelot Andrewes (Male, born 1555, died 1626)
Genre: Sermons
XCVI sermons [Andrewes].
Confidence level: Certain
Lancelot Andrewes (Male, born 1555, died 1626)
Genre: Sermons
XCVI sermons by the Right Honourable, and Reverend Father in God, Lancelot Andrewes, late Lord Bishop of Winchester
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1635. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: S121999
Lancelot Andrewes (Male, born 1555, died 1626)
Genre: Sermons
XCVI sermons by the Right Honourable, and Reverend Father in God, Lancelot Andrewes, late Lord Bishop of Winchester
Borrowed: 1769/11/7 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Principal William Robertson
Author: Lancelot Andrewes (Male, born 1555, died 1626), Genre: Sermons
Record ID 89900
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 18-19
and Wise's Do
Borrowed: 1769/11/1 (Wednesday). Returned: 1770/1/19 (Friday). Loan period: return on demand.
James Robertson
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/76517. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1769-1774. Other: Royal Medical Society, 1774; Indian Medical Service, 1775.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Thomas Wise (Male)
Genre: Mathematics, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Arithmetic made easy: for the use and benefit of tradesman.
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Wise (Male)
Genre: Mathematics, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Arithmetic made easy : for the use and benefit of tradesman.
Language: English . Published: Berwick. Date of publication: 1754. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 1
Thomas Wise (Male)
Genre: Mathematics, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Arithmetic Made Easy for the Use and Benefit of Tradesman
Borrowed: 1769/11/1 (Wednesday). Returned: 1770/1/19 (Friday).
Borrower: James Robertson
Author: Thomas Wise (Male), Genre: Mathematics, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Record ID 89795
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 18-19
& Butler's Hudibras 2 V.s
Borrowed: 1769/9/12 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
Principal William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Other: Principal of the University of Edinburgh. Life dates: 1721-1793.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
John Tait
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Samuel Butler (Male, born 1612, died 1680)
Genre: Poetry
Hudibras : in three parts, written in the time of the late wars: corrected and amended.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Samuel Butler (Male, born 1612, died 1680)
Genre: Poetry
Hudibras, in three parts, written in the time of the late wars: corrected and amended.
Language: English . Published: Dublin. Date of publication: 1744. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Grey, Zachary.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 13 times in 7 borrowing records
ESTC: N7227
Samuel Butler (Male, born 1612, died 1680)
Genre: Poetry
Hudibras
Borrowed: 1769/9/12 (Tuesday).
Borrowers: Principal William Robertson , John Tait
Author: Samuel Butler (Male, born 1612, died 1680), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 89870
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 18-19
Also Thomson's Works 2 V:s 4:to
Borrowed: 1769/10/26 (Thursday). Loan period: return on demand.
William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
James Thomson (Male, born 1700, died 1748)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Mr. Thomson : in two volumes
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
James Thomson (Male, born 1700, died 1748)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Mr. Thomson. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1738. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 119 times in 94 borrowing records
ESTC: T35244
James Thomson (Male, born 1700, died 1748)
Genre: Poetry
Works of James Thomson
Borrowed: 1769/10/26 (Thursday).
Borrower: William Robertson
Author: James Thomson (Male, born 1700, died 1748), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 89909
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 18-19
Hume's history V:s 3.4.6:th
Borrowed: 1769/11/2 (Thursday). Loan period: return on demand.
Thomas Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
Hume's History (original title)
History of England, from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the accession of Henry VII [Hume] (standardised title)
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 6
Confidence level: Certain
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the accession of Henry VII
Language: English . Published: Dublin. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 64 times in 54 borrowing records
ESTC: N8496
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1769/11/2 (Thursday).
Borrower: Thomas Williamson
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 6
Record ID 90035
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 18-19
Borrow'd Shaw's Travels
Borrowed: 1769/11/25 (Saturday). Loan period: return on demand.
Hugh Blair
Gender: Male.
Other: Regius Chair of Rhetoric and Belles Lettres, Edinburgh. Life dates: 1718-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Daniel McIntosh
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Thomas Shaw (Male, born 1694, died 1751)
Genre: Travel
Travels: or observations relating to several parts of Barbary and the Levant [Shaw]
Confidence level: Very likely
Thomas Shaw (Male, born 1694, died 1751)
Genre: Travel
Travels, or observations relating to several parts of Barbary and the Levant. Illustrated with cuts. By Thomas Shaw, D. D. F. R. S. Regius Professor of Greek, and Principal of St. Edmund Hall, in the University of Oxford.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1757. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 35
ESTC: T114688
Thomas Shaw (Male, born 1694, died 1751)
Genre: Travel
Travels, or Observations Relating to Several Parts of Barbary and the Levant
Borrowed: 1769/11/25 (Saturday).
Borrowers: Hugh Blair , Daniel McIntosh
Author: Thomas Shaw (Male, born 1694, died 1751), Genre: Travel
Travels, or Observations Relating to Several Parts of Barbary and the Levant
Record ID 89882
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 18-19
& Sully's Memoirs V:s 2 & 3.
Borrowed: 1769/10/26 (Thursday). Loan period: return on demand.
William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Maximilien Bethune Duc de Sully (Male, born 1559, died 1641)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Maximilian de Bethune : duke of Sully, prime minister to Henry the Great.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Maximilien Bethune Duc de Sully (Male, born 1559, died 1641)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Maximilian de Bethune, Duke of Sully, Prime Minister to Henry the Great.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1763. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 62 times in 38 borrowing records
ESTC: T119363
Maximilien Bethune Duc de Sully (Male, born 1559, died 1641)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Maximilian de Bethune, Duke of Sully, Prime Minister to Henry the Great
Borrowed: 1769/10/26 (Thursday).
Borrower: William Robertson
Author: Maximilien Bethune Duc de Sully (Male, born 1559, died 1641), Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Maximilian de Bethune, Duke of Sully, Prime Minister to Henry the Great
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 89807
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 18-19
Also Butler's Remains 2 V:s 8vo
Borrowed: 1769/10/12 (Thursday). Loan period: return on demand.
Principal William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Other: Principal of the University of Edinburgh. Life dates: 1721-1793.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
John Tait
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Samuel Butler (Male, born 1612, died 1680)
Genre: Poetry
The genuine remains in verse and prose of Mr. Samuel Butler, author of Hudibras.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Samuel Butler (Male, born 1612, died 1680)
Genre: Poetry
The genuine remains in verse and prose of Mr. Samuel Butler.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 4 times in 2 borrowing records
ESTC: T139233
Samuel Butler (Male, born 1612, died 1680)
Genre: Poetry
Genuine Remains in Verse and Prose of Mr Samuel Butler
Borrowed: 1769/10/12 (Thursday).
Borrowers: Principal William Robertson , John Tait
Author: Samuel Butler (Male, born 1612, died 1680), Genre: Poetry
Genuine Remains in Verse and Prose of Mr Samuel Butler
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 89927
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 18-19
Borrowed Dr Jeremy Taylors
Borrowed: 1769/11/7 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
Principal William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Other: Principal of the University of Edinburgh. Life dates: 1721-1793.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Jeremy Taylor (Male, born 1613, died 1667)
Genre: Sermons
XXVIII sermons preached at Golden Grove.
Confidence level: Very likely
Jeremy Taylor (Male, born 1613, died 1667)
Genre: Sermons
XXVIII sermons preached at Golden Grove.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1651. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 9
ESTC: R23463
Jeremy Taylor (Male, born 1613, died 1667)
Genre: Sermons
XXVIII Sermons Preached at Golden Grove
Borrowed: 1769/11/7 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Principal William Robertson
Author: Jeremy Taylor (Male, born 1613, died 1667), Genre: Sermons
Record ID 89861
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 18-19
Prior's Poems folio
Borrowed: 1769/9/26 (Tuesday). Loan period: return on demand.
William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Matthew Prior (Male, born 1664, died 1721)
Genre: Poetry
Prior's Poems (original title)
Poems on several occasions [Prior] (standardised title)
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections *S.33.101.
Confidence level: Certain
Matthew Prior (Male, born 1664, died 1721)
Genre: Poetry
Poems on several occasions: by Matthew Prior Esq. A new edition; with some additions which are not in the folio edition.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1720. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: T14946
Matthew Prior (Male, born 1664, died 1721)
Genre: Poetry
Poems on Several Occasions [Matthew Prior]
Borrowed: 1769/9/26 (Tuesday).
Borrower: William Robertson
Author: Matthew Prior (Male, born 1664, died 1721), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 89810
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 18-19
Also Addison's Works Vol. 1:st 4:to
Borrowed: 1769/10/12 (Thursday). Loan period: return on demand.
Principal William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Other: Principal of the University of Edinburgh. Life dates: 1721-1793.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
John Tait
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The works of the late Right Honorable Joseph Addison.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The works of the late Right Honorable Joseph Addison, Esq.
Language: English . Published: Birmingham. Date of publication: 1761. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 14 times in 9 borrowing records
ESTC: T89166
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Works of Joseph Addison
Borrowed: 1769/10/12 (Thursday).
Borrowers: Principal William Robertson , John Tait
Author: Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 89891
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 18-19
Borrowed the Travels of Pietro della Valle into East India & Arabia deserta
Borrowed: 1769/11/1 (Wednesday). Loan period: return on demand.
Hugh Blair
Gender: Male.
Other: Regius Chair of Rhetoric and Belles Lettres, Edinburgh. Life dates: 1718-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Daniel McIntosh
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Pietro Della Valle (Male, born 1586, died 1652)
Genre: Travel
The travels of Sig. Pietro della Valle, a noble Roman, into East-India and Arabia Deserta
Confidence level: Certain
Pietro Della Valle (Male, born 1586, died 1652)
Genre: Travel
The travels of Sig. Pietro della Valle, a noble Roman, into East-India and Arabia Deserta.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1665. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: R7908
Pietro Della Valle (Male, born 1586, died 1652)
Genre: Travel
Travels of Sig. Pietro della Valle, a Noble Roman, into East-India and Arabia Deserta
Borrowed: 1769/11/1 (Wednesday).
Borrowers: Hugh Blair , Daniel McIntosh
Author: Pietro Della Valle (Male, born 1586, died 1652), Genre: Travel
Travels of Sig. Pietro della Valle, a Noble Roman, into East-India and Arabia Deserta
Record ID 89813
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 18-19
Borrowed Hallers Physiology 2 Vols vol. 1754
Borrowed: 1769/10/21 (Saturday). Loan period: return on demand.
Dr John Gregory
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor.
James Gregory
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/91814. Dissertation: De Morbis coeli mutatione medendis.. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1768-1772; MD (Edin), 1774. Other: Royal Medical Society, 1771; Professor of the Institutes of Physic, 1776; Joint Professor of the Practice of Physic, 1790. Origin: Scottish. Life dates: 1753-1821.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor.
Baron Albrecht von Haller (Male, born 1708, died 1777)
Genre: Medicine
Dr. Albert Haller's physiology [Mihles]
Possible modern shelfmark: Main Library - Special Collections ; E.B. .612 Hal..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Baron Albrecht von Haller (Male, born 1708, died 1777)
Genre: Medicine
Dr. Albert Haller’s physiology; being a course of lectures upon the visceral anatomy and vital oeconomy of human bodies.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Mihles, Samuel
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 197 times in 106 borrowing records
ESTC: T106476
Baron Albrecht von Haller (Male, born 1708, died 1777)
Genre: Medicine
Haller’s Physiology
Borrowed: 1769/10/21 (Saturday).
Borrowers: Dr John Gregory , James Gregory
Author: Baron Albrecht von Haller (Male, born 1708, died 1777), Genre: Medicine
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 90887
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 20-21
Borrowed ,,, Graingers Biograph: history 2 Vol.s
Borrowed: 1769/12/11 (Monday). Loan period: return on demand.
George Cumin
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
James Granger (Male, born 1723, died 1776)
Genre: History
A biographical history of England, from Egbert the Great to the Revolution.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
James Granger (Male, born 1723, died 1776)
Genre: History
A Biographical History of England, from Egbert the Great to the Revolution: consisting of Characters disposed in different Classes, and adapted to a Methodical Catalogue of Engraved British Heads. Intended as An Essay towards reducing our Biography to System, and a Help to the Knowledge of Portraits. Interspersed with Variety of Anecdotes, and Memoirs of a great Number of Persons, not to be found in any other Biographical Work. With a Preface, shewing the Utility of a Collection of Engraved Portraits to supply the Defect, and answer the various Purposes, of Medals. By the Rev. J. Granger, Vicar of Shiplake, in Oxfordshire.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769-1774. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 6
ESTC: T90309
James Granger (Male, born 1723, died 1776)
Genre: History
Biographical History of England
Borrowed: 1769/12/11 (Monday).
Borrower: George Cumin
Author: James Granger (Male, born 1723, died 1776), Genre: History
Biographical History of England
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 90896
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 20-21
Fielding's Works Vol. 3.d
Borrowed: 1769/12/15 (Friday). Loan period: return on demand.
Thomas Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
James Lockhart
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
The works of Henry Fielding, Esq : with the life of the author.
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections *V.20.13-16. .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
The works of Henry Fielding, Esq; with the life of the author.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 38 times in 32 borrowing records
ESTC: T89839
Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754)
Genre: Fiction
Works of Henry Fielding
Borrowed: 1769/12/15 (Friday).
Borrowers: Thomas Williamson , James Lockhart
Author: Henry Fielding (Male, born 1707, died 1754), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 90047
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 20-21
Borrow'd Postlewayt's Dictionary 2 V:s folio
Borrowed: 1769/12/1 (Friday).
Principal William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Other: Principal of the University of Edinburgh. Life dates: 1721-1793.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Francis Matthew
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Jacques Savary des Brûlons (Male, born 1657, died 1716)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Reference Works
The universal dictionary of trade and commerce.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Jacques Savary des Brûlons (Male, born 1657, died 1716)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Reference Works
The universal dictionary of trade and commerce: With large additions and imporvements adapting the same to the present state of British affairs in America, since the last Treaty of Peace made in the year 1763.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1766. Format: folio.
Editors: Postlethwayt, Malachy, 1707?-1767.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2 times in 1 borrowing record
ESTC: T152347
Jacques Savary des Brûlons (Male, born 1657, died 1716)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Reference Works
Universal Dictionary of Trade and Commerce
Borrowed: 1769/12/1 (Friday).
Borrowers: Principal William Robertson , Francis Matthew
Author: Jacques Savary des Brûlons (Male, born 1657, died 1716), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Reference Works
Universal Dictionary of Trade and Commerce
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 90944
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 20-21
Popple's Map of America
Borrowed: 1769/12/18 (Monday). Loan period: return on demand.
Principal William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Other: Principal of the University of Edinburgh. Life dates: 1721-1793.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Francis Matthew
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Henry Popple (Male, died 1743)
Genre: Travel
Map of the British Empire in America [Popple].
Confidence level: Certain
Henry Popple (Male, died 1743)
Genre: Travel
A Map of the British Empire in America with the French and Spanish Settlements adjacent thereto.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1733. Format: map.
Number of borrowings: 1
Henry Popple (Male, died 1743)
Genre: Travel
Map of the British Empire in America with the French and Spanish Settlements
Borrowed: 1769/12/18 (Monday).
Borrowers: Principal William Robertson , Francis Matthew
Author: Henry Popple (Male, died 1743), Genre: Travel
Map of the British Empire in America with the French and Spanish Settlements
Record ID 90923
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 20-21
Borrow'd Rogers Account of America
Borrowed: 1769/12/18 (Monday). Loan period: return on demand.
Principal William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Other: Principal of the University of Edinburgh. Life dates: 1721-1793.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Francis Matthew
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Robert Rogers (Male, born 1731, died 1795)
Genre: Travel
A concise account of North America : containing a description of the several British colonies on that continent,including the islands of Newfoundland, Cape Breton, &c.
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Rogers (Male, born 1731, died 1795)
Genre: Travel
A concise account of North America : containing a description of the several British colonies on that continent,including the islands of Newfoundland, Cape Breton, &c.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1765. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T131446
Robert Rogers (Male, born 1731, died 1795)
Genre: Travel
Concise Account of North America
Borrowed: 1769/12/18 (Monday).
Borrowers: Principal William Robertson , Francis Matthew
Author: Robert Rogers (Male, born 1731, died 1795), Genre: Travel
Record ID 90050
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 20-21
Also Stewart's Oeconomy in 2 V:s 4.to
Borrowed: 1769/12/1 (Friday). Loan period: return on demand.
Francis Matthew
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Principal William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Other: Principal of the University of Edinburgh. Life dates: 1721-1793.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Sir James Steuart (Male, born 1712, died 1780)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
An inquiry into the principles of political oeconomy [Steuart]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Sir James Steuart (Male, born 1712, died 1780)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
An inquiry into the principles of political oeconomy.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1767. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 22 times in 16 borrowing records
ESTC: N797
Sir James Steuart (Male, born 1712, died 1780)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Inquiry into the Principles of Political Oeconomy
Borrowed: 1769/12/1 (Friday).
Borrowers: Francis Matthew , Principal William Robertson
Author: Sir James Steuart (Male, born 1712, died 1780), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Inquiry into the Principles of Political Oeconomy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 90899
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 20-21
A Journey to Mequinez
Borrowed: 1769/12/15 (Friday). Loan period: return on demand.
Thomas Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
James Lockhart
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
John Windus (Male)
Genre: Travel
Journey to Mequinez : the residence of the present emperor of Fez and Morocco.
Confidence level: Certain
John Windus (Male)
Genre: Travel
A journey to Mequinez; the residence of the present Emperor of Fez and Morocco. On the occasion of Commodore Stewart’s embassy thither for the redemption of the British captives in the year 1721.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1725. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T130904
John Windus (Male)
Genre: Travel
Journey to Mequinez
Borrowed: 1769/12/15 (Friday).
Borrowers: Thomas Williamson , James Lockhart
Author: John Windus (Male), Genre: Travel
Record ID 90914
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 20-21
Borrow'd World Displayed V:s 7th & 8th
Borrowed: 1769/12/15 (Friday). Loan period: return on demand.
Robert Hamilton
Gender: Male.
Historical Alumni Database: https://collections.ed.ac.uk/alumni/record/91570. Dissertation: De Nicotianæ Viribus in Medicinâ, ut et de ejus malis effectibus in usu communi et domestico.. Class: Medicine. Academic dates: 1776-1778; MD (Edin), 1780. Other: Royal Medical Society, 1779; Royal Army Medical Corps, 1795; Ex LRCP(1784); LRCP(1795) . Origin: Scottish. Life dates: 1748-1830.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Genre: Travel
World displayed: or, a curious collection of voyages and travels, selected from the writers of all nations.
Possible modern shelfmark: Special Collections ; P*.33.34.53.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7, Volume 8
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Travel
The world displayed; or, A curious collection of voyages and travels, selected from the writers of all nations. In which the conjectures and interpolations of several vain editors and translators are expunged, every relation is made concise and plain, and the divisions of countries and kingdoms are clearly and distinctly noted.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759-1761. Format: 12mo.
Editors: Compiled by Christopher Smart, Oliver Goldsmith and Samuel Johnson; introduction by Samuel Johnson.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1944 times in 1812 borrowing records
ESTC: T113545
Genre: Travel
World Displayed; or, A Curious Collection of Voyages and Travels, Selected from the Writers of All Nations
Borrowed: 1769/12/15 (Friday).
Borrower: Robert Hamilton
Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7, Volume 8
Record ID 90935
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 20-21
& his Journal 2 V.s
Borrowed: 1769/12/18 (Monday). Loan period: return on demand.
Principal William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Other: Principal of the University of Edinburgh. Life dates: 1721-1793.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Francis Matthew
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Robert Rogers (Male, born 1731, died 1795)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Journals of Major Robert Rogers: containing an account of the several excursions he made under the Generals who commanded upon the continent of North America, during the late War.
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Rogers (Male, born 1731, died 1795)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Journals of Major Robert Rogers: containing an account of the several excursions he made under the generals who commanded upon the continent of North America, during the late war.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1765. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 8
ESTC: T117607
Robert Rogers (Male, born 1731, died 1795)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Journals of Major Robert Rogers: Containing an Account of the Several Excursions ... during the Late War
Borrowed: 1769/12/18 (Monday).
Borrowers: Principal William Robertson , Francis Matthew
Author: Robert Rogers (Male, born 1731, died 1795), Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Record ID 90062
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 20-21
Borrow'd Dodsley's Colletion in 6V:s
Borrowed: 1769/12/2 (Saturday). Loan period: return on demand.
Principal William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Other: Principal of the University of Edinburgh. Life dates: 1721-1793.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
William Robertson
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
Robert Dodsley (Male, born 1704, died 1764)
Genre: Poetry
A collection of poems in six volumes [Dodsley]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Dodsley (Male, born 1704, died 1764)
Genre: Poetry
A collection of poems in six volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1763. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Dodsley, Robert, 1703-1764.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 26 times in 11 borrowing records
ESTC: T131163
Robert Dodsley (Male, born 1704, died 1764)
Genre: Poetry
Collection of Poems in Six Volumes by Several Hands [ed. Robert Dodsley]
Borrowed: 1769/12/2 (Saturday).
Borrowers: Principal William Robertson , William Robertson
Author: Robert Dodsley (Male, born 1704, died 1764), Genre: Poetry
Collection of Poems in Six Volumes by Several Hands [ed. Robert Dodsley]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6
Record ID 90893
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 20-21
Hume's history V:s 3.4.6
Borrowed: 1769/12/15 (Friday). Loan period: return on demand.
Thomas Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
James Lockhart
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
Hume's History (original title)
History of England, from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the accession of Henry VII [Hume] (standardised title)
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 6
Confidence level: Certain
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the accession of Henry VII
Language: English . Published: Dublin. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 64 times in 54 borrowing records
ESTC: N8496
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1769/12/15 (Friday).
Borrowers: Thomas Williamson , James Lockhart
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 6
Record ID 90974
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 22-23
Borrow'd Harris's Hermes
Borrowed: 1769/12/21 (Thursday). Loan period: return on demand.
William Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): son of Principal Robertson.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780)
Genre: Education
Hermes, or, A philosophical inquiry concerning universal grammar
Possible modern shelfmark: Main Library - Special Collections ; SC 9217.
Confidence level: Very likely
James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780)
Genre: Education
Hermes, or, A philosophical inquiry concerning universal grammar.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1765. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 25
ESTC: T116396
James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780)
Genre: Education
Hermes, or, A Philosophical Inquiry Concerning Universal Grammar
Borrowed: 1769/12/21 (Thursday).
Borrower: William Robertson
Author: James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780), Genre: Education
Hermes, or, A Philosophical Inquiry Concerning Universal Grammar
Record ID 91007
Library: Edinburgh University Library. Register: EUA IN1/ADS/LIB/3/Da.2.5 (1768-1781, Type: Professorial). Page: 22-23
Borrowed 2 Vols of the Catalogue of the Harleian MS.S
Borrowed: 1769/12/27 (Wednesday). Loan period: return on demand.
Robert Henry
Gender: Male.
Life dates: 1718-1790.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.
Department of Manuscripts British Museum (Unspecified)
Genre: Reference Works
Catalogue of the Harleian collection of manuscripts.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Department of Manuscripts British Museum (Unspecified)
Genre: Reference Works
A catalogue of the Harleian collection of manuscripts, purchased by authority of Parliament, for the use of the publick; and preserved in the British Museum.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759-c.1763. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 6 times in 3 borrowing records
ESTC: T147243
Department of Manuscripts British Museum (Unspecified)
Genre: Reference Works
Catalogue of the Harleian Collection of Manuscripts
Borrowed: 1769/12/27 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Robert Henry
Author: Department of Manuscripts British Museum (Unspecified), Genre: Reference Works
Catalogue of the Harleian Collection of Manuscripts
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2