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Record ID 180780
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 82
Humes History of England 8 vol 4to
Borrowed: 1788/10/22 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/11/22 (Saturday).
Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1775. Life dates: 1753-1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England, from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the revolution in 1688. In eight volumes. By David Hume, Esq.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: C.9.d.13-20.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8
Confidence level: Certain
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 95 times in 28 borrowing records
ESTC: T82472
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1788/10/22 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/11/22 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8
Record ID 180783
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 82
Oeuvres de Dorat (Les meilheurs del'inconstance 2 vols)
Borrowed: 1788/10/22 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/11/22 (Saturday).
Mr Andrew Balfour Andrew Balfour Ramsay of Whitehill
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1763. Life dates: 1741-1814.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.
Claude Joseph Dorat (Male, born 1734, died 1780)
Genre: Fiction
Les Malheurs de l'Inconstance, ou Lettres de la Marquise de Syrcé, et du Comte de Mirbelle [Dorat]
Possible modern shelfmark: [Ah].6/1.29-30.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Claude Joseph Dorat (Male, born 1734, died 1780)
Genre: Fiction
Les malheurs de l'inconstance, ou Lettres de la marquise de Syrcé, et du comte de Mirbelle.
Language: French . Published: Amsterdam. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2 times in 1 borrowing record
Claude Joseph Dorat (Male, born 1734, died 1780)
Genre: Fiction
Malheurs de l'Inconstance, ou Lettres de la Marquise de Syrcé, et du Comte de Mirbelle
Borrowed: 1788/10/22 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/11/22 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Andrew Balfour Andrew Balfour Ramsay of Whitehill
Author: Claude Joseph Dorat (Male, born 1734, died 1780), Genre: Fiction
Malheurs de l'Inconstance, ou Lettres de la Marquise de Syrcé, et du Comte de Mirbelle
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 180801
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 83
Keys practical beemaster 8vo
Borrowed: 1788/10/27 (Monday). Returned: 1788/11/27 (Thursday).
Sir John Henderson of Fordel
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1774. Life dates: 1752-1817.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Law > Advocate. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
John Keys (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The practical bee-master [Keys]
Possible modern shelfmark: Ct.10/1.7.
Confidence level: Certain
John Keys (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The practical bee-master: in which will be shewn how to manage bees.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: T133239
John Keys (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Practical Bee-Master
Borrowed: 1788/10/27 (Monday). Returned: 1788/11/27 (Thursday).
Borrower: Sir John Henderson of Fordel
Author: John Keys (Male), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Record ID 180798
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 83
Douglas Baronage
Borrowed: 1788/10/27 (Monday). Returned: 1788/11/27 (Thursday).
Mr Otto Herman Wemyss
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1785. Life dates: d. 1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Sir Robert Douglas (Male, born 1694, died 1770)
Genre: History
Peerage of Scotland, containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom, from their origin to the present generation [Douglas]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: R.287.c.
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Robert Douglas (Male, born 1694, died 1770)
Genre: History
The peerage of Scotland, containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom, from their Origin to the present Generation: collected from the public records, and ancient chartularies of this nation, the Charters, and other Writings of the Nobility, and the Works of our best Historians.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1764. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 19
ESTC: T145745
Sir Robert Douglas (Male, born 1694, died 1770)
Genre: History
Peerage of Scotland, containing an Historical and Genealogical Account of the Nobility of that Kingdom
Borrowed: 1788/10/27 (Monday). Returned: 1788/11/27 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr Otto Herman Wemyss
Author: Sir Robert Douglas (Male, born 1694, died 1770), Genre: History
Record ID 180810
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 84
Dalrymples Annals of Scotland 2 vol
Borrowed: 1788/10/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/11/29 (Saturday).
Mr William Grant of Congalton
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1773. Life dates: d. 1821.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Sir David Dalrymple Lord Hailes (Male, born 1726, died 1792)
Genre: History
Annals of Scotland. From the accession of Malcolm III. Surnamed Canmole, to the accession of Robert I [Dalrymple]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: A.107.b.[23]-[24].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Sir David Dalrymple Lord Hailes (Male, born 1726, died 1792)
Genre: History
Annals of Scotland.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1776. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 54 times in 31 borrowing records
ESTC: T82751
Sir David Dalrymple Lord Hailes (Male, born 1726, died 1792)
Genre: History
Annals of Scotland [David Dalrymple]
Confidence level: Certain
Sir David Dalrymple Lord Hailes (Male, born 1726, died 1792)
Genre: History
Annals of Scotland. From The Accession of Robert I. Surnamed Bruce, To the Accession of the House of Stewart.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1779. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 83 times in 60 borrowing records
ESTC: T141222
Sir David Dalrymple Lord Hailes (Male, born 1726, died 1792)
Genre: History
Annals of Scotland [David Dalrymple]
Borrowed: 1788/10/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/11/29 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr William Grant of Congalton
Author: Sir David Dalrymple Lord Hailes (Male, born 1726, died 1792), Genre: History
Annals of Scotland [David Dalrymple]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 180813
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 84
Corneille Oeuvres tom 2-7 inclus
Borrowed: 1788/11/3 (Monday). Returned: 1788/12/3 (Wednesday).
Mr Robert Hamilton
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1788. Life dates: 1763-1831.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
Pierre Corneille (Male, born 1606, died 1684)
Genre: Drama
Theatre, avec des commentaires et autres morceaux intéressans [Corneille]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: As.2.1-12 .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7
Confidence level: Certain
Pierre Corneille (Male, born 1606, died 1684)
Genre: Drama
Théâtre de Pierre Corneille, avec des commentaires.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1765. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 12 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 32 times in 6 borrowing records
Pierre Corneille (Male, born 1606, died 1684)
Genre: Drama
Works of Pierre Corneille
Borrowed: 1788/11/3 (Monday). Returned: 1788/12/3 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Hamilton
Author: Pierre Corneille (Male, born 1606, died 1684), Genre: Drama
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7
Record ID 180819
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 85
Philidor Sur les echeis 8vo
Borrowed: 1788/11/4 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/12/4 (Thursday).
Mr Alexander Irving of Newton; Lord Newton
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1788. Life dates: 1766-1832.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate.
François Danican Philidor (Male, born 1726, died 1795)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Analyse du jeu des échecs; nouvelle édition, considérablement augmentée, par A. D. Philidor
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Bl.5/2.9.
Confidence level: Certain
François Danican Philidor (Male, born 1726, died 1795)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Analyse du jeu des échecs.
Language: French . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 8
ESTC: T145116
François Danican Philidor (Male, born 1726, died 1795)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Analyse du Jeu des échecs
Borrowed: 1788/11/4 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/12/4 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Irving of Newton; Lord Newton
Author: François Danican Philidor (Male, born 1726, died 1795), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Record ID 180822
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 85
Cabinet des Fees tom 1-8 inclus
Borrowed: 1788/11/4 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/12/4 (Thursday).
Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1775. Life dates: 1753-1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Genre: Fiction
Cabinet des fées, ou collection choisie des contes des fées, et autres contes merveilleux, ornés de figures.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Aq.3.12-48.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Fiction
Le Cabinet des fées, ou Collection choisie des contes des fées, et autres contes merveilleux.
Language: French . Published: Geneva. Date of publication: 1785-1789. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 41 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 210 times in 34 borrowing records
Genre: Fiction
Cabinet des Fées
Borrowed: 1788/11/4 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/12/4 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson
Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8
Record ID 180864
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 87
Cook's Voyage in 1772 &c 2 vol. 4.
Borrowed: 1788/11/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/12/12 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: two Guineas.
Mr Alexander Moir of Scotstown
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1782. Life dates: d. 1824.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Georg Forster (Male, born 1754, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Voyage round the world, in His Britannic Majesty's sloop, Resolution, commanded by Capt. James Cook, during the years 1772, 3, 4, and 5 [Forster]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.151.a.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Georg Forster (Male, born 1754, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
A voyage round the world, in His Britannic Majesty's sloop, Resolution, commanded by Capt. James Cook, during the years 1772, 3, 4, and 5 / By George Forster, F.R.S. member of the ROyal Academy of Madrid, and of the Society for promoting Natural Knowledge at Berlin ; In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 61 times in 40 borrowing records
ESTC: T155479
Georg Forster (Male, born 1754, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Voyage Round the World, in His Britannic Majesty’s Sloop, Resolution
Borrowed: 1788/11/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/12/12 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Moir of Scotstown
Author: Georg Forster (Male, born 1754, died 1794), Genre: Travel
Voyage Round the World, in His Britannic Majesty’s Sloop, Resolution
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 180885
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 89
Cabinet des Fees tom 12-17 inclus
Borrowed: 1788/11/13 (Thursday). Returned: 1788/12/13 (Saturday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Genre: Fiction
Cabinet des fées, ou collection choisie des contes des fées, et autres contes merveilleux, ornés de figures.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Aq.3.12-48.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 12, Volume 14, Volume 15, Volume 16, Volume 17
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Fiction
Le Cabinet des fées, ou Collection choisie des contes des fées, et autres contes merveilleux.
Language: French . Published: Geneva. Date of publication: 1785-1789. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 41 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 210 times in 34 borrowing records
Genre: Fiction
Cabinet des Fées
Borrowed: 1788/11/13 (Thursday). Returned: 1788/12/13 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 12, Volume 14, Volume 15, Volume 16, Volume 17
Record ID 180888
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 89
Archaeologia vol 5 & 6
Borrowed: 1788/11/14 (Friday). Returned: 1788/12/14 (Sunday).
Mr John Whyte of Bennochy
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Society of Antiquaries of London (Unspecified)
Genre: History
Archaeologia: or miscellaneous tracts, relating to antiquity : Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: J.186-7.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6
Confidence level: Certain
Society of Antiquaries of London (Unspecified)
Genre: History
Archaeologia, or Miscellaneous tracts, relating to antiquity.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770-1792. Format: 4to. Pagination: 110 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 10 times in 6 borrowing records
ESTC: T147226
Society of Antiquaries of London (Unspecified)
Genre: History
Archaeologia, or Miscellaneous Tracts, Relating to Antiquity
Borrowed: 1788/11/14 (Friday). Returned: 1788/12/14 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr John Whyte of Bennochy
Author: Society of Antiquaries of London (Unspecified), Genre: History
Archaeologia, or Miscellaneous Tracts, Relating to Antiquity
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6
Record ID 180891
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 90
Annual Register 1783
Borrowed: 1788/11/14 (Friday). Returned: 1788/12/14 (Sunday).
Mr Edward McCormick
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1745-1814.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Genre: Periodicals
Annual register, or a view of the history, politics, and literature for the year ...
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1783
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: 1788/11/14 (Friday). Returned: 1788/12/14 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr Edward McCormick
Genre: Periodicals
Annual Register, or A View of the History, Politics, and Literature
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1783
Record ID 180894
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 90
Campbell's political Survey 2 vol. in 4to
Borrowed: 1788/11/14 (Friday). Returned: 1788/12/14 (Sunday). Fine pledged in case of late return: two guineas.
Mr George Stewart of Grandtully
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1776. Life dates: 1750-1827.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
A political survey of Britain [Campbell]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: A.44.c.10-11.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
A political survey of Britain: being a series of reflections on the situation, lands, inhabitants, revenues, colonies, and commerce of this island.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 33 times in 25 borrowing records
ESTC: T90453
John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Political Survey of Britain
Borrowed: 1788/11/14 (Friday). Returned: 1788/12/14 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr George Stewart of Grandtully
Author: John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 180900
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 91
Hayley's Plays 4to
Borrowed: 1788/11/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1788/12/15 (Monday).
Mr John Bushby Maitland of Eccles
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1788. Life dates: d. 1822.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
William Hayley (Male, born 1745, died 1820)
Genre: Drama
Plays of three acts; written for a private theatre [Hayley]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Al].1/2.9.
Confidence level: Certain
William Hayley (Male, born 1745, died 1820)
Genre: Drama
Plays of three acts; written for a private theatre.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 7
ESTC: T90106
William Hayley (Male, born 1745, died 1820)
Genre: Drama
Plays of Three Acts; Written for a Private Theatre
Borrowed: 1788/11/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1788/12/15 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr John Bushby Maitland of Eccles
Author: William Hayley (Male, born 1745, died 1820), Genre: Drama
Record ID 180903
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 91
Evans old Ballads 2 vol
Borrowed: 1788/11/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1788/12/15 (Monday).
Mr John Bushby Maitland of Eccles
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1788. Life dates: d. 1822.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Genre: Poetry
Old ballads, historical and narrative, with some of modern date [Evans]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Ai].5/1.19-21.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Poetry
Old ballads, historical and narrative, with some of modern date; now first collected, and reprinted from rare copies.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Evans, Thomas
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 6 times in 3 borrowing records
ESTC: T146587
Genre: Poetry
Old Ballads, Historical and Narrative, with Some of Modern Date
Borrowed: 1788/11/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1788/12/15 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr John Bushby Maitland of Eccles
Genre: Poetry
Old Ballads, Historical and Narrative, with Some of Modern Date
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 180897
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 91
Massillon Sermons 13 vol
Borrowed: 1788/11/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1788/12/15 (Monday).
Mr Thomas Muir of Huntershill
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1787. Life dates: 1765-1799.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Jean-Baptiste Massillon (Male, born 1663, died 1742)
Genre: Sermons
Sermons [Massillon]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: OO.7.21.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 13
Confidence level: Certain
Jean-Baptiste Massillon (Male, born 1663, died 1742)
Genre: Sermons
Sermons de M. Massillon, évêque de Clermont.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1751-1752. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 148 times in 85 borrowing records
Jean-Baptiste Massillon (Male, born 1663, died 1742)
Genre: Sermons
Sermons of Jean-Baptiste Massillon
Borrowed: 1788/11/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1788/12/15 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Muir of Huntershill
Author: Jean-Baptiste Massillon (Male, born 1663, died 1742), Genre: Sermons
Sermons of Jean-Baptiste Massillon
Volumes borrowed: Volume 13
Record ID 180906
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 92
Smiths Wealth of Nations 2 vol
Borrowed: 1788/11/17 (Monday). Returned: 1788/12/17 (Wednesday).
Mr John Burnet
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1785. Life dates: d. 1810.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Judge. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations [Smith]
Possible modern shelfmark: [Ab].1/1.8.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1776. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 103 times in 77 borrowing records
ESTC: T96668
Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
Borrowed: 1788/11/17 (Monday). Returned: 1788/12/17 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr John Burnet
Author: Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 180909
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 92
Lelands Collectanea 6 vol 8vo
Borrowed: 1788/11/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/12/18 (Thursday).
Mr William Charles Little of Liberton
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1765.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
John Leland (Male, born c.1506, died 1552)
Genre: History
Joannis Lelandi antiquarii de rebus Britannicis collectanea
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: C.7.e.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6
Confidence level: Certain
John Leland (Male, born c.1506, died 1552)
Genre: History
Joannis Lelandi antiquarii de rebus Britannicis collectanea. Cum Thomæ Hearnii præfatione notis et indice ad editionem primam. Editio altera. ... . Accedunt de rebus Anglicanis opuscula varia è diversis Codd. Mss. descripta et nunc primum in lucem edita.
Language: Latin . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 26 times in 5 borrowing records
ESTC: T136035
John Leland (Male, born c.1506, died 1552)
Genre: History
De Rebus Britannicis Collectanea
Borrowed: 1788/11/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/12/18 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr William Charles Little of Liberton
Author: John Leland (Male, born c.1506, died 1552), Genre: History
De Rebus Britannicis Collectanea
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6
Record ID 180912
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 93
Postlethwayts Dictionary of Trade & Commerce 2 vol
Borrowed: 1788/11/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/12/18 (Thursday).
Mr Alexander Fraser Tytler Lord Woodhouselee
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1770. Life dates: 1747-1813.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Jacques Savary des Brûlons (Male, born 1657, died 1716)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Reference Works
The universal dictionary of trade and commerce, translated from the French of ... Monsieur Savary, ... with large additions and improvements, ... By Malachy Postlethwayt, Esq.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Ab.1.6-7.
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, translated from the French of the celebrated Monsieur Savary, Inspector-General of the manufactures for the King, at the Custom-house of Paris: with large additions and improvements, incorporated throughout the Whole work; Which more particularly accommodate the same to the trade and navigation Of these kingdoms, and the laws, customs, and usages, to which all traders are subject.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751-1755. Format: folio.
Translators: Postlethwayt, Malachy, 1707?-1767
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 14 times in 9 borrowing records
ESTC: N35479
Jacques Savary des Brûlons (Male, born 1657, died 1716)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Reference Works
Universal Dictionary of Trade and Commerce
Borrowed: 1788/11/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/12/18 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Fraser Tytler Lord Woodhouselee
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 180915
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 93
Knoxes view of the British Empire 2 vol.
Borrowed: 1788/11/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/12/18 (Thursday).
Mr Alexander Fraser Tytler Lord Woodhouselee
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1770. Life dates: 1747-1813.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
John Knox (Male, born 1720, died 1790)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
A view of the British Empire, more especially Scotland [Knox]
Possible modern shelfmark: A.115.d.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
John Knox (Male, born 1720, died 1790)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
A view of the British Empire, more especially Scotland; With some proposals for the improvement of that country, the extension of its fisheries, and the relief of the people.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2 times in 1 borrowing record
ESTC: T092836
John Knox (Male, born 1720, died 1790)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
View of the British Empire
Borrowed: 1788/11/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1788/12/18 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Fraser Tytler Lord Woodhouselee
Author: John Knox (Male, born 1720, died 1790), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 180924
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 94
Piozzis Anecdotes of Sam. Johnson
Borrowed: 1788/11/20 (Thursday). Returned: 1788/12/20 (Saturday).
Mr John Bushby Maitland of Eccles
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1788. Life dates: d. 1822.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Hester Lynch Piozzi (Female, born 1741, died 1821)
Genre: Lives
Anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson, LL.D. during the last twenty years of his life [Piozzi]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Claud.2.1.
Confidence level: Certain
Hester Lynch Piozzi (Female, born 1741, died 1821)
Genre: Lives
Anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson, LL.D. during the last twenty years of his life.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1786. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 27
ESTC: T99797
Hester Lynch Piozzi (Female, born 1741, died 1821)
Genre: Lives
Anecdotes of the Late Samuel Johnson, LL.D. During the Last Twenty Years of His Life
Borrowed: 1788/11/20 (Thursday). Returned: 1788/12/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr John Bushby Maitland of Eccles
Author: Hester Lynch Piozzi (Female, born 1741, died 1821), Genre: Lives
Anecdotes of the Late Samuel Johnson, LL.D. During the Last Twenty Years of His Life
Record ID 180921
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 94
Forsters Voyage to the South Sea 2 vol 4to
Borrowed: 1788/11/19 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/12/19 (Friday).
Mr Alexander Moir of Scotstown
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1782. Life dates: d. 1824.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Georg Forster (Male, born 1754, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Voyage round the world, in His Britannic Majesty's sloop, Resolution, commanded by Capt. James Cook, during the years 1772, 3, 4, and 5 [Forster]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.151.a.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Georg Forster (Male, born 1754, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
A voyage round the world, in His Britannic Majesty's sloop, Resolution, commanded by Capt. James Cook, during the years 1772, 3, 4, and 5 / By George Forster, F.R.S. member of the ROyal Academy of Madrid, and of the Society for promoting Natural Knowledge at Berlin ; In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 61 times in 40 borrowing records
ESTC: T155479
Georg Forster (Male, born 1754, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Voyage Round the World, in His Britannic Majesty’s Sloop, Resolution
Borrowed: 1788/11/19 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/12/19 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Moir of Scotstown
Author: Georg Forster (Male, born 1754, died 1794), Genre: Travel
Voyage Round the World, in His Britannic Majesty’s Sloop, Resolution
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 180936
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 96
Campbells Lexiphanes
Borrowed: 1788/11/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1788/12/22 (Monday).
Mr Robert Craigie Lord Craigie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1776. Life dates: d. 1834.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Archibald Campbell (Male, born 1691, died 1756)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lexiphanes, a dialogue [Campbell]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.147.f..
Confidence level: Certain
Archibald Campbell (Male, born 1691, died 1756)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lexiphanes, a dialogue. Imitated from Lucian, and suited to the present times. Being an attempt to restore the English tongue to its ancient purity, And to correct, as well as expose, the affected Style, hard Words, and absurd Phraseology of many late Writers, and particularly of Our English Lexiphanes, the Rambler.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1767. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 10
ESTC: T94504
Archibald Campbell (Male, born 1691, died 1756)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lexiphanes, a Dialogye
Borrowed: 1788/11/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1788/12/22 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Craigie Lord Craigie
Author: Archibald Campbell (Male, born 1691, died 1756), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 180939
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 96
Cabinet of Fees tom 20
Borrowed: 1788/11/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1788/12/22 (Monday).
Sir William Miller of Glenlee; Lord Glenlee
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1777. Life dates: 1755-1846.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Genre: Fiction
Cabinet des fées, ou collection choisie des contes des fées, et autres contes merveilleux, ornés de figures.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Aq.3.12-48.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 20
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Fiction
Le Cabinet des fées, ou Collection choisie des contes des fées, et autres contes merveilleux.
Language: French . Published: Geneva. Date of publication: 1785-1789. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 41 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 210 times in 34 borrowing records
Genre: Fiction
Cabinet des Fées
Borrowed: 1788/11/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1788/12/22 (Monday).
Borrower: Sir William Miller of Glenlee; Lord Glenlee
Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 20
Record ID 180954
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 97
Byroms short hand 8vo
Borrowed: 1788/11/24 (Monday). Returned: 1788/12/24 (Wednesday).
Mr Malcolm Laing of Strenzie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1785. Life dates: 1762-1818.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
John Byrom (Male, born 1692, died 1763)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The universal English short-hand or, the way of writing English, in the most easy, concise, regular, and beautiful manner, ... Invented by John Byrom.
Possible modern shelfmark: Bl.5/1.29.
Confidence level: Certain
John Byrom (Male, born 1692, died 1763)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The universal English short-hand; or, the way of writing English, in the most easy, concise, regular, and beautiful manner, applicable to any other language, but particularly adjusted to our own. Invented / By John Byrom...
Language: English . Published: Manchester. Date of publication: 1767. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 45
ESTC: T76257
John Byrom (Male, born 1692, died 1763)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Universal English Short-hand
Borrowed: 1788/11/24 (Monday). Returned: 1788/12/24 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Malcolm Laing of Strenzie
Author: John Byrom (Male, born 1692, died 1763), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Record ID 180948
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 97
Burnetts ancient metaphysics 3 vol 4to
Borrowed: 1788/11/24 (Monday). Returned: 1788/12/24 (Wednesday).
Mr Malcolm Laing of Strenzie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1785. Life dates: 1762-1818.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
James Burnet Lord Monboddo (Male, born 1714, died 1799)
Genre: History, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Antient metaphysics: or, the science of universals.
Possible modern shelfmark: Vol. 1: [Ven].3/1.3 .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
James Burnet Lord Monboddo (Male, born 1714, died 1799)
Genre: History, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Antient metaphysics: or, the science of universals.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1779. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 9 times in 5 borrowing records
ESTC: T22180
James Burnet Lord Monboddo (Male, born 1714, died 1799)
Genre: History, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Antient Metaphysics
Confidence level: Certain
James Burnet Lord Monboddo (Male, born 1714, died 1799)
Genre: History, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Antient metaphysics: or, the science of universals. Containing a further examination of the principles of Sir Isaac Newton’s astronomy.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1782. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 6 times in 2 borrowing records
ESTC: T22181
James Burnet Lord Monboddo (Male, born 1714, died 1799)
Genre: History, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Antient Metaphysics
Confidence level: Certain
James Burnet Lord Monboddo (Male, born 1714, died 1799)
Genre: History, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Antient metaphysics. Volume third. Containing the history and philosophy of men.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 6 times in 2 borrowing records
ESTC: T22182
James Burnet Lord Monboddo (Male, born 1714, died 1799)
Genre: History, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Antient Metaphysics
Borrowed: 1788/11/24 (Monday). Returned: 1788/12/24 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Malcolm Laing of Strenzie
Author: James Burnet Lord Monboddo (Male, born 1714, died 1799), Genre: History, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 180945
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 97
Tophams Letters 8vo
Borrowed: 1788/11/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1788/12/22 (Monday).
Mr Thomas Muir of Huntershill
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1787. Life dates: 1765-1799.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Edward Topham (Male, born 1751, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Letters from Edinburgh; written in the years 1774 and 1775 [Topham]
Possible modern shelfmark: K.157.e.[21].
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Topham (Male, born 1751, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Letters from Edinburgh; written in the years 1774 and 1775: containing some observations on the diversions, customs, manners, and laws, of the Scotch nation, during a six months residence in Edinburgh.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1776. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 7
ESTC: T137107
Edward Topham (Male, born 1751, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Letters from Edinburgh written in the Years 1774 and 1775
Borrowed: 1788/11/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1788/12/22 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Muir of Huntershill
Author: Edward Topham (Male, born 1751, died 1820), Genre: Travel
Record ID 197142
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 99
Lavater Essai Sur la Physiognomie 2 vol
Borrowed: 1788/11/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/12/26 (Friday).
Mr Robert Urquhart of Burdsyards
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1788. Life dates: d. 1815.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Johann Caspar Lavater (Male, born 1741, died 1801)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Essai sur la physiognomonie [Lavater]
Possible modern shelfmark: Ak.2.11-14.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Johann Caspar Lavater (Male, born 1741, died 1801)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Essai sur la Physiognomonie, destiné à faire connoître l'homme et à la faire aimer.
Language: French . Published: The Hague. Date of publication: 1781-1801. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 9 times in 5 borrowing records
Johann Caspar Lavater (Male, born 1741, died 1801)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to Promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind
Borrowed: 1788/11/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1788/12/26 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Urquhart of Burdsyards
Author: Johann Caspar Lavater (Male, born 1741, died 1801), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to Promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 197154
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 100
Hawkesworths voyage 3 vol
Borrowed: 1788/11/27 (Thursday). Returned: 1788/12/27 (Saturday).
Mr Alexander Moir of Scotstown
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1782. Life dates: d. 1824.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern hemisphere [Hawkesworth]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.149.b.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, And successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, And Captain Cook, In the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour: Drawn up From the Journals which were kept by the several Commanders, And from the Papers of Joseph Banks, Esq.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 62 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T74467
John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
Account of the Voyages undertaken by the Order of His present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere
Borrowed: 1788/11/27 (Thursday). Returned: 1788/12/27 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Moir of Scotstown
Author: John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 197166
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 101
Hewits account of Carolina 2 vol
Borrowed: 1788/11/28 (Friday). Returned: 1788/12/28 (Sunday).
Mr Robert Sinclair
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1762. Life dates: d. 1802.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
Alexander Hewatt (Male, born 1745, died 1829)
Genre: History
An historical account of the rise and progress of the colonies of South Carolina and Georgia [Hewat]
Possible modern shelfmark: E.137.c.14-15.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Alexander Hewatt (Male, born 1745, died 1829)
Genre: History
An historical account of the rise and progress of the colonies of South Carolina and Georgia.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1779. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2 times in 1 borrowing record
ESTC: T99118
Alexander Hewatt (Male, born 1745, died 1829)
Genre: History
Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia
Borrowed: 1788/11/28 (Friday). Returned: 1788/12/28 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Sinclair
Author: Alexander Hewatt (Male, born 1745, died 1829), Genre: History
Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 197169
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 102
Smollets History of England 4 vol 4to
Borrowed: 1788/11/28 (Friday). Returned: 1788/12/28 (Sunday).
Mr Robert Urquhart of Burdsyards
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1788. Life dates: d. 1815.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: History
Complete history of England, deduced from the descent of Julius Caesar, to the Treaty of Aix la Chapelle, 1748 [Smollett]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: C.9.b.3-6.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: History
A complete history of England, deduced from the descent of Julius Cæsar, to the Treaty of Aix la Chapelle, 1748.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1757-1758. Format: 4to. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 24 times in 9 borrowing records
ESTC: T55301
Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: History
Complete History of England [Tobias Smollett]
Borrowed: 1788/11/28 (Friday). Returned: 1788/12/28 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Urquhart of Burdsyards
Author: Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771), Genre: History
Complete History of England [Tobias Smollett]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 197178
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 103
Memoires secretis de la republique des Lettres tom 18.19.20.21
Borrowed: 1788/11/28 (Friday). Returned: 1788/12/28 (Sunday).
Mr Andrew Balfour Andrew Balfour Ramsay of Whitehill
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1763. Life dates: 1741-1814.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.
Louis Petit de Bachaumont (Male, born 1690, died 1771)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Mémoires secrets pour servir a l’histoire de la république des lettres en France, depuis M.DCC.LXII jusqu’a nos jours; ou journal d’un observateur, ...
Volumes borrowed: Volume 18, Volume 19, Volume 20, Volume 21
Confidence level: Certain
Louis Petit de Bachaumont (Male, born 1690, died 1771)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Mémoires secrets pour servir a l’histoire de la république des lettres en France, depuis M.DCC.LXII jusqu’a nos jours; ou journal d’un observateur.
Language: French . Published: London | | [i.e. Amsterdam?]. Date of publication: 1777-1789. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 36 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 32 times in 5 borrowing records
ESTC: T113642
Louis Petit de Bachaumont (Male, born 1690, died 1771)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Mémoires Secrets pour Servir a l’Histoire de la République des Lettres en France
Borrowed: 1788/11/28 (Friday). Returned: 1788/12/28 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr Andrew Balfour Andrew Balfour Ramsay of Whitehill
Author: Louis Petit de Bachaumont (Male, born 1690, died 1771), Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Mémoires Secrets pour Servir a l’Histoire de la République des Lettres en France
Volumes borrowed: Volume 18, Volume 19, Volume 20, Volume 21
Record ID 197184
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 104
Steuarts Political Oeconomy 2 vol 4to
Borrowed: 1788/11/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1788/12/29 (Monday).
Mr Alexander Fraser Tytler Lord Woodhouselee
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1770. Life dates: 1747-1813.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Sir James Steuart (Male, born 1712, died 1780)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
An inquiry into the principles of political oeconomy [Steuart]
Possible modern shelfmark: RB.m.451.
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: being an essay on the science of domestic policy in free nations.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1767. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 10 times in 5 borrowing records
ESTC: T128831
Sir James Steuart (Male, born 1712, died 1780)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Inquiry into the Principles of Political Oeconomy
Borrowed: 1788/11/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1788/12/29 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Fraser Tytler Lord Woodhouselee
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 197193
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 105
Wisharts memoires of Montrose
Borrowed: 1788/11/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1788/12/29 (Monday).
Mr James Burnet of Monboddo; Lord Monboddo
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1737. Life dates: 1714-1799.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
George Wishart (Male, born 1599, died 1671)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of the most renowned James Graham, marquis of Montrose [Wishart]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: H.34.f.37.
Confidence level: Certain
George Wishart (Male, born 1599, died 1671)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of the most renowned James Graham, Marquis of Montrose. Translated from the Latin Of the Rev. Doctor George Wishart, afterwards Bishop of Edinburgh. With An Appendix, containing many curious Papers relating to the History of these Times; several of which never hitherto published.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1756. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 17
ESTC: T63326
George Wishart (Male, born 1599, died 1671)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of the Most Renowned James Graham, Marquis of Montrose
Borrowed: 1788/11/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1788/12/29 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr James Burnet of Monboddo; Lord Monboddo
Author: George Wishart (Male, born 1599, died 1671), Genre: Lives
Memoirs of the Most Renowned James Graham, Marquis of Montrose
Record ID 197202
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 105
Memoires concernant les Chinois tom 5.6
Borrowed: 1788/12/2 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/1/2 (Friday).
Sir John Dalrymple Sir John Hamilton-Macgill-Dalrymple
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1748. Life dates: 1726-1810.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Genre: Travel
Mémoires concernant l'histoire, les sciences, les arts, les moeurs, les usages, &c. des Chinois: par les missionnaires de Pekin.
Possible modern shelfmark: E.144.c.1-16.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Travel
Mémoires concernant l'histoire, les sciences, les arts, les moeurs, les usages etc des chinois.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1776-1814. Format: 4to. Pagination: 16 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2 times in 1 borrowing record
Genre: Travel
Mémoires Concernant l'Histoire, les Sciences, les Arts, les Moeurs, les Usages etc des Chinois
Borrowed: 1788/12/2 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/1/2 (Friday).
Borrower: Sir John Dalrymple Sir John Hamilton-Macgill-Dalrymple
Genre: Travel
Mémoires Concernant l'Histoire, les Sciences, les Arts, les Moeurs, les Usages etc des Chinois
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6
Record ID 197199
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 105
Grosier Histoire de la Chine first 4 vol
Borrowed: 1788/12/2 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/1/2 (Friday).
Sir John Dalrymple Sir John Hamilton-Macgill-Dalrymple
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1748. Life dates: 1726-1810.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Tong-Kien-Kang-Mou (Male)
Genre: History
Histoire générale de la Chine [Moriac de Mailla]
Possible modern shelfmark: E.144.d.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Tong-Kien-Kang-Mou (Male)
Genre: History
Histoire générale de la Chine, ou Annales de cet empire; traduites du Tong-kien-kang-mou [the revision by Chu Hsi of the T'ung Chien of Ssŭ-ma Kuang], par le feu Père Joseph-Anne-Marie de Moyriac de Mailla ... publiées par M. l'abbé Grosier, et dirigées par M. le Roux des Hautesrayes ... Ouvrage enrichi de figures & de nouvelles cartes géographiques, etc.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1777-1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 13 vols.
Translators: Mailla, Joseph-Anne-Marie de Moyriac de, 1669-1748
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 14 times in 2 borrowing records
Tong-Kien-Kang-Mou (Male)
Genre: History
Histoire Générale de la Chine
Borrowed: 1788/12/2 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/1/2 (Friday).
Borrower: Sir John Dalrymple Sir John Hamilton-Macgill-Dalrymple
Author: Tong-Kien-Kang-Mou (Male), Genre: History
Histoire Générale de la Chine
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 197241
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 107
Muratori sopra le Antichita Italiane 3 vol. 4to
Borrowed: 1788/12/2 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/1/2 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: two guineas.
Mr Thomas Muir of Huntershill
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1787. Life dates: 1765-1799.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Ludovico Antonio Muratori (Male, born 1672, died 1750)
Genre: History
Dissertazioni sopra le antichite Italiane [Muratori]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLs: A.60.c.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Ludovico Antonio Muratori (Male, born 1672, died 1750)
Genre: History
Dissertazioni sopra le Antichità Italiane, già composte e pubblicate in Latino dal Proposto L. A. M., e da esso poscia compendiate e trasportate nell'Italiana favella. Opera postuma, data in luce dal Proposto G. F. Soli Muratori suo nipote.
Language: Italian . Published: Milan. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 9 times in 3 borrowing records
Ludovico Antonio Muratori (Male, born 1672, died 1750)
Genre: History
Dissertazioni Sopra le Antichità Italiane
Borrowed: 1788/12/2 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/1/2 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Muir of Huntershill
Author: Ludovico Antonio Muratori (Male, born 1672, died 1750), Genre: History
Dissertazioni Sopra le Antichità Italiane
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 197238
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 107
Viners Abridgement tom 15.
Borrowed: 1788/12/3 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/1/3 (Saturday).
Mr James Wolfe Murray Lord Cringletie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1782. Life dates: 1759-1836.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Charles Viner (Male, born 1678, died 1756)
Genre: Law
General abridgment of law and equity alphabetically digested under proper titles with references to the whole [Viner]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Historical Collection TR E.145.1.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 22
Confidence level: Certain
Charles Viner (Male, born 1678, died 1756)
Genre: Law
A general abridgment of law and equity alphabetically digested under proper titles with notes and references to the whole.
Language: English . Published: Aldershot. Date of publication: 1742-1753. Format: folio. Pagination: 22 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 59 times in 26 borrowing records
ESTC: T137938
Charles Viner (Male, born 1678, died 1756)
Genre: Law
General Abridgment of Law and Equity
Borrowed: 1788/12/3 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/1/3 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr James Wolfe Murray Lord Cringletie
Author: Charles Viner (Male, born 1678, died 1756), Genre: Law
General Abridgment of Law and Equity
Volumes borrowed: Volume 22
Record ID 197256
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 108
Almon's debates vol 10 & 11th & vol 9th
Borrowed: 1788/12/4 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/1/4 (Sunday).
Mr John Wilde
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1785. Life dates: d. 1848.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate.
Parliament. House of Commons Great Britain (Unspecified)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Debates and proceedings of the British House of Commons [Almon; Bladon]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Aw.3.20-29.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9, Volume 10, Volume 11
Confidence level: Certain
Parliament. House of Commons Great Britain (Unspecified)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The debates and proceedings of the British House of Commons, during the third, fourth, and fifth sessions of the third Parliament of His Late Majesty George II.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1766-1775. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 11 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 7 times in 3 borrowing records
ESTC: T145286
Parliament. House of Commons Great Britain (Unspecified)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Debates and Proceedings of the British House of Commons
Borrowed: 1788/12/4 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/1/4 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr John Wilde
Author: Parliament. House of Commons Great Britain (Unspecified), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Debates and Proceedings of the British House of Commons
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9, Volume 10, Volume 11
Record ID 197253
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 108
Acta Sanctorum Junij tom 2.
Borrowed: 1788/12/4 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/1/4 (Sunday).
Mr Alexander Ferguson of Craigdarroch
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1768. Life dates: 1746-1796.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Johannes Bolland (Male, born 1596, died 1665)
Genre: Law
Acta Sanctorum (original title)
Acta Sanctorum, quotquot toto orbe coluntur, vel a Catholicis scriptoribus celebrantur, quae ex antiquis monumentis Latinis, aliarumque gentium collegit, digessit, notis illustravit Joannes Bollandus. (standardised title)
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.184.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Johannes Bolland (Male, born 1596, died 1665)
Genre: Law
Acta Sanctorum quotquot toto orbe coluntur vel a Catholicis scriptoribus celebrantur, quae ab antiquis monumentis latinis aliarumque gentium collegit digessit notis illustravit J. Bollandus, servata primigenia scriptorum phrasi. Operam et studium contulit G. Henschenius.
Language: Latin . Published: Venice. Date of publication: 1734-1761. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 4 times in 3 borrowing records
Johannes Bolland (Male, born 1596, died 1665)
Genre: Law
Acta Sanctorum quotquot toto Orbe Coluntur vel a Catholicis Scriptoribus Celebrantur
Borrowed: 1788/12/4 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/1/4 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Ferguson of Craigdarroch
Author: Johannes Bolland (Male, born 1596, died 1665), Genre: Law
Acta Sanctorum quotquot toto Orbe Coluntur vel a Catholicis Scriptoribus Celebrantur
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 197298
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 109
Milot elems del'historie ancienne 4 tom
Borrowed: 1788/12/5 (Friday). Returned: 1789/1/5 (Monday).
Mr Archibald Macdonald of Sanda
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: d. 1795.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Abbé Claude François Xavier Millot (Male, born 1726, died 1785)
Genre: History
Elemens de l'histoire generale, premiere partie, contenant l'histoire ancienne. Seconde partie, contenant l'histoire moderne, depuis la fondation de la monarchie Françoise jusqu'à l'an 1773 [Millot]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.95.d.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Abbé Claude François Xavier Millot (Male, born 1726, died 1785)
Genre: History
Elémens d'histoire générale ...
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 5 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 29 times in 7 borrowing records
Abbé Claude François Xavier Millot (Male, born 1726, died 1785)
Genre: History
Elements of General History
Borrowed: 1788/12/5 (Friday). Returned: 1789/1/5 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr Archibald Macdonald of Sanda
Author: Abbé Claude François Xavier Millot (Male, born 1726, died 1785), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Record ID 197313
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 109
Universal modern history tom 1-6 inclusive
Borrowed: 1788/12/5 (Friday). Returned: 1789/1/5 (Monday).
Mr George Robertson Scott of Benholm
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1786. Life dates: d. 1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Genre: History
Modern part of An universal history, from the earliest account of time
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.96.d.6-E.96.f.16.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: History
The modern part of An universal history, from the earliest account of time.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 44 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 143 times in 42 borrowing records
ESTC: N472050
Borrowed: 1788/12/5 (Friday). Returned: 1789/1/5 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr George Robertson Scott of Benholm
Genre: History
Modern Part of the Universal History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6
Record ID 197316
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 110
Hanways Travels 2 vol 4to
Borrowed: 1788/12/5 (Friday). Returned: 1789/1/5 (Monday).
Sir John Dalrymple Sir John Hamilton-Macgill-Dalrymple
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1748. Life dates: 1726-1810.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Jonas Hanway (Male, born 1712, died 1786)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
An historical account of the British trade over the Caspian Sea: with the author's journal of travels from England through Russia into Persia; and back through Russia, Germany and Holland [Hanway]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.148.b.8.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Jonas Hanway (Male, born 1712, died 1786)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
An historical account of the British trade over the Caspian Sea: with the author’s journal of travels from England through Russia into Persia; and back through Russia, Germany and Holland. To which are added, the revolutions of Persia during the present century, with the particular history of the great usurper Nadir Kouli. Illustrated with Maps and Copper-Plates. The second edition, revised and corrected. In Two Volumes. ... By Jonas Hanway, Merchant
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1754. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 28 times in 16 borrowing records
ESTC: T94136
Jonas Hanway (Male, born 1712, died 1786)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Historical Account of the British Trade over the Caspian Sea
Borrowed: 1788/12/5 (Friday). Returned: 1789/1/5 (Monday).
Borrower: Sir John Dalrymple Sir John Hamilton-Macgill-Dalrymple
Author: Jonas Hanway (Male, born 1712, died 1786), Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Historical Account of the British Trade over the Caspian Sea
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 197331
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 111
Memoires Secretes de la republique des Lettres tom 1-6 inclus. & volume 9-15 inclus.
Borrowed: 1788/12/9 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/1/9 (Friday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Louis Petit de Bachaumont (Male, born 1690, died 1771)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Mémoires secrets pour servir a l’histoire de la république des lettres en France, depuis M.DCC.LXII jusqu’a nos jours; ou journal d’un observateur, ...
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 9, Volume 10, Volume 11, Volume 12, Volume 13, Volume 14
Confidence level: Certain
Louis Petit de Bachaumont (Male, born 1690, died 1771)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Mémoires secrets pour servir a l’histoire de la république des lettres en France, depuis M.DCC.LXII jusqu’a nos jours; ou journal d’un observateur.
Language: French . Published: London | | [i.e. Amsterdam?]. Date of publication: 1777-1789. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 36 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 32 times in 5 borrowing records
ESTC: T113642
Louis Petit de Bachaumont (Male, born 1690, died 1771)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Mémoires Secrets pour Servir a l’Histoire de la République des Lettres en France
Borrowed: 1788/12/9 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/1/9 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: Louis Petit de Bachaumont (Male, born 1690, died 1771), Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Mémoires Secrets pour Servir a l’Histoire de la République des Lettres en France
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 9, Volume 10, Volume 11, Volume 12, Volume 13, Volume 14
Record ID 197364
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 112
Tatler with Explanatory notes 6 vol
Borrowed: 1788/12/11 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/1/11 (Sunday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Sir Richard Steele (Male, born 1672, died 1729)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Tatler (original title)
The lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq. (standardised title)
Possible modern shelfmark: [An].7/1.1-6.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6
Confidence level: Certain
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Sir Richard Steele (Male, born 1672, died 1729)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1786. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 6 vols.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T98535
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Sir Richard Steele (Male, born 1672, died 1729)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff
Borrowed: 1788/12/11 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/1/11 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Sir Richard Steele (Male, born 1672, died 1729), Genre: Belles Lettres
Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6
Record ID 197402
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 113
Duhamel des Semis des Arbres 4to
Borrowed: 1788/12/12 (Friday). Returned: 1789/1/12 (Monday).
Mr Adam Rolland of Gask
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1758. Life dates: 1734-1819.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
M. Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau (Male, born 1700, died 1782)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Des semis et plantations des arbres, et de leur culture [Duhamel]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: An.6.8.
Confidence level: Certain
M. Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau (Male, born 1700, died 1782)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Des semis et plantations des arbres, et de leur culture, ou, Méthodes pour multiplier et élever les arbres, les planter en massifs & en avenues, former les forêts & les bois, les entretenir, & rétablir ceux qui sont dégradés, faisant partie du Traité complet des bois et des forêts.
Language: French . Date of publication: 1760. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 5
M. Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau (Male, born 1700, died 1782)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Des Semis et Plantations des Arbres, et de Leur Culture, ou, Méthodes pour Multiplier et élever les Arbres
Borrowed: 1788/12/12 (Friday). Returned: 1789/1/12 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr Adam Rolland of Gask
Author: M. Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau (Male, born 1700, died 1782), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Record ID 197411
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 114
Moores travels through France & Italy 4 vol
Borrowed: 1788/12/12 (Friday). Returned: 1789/1/12 (Monday).
Mr Thomas McGrugar
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1786. Life dates: d. 1810.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Dr John Moore (Male, born 1729, died 1802)
Genre: Travel
Moore, Travels through France and Italy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Dr John Moore (Male, born 1729, died 1802)
Genre: Travel
A view of society and manners in France, Switzerland, and Germany: with anecdotes relating to some eminent characters. By a gentleman, who resided several years in those countries. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1779. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 116 times in 74 borrowing records
ESTC: T64314
Dr John Moore (Male, born 1729, died 1802)
Genre: Travel
View of Society and Manners in France, Switzerland, and Germany
Confidence level: Certain
Dr John Moore (Male, born 1729, died 1802)
Genre: Travel
A view of society and manners in Italy: With anecdotes relating to some eminent characters.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1781. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 176 times in 114 borrowing records
ESTC: T50759
Dr John Moore (Male, born 1729, died 1802)
Genre: Travel
View of Society and Manners in Italy
Borrowed: 1788/12/12 (Friday). Returned: 1789/1/12 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas McGrugar
Author: Dr John Moore (Male, born 1729, died 1802), Genre: Travel
View of Society and Manners in France, Switzerland, and Germany, View of Society and Manners in Italy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 197420
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 115
Cabinet de Fees tom 19.21.22.31.35.36.25 to 30 inclus. 31 to 39 inclus. 1-8 inclus
Borrowed: 1788/12/13 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/1/13 (Tuesday).
Mr John Maclaurin Lord Dreghorn
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1756. Life dates: 1734-1796.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Lord President.
Genre: Fiction
Cabinet des fées, ou collection choisie des contes des fées, et autres contes merveilleux, ornés de figures.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Aq.3.12-48.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8, Volume 19, Volume 21, Volume 22, Volume 25, Volume 26, Volume 27, Volume 28, Volume 29, Volume 30, Volume 31, Volume 32, Volume 33, Volume 34, Volume 35, Volume 36, Volume 37, Volume 38, Volume 39
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Fiction
Le Cabinet des fées, ou Collection choisie des contes des fées, et autres contes merveilleux.
Language: French . Published: Geneva. Date of publication: 1785-1789. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 41 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 210 times in 34 borrowing records
Genre: Fiction
Cabinet des Fées
Borrowed: 1788/12/13 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/1/13 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr John Maclaurin Lord Dreghorn
Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8, Volume 19, Volume 21, Volume 22, Volume 25, Volume 26, Volume 27, Volume 28, Volume 29, Volume 30, Volume 31, Volume 32, Volume 33, Volume 34, Volume 35, Volume 36, Volume 37, Volume 38, Volume 39
Record ID 197438
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 117
Russells history of modern Europe vol. 1.2.
Borrowed: 1788/12/16 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/1/16 (Friday).
Mr George Robertson Scott of Benholm
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1786. Life dates: d. 1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
William Russell (Male, born 1741, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of modern Europe [Russell]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
William Russell (Male, born 1741, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of modern Europe. With an account of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire, and a view of the progress of society, ... In a series of letters from a nobleman to his son.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1782. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 157 times in 98 borrowing records
ESTC: T151990
William Russell (Male, born 1741, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of Modern Europe
Borrowed: 1788/12/16 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/1/16 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr George Robertson Scott of Benholm
Author: William Russell (Male, born 1741, died 1793), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 197444
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 118
Histoire de Charlemagne 4. tom. par Gaillard
Borrowed: 1788/12/16 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/1/16 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: twelve shill. sterl.
Mr Thomas Muir of Huntershill
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1787. Life dates: 1765-1799.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Gabriel-Henri Gaillard (Male, born 1726, died 1806)
Genre: Lives
Histoire de Charlemagne [Gaillard]
Possible modern shelfmark: D.25.f.23-26.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Gabriel-Henri Gaillard (Male, born 1726, died 1806)
Genre: Lives
Histoire de Charlemagne, précédée de considérations sur la première race et suivie de considérations sur la seconde.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1782. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 4 times in 1 borrowing record
Gabriel-Henri Gaillard (Male, born 1726, died 1806)
Genre: Lives
Histoire de Charlemagne
Borrowed: 1788/12/16 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/1/16 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Muir of Huntershill
Author: Gabriel-Henri Gaillard (Male, born 1726, died 1806), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 197441
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 118
Boydones Tour through Sicily 2 vol
Borrowed: 1788/12/16 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/1/16 (Friday).
Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1775. Life dates: 1753-1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
Tour through Sicily and Malta [Brydone]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.169.d.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
A tour through Sicily and Malta. In a series of letters to William Beckford, ... from P. Brydone, ... In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 154 times in 87 borrowing records
ESTC: T144542
Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
Tour Through Sicily and Malta. In a Series of Letters to William Beckford
Borrowed: 1788/12/16 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/1/16 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson
Author: Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818), Genre: Travel
Tour Through Sicily and Malta. In a Series of Letters to William Beckford
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 197450
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 119
Johnson's Tracts 8vo
Borrowed: 1788/12/18 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/1/18 (Sunday).
Sir James Montgomery of Stanhope
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1743. Life dates: 1721-2 Apr. 1803.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord Advocate. Law > Baron of the Exchequer. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Political tracts. Containing, The false alarm. Falkland's Islands. The patriot; and, Taxation no tyranny.
Possible modern shelfmark: [Ad].5/2.5 .
Confidence level: Certain
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Political tracts. Containing, The false alarm. Falkland’s Islands. The patriot; and Taxation no tyranny.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1776. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T130899
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Political Tracts. Containing, The False Alarm. Falkland’s Islands. The Patriot; and Taxation No Tyranny
Borrowed: 1788/12/18 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/1/18 (Sunday).
Borrower: Sir James Montgomery of Stanhope
Author: Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Record ID 197579
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 120
Schoepflinius Alsatia illustrata 2 vol
Borrowed: 1788/12/19 (Friday). Returned: 1789/1/19 (Monday).
Mr Neil Ferguson of Woodhill
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1748-1803.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Johann Daniel Schoepflin (Male, born 1694, died 1771)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Alsatia illustrata, Celtica, Romana, Francica.
Possible modern shelfmark: Z.1.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Johann Daniel Schoepflin (Male, born 1694, died 1771)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Alsatia illustrata Celtica, Romana, Francica, etc.
Language: Latin . Published: Colmar. Date of publication: 1751-1761. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2 times in 1 borrowing record
Johann Daniel Schoepflin (Male, born 1694, died 1771)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Alsatia Illustrata Celtica, Romana, Francica
Borrowed: 1788/12/19 (Friday). Returned: 1789/1/19 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr Neil Ferguson of Woodhill
Author: Johann Daniel Schoepflin (Male, born 1694, died 1771), Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Alsatia Illustrata Celtica, Romana, Francica
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 197570
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 120
Cabinet des Fées tom 18.23.24
Borrowed: 1788/12/19 (Friday). Returned: 1789/1/19 (Monday).
Mr John Millar Junior
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1783. Life dates: 1760-1796.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Genre: Fiction
Cabinet des fées, ou collection choisie des contes des fées, et autres contes merveilleux, ornés de figures.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Aq.3.12-48.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 18, Volume 23, Volume 24
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Fiction
Le Cabinet des fées, ou Collection choisie des contes des fées, et autres contes merveilleux.
Language: French . Published: Geneva. Date of publication: 1785-1789. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 41 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 210 times in 34 borrowing records
Genre: Fiction
Cabinet des Fées
Borrowed: 1788/12/19 (Friday). Returned: 1789/1/19 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr John Millar Junior
Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 18, Volume 23, Volume 24
Record ID 197453
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 120
Voyage en Espagne
Borrowed: 1788/12/19 (Friday). Returned: 1789/1/19 (Monday).
Mr John Millar Junior
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1783. Life dates: 1760-1796.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Norberto Caimo (Male)
Genre: Travel
Voyage d'Espagne, fait en l'année 1755.
Possible modern shelfmark: K.173.g.
Confidence level: Certain
Norberto Caimo (Male)
Genre: Travel
Voyage d'Espagne, fait en l'année 1755: avec des notes historiques, géographiques & critiques.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 12mo.
Translators: Livoy, P. de
Number of borrowings: 1
Norberto Caimo (Male)
Genre: Travel
Voyage d'Espagne, fait en l'Année 1755
Borrowed: 1788/12/19 (Friday). Returned: 1789/1/19 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr John Millar Junior
Author: Norberto Caimo (Male), Genre: Travel
Record ID 197573
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 120
Rousseau Emile tom 3. not returned
Borrowed: 1788/12/19 (Friday).
Mr Neil Ferguson of Woodhill
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1748-1803.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Male, born 1712, died 1778)
Genre: Fiction, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Collection complete des oeuvres de J. J. Rousseau, citoyen de Geneve.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: At.6.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9
Confidence level: Certain
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Male, born 1712, died 1778)
Genre: Fiction, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Collection complete des oeuvres de J. J. Rousseau, citoyen de Geneve.
Language: French . Published: Geneva. Date of publication: 1782. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 25 vols.
Editors: Pierre Alexandre Du Peyrou
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 39 times in 11 borrowing records
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Male, born 1712, died 1778)
Genre: Fiction, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Works of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Borrowed: 1788/12/19 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Neil Ferguson of Woodhill
Author: Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Male, born 1712, died 1778), Genre: Fiction, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Works of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9
Record ID 197675
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 121
Mrs Millars Letters from Italy 3 vol
Borrowed: 1788/12/19 (Friday). Returned: 1789/1/19 (Monday).
Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.
Lady Anna Riggs Miller (Female, born 1741, died 1781)
Genre: Travel
Letters from Italy, describing the manners, customs, antiquities, paintings, &c. of that country, in the years 1770 and 1771, to a friend residing in France [Miller]
Possible modern shelfmark: K.169.c .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Lady Anna Riggs Miller (Female, born 1741, died 1781)
Genre: Travel
Letters from Italy, describing the manners, customs, antiquities, paintings, &c. of that country, in the years MDCCLXX and MDCCLXXI, to a friend residing in France, by an English woman.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1776. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 15 times in 5 borrowing records
ESTC: T89035
Lady Anna Riggs Miller (Female, born 1741, died 1781)
Genre: Travel
Letters from Italy, Describing the Manners, Customs, Antiquities, Paintings, &c. of that Country
Borrowed: 1788/12/19 (Friday). Returned: 1789/1/19 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Author: Lady Anna Riggs Miller (Female, born 1741, died 1781), Genre: Travel
Letters from Italy, Describing the Manners, Customs, Antiquities, Paintings, &c. of that Country
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 197672
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 121
Connoiseur 4 vol
Borrowed: 1788/12/19 (Friday). Returned: 1789/1/19 (Monday).
Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.
George Colman (Male, born 1732, died 1794), Bonnell Thornton (Male, born 1724, died 1768)
Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: Periodicals
The connoisseur. By Mr. Town, critic and censor-general.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Bc.6.21-22.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
George Colman (Male, born 1732, died 1794), Bonnell Thornton (Male, born 1724, died 1768)
Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: Periodicals
The connoisseur. By Mr. Town, critic and censor-general.
Language: English . Published: Oxford. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 9 times in 3 borrowing records
ESTC: T147703
George Colman (Male, born 1732, died 1794), Bonnell Thornton (Male, born 1724, died 1768)
Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: Periodicals
Connoisseur. By Mr Town, Critic and Censor-General
Borrowed: 1788/12/19 (Friday). Returned: 1789/1/19 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Author: George Colman (Male, born 1732, died 1794), Bonnell Thornton (Male, born 1724, died 1768), Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: Periodicals
Connoisseur. By Mr Town, Critic and Censor-General
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 197924
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 123
Carstairs Letters 4to
Borrowed: 1788/12/23 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/1/23 (Friday).
Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.
William Carstares (Male, born 1649, died 1715)
Genre: Lives
State-papers and letters, addressed to William Carstares.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: R.286.c.
Confidence level: Certain
William Carstares (Male, born 1649, died 1715)
Genre: Lives
State-papers and letters addressed to William Carstares, confidential secretary to K. William during the whole of his reign; afterwards principal of the University of Edinburgh. Relating to public affairs in Great-Britain, but more particularly in Scotland, during the reigns of K. William and Q. Anne. To which is prefixed the life of Mr Carstares.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 4to.
Editors: Maccormick, Joseph, 1733-1799.
Number of borrowings: 15
ESTC: T101386
William Carstares (Male, born 1649, died 1715)
Genre: Lives
State-papers and Letters Addressed to William Carstares
Borrowed: 1788/12/23 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/1/23 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Author: William Carstares (Male, born 1649, died 1715), Genre: Lives
Record ID 197957
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 124
Armstrongs diseases of Infants 12o
Borrowed: 1788/12/23 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/1/23 (Friday).
Mr James Rutherford Drummond of Stragaeth
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1782. Life dates: d. 1811.
George Armstrong (Male, born 1719, died 1789)
Genre: Medicine
An essay on the diseases most fatal to infants [2nd edn, Armstrong]
Possible modern shelfmark: M.14/2.f.[alpha].
Confidence level: Certain
George Armstrong (Male, born 1719, died 1789)
Genre: Medicine
An essay on the diseases most fatal to infants. To which are added rules to be observed in the nursing of children: with a particular view to those who are brought up by hand.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: T60444
George Armstrong (Male, born 1719, died 1789)
Genre: Medicine
Essay on the Diseases Most Fatal to Infants
Borrowed: 1788/12/23 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/1/23 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr James Rutherford Drummond of Stragaeth
Author: George Armstrong (Male, born 1719, died 1789), Genre: Medicine
Record ID 197960
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 124
Bougainvilles Voyage 4to
Borrowed: 1788/12/23 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/1/23 (Friday).
Mr Alexander Moir of Scotstown
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1782. Life dates: d. 1824.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Comte Louis-Antoine de Bougainville (Male, born 1729, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Voyage autour du monde par la frégate du Roi La Boudeuse, et la flûte L'Étoile, en 1766, 1767, 1768 et 1769 [Bougainville]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.151.c.
Confidence level: Certain
Comte Louis-Antoine de Bougainville (Male, born 1729, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Voyage autour du monde par la frégate du roi la Boudeuse, et la flûte l'Étoile; en 1766, 1767, 1768 & 1769.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 7
Comte Louis-Antoine de Bougainville (Male, born 1729, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Voyage Round the World ... in the Years 1766, 1767, 1768, and 1769 [Bougainville]
Borrowed: 1788/12/23 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/1/23 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Moir of Scotstown
Author: Comte Louis-Antoine de Bougainville (Male, born 1729, died 1811), Genre: Travel
Voyage Round the World ... in the Years 1766, 1767, 1768, and 1769 [Bougainville]
Record ID 198035
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 125
Smollets History of England vol 3d & 4th
Borrowed: 1788/12/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/1/24 (Saturday).
Mr John Burnet
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1785. Life dates: d. 1810.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Judge. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: History
Complete history of England, deduced from the descent of Julius Caesar, to the Treaty of Aix la Chapelle, 1748 [Smollett]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: C.9.b.3-6.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: History
A complete history of England, deduced from the descent of Julius Cæsar, to the Treaty of Aix la Chapelle, 1748.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1757-1758. Format: 4to. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 24 times in 9 borrowing records
ESTC: T55301
Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: History
Complete History of England [Tobias Smollett]
Borrowed: 1788/12/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/1/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr John Burnet
Author: Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771), Genre: History
Complete History of England [Tobias Smollett]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 198056
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 126
Annual Register 1781-1785 inclus 4 vol
Borrowed: 1788/12/26 (Friday). Returned: 1789/1/26 (Monday).
Mr Alexander Irving of Newton; Lord Newton
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1788. Life dates: 1766-1832.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate.
Genre: Periodicals
Annual register, or a view of the history, politics, and literature for the year ...
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1781, Volume 1782, Volume 1783, Volume 1784, Volume 1785
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: 1788/12/26 (Friday). Returned: 1789/1/26 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Irving of Newton; Lord Newton
Genre: Periodicals
Annual Register, or A View of the History, Politics, and Literature
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1781, Volume 1782, Volume 1783, Volume 1784, Volume 1785
Record ID 198176
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 127
Scots magazine 1745
Borrowed: 1788/12/28 (Sunday). Returned: 1789/1/28 (Wednesday).
Mr Thomas Cunningham of Lainshaw
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1788. Life dates: d. 1805.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Military > Officer.
Genre: Periodicals
Scots magazine.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1745
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The Scots magazine.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1739-1803. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 306 times in 185 borrowing records
ESTC: P1945
Genre: Periodicals
Scots Magazine
Borrowed: 1788/12/28 (Sunday). Returned: 1789/1/28 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Cunningham of Lainshaw
Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1745
Record ID 198182
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 128
Barry on Digestion 8vo
Borrowed: 1788/12/31 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/2/4 (Wednesday).
Mr Thomas McGrugar
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1786. Life dates: d. 1810.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Sir Edward Barry (Male, born 1696, died 1776)
Genre: Medicine
A treatise on the three different digestions, and discharges of the human body [Barry]
Possible modern shelfmark: M.1.f.
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Edward Barry (Male, born 1696, died 1776)
Genre: Medicine
A treatise on the three different digestions, and discharges of the human body. And the diseases of their principal organs.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 16
ESTC: T86108
Sir Edward Barry (Male, born 1696, died 1776)
Genre: Medicine
Treatise on the Three Different Digestions, and Discharges of the Human Body
Borrowed: 1788/12/31 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/2/4 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas McGrugar
Author: Sir Edward Barry (Male, born 1696, died 1776), Genre: Medicine
Treatise on the Three Different Digestions, and Discharges of the Human Body
Record ID 198185
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 128
Bellamy's life 5 vol
Borrowed: 1789/1/2 (Friday). Returned: 1789/2/4 (Wednesday).
Mr Robert Sinclair
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1762. Life dates: d. 1802.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
George Anne Bellamy (Male, born c.1731, died 1788)
Genre: Lives
An apology for the life of George Anne Bellamy, late of Covent-garden theatre.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Claud.8.19-23.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Confidence level: Certain
George Anne Bellamy (Male, born c.1731, died 1788)
Genre: Lives
An apology for the life of George Anne Bellamy, late of Covent-Garden Theatre.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 50 times in 10 borrowing records
ESTC: N30340
George Anne Bellamy (Male, born c.1731, died 1788)
Genre: Lives
Apology for the Life of George Anne Bellamy, Late of Covent-Garden Theatre
Borrowed: 1789/1/2 (Friday). Returned: 1789/2/4 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Sinclair
Author: George Anne Bellamy (Male, born c.1731, died 1788), Genre: Lives
Apology for the Life of George Anne Bellamy, Late of Covent-Garden Theatre
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Record ID 198197
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 129
Memoirs Secrettes tom 15.16.17.22.23
Borrowed: 1789/1/2 (Friday). Returned: 1789/2/2 (Monday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Louis Petit de Bachaumont (Male, born 1690, died 1771)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Mémoires secrets pour servir a l’histoire de la république des lettres en France, depuis M.DCC.LXII jusqu’a nos jours; ou journal d’un observateur, ...
Volumes borrowed: Volume 15, Volume 16, Volume 17, Volume 22, Volume 23
Confidence level: Certain
Louis Petit de Bachaumont (Male, born 1690, died 1771)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Mémoires secrets pour servir a l’histoire de la république des lettres en France, depuis M.DCC.LXII jusqu’a nos jours; ou journal d’un observateur.
Language: French . Published: London | | [i.e. Amsterdam?]. Date of publication: 1777-1789. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 36 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 32 times in 5 borrowing records
ESTC: T113642
Louis Petit de Bachaumont (Male, born 1690, died 1771)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Mémoires Secrets pour Servir a l’Histoire de la République des Lettres en France
Borrowed: 1789/1/2 (Friday). Returned: 1789/2/2 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: Louis Petit de Bachaumont (Male, born 1690, died 1771), Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Mémoires Secrets pour Servir a l’Histoire de la République des Lettres en France
Volumes borrowed: Volume 15, Volume 16, Volume 17, Volume 22, Volume 23
Record ID 198206
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 130
Walpoles Anecdotes of Polite Litterature 5 vol
Borrowed: 1789/1/5 (Monday). Returned: 1789/2/5 (Thursday).
Mr George Stewart of Grandtully
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1776. Life dates: 1750-1827.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Genre: Belles Lettres
Anecdotes of polite literature. In five volumes [Walpole]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Ao].8/2.15-19.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Belles Lettres
Anecdotes of polite literature.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 31 times in 7 borrowing records
ESTC: T89122
Borrowed: 1789/1/5 (Monday). Returned: 1789/2/5 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr George Stewart of Grandtully
Genre: Belles Lettres
Anecdotes of Polite Literature
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Record ID 198212
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 130
Andersons essays on Agriculture 8vo
Borrowed: 1789/1/6 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/2/6 (Friday).
Mr William Carlyle
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1784. Life dates: 1759-1824.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
James Anderson (Male, born 1739, died 1808)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Essays relating to agriculture and rural affairs [Anderson]
Possible modern shelfmark: M.52.e.
Confidence level: Certain
James Anderson (Male, born 1739, died 1808)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Essays relating to agriculture and rural affairs.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: T56445
James Anderson (Male, born 1739, died 1808)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Essays Relating to Agriculture and Rural Affairs [James Anderson]
Borrowed: 1789/1/6 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/2/6 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr William Carlyle
Author: James Anderson (Male, born 1739, died 1808), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Essays Relating to Agriculture and Rural Affairs [James Anderson]
Record ID 198245
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 133
Cassius Dio Valesij
Borrowed: 1789/1/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/2/7 (Saturday). Fine pledged in case of late return: three pounds sterl..
Mr James Grant of Corrimony
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1767. Life dates: 1743-1835.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Advocate.
Dionysius of Halicarnassus (Male)
Genre: History
Opera omnia Graece et Latine [Dionysius of Halicarnassus/Reiske]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.21.e.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6
Confidence level: Certain
Dionysius of Halicarnassus (Male)
Genre: History
Dionysii Halicarnassensis opera omnia, Graece et Latine / cum annotationibus Henrici Stephani, Frid. Sylburgii, Franc. Porti, Isaaci Casauboni, Fulvii Ursini, Henr. Valesii, Io. Hudsoni et Io. Iac. Reiske.
Language: Latin | Greek . Published: Leipzig. Date of publication: 1774-1777. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 13 times in 3 borrowing records
Dionysius of Halicarnassus (Male)
Genre: History
Works of Dionysus of Halicarnassus
Borrowed: 1789/1/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/2/7 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr James Grant of Corrimony
Author: Dionysius of Halicarnassus (Male), Genre: History
Works of Dionysus of Halicarnassus
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6
Record ID 198242
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 133
Cabinet de Fees tom 9.10.11.19.21. & 22
Borrowed: 1789/1/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/2/7 (Saturday).
Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1775. Life dates: 1753-1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Genre: Fiction
Cabinet des fées, ou collection choisie des contes des fées, et autres contes merveilleux, ornés de figures.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Aq.3.12-48.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9, Volume 10, Volume 11, Volume 19, Volume 21, Volume 22
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Fiction
Le Cabinet des fées, ou Collection choisie des contes des fées, et autres contes merveilleux.
Language: French . Published: Geneva. Date of publication: 1785-1789. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 41 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 210 times in 34 borrowing records
Genre: Fiction
Cabinet des Fées
Borrowed: 1789/1/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/2/7 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson
Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9, Volume 10, Volume 11, Volume 19, Volume 21, Volume 22
Record ID 198239
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 133
Blackstone's Reports 2 vol fol.
Borrowed: 1789/1/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/2/7 (Saturday).
Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1775. Life dates: 1753-1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Sir William Blackstone (Male, born 1723, died 1780)
Genre: Law
Reports of cases determined in the several courts of Westminster-Hall, from 1746 to 1779 [Blackstone]
Possible modern shelfmark: Historical Collection TR E.159.4.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Sir William Blackstone (Male, born 1723, died 1780)
Genre: Law
Reports of cases determined in the several courts of Westminster-Hall, from 1746 to 1779.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1781. Format: folio. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 16 times in 9 borrowing records
ESTC: T44778
Sir William Blackstone (Male, born 1723, died 1780)
Genre: Law
Reports of Cases Determined in the Several Courts of Westminster-Hall, from 1746 to 1779
Borrowed: 1789/1/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/2/7 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson
Author: Sir William Blackstone (Male, born 1723, died 1780), Genre: Law
Reports of Cases Determined in the Several Courts of Westminster-Hall, from 1746 to 1779
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 198266
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 134
Stillingfleets miscellaneous tracts 8vo
Borrowed: 1789/1/13 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/2/13 (Friday).
Mr William Carlyle
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1784. Life dates: 1759-1824.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Genre: Medicine, Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Miscellaneous tracts relating to natural history, husbandry, and physick. To which is added The calendar of flora [Stillingfleet]
Possible modern shelfmark: M.44/1.e.[alpha].
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Medicine, Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Miscellaneous tracts relating to natural history, husbandry, and physick. To which is added The calendar of flora.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Stillingfleet, Benjamin
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T81085
Genre: Medicine, Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to Natural History, Husbandry, and Physick
Borrowed: 1789/1/13 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/2/13 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr William Carlyle
Genre: Medicine, Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to Natural History, Husbandry, and Physick
Record ID 198263
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 134
Snorronius de agricultura Islandorum in 12o
Borrowed: 1789/1/12 (Monday). Returned: 1789/2/12 (Thursday). Fine pledged in case of late return: five shill. sterl..
Mr James Burnet of Monboddo; Lord Monboddo
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1737. Life dates: 1714-1799.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Jón Snorrason (Male)
Genre: History, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Tractatus Historico-Physicus De Agricultura Islandorum [Snorronius]
Possible modern shelfmark: H.12.e.14.
Confidence level: Certain
Jón Snorrason (Male)
Genre: History, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Tractatus historico-physicus de agricultura Islandorum priscis temporibus cum successu usitata, postea exoleta & jam restituenda, auctore Johanne Snorronio.
Language: Latin . Published: Copenhagen. Date of publication: 1757. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
Jón Snorrason (Male)
Genre: History, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Tractatus Historico-Physicus de Agricultura Islandorum
Borrowed: 1789/1/12 (Monday). Returned: 1789/2/12 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr James Burnet of Monboddo; Lord Monboddo
Author: Jón Snorrason (Male), Genre: History, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Record ID 198269
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 135
Stuarts history of Q. Mary 2 vol 4to
Borrowed: 1789/1/13 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/2/13 (Friday).
Mr John Burnet
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1785. Life dates: d. 1810.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Judge. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Gilbert Stuart (Male, born 1742, died 1786)
Genre: History
The history of Scotland, from the establishment of the Reformation, till the death of Queen Mary [Stuart]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: A.107.b.18-19.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
Gilbert Stuart (Male, born 1742, died 1786)
Genre: History
The history of Scotland, from the establishment of the Reformation, till the death of Queen Mary.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1782. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 85 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T96525
Gilbert Stuart (Male, born 1742, died 1786)
Genre: History
History of Scotland, from the Establishment of the Reformation, till the Death of Queen Mary
Borrowed: 1789/1/13 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/2/13 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr John Burnet
Author: Gilbert Stuart (Male, born 1742, died 1786), Genre: History
History of Scotland, from the Establishment of the Reformation, till the Death of Queen Mary
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 198272
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 135
Weskett on Insurance fol
Borrowed: 1789/1/13 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/2/13 (Friday).
Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1775. Life dates: 1753-1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
John Weskett (Male)
Genre: Reference Works
A complete digest of the theory, laws, and practice of insurance [Weskett]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Historical Collection TR E.145.1].
Confidence level: Certain
John Weskett (Male)
Genre: Reference Works
A complete digest of the theory, laws, and practice of insurance; compiled from the best authorities in different languages, which are quoted and referred to throughout the Work; and arranged in alphabetical order, Under many select heads, with ample references, and a general index; affording immediate and full Information, on every distinct Matter, Question, or Point.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1781. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 8
ESTC: T144737
John Weskett (Male)
Genre: Reference Works
Complete Digest of the Theory Laws and Practice of Insurance
Borrowed: 1789/1/13 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/2/13 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson
Author: John Weskett (Male), Genre: Reference Works
Complete Digest of the Theory Laws and Practice of Insurance
Record ID 198281
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 136
Works of Fr. Rabelais 4 vol. in 12
Borrowed: 1789/1/13 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/2/13 (Friday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
François Rabelais (Male, born c.1490, died 1553)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Francis Rabelais
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Au.5.39-42.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
François Rabelais (Male, born c.1490, died 1553)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Francis Rabelais. Translated from the French, and illustrated with explanatory notes, by M. le du Chat, and others.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Editors: Du Chat
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 18 times in 5 borrowing records
ESTC: T13267
François Rabelais (Male, born c.1490, died 1553)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of François Rabelais
Borrowed: 1789/1/13 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/2/13 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: François Rabelais (Male, born c.1490, died 1553), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 198284
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 137
Howard on Prisons 8vo
Borrowed: 1789/1/13 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/2/13 (Friday).
Mr Alexander Gordon of Whiteley and Pitlurg
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1752. Life dates: d. 1783.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
John Howard (Male, born 1726, died 1790)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The state of the prisons in England and Wales [Howard]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Ac].3/1.17.
Confidence level: Certain
John Howard (Male, born 1726, died 1790)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The state of the prisons in England and Wales, with preliminary observations, and an account of some foreign prisons and hospitals.
Language: English . Published: Warrington. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 5
ESTC: T83449
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
State of the Prisons in England and Wales
Borrowed: 1789/1/13 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/2/13 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Gordon of Whiteley and Pitlurg
Author: John Howard (Male, born 1726, died 1790), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Record ID 198287
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 137
Genlis traite d'Education 3 vol 12o
Borrowed: 1789/1/13 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/2/13 (Friday).
Mr Thomas Cunningham of Lainshaw
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1788. Life dates: d. 1805.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Military > Officer.
Comtesse Stéphanie Félicité Genlis (Female, born 1746, died 1830)
Genre: Education
Adelaide and Theodore: or letters on education [Genlis]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [An].6/1.49-51.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Comtesse Stéphanie Félicité Genlis (Female, born 1746, died 1830)
Genre: Education
Adelaide and Theodore; or, letters on education: containing All the Principles relative to three different Plans of Education; to that of Princes, and to those of young Persons of both Sexes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1783. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 27 times in 9 borrowing records
ESTC: T144082
Comtesse Stéphanie Félicité Genlis (Female, born 1746, died 1830)
Genre: Education
Adelaide and Theodore; or, Letters on Education
Borrowed: 1789/1/13 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/2/13 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Cunningham of Lainshaw
Author: Comtesse Stéphanie Félicité Genlis (Female, born 1746, died 1830), Genre: Education
Adelaide and Theodore; or, Letters on Education
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 198296
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 138
Histoire du Christianissime des Indes par M. V. la Croze 2 tom. in 12
Borrowed: 1789/1/14 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/2/14 (Saturday). Fine pledged in case of late return: eight shill. sterl..
Mr James Burnet of Monboddo; Lord Monboddo
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1737. Life dates: 1714-1799.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Maturin Veyssière La Croze (Male, born 1661, died 1739)
Genre: History
Histoire du Christianisme des Indes [Veyssiere de la Croze]
Possible modern shelfmark: E.143.g.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Maturin Veyssière La Croze (Male, born 1661, died 1739)
Genre: History
Histoire du Christianisme des Indes.
Language: French . Published: The Hague. Date of publication: 1758. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2 times in 1 borrowing record
Maturin Veyssière La Croze (Male, born 1661, died 1739)
Genre: History
Histoire du Christianisme des Indes
Borrowed: 1789/1/14 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/2/14 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr James Burnet of Monboddo; Lord Monboddo
Author: Maturin Veyssière La Croze (Male, born 1661, died 1739), Genre: History
Histoire du Christianisme des Indes
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 198299
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 139
Lelands life of Philip K. of Macedon 2 vol 8vo
Borrowed: 1789/1/15 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/2/15 (Sunday).
Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.
Thomas Leland (Male, born 1722, died 1785)
Genre: History
The history of the life and reign of Philip King of Macedon [Leland]
Possible modern shelfmark: E.72.e.11-12..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Leland (Male, born 1722, died 1785)
Genre: History
The History of the Life and Reign of Philip King of Macedon; The father of Alexander. By Thomas Leland, D. D. Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin. In Two Volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 21 times in 12 borrowing records
ESTC: T135879
Thomas Leland (Male, born 1722, died 1785)
Genre: History
History of the Life and Reign of Philip King of Macedon
Borrowed: 1789/1/15 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/2/15 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Author: Thomas Leland (Male, born 1722, died 1785), Genre: History
History of the Life and Reign of Philip King of Macedon
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 198320
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 141
Saverien progres de l'esprit humain tom 1-4
Borrowed: 1789/1/17 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/2/17 (Tuesday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Alexandre Savérien (Male, born 1720, died 1805)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire des progrès de l'esprit humain dans les sciences naturelles, et dans les arts qui en dependent [Saverien]
Possible modern shelfmark: Cy.6.17.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Alexandre Savérien (Male, born 1720, died 1805)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire des progrès de l'esprit humain dans les sciences naturelles et dans les arts qui en dépendent.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 8 times in 3 borrowing records
Alexandre Savérien (Male, born 1720, died 1805)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire des Progrès de l'Esprit Humain dans les Sciences Naturelles et dans les Arts qui en Dépendent
Borrowed: 1789/1/17 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/2/17 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: Alexandre Savérien (Male, born 1720, died 1805), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 198317
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 141
Amadis de Gaule 2 vol par Com. Tresson
Borrowed: 1789/1/17 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/2/17 (Tuesday).
Sir William Miller of Glenlee; Lord Glenlee
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1777. Life dates: 1755-1846.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Vasco de Lobeira (Male, died 1403)
Genre: Fiction
Traduction lbire d'Amadis de Gaule [Tressan]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: H.23.e.21.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Vasco de Lobeira (Male, died 1403)
Genre: Fiction
Traduction libre d'Amadis de Gaule.
Language: French . Published: Amsterdam. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 12mo.
Translators: Tressan, Louis-Élisabeth de La Vergne (1705-1783), comte de
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 12 times in 6 borrowing records
Vasco de Lobeira (Male, died 1403)
Genre: Fiction
Amadis of Gaul
Borrowed: 1789/1/17 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/2/17 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Sir William Miller of Glenlee; Lord Glenlee
Author: Vasco de Lobeira (Male, died 1403), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 198329
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 142
Histoire des Progres de l'Esprit humain x tom. 2, 3, in 8vo par Saverien
Borrowed: 1789/1/17 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/2/17 (Tuesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: ten shill. sterl..
Mr Alexander Fraser Tytler Lord Woodhouselee
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1770. Life dates: 1747-1813.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Alexandre Savérien (Male, born 1720, died 1805)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire des progrès de l'esprit humain dans les sciences naturelles, et dans les arts qui en dependent [Saverien]
Possible modern shelfmark: Cy.6.17.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Alexandre Savérien (Male, born 1720, died 1805)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire des progrès de l'esprit humain dans les sciences naturelles et dans les arts qui en dépendent.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 8 times in 3 borrowing records
Alexandre Savérien (Male, born 1720, died 1805)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire des Progrès de l'Esprit Humain dans les Sciences Naturelles et dans les Arts qui en Dépendent
Borrowed: 1789/1/17 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/2/17 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Fraser Tytler Lord Woodhouselee
Author: Alexandre Savérien (Male, born 1720, died 1805), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 198326
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 142
Hume's hist. vol. 1.2.3.4 in 8vo
Borrowed: 1789/1/17 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/2/17 (Tuesday).
Mr James Stewart Oliphant of Rossie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1788. Life dates: d. 1847.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Military > Supporting Activities.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England, from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the revolution in 1688. In eight volumes. By David Hume, Esq.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: C.9.d.13-20.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 95 times in 28 borrowing records
ESTC: T82472
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1789/1/17 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/2/17 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr James Stewart Oliphant of Rossie
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 198332
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 143
Bullers law of nisi Prius 4to
Borrowed: 1789/1/19 (Monday). Returned: 1789/2/1 (Sunday).
Mr William Craig Lord Craig
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1768. Life dates: 1745-1813.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Sir Francis Buller (Male, born 1746, died 1800)
Genre: Law
An introduction to the law relative to trials at nisi prius [Buller]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Historical Collection TR E.143.3].
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Francis Buller (Male, born 1746, died 1800)
Genre: Law
An introduction to the law relative to trials at nisi prius.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 6
ESTC: T101058
Sir Francis Buller (Male, born 1746, died 1800)
Genre: Law
Introduction to the Law Relative to Trials at Nisi Prius
Borrowed: 1789/1/19 (Monday). Returned: 1789/2/1 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr William Craig Lord Craig
Author: Sir Francis Buller (Male, born 1746, died 1800), Genre: Law
Record ID 198344
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 144
Campbell's political Survery of G B. vol. 1
Borrowed: 1789/1/20 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/2/20 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: two pounds sterl.
Mr John Pringle
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1763. Life dates: 1741-1811.
John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
A political survey of Britain [Campbell]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: A.44.c.10-11.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
A political survey of Britain: being a series of reflections on the situation, lands, inhabitants, revenues, colonies, and commerce of this island.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 33 times in 25 borrowing records
ESTC: T90453
John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Political Survey of Britain
Borrowed: 1789/1/20 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/2/20 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr John Pringle
Author: John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 198347
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 144
Maitlands History of Edinburgh fol
Borrowed: 1789/1/20 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/2/20 (Friday).
Mr Thomas McGrugar
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1786. Life dates: d. 1810.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
William Maitland (Male, born c.1693, died 1757)
Genre: History
History of Edinburgh: from its foundation to the present time [Maitland]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: R.289.c.
Confidence level: Certain
William Maitland (Male, born c.1693, died 1757)
Genre: History
The history of Edinburgh, from its foundation to the present time : containing a faithful relation of the publick transactions of the citizens; accounts of the several parishes; its governments, civil, ecclesiastical, and military; incorporations of trades and manufactures; courts of justice; state of learning; charitable foundations, &c. : with the several accounts of the parishes of the Canongate, St. Cuthbert, and other districts within the suburbs of Edinburgh : together with the antient and present state of the town of Leith, and a perambulation of divers miles round the city : with an alphabetical index : in nine books.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1753. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 34
ESTC: T100092
William Maitland (Male, born c.1693, died 1757)
Genre: History
History of Edinburgh from its Foundation to the Present Time
Borrowed: 1789/1/20 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/2/20 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas McGrugar
Author: William Maitland (Male, born c.1693, died 1757), Genre: History
History of Edinburgh from its Foundation to the Present Time
Record ID 198353
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 145
Buffon histoire naturelle tom 2.3. 4to
Borrowed: 1789/1/21 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/2/21 (Saturday).
Mr Robert Henderson of Fordel
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1783. Life dates: 1762-1833.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire naturelle, générale et particuliére, avec la description du Cabinet du roi [Buffon]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Am.6.1-36.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière, avec la description du Cabinet du Roi. [By Buffon, L. J. M. D'Aubenton, P. Guéneau de Montbeillard, G. L. C. A. Bexon, and the Count de Lacépède.]
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1749-1767. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 243 times in 129 borrowing records
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Borrowed: 1789/1/21 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/2/21 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Henderson of Fordel
Author: Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 198368
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 147
Stuarts History of the Reformation 4to
Borrowed: 1789/1/22 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/2/22 (Sunday).
Mr George Stewart of Grandtully
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1776. Life dates: 1750-1827.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Gilbert Stuart (Male, born 1742, died 1786)
Genre: History
The history of Scotland, from the establishment of the Reformation, till the death of Queen Mary [Stuart]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: A.107.b.18-19.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
Gilbert Stuart (Male, born 1742, died 1786)
Genre: History
The history of Scotland, from the establishment of the Reformation, till the death of Queen Mary.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1782. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 85 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T96525
Gilbert Stuart (Male, born 1742, died 1786)
Genre: History
History of Scotland, from the Establishment of the Reformation, till the Death of Queen Mary
Borrowed: 1789/1/22 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/2/22 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr George Stewart of Grandtully
Author: Gilbert Stuart (Male, born 1742, died 1786), Genre: History
History of Scotland, from the Establishment of the Reformation, till the Death of Queen Mary
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 198386
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 149
Dalrymples Memoirs vol 2d
Borrowed: 1789/1/23 (Friday). Returned: 1789/2/23 (Monday).
Mr Robert Henderson of Fordel
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1783. Life dates: 1762-1833.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Sir John Dalrymple (Male, born 1726, died 1810)
Genre: History
Dalrymple's Memoirs, 2 vols (original title)
Memoirs of Great Britain and Ireland [Dalrymple] (standardised title)
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: C.18.c.9.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Sir John Dalrymple (Male, born 1726, died 1810)
Genre: History
Memoirs of Great Britain and Ireland. From the dissolution of the last Parliament of Charles II. until the sea-battle off La Hogue. Volume II. Consisting chiefly of letters from the French Ambassadors in England to their Court; and from Charles II. James II. King William, and Queen Mary, And the Ministers and Generals of those Princes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 42 times in 36 borrowing records
ESTC: T145645
Sir John Dalrymple (Male, born 1726, died 1810)
Genre: History
Memoirs of Great Britain and Ireland from the Dissolution of the Last Parliament of Charles II until the Sea-Battle off La Hogue
Borrowed: 1789/1/23 (Friday). Returned: 1789/2/23 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Henderson of Fordel
Author: Sir John Dalrymple (Male, born 1726, died 1810), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 198383
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 149
Hist. generale des voyages &c abregée par M. de la Harpe tom 1 & 2 in 8.
Borrowed: 1789/1/22 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/2/22 (Sunday). Fine pledged in case of late return: ten shill. sterl..
Mr Thomas Miller of Glenlee; Lord Barskimming; Lord Glenlee
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1743. Life dates: 1717-1789.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Lord Advocate. Law > Lord Justice Clerk. Law > Lord President.
Sir William Miller of Glenlee; Lord Glenlee
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Admission date: 1777. Life dates: 1755-1846.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Abbé Prévost (Male, born 1697, died 1763)
Genre: Travel
Histoire générale des voyages de M. l'Abbé Prévost [La Harpe]
Possible modern shelfmark: E.125.e.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Abbé Prévost (Male, born 1697, died 1763)
Genre: Travel
Histoire générale des Voyages ... abrégée et rédigée sur un nouveau plan ... par M. de La Harpe, etc.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1780-1786. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 23 vols.
Editors: La Harpe, Jean-François de, 1739-1803
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 21 times in 2 borrowing records
Abbé Prévost (Male, born 1697, died 1763)
Genre: Travel
Histoire Générale des Voyages
Borrowed: 1789/1/22 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/2/22 (Sunday).
Borrowers: Mr Thomas Miller of Glenlee; Lord Barskimming; Lord Glenlee, Sir William Miller of Glenlee; Lord Glenlee
Author: Abbé Prévost (Male, born 1697, died 1763), Genre: Travel
Histoire Générale des Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 198392
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 150
Sir J. Sinclairs Observations on the Scotish dialect 8vo
Borrowed: 1789/1/23 (Friday). Returned: 1789/2/23 (Monday).
Mr John Swinton of Swinton; junior
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1744. Life dates: d. 1799.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Sir John Sinclair (Male, born 1754, died 1835)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Observations on the Scottish dialect [Sinclair]
Possible modern shelfmark: K.119.c.
Confidence level: Certain
Sir John Sinclair (Male, born 1754, died 1835)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Observations on the Scottish dialect.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1782. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 9
ESTC: T98144
Sir John Sinclair (Male, born 1754, died 1835)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Observations on the Scottish Dialect
Borrowed: 1789/1/23 (Friday). Returned: 1789/2/23 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr John Swinton of Swinton; junior
Author: Sir John Sinclair (Male, born 1754, died 1835), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 198404
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 151
Perlins description of England
Borrowed: 1789/1/24 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/2/24 (Tuesday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Étienne Perlin (Male), Jean Puget de La Serre (Male, born 1594, died 1665)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Description des royaulmes d'Angleterre et d'Escosse. Composè par Estienne Perlin.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: C.17.a.7.
Confidence level: Certain
Étienne Perlin (Male), Jean Puget de La Serre (Male, born 1594, died 1665)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Description des royaulmes d’Angleterre et d’Escosse. Composè par Estienne Perlin. Par. 1558. Histoire de l’entree de la Reine Mere dans la Grande Bretagne. Par P de la Serre. Par. 1639. Illustrated with cuts, and English notes.
Language: French | English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T32337
Étienne Perlin (Male), Jean Puget de La Serre (Male, born 1594, died 1665)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Description des Royaulmes d’Angleterre et d’Escosse ... Histoire de l’Entree de la Reine Mere dans la Grande Bretagne
Borrowed: 1789/1/24 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/2/24 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: Étienne Perlin (Male), Jean Puget de La Serre (Male, born 1594, died 1665), Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Record ID 198398
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 151
Epistolae obscurorum virorum
Borrowed: 1789/1/24 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/2/24 (Tuesday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Ortuinus Gratius (Male, died 1542)
Genre: Lives
Epistolae obscurorum virorum ad Dom. M. Ortuinum Gratium.
Possible modern shelfmark: H.26.e.10-11.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Ortuinus Gratius (Male, died 1542)
Genre: Lives
Epistolarum obscurorum virorum ad dom. M. Ortuinum Gratium volumina omnia ... : accesserunt huic editioni tractatus rarissimi.
Language: Latin . Published: Frankfurt am Main. Date of publication: 1757. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2 times in 1 borrowing record
Ortuinus Gratius (Male, died 1542)
Genre: Lives
Epistolarum Obscurorum Virorum
Borrowed: 1789/1/24 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/2/24 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: Ortuinus Gratius (Male, died 1542), Genre: Lives
Epistolarum Obscurorum Virorum
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 198452
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 152
Lyttletons History of Henry II. 4 vol 4to
Borrowed: 1789/1/27 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/2/27 (Friday).
Mr John Mackenzie of Dolphinton
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1771. Life dates: 1748-1788.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Law > Advocate.
George Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton (Male, born 1709, died 1773)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
History of the life of King Henry the Second, and of the age in which he lived, in five books [Lyttleton]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: C.13.a.7-10..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
George Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton (Male, born 1709, died 1773)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
The history of the life of King Henry the Second, and of the age in which he lived, in five books: to which is prefixed, a history of the revolutions of England from the death of Edward the Confessor to the birth of Henry the Second.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1767-1771. Format: 4to. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 37 times in 12 borrowing records
ESTC: T79258
George Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton (Male, born 1709, died 1773)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
History of the Life of King Henry the Second
Borrowed: 1789/1/27 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/2/27 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr John Mackenzie of Dolphinton
Author: George Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton (Male, born 1709, died 1773), Genre: History, Genre: Lives
History of the Life of King Henry the Second
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 198482
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 153
Le Commedie del Carlo Goldoni tom. 1 & 2. in 12 tom. 3 & 4
Borrowed: 1789/1/28 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/2/28 (Saturday).
Mr Archibald Roberton of Bedlay
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1748. Life dates: d. 1798.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Carlo Goldoni (Male, born 1707, died 1793)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Delle commedie [Goldoni]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Ae].4/2.13-29.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Carlo Goldoni (Male, born 1707, died 1793)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Delle Commedie di Carlo Goldoni.
Language: Italian . Published: Venice. Date of publication: 1761. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 16 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 39 times in 10 borrowing records
Carlo Goldoni (Male, born 1707, died 1793)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Delle Commedie di Carlo Goldoni
Borrowed: 1789/1/28 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/2/28 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Archibald Roberton of Bedlay
Author: Carlo Goldoni (Male, born 1707, died 1793), Genre: Belles Lettres
Delle Commedie di Carlo Goldoni
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 198521
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 154
Bonnet contemplation de la Nature 2 Vol
Borrowed: 1789/1/29 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/3/1 (Sunday).
Mr Robert Hamilton
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1788. Life dates: 1763-1831.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
Charles Bonnet (Male, born 1720, died 1793)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Contemplation de la nature [Bonnet]
Possible modern shelfmark: Cp.6.49.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Charles Bonnet (Male, born 1720, died 1793)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Contemplation de la nature.
Language: French . Published: Amsterdam. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 10 times in 5 borrowing records
Charles Bonnet (Male, born 1720, died 1793)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Contemplation de la Nature
Borrowed: 1789/1/29 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/3/1 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Hamilton
Author: Charles Bonnet (Male, born 1720, died 1793), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 198563
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 155
Bibliotheque d'un homme de Gout 2 vol
Borrowed: 1789/1/29 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/3/1 (Sunday).
Sir William Miller of Glenlee; Lord Glenlee
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1777. Life dates: 1755-1846.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Louis Mayeul Chaudon (Male, born 1737, died 1817)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Reference Works
Bibliothèque d'un homme de go^ut, ou Avis sur le choix de meilleurs livres écrits en notre langue sur tous les genres de sciences & de littérature [Chaudon]
Possible modern shelfmark: At.7.39-40.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Louis Mayeul Chaudon (Male, born 1737, died 1817)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Reference Works
Bibliothèque d'un homme de goût, ou avis sur le choix des meilleurs livres écrits en notre langue ... avec les jugemens que les critiques les plus impartiaux ont porté sur les bons ouvrages qui ont paru depuis le renouvellement des lettres jusqu'en 1772.
Language: French . Published: Avignon. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2 times in 1 borrowing record
Louis Mayeul Chaudon (Male, born 1737, died 1817)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Reference Works
Bibliothèque d'un Homme de goût, ou Avis sur le Choix des Meilleurs Livres écrits en Notre Langue
Borrowed: 1789/1/29 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/3/1 (Sunday).
Borrower: Sir William Miller of Glenlee; Lord Glenlee
Author: Louis Mayeul Chaudon (Male, born 1737, died 1817), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Reference Works
Bibliothèque d'un Homme de goût, ou Avis sur le Choix des Meilleurs Livres écrits en Notre Langue
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 198581
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 157
Juan & Ulloa's Voyages 2 tom 4to
Borrowed: 1789/1/31 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/3/1 (Sunday).
Mr John Pringle
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1763. Life dates: 1741-1811.
Jorge Juan (Male, born 1713, died 1773), Antonio de Ulloa (Male, born 1716, died 1795)
Genre: Travel
Noticias americanas: entretenimientos phisicos-historicos, sobre la América meridional, y la septentrianal [sic] oriental [Ulloa/Juan]
Possible modern shelfmark: G.6.e.22.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Jorge Juan (Male, born 1713, died 1773), Antonio de Ulloa (Male, born 1716, died 1795)
Genre: Travel
Noticias Americanas: entretenimientos phisicos-históricos sobre la América Meridional, y la Septentrianal [sic] Oriental. Comparacion general de los territorios, climas, y produciones, etc.
Language: Spanish . Published: Madrid. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2 times in 1 borrowing record
Jorge Juan (Male, born 1713, died 1773), Antonio de Ulloa (Male, born 1716, died 1795)
Genre: Travel
Noticias Americanas
Borrowed: 1789/1/31 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/3/1 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr John Pringle
Author: Jorge Juan (Male, born 1713, died 1773), Antonio de Ulloa (Male, born 1716, died 1795), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2