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Record ID 269507
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Sparman's Voyage v. 1
Borrowed: 1823/12/4 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Thomas Pender
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Sparman's Voyage
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic polar circle, and round the world: but chiefly into the country of the Hottentots and Caffres, from the year 1772, to 1776.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Forster, Georg.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 105 times in 92 borrowing records
ESTC: T150219
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World
Borrowed: 1823/12/4 (Thursday).
Borrower: Thomas Pender
Author: Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820), Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 269522
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Campbell's Rhetoric v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/2/24 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
Thomas Hamilton Pillans
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
George Campbell (Male, born 1719, died 1796)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Campbell's Rhetoric
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
George Campbell (Male, born 1719, died 1796)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The philosophy of rhetoric. By George Campbell, ... In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1776. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 142 times in 87 borrowing records
ESTC: T145750
George Campbell (Male, born 1719, died 1796)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Philosophy of Rhetoric
Borrowed: 1824/2/24 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Thomas Hamilton Pillans
Author: George Campbell (Male, born 1719, died 1796), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 269552
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Scot's Magazine v. 3, 4
Borrowed: 1823/12/16 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
George K Pitcairn
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Periodicals
Scots Magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
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: 1823/12/16 (Tuesday).
Borrower: George K Pitcairn
Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 269546
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Scots Magazine v. 7
Borrowed: 1823/12/2 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
George K Pitcairn
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Periodicals
Scots Magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7
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: 1823/12/2 (Tuesday).
Borrower: George K Pitcairn
Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7
Record ID 269591
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Art of Speaking
Borrowed: 1823/10/25 (Saturday).
Alexander Pitcairn
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
James Burgh (Male, born 1714, died 1775)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Art of Speaking
Confidence level: Speculative
James Burgh (Male, born 1714, died 1775)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The art of speaking. Containing I. An essay; in which are given rules for expressing properly the principal passions and humours, which occur in Reading, or public Speaking; and II. Lessons taken from the antients and moderns (with Additions and Alterations, where thought useful) exhibiting a Variety of Matter for Practice; the emphatical Words printed in Italics; with Notes of Direction referring to the Essay. To which are added a Table of the Lessons; and an Index of the various Passions and Humours in the Essay and Lessons.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1761. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: T102411
James Burgh (Male, born 1714, died 1775)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Art of Speaking
Borrowed: 1823/10/25 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Pitcairn
Author: James Burgh (Male, born 1714, died 1775), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 269618
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Langhorn's Plutarch v. 3, 4
Borrowed: 1824/1/22 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Charles Prentice
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Langhorn's Plutarch
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Likely
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch’s Lives, translated from the original Greek, with notes critical and historical, and a new Life of Plutarch. By John Langhorne, D.D. and William Langhorne, M.A. In six volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Langhorne, John and Langhorne, William
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 252 times in 163 borrowing records
ESTC: T107379
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Lives [Plutarch]
Borrowed: 1824/1/22 (Thursday).
Borrower: Charles Prentice
Author: Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 269603
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Arnot's Edinburgh
Borrowed: 1823/10.
Charles Prentice
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: History
Arnot's Edinburgh
Confidence level: Certain
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: History
The history of Edinburgh. By Hugo Arnot, Esq; Advocate.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1779. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 143
ESTC: T142880
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: History
History of Edinburgh
Borrowed: 1823/10.
Borrower: Charles Prentice
Author: Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786), Genre: History
Record ID 269609
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Langhorn's Plutarch v. 5, 6
Borrowed: 1823/11/22 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Charles Prentice
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Langhorn's Plutarch
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6
Confidence level: Likely
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch’s Lives, translated from the original Greek, with notes critical and historical, and a new Life of Plutarch. By John Langhorne, D.D. and William Langhorne, M.A. In six volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Langhorne, John and Langhorne, William
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 252 times in 163 borrowing records
ESTC: T107379
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Lives [Plutarch]
Borrowed: 1823/11/22 (Saturday).
Borrower: Charles Prentice
Author: Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6
Record ID 269672
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Goldsmith's England v. 2, 3
Borrowed: 1824/1/24 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Hugh Ramsay
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
Goldsmith's History of England
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Speculative
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
An abridgment of the History of England. From the invasion of Julius Cæsar, to the death of George II. By Dr. Goldsmith.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 199 times in 194 borrowing records
ESTC: N14917
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
Abridgment of the History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Caesar, to the Death of George II
Borrowed: 1824/1/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: Hugh Ramsay
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: History
Abridgment of the History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Caesar, to the Death of George II
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 269669
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Martial Achievements v. 3
Borrowed: 1824/1/7 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Hugh Ramsay
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716)
Genre: Lives
Abercromby's Martial Achievements
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716)
Genre: Lives
The martial atchievements [sic] of the Scots nation: ... By Patrick Abercromby, ... In four volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 257 times in 200 borrowing records
ESTC: N34973
Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716)
Genre: Lives
Martial Atchievements of the Scots Nation
Borrowed: 1824/1/7 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Hugh Ramsay
Author: Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716), Genre: Lives
Martial Atchievements of the Scots Nation
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 269705
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cook's Voyages v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1824/5. Returned: yes.
William R Ramsay
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Cook's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A new, authentic, and complete collection of voyages round the world, undertaken and performed by royal authority. Containing an authentic, ... history of Captain Cook’s first, second, third and last voyages, ... To which will be added, genuine narratives of other voyage ... It is proper to observe, that some other editions of these works ... would cost a purchaser ... upwards of twenty guineas; ... but the present edition, by being published in only eighty six-penny numbers, ... enables every person, ... to become familiary [sic] acquainted with those ... voyages ... Now publishing under the immediate direction of George William Anderson, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784-1786. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 536 times in 506 borrowing records
ESTC: T134074
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Borrowed: 1824/5.
Borrower: William R Ramsay
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 269708
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Moor's Travels
Borrowed: 1824/6/15 (Tuesday).
William R Ramsay
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Dr John Moore (Male, born 1729, died 1802)
Genre: Travel
Moor's Travels
Confidence level: Speculative
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 John Moore, M.D. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1783. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 68 times in 66 borrowing records
ESTC: T177839
Dr John Moore (Male, born 1729, died 1802)
Genre: Travel
View of Society and Manners in France, Switzerland, and Germany
Borrowed: 1824/6/15 (Tuesday).
Borrower: William R Ramsay
Author: Dr John Moore (Male, born 1729, died 1802), Genre: Travel
View of Society and Manners in France, Switzerland, and Germany
Record ID 269711
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Montague's Letters
Borrowed: 1824/7/2 (Friday).
William R Ramsay
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (Female, born 1689, died 1762)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Montague's Letters
Confidence level: Certain
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (Female, born 1689, died 1762)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
The additional volume to the Letters of the Right Honourable Lady Mary Wortley Montague : written during her travels in Europe, Asia, and Africa, to persons of distinction, men of letters, &c. in different parts of Europe. : Which contain, among other curious relations, accounts of the policy, and manners of the Turks ; drawn from sources which have been inaccessible to other travellers : also poems on several occasions : and her celebrated defence of marriage
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 4
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (Female, born 1689, died 1762)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Letters of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
Borrowed: 1824/7/2 (Friday).
Borrower: William R Ramsay
Author: Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (Female, born 1689, died 1762), Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Record ID 269723
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Henry's G Britain
Borrowed: 1824/3/25 (Thursday).
Hugh Redpath
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790)
Genre: History
Henry's History of Britain
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790)
Genre: History
The history of Great Britain, from the first invasion of it by the Romans Under Julius Caesar.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771-1793. Format: 4to. Pagination: 6 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 362 times in 250 borrowing records
ESTC: T93697
Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790)
Genre: History
History of Great Britain [Robert Henry]
Borrowed: 1824/3/25 (Thursday).
Borrower: Hugh Redpath
Author: Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790), Genre: History
Record ID 269717
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Curiosities of G Britain v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/1/17 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Hugh Redpath
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities of Great Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
The curiosities, natural and artificial, of the island of Great Britain.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: c.1775. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 6 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 60 times in 29 borrowing records
ESTC: T34503
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities, Natural and Artificial, of the Island of Great Britain
Borrowed: 1824/1/17 (Saturday).
Borrower: Hugh Redpath
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities, Natural and Artificial, of the Island of Great Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 269726
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Brydon's
Borrowed: 1824/5/18 (Tuesday).
Hugh Redpath
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
Brydon's
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, Esq. of Somerly in Suffolk; from P. Brydone, F.R.S. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 68 times in 66 borrowing records
ESTC: T88892
Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
Tour Through Sicily and Malta. In a Series of Letters to William Beckford
Borrowed: 1824/5/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Hugh Redpath
Author: Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818), Genre: Travel
Tour Through Sicily and Malta. In a Series of Letters to William Beckford
Record ID 269720
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Ancell's Gibraltar
Borrowed: 1824/2/26 (Thursday).
Hugh Redpath
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Samuel Ancell (Male, died 1802)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Ancell's Gibraltar
Confidence level: Certain
Samuel Ancell (Male, died 1802)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
A journal of the late and important blockade and siege of Gibraltar, from the twelfth of September 1779, to the third day of February 1783. Containing A minute Detail of the memorable and interesting Transactions, Naval and Military Operations; Interspersed With historical Accounts of the Garrison, genuine and entertaining Anecdotes, &c. &c. By Samuel Ancell, Clerk to the 58th Regiment, In a Series of Letters wrote on the Spot
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1786. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 46
ESTC: T97134
Samuel Ancell (Male, died 1802)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Journal of the Late and Important Blockade and Siege of Gibraltar
Borrowed: 1824/2/26 (Thursday).
Borrower: Hugh Redpath
Author: Samuel Ancell (Male, died 1802), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Journal of the Late and Important Blockade and Siege of Gibraltar
Record ID 269747
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Curiosities of Great Britain
Borrowed: 1824/2/16 (Monday).
Walter Reid
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities of Great Britain
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
The curiosities, natural and artificial, of the island of Great Britain.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: c.1775. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 6 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 60 times in 29 borrowing records
ESTC: T34503
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities, Natural and Artificial, of the Island of Great Britain
Borrowed: 1824/2/16 (Monday).
Borrower: Walter Reid
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities, Natural and Artificial, of the Island of Great Britain
Record ID 269750
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Martial Achievements v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1824/2/28 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Walter Reid
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716)
Genre: Lives
Abercromby's Martial Achievements
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716)
Genre: Lives
The martial atchievements [sic] of the Scots nation: ... By Patrick Abercromby, ... In four volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 257 times in 200 borrowing records
ESTC: N34973
Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716)
Genre: Lives
Martial Atchievements of the Scots Nation
Borrowed: 1824/2/28 (Saturday).
Borrower: Walter Reid
Author: Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716), Genre: Lives
Martial Atchievements of the Scots Nation
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 269759
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Siege of Gibraltar
Borrowed: 1824/4/10 (Saturday).
Walter Reid
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: History
Ansell's Siege of Gibraltar
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: History
An authentic and accurate journal of the late siege of Gibraltar; being a curcumstantial account of every material transaction relative to that memorable event, from the day on which the communication between that garrison and Spain was shut up, to the arrival of the Thetis frigate with the preliminary articles of peace.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 19
ESTC: T72997
Genre: History
Authentic and Accurate Journal of the Late Siege of Gibraltar
Borrowed: 1824/4/10 (Saturday).
Borrower: Walter Reid
Genre: History
Authentic and Accurate Journal of the Late Siege of Gibraltar
Record ID 269798
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Buffon Natural History v. 5, 6
Borrowed: 1824/4/24 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
John Ross
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Buffon's Natural History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6
Confidence level: Speculative
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural history, general and particular; by the Count de Buffon, translated into English. Illustrated with three hundred and one copper-plates, and occasional notes and observations by the translator. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1781. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 455 times in 403 borrowing records
ESTC: N42265
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: 1824/4/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Ross
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 5, Volume 6
Record ID 269834
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
History of the Clans
Borrowed: 1824/2/12 (Thursday).
Daniel Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: History
History of the Clans
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: History
The history of the feuds and conflicts among the clans in the northern parts of Scotland and in the western isles; from the year M.XXXI. unto M.DC.XIX. Now first published from a manuscript, wrote in the reign of King James VI.
Language: English . Published: Glasgow. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 8
ESTC: T83141
Genre: History
History of the Feuds and Conflicts among the Clans in the Northern Parts of Scotland
Record ID 269849
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Plutarch's Lives v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/5/22 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Daniel Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch's Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch’s lives, translated from the original Greek, with notes critical and historical, and a new life of Plutarch.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Langhorne, John; Langhorne, William
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 333 times in 303 borrowing records
ESTC: N20526
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Lives [Plutarch]
Borrowed: 1824/5/22 (Saturday).
Borrower: Daniel Robertson
Author: Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 269855
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Langhorn's Plutarch v. 5, 6
Borrowed: 1824/7. Returned: yes.
Daniel Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Langhorn's Plutarch
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6
Confidence level: Likely
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch’s Lives, translated from the original Greek, with notes critical and historical, and a new Life of Plutarch. By John Langhorne, D.D. and William Langhorne, M.A. In six volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Langhorne, John and Langhorne, William
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 252 times in 163 borrowing records
ESTC: T107379
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Lives [Plutarch]
Borrowed: 1824/7.
Borrower: Daniel Robertson
Author: Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6
Record ID 269894
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Curiosities of Great Britain v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/3/17 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Archibald Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities of Great Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
The curiosities, natural and artificial, of the island of Great Britain.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: c.1775. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 6 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 60 times in 29 borrowing records
ESTC: T34503
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities, Natural and Artificial, of the Island of Great Britain
Borrowed: 1824/3/17 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Archibald Robertson
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities, Natural and Artificial, of the Island of Great Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 269942
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Langhorn's [unclear] V. 7, 8
Borrowed: 1824/6/1 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
David Robertson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Langhorn's [unclear]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7, Volume 8
Confidence level: Certain
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch’s Lives, translated from the original Greek, with notes critical and historical, and a new Life of Plutarch. By John Langhorne, D.D. and William Langhorne, M.A. In six volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Langhorne, John and Langhorne, William
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 252 times in 163 borrowing records
ESTC: T107379
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Lives [Plutarch]
Borrowed: 1824/6/1 (Tuesday).
Borrower: David Robertson
Author: Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7, Volume 8
Record ID 269945
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Smollett's Travels
Borrowed: 1823/11/6 (Thursday).
Peter Ritchie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: Travel
Smollet's Travels
Confidence level: Certain
Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: Travel
Travels through France and Italy. In two volumes. Containing observations on Character, Customs, Religion, Government, Police, Commerce, Arts, and Antiquities. With a particular description of the town, territory, and climate of Nice. To which is added, a register of the weather, kept during a residence of eighteen months in that city. By T. Smollett, M.D. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: T55400
Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771)
Genre: Travel
Travels through France and Italy
Borrowed: 1823/11/6 (Thursday).
Borrower: Peter Ritchie
Author: Tobias George Smollett (Male, born 1721, died 1771), Genre: Travel
Record ID 269957
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Arnot's Edinburgh
Borrowed: 1824/2/14 (Saturday).
Peter Ritchie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: History
Arnot's Edinburgh
Confidence level: Certain
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: History
The history of Edinburgh. By Hugo Arnot, Esq; Advocate.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1779. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 143
ESTC: T142880
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: History
History of Edinburgh
Borrowed: 1824/2/14 (Saturday).
Borrower: Peter Ritchie
Author: Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786), Genre: History
Record ID 269972
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Coxe's Russia v. 3, 4
Borrowed: 1824/2/28 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
John Russel
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Coxe's Russia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Very likely
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark. Interspersed with historical relations and political inquiries. Illustrated with charts and engravings. By William Coxe, A. M. F. R. S. fellow of King’s College, Cambridge; and Chaplain to his grace the Duke of Marlborough. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 61 times in 38 borrowing records
ESTC: N27892
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark
Borrowed: 1824/2/28 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Russel
Author: William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828), Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 270026
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Lithgow Travels
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
Donald H Ryrie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Lithgow (Male, born 1582, died 1645)
Genre: Travel
Lithgow's Travels
Confidence level: Certain
William Lithgow (Male, born 1582, died 1645)
Genre: Travel
Travels and voyages, through Europe, Asia, and Africa, for nineteen years. Containing An Account of the Religion, Government, Policy, Laws, Customs, Trade, &c. of the several countries through which the Author travelled: and a Description of Jerusalem, and many other remarkable places mentioned in Sacred and Profane History: Also A Narrative of the tortures he suffered in the Spanish Inquifition, and of his miraculous deliverance from those cruelties. By William Lithgow.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 6
ESTC: T113283
William Lithgow (Male, born 1582, died 1645)
Genre: Travel
Travels and Voyages, through Europe, Asia, and Africa, for Nineteen Years
Borrowed: 1824/3/11 (Thursday).
Borrower: Donald H Ryrie
Author: William Lithgow (Male, born 1582, died 1645), Genre: Travel
Travels and Voyages, through Europe, Asia, and Africa, for Nineteen Years
Record ID 270056
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Berenger
Borrowed: 1824/6/15 (Tuesday).
William R Sands
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Richard Berenger (Male, born c.1719, died 1782)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Berenger
Confidence level: Certain
Richard Berenger (Male, born c.1719, died 1782)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The history and art of horsemanship.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 11 times in 9 borrowing records
ESTC: T127820
Richard Berenger (Male, born c.1719, died 1782)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
History and Art of Horsemanship
Borrowed: 1824/6/15 (Tuesday).
Borrower: William R Sands
Author: Richard Berenger (Male, born c.1719, died 1782), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Record ID 270119
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Dryden's
Borrowed: 1823/12/4 (Thursday).
Henry C Sheriff
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Dryden (Male, born 1631, died 1700)
Genre: Poetry
Dryden's
Confidence level: Certain
John Dryden (Male, born 1631, died 1700)
Genre: Poetry
Original poems, and translations, in two volumes. The author, John Dryden, Esq; ...
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 11 times in 10 borrowing records
ESTC: N11041
John Dryden (Male, born 1631, died 1700)
Genre: Poetry
Original Poems [John Dryden]
Borrowed: 1823/12/4 (Thursday).
Borrower: Henry C Sheriff
Author: John Dryden (Male, born 1631, died 1700), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 270128
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Brydon's Tour
Borrowed: 1824/1.
Henry C Sheriff
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
Brydon's Tour
Confidence level: Likely
Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
A tour through Sicily and Malta. In a series of letters to William Beckford, Esq. of Somerly in Suffolk; from P. Brydone, F.R.S. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 68 times in 66 borrowing records
ESTC: T88892
Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
Tour Through Sicily and Malta. In a Series of Letters to William Beckford
Borrowed: 1824/1.
Borrower: Henry C Sheriff
Author: Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818), Genre: Travel
Tour Through Sicily and Malta. In a Series of Letters to William Beckford
Record ID 270179
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cook's Voyages v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Robert Sheriff
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Cook's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A new, authentic, and complete collection of voyages round the world, undertaken and performed by royal authority. Containing an authentic, ... history of Captain Cook’s first, second, third and last voyages, ... To which will be added, genuine narratives of other voyage ... It is proper to observe, that some other editions of these works ... would cost a purchaser ... upwards of twenty guineas; ... but the present edition, by being published in only eighty six-penny numbers, ... enables every person, ... to become familiary [sic] acquainted with those ... voyages ... Now publishing under the immediate direction of George William Anderson, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784-1786. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 536 times in 506 borrowing records
ESTC: T134074
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday).
Borrower: Robert Sheriff
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 270188
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Abercrombie v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1824/3/13 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Robert Sheriff
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716)
Genre: Lives
Abercormby's Martial Achievements
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716)
Genre: Lives
The martial atchievements [sic] of the Scots nation: ... By Patrick Abercromby, ... In four volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 257 times in 200 borrowing records
ESTC: N34973
Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716)
Genre: Lives
Martial Atchievements of the Scots Nation
Borrowed: 1824/3/13 (Saturday).
Borrower: Robert Sheriff
Author: Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716), Genre: Lives
Martial Atchievements of the Scots Nation
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 270209
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Monboddo's Language v. 1
Borrowed: 1823/10. Returned: yes.
David Sloan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
James Burnet Lord Monboddo (Male, born 1714, died 1799)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Monboddo's Language
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
James Burnet Lord Monboddo (Male, born 1714, died 1799)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Of the origin and progress of language.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1773-1787. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 112 times in 58 borrowing records
ESTC: T42127
James Burnet Lord Monboddo (Male, born 1714, died 1799)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Of the Origin and Progress of Language
Borrowed: 1823/10.
Borrower: David Sloan
Author: James Burnet Lord Monboddo (Male, born 1714, died 1799), Genre: Belles Lettres
Of the Origin and Progress of Language
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 270251
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Curiosities of Britain v. 1, 2, 5, 6
Borrowed: 1823/12/4 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Robert Skill
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities of Great Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 5, Volume 6
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
The curiosities, natural and artificial, of the island of Great Britain.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: c.1775. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 6 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 60 times in 29 borrowing records
ESTC: T34503
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities, Natural and Artificial, of the Island of Great Britain
Borrowed: 1823/12/4 (Thursday).
Borrower: Robert Skill
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities, Natural and Artificial, of the Island of Great Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 5, Volume 6
Record ID 270245
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Curiosities of Great Britain v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/11/4 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
Robert Skill
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities of Great Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
The curiosities, natural and artificial, of the island of Great Britain.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: c.1775. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 6 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 60 times in 29 borrowing records
ESTC: T34503
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities, Natural and Artificial, of the Island of Great Britain
Borrowed: 1823/11/4 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Robert Skill
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities, Natural and Artificial, of the Island of Great Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 270260
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Durham on the Revelations
Borrowed: 1824/2/12 (Thursday).
Robert Skill
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
James Durham (Male, born 1622, died 1658)
Genre: Sermons, Genre: Theology
Durham on the Revelations
Confidence level: Certain
James Durham (Male, born 1622, died 1658)
Genre: Sermons, Genre: Theology
A learned and complete commentary upon the book of the Revelation. Delivered in several lectures, by that learned, laborious, and faithful servant of Jesus Christ, Mr. James Durham, late minister of the Gospel in Glasgow. Wherein the text is explained, the series of the several prophecies contained in that book deduced according to their order and dependence upon each other; the periods and succession of times, at, or about which, these prophecies, that are already fulfilled, began to be, and were more fully, accomplished, fixed and applied according to history, and those that are yet to be fullfilled, modestly, and so far as is warrantable, inquired into. Together with some pracitcal observations and several degressions, (an index whereof is prefixed) necessary for vindicating, clearing and confirming many weighty and important truths. To which is affixed, a brief summary of the whole Revelation, with an alphabetical index of the chief and principal purposes and words contained in this commentary. As also, two sermons preached by the author, on Rev. xxii. 20. Together with a collection of same memorable things in his life.
Language: English . Published: Glasgow. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T171442
James Durham (Male, born 1622, died 1658)
Genre: Sermons, Genre: Theology
Learned and Complete Commentary upon the Book of the Revelation
Borrowed: 1824/2/12 (Thursday).
Borrower: Robert Skill
Author: James Durham (Male, born 1622, died 1658), Genre: Sermons, Genre: Theology
Learned and Complete Commentary upon the Book of the Revelation
Record ID 270266
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Dryden's Poems v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/3. Returned: yes.
Robert Skill
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Dryden (Male, born 1631, died 1700)
Genre: Poetry
Dryden's Poems
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
John Dryden (Male, born 1631, died 1700)
Genre: Poetry
Original poems, and translations, in two volumes. The author, John Dryden, Esq; ...
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 11 times in 10 borrowing records
ESTC: N11041
John Dryden (Male, born 1631, died 1700)
Genre: Poetry
Original Poems [John Dryden]
Borrowed: 1824/3.
Borrower: Robert Skill
Author: John Dryden (Male, born 1631, died 1700), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 270293
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Description of the East Coast
Borrowed: 1823/11/20 (Thursday).
David Smith
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Francis Douglas (Male, born c.1710, died c.1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Travel
Description of the East Coast
Confidence level: Certain
Francis Douglas (Male, born c.1710, died c.1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Travel
A general description of the east coast of Scotland, from Edinburgh to Cullen. Including a brief account of the Universities of Saint Andrews and Aberdeen; of the Trade and Manufactures carried on in the large Towns, and the Improvements of the Country. In a series of letters to a friend.
Language: English . Published: Paisley. Date of publication: 1782. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T145442
Francis Douglas (Male, born c.1710, died c.1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Travel
General Description of the East Coast of Scotland
Borrowed: 1823/11/20 (Thursday).
Borrower: David Smith
Author: Francis Douglas (Male, born c.1710, died c.1790), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Travel
Record ID 270383
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Shaw's Moray
Borrowed: 1824/2/28 (Saturday).
Alexander Souter
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Lachlan Shaw (Male, born 1692, died 1777)
Genre: History
Shaw's Moray
Confidence level: Certain
Lachlan Shaw (Male, born 1692, died 1777)
Genre: History
The history of the province of Moray: Extending, from the Mouth of the River Spey, to the Borders of Lochaber in Length; and from the Moray-Frith, to the Grampian Hills in Breadth: And, Including, a part of the Shire of Banff to the East; the whole Shires of Moray and Nairn; and the greatest part of the Shire of Inverness-All which was Anciently called The Province of Moray, before there was a Division into Counties. -Antiquam Exquirite Matrem.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T147664
Lachlan Shaw (Male, born 1692, died 1777)
Genre: History
History of the Province of Moray
Borrowed: 1824/2/28 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Souter
Author: Lachlan Shaw (Male, born 1692, died 1777), Genre: History
Record ID 270377
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
[Sterne's?] Sentimental Journal v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1824/1. Returned: yes.
Alexander Souter
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Laurence Sterne (Male, born 1713, died 1768)
Genre: Fiction
Sterne's Sentimental Journal
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Speculative
Laurence Sterne (Male, born 1713, died 1768)
Genre: Fiction
A sentimental journey through France and Italy.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 6 times in 3 borrowing records
ESTC: T14766
Laurence Sterne (Male, born 1713, died 1768)
Genre: Fiction
Sentimental Journey through France and Italy
Borrowed: 1824/1.
Borrower: Alexander Souter
Author: Laurence Sterne (Male, born 1713, died 1768), Genre: Fiction
Sentimental Journey through France and Italy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 270401
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Mosheim's Church History v. 2, 4
Borrowed: 1824/7. Returned: yes.
Alexander Souter
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Johann Lorenz Mosheim (Male, born c.1694, died 1755)
Genre: History
Mosheim's Church History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Johann Lorenz Mosheim (Male, born c.1694, died 1755)
Genre: History
An ecclesiastical history, antient and modern, from the birth of Christ, to the beginning of the present century: in which The Rise, Progress, and Variations of Church Power are considered In their Connexion with the State of Learning and Philosophy, and the Political History of Europe during that Period. By the late learned John Lawrence Mosheim, D. D. And Chancellor of the University of Gottingen. Translated from the original Latin, And accompanied with Notes and Chronological Tables, by Archibald Maclaine, D.D. In five volumes. To the whole is added an accurate index.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 5v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 51 times in 45 borrowing records
ESTC: T192657
Johann Lorenz Mosheim (Male, born c.1694, died 1755)
Genre: History
Ecclesiastical History, Antient and Modern, from the Birth of Christ, to the Beginning of the Present Century
Borrowed: 1824/7.
Borrower: Alexander Souter
Author: Johann Lorenz Mosheim (Male, born c.1694, died 1755), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 4
Record ID 270419
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Dryden's Virgil
Borrowed: 1823/12/20 (Saturday).
Thomas Steele
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Dryden's Virgil
Confidence level: Speculative
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Virgil, translated by John Dryden, Esq; ...
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Dryden, John
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 50 times in 44 borrowing records
ESTC: T145015
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Virgil
Borrowed: 1823/12/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: Thomas Steele
Author: Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 270422
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
History of the Clans
Borrowed: 1824/1.
Thomas Steele
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: History
History of the Clans
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: History
The history of the feuds and conflicts among the clans in the northern parts of Scotland and in the western isles; from the year M.XXXI. unto M.DC.XIX. Now first published from a manuscript, wrote in the reign of King James VI.
Language: English . Published: Glasgow. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 8
ESTC: T83141
Genre: History
History of the Feuds and Conflicts among the Clans in the Northern Parts of Scotland
Borrowed: 1824/1.
Borrower: Thomas Steele
Genre: History
History of the Feuds and Conflicts among the Clans in the Northern Parts of Scotland
Record ID 270458
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Henry's Britain v. 1
Borrowed: 1824/2/14 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
John Steele
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790)
Genre: History
Henry's History of Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790)
Genre: History
The history of Great Britain, from the first invasion of it by the Romans Under Julius Caesar.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771-1793. Format: 4to. Pagination: 6 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 362 times in 250 borrowing records
ESTC: T93697
Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790)
Genre: History
History of Great Britain [Robert Henry]
Borrowed: 1824/2/14 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Steele
Author: Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790), Genre: History
History of Great Britain [Robert Henry]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 270437
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Guthrie's General History v. 2, 3
Borrowed: 1823/11/5 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
John Steele
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Gray (Male, born 1724, died 1811), William Guthrie (Male, born 1708, died 1770)
Genre: History
Guthrie's General History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
John Gray (Male, born 1724, died 1811), William Guthrie (Male, born 1708, died 1770)
Genre: History
A general history of the world, from the creation to the present time. Including All the Empires, Kingdoms, and States; their Revolutions, Forms of Government, Laws, Religions, Customs and Manners; the Progress of their Learning, Arts, Sciences, Commerce and Trade; Together with Their Chronology, Antiquities, Public Buildings, and Curiosities of Nature and Art. By William Guthrie, Esq; John Gray, Esq; and others eminent in this branch of literature. Volume I.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 31 times in 19 borrowing records
ESTC: T138428
John Gray (Male, born 1724, died 1811), William Guthrie (Male, born 1708, died 1770)
Genre: History
General History of the World
Borrowed: 1823/11/5 (Wednesday).
Borrower: John Steele
Author: John Gray (Male, born 1724, died 1811), William Guthrie (Male, born 1708, died 1770), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 270485
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Warton Poetry v. 1
Borrowed: 1824/1. Returned: yes.
John Stronach
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Thomas Warton (Male, born 1728, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Warton Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Warton (Male, born 1728, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
The history of English poetry, from the close of the eleventh to the commencement of the eighteenth century.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774-1781. Format: 4to. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 43 times in 19 borrowing records
ESTC: T145505
Thomas Warton (Male, born 1728, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
History of English Poetry, from the Close of the Eleventh to the Commencement of the Eighteenth Century
Borrowed: 1824/1.
Borrower: John Stronach
Author: Thomas Warton (Male, born 1728, died 1790), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 270476
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Lithgow's Travels
Borrowed: 1823/12/1 (Monday).
John Stronach
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Lithgow (Male, born 1582, died 1645)
Genre: Travel
Lithgow's Travels
Confidence level: Certain
William Lithgow (Male, born 1582, died 1645)
Genre: Travel
Travels and voyages, through Europe, Asia, and Africa, for nineteen years. Containing An Account of the Religion, Government, Policy, Laws, Customs, Trade, &c. of the several countries through which the Author travelled: and a Description of Jerusalem, and many other remarkable places mentioned in Sacred and Profane History: Also A Narrative of the tortures he suffered in the Spanish Inquifition, and of his miraculous deliverance from those cruelties. By William Lithgow.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 6
ESTC: T113283
William Lithgow (Male, born 1582, died 1645)
Genre: Travel
Travels and Voyages, through Europe, Asia, and Africa, for Nineteen Years
Borrowed: 1823/12/1 (Monday).
Borrower: John Stronach
Author: William Lithgow (Male, born 1582, died 1645), Genre: Travel
Travels and Voyages, through Europe, Asia, and Africa, for Nineteen Years
Record ID 270500
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Leland's Philip of Macedonia v. 2
Borrowed: 1824/3/9 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
John Stronach
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Thomas Leland (Male, born 1722, died 1785)
Genre: History
Leland's Philip of Macedonia
Volumes borrowed: 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: 1824/3/9 (Tuesday).
Borrower: John Stronach
Author: Thomas Leland (Male, born 1722, died 1785), Genre: History
History of the Life and Reign of Philip King of Macedon
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 270488
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Montague's Letters
Borrowed: 1824/1/17 (Saturday).
John Stronach
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (Female, born 1689, died 1762)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Montague's Letters
Confidence level: Certain
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (Female, born 1689, died 1762)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
The additional volume to the Letters of the Right Honourable Lady Mary Wortley Montague : written during her travels in Europe, Asia, and Africa, to persons of distinction, men of letters, &c. in different parts of Europe. : Which contain, among other curious relations, accounts of the policy, and manners of the Turks ; drawn from sources which have been inaccessible to other travellers : also poems on several occasions : and her celebrated defence of marriage
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 4
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (Female, born 1689, died 1762)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Letters of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
Borrowed: 1824/1/17 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Stronach
Author: Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (Female, born 1689, died 1762), Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Record ID 270527
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Charles 12th
Borrowed: 1823/10.
Alexander Stevenson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: History
Voltaire's Charles 12th
Confidence level: Certain
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: History
The history of Charles XII. King of Sweden. By Mr. De Voltaire. Translated from the French. Carefully corrected.
Language: English . Published: Glasgow. Date of publication: 1767. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 51
ESTC: T193544
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: History
History of Charles XII, King of Sweden
Borrowed: 1823/10.
Borrower: Alexander Stevenson
Author: Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778), Genre: History
Record ID 270530
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cook's Voyages v. 2
Borrowed: 1823/11/1 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Stevenson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Cook's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A new, authentic, and complete collection of voyages round the world, undertaken and performed by royal authority. Containing an authentic, ... history of Captain Cook’s first, second, third and last voyages, ... To which will be added, genuine narratives of other voyage ... It is proper to observe, that some other editions of these works ... would cost a purchaser ... upwards of twenty guineas; ... but the present edition, by being published in only eighty six-penny numbers, ... enables every person, ... to become familiary [sic] acquainted with those ... voyages ... Now publishing under the immediate direction of George William Anderson, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784-1786. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 536 times in 506 borrowing records
ESTC: T134074
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Borrowed: 1823/11/1 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Stevenson
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 270554
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Buffon's Natural History v. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Borrowed: 1824/5/18 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Stevenson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Buffon's Natural History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8
Confidence level: Speculative
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural history, general and particular; by the Count de Buffon, translated into English. Illustrated with three hundred and one copper-plates, and occasional notes and observations by the translator. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1781. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 455 times in 403 borrowing records
ESTC: N42265
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: 1824/5/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Alexander Stevenson
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 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8
Record ID 270578
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Buffon v. 3, 4
Borrowed: 1823/10/25 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Archibald Stewart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Buffon
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Speculative
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural history, general and particular; by the Count de Buffon, translated into English. Illustrated with three hundred and one copper-plates, and occasional notes and observations by the translator. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1781. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 455 times in 403 borrowing records
ESTC: N42265
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: 1823/10/25 (Saturday).
Borrower: Archibald Stewart
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 3, Volume 4
Record ID 270626
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Conquest Canaan
Borrowed: 1824/1/6 (Tuesday).
John D Stewart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Martin (Male, born 1741, died 1820)
Genre: Education, Genre: Theology
Conquest of Canaan
Confidence level: Certain
John Martin (Male, born 1741, died 1820)
Genre: Education, Genre: Theology
The conquest of Canaan: in which the natural and moral state of its inhabitants; the character of their conquerors; with The Manner and Design of their Conquest, are considered. In a series of letters from a Father to his Son. Intended for the Amusement and Instruction of Youth. By John Martin.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777-1778. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T93882
John Martin (Male, born 1741, died 1820)
Genre: Education, Genre: Theology
Conquest of Canaan
Borrowed: 1824/1/6 (Tuesday).
Borrower: John D Stewart
Author: John Martin (Male, born 1741, died 1820), Genre: Education, Genre: Theology
Record ID 270647
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Siege of Gibraltar
Borrowed: 1824/6/5 (Saturday).
John D Stewart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: History
Ansell's Siege of Gibraltar
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: History
An authentic and accurate journal of the late siege of Gibraltar; being a curcumstantial account of every material transaction relative to that memorable event, from the day on which the communication between that garrison and Spain was shut up, to the arrival of the Thetis frigate with the preliminary articles of peace.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 19
ESTC: T72997
Genre: History
Authentic and Accurate Journal of the Late Siege of Gibraltar
Borrowed: 1824/6/5 (Saturday).
Borrower: John D Stewart
Genre: History
Authentic and Accurate Journal of the Late Siege of Gibraltar
Record ID 270605
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Phipp's Voyages
Borrowed: 1823/10.
John D Stewart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Constantine John Phipps Baron Mulgrave (Male, born 1744, died 1792)
Genre: Travel
Phipp's Voyages
Shelfmark: 199. Format: 4to.
Confidence level: Certain
Constantine John Phipps Baron Mulgrave (Male, born 1744, died 1792)
Genre: Travel
A voyage towards the North Pole undertaken by His Majesty’s command 1773.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 44
ESTC: T152604
Constantine John Phipps Baron Mulgrave (Male, born 1744, died 1792)
Genre: Travel
Voyage Towards the North Pole Undertaken by His Majesty’s Command 1773
Borrowed: 1823/10.
Borrower: John D Stewart
Author: Constantine John Phipps Baron Mulgrave (Male, born 1744, died 1792), Genre: Travel
Voyage Towards the North Pole Undertaken by His Majesty’s Command 1773
Record ID 270635
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Peter the Great ?
Borrowed: 1824/2/10 (Tuesday).
John D Stewart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: History
Peter the Great
Confidence level: Speculative
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: History
The history of the Russian empire under Peter the Great. Newly translated from the French of M. de Voltaire. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: 29
ESTC: N18015
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: History
History of the Russian Empire under Peter the Great
Borrowed: 1824/2/10 (Tuesday).
Borrower: John D Stewart
Author: Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778), Genre: History
Record ID 270632
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Lithgow Travels v. 1
Borrowed: 1824/1/29 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
John D Stewart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Lithgow (Male, born 1582, died 1645)
Genre: Travel
Lithgow's Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
William Lithgow (Male, born 1582, died 1645)
Genre: Travel
Travels and voyages, through Europe, Asia, and Africa, for nineteen years. Containing An Account of the Religion, Government, Policy, Laws, Customs, Trade, &c. of the several countries through which the Author travelled: and a Description of Jerusalem, and many other remarkable places mentioned in Sacred and Profane History: Also A Narrative of the tortures he suffered in the Spanish Inquifition, and of his miraculous deliverance from those cruelties. By William Lithgow.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 6
ESTC: T113283
William Lithgow (Male, born 1582, died 1645)
Genre: Travel
Travels and Voyages, through Europe, Asia, and Africa, for Nineteen Years
Borrowed: 1824/1/29 (Thursday).
Borrower: John D Stewart
Author: William Lithgow (Male, born 1582, died 1645), Genre: Travel
Travels and Voyages, through Europe, Asia, and Africa, for Nineteen Years
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 270668
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Phipp's Voyages
Borrowed: 1824/5/11 (Tuesday).
Archibald Stewart Minor
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Constantine John Phipps Baron Mulgrave (Male, born 1744, died 1792)
Genre: Travel
Phipp's Voyages
Shelfmark: 199. Format: 4to.
Confidence level: Certain
Constantine John Phipps Baron Mulgrave (Male, born 1744, died 1792)
Genre: Travel
A voyage towards the North Pole undertaken by His Majesty’s command 1773.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 44
ESTC: T152604
Constantine John Phipps Baron Mulgrave (Male, born 1744, died 1792)
Genre: Travel
Voyage Towards the North Pole Undertaken by His Majesty’s Command 1773
Borrowed: 1824/5/11 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Archibald Stewart Minor
Author: Constantine John Phipps Baron Mulgrave (Male, born 1744, died 1792), Genre: Travel
Voyage Towards the North Pole Undertaken by His Majesty’s Command 1773
Record ID 270686
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Buffon Natural History v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/11/5 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Thomas Tod Stoddart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Buffon's Natural History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural history, general and particular; by the Count de Buffon, translated into English. Illustrated with three hundred and one copper-plates, and occasional notes and observations by the translator. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1781. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 455 times in 403 borrowing records
ESTC: N42265
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: 1823/11/5 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Thomas Tod Stoddart
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 1, Volume 2
Record ID 270710
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Boswell's Tour
Borrowed: 1824/2/26 (Thursday).
Thomas Tod Stoddart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Travel
Boswell's Tour
Confidence level: Certain
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Travel
The journal of a tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL.D. By James Boswell, Esq. containing Some Poetical Pieces by Dr. Johnson, relative to the Tour, and never before published; A Series of his Conversation, Literary Anecdotes, and Opinions of Men and Books: with an authentick account of The Distresses and Escape of the Grandson of King James II. in the Year 1746.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 99 times in 98 borrowing records
ESTC: T53594
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Travel
Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides
Borrowed: 1824/2/26 (Thursday).
Borrower: Thomas Tod Stoddart
Author: James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795), Genre: Travel
Record ID 270719
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Tour through Great Britain
Borrowed: 1824/4/22 (Thursday).
Thomas Tod Stoddart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Daniel Defoe (Male, born c.1661, died 1731), Samuel Richardson (Male, born 1689, died 1761)
Genre: Travel
Tour thro Great Britain
Confidence level: Speculative
Daniel Defoe (Male, born c.1661, died 1731), Samuel Richardson (Male, born 1689, died 1761)
Genre: Travel
A tour through the whole island of Great Britain. Divided into circuits or journies. Containing I. A description of the principal cities and towns, ... Originally begun by the celebrated Daniel De Foe, continued by the late Mr. Richardson.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 4 vol.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 141 times in 117 borrowing records
ESTC: T70855
Daniel Defoe (Male, born c.1661, died 1731), Samuel Richardson (Male, born 1689, died 1761)
Genre: Travel
Tour through the Whole Island of Great Britain
Borrowed: 1824/4/22 (Thursday).
Borrower: Thomas Tod Stoddart
Author: Daniel Defoe (Male, born c.1661, died 1731), Samuel Richardson (Male, born 1689, died 1761), Genre: Travel
Record ID 270731
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Swift's Posthumous Works
Borrowed: 1824/6/5 (Saturday).
Thomas Tod Stoddart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Swift's Posthumous Works
Confidence level: Certain
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Dr Jonathan Swift, Dean of St Patrick’s, Dublin. Volume IX.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1766. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3v.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T140251
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Jonathan Swift
Borrowed: 1824/6/5 (Saturday).
Borrower: Thomas Tod Stoddart
Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 270716
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Brydon's Tour
Borrowed: 1824/4/13 (Tuesday).
Thomas Tod Stoddart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
Brydon's Tour
Confidence level: Likely
Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
A tour through Sicily and Malta. In a series of letters to William Beckford, Esq. of Somerly in Suffolk; from P. Brydone, F.R.S. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 68 times in 66 borrowing records
ESTC: T88892
Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
Tour Through Sicily and Malta. In a Series of Letters to William Beckford
Borrowed: 1824/4/13 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Thomas Tod Stoddart
Author: Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818), Genre: Travel
Tour Through Sicily and Malta. In a Series of Letters to William Beckford
Record ID 270698
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hawkesworth's Voyages v. 1
Borrowed: 1824/1. Returned: yes.
Thomas Tod Stoddart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
Hawkesworth's Voyage
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
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: 1824/1.
Borrower: Thomas Tod Stoddart
Author: John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 270779
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Arnot's Edinburgh
Borrowed: 1824/3.
Robert Stein
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: History
Arnot's Edinburgh
Confidence level: Certain
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: History
The history of Edinburgh. By Hugo Arnot, Esq; Advocate.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1779. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 143
ESTC: T142880
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: History
History of Edinburgh
Borrowed: 1824/3.
Borrower: Robert Stein
Author: Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786), Genre: History
Record ID 270797
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
British Plutarch v. 9, 11, 12
Borrowed: 1824/6/15 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
Robert Stein
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Thomas Mortimer (Male, born 1730, died 1810)
Genre: Lives
British Plutarch
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9, Volume 11, Volume 12
Confidence level: Speculative
Thomas Mortimer (Male, born 1730, died 1810)
Genre: Lives
The British Plutarch, containing the lives of the most eminent statesmen, patriots, divines, warriors, philosophers, poets, and artists, of Great Britain and Ireland, from the accession of Henry Viii. to the present time. Including, a Complete History of England from that Aera. In six volumes. Ornamented with elegant frontispieces. Vol. I. A new edition, revised, corrected, and considerably enlarged, by the editor, T. Mortimer, Esq;
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1776. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 207 times in 162 borrowing records
ESTC: T107370
Thomas Mortimer (Male, born 1730, died 1810)
Genre: Lives
British Plutarch
Borrowed: 1824/6/15 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Robert Stein
Author: Thomas Mortimer (Male, born 1730, died 1810), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9, Volume 11, Volume 12
Record ID 270770
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Siege of Gibraltar
Borrowed: 1824/2/10 (Tuesday).
Robert Stein
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: History
Ansell's Siege of Gibraltar
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: History
An authentic and accurate journal of the late siege of Gibraltar; being a curcumstantial account of every material transaction relative to that memorable event, from the day on which the communication between that garrison and Spain was shut up, to the arrival of the Thetis frigate with the preliminary articles of peace.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 19
ESTC: T72997
Genre: History
Authentic and Accurate Journal of the Late Siege of Gibraltar
Borrowed: 1824/2/10 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Robert Stein
Genre: History
Authentic and Accurate Journal of the Late Siege of Gibraltar
Record ID 270806
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Canaan
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday).
Alexander H Sinder
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Martin (Male, born 1741, died 1820)
Genre: Education, Genre: Theology
Conquest of Canaan
Confidence level: Certain
John Martin (Male, born 1741, died 1820)
Genre: Education, Genre: Theology
The conquest of Canaan: in which the natural and moral state of its inhabitants; the character of their conquerors; with The Manner and Design of their Conquest, are considered. In a series of letters from a Father to his Son. Intended for the Amusement and Instruction of Youth. By John Martin.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777-1778. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T93882
John Martin (Male, born 1741, died 1820)
Genre: Education, Genre: Theology
Conquest of Canaan
Borrowed: 1824/1/31 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander H Sinder
Author: John Martin (Male, born 1741, died 1820), Genre: Education, Genre: Theology
Record ID 270824
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Berenger Horsemanship
Borrowed: 1823/11/5 (Wednesday).
Gordon Sinder
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Richard Berenger (Male, born c.1719, died 1782)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Berenger's Horsemanship
Confidence level: Certain
Richard Berenger (Male, born c.1719, died 1782)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The history and art of horsemanship.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 11 times in 9 borrowing records
ESTC: T127820
Richard Berenger (Male, born c.1719, died 1782)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
History and Art of Horsemanship
Borrowed: 1823/11/5 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Gordon Sinder
Author: Richard Berenger (Male, born c.1719, died 1782), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Record ID 270848
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hook's Roman History v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1824/3. Returned: yes.
William Taylour
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Nathaniel Hooke (Male, born c.1690, died 1763)
Genre: History
Hook's Roman History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Nathaniel Hooke (Male, born c.1690, died 1763)
Genre: History
The Roman history, from the building of Rome to the ruin of the Commonwealth. Illustrated with maps and other plates. Vol. IV. By N. Hooke, Esq;
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 316 times in 291 borrowing records
ESTC: T71735
Nathaniel Hooke (Male, born c.1690, died 1763)
Genre: History
Roman History, from the Building of Rome to the Ruin of the Commonwealth
Borrowed: 1824/3.
Borrower: William Taylour
Author: Nathaniel Hooke (Male, born c.1690, died 1763), Genre: History
Roman History, from the Building of Rome to the Ruin of the Commonwealth
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 270881
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hume's England v. 9, 10
Borrowed: 1824/1. Returned: yes.
David Taylour
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
Hume's England
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9, Volume 10
Confidence level: Very likely
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: 1770. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 110 times in 79 borrowing records
ESTC: T36369
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1824/1.
Borrower: David Taylour
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9, Volume 10
Record ID 270887
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hume's England v. 15, 16
Borrowed: 1824/2/26 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
David Taylour
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
Hume's England
Volumes borrowed: Volume 15, Volume 16
Confidence level: Very likely
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: 1770. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 110 times in 79 borrowing records
ESTC: T36369
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1824/2/26 (Thursday).
Borrower: David Taylour
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 15, Volume 16
Record ID 270875
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
History of England v. 5, 6, 7, 8
Borrowed: 1823/11/22 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
David Taylour
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8
Confidence level: Likely
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: 1770. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 110 times in 79 borrowing records
ESTC: T36369
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1823/11/22 (Saturday).
Borrower: David Taylour
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8
Record ID 270902
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Robertson's Charles 5th v. 3
Borrowed: 1824/5. Returned: yes.
David Taylour
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Robertson's Charles 5th
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Speculative
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of the reign of the Emperor Charles V. With a view of the progress of society in Europe, from the subversion of the Roman Empire, to the beginning of the sixteenth century.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 604 times in 453 borrowing records
ESTC: T71143
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V
Borrowed: 1824/5.
Borrower: David Taylour
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 270878
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
History of England v. 13, 14
Borrowed: 1823/12/18 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
David Taylour
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England
Volumes borrowed: Volume 13, Volume 14
Confidence level: Likely
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: 1770. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 110 times in 79 borrowing records
ESTC: T36369
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1823/12/18 (Thursday).
Borrower: David Taylour
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 13, Volume 14
Record ID 270917
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Langhorn's Plutarch v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/10/21 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
John Thomson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Langhorn's Plutarch
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Likely
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch’s Lives, translated from the original Greek, with notes critical and historical, and a new Life of Plutarch. By John Langhorne, D.D. and William Langhorne, M.A. In six volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Langhorne, John and Langhorne, William
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 252 times in 163 borrowing records
ESTC: T107379
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Lives [Plutarch]
Borrowed: 1823/10/21 (Tuesday).
Borrower: John Thomson
Author: Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 270920
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Goldsmith's Greece v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/11. Returned: yes.
John Thomson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
Goldsmith's History of Greece
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
The grecian history, from the earliest state to the death of Alexander the Great. By Dr. Goldsmith.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 205 times in 171 borrowing records
ESTC: T146080
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
Grecian History, from the Earliest State to the Death of Alexander the Great
Borrowed: 1823/11.
Borrower: John Thomson
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: History
Grecian History, from the Earliest State to the Death of Alexander the Great
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 270938
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Brydon's Tour
Borrowed: 1824/1/27 (Tuesday).
John Thomson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
Brydon's Tour
Confidence level: Likely
Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
A tour through Sicily and Malta. In a series of letters to William Beckford, Esq. of Somerly in Suffolk; from P. Brydone, F.R.S. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 68 times in 66 borrowing records
ESTC: T88892
Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
Tour Through Sicily and Malta. In a Series of Letters to William Beckford
Borrowed: 1824/1/27 (Tuesday).
Borrower: John Thomson
Author: Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818), Genre: Travel
Tour Through Sicily and Malta. In a Series of Letters to William Beckford
Record ID 270923
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Ferguson's History v. 1
Borrowed: 1823/11/18 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
John Thomson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Genre: History
Ferguson's History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Genre: History
The history of the progress and termination of the Roman republic.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1783. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 201 times in 126 borrowing records
ESTC: T77047
Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Genre: History
History of the Progress and Termination of the Roman Republic
Borrowed: 1823/11/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: John Thomson
Author: Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816), Genre: History
History of the Progress and Termination of the Roman Republic
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 270962
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hook's Roman History v. 7, 8
Borrowed: 1824/4/20 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
John Thomson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Nathaniel Hooke (Male, born c.1690, died 1763)
Genre: History
Hook's Roman History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7, Volume 8
Confidence level: Certain
Nathaniel Hooke (Male, born c.1690, died 1763)
Genre: History
The Roman history, from the building of Rome to the ruin of the Commonwealth. Illustrated with maps and other plates. Vol. IV. By N. Hooke, Esq;
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 316 times in 291 borrowing records
ESTC: T71735
Nathaniel Hooke (Male, born c.1690, died 1763)
Genre: History
Roman History, from the Building of Rome to the Ruin of the Commonwealth
Borrowed: 1824/4/20 (Tuesday).
Borrower: John Thomson
Author: Nathaniel Hooke (Male, born c.1690, died 1763), Genre: History
Roman History, from the Building of Rome to the Ruin of the Commonwealth
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7, Volume 8
Record ID 270986
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
McArthur on Fencing
Borrowed: 1824/6/19 (Saturday).
William Beveridge Thomson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John McArthur (Male, born 1755, died 1840)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
McArthur on Fencing
Confidence level: Certain
John McArthur (Male, born 1755, died 1840)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The army and navy gentleman’s companion; or a new and complete treatise on the theory and practice of fencing. Displaying the intricacies of small-sword play; ... Illustrated by mathematical figures, and adorned with elegant engravings ... A new edition revised with a glossary and improvements, by J. Mc.Arthur ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T118279
John McArthur (Male, born 1755, died 1840)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Army and Navy Gentleman’s Companion; or A New and Complete Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Fencing
Borrowed: 1824/6/19 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Beveridge Thomson
Author: John McArthur (Male, born 1755, died 1840), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Record ID 270998
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Curiosities of Britain v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Joseph Todd
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities of Great Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
The curiosities, natural and artificial, of the island of Great Britain.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: c.1775. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 6 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 60 times in 29 borrowing records
ESTC: T34503
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities, Natural and Artificial, of the Island of Great Britain
Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday).
Borrower: Joseph Todd
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities, Natural and Artificial, of the Island of Great Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 271046
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Sparman's Voyage v. 1
Borrowed: 1824/3/25 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
James French
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Sparman's Voyage
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic polar circle, and round the world: but chiefly into the country of the Hottentots and Caffres, from the year 1772, to 1776.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Forster, Georg.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 105 times in 92 borrowing records
ESTC: T150219
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World
Borrowed: 1824/3/25 (Thursday).
Borrower: James French
Author: Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820), Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 271025
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Watson ?
Borrowed: 1824/1/6 (Tuesday).
James French
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Robert Watson (Male, born c.1730, died 1781)
Genre: History
Watson's History of Philip
Confidence level: Likely
Robert Watson (Male, born c.1730, died 1781)
Genre: History
The history of the reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain. By Robert Watson, ... In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 143 times in 138 borrowing records
ESTC: T211661
Robert Watson (Male, born c.1730, died 1781)
Genre: History
History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain
Borrowed: 1824/1/6 (Tuesday).
Borrower: James French
Author: Robert Watson (Male, born c.1730, died 1781), Genre: History
Record ID 271028
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cook's Voyages v. 4, 8
Borrowed: 1824/1/13 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
James French
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Genre: Travel
Cook's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 8
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A new, authentic, and complete collection of voyages round the world, undertaken and performed by royal authority. Containing an authentic, ... history of Captain Cook’s first, second, third and last voyages, ... To which will be added, genuine narratives of other voyage ... It is proper to observe, that some other editions of these works ... would cost a purchaser ... upwards of twenty guineas; ... but the present edition, by being published in only eighty six-penny numbers, ... enables every person, ... to become familiary [sic] acquainted with those ... voyages ... Now publishing under the immediate direction of George William Anderson, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784-1786. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 536 times in 506 borrowing records
ESTC: T134074
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Borrowed: 1824/1/13 (Tuesday).
Borrower: James French
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 8
Record ID 271076
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Fool of Quality v. 1, 2, 3, 4
Borrowed: 1824/1/29 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
John McK Walker
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783)
Genre: Fiction
Fool of Quality
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783)
Genre: Fiction
The fool of quality; or, the history of Henry Earl of Moreland.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 103 times in 26 borrowing records
ESTC: T144135
Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783)
Genre: Fiction
Fool of Quality, or, The History of Henry Earl of Moreland
Borrowed: 1824/1/29 (Thursday).
Borrower: John McK Walker
Author: Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783), Genre: Fiction
Fool of Quality, or, The History of Henry Earl of Moreland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 271106
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hume's History v. 2
Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Peter Walker
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
Hume's History v. 2
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
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: 1770. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 110 times in 79 borrowing records
ESTC: T36369
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1823/12/6 (Saturday).
Borrower: Peter Walker
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 271130
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Derham's Astro Theology
Borrowed: 1824/6/5 (Saturday).
Peter Walker
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Derham (Male, born 1657, died 1735)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Theology
Derham's Astro Theology
Confidence level: Certain
William Derham (Male, born 1657, died 1735)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Theology
Astro-Theology: or, a demonstration of the being and attributes of God, from a survey of the heavens. Illustrated with copper plates. By W. Derham, late Canon of Windsor, Rector of Upminster, in Essex, and F. R. S.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: N4306
William Derham (Male, born 1657, died 1735)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Theology
Astro-Theology: or, a Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God, from a Survey of the Heavens
Borrowed: 1824/6/5 (Saturday).
Borrower: Peter Walker
Author: William Derham (Male, born 1657, died 1735), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Theology
Astro-Theology: or, a Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God, from a Survey of the Heavens
Record ID 271103
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hume's History of England v. 1
Borrowed: 1823/11/5 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Peter Walker
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
Hume's History England
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
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: 1770. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 110 times in 79 borrowing records
ESTC: T36369
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1823/11/5 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Peter Walker
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 271181
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Boswell's Tour through Corsica
Borrowed: 1824/6/1 (Tuesday).
David L Waugh
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Boswell's Tour through Corsica
Confidence level: Certain
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
An account of Corsica, the journal of a tour to that island; and memoirs of Pascal Paoli.
Language: English . Published: Glasgow. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 85 times in 83 borrowing records
ESTC: T26157
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Account of Corsica, the Journal of a Tour to that Island; and Memoirs of Pascal Paoli
Borrowed: 1824/6/1 (Tuesday).
Borrower: David L Waugh
Author: James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795), Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Account of Corsica, the Journal of a Tour to that Island; and Memoirs of Pascal Paoli
Record ID 271175
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Leo 10th v. 3
Borrowed: 1824/3/27 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
David L Waugh
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Education
Leo 10th
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Likely
Genre: Education
The Lilliputian magazine: or, the young gentleman and lady’s golden library. Being an attempt to mend the world, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: N72182
Genre: Education
Lilliputian Magazine: or, The Young Gentleman and Lady’s Golden Library
Borrowed: 1824/3/27 (Saturday).
Borrower: David L Waugh
Genre: Education
Lilliputian Magazine: or, The Young Gentleman and Lady’s Golden Library
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 271154
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Bellisarius
Borrowed: 1823/10/21 (Tuesday).
David L Waugh
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Jean-François Marmontel (Male, born 1723, died 1799)
Genre: Fiction
Belisarius
Confidence level: Certain
Jean-François Marmontel (Male, born 1723, died 1799)
Genre: Fiction
Belisarius. By M. Marmontel, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 9
ESTC: T61500
Jean-François Marmontel (Male, born 1723, died 1799)
Genre: Fiction
Belisarius [Jean-François Marmontel]
Borrowed: 1823/10/21 (Tuesday).
Borrower: David L Waugh
Author: Jean-François Marmontel (Male, born 1723, died 1799), Genre: Fiction
Record ID 271184
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Curiosities of Great Britain v. 3, 4
Borrowed: 1824/7. Returned: yes.
David L Waugh
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities of Great Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
The curiosities, natural and artificial, of the island of Great Britain.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: c.1775. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 6 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 60 times in 29 borrowing records
ESTC: T34503
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities, Natural and Artificial, of the Island of Great Britain
Borrowed: 1824/7.
Borrower: David L Waugh
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities, Natural and Artificial, of the Island of Great Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 271160
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Plutarch's Lives v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1823/11/17 (Monday). Returned: yes.
David L Waugh
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch's Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch’s lives, translated from the original Greek, with notes critical and historical, and a new life of Plutarch.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Langhorne, John; Langhorne, William
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 333 times in 303 borrowing records
ESTC: N20526
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Lives [Plutarch]
Borrowed: 1823/11/17 (Monday).
Borrower: David L Waugh
Author: Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 271208
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Martial Achievements v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1824/6/5 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
James Watson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716)
Genre: Lives
Abercromby's Martial Achievements
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716)
Genre: Lives
The martial atchievements [sic] of the Scots nation: ... By Patrick Abercromby, ... In four volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 257 times in 200 borrowing records
ESTC: N34973
Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716)
Genre: Lives
Martial Atchievements of the Scots Nation
Borrowed: 1824/6/5 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Watson
Author: Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716), Genre: Lives
Martial Atchievements of the Scots Nation
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 271244
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Remarkable ?
Borrowed: 1824/2/11 (Wednesday).
John James Waterston
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Lives
Remarkable Passages
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Lives
An Account of some remarkable passages in the life of a private gentleman: With reflections thereon. In three parts. Relating to trouble of mind, some violent temptations, and a recovery; in order to awaken the presumptuous, and encourage the despondent. Left under his own hand, to be communicated to the public after his decease.
Language: English . Published: Glasgow. Date of publication: 1765. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 8
ESTC: T163882
Genre: Lives
Account of Some Remarkable Passages in the Life of a Private Gentleman
Borrowed: 1824/2/11 (Wednesday).
Borrower: John James Waterston
Genre: Lives
Account of Some Remarkable Passages in the Life of a Private Gentleman