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Record ID 296422
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 121
Herbert's Life written by himself in 4.
Borrowed: 1775/7/28 (Friday). Returned: 1775/8/28 (Monday). Fine pledged in case of late return: ten shill. sterl..
Mr William Craig Lord Craig
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1768. Life dates: 1745-1813.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Baron Edward Herbert of Cherbury (Male, born 1583, died 1648)
Genre: Lives
The life of Edward Lord Herbert of Cherbury.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: C.16.d.19.
Confidence level: Certain
Baron Edward Herbert of Cherbury (Male, born 1583, died 1648)
Genre: Lives
The life of Edward Lord Herbert of Cherbury. Written by himself.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 4to.
Editors: Walpole, Horace
Number of borrowings: 17
ESTC: T143437
Baron Edward Herbert of Cherbury (Male, born 1583, died 1648)
Genre: Lives
Life of Edward, Lord Herbert of Cherbury, Written by Himself
Borrowed: 1775/7/28 (Friday). Returned: 1775/8/28 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr William Craig Lord Craig
Author: Baron Edward Herbert of Cherbury (Male, born 1583, died 1648), Genre: Lives
Life of Edward, Lord Herbert of Cherbury, Written by Himself
Record ID 296419
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 121
Melmoths Ciceros letters 3 vol. 8.vo
Borrowed: 1775/7/28 (Friday). Returned: 1775/9/28 (Thursday). Fine pledged in case of late return: One pound Sterl.
Mr Hugo Arnot of Balcormo; Hugo Pollock
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1749-1786.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Advocate.
Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7), William Melmoth (Male, born c.1710, died 1799)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Letters of Marcus Tullius Cicero to several of his friends: with remarks by William Melmoth, Esq.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.68.c..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7), William Melmoth (Male, born c.1710, died 1799)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
The letters of Marcus Tullius Cicero to several of his friends: with remarks by William Melmoth, Esq.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1753. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 62 times in 37 borrowing records
ESTC: T136975
Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7), William Melmoth (Male, born c.1710, died 1799)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Letters of Marcus Tullius Cicero to Several of his Friends: with Remarks by William Melmoth
Borrowed: 1775/7/28 (Friday). Returned: 1775/9/28 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr Hugo Arnot of Balcormo; Hugo Pollock
Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7), William Melmoth (Male, born c.1710, died 1799), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Letters of Marcus Tullius Cicero to Several of his Friends: with Remarks by William Melmoth
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 296440
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 123
Browns religio medici 8vo
Borrowed: 1775/7/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/8/29 (Tuesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: four Shillings sterl.
Sir John Henderson of Fordel
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1774. Life dates: 1752-1817.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Law > Advocate. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Sir Thomas Browne (Male, born 1605, died 1682), Kenelm Digby (Male, born 1603, died 1665)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Religio medici [Brown]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Ao].8/1.9.
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Thomas Browne (Male, born 1605, died 1682), Kenelm Digby (Male, born 1603, died 1665)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Religio medici. The eighth edition, corrected and amended. With annotations never before published, upon all the obscure passages therein. Also Observations by Sir Kenelm Digby, now newly added.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1682. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: R12664
Sir Thomas Browne (Male, born 1605, died 1682), Kenelm Digby (Male, born 1603, died 1665)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Religio Medici ... Also Observations by Sir Kenelm Digby
Borrowed: 1775/7/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/8/29 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Sir John Henderson of Fordel
Author: Sir Thomas Browne (Male, born 1605, died 1682), Kenelm Digby (Male, born 1603, died 1665), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Record ID 296437
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 123
Essays Physical and literary vol. 2. 8vo
Borrowed: 1775/7/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/8/29 (Tuesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: six shill. Sterl.
Mr Alexander Scrimgeour Wedderburn of Birkhill
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1766. Life dates: 1742-1811.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Edinburgh Philosophical Society (Unspecified)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays and observations, physical and literary: read before a society in Edinburgh, and published by them.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: M.14/1.a.[alpha].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Edinburgh Philosophical Society (Unspecified)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays and observations, physical and literary. Read before a society in Edinburgh, and published by them.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1754-1771. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 204 times in 116 borrowing records
ESTC: T136789
Edinburgh Philosophical Society (Unspecified)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays and Observations, Physical and Literary
Borrowed: 1775/7/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/8/29 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Scrimgeour Wedderburn of Birkhill
Author: Edinburgh Philosophical Society (Unspecified), Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays and Observations, Physical and Literary
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 296656
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 124
Cases of Impotency debated one vol. 8.vo
Borrowed: 1775/7/31 (Monday). Returned: 1775/9/1 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: five shillings sterl.
Mr James Burnet of Monboddo; Lord Monboddo
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1737. Life dates: 1714-1799.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Mr John Hunter
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Life dates: 1745-1857.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate’s Clerk.
George Abbot (Male, born 1562, died 1633)
Genre: Law
The case of impotency as debated in England [Abbot]
Possible modern shelfmark: Historical Collection TR E.139.7.
Confidence level: Certain
George Abbot (Male, born 1562, died 1633)
Genre: Law
The case of impotency as debated in England, in that remarkable tryal an. 1613. between Robert, Earl of Essex, and the Lady Frances Howard, who, after eight years marriage, commenc’d a suit against him for impotency.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1715. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T76337
George Abbot (Male, born 1562, died 1633)
Genre: Law
Case of Impotency as Debated in England, in that Remarkable Tryal an. 1613. between Robert, Earl of Essex, and the Lady Frances Howard
Borrowed: 1775/7/31 (Monday). Returned: 1775/9/1 (Friday).
Borrowers: Mr James Burnet of Monboddo; Lord Monboddo, Mr John Hunter
Author: George Abbot (Male, born 1562, died 1633), Genre: Law
Record ID 296668
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 125
Hooker's works in fol
Borrowed: 1775/8/1 (Tuesday). Returned: 1775/9/1 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: one pound sterl.
Mr James Burnet of Monboddo; Lord Monboddo
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1737. Life dates: 1714-1799.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Richard Hooker (Male, born c.1553, died 1600)
Genre: Theology
The works of that learned and judicious divine Mr. Richard Hooker.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: HH.1/1.2.
Confidence level: Certain
Richard Hooker (Male, born c.1553, died 1600)
Genre: Theology
The works of that learned and judicious divine, Mr. Richard Hooker, in eight books of ecclesiastical polity, compleated out of his own manuscripts; with several other treatises by the same author, and an account of his life and death.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1676. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 11
ESTC: R27417
Richard Hooker (Male, born c.1553, died 1600)
Genre: Theology
Works of Richard Hooker
Borrowed: 1775/8/1 (Tuesday). Returned: 1775/9/1 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr James Burnet of Monboddo; Lord Monboddo
Author: Richard Hooker (Male, born c.1553, died 1600), Genre: Theology
Record ID 296689
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 126
Law for & against Bankrupts 8vo
Borrowed: 1775/8/4 (Friday). Returned: 1775/9/4 (Monday). Fine pledged in case of late return: five shillings Sterl.
Mr George Fergusson Lord Hermand
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1765. Life dates: 1743-1827.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Genre: Law
The law for and against bankrupts: containing all the statutes, cases at large, arguments, resolutions, ... down to the present time.
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Historical Collection TR E.139.6].
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Law
The law for and against bankrupts: containing all the statutes, cases at large, arguments, resolutions, Judgments and Decrees, under the Head of Bankruptcy, down to the present time.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1743. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T117205
Borrowed: 1775/8/4 (Friday). Returned: 1775/9/4 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr George Fergusson Lord Hermand
Genre: Law
Record ID 296677
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 126
Magens on Insurance 2 vol 4to
Borrowed: 1775/8/3 (Thursday). Returned: 1775/9/3 (Sunday). Fine pledged in case of late return: Two pounds sterl.
Mr Robert Cullen Lord Cullen
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1764. Life dates: 1742-1810.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Curator. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Nicolaus Magens (Male)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
An essay on insurances, explaining the nature of the various kinds of insurance practised by the different commercial states of Europe [Magens]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Ab].1/1.2-3 .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Nicolaus Magens (Male)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
An essay on insurances, explaining the nature of the various kinds of insurance practised by the different commercial states of Europe, and shewing their consistency or inconsistency with equity and the public good.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1755. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 15 times in 8 borrowing records
ESTC: T98888
Nicolaus Magens (Male)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Essay on Insurances
Borrowed: 1775/8/3 (Thursday). Returned: 1775/9/3 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Cullen Lord Cullen
Author: Nicolaus Magens (Male), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 296707
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 128
Vernons Reports 2 vol. fol
Borrowed: 1775/8/5 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/8/12 (Saturday). Fine pledged in case of late return: five Pounds Sterl.
Mr George Fergusson Lord Hermand
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1765. Life dates: 1743-1827.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Court of Chancery Great Britain (Unspecified)
Genre: Law
Cases argued and adjudged in the High Court of Chancery [Vernon]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Historical Collection TR E.163.2].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Court of Chancery Great Britain (Unspecified)
Genre: Law
Cases argued and adjudged in the High Court of Chancery.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1726-1728. Format: folio. Pagination: 2 vols.
Editors: Vernon, Thomas, 1654-1721.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 10 times in 6 borrowing records
ESTC: T95791
Court of Chancery Great Britain (Unspecified)
Genre: Law
Cases Argued and Adjudged in the High Court of Chancery
Borrowed: 1775/8/5 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/8/12 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr George Fergusson Lord Hermand
Author: Court of Chancery Great Britain (Unspecified), Genre: Law
Cases Argued and Adjudged in the High Court of Chancery
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 296743
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 128
Atterburys sermons 4 vol 8vo
Borrowed: 1775/8/5 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/9/5 (Tuesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.
Mr Robert Cullen Lord Cullen
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1764. Life dates: 1742-1810.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Curator. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Francis Atterbury (Male, born 1662, died 1732)
Genre: Sermons
Sermons and discourses on several subjects and occasions. By Francis Atterbury.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: OO.5/2.34-35.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Francis Atterbury (Male, born 1662, died 1732)
Genre: Sermons
Sermons and discourses on several subjects and occasions. By Francis Atterbury, D. D. Late Lord Bishop of Rochester, and Dean of Westminster. Published from the originals by Thomas Moore, D. D. His Lordship’s Chaplain. Vol. III.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1737. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 73 times in 60 borrowing records
ESTC: T87652
Francis Atterbury (Male, born 1662, died 1732)
Genre: Sermons
Sermons and Discourses on Several Subjects and Occasions [Francis Atterbury]
Borrowed: 1775/8/5 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/9/5 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Cullen Lord Cullen
Author: Francis Atterbury (Male, born 1662, died 1732), Genre: Sermons
Sermons and Discourses on Several Subjects and Occasions [Francis Atterbury]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 296710
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 128
Atkyns Reports tom 1. fol
Borrowed: 1775/8/5 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/8/12 (Saturday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.
Mr George Fergusson Lord Hermand
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1765. Life dates: 1743-1827.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Court of Chancery Great Britain (Unspecified)
Genre: Law
Reports of cases argued and determined in the High Court of Chancery, in the time of Lord Chancellor Hardwicke [Atkyns]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Historical Collection TR E.159.4.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Court of Chancery Great Britain (Unspecified)
Genre: Law
Reports of cases argued and determined in the High Court of Chancery, in the time of Lord Chancellor Hardwicke: collected and methodized by John Tracy Atkyns, Of Lincoln’s Inn, Esq; Cursitor Baron of the Exchequer.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1765-1768. Format: folio. Pagination: 3 vols.
Editors: Atkyns, John Tracy, ca. 1710-1773.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 18 times in 12 borrowing records
ESTC: T98193
Court of Chancery Great Britain (Unspecified)
Genre: Law
Cases Argued and Adjudged in the High Court of Chancery
Borrowed: 1775/8/5 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/8/12 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr George Fergusson Lord Hermand
Author: Court of Chancery Great Britain (Unspecified), Genre: Law
Cases Argued and Adjudged in the High Court of Chancery
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 296734
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 128
Daggs Criminal law 8vo
Borrowed: 1775/8/5 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/9/5 (Tuesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.
Mr Robert Cullen Lord Cullen
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1764. Life dates: 1742-1810.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Curator. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Henry Dagge (Male)
Genre: Law
Considerations on criminal law, 2nd edn, 1774 [Dagge]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Mackenzie Building A.120.4.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Henry Dagge (Male)
Genre: Law
Considerations on criminal law.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 3 times in 1 borrowing record
ESTC: T81993
Henry Dagge (Male)
Genre: Law
Considerations on Criminal Law
Borrowed: 1775/8/5 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/9/5 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Cullen Lord Cullen
Author: Henry Dagge (Male), Genre: Law
Considerations on Criminal Law
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 296725
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 128
Edins Penal law 8vo
Borrowed: 1775/8/5 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/9/5 (Tuesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: One pound Sterl.
Mr Robert Cullen Lord Cullen
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1764. Life dates: 1742-1810.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Curator. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Baron William Eden Auckland (Male, born 1744, died 1814)
Genre: Law
Principles of Penal Law [Auckland]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Mackenzie Building A.120.4.
Confidence level: Certain
Baron William Eden Auckland (Male, born 1744, died 1814)
Genre: Law
Principles of penal law.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 6
ESTC: T113009
Baron William Eden Auckland (Male, born 1744, died 1814)
Genre: Law
Principles of Penal Law
Borrowed: 1775/8/5 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/9/5 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Cullen Lord Cullen
Author: Baron William Eden Auckland (Male, born 1744, died 1814), Genre: Law
Record ID 296737
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 128
Tillotsons Sermons 3 vol. fol.[note in margin] Vol. 3d of Tillotson not returned
Borrowed: 1775/8/5 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/9/5 (Tuesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.
Mr Robert Cullen Lord Cullen
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1764. Life dates: 1742-1810.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Curator. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
John Tillotson (Male, born 1630, died 1694)
Genre: Sermons, Genre: Theology
The works of the most Reverend Dr. John Tillotson.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Z.3.18-19 .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
John Tillotson (Male, born 1630, died 1694)
Genre: Sermons, Genre: Theology
The works of the most Reverend Dr. John Tillotson, late Lord Archbishop of Canterbury: containing two hundred sermons and discourses, on several occasions. ... Being all that were printed after His Grace’s decease.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1712. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 39 times in 30 borrowing records
ESTC: T75209
John Tillotson (Male, born 1630, died 1694)
Genre: Sermons, Genre: Theology
Works of John Tillotson
Borrowed: 1775/8/5 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/9/5 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Cullen Lord Cullen
Author: John Tillotson (Male, born 1630, died 1694), Genre: Sermons, Genre: Theology
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 296746
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 128
Montaignes Essays 3 vol. 8.vo
Borrowed: 1775/8/5 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/9/5 (Tuesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.
Mr Robert Cullen Lord Cullen
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1764. Life dates: 1742-1810.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Curator. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Michel de Montaigne (Male, born 1533, died 1592)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Montaigne's essays in three books. With notes and quotations. And an account of the author's life. ... Translated by Charles Cotton, Esq.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Ar.1.1-3.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Michel de Montaigne (Male, born 1533, died 1592)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Montaigne’s essays in three books. With notes and quotations. And an account of the author’s life.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1743. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Translators: Cotton, Charles.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 23 times in 8 borrowing records
ESTC: T109419
Michel de Montaigne (Male, born 1533, died 1592)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays of Montaigne
Borrowed: 1775/8/5 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/9/5 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Cullen Lord Cullen
Author: Michel de Montaigne (Male, born 1533, died 1592), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 296767
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 129
Anson's Voyage around the world by Mr Walter in 8
Borrowed: 1775/8/7 (Monday). Returned: 1775/9/7 (Thursday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.
Mr William Stewart
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1773. Life dates: 1748-1805.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
George Anson Baron Anson (Male, born 1697, died 1762)
Genre: Travel
Voyage round the world, in the years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV [Anson; Walter]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.151.f .
Confidence level: Certain
George Anson Baron Anson (Male, born 1697, died 1762)
Genre: Travel
A voyage round the world, in the years M DCC XL, I, II, III, IV. By George Anson, Esq; Commander in Chief of a Squadron of His Majesty’s Ships, sent upon an Expedition to the South-Seas.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1748. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Walter, Richard
Number of borrowings: 7
ESTC: T89476
George Anson Baron Anson (Male, born 1697, died 1762)
Genre: Travel
Voyage Round the World, in the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV
Borrowed: 1775/8/7 (Monday). Returned: 1775/9/7 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr William Stewart
Author: George Anson Baron Anson (Male, born 1697, died 1762), Genre: Travel
Record ID 296764
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 129
Butlers Hudibras with Grey's notes 2 vol. 8.
Borrowed: 1775/8/7 (Monday). Returned: 1775/9/7 (Thursday). Fine pledged in case of late return: one pound sterl..
Mr William Stewart
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1773. Life dates: 1748-1805.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Samuel Butler (Male, born 1612, died 1680)
Genre: Poetry
Hudibras, in three parts, written in the time of the late wars: corrected and amended [Butler/Grey]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Ak].7/1.22-23.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Samuel Butler (Male, born 1612, died 1680)
Genre: Poetry
Hudibras, in three parts, written in the time of the late wars: corrected and amended. With large annotations, and a preface, by Zachary Grey, LL.D. Adorn’d with a new set of cuts.
Language: English . Published: Cambridge. Date of publication: 1744. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Editors: Grey, Zachary
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 6 times in 3 borrowing records
ESTC: T2679
Samuel Butler (Male, born 1612, died 1680)
Genre: Poetry
Hudibras
Borrowed: 1775/8/7 (Monday). Returned: 1775/9/7 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr William Stewart
Author: Samuel Butler (Male, born 1612, died 1680), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 296758
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 129
Blainvilles Travels 3 vol in 4
Borrowed: 1775/8/5 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/9/5 (Tuesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: Three pounds Sterl.
Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.
Monsieur J. de Blainville (Male)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Holland, Germany, Switzerland, but especially Italy: by the late Monsieur de Blainville.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.153.a.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Monsieur J. de Blainville (Male)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Holland, Germany, Switzerland, but especially Italy: by the late Monsieur de Blainville.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1757. Format: 4to.
Editors: Soyer, Daniel.
Translators: Turnbull, George; Guthrie, William, 1708-1770; Lockman, Mr.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 57 times in 26 borrowing records
ESTC: T129843
Monsieur J. de Blainville (Male)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Holland, Germany, Switzerland, and Other Parts of Europe; but especially Italy
Borrowed: 1775/8/5 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/9/5 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Author: Monsieur J. de Blainville (Male), Genre: Travel
Travels through Holland, Germany, Switzerland, and Other Parts of Europe; but especially Italy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 296776
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 130
Warburton's divine Legation vol. 1.st in 8
Borrowed: 1775/8/8 (Tuesday). Returned: 1775/9/8 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: one pound sterl..
Mr Cosmo Gordon of Cluny
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1758. Life dates: d. 1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Baron of the Exchequer. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
William Warburton (Male, born 1698, died 1779)
Genre: Theology
Divine legation of Moses demonstrated [Warburton]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
William Warburton (Male, born 1698, died 1779)
Genre: Theology
The divine legation of Moses demonstrated.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1755. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 29 times in 20 borrowing records
ESTC: T127851
William Warburton (Male, born 1698, died 1779)
Genre: Theology
Divine Legation of Moses Demonstrated, on the Principes of a Religious Deist
Borrowed: 1775/8/8 (Tuesday). Returned: 1775/9/8 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Cosmo Gordon of Cluny
Author: William Warburton (Male, born 1698, died 1779), Genre: Theology
Divine Legation of Moses Demonstrated, on the Principes of a Religious Deist
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 296773
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 130
Callender's Voyages 3 vol. in 8
Borrowed: 1775/8/8 (Tuesday). Returned: 1775/9/8 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: one pound sterl..
Mr Claud Irvine Boswell of Balmuto; Lord Balmuto
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1766. Life dates: 1742-1824.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Charles de Brosses (Male, born 1709, died 1777)
Genre: Travel
Terra Australis Cognita: or, voyages to the Terra Australis, or Southern hemisphere, during the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries [Callander]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.125.d.10-12.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Charles de Brosses (Male, born 1709, died 1777)
Genre: Travel
Terra Australis Cognita: or, Voyages to the Terra Australis, or southern hemisphere, during the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries : containing an account of the manners of the people, and the productions of the countries, hitherto found in the southern latitudes; the advantages that may result from further discoveries on this great continent, and the methods of establishing colonies there, to the advantage of Great Britain : with a preface by the editor, in which some geographical, nautical, and commercial questions are discussed.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1766-1768. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Callander, John
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 232 times in 172 borrowing records
ESTC: T53216
Charles de Brosses (Male, born 1709, died 1777)
Genre: Travel
Histoire des Navigations aux Terres Australes
Borrowed: 1775/8/8 (Tuesday). Returned: 1775/9/8 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Claud Irvine Boswell of Balmuto; Lord Balmuto
Author: Charles de Brosses (Male, born 1709, died 1777), Genre: Travel
Histoire des Navigations aux Terres Australes
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 296791
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 133
Orlando Furioso Ital. & English
Borrowed: 1775/8/12 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/9/12 (Tuesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: one pound sterl..
Mr Alexander Abercrombie Lord Abercrombie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1766. Life dates: 1745-1795.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Sheriff Depute of Stirling 1775; Advocate-Depute 1780; Lord Abercrombie 7 June 1792
Lodovico Ariosto (Male, born 1474, died 1533)
Genre: Poetry
Orlando furioso: by Ludovico Ariosto. In Italian and English.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Ae.5.6-7.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Lodovico Ariosto (Male, born 1474, died 1533)
Genre: Poetry
Orlando furioso, by Ludovico Ariosto. In Italian and English.
Language: English | Italian . Published: London. Date of publication: 1755. Format: 4to.
Translators: Crocker, T. H.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 12 times in 7 borrowing records
ESTC: T133394
Lodovico Ariosto (Male, born 1474, died 1533)
Genre: Poetry
Orlando Furioso
Borrowed: 1775/8/12 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/9/12 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Abercrombie Lord Abercrombie
Author: Lodovico Ariosto (Male, born 1474, died 1533), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 296794
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 133
Rogers discourse of the visible church 8.vo
Borrowed: 1775/8/14 (Monday). Returned: 1775/9/14 (Thursday). Fine pledged in case of late return: ten shillings sterl.
Mr David Maxwell of Balmyle
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1774. Life dates: d. 1795.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
John Rogers (Male, born 1679, died 1729)
Genre: Theology
A review of A discourse of the visible and invisible Church of Christ [Rogers]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: KK.3/1.21.
Confidence level: Certain
John Rogers (Male, born 1679, died 1729)
Genre: Theology
A review of A discourse of the visible and invisible Church of Christ. Being a reply to Mr. Sykes’s Answer to that discourse.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1722. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T86641
John Rogers (Male, born 1679, died 1729)
Genre: Theology
Review of a Discourse of the Visible and Invisible Church of Christ
Borrowed: 1775/8/14 (Monday). Returned: 1775/9/14 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr David Maxwell of Balmyle
Author: John Rogers (Male, born 1679, died 1729), Genre: Theology
Review of a Discourse of the Visible and Invisible Church of Christ
Record ID 296797
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 133
Rogers necessity of divine revelation 8.vo
Borrowed: 1775/8/14 (Monday). Returned: 1775/9/14 (Thursday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.
Mr David Maxwell of Balmyle
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1774. Life dates: d. 1795.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
John Rogers (Male, born 1679, died 1729)
Genre: Sermons
Rogers Necessity of Divine Revelation
Confidence level: Likely
John Rogers (Male, born 1679, died 1729)
Genre: Sermons
The necessity of divine revelation, and the truth of the Christian revelation asserted; in eight sermons.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1727. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 6
ESTC: T131132
John Rogers (Male, born 1679, died 1729)
Genre: Sermons
Necessity of Divine Revelation, and the Truth of the Christian Revelation Asserted
Borrowed: 1775/8/14 (Monday). Returned: 1775/9/14 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr David Maxwell of Balmyle
Author: John Rogers (Male, born 1679, died 1729), Genre: Sermons
Necessity of Divine Revelation, and the Truth of the Christian Revelation Asserted
Record ID 296809
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 134
Monthly review vol. 36.37.38.39. 8vo
Borrowed: 1775/8/17 (Thursday). Returned: 1775/9/17 (Sunday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.
Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.
Genre: Periodicals
Monthly review; or, Literary journal.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 36, Volume 37, Volume 38, Volume 39
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The Monthly review. A periodical work, giving an account, with proper abstracts of, and extracts from, the new books, pamphlets, &c. as they come out. ... By several hands
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1749-1789. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 349 times in 204 borrowing records
ESTC: P1963
Genre: Periodicals
Monthly Review. A Periodical Work, Giving an Account ... of, and Extracts from, the New Books, Pamphlets, &c.
Borrowed: 1775/8/17 (Thursday). Returned: 1775/9/17 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 36, Volume 37, Volume 38, Volume 39
Record ID 296806
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 134
Philosophical Transactions from 1674. to 1684. 3 vol. 4.to
Borrowed: 1775/8/17 (Thursday). Returned: 1775/9/17 (Sunday). Fine pledged in case of late return: Ten pounds Sterling.
Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical transactions.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: J.202-205 PER.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1674-1684
Confidence level: Certain
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical transactions.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1665. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 172 times in 85 borrowing records
ESTC: P6614
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical Transactions
Borrowed: 1775/8/17 (Thursday). Returned: 1775/9/17 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Author: Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1674-1684
Record ID 296815
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 134
Biographia Britannica vol. 4. fol.
Borrowed: 1775/8/17 (Thursday). Returned: 1775/9/17 (Sunday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.
Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.
Genre: Lives
Biographia Britannica: or, the lives of the most eminent persons who have flourished in Great Britain and Ireland, from the earliest ages.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: A.36.b.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Lives
Biographia Britannica: or, the lives of the most eminent persons who have flourished in Great Britain and Ireland ... Digested in the manner of Mr. Bayle's ... Dictionary. To which are added, a supplement and appendix ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1747-1766. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 182 times in 123 borrowing records
ESTC: T139262
Genre: Lives
Biographia Britannica: or, the Lives of the Most Eminent Persons who have Flourished in Great Britain and Ireland
Borrowed: 1775/8/17 (Thursday). Returned: 1775/9/17 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Record ID 296977
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 135
Churchills Voyage Vol. 2 fol
Borrowed: 1775/8/21 (Monday). Returned: 1775/9/21 (Thursday). Fine pledged in case of late return: One pound sterling.
Mr William Nairne of Dunsinnan
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1755. Life dates: d. 1811.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Genre: Travel
A collection of voyages and travels [Churchill]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.127.a.22-29 .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Travel
A collection of voyages and travels, some now first printed from original manuscripts, others now first published in English.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1752. Format: folio. Pagination: 8 vols.
Editors: Churchill, Awnsham; Churchill, John.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 30 times in 13 borrowing records
ESTC: T97844
Borrowed: 1775/8/21 (Monday). Returned: 1775/9/21 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr William Nairne of Dunsinnan
Genre: Travel
Collection of Voyages and Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 296980
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 135
Maitlands history of Edinburgh fol
Borrowed: 1775/8/21 (Monday). Returned: 1775/9/21 (Thursday). Fine pledged in case of late return: Two pounds sterling.
Mr George Clerk
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1767. Life dates: d. 1776.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
William Maitland (Male, born c.1693, died 1757)
Genre: History
History of Edinburgh: from its foundation to the present time [Maitland]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: R.289.c.
Confidence level: Certain
William Maitland (Male, born c.1693, died 1757)
Genre: History
The history of Edinburgh, from its foundation to the present time : containing a faithful relation of the publick transactions of the citizens; accounts of the several parishes; its governments, civil, ecclesiastical, and military; incorporations of trades and manufactures; courts of justice; state of learning; charitable foundations, &c. : with the several accounts of the parishes of the Canongate, St. Cuthbert, and other districts within the suburbs of Edinburgh : together with the antient and present state of the town of Leith, and a perambulation of divers miles round the city : with an alphabetical index : in nine books.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1753. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 34
ESTC: T100092
William Maitland (Male, born c.1693, died 1757)
Genre: History
History of Edinburgh from its Foundation to the Present Time
Borrowed: 1775/8/21 (Monday). Returned: 1775/9/21 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr George Clerk
Author: William Maitland (Male, born c.1693, died 1757), Genre: History
History of Edinburgh from its Foundation to the Present Time
Record ID 297064
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 137
Berkeleys three dialogues 8.vo
Borrowed: 1775/8/23 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/9/23 (Saturday). Fine pledged in case of late return: Six Shillings Sterl.
Mr Hugo Arnot of Balcormo; Hugo Pollock
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1749-1786.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Advocate.
Bishop George Berkeley (Male, born 1685, died 1753)
Genre: Theology
Three dialogues between Hylas and Philonous [Berkeley]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Mar].10/1.54.
Confidence level: Certain
Bishop George Berkeley (Male, born 1685, died 1753)
Genre: Theology
Three dialogues between Hylas and Philonous. The design of which is plainly to demonstrate the reality and perfection of humane knowlege, the incorporeal nature of the soul, and the immediate providence of a deity: in opposition to sceptics and atheists. Also, to open a method for rendering the sciences more easy, useful, and compendious.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1713. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T77983
Bishop George Berkeley (Male, born 1685, died 1753)
Genre: Theology
Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous
Borrowed: 1775/8/23 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/9/23 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Hugo Arnot of Balcormo; Hugo Pollock
Author: Bishop George Berkeley (Male, born 1685, died 1753), Genre: Theology
Record ID 297037
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 137
Herberts life 4to
Borrowed: 1775/8/23 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/9/23 (Saturday). Fine pledged in case of late return: One pound sterl.
Mr Hugo Arnot of Balcormo; Hugo Pollock
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1749-1786.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Advocate.
Baron Edward Herbert of Cherbury (Male, born 1583, died 1648)
Genre: Lives
The life of Edward Lord Herbert of Cherbury.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: C.16.d.19.
Confidence level: Certain
Baron Edward Herbert of Cherbury (Male, born 1583, died 1648)
Genre: Lives
The life of Edward Lord Herbert of Cherbury. Written by himself.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 4to.
Editors: Walpole, Horace
Number of borrowings: 17
ESTC: T143437
Baron Edward Herbert of Cherbury (Male, born 1583, died 1648)
Genre: Lives
Life of Edward, Lord Herbert of Cherbury, Written by Himself
Borrowed: 1775/8/23 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/9/23 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Hugo Arnot of Balcormo; Hugo Pollock
Author: Baron Edward Herbert of Cherbury (Male, born 1583, died 1648), Genre: Lives
Life of Edward, Lord Herbert of Cherbury, Written by Himself
Record ID 297085
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 138
Bibliotheca Westiana in 8
Borrowed: 1775/8/29 (Tuesday). Returned: 1775/9/29 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: five shillings sterl.
Sir David Dalrymple Lord Hailes
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1748. Life dates: 1726-1792.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Curator. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Samuel Paterson (Male, born 1728, died 1802)
Genre: Reference Works
Bibliotheca Westiana
Confidence level: Certain
Samuel Paterson (Male, born 1728, died 1802)
Genre: Reference Works
Bibliotheca Westiana: a catalogue Of the curious and truly valuable library of the late James West, Esq; President of the Royal Society, Deceased.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T3188
Samuel Paterson (Male, born 1728, died 1802)
Genre: Reference Works
Bibliotheca Westiana: A Catalogue of the Curious and Truly Valuable Library of the Late James West
Borrowed: 1775/8/29 (Tuesday). Returned: 1775/9/29 (Friday).
Borrower: Sir David Dalrymple Lord Hailes
Author: Samuel Paterson (Male, born 1728, died 1802), Genre: Reference Works
Bibliotheca Westiana: A Catalogue of the Curious and Truly Valuable Library of the Late James West
Record ID 297100
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 138
Campbells State of Europe 8vo
Borrowed: 1775/8/29 (Tuesday). Returned: 1775/9/29 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: One pound sterl.
Mr William Stewart
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1773. Life dates: 1748-1805.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The present state of Europe [Campbell]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.104.d .
Confidence level: Certain
John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The present state of Europe; explaining the interests, connections, political and commercial views of its several powers.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1753. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: N20960
John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Present State of Europe
Borrowed: 1775/8/29 (Tuesday). Returned: 1775/9/29 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr William Stewart
Author: John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Record ID 297115
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 138
Potters Greek Antiquities 2 vol. 8vo
Borrowed: 1775/8/29 (Tuesday). Returned: 1775/9/29 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.
Mr William Stewart
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1773. Life dates: 1748-1805.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
John Potter (Male, born c.1673, died 1747)
Genre: History
Archaeologiae graecae: or, The antiquities of Greece [Potter]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.70.d.11-12.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
John Potter (Male, born c.1673, died 1747)
Genre: History
Archæologiæ græcæ: or, The antiquities of Greece. By John Potter, M.A. and Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxon.
Language: English . Published: Oxford. Date of publication: 1697. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 27 times in 16 borrowing records
ESTC: R16859
John Potter (Male, born c.1673, died 1747)
Genre: History
Archaelogia Graeca: or, The Antiquities of Greece
Borrowed: 1775/8/29 (Tuesday). Returned: 1775/9/29 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr William Stewart
Author: John Potter (Male, born c.1673, died 1747), Genre: History
Archaelogia Graeca: or, The Antiquities of Greece
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 297133
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 139
Blackstons Commentary Vol. 4
Borrowed: 1775/8/30 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/10/1 (Sunday). Fine pledged in case of late return: One pound Sterl.
Mr John Pringle
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1763. Life dates: 1741-1811.
Sir William Blackstone (Male, born 1723, died 1780)
Genre: Law
Commentaries on the laws of England [Blackstone, 1765-1769]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Historical Collection AB(F)/BLA.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Sir William Blackstone (Male, born 1723, died 1780)
Genre: Law
Commentaries on the laws of England.
Language: English . Published: Oxford. Date of publication: 1765-1769. Format: 4to. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 73 times in 41 borrowing records
ESTC: T57753
Sir William Blackstone (Male, born 1723, died 1780)
Genre: Law
Commentaries on the Laws of England
Borrowed: 1775/8/30 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/10/1 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr John Pringle
Author: Sir William Blackstone (Male, born 1723, died 1780), Genre: Law
Commentaries on the Laws of England
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Record ID 297139
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 139
Gilberts law of Evidence 8.vo
Borrowed: 1775/8/30 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/10/1 (Sunday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.
Mr John Pringle
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1763. Life dates: 1741-1811.
Sir Geoffrey Gilbert (Male, born 1674, died 1726)
Genre: Law
The law of evidence [Gilbert]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Historical Collection AB/GIL.
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Geoffrey Gilbert (Male, born 1674, died 1726)
Genre: Law
The law of evidence.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1760. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 8
ESTC: T129615
Sir Geoffrey Gilbert (Male, born 1674, died 1726)
Genre: Law
Law of Evidence
Borrowed: 1775/8/30 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/10/1 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr John Pringle
Author: Sir Geoffrey Gilbert (Male, born 1674, died 1726), Genre: Law
Record ID 297130
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 139
Plinys letters by Melmoth 2 vol 8vo
Borrowed: 1775/8/29 (Tuesday). Returned: 1775/9/29 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.
Mr Robert Cullen Lord Cullen
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1764. Life dates: 1742-1810.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Curator. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Pliny the Younger (Male, born c.61, died 113)
Genre: Lives
Letters of Pliny the consul: with occasional remarks [Melmoth]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.68.a .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Pliny the Younger (Male, born c.61, died 113)
Genre: Lives
The letters of Pliny the consul: with occasional remarks. By William Melmoth, Esq.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1748. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Editors: Melmoth, William
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 14 times in 7 borrowing records
ESTC: T132376
Pliny the Younger (Male, born c.61, died 113)
Genre: Lives
Epistles of Pliny the Younger
Borrowed: 1775/8/29 (Tuesday). Returned: 1775/9/29 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Cullen Lord Cullen
Author: Pliny the Younger (Male, born c.61, died 113), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 297124
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 139
Cibbers life 4to
Borrowed: 1775/8/29 (Tuesday). Returned: 1775/9/29 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: five pound sterl.
Mr Robert Cullen Lord Cullen
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1764. Life dates: 1742-1810.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Curator. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Colley Cibber (Male, born 1671, died 1757)
Genre: Lives
An apology for the life of Mr. Colley Cibber.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Jac.I.1.32.
Confidence level: Certain
Colley Cibber (Male, born 1671, died 1757)
Genre: Lives
An apology for the life of Mr. Colley Cibber, comedian, and late patentee of the Theatre-Royal. With an historical view of the stage during his own time. Written by himself.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1740. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 10
ESTC: N16310
Colley Cibber (Male, born 1671, died 1757)
Genre: Lives
Apology for the Life of Mr Colley Cibber
Borrowed: 1775/8/29 (Tuesday). Returned: 1775/9/29 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Cullen Lord Cullen
Author: Colley Cibber (Male, born 1671, died 1757), Genre: Lives
Record ID 297175
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 140
Acts Geo. III. anno decimo quarto vol.
Borrowed: 1775/9/1 (Friday). Returned: 1775/10/1 (Sunday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.
Mr Alexander Murray Lord Henderland
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1758. Life dates: d. 1795.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain). Law > Solicitor-General.
Genre: Law
Anno regni Georgii III. regis Magnae Britanniae, Franciae, & Hiberniae, decimo quarto. : c At the Parliament begun and holden at Westminster, the tenth day of May, anno Domini 1768, in the eighth year of the reign of Our Sovereign Lord George the Third ... and from thence continued, by several prorogations, to the thirteenth day of January, 1774; being the seventh session of the Thirteenth Parliament of Great Britain.
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Historical Collection TR.
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Law
Anno Regni Georgii III. Regis Magnae Britanniae, Franciae, & Hiberniae, decimo quarto. At the Parliament begun and holden at Westminster, the Tenth Day of May, Anno Domini 1768, in the Eighth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Third, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c. And from thence continued, by several Prorogations, to the Thirteenth Day of January, 1774; being the Seventh Session of the Thirteenth Parliament of Great Britain.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T227100
Borrowed: 1775/9/1 (Friday). Returned: 1775/10/1 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Murray Lord Henderland
Genre: Law
Record ID 297163
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 140
Acts of Geo: 3 anno decim quinto 2 vol fol
Borrowed: 1775/9/1 (Friday). Returned: 1775/10/1 (Sunday). Fine pledged in case of late return: five pound sterl.
Mr Alexander Murray Lord Henderland
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1758. Life dates: d. 1795.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain). Law > Solicitor-General.
Genre: Law
Anno regni Georgii III. regis Magnae Britanniae, Franciae, & Hiberniae, decimo quinto. At the Parliament begun and holden at Westminster, the twenty-ninth day of November, anno Domini 1774.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: RB.m.440.
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Law
Anno Regni Georgii III. Regis Magnæ Britanniæ, Franciæ, & Hiberniæ, decimo quinto. At the Parliament begun and holden at Westminster, the twenty-ninth day of November, anno Domini 1774, in the Fifteenth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Third, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c. Being the first session of the fourteenth Parliament of Great Britain.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1775. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T232254
Borrowed: 1775/9/1 (Friday). Returned: 1775/10/1 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Murray Lord Henderland
Genre: Law
Record ID 297169
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 140
Guthries history of the World 12 vol. 8.vo
Borrowed: 1775/9/1 (Friday). Returned: 1775/10/1 (Sunday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.
Mr Alexander Murray Lord Henderland
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1758. Life dates: d. 1795.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain). Law > Solicitor-General.
John Gray (Male, born 1724, died 1811), William Guthrie (Male, born 1708, died 1770)
Genre: History
A general history of the world [Guthrie]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.98.i.1-12.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8, Volume 9, Volume 10, Volume 11, Volume 12
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: 1775/9/1 (Friday). Returned: 1775/10/1 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Murray Lord Henderland
Author: John Gray (Male, born 1724, died 1811), William Guthrie (Male, born 1708, died 1770), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8, Volume 9, Volume 10, Volume 11, Volume 12
Record ID 297208
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 141
Cunningham on Bills of Exchange in 8o
Borrowed: 1775/9/28 (Thursday). Returned: 1775/10/28 (Saturday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.
Mr George Clerk
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1767. Life dates: d. 1776.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Timothy Cunningham (Male, died 1789)
Genre: Law, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The law of bills of exchange, promissory notes, bank-notes, and insurances [Cunningham]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: TR E.139.3].
Confidence level: Certain
Timothy Cunningham (Male, died 1789)
Genre: Law, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The law of bills of exchange, promissory notes, bank-notes, and insurances: Containing all the statutes, cases at large, arguments, resolutions, judgments, decrees, and customs of merchants concerning them, methodically digested.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1761. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 7
ESTC: T140361
Timothy Cunningham (Male, died 1789)
Genre: Law, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Law of Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, Bank-notes, and Insurances
Borrowed: 1775/9/28 (Thursday). Returned: 1775/10/28 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr George Clerk
Author: Timothy Cunningham (Male, died 1789), Genre: Law, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Law of Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, Bank-notes, and Insurances
Record ID 297202
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 141
Saxvy on the Customs 8vo
Borrowed: 1775/9/28 (Thursday). Returned: 1775/10/28 (Saturday). Fine pledged in case of late return: five Pound Sterl.
Mr George Clerk
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1767. Life dates: d. 1776.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Henry Saxby (Male)
Genre: Law, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The British customs: containing an historical and practical account of each branch of that revenue [Saxby]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Historical Collection TR E.141.3].
Confidence level: Certain
Henry Saxby (Male)
Genre: Law, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The British customs: containing an historical and practical account of each branch of that revenue; The Rates of Merchandize, as settled by the 12th of Car. II. cap. 4. and 11 Geo. I. cap. 7, &c. with the Net Duties payable in all circumstances of Goods imported, exported, or brought coastwise, and the Net Drawbacks to be repaid on due exportation: as also, the bounties payable out of Customs. With an index to the whole; In which all the Laws now in force relating to the Customs, to the 29th of Geo. II. inclusive, are abridged and digested under proper heads, alphabetically. Continued by Appendix to the end of the Session of the 30th of Geo. II.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1757. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T149820
Henry Saxby (Male)
Genre: Law, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
British Customs: Containing an Historical and Practical Account of Each Branch of that Revenue
Borrowed: 1775/9/28 (Thursday). Returned: 1775/10/28 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr George Clerk
Author: Henry Saxby (Male), Genre: Law, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
British Customs: Containing an Historical and Practical Account of Each Branch of that Revenue
Record ID 297214
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 142
Mackenzies Works Vol. 2 in fol.
Borrowed: 1775/10/2 (Monday). Returned: 1775/11/2 (Thursday). Fine pledged in case of late return: one pound Sterl.
Mr George Wallace
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1754. Life dates: 1727-1805.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh (Male, born 1636, died 1691)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Law
The works of that eminent and learned lawyer, Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh, advocate to King Charles II. and King James VII.
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: TR.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh (Male, born 1636, died 1691)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Law
The works of that eminent and learned lawyer, Sir George Mackenzie Of Rosehaugh, advocate to King Charles II. and King James Vii. With Many learned Treatises of His, never before printed.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1716-1722. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 20 times in 15 borrowing records
ESTC: T58793
Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh (Male, born 1636, died 1691)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Law
Works of Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh
Borrowed: 1775/10/2 (Monday). Returned: 1775/11/2 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr George Wallace
Author: Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh (Male, born 1636, died 1691), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Law
Works of Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 297211
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 142
Camdens Britannia by Gibsone, 2 vol. fol.
Borrowed: 1775/10/2 (Monday). Returned: 1775/11/2 (Thursday). Fine pledged in case of late return: Two pounds Sterl.
Mr Alexander Lockhart of Craighouse; Lord Covington
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1723. Life dates: 1700-1782.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Dean of Faculty.
Mr William Finlayson
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Notaries/Clerks. Law > Writer/Procurator.
William Camden (Male, born 1551, died 1623)
Genre: Travel
Britannia: or a chorographical description of Great Britain and Ireland, together with the adjacent islands [Camden]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: A.42.b.2-3.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
William Camden (Male, born 1551, died 1623)
Genre: Travel
Britannia: or A chorographical description of Great Britain and Ireland, Together with the adjacent islands.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: c.1730. Format: folio. Pagination: 2 vols.
Editors: Gibson, Edmund
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 7 times in 4 borrowing records
ESTC: N43508
William Camden (Male, born 1551, died 1623)
Genre: Travel
Britannia: or a Chorographical Description of Great Britain and Ireland
Borrowed: 1775/10/2 (Monday). Returned: 1775/11/2 (Thursday).
Borrowers: Mr Alexander Lockhart of Craighouse; Lord Covington, Mr William Finlayson
Author: William Camden (Male, born 1551, died 1623), Genre: Travel
Britannia: or a Chorographical Description of Great Britain and Ireland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 297220
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 143
Modern practice of the Court, Exchequer in 8
Borrowed: 1775/10/6 (Friday). Returned: 1775/11/6 (Monday). Fine pledged in case of late return: Six Shillings Sterl.
Mr George Clerk
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1767. Life dates: d. 1776.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
B. Y. Gentleman of the Exchequer-Office (Male)
Genre: Law
The modern practice of the Court of Exchequer, in prosecutions relating to his Majesty’s revenue of the customs.
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Historical Collection TR E.141.1.
Confidence level: Certain
B. Y. Gentleman of the Exchequer-Office (Male)
Genre: Law
The modern practice of the Court of Exchequer, in prosecutions relating to his Majesty’s revenue of the Customs.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1731. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T112745
B. Y. Gentleman of the Exchequer-Office (Male)
Genre: Law
Modern Practice of the Court of Exchequer
Borrowed: 1775/10/6 (Friday). Returned: 1775/11/6 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr George Clerk
Author: B. Y. Gentleman of the Exchequer-Office (Male), Genre: Law
Record ID 297229
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 143
Castells Villas of the Ancients fol.
Borrowed: 1775/10/6 (Friday). Returned: 1775/11/6 (Monday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.
Mr Hugo Arnot of Balcormo; Hugo Pollock
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1749-1786.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Advocate.
Robert Castell (Male)
Genre: History
The villas of the ancients illustrated. By Robert Castell.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.129.c.8.
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Castell (Male)
Genre: History
The villas of the ancients illustrated.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1728. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T50805
Robert Castell (Male)
Genre: History
Villas of the Ancients Illustrated
Borrowed: 1775/10/6 (Friday). Returned: 1775/11/6 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr Hugo Arnot of Balcormo; Hugo Pollock
Author: Robert Castell (Male), Genre: History
Record ID 297226
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 143
Salmons review of the State Tryals fol.
Borrowed: 1775/10/6 (Friday). Returned: 1775/11/6 (Monday). Fine pledged in case of late return: Five pound sterl.
Mr Hugo Arnot of Balcormo; Hugo Pollock
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1749-1786.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Advocate.
Thomas Salmon (Male, born 1679, died 1767)
Genre: Law
New abridgement and critical review of the state trials [Salmon]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Historical Collection TR.
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Salmon (Male, born 1679, died 1767)
Genre: Law
A new abridgement and critical review of the state trials. Wherein are inserted, several trials not in any other collection.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1737. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: T174071
Thomas Salmon (Male, born 1679, died 1767)
Genre: Law
New Abridgement and Critical Review of the State Trials
Borrowed: 1775/10/6 (Friday). Returned: 1775/11/6 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr Hugo Arnot of Balcormo; Hugo Pollock
Author: Thomas Salmon (Male, born 1679, died 1767), Genre: Law
Record ID 297250
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 145
Rays Philosophical letters in 8
Borrowed: 1775/10/19 (Thursday). Returned: 1775/11/19 (Sunday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.
Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.
John Ray (Male, born 1627, died 1705), Francis Willughby (Male, born 1635, died 1672)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Philosophical letters between the late learned Mr. Ray and several of his ingenious correspondents, ... To which are added those of Francis Willughby Esq; ... Published by W. Derham.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Cn.6.32.
Confidence level: Certain
John Ray (Male, born 1627, died 1705), Francis Willughby (Male, born 1635, died 1672)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Philosophical letters between the late learned Mr. Ray and several of his ingenious correspondents, Natives and Foreigners. To which are added those of Francis Willughby Esq; The Whole consisting of many curious Discoveries and Improvements in the History of Quadrupeds, Birds, Fishes, Insects, Plants, Fossiles, Fountains, &c.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1718. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Derham, W.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T93673
John Ray (Male, born 1627, died 1705), Francis Willughby (Male, born 1635, died 1672)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Philosophical Letters of John Ray and... Francis Willughby
Borrowed: 1775/10/19 (Thursday). Returned: 1775/11/19 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Author: John Ray (Male, born 1627, died 1705), Francis Willughby (Male, born 1635, died 1672), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 297247
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 145
Kalms Travels 3 vol. 8.vo
Borrowed: 1775/10/19 (Thursday). Returned: 1775/11/19 (Sunday). Fine pledged in case of late return: One pound Sterl.
Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.
Pehr Kalm (Male, born 1716, died 1779)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Travel
Travels into North America [Kalm]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.136.d.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Pehr Kalm (Male, born 1716, died 1779)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Travel
Travels into North America; containing its natural history, and a circumstantial account of its plantations and agriculture in general, With The Civil, Ecclesiastical And Commercial State Of The Country, The Manners of the Inhabitants, and several curious and Important Remarks on various Subjects.
Language: English . Published: Warrington. Date of publication: 1770-1771. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 9 times in 4 borrowing records
ESTC: T123563
Pehr Kalm (Male, born 1716, died 1779)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Travel
Travels into North America, Containing its Natural History, and a Circumstantial Account of its Plantations and Agriculture in General
Borrowed: 1775/10/19 (Thursday). Returned: 1775/11/19 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Author: Pehr Kalm (Male, born 1716, died 1779), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 297256
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 146
Maimbourgs history of the Crusade fol.
Borrowed: 1775/10/31 (Tuesday). Returned: 1775/12/1 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: One pound Sterl.
Mr Alexander Bruce of Kinnaird
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1762. Life dates: d. 1780.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Louis Maimbourg (Male, born 1610, died 1686)
Genre: History
History of the crusade [Mainbourg]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.114.b.5.
Confidence level: Certain
Louis Maimbourg (Male, born 1610, died 1686)
Genre: History
The history of the crusade; or, The expeditions of the Christian princes for the conquest of the Holy Land.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1685. Format: folio.
Translators: Nalson, John, 1638?-1686
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: R6888
Louis Maimbourg (Male, born 1610, died 1686)
Genre: History
History of the Crusade; or, The Expeditions of the Christian Princes for the Conquest of the Holy Land
Borrowed: 1775/10/31 (Tuesday). Returned: 1775/12/1 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Bruce of Kinnaird
Author: Louis Maimbourg (Male, born 1610, died 1686), Genre: History
Record ID 297253
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 146
State Tryals vol. 6th fol
Borrowed: 1775/10/26 (Thursday). Returned: 1775/11/26 (Sunday). Fine pledged in case of late return: five pounds sterl.
Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.
Genre: Law, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Compleat collection of state-tryals. (original title)
Collection of state-trials, and proceedings, upon high treason, and other crimes and misdemeanours, from the reign of Queen Anne, to the present time. (standardised title)
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Historical Collection 3 D/H.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Law, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
A collection of state-trials, and proceedings, upon high-treason, and other crimes and misdemeanours, from the reign of Queen Anne, to the present time. Volume IX [-X].
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1766. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 43 times in 29 borrowing records
ESTC: T148948
Genre: Law, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Collection of State-Trials, and Proceedings, upon High-Treason, and other Crimes and Misdemeanours, from the Reign of Queen Anne, to the Present Time. Volume IX [-X].
Borrowed: 1775/10/26 (Thursday). Returned: 1775/11/26 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Genre: Law, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6
Record ID 297391
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 148
Mairs Book-keeping 8vo
Borrowed: 1775/11/8 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/12/8 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.
Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1775. Life dates: 1753-1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
John Mair (Male, born c.1702, died 1769)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Book-keeping moderniz'd: or, merchant-accounts by double entry, according to the Italian form [Mair]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Bh.7.54.
Confidence level: Certain
John Mair (Male, born c.1702, died 1769)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Book-Keeping moderniz’d: or, merchant-accounts by double entry, according to the Italian form. Wherein The Theory of the Art is clearly explained, and reduced to Practice, in copious Sets of Books, exhibiting all the varieties that usually occur in Real Business. To which is added, A Large Appendix. Containing, I. Descriptions and specimens of the Subsidiary Books used by merchants. II. Monies and Exchanges, the nature of Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, and Bills of Parcels. III. Precedents of Merchants Writings, peculiar to England, Scotland, and common to both. IV. The Commission, Duty, and Power of Factors. V. A short History of the Trading Companies in Great Britain, with an account of her exports and imports. VI. The produce and commerce of the Sugar Colonies; with a specimen of the accounts kept by the factors or storekeepers; and an explication of wharf and plantation accounts. VII. The produce and commerce of the Tobacco Colonies; with a specimen of the accounts usually kept by the storekeepers. VIII. The method of keeping accounts proper for Shopkeepers or Retailers. IX. The method of keeping the accounts of a Land-Estate. X. A Dictionary; explaining abstruse words and terms that occur in merchandise.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T22994
John Mair (Male, born c.1702, died 1769)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Book-Keeping Methodiz’d: or, A Methodical Treatise of Merchant-Accompts
Borrowed: 1775/11/8 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/12/8 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson
Author: John Mair (Male, born c.1702, died 1769), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Book-Keeping Methodiz’d: or, A Methodical Treatise of Merchant-Accompts
Record ID 297394
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 148
Osbecks Voyages 2 vol. 8vo
Borrowed: 1775/11/8 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/12/8 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: Twelve Shillings Sterl.
Mr John Maclaurin Lord Dreghorn
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1756. Life dates: 1734-1796.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Lord President.
Pehr Osbeck (Male, born 1723, died 1805)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to China and the East Indies, by Peter Osbeck
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.178.d.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Pehr Osbeck (Male, born 1723, died 1805)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to China and the East Indies, by Peter Osbeck, rector of Hasloef and Woxtorp, member of the Academy of Stockholm, and of the Society of Upsal. Together with a voyage to Suratte, by Olof Toreen, chaplain of the Gothic Lion East Indiaman. And an account of the Chinese husbandry, by Captain Charles Gustavus Eckeberg.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Forster, Johann Reinhold
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 59 times in 33 borrowing records
ESTC: T172400
Pehr Osbeck (Male, born 1723, died 1805)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to China and the East Indies, by Peter Osbeck
Borrowed: 1775/11/8 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/12/8 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr John Maclaurin Lord Dreghorn
Author: Pehr Osbeck (Male, born 1723, died 1805), Genre: Travel
Voyage to China and the East Indies, by Peter Osbeck
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 297418
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 149
Subordination, Law of 8vo
Borrowed: 1775/11/11 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/12/11 (Monday). Fine pledged in case of late return: Six Shillings Sterl.
Mr James Boswell of Auchinleck
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1766. Life dates: 1740-1795.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate.
Daniel Defoe (Male, born c.1661, died 1731)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Great law of subordination consider'd [Defoe]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Ao].5/1.9.
Confidence level: Certain
Daniel Defoe (Male, born c.1661, died 1731)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The great law of subordination consider’d; or, the insolence and unsufferable behaviour of servants in England duly enquir’d into.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1724. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T70340
Daniel Defoe (Male, born c.1661, died 1731)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Great Law of Subordination Consider’d
Borrowed: 1775/11/11 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/12/11 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr James Boswell of Auchinleck
Author: Daniel Defoe (Male, born c.1661, died 1731), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Record ID 297436
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 150
Locke's Essay on Human understanding in fol
Borrowed: 1775/11/15 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/12/15 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: ten shill. Sterl..
Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1775. Life dates: 1753-1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
John Locke (Male, born 1632, died 1704)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
An essay concerning humane understanding [Locke]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Ai.4.6.
Confidence level: Certain
John Locke (Male, born 1632, died 1704)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
An essay concerning humane understanding. In four books.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1700. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 7
ESTC: R39072
John Locke (Male, born 1632, died 1704)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essay Concerning Human Understanding
Borrowed: 1775/11/15 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/12/15 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson
Author: John Locke (Male, born 1632, died 1704), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Record ID 297430
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 150
Philosophical Transactions for the years 1771, 2 & 3. in 4
Borrowed: 1775/11/15 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/12/15 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: three guineas.
Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical transactions.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: J.202-205 PER.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1771, Volume 1772, Volume 1773
Confidence level: Certain
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical transactions.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1665. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 172 times in 85 borrowing records
ESTC: P6614
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical Transactions
Borrowed: 1775/11/15 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/12/15 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Author: Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1771, Volume 1772, Volume 1773
Record ID 297445
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 151
Hookes Roman history 2 vol. 4to
Borrowed: 1775/11/16 (Thursday). Returned: 1775/12/16 (Saturday). Fine pledged in case of late return: Two pounds sterl.
Mr George Wallace
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1754. Life dates: 1727-1805.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
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.I. [Hooke]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.64.C.7.
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.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1738. Format: 4to. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 241 times in 184 borrowing records
ESTC: T71736
Nathaniel Hooke (Male, born c.1690, died 1763)
Genre: History
Roman History, from the Building of Rome to the Ruin of the Commonwealth
Borrowed: 1775/11/16 (Thursday). Returned: 1775/12/16 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr George Wallace
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 297442
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 151
Maitlands history of Edinburgh Fol.
Borrowed: 1775/11/15 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/12/15 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: One pound Sterl.
Mr George Clerk
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1767. Life dates: d. 1776.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
William Maitland (Male, born c.1693, died 1757)
Genre: History
History of Edinburgh: from its foundation to the present time [Maitland]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: R.289.c.
Confidence level: Certain
William Maitland (Male, born c.1693, died 1757)
Genre: History
The history of Edinburgh, from its foundation to the present time : containing a faithful relation of the publick transactions of the citizens; accounts of the several parishes; its governments, civil, ecclesiastical, and military; incorporations of trades and manufactures; courts of justice; state of learning; charitable foundations, &c. : with the several accounts of the parishes of the Canongate, St. Cuthbert, and other districts within the suburbs of Edinburgh : together with the antient and present state of the town of Leith, and a perambulation of divers miles round the city : with an alphabetical index : in nine books.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1753. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 34
ESTC: T100092
William Maitland (Male, born c.1693, died 1757)
Genre: History
History of Edinburgh from its Foundation to the Present Time
Borrowed: 1775/11/15 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/12/15 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr George Clerk
Author: William Maitland (Male, born c.1693, died 1757), Genre: History
History of Edinburgh from its Foundation to the Present Time
Record ID 297502
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 153
Dalrympl's collection of Voyages &c. in 4
Borrowed: 1775/11/17 (Friday). Returned: 1775/12/17 (Sunday). Fine pledged in case of late return: one pound sterl.
Mr Robert Sinclair
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1762. Life dates: d. 1802.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
Alexander Dalrymple (Male, born 1737, died 1808)
Genre: Travel
Historical collection of the several voyages and discoveries in the South Pacific Ocean [Dalrymple]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.127.c.34(1).
Confidence level: Certain
Alexander Dalrymple (Male, born 1737, died 1808)
Genre: Travel
An historical collection of the several voyages and discoveries in the South Pacific Ocean.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: N33190
Alexander Dalrymple (Male, born 1737, died 1808)
Genre: Travel
Historical Collection of the Several Voyages and Discoveries in the South Pacific Ocean
Borrowed: 1775/11/17 (Friday). Returned: 1775/12/17 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Sinclair
Author: Alexander Dalrymple (Male, born 1737, died 1808), Genre: Travel
Historical Collection of the Several Voyages and Discoveries in the South Pacific Ocean
Record ID 297505
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 153
Osbecks Voyages to China 2 vol. 8.vo
Borrowed: 1775/11/17 (Friday). Returned: 1775/12/17 (Sunday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.
Mr Robert Sinclair
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1762. Life dates: d. 1802.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
Pehr Osbeck (Male, born 1723, died 1805)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to China and the East Indies, by Peter Osbeck
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.178.d.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Pehr Osbeck (Male, born 1723, died 1805)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to China and the East Indies, by Peter Osbeck, rector of Hasloef and Woxtorp, member of the Academy of Stockholm, and of the Society of Upsal. Together with a voyage to Suratte, by Olof Toreen, chaplain of the Gothic Lion East Indiaman. And an account of the Chinese husbandry, by Captain Charles Gustavus Eckeberg.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Forster, Johann Reinhold
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 59 times in 33 borrowing records
ESTC: T172400
Pehr Osbeck (Male, born 1723, died 1805)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to China and the East Indies, by Peter Osbeck
Borrowed: 1775/11/17 (Friday). Returned: 1775/12/17 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Sinclair
Author: Pehr Osbeck (Male, born 1723, died 1805), Genre: Travel
Voyage to China and the East Indies, by Peter Osbeck
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 297514
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 154
Hanways Travels 2 vol 4to
Borrowed: 1775/11/22 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/12/22 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: Two pounds Sterl.
Mr Patrick Murray of Cherrytrees
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1751. Life dates: 1727-1780.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Military > Officer.
Jonas Hanway (Male, born 1712, died 1786)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
An historical account of the British trade over the Caspian Sea: with the author's journal of travels from England through Russia into Persia; and back through Russia, Germany and Holland [Hanway]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.148.b.8.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Jonas Hanway (Male, born 1712, died 1786)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
An historical account of the British trade over the Caspian Sea: with the author’s journal of travels from England through Russia into Persia; and back through Russia, Germany and Holland. To which are added, the revolutions of Persia during the present century, with the particular history of the great usurper Nadir Kouli. Illustrated with Maps and Copper-Plates. The second edition, revised and corrected. In Two Volumes. ... By Jonas Hanway, Merchant
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1754. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 28 times in 16 borrowing records
ESTC: T94136
Jonas Hanway (Male, born 1712, died 1786)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Historical Account of the British Trade over the Caspian Sea
Borrowed: 1775/11/22 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/12/22 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Patrick Murray of Cherrytrees
Author: Jonas Hanway (Male, born 1712, died 1786), Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Historical Account of the British Trade over the Caspian Sea
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 297520
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 155
Philosophical Transactions for the years 1753. 4, 7 & 8. 4 vol. in 4
Borrowed: 1775/11/22 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/12/22 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: four pound sterl.
Mr William Nairne of Dunsinnan
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1755. Life dates: d. 1811.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical transactions.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: J.202-205 PER.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1753, Volume 1754, Volume 1757, Volume 1758
Confidence level: Certain
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical transactions.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1665. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 172 times in 85 borrowing records
ESTC: P6614
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical Transactions
Borrowed: 1775/11/22 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/12/22 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr William Nairne of Dunsinnan
Author: Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1753, Volume 1754, Volume 1757, Volume 1758
Record ID 297535
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 157
Henrys History vol. 1. in 4
Borrowed: 1775/11/25 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/12/25 (Monday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.
Mr Archibald Macdonald of Sanda
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: d. 1795.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790)
Genre: History
The history of Great Britain, from the first invasion of it by the Romans [Henry]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: C.11.a.8-13.
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: 1775/11/25 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/12/25 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr Archibald Macdonald of Sanda
Author: Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790), Genre: History
History of Great Britain [Robert Henry]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 297559
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 159
Steuarts Political Oeconomy 2 vol. 4to
Borrowed: 1775/11/27 (Monday). Returned: 1775/12/27 (Wednesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: Two pounds Sterl.
Mr Alexander Fraser Tytler Lord Woodhouselee
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1770. Life dates: 1747-1813.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Sir James Steuart (Male, born 1712, died 1780)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
An inquiry into the principles of political oeconomy [Steuart]
Possible modern shelfmark: RB.m.451.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Sir James Steuart (Male, born 1712, died 1780)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
An inquiry into the principles of political oeconomy: being an essay on the science of domestic policy in free nations.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1767. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 10 times in 5 borrowing records
ESTC: T128831
Sir James Steuart (Male, born 1712, died 1780)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Inquiry into the Principles of Political Oeconomy
Borrowed: 1775/11/27 (Monday). Returned: 1775/12/27 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Fraser Tytler Lord Woodhouselee
Author: Sir James Steuart (Male, born 1712, died 1780), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Inquiry into the Principles of Political Oeconomy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 297565
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 159
Willughhbeii Ornithologia fol.
Borrowed: 1775/11/27 (Monday). Returned: 1775/12/27 (Wednesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.
Mr Alexander Fraser Tytler Lord Woodhouselee
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1770. Life dates: 1747-1813.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
John Ray (Male, born 1627, died 1705), Francis Willughby (Male, born 1635, died 1672)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Willughby Ornithologiae (original title)
The ornithology of Francis Willughby of Middleton in the county of Warwick Esq. (standardised title)
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Am.1.19.
Confidence level: Certain
John Ray (Male, born 1627, died 1705), Francis Willughby (Male, born 1635, died 1672)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
The ornithology of Francis Willughby of Middleton in the county of Warwick Esq; fellow of the Royal Society. In three books. Wherein all the birds hitherto known, being reduced into a method sutable to their natures, are accurately described.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1678. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: R9288
John Ray (Male, born 1627, died 1705), Francis Willughby (Male, born 1635, died 1672)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Ornithology of Francis Willughby of Middleton
Borrowed: 1775/11/27 (Monday). Returned: 1775/12/27 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Fraser Tytler Lord Woodhouselee
Author: John Ray (Male, born 1627, died 1705), Francis Willughby (Male, born 1635, died 1672), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 297562
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 159
Memoria Technica 8.vo
Borrowed: 1775/11/27 (Monday). Returned: 1775/12/27 (Wednesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.
Mr Alexander Fraser Tytler Lord Woodhouselee
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1770. Life dates: 1747-1813.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Richard Grey (Male, born 1694, died 1771)
Genre: Education
Memoria technica: or, a new method of artificial memory, applied to and exemplified in chronology, history, geography, astronomy [Grey]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Alex.I].5.23.
Confidence level: Certain
Richard Grey (Male, born 1694, died 1771)
Genre: Education
Memoria technica: or, A new method of artificial memory, applied to and exemplified in chronology, history, geography, astronomy.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1730. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T124078
Richard Grey (Male, born 1694, died 1771)
Genre: Education
Memoria Technica: or, A New Method of Artificial Memory
Borrowed: 1775/11/27 (Monday). Returned: 1775/12/27 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Fraser Tytler Lord Woodhouselee
Author: Richard Grey (Male, born 1694, died 1771), Genre: Education
Record ID 297568
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 160
Fountainhalls desicions 2 vol. fol.
Borrowed: 1775/11/27 (Monday). Returned: 1775/12/27 (Wednesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: five Pounds Sterl.
Mr Hugo Arnot of Balcormo; Hugo Pollock
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1749-1786.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Advocate.
Sir John Lauder Lord Fountainhall (Male, born 1646, died 1722)
Genre: Law
Decisions of the Lords of Council and Session, from June 6th, 1678, to July 30th, 1712 [Fountainhall]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Historical Collection TR.
Confidence level: Certain
Sir John Lauder Lord Fountainhall (Male, born 1646, died 1722)
Genre: Law
The decisions of the Lords of Council and Session, from June 6th, 1678, to July 30th, 1712
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1759-1761. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 21 times in 13 borrowing records
ESTC: T78741
Sir John Lauder Lord Fountainhall (Male, born 1646, died 1722)
Genre: Law
Decisions of the Lords of Council and Session, from June 6th, 1678, to July 30th, 1712
Borrowed: 1775/11/27 (Monday). Returned: 1775/12/27 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Hugo Arnot of Balcormo; Hugo Pollock
Author: Sir John Lauder Lord Fountainhall (Male, born 1646, died 1722), Genre: Law
Decisions of the Lords of Council and Session, from June 6th, 1678, to July 30th, 1712
Record ID 297583
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 160
Goldmsmiths Natural History vol. 1.2.3. in 8
Borrowed: 1775/11/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1775/12/28 (Thursday). Fine pledged in case of late return: One pound Sterl.
Mr Adam Ogilvie of Hartwoodmyres
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1768. Life dates: 1746-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
An history of the earth, and animated nature [Goldsmith]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Cu.7/1.1-8.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
An history of the earth, and animated nature: by Oliver Goldsmith. In eight volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 722 times in 470 borrowing records
ESTC: T146096
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
History of the Earth, and Animated Nature
Borrowed: 1775/11/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1775/12/28 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr Adam Ogilvie of Hartwoodmyres
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: Natural Philosophy
History of the Earth, and Animated Nature
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 297580
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 160
Scots Postman 1708 to 1715. 2 vol. fol
Borrowed: 1775/11/27 (Monday). Returned: 1775/12/27 (Wednesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.
Mr Hugo Arnot of Balcormo; Hugo Pollock
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1749-1786.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Advocate.
Genre: Periodicals
Scots post-man.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Ry.II.a.20.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1708, Volume 1709
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The Scots post-man, or, The new Edinburgh gazette,
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1708-1709. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2 times in 1 borrowing record
ESTC: P3379
Genre: Periodicals
Scots Post-Man, or, The New Edinburgh Gazette
Borrowed: 1775/11/27 (Monday). Returned: 1775/12/27 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Hugo Arnot of Balcormo; Hugo Pollock
Genre: Periodicals
Scots Post-Man, or, The New Edinburgh Gazette
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1708, Volume 1709
Record ID 297577
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 160
Edr Gazette from 1699 to 1703 2 vol. fol.
Borrowed: 1775/11/27 (Monday). Returned: 1775/12/27 (Wednesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.
Mr Hugo Arnot of Balcormo; Hugo Pollock
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1749-1786.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Advocate.
Genre: Periodicals
Edinburgh gazette.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: J.133.c.4.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1699, Volume 1700, Volume 1701, Volume 1702, Volume 1703
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh Gazette.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1699-1708. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 5 times in 1 borrowing record
ESTC: P74
Genre: Periodicals
Edinburgh Gazette
Borrowed: 1775/11/27 (Monday). Returned: 1775/12/27 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Hugo Arnot of Balcormo; Hugo Pollock
Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1699, Volume 1700, Volume 1701, Volume 1702, Volume 1703
Record ID 297574
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 160
Caledonian Mercury 1727 1731
Borrowed: 1775/11/27 (Monday). Returned: 1775/12/27 (Wednesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.
Mr Hugo Arnot of Balcormo; Hugo Pollock
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1749-1786.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Advocate.
Genre: Periodicals
Caledonian Mercury.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1727, Volume 1731
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The Caledonian Mercury.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1720-1867. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2 times in 1 borrowing record
ESTC: P2025
Borrowed: 1775/11/27 (Monday). Returned: 1775/12/27 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Hugo Arnot of Balcormo; Hugo Pollock
Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1727, Volume 1731
Record ID 297571
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 160
London Gazette from 1688 to 1697 fol.
Borrowed: 1775/11/27 (Monday). Returned: 1775/12/27 (Wednesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.
Mr Hugo Arnot of Balcormo; Hugo Pollock
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1749-1786.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Advocate.
Genre: Periodicals
The London Gazette.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Ry.1.1.35.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1688-1697
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The London Gazette.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1665. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: P1830
Genre: Periodicals
London Gazette
Borrowed: 1775/11/27 (Monday). Returned: 1775/12/27 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Hugo Arnot of Balcormo; Hugo Pollock
Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1688-1697
Record ID 297592
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 162
Campbles Survey, Political of Britain 2 vol 4to
Borrowed: 1775/11/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/12/29 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: Three pounds Sterl.
Mr George Buchan of Kelloe
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1813.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
A political survey of Britain [Campbell]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: A.44.c.10-11.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
A political survey of Britain: being a series of reflections on the situation, lands, inhabitants, revenues, colonies, and commerce of this island.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 33 times in 25 borrowing records
ESTC: T90453
John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Political Survey of Britain
Borrowed: 1775/11/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/12/29 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr George Buchan of Kelloe
Author: John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 297595
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 162
Lord Lyttletons Works 4to
Borrowed: 1775/11/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/12/29 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: One pound sterl.
Mr Alexander Scrimgeour Wedderburn of Birkhill
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1766. Life dates: 1742-1811.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
George Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton (Male, born 1709, died 1773)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Works of George Lord Lyttelton.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Ai.5.19.
Confidence level: Certain
George Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton (Male, born 1709, died 1773)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
The works of George Lord Lyttelton; formerly printed separately, and now first collected together: with some other pieces, never before printed.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 7
ESTC: T79264
George Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton (Male, born 1709, died 1773)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Works of George Lord Lyttelton
Borrowed: 1775/11/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/12/29 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Scrimgeour Wedderburn of Birkhill
Author: George Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton (Male, born 1709, died 1773), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Record ID 297604
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 163
Maitland History of Edinburgh fol
Borrowed: 1775/12/1 (Friday). Returned: 1776/1/1 (Monday). Fine pledged in case of late return: Two pounds Sterl.
Mr Hugo Arnot of Balcormo; Hugo Pollock
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1749-1786.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Advocate.
William Maitland (Male, born c.1693, died 1757)
Genre: History
History of Edinburgh: from its foundation to the present time [Maitland]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: R.289.c.
Confidence level: Certain
William Maitland (Male, born c.1693, died 1757)
Genre: History
The history of Edinburgh, from its foundation to the present time : containing a faithful relation of the publick transactions of the citizens; accounts of the several parishes; its governments, civil, ecclesiastical, and military; incorporations of trades and manufactures; courts of justice; state of learning; charitable foundations, &c. : with the several accounts of the parishes of the Canongate, St. Cuthbert, and other districts within the suburbs of Edinburgh : together with the antient and present state of the town of Leith, and a perambulation of divers miles round the city : with an alphabetical index : in nine books.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1753. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 34
ESTC: T100092
William Maitland (Male, born c.1693, died 1757)
Genre: History
History of Edinburgh from its Foundation to the Present Time
Borrowed: 1775/12/1 (Friday). Returned: 1776/1/1 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr Hugo Arnot of Balcormo; Hugo Pollock
Author: William Maitland (Male, born c.1693, died 1757), Genre: History
History of Edinburgh from its Foundation to the Present Time
Record ID 297610
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 164
Ives Voyages 4to
Borrowed: 1775/12/2 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/1/2 (Monday). Fine pledged in case of late return: One pound Sterl.
Mr Claud Irvine Boswell of Balmuto; Lord Balmuto
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1766. Life dates: 1742-1824.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Edward Ives (Male, died 1786)
Genre: Travel
A voyage from England to India, in the year MDCCLIV [Ives]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.151.c. .
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Ives (Male, died 1786)
Genre: Travel
A voyage from England to India, in the year MDCCLIV. And an historical narrative of The Operations of the Squadron and Army in India, under the Command of Vice-Admiral Watson and Colonel Clive, in the Years 1755, 1756, 1757; including a Correspondence between the Admiral and the Nabob Serajah Dowlah. Interspersed with Some interesting Passages relating to the Manners, Customs, &c. of several Nations in Indostan. Also, a Journey From Persia to England, by an unusual route. With an appendix, Containing an Account of the Diseases prevalent in Admiral Watson’s Squadron: A Description of most of the Trees, Shrubs, and Plants, of India, with their real, or supposed, medicinal Virtues: Also a Copy of a Letter written by a late ingenious Physician, on the Disorders incidental to Europeans at Gombroon in the Gulph of Persia.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 34
ESTC: T12210
Edward Ives (Male, died 1786)
Genre: Travel
Voyage from England to India, in the Year MDCCLIV. And An Historical Narrative of The Operations of the Squadron and Army in India, under the Command of Vice-Admiral Watson and Colonel Clive, in the Years 1755, 1756 and 1757
Borrowed: 1775/12/2 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/1/2 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr Claud Irvine Boswell of Balmuto; Lord Balmuto
Author: Edward Ives (Male, died 1786), Genre: Travel
Record ID 297616
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 165
Hawkesworths Voyages tom 2.3. 4to
Borrowed: 1775/12/2 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/1/2 (Tuesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.
Sir Alexander Gordon of Culvenan
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1771. Life dates: 1747-1830.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern hemisphere [Hawkesworth]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.149.b.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, And successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, And Captain Cook, In the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour: Drawn up From the Journals which were kept by the several Commanders, And from the Papers of Joseph Banks, Esq.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 62 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T74467
John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
Account of the Voyages undertaken by the Order of His present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere
Borrowed: 1775/12/2 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/1/2 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Sir Alexander Gordon of Culvenan
Author: John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 297613
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 165
Kames Scetches 2 vol. 4to
Borrowed: 1775/12/2 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/1/2 (Tuesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: three Pounds Sterl.
Sir Alexander Gordon of Culvenan
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1771. Life dates: 1747-1830.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Sketches of the history of Man. In two volumes [Kames]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.86.a.8-9.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Sketches of the history of man.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 141 times in 108 borrowing records
ESTC: T48434
Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Sketches of the History of Man
Borrowed: 1775/12/2 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/1/2 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Sir Alexander Gordon of Culvenan
Author: Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Sketches of the History of Man
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 297622
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 165
Spence Polymetis fol
Borrowed: 1775/12/2 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/1/2 (Tuesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: Two pounds sterl.
Mr James Burnet of Monboddo; Lord Monboddo
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1737. Life dates: 1714-1799.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Joseph Spence (Male, born 1699, died 1768)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Polymetis: or, an enquiry concerning the agreement between the works of the Roman poets, and the remains of the antient artists [Spence]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Ai.1.7.
Confidence level: Certain
Joseph Spence (Male, born 1699, died 1768)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Polymetis: or, an enquiry concerning the agreement between the works of the Roman poets, and the remains of the antient artists.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1747. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 7
ESTC: T133753
Joseph Spence (Male, born 1699, died 1768)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Polymetis: or, An Enquiry Concerning the Agreement between the Works of the Roman Poets
Borrowed: 1775/12/2 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/1/2 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr James Burnet of Monboddo; Lord Monboddo
Author: Joseph Spence (Male, born 1699, died 1768), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Polymetis: or, An Enquiry Concerning the Agreement between the Works of the Roman Poets
Record ID 297619
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 165
Banks Voyages 4to
Borrowed: 1775/12/2 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/1/2 (Monday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.
Sir Alexander Gordon of Culvenan
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1771. Life dates: 1747-1830.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Genre: Travel
A journal of a voyage round the world, in His Majesty's ship Endeavour, in the years 1768, 1769, 1770, and 1771.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.151.b.[23].
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Travel
A journal of a voyage round the world, in His Majesty’s ship Endeavour, in the years 1768, 1769, 1770, and 1771; undertaken in pursuit of natural knowledge, at the Desire of the Royal Society: Containing all the various occurrences of the Voyage, with descriptions of several new discovered countries in the Southern hemisphere; and Accounts of their Soil and Productions; and of many Singularities in the Structure, Apparel, Customs, Manners, Policy, Manufactures, &c. of their Inhabitants. To which is added, a concise vocabulary of the language of Otahitee.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T29207
Genre: Travel
Journal of a Voyage round the World, in His Majesty’s Ship Endeavour, in the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, and 1771
Borrowed: 1775/12/2 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/1/2 (Monday).
Borrower: Sir Alexander Gordon of Culvenan
Genre: Travel
Record ID 297634
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 166
Davies discovery of subduing Ireland
Borrowed: 1775/12/2 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/1/3 (Wednesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.
Mr Robert Cullen Lord Cullen
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1764. Life dates: 1742-1810.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Curator. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Sir John Davies (Male, born 1569, died 1626)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
A discouerie of the state of Ireland: : with the true causes why that kingdom was neuer entirely subdued, nor brought vnder obedience of the crowne of England, vntill the beginning of his Maiesties most happie raigne [Davies]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: A.30.d.
Confidence level: Certain
Sir John Davies (Male, born 1569, died 1626)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
A discouerie of the state of Ireland: with the true causes why that kingdom was neuer entirely subdued, nor brought vnder obedience of the crowne of England, vntill the beginning of his Maiesties most happie raigne.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1613. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: S109375
Sir John Davies (Male, born 1569, died 1626)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Discoverie of the State of Ireland
Borrowed: 1775/12/2 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/1/3 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Cullen Lord Cullen
Author: Sir John Davies (Male, born 1569, died 1626), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Record ID 297640
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 167
Modern universal history vol. 17, 18 & 19. in 8
Borrowed: 1775/12/5 (Tuesday). Returned: 1776/1/5 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: fifteen shill. sterl..
Mr John Ramsay John Ramsay Balfour of Balbirnie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1761. Life dates: 1734-1813.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Genre: History
Modern part of An universal history, from the earliest account of time
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.96.d.6-E.96.f.16.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 17, Volume 18, Volume 19
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: History
The modern part of An universal history, from the earliest account of time.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 44 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 143 times in 42 borrowing records
ESTC: N472050
Borrowed: 1775/12/5 (Tuesday). Returned: 1776/1/5 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr John Ramsay John Ramsay Balfour of Balbirnie
Genre: History
Modern Part of the Universal History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 17, Volume 18, Volume 19
Record ID 297646
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 168
Philosophical Transactions for 1699. one vol. 4.to
Borrowed: 1775/12/5 (Tuesday). Returned: 1776/1/5 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: five Pounds Sterl.
Mr Henry Home Lord Kames
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1723. Life dates: 1696-1782.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Mr Alexander Kemp
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate’s Clerk.
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical transactions.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: J.202-205 PER.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1699
Confidence level: Certain
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical transactions.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1665. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 172 times in 85 borrowing records
ESTC: P6614
Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Philosophical Transactions
Borrowed: 1775/12/5 (Tuesday). Returned: 1776/1/5 (Friday).
Borrowers: Mr Henry Home Lord Kames, Mr Alexander Kemp
Author: Royal Society (Great Britain) (Unspecified, born 1660), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1699
Record ID 297649
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 168
Knoxes History fol.
Borrowed: 1775/12/5 (Tuesday). Returned: 1776/1/5 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: One pound sterl.
Mr Hugo Arnot of Balcormo; Hugo Pollock
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1749-1786.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Advocate.
John Knox (Male, born 1505, died 1572)
Genre: History, Genre: Theology
Historie of the reformation of the church of Scotland [Knox]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: A.107.a.9 .
Confidence level: Certain
John Knox (Male, born 1505, died 1572)
Genre: History, Genre: Theology
The historie of the reformation of the Church of Scotland; containing five books: together with some treatises conducing to the history.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1644. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 37
ESTC: R12446
John Knox (Male, born 1505, died 1572)
Genre: History, Genre: Theology
Historie of the Reformation of the Church of Scotland
Borrowed: 1775/12/5 (Tuesday). Returned: 1776/1/5 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Hugo Arnot of Balcormo; Hugo Pollock
Author: John Knox (Male, born 1505, died 1572), Genre: History, Genre: Theology
Record ID 298066
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 170
Lord Dundees Memoirs 8.vo
Borrowed: 1775/12/7 (Thursday). Returned: 1776/1/7 (Sunday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.
Mr Hugo Arnot of Balcormo; Hugo Pollock
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1749-1786.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Advocate.
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Memoirs of the Lord Viscount Dundee, the Highland clans, and the massacre of Glenco.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: R.231.h..
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Memoirs of the Lord Viscount Dundee, the Highland clans, and the massacre of Glenco: with an account of Dundee’s officers after they went to France. By an officer of the army.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1714. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: T86095
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Memoirs of the Lord Viscount Dundee, the Highland Clans, and the Massacre of Glenco
Borrowed: 1775/12/7 (Thursday). Returned: 1776/1/7 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr Hugo Arnot of Balcormo; Hugo Pollock
Memoirs of the Lord Viscount Dundee, the Highland Clans, and the Massacre of Glenco
Record ID 298057
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 170
De foes history of the Union fol
Borrowed: 1775/12/7 (Thursday). Returned: 1776/1/7 (Sunday). Fine pledged in case of late return: One pound Sterl.
Mr Hugo Arnot of Balcormo; Hugo Pollock
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1749-1786.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Advocate.
Daniel Defoe (Male, born c.1661, died 1731)
Genre: History
The history of the union of Great Britain [Defoe]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: A.112.a.18.
Confidence level: Certain
Daniel Defoe (Male, born c.1661, died 1731)
Genre: History
The history of the Union of Great Britain.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1709. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 10
ESTC: T72261
Daniel Defoe (Male, born c.1661, died 1731)
Genre: History
History of the Union of Great Britain
Borrowed: 1775/12/7 (Thursday). Returned: 1776/1/7 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr Hugo Arnot of Balcormo; Hugo Pollock
Author: Daniel Defoe (Male, born c.1661, died 1731), Genre: History
Record ID 298045
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 170
Cases in Equity vol. 1 & 2 in fol.
Borrowed: 1775/12/5 (Tuesday). Returned: 1776/1/5 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: two pounds sterl.
Mr Alexander Murray Lord Henderland
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1758. Life dates: d. 1795.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain). Law > Solicitor-General.
Genre: Law
A general abridgment of cases in equity.
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Historical Collection TR E.161.3].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Law
A general abridgment of cases in equity, argued and adjudged in the High Court of Chancery, &c.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1756. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 13 times in 7 borrowing records
ESTC: T97047
Borrowed: 1775/12/5 (Tuesday). Returned: 1776/1/5 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Murray Lord Henderland
Genre: Law
General Abridgment of Cases in Equity
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 298051
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 170
Viner's abridgmetn vol. VIII in fol.
Borrowed: 1775/12/5 (Tuesday). Returned: 1776/1/5 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.
Mr Alexander Murray Lord Henderland
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1758. Life dates: d. 1795.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain). Law > Solicitor-General.
Charles Viner (Male, born 1678, died 1756)
Genre: Law
General abridgment of law and equity alphabetically digested under proper titles with references to the whole [Viner]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Historical Collection TR E.145.1.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8
Confidence level: Certain
Charles Viner (Male, born 1678, died 1756)
Genre: Law
A general abridgment of law and equity alphabetically digested under proper titles with notes and references to the whole.
Language: English . Published: Aldershot. Date of publication: 1742-1753. Format: folio. Pagination: 22 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 59 times in 26 borrowing records
ESTC: T137938
Charles Viner (Male, born 1678, died 1756)
Genre: Law
General Abridgment of Law and Equity
Borrowed: 1775/12/5 (Tuesday). Returned: 1776/1/5 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Murray Lord Henderland
Author: Charles Viner (Male, born 1678, died 1756), Genre: Law
General Abridgment of Law and Equity
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8
Record ID 298078
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 171
Newtons Opticks 4to
Borrowed: 1775/12/7 (Thursday). Returned: 1776/1/7 (Sunday). Fine pledged in case of late return: Ten shillings Sterl.
Mr William Binning of Walifoord
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1740. Life dates: 1710-1791.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Opticks: or, a treatise of the reflexions, refractions, inflexions and colours of light [Newton]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Cq.3.1.
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Opticks: or, a treatise of the reflexions, refractions, inflexions and colours of light. Also two treatises of the species and magnitude of curvilinear figures.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1704. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: T82019
Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Opticks: or, A Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections and Colours of Light
Borrowed: 1775/12/7 (Thursday). Returned: 1776/1/7 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr William Binning of Walifoord
Author: Sir Isaac Newton (Male, born 1642-12-25, died 1727-3-20), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Opticks: or, A Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections and Colours of Light
Record ID 298153
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 173
Fletchers Purple Island 4.to
Borrowed: 1775/12/9 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/1/9 (Tuesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.
Mr Robert Cullen Lord Cullen
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1764. Life dates: 1742-1810.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Curator. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Phineas Fletcher (Male, born 1582, died 1650)
Genre: Poetry
The purple island, or The Isle of Man: together with piscatorie eclogs and other poeticall miscellanies [Fletcher]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: H.32.b.9.
Confidence level: Certain
Phineas Fletcher (Male, born 1582, died 1650)
Genre: Poetry
The purple island, or The Isle of Man: together with piscatorie eclogs and other poeticall miscellanies.
Language: English . Published: Cambridge. Date of publication: 1633. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: S102332
Phineas Fletcher (Male, born 1582, died 1650)
Genre: Poetry
Purple Island, or The Isle of Man: together with Piscatorie Eclogs and Other Poeticall Miscellanies
Borrowed: 1775/12/9 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/1/9 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Cullen Lord Cullen
Author: Phineas Fletcher (Male, born 1582, died 1650), Genre: Poetry
Purple Island, or The Isle of Man: together with Piscatorie Eclogs and Other Poeticall Miscellanies
Record ID 298126
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 173
Taylors life of Christ fol
Borrowed: 1775/12/8 (Friday). Returned: 1776/1/8 (Monday). Fine pledged in case of late return: Two pounds Sterl.
Mr Robert Campbell of Asknish
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1751. Life dates: d. 1810.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Sheriff.
Jeremy Taylor (Male, born 1613, died 1667)
Genre: Theology
The great exemplar of sanctity and holy life according to the Christian institution; described in the history of the life and death of the ever-blessed Jesus Christ, the saviour of the world [Taylor]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.156.a.
Confidence level: Certain
Jeremy Taylor (Male, born 1613, died 1667)
Genre: Theology
The great exemplar of sanctity and holy life according to the Christian institution; described in the history of the life and death of the ever-blessed Jesus Christ.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1667. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 6
ESTC: R16917
Jeremy Taylor (Male, born 1613, died 1667)
Genre: Theology
Great Exemplar of Sanctity and Holy Life According to the Christian Institution
Borrowed: 1775/12/8 (Friday). Returned: 1776/1/8 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Campbell of Asknish
Author: Jeremy Taylor (Male, born 1613, died 1667), Genre: Theology
Great Exemplar of Sanctity and Holy Life According to the Christian Institution
Record ID 298144
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 173
Caves lives of the Apostles fol
Borrowed: 1775/12/8 (Friday). Returned: 1776/1/8 (Monday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.
Mr Robert Campbell of Asknish
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1751. Life dates: d. 1810.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Sheriff.
William Cave (Male, born 1637, died 1713)
Genre: Theology
Antiquitates apostolicae: or, The history of the lives, acts and martyrdoms of the holy apostles of our Savior, and the two evangelists, SS. Mark and Luke [Cave]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.156.a.
Confidence level: Certain
William Cave (Male, born 1637, died 1713)
Genre: Theology
Antiquitates apostolicæ: or, The history of the lives, acts and martyrdoms of the holy apostles of our Savior, and the two evangelists, SS. Mark and Luke. To which is added an introductory discourse concerning the three great dispensations of the church, patriarchal, Mosaical, and evangelical. Being a continuation of Antiquitates christianæ, or, the life and death of the holy Jesus.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1676. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: R12963
William Cave (Male, born 1637, died 1713)
Genre: Theology
Antiquitates Apostolicae: or, The History of the Lives, Acts and Martyrdoms of the Holy Apostles of our Savior
Borrowed: 1775/12/8 (Friday). Returned: 1776/1/8 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Campbell of Asknish
Author: William Cave (Male, born 1637, died 1713), Genre: Theology
Record ID 298174
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 174
Clarendons History of the Grand Rebellion, 3 vol. fol.
Borrowed: 1775/12/9 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/1/9 (Tuesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: Three pound Sterl.
Mr Alexander Law of Elvingston
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1767. Life dates: d. 1783.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon (Male, born 1609, died 1674)
Genre: History
History of the rebellion and civil wars in England, begun in the year 1641 [Clarendon]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: C.16.a.4 [vol. 3 only].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon (Male, born 1609, died 1674)
Genre: History
The history of the rebellion and civil wars in England, begun in the year 1641.
Language: English . Published: Oxford. Date of publication: 1707. Format: folio. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 24 times in 10 borrowing records
ESTC: N5833
Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon (Male, born 1609, died 1674)
Genre: History
History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, Begun in the Year 1641
Borrowed: 1775/12/9 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/1/9 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Law of Elvingston
Author: Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon (Male, born 1609, died 1674), Genre: History
History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, Begun in the Year 1641
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 298177
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 175
Vegas Royal commentarys of Peru fol.
Borrowed: 1775/12/9 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/1/9 (Tuesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: Two pounds sterl.
Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.
Garcilaso de la Vega (Male, born 1539, died 1616)
Genre: History
The royal commentaries of Peru [Vega]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.132.b.4 .
Confidence level: Certain
Garcilaso de la Vega (Male, born 1539, died 1616)
Genre: History
The royal commentaries of Peru, in two parts. The first part. Treating of the original of their Incas or kings: of their idolatry: of their laws and government both in peace and war: of the reigns and conquests of the Incas: with many other particulars relating to their empire and policies before such time as the Spaniards invaded their countries. The second part. Describing the manner by which that new world was conquered by the Spaniards. Also the civil wars between the Pic̜arrists and the Almagrians, occasioned by quarrels arising about the division of that land. Of the rise and fall of rebels; and other particulars contained in that history.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1688. Format: folio.
Translators: Rycaut, Paul, Sir, 1628-1700: "[Rycaut] had a very slight knowledge of the Spanish language and he did not scruple to make wild guesses at the meaning of sentences, and to omit whole chapters. Thus he only gives fourteen out the twenty-six chapters in the first book, and sixteen out of the twenty-six in the second."--C.S. Markham, introduction to The first part of the Royal commentaries, 1869-71, v. 1, p. xvi.
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: R11046
Garcilaso de la Vega (Male, born 1539, died 1616)
Genre: History
Royal Commentaries of Peru
Borrowed: 1775/12/9 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/1/9 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Author: Garcilaso de la Vega (Male, born 1539, died 1616), Genre: History
Record ID 298180
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 175
Glass History of the Canaray Islands 4to
Borrowed: 1775/12/9 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/1/9 (Tuesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.
Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.
Juan de Abreu de Galindo (Male)
Genre: History
The history of the discovery and conquest of the Canary Islands [Abreu de Galindo/Glas]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.151.a.12.
Confidence level: Certain
Juan de Abreu de Galindo (Male)
Genre: History
The history of the discovery and conquest of the Canary Islands: translated from a Spanish manuscript, lately found in the island of Palma.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 4to.
Translators: Glas, George, 1725-1765
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: T189940
Juan de Abreu de Galindo (Male)
Genre: History
History of the Discovery and Conquest of the Canary Islands
Borrowed: 1775/12/9 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/1/9 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Author: Juan de Abreu de Galindo (Male), Genre: History
Record ID 298189
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 175
Magens on Insurance 2 vol 4.to
Borrowed: 1775/12/9 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/1/9 (Tuesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.
Mr John Maclaurin Lord Dreghorn
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1756. Life dates: 1734-1796.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Lord President.
Nicolaus Magens (Male)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
An essay on insurances, explaining the nature of the various kinds of insurance practised by the different commercial states of Europe [Magens]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Ab].1/1.2-3 .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Nicolaus Magens (Male)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
An essay on insurances, explaining the nature of the various kinds of insurance practised by the different commercial states of Europe, and shewing their consistency or inconsistency with equity and the public good.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1755. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 15 times in 8 borrowing records
ESTC: T98888
Nicolaus Magens (Male)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Essay on Insurances
Borrowed: 1775/12/9 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/1/9 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr John Maclaurin Lord Dreghorn
Author: Nicolaus Magens (Male), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 298186
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 175
Beawes lex Mercatoria fol
Borrowed: 1775/12/9 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/1/9 (Tuesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.
Mr John Maclaurin Lord Dreghorn
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1756. Life dates: 1734-1796.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Lord President.
Wyndham Beawes (Male)
Genre: Law, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Lex mercatoria rediviva: or, The merchant’s directory [Beawes]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Historical Collection TR E.143.3].
Confidence level: Certain
Wyndham Beawes (Male)
Genre: Law, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Lex mercatoria rediviva: or, the merchant’s directory. Being a complete guide to all men in business, Whether AS Traders, Remitters, Owners, Freighters, Captains, Insurers, Brokers, Factors, Supercargoes, Agents. Containing an account of our trading companies and colonies, with their Establishments, and an Abstract of their Charters; the duty of consuls, and the Laws subsisting about Aliens, Naturalization and Denization. To which is added, a state of the present general traffick of the whole world ; describing the Manufactures and Products of each particular Nation: And Tables of the Correspondence and Agreement of the European Coins, Weights, and Measures, with the Addition of all others that are known. Extracted from the works of the best writers both at Home and Abroad; more especially from those justly celebrated ones of Messieurs Savary; improved and corrected by the author’s own observations, during his long Continuance in Trade. The whole calculated for the Use and Service of the Merchant, Lawyer, Senator, and Gentleman.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 9
ESTC: N19415
Wyndham Beawes (Male)
Genre: Law, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Lex Mercatoria Rediviva: or, the Merchant’s Directory
Borrowed: 1775/12/9 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/1/9 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr John Maclaurin Lord Dreghorn
Author: Wyndham Beawes (Male), Genre: Law, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Record ID 298780
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 176
Atkyns Reports vol. 1. fol.
Borrowed: 1775/12/11 (Monday). Returned: 1775/12/20 (Wednesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.
Mr Ilay Campbell of Succoth
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1757. Life dates: 1734-1823.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Lord Advocate. Law > Lord President. Law > Dean of Faculty. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Walter Lockhart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Notaries/Clerks.
Court of Chancery Great Britain (Unspecified)
Genre: Law
Reports of cases argued and determined in the High Court of Chancery, in the time of Lord Chancellor Hardwicke [Atkyns]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Historical Collection TR E.159.4.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Court of Chancery Great Britain (Unspecified)
Genre: Law
Reports of cases argued and determined in the High Court of Chancery, in the time of Lord Chancellor Hardwicke: collected and methodized by John Tracy Atkyns, Of Lincoln’s Inn, Esq; Cursitor Baron of the Exchequer.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1765-1768. Format: folio. Pagination: 3 vols.
Editors: Atkyns, John Tracy, ca. 1710-1773.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 18 times in 12 borrowing records
ESTC: T98193
Court of Chancery Great Britain (Unspecified)
Genre: Law
Cases Argued and Adjudged in the High Court of Chancery
Borrowed: 1775/12/11 (Monday). Returned: 1775/12/20 (Wednesday).
Borrowers: Mr Ilay Campbell of Succoth, Walter Lockhart
Author: Court of Chancery Great Britain (Unspecified), Genre: Law
Cases Argued and Adjudged in the High Court of Chancery
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 298777
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 176
Cunninghams law Dictionary 2 vol. fol.
Borrowed: 1775/12/11 (Monday). Returned: 1775/12/20 (Wednesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: Ten pounds sterl.
Mr Ilay Campbell of Succoth
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1757. Life dates: 1734-1823.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Lord Advocate. Law > Lord President. Law > Dean of Faculty. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Walter Lockhart
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Notaries/Clerks.
Timothy Cunningham (Male, died 1789)
Genre: Law
A new and complete law-dictionary, or, General abridgment of the law [Cunningham]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Historical Collection TR E.143.1].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Timothy Cunningham (Male, died 1789)
Genre: Law
A new and complete law-dictionary. Or, general abridgment of the law; on a more extensive plan than any law-dictionary hitherto published.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1764-1765. Format: folio. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 8 times in 6 borrowing records
ESTC: T140761
Timothy Cunningham (Male, died 1789)
Genre: Law
New and Complete Law-Dictionary
Borrowed: 1775/12/11 (Monday). Returned: 1775/12/20 (Wednesday).
Borrowers: Mr Ilay Campbell of Succoth, Walter Lockhart
Author: Timothy Cunningham (Male, died 1789), Genre: Law
New and Complete Law-Dictionary
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 298786
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 176
Burn's Ecclesiastical Law 2 vol. in 4
Borrowed: 1775/12/12 (Tuesday). Returned: 1776/1/20 (Saturday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.
Mr David Dalrymple of Westhall
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1743. Life dates: 1719-1784.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Richard Burn (Male, born 1709, died 1785)
Genre: Law
Ecclesiastical law [Burn]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Historical Collection TR E.143.3].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Richard Burn (Male, born 1709, died 1785)
Genre: Law
Ecclesiastical law.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1763. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 14 times in 8 borrowing records
ESTC: T70032
Richard Burn (Male, born 1709, died 1785)
Genre: Law
Ecclesiastical Law [Richard Burn]
Borrowed: 1775/12/12 (Tuesday). Returned: 1776/1/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr David Dalrymple of Westhall
Author: Richard Burn (Male, born 1709, died 1785), Genre: Law
Ecclesiastical Law [Richard Burn]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2