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Record ID 211727

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/4 (1770-1773, Type: Other). Page: 302

Bacon's ditto vol. 2.d

Borrowed: 1772/7/31 (Friday). Returned: 1772/8/5 (Wednesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.


Borrower

Mr George Ogilvie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1768.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Matthew Bacon (Male)
Genre: Law
New abridgment of the law [Bacon]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: TR E.143.4].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Matthew Bacon (Male)
Genre: Law
A new abridgment of the law. By a gentleman of the Middle Temple.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1736-1766. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 43 times in 30 borrowing records


Book Work

Matthew Bacon (Male)
Genre: Law
New Abridgment of the Law

Borrowed: 1772/7/31 (Friday). Returned: 1772/8/5 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Mr George Ogilvie

Author: Matthew Bacon (Male), Genre: Law

New Abridgment of the Law

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 211730

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/4 (1770-1773, Type: Other). Page: 302

and Gilbert's Law of Evidence in 8.o

Borrowed: 1772/7/31 (Friday). Returned: 1772/8/5 (Wednesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.


Borrower

Mr George Ogilvie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1768.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Sir Geoffrey Gilbert (Male, born 1674, died 1726)
Genre: Law
The law of evidence [Gilbert]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Historical Collection AB/GIL.

Book Edition

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


Book Work

Sir Geoffrey Gilbert (Male, born 1674, died 1726)
Genre: Law
Law of Evidence

Borrowed: 1772/7/31 (Friday). Returned: 1772/8/5 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Mr George Ogilvie

Author: Sir Geoffrey Gilbert (Male, born 1674, died 1726), Genre: Law

Law of Evidence

Record ID 211736

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/4 (1770-1773, Type: Other). Page: 303

Buffon hist. Naturelle tom. 8 4to

Borrowed: 1772/8/4 (Tuesday). Returned: 1772/9/4 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: Two Pound sterl.


Borrowers

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.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire naturelle, générale et particuliére, avec la description du Cabinet du roi [Buffon]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Am.6.1-36.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière, avec la description du Cabinet du Roi. [By Buffon, L. J. M. D'Aubenton, P. Guéneau de Montbeillard, G. L. C. A. Bexon, and the Count de Lacépède.]
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1749-1767. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 237 times in 126 borrowing records


Book Work

Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon

Record ID 211778

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/4 (1770-1773, Type: Other). Page: 306

[Humes History of England Vols. 1.2] and D.o History of Q Elisabeth in all 3 vols quarto

Borrowed: 1772/8/7 (Friday). Returned: 1772/9/7 (Monday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.


Borrower

Mr George Clerk
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1767. Life dates: d. 1776.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, under the house of Tudor. : Comprehending the reigns of K. Henry VII. K. Henry VIII. K. Edward VI. Q. Mary, and Q. Elizabeth [Hume]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: RB.s.1749.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Likely

David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, under the House of Tudor. ... By David Hume, Esq; In three volumes.
Language: English . Published: Dublin. Date of publication: 1759. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1


Book Work

David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]

Borrowed: 1772/8/7 (Friday). Returned: 1772/9/7 (Monday).

Borrower: Mr George Clerk

Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History

History of England [David Hume]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 3

Record ID 211775

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/4 (1770-1773, Type: Other). Page: 306

Humes History of England Vols. 1.2 [and D.o History of Q Elisabeth] in all 3 vols quarto

Borrowed: 1772/8/7 (Friday). Returned: 1772/9/7 (Monday). Fine pledged in case of late return: Two Pounds Sterling.


Borrower

Mr George Clerk
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1767. Life dates: d. 1776.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, under the House of Tudor. ... By David Hume.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: C.31.a. .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, under the House of Tudor. Comprehending the reigns of K. Henry VII. K. Henry VIII. K Edward VI. Q. Mary, and Q. Elizabeth. By David Hume, Esq; In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 52 times in 35 borrowing records


Book Work

David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]

Borrowed: 1772/8/7 (Friday). Returned: 1772/9/7 (Monday).

Borrower: Mr George Clerk

Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History

History of England [David Hume]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 212048

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/4 (1770-1773, Type: Other). Page: 310

Record ID 281330

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/4 (1770-1773, Type: Other). Page: 328

Buffon hist. nat. vol. 9. in 4.

Borrowed: 1772/10/1 (Thursday). Returned: 1772/11/1 (Sunday). Fine pledged in case of late return: one Guinea.


Borrower

Mr James Boswell of Auchinleck
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1766. Life dates: 1740-1795.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire naturelle, générale et particuliére, avec la description du Cabinet du roi [Buffon]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Am.6.1-36.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière, avec la description du Cabinet du Roi. [By Buffon, L. J. M. D'Aubenton, P. Guéneau de Montbeillard, G. L. C. A. Bexon, and the Count de Lacépède.]
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1749-1767. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 237 times in 126 borrowing records


Book Work

Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon

Borrowed: 1772/10/1 (Thursday). Returned: 1772/11/1 (Sunday).

Borrower: Mr James Boswell of Auchinleck

Author: Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy

Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon

Volumes borrowed: Volume 9

Record ID 281453

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/4 (1770-1773, Type: Other). Page: 337

Pfefel Droit d'Allemaigne 4to

Borrowed: 1772/11/17 (Tuesday). Returned: 1772/12/17 (Thursday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.


Borrower

Mr John Pringle
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1763. Life dates: 1741-1811.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Christian Friedrich Pfeffel (Male, born 1726, died 1807)
Genre: History, Genre: Law
Abregé chronologique de l'histoire et du droit public d'Allemagne [Pfeffel von Kriegelstein]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: A.98.b.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Christian Friedrich Pfeffel (Male, born 1726, died 1807)
Genre: History, Genre: Law
Abrégé chronologique de l'Histoire et du Droit Public d'Allemagne ...
Language: French . Published: Mannheim. Date of publication: 1758. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 1


Book Work

Christian Friedrich Pfeffel (Male, born 1726, died 1807)
Genre: History, Genre: Law
Abrégé Chronologique de l'Histoire et du Droit Public d'Allemagne

Borrowed: 1772/11/17 (Tuesday). Returned: 1772/12/17 (Thursday).

Borrower: Mr John Pringle

Author: Christian Friedrich Pfeffel (Male, born 1726, died 1807), Genre: History, Genre: Law

Abrégé Chronologique de l'Histoire et du Droit Public d'Allemagne

Record ID 281507

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/4 (1770-1773, Type: Other). Page: 342

Journal des Audiences vol. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7. in fol.

Borrowed: 1772/11/19 (Thursday). Returned: 1772/12/19 (Saturday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.


Borrower

Mr James Boswell of Auchinleck
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1766. Life dates: 1740-1795.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate.


Book Holding

Genre: Law
Journal des principales audiences du Parlement [Du Fresne]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Historical Collection A.73.2.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Genre: Law
Journal des Principales Audiences du Parlement, avec les arrêts qui ont été rendus, et plusieurs questions et réglemens placés selon l'ordre des temps depuis l'année 1622 jusqu'en 1660 par M. J. Du Fresne.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1751-1757. Format: folio. Pagination: 7 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 10 times in 3 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Law
Journal des Principales Audiences du Parlement

Borrowed: 1772/11/19 (Thursday). Returned: 1772/12/19 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr James Boswell of Auchinleck

Genre: Law

Journal des Principales Audiences du Parlement

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7

Record ID 281537

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/4 (1770-1773, Type: Other). Page: 344

Vattel droit des Gens 4to

Borrowed: 1772/11/20 (Friday). Returned: 1772/12/20 (Sunday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.


Borrower

Mr James Boswell of Auchinleck
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1766. Life dates: 1740-1795.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate.


Book Holding

Emer de Vattel (Male, born 1714, died 1767)
Genre: Law, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Le droit des gens ou principes de la loi naturelle [Vattel]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Historical Collection [g].1.4.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Emer de Vattel (Male, born 1714, died 1767)
Genre: Law, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Le Droit des Gens, ou principes de la loi naturelle appliqués à la conduite et aux affaires des nations et des souverains.
Language: French . Published: Leiden. Date of publication: 1758. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 5


Book Work

Emer de Vattel (Male, born 1714, died 1767)
Genre: Law, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Law of Nations; or, Principles of the Law of Nature

Borrowed: 1772/11/20 (Friday). Returned: 1772/12/20 (Sunday).

Borrower: Mr James Boswell of Auchinleck

Author: Emer de Vattel (Male, born 1714, died 1767), Genre: Law, Genre: Philosophy and Morality

Law of Nations; or, Principles of the Law of Nature

Record ID 282020

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/4 (1770-1773, Type: Other). Page: 357

Item Postlethewayts Dict. vol. 1st fol.

Borrowed: 1772/12/5 (Saturday). Returned: 1772/1/5 (Sunday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.


Borrower

Mr John Swinton of Swinton; junior
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1744. Life dates: d. 1799.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Jacques Savary des Brûlons (Male, born 1657, died 1716)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Reference Works
The universal dictionary of trade and commerce, translated from the French of ... Monsieur Savary, ... with large additions and improvements, ... By Malachy Postlethwayt, Esq.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Ab.1.6-7.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Borrowed: 1772/12/5 (Saturday). Returned: 1772/1/5 (Sunday).

Borrower: Mr John Swinton of Swinton; junior

Author: Jacques Savary des Brûlons (Male, born 1657, died 1716), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Reference Works

Universal Dictionary of Trade and Commerce

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 282035

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/4 (1770-1773, Type: Other). Page: 359

Bacons abridgement vol. 3 folio

Borrowed: 1772/12/11 (Friday). Returned: 1772/12/15 (Tuesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: One Pound sterl.


Borrower

Mr Robert Sinclair
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1762. Life dates: d. 1802.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Matthew Bacon (Male)
Genre: Law
New abridgment of the law [Bacon]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: TR E.143.4].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Matthew Bacon (Male)
Genre: Law
A new abridgment of the law. By a gentleman of the Middle Temple.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1736-1766. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 43 times in 30 borrowing records


Book Work

Matthew Bacon (Male)
Genre: Law
New Abridgment of the Law

Borrowed: 1772/12/11 (Friday). Returned: 1772/12/15 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Mr Robert Sinclair

Author: Matthew Bacon (Male), Genre: Law

New Abridgment of the Law

Volumes borrowed: Volume 3

Record ID 282032

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/4 (1770-1773, Type: Other). Page: 359

Carts History of England vols. 2. & 3 folio

Borrowed: 1772/12/11 (Friday). Returned: 1773/1/11 (Monday). Fine pledged in case of late return: five Pounds sterling.


Borrower

Mr David Falconer of Allanhill
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1732. Life dates: 1712-1776.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Thomas Carte (Male, born 1686, died 1754)
Genre: History
General history of England. ... By Thomas Carte.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.185.e..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Thomas Carte (Male, born 1686, died 1754)
Genre: History
A general history of England. By Thomas Carte, an Englishman.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1747-1755. Format: folio. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 27 times in 20 borrowing records


Book Work

Thomas Carte (Male, born 1686, died 1754)
Genre: History
General History of England [Thomas Carte]

Borrowed: 1772/12/11 (Friday). Returned: 1773/1/11 (Monday).

Borrower: Mr David Falconer of Allanhill

Author: Thomas Carte (Male, born 1686, died 1754), Genre: History

General History of England [Thomas Carte]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3

Record ID 282080

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/4 (1770-1773, Type: Other). Page: 361

Cartes History of England vol. 4.th Folio

Borrowed: 1772/12/15 (Tuesday). Returned: 1773/1/15 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: five Pounds sterling.


Borrower

Mr William Binning of Walifoord
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1740. Life dates: 1710-1791.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Thomas Carte (Male, born 1686, died 1754)
Genre: History
General history of England. ... By Thomas Carte.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.185.e..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Thomas Carte (Male, born 1686, died 1754)
Genre: History
A general history of England. By Thomas Carte, an Englishman.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1747-1755. Format: folio. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 27 times in 20 borrowing records


Book Work

Thomas Carte (Male, born 1686, died 1754)
Genre: History
General History of England [Thomas Carte]

Borrowed: 1772/12/15 (Tuesday). Returned: 1773/1/15 (Friday).

Borrower: Mr William Binning of Walifoord

Author: Thomas Carte (Male, born 1686, died 1754), Genre: History

General History of England [Thomas Carte]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 4

Record ID 282155

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/4 (1770-1773, Type: Other). Page: 366

Fordun's Scotichronicon 2 vol. fol.

Borrowed: 1772/12/18 (Friday). Returned: 1773/1/18 (Monday). Fine pledged in case of late return: three pound sterl.


Borrowers

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.

James Fogo Foggo
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate’s Clerk.


Book HoldingLibrary record

John Fordun (Male, died 1384)
Genre: History
Joannis de Fordun Scotichronicon
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: A.107.a .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

John Fordun (Male, died 1384)
Genre: History
Joannis de Fordun Scotichronicon, cum supplementis et continuatione Walteri Boweri, Insulae Sancti Columbae Abbatis: E Codicibus Mss, editum, cum notis et variantibus lectionibus. Præfixa est ad historiam Scotorum introductio brevis, curâ Walteri Goodall.
Language: Latin . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1759. Format: folio. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 35 times in 18 borrowing records


Book Work

John Fordun (Male, died 1384)
Genre: History
Scotichronicon [John Fordun]

Borrowed: 1772/12/18 (Friday). Returned: 1773/1/18 (Monday).

Borrowers: Sir David Dalrymple Lord Hailes, James Fogo Foggo

Author: John Fordun (Male, died 1384), Genre: History

Scotichronicon [John Fordun]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 282188

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/4 (1770-1773, Type: Other). Page: 370

Geographical Dictionary by J. Coote folio

Borrowed: 1773/1/4 (Monday). Returned: 1773/2/4 (Thursday). Fine pledged in case of late return: Three Pounds Sterling.


Borrower

Mr Allan Maconochie of Meadowbank; Lord Meadowbank
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1770. Life dates: 1748-1816.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.


Book HoldingLibrary record

John Barrow (Male)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
A new geographical dictionary [Barrow/Coote]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.124.b.2.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

John Barrow (Male)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
A new geographical dictionary. Containing A Full and Accurate Account Of the several Parts of The Known World, As it is Divided into Continents, Islands, Oceans, Seas, Rivers, Lakes, &c.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759-1760. Format: folio. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 4 times in 2 borrowing records


Book Work

John Barrow (Male)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
New Geographical Dictionary [John Barrow]

Borrowed: 1773/1/4 (Monday). Returned: 1773/2/4 (Thursday).

Borrower: Mr Allan Maconochie of Meadowbank; Lord Meadowbank

Author: John Barrow (Male), Genre: Natural Philosophy

New Geographical Dictionary [John Barrow]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 282311

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/4 (1770-1773, Type: Other). Page: 371

Smiths moral Sentiments 8vo

Borrowed: 1773/1/6 (Wednesday). Returned: 1773/2/6 (Saturday). Fine pledged in case of late return: Six Shillings.


Borrower

Mr Adam Ogilvie of Hartwoodmyres
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1768. Life dates: 1746-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The theory of moral sentiments [Smith]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: H.S.181 .

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The theory of moral sentiments.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 106


Book Work

Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Theory of Moral Sentiments

Borrowed: 1773/1/6 (Wednesday). Returned: 1773/2/6 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr Adam Ogilvie of Hartwoodmyres

Author: Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790), Genre: Philosophy and Morality

Theory of Moral Sentiments

Record ID 282467

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/4 (1770-1773, Type: Other). Page: 378

Bullet Memoires sur la Langue Cetique fol.

Borrowed: 1773/1/14 (Thursday). Returned: 1773/2/14 (Sunday). Fine pledged in case of late return: one pound sterl..


Borrower

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.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Jean-Baptiste Bullet (Male, born 1699, died 1775)
Genre: Reference Works
Mémoires sur la langue Celtique [Bullet]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.119.a.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Jean-Baptiste Bullet (Male, born 1699, died 1775)
Genre: Reference Works
Mémoires sur la langue celtique.
Language: French . Published: Besançon. Date of publication: 1754-1760. Format: folio. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 4 times in 2 borrowing records


Book Work

Jean-Baptiste Bullet (Male, born 1699, died 1775)
Genre: Reference Works
Mémoires sur la Langue Celtique

Borrowed: 1773/1/14 (Thursday). Returned: 1773/2/14 (Sunday).

Borrower: Mr James Burnet of Monboddo; Lord Monboddo

Author: Jean-Baptiste Bullet (Male, born 1699, died 1775), Genre: Reference Works

Mémoires sur la Langue Celtique

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Record ID 210020

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/4 (1770-1773, Type: Other). Page: 383

Poesie del Metastasio 4 vols 8vo vol. 5, 8, & 9.

Borrowed: 1773/1/29 (Friday). Returned: 1773/2/29 (Monday). Fine pledged in case of late return: Two Pounds sterl.


Borrower

Mr John Pringle
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1763. Life dates: 1741-1811.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.


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Pietro Metastasio (Male, born 1698, died 1782)
Genre: Poetry
Poesie del signor abate Pietro Metastasio.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Ae].7/3.15-22.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 8, Volume 9

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Pietro Metastasio (Male, born 1698, died 1782)
Genre: Poetry
Poesie del signor abate Pietro Metastasio.
Language: Italian . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1755-1783. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 12 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 101 times in 38 borrowing records


Book Work

Pietro Metastasio (Male, born 1698, died 1782)
Genre: Poetry
Poesie del Signor Abate Pietro Metastasio

Borrowed: 1773/1/29 (Friday). Returned: 1773/2/29 (Monday).

Borrower: Mr John Pringle

Author: Pietro Metastasio (Male, born 1698, died 1782), Genre: Poetry

Poesie del Signor Abate Pietro Metastasio

Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 8, Volume 9

Record ID 291172

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 2

Forduni Scoti Chronicon 2 vol fol.

Borrowed: 1774/12/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/1/7 (Saturday). Fine pledged in case of late return: Two Pounds sterl.


Borrower

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


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John Fordun (Male, died 1384)
Genre: History
Joannis de Fordun Scotichronicon
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: A.107.a .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

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Confidence level: Certain

John Fordun (Male, died 1384)
Genre: History
Joannis de Fordun Scotichronicon, cum supplementis et continuatione Walteri Boweri, Insulae Sancti Columbae Abbatis: E Codicibus Mss, editum, cum notis et variantibus lectionibus. Præfixa est ad historiam Scotorum introductio brevis, curâ Walteri Goodall.
Language: Latin . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1759. Format: folio. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 35 times in 18 borrowing records


Book Work

John Fordun (Male, died 1384)
Genre: History
Scotichronicon [John Fordun]

Borrowed: 1774/12/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/1/7 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr Alexander Abercrombie Lord Abercrombie

Author: John Fordun (Male, died 1384), Genre: History

Scotichronicon [John Fordun]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 291187

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 4

Horrebows History of Iceland fol

Borrowed: 1774/12/9 (Friday). Returned: 1775/1/9 (Monday). Fine pledged in case of late return: Two pounds sterl.


Borrower

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.


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Niels Horrebow (Male, born 1712, died 1760)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
The natural history of Iceland [Horrebow]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Y.3.

Borrowed: 1774/12/9 (Friday). Returned: 1775/1/9 (Monday).

Borrower: Mr John Maclaurin Lord Dreghorn

Author: Niels Horrebow (Male, born 1712, died 1760), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel

Natural History of Iceland

Record ID 291199

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 5

Monthly Review vol. 49 8vo

Borrowed: 1774/12/10 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/1/10 (Tuesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: Ten shilling sterl.


Borrower

Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.


Book Holding

Genre: Periodicals
Monthly review; or, Literary journal.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 49

Book Edition

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 347 times in 203 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Periodicals
Monthly Review. A Periodical Work, Giving an Account ... of, and Extracts from, the New Books, Pamphlets, &c.

Record ID 291202

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 5

Critical Review vol 36

Borrowed: 1774/12/10 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/1/10 (Tuesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.


Borrower

Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.


Book Holding

Genre: Periodicals
Critical review, or, Annals of literature.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 36

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Genre: Periodicals
Critical review, or, Annals of literature.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1756-1817. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 94 times in 75 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Periodicals
Critical Review, or Annals of Literature

Borrowed: 1774/12/10 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/1/10 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Mr Matthew Ross of Condie

Genre: Periodicals

Critical Review, or Annals of Literature

Volumes borrowed: Volume 36

Record ID 291208

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 6

Modern Universal history vol. 6 fol.

Borrowed: 1774/12/13 (Tuesday). Returned: 1775/1/13 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: Six pound Sterl.


Borrowers

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.


Book HoldingLibrary record

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 6

Book Edition

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 137 times in 38 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: History
Modern Part of the Universal History

Borrowed: 1774/12/13 (Tuesday). Returned: 1775/1/13 (Friday).

Borrowers: Mr James Burnet of Monboddo; Lord Monboddo, Mr John Hunter

Genre: History

Modern Part of the Universal History

Volumes borrowed: Volume 6

Record ID 291217

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 7

Modern Universal history vol. 15th 8vo

Borrowed: 1774/12/14 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/1/14 (Saturday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.


Borrower

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.


Book HoldingLibrary record

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 15

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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 137 times in 38 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: History
Modern Part of the Universal History

Borrowed: 1774/12/14 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/1/14 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr Robert Cullen Lord Cullen

Genre: History

Modern Part of the Universal History

Volumes borrowed: Volume 15

Record ID 291226

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 8

Modern Universal history vol. 8.9.10

Borrowed: 1774/12/20 (Tuesday). Returned: 1775/1/20 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: One pound sterl.


Borrower

Mr John Ramsay Balfour
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1762. Life dates: 1734-1813.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

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 8, Volume 9, Volume 10

Book Edition

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 137 times in 38 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: History
Modern Part of the Universal History

Borrowed: 1774/12/20 (Tuesday). Returned: 1775/1/20 (Friday).

Borrower: Mr John Ramsay Balfour

Genre: History

Modern Part of the Universal History

Volumes borrowed: Volume 8, Volume 9, Volume 10

Record ID 291277

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 14

Biographia Britannica vol. 4. fol

Borrowed: 1774/12/28 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/1/28 (Saturday). Fine pledged in case of late return: four pound sterl.


Borrower

Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.


Book HoldingLibrary record

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

Record ID 291331

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 17

Humes history of the House of Stewart 2 vol. 4to

Borrowed: 1775/1/12 (Thursday). Returned: 1775/2/12 (Sunday). Fine pledged in case of late return: One pound sterl.


Borrower

Mr William Stewart
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1773. Life dates: 1748-1805.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of Great Britain, under the house of Stuart [Hume]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: NF.793.e.4.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of Great Britain, under the house of Stuart. ... Containing the reigns of James I. and Charles I.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2 times in 1 borrowing record


Book Work

David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]

Borrowed: 1775/1/12 (Thursday). Returned: 1775/2/12 (Sunday).

Borrower: Mr William Stewart

Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History

History of England [David Hume]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 291382

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 18

Keiths Catalogue of the Bishops 4to

Borrowed: 1775/1/14 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/2/14 (Tuesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: ten shillings sterl.


Borrower

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.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Robert Keith (Male, born 1681, died 1757)
Genre: Reference Works
Large new catalogue of the bishops of the several sees within the Kingdom of Scotland, down to the year 1688 [Keith]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: A.108.a.[25].

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Robert Keith (Male, born 1681, died 1757)
Genre: Reference Works
A large new catalogue of the bishops of the several sees within the Kingdom of Scotland, down to the year 1688.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1755. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 5


Book Work

Robert Keith (Male, born 1681, died 1757)
Genre: Reference Works
Large New Catalogue of the Bishops of the Several Sees within the Kingdom of Scotland

Record ID 291379

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 18

Critical Review Vol. 32

Borrowed: 1775/1/13 (Friday). Returned: 1775/2/13 (Monday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.


Borrower

Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.


Book Holding

Genre: Periodicals
Critical review, or, Annals of literature.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 32

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Genre: Periodicals
Critical review, or, Annals of literature.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1756-1817. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 94 times in 75 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Periodicals
Critical Review, or Annals of Literature

Borrowed: 1775/1/13 (Friday). Returned: 1775/2/13 (Monday).

Borrower: Mr Matthew Ross of Condie

Genre: Periodicals

Critical Review, or Annals of Literature

Volumes borrowed: Volume 32

Record ID 291376

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 18

Monthly Review vol. 44.47. 8vo

Borrowed: 1775/1/13 (Friday). Returned: 1775/2/13 (Monday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.


Borrower

Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.


Book Holding

Genre: Periodicals
Monthly review; or, Literary journal.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 44, Volume 47

Book Edition

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 347 times in 203 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Periodicals
Monthly Review. A Periodical Work, Giving an Account ... of, and Extracts from, the New Books, Pamphlets, &c.

Record ID 291367

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 18

Savarys Dictionary vol. 1. fol

Borrowed: 1775/1/13 (Friday). Returned: 1775/2/13 (Monday). Fine pledged in case of late return: five Pound Sterl.


Borrower

Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Jacques Savary des Brûlons (Male, born 1657, died 1716)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Reference Works
The universal dictionary of trade and commerce, translated from the French of ... Monsieur Savary, ... with large additions and improvements, ... By Malachy Postlethwayt, Esq.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Ab.1.6-7.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Borrowed: 1775/1/13 (Friday). Returned: 1775/2/13 (Monday).

Borrower: Mr Matthew Ross of Condie

Author: Jacques Savary des Brûlons (Male, born 1657, died 1716), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Reference Works

Universal Dictionary of Trade and Commerce

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 291499

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 23

General abridgement of Cases in equity fol

Borrowed: 1775/1/21 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/2/1 (Wednesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.


Borrower

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.


Book Holding

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

Book Edition

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


Book Work

Genre: Law
General Abridgment of Cases in Equity

Borrowed: 1775/1/21 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/2/1 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Mr Robert Cullen Lord Cullen

Genre: Law

General Abridgment of Cases in Equity

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 291616

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 28

Savanys Dictionary Vol. 1 fol

Borrowed: 1775/1/31 (Tuesday). Returned: 1775/3/1 (Wednesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: Two pound sterl.


Borrower

Mr Alexander Elphinstone of Glack
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1764. Life dates: 1738-1795.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Jacques Savary des Brûlons (Male, born 1657, died 1716)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Reference Works
The universal dictionary of trade and commerce, translated from the French of ... Monsieur Savary, ... with large additions and improvements, ... By Malachy Postlethwayt, Esq.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Ab.1.6-7.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Borrowed: 1775/1/31 (Tuesday). Returned: 1775/3/1 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Mr Alexander Elphinstone of Glack

Author: Jacques Savary des Brûlons (Male, born 1657, died 1716), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Reference Works

Universal Dictionary of Trade and Commerce

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 291625

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 29

Davila Histoire de guerre civile de Francia 2 vol. 4to

Borrowed: 1775/2/1 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/3/1 (Wednesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: Two pound sterl.


Borrower

Mr Alexander Bruce of Kinnaird
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1762. Life dates: d. 1780.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Arrigo Caterino Davila (Male, born 1576, died 1631)
Genre: History
Historia delle guerre civili di Francia [Davila]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: D.22.c.4-5.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Arrigo Caterino Davila (Male, born 1576, died 1631)
Genre: History
Historia delle guerre civili di Francia: nella quali si contengono le operationi di quattro rè, Francesco II. Carlo IX. Henrico III. and Henrico IV. Con l'indice piu copioso delle cose notabili. Aggiuntevi, oltre alle memorie della vita dell'autore, e della sua casa, le annotationi di Giovanni Balduino nel margine
Language: Italian . Published: London. Date of publication: 1755. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 38 times in 23 borrowing records


Book Work

Arrigo Caterino Davila (Male, born 1576, died 1631)
Genre: History
History of the Civil Wars of France

Borrowed: 1775/2/1 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/3/1 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Mr Alexander Bruce of Kinnaird

Author: Arrigo Caterino Davila (Male, born 1576, died 1631), Genre: History

History of the Civil Wars of France

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 292999

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 31

Modern Reports Vol. 1.

Borrowed: 1775/2/4 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/2/12 (Sunday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.


Borrower

Mr James Boswell of Auchinleck
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1766. Life dates: 1740-1795.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate.


Book Holding

Genre: Law
Modern reports: or, Select cases adjudged in the Courts of King’s Bench, Chancery, Common-Pleas and Exchequer.
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Historical Collection TR E.163.4].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 293083

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 36

Bacon's Abridgment vol. 5th fol.

Borrowed: 1775/2/14 (Tuesday). Returned: 1775/2/14 (Tuesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.


Borrower

Mr Bannatyne William Macleod William McLeod
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1765. Life dates: 1744-1833.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Matthew Bacon (Male)
Genre: Law
New abridgment of the law [Bacon]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: TR E.143.4].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Matthew Bacon (Male)
Genre: Law
A new abridgment of the law. By a gentleman of the Middle Temple.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1736-1766. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 43 times in 30 borrowing records


Book Work

Matthew Bacon (Male)
Genre: Law
New Abridgment of the Law

Borrowed: 1775/2/14 (Tuesday). Returned: 1775/2/14 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Mr Bannatyne William Macleod William McLeod

Author: Matthew Bacon (Male), Genre: Law

New Abridgment of the Law

Volumes borrowed: Volume 5

Record ID 293509

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 38

Bacon vol. 1.st in fol.

Borrowed: 1775/2/15 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/2/22 (Wednesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.


Borrower

Mr Bannatyne William Macleod William McLeod
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1765. Life dates: 1744-1833.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Matthew Bacon (Male)
Genre: Law
New abridgment of the law [Bacon]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: TR E.143.4].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Matthew Bacon (Male)
Genre: Law
A new abridgment of the law. By a gentleman of the Middle Temple.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1736-1766. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 43 times in 30 borrowing records


Book Work

Matthew Bacon (Male)
Genre: Law
New Abridgment of the Law

Borrowed: 1775/2/15 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/2/22 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Mr Bannatyne William Macleod William McLeod

Author: Matthew Bacon (Male), Genre: Law

New Abridgment of the Law

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 293521

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 39

Monthly Review for 1769 & 1770 (Vol. 40.41.42.43)

Borrowed: 1775/2/17 (Friday). Returned: 1775/3/17 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: Two pound sterl.


Borrower

Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.


Book Holding

Genre: Periodicals
Monthly review; or, Literary journal.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 40, Volume 41, Volume 42, Volume 43

Book Edition

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 347 times in 203 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Periodicals
Monthly Review. A Periodical Work, Giving an Account ... of, and Extracts from, the New Books, Pamphlets, &c.

Borrowed: 1775/2/17 (Friday). Returned: 1775/3/17 (Friday).

Borrower: Mr Matthew Ross of Condie

Genre: Periodicals

Monthly Review. A Periodical Work, Giving an Account ... of, and Extracts from, the New Books, Pamphlets, &c.

Volumes borrowed: Volume 40, Volume 41, Volume 42, Volume 43

Record ID 293539

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 40

Postethwayts Dictionary 2 vol. fol

Borrowed: 1775/2/18 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/3/1 (Wednesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.


Borrower

Mr Alexander Bruce of Kinnaird
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1762. Life dates: d. 1780.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Jacques Savary des Brûlons (Male, born 1657, died 1716)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Reference Works
The universal dictionary of trade and commerce, translated from the French of ... Monsieur Savary, ... with large additions and improvements, ... By Malachy Postlethwayt, Esq.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Ab.1.6-7.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Borrowed: 1775/2/18 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/3/1 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Mr Alexander Bruce of Kinnaird

Author: Jacques Savary des Brûlons (Male, born 1657, died 1716), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Reference Works

Universal Dictionary of Trade and Commerce

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 293542

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 41

Norden's Travels 2 vol. fol.

Borrowed: 1775/2/20 (Monday). Returned: 1775/3/20 (Monday). Fine pledged in case of late return: five pounds sterl.


Borrower

Mr George Currie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: d. 1816.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Frederik Ludvig Norden (Male, born 1708, died 1742)
Genre: Travel
Travels in Egypt and Nubia. By Frederick Lewis Norden, F.R.S.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Ae.1.11-12.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Frederik Ludvig Norden (Male, born 1708, died 1742)
Genre: Travel
Travels in Egypt and Nubia. By Frederick Lewis Norden, F.R.S. ... Translated from the original published by command of his Majesty the King of Denmark.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1757. Format: folio. Pagination: 2 vols.
Editors: Templeman, Peter
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 10 times in 5 borrowing records


Book Work

Frederik Ludvig Norden (Male, born 1708, died 1742)
Genre: Travel
Travels in Egypt and Nubia

Borrowed: 1775/2/20 (Monday). Returned: 1775/3/20 (Monday).

Borrower: Mr George Currie

Author: Frederik Ludvig Norden (Male, born 1708, died 1742), Genre: Travel

Travels in Egypt and Nubia

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 293557

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 42

Millars Plants 2 vol. fol

Borrowed: 1775/2/22 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/3/22 (Wednesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.


Borrower

Mr Harry Erskine
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1768. Life dates: 1746-1817.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).


Book HoldingLibrary record

Philip Miller (Male, born 1691, died 1771)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Figures of the most beautiful, useful, and uncommon plants described in the Gardeners dictionary [Miller]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: An.1.18-19.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Philip Miller (Male, born 1691, died 1771)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Figures of the most beautiful, useful, and uncommon plants described in the gardeners dictionary, exhibited on three hundred copper plates, accurately engraven after drawings taken from nature.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1760. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 11 times in 6 borrowing records


Book Work

Philip Miller (Male, born 1691, died 1771)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Figures of the Most Beautiful, Useful, and Uncommon Plants described in the Gardeners Dictionary

Borrowed: 1775/2/22 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/3/22 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Mr Harry Erskine

Author: Philip Miller (Male, born 1691, died 1771), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge

Figures of the Most Beautiful, Useful, and Uncommon Plants described in the Gardeners Dictionary

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 293641

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 51

Modern reports vol. 3. fol.

Borrowed: 1775/3/3 (Friday). Returned: 1775/3/12 (Sunday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.


Borrower

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.


Book Holding

Genre: Law
Modern reports: or, Select cases adjudged in the Courts of King’s Bench, Chancery, Common-Pleas and Exchequer.
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Historical Collection TR E.163.4].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3

Record ID 293626

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 51

Encyclopedie tom 3 fol

Borrowed: 1775/3/3 (Friday). Returned: 1775/3/12 (Sunday). Fine pledged in case of late return: five pounds sterl.


Borrower

Mr Robert Blair of Avonton; Lord Avonton
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1764. Life dates: 1741-1811.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Lord Advocate. Law > Lord President. Law > Dean of Faculty.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Jean le Rond d' Alembert (Male, born 1717, died 1783), Denis Diderot (Male, born 1713, died 1784)
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopédie; ou, Dictionnaire raisonnée des sciences, des arts, et des métiers, etc. Recueil de planches, sur les sciences, les arts libéraux, et les arts méchaniques, avec leur explication.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.190.e (Wanting vol. 1).
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Jean le Rond d' Alembert (Male, born 1717, died 1783), Denis Diderot (Male, born 1713, died 1784)
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, par une société de gens de lettres.
Language: French . Published: Neuchâtel. Date of publication: 1751-1780. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 35 times in 13 borrowing records


Book Work

Jean le Rond d' Alembert (Male, born 1717, died 1783), Denis Diderot (Male, born 1713, died 1784)
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers

Borrowed: 1775/3/3 (Friday). Returned: 1775/3/12 (Sunday).

Borrower: Mr Robert Blair of Avonton; Lord Avonton

Author: Jean le Rond d' Alembert (Male, born 1717, died 1783), Denis Diderot (Male, born 1713, died 1784), Genre: Reference Works

Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers

Volumes borrowed: Volume 3

Record ID 294634

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 54

Modern Universal Hist. vol. 11, 12 & 13. in 8.

Borrowed: 1775/3/9 (Thursday). Returned: 1775/4/9 (Sunday). Fine pledged in case of late return: one pound sterl..


Borrower

Mr John Ramsay John Ramsay Balfour of Balbirnie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1761. Life dates: 1734-1813.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

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 11, Volume 12, Volume 13

Book Edition

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 137 times in 38 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: History
Modern Part of the Universal History

Borrowed: 1775/3/9 (Thursday). Returned: 1775/4/9 (Sunday).

Borrower: Mr John Ramsay John Ramsay Balfour of Balbirnie

Genre: History

Modern Part of the Universal History

Volumes borrowed: Volume 11, Volume 12, Volume 13

Record ID 294778

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 61

Forduni Scoti Chronicon, 2 vol. fol.

Borrowed: 1775/3/22 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/4/22 (Saturday). Fine pledged in case of late return: three pounds sterl..


Borrower

Mr Adam Ogilvie of Hartwoodmyres
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1768. Life dates: 1746-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

John Fordun (Male, died 1384)
Genre: History
Joannis de Fordun Scotichronicon
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: A.107.a .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

John Fordun (Male, died 1384)
Genre: History
Joannis de Fordun Scotichronicon, cum supplementis et continuatione Walteri Boweri, Insulae Sancti Columbae Abbatis: E Codicibus Mss, editum, cum notis et variantibus lectionibus. Præfixa est ad historiam Scotorum introductio brevis, curâ Walteri Goodall.
Language: Latin . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1759. Format: folio. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 35 times in 18 borrowing records


Book Work

John Fordun (Male, died 1384)
Genre: History
Scotichronicon [John Fordun]

Borrowed: 1775/3/22 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/4/22 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr Adam Ogilvie of Hartwoodmyres

Author: John Fordun (Male, died 1384), Genre: History

Scotichronicon [John Fordun]

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 294958

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 67

Essays Physical and literary vol. 2. in 8

Borrowed: 1775/4/13 (Thursday). Returned: 1775/5/13 (Saturday). Fine pledged in case of late return: six Shillings sterl.


Borrower

Mr Robert Blair of Avonton; Lord Avonton
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1764. Life dates: 1741-1811.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Lord Advocate. Law > Lord President. Law > Dean of Faculty.


Book Holding

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

Book Edition

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


Book Work

Edinburgh Philosophical Society (Unspecified)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays and Observations, Physical and Literary

Borrowed: 1775/4/13 (Thursday). Returned: 1775/5/13 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr Robert Blair of Avonton; Lord Avonton

Author: Edinburgh Philosophical Society (Unspecified), Genre: Belles Lettres

Essays and Observations, Physical and Literary

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 294952

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 67

Lord Littletons dialogues of the dead 8.vo

Borrowed: 1775/4/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/5/12 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: Ten Shillings sterl.


Borrower

Mr George Clerk
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1767. Life dates: d. 1776.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

George Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton (Male, born 1709, died 1773), Mrs Elizabeth Montagu (Female, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Dialogues of the dead [Lyttelton/Montagu]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Ao].4/2.18 .

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

George Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton (Male, born 1709, died 1773), Mrs Elizabeth Montagu (Female, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Dialogues of the dead.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1760. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2


Book Work

George Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton (Male, born 1709, died 1773), Mrs Elizabeth Montagu (Female, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Dialogues of the Dead

Borrowed: 1775/4/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/5/12 (Friday).

Borrower: Mr George Clerk

Author: George Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton (Male, born 1709, died 1773), Mrs Elizabeth Montagu (Female, born 1718, died 1800), Genre: Belles Lettres

Dialogues of the Dead

Record ID 294979

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 70

Essays physical & litterary vol. 2. in 8

Borrowed: 1775/4/21 (Friday). Returned: 1775/5/21 (Sunday). Fine pledged in case of late return: Ten Shillings Sterl.


Borrower

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.


Book Holding

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

Book Edition

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


Book Work

Edinburgh Philosophical Society (Unspecified)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays and Observations, Physical and Literary

Borrowed: 1775/4/21 (Friday). Returned: 1775/5/21 (Sunday).

Borrower: Mr George Fergusson Lord Hermand

Author: Edinburgh Philosophical Society (Unspecified), Genre: Belles Lettres

Essays and Observations, Physical and Literary

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 294976

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 70

Hartes Life of Gustavus Adolphus in 4

Borrowed: 1775/4/20 (Thursday). Returned: 1775/5/20 (Saturday). Fine pledged in case of late return: One pound sterl.


Borrower

Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Walter Harte (Male, born 1709, died 1774)
Genre: Lives
History of the life of Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden [Harte]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: A.88.a.6 .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Walter Harte (Male, born 1709, died 1774)
Genre: Lives
The history of the life of Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden, sirnamed, the Great.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 42 times in 26 borrowing records


Book Work

Walter Harte (Male, born 1709, died 1774)
Genre: Lives
History of the Life of Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden

Borrowed: 1775/4/20 (Thursday). Returned: 1775/5/20 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr Matthew Ross of Condie

Author: Walter Harte (Male, born 1709, died 1774), Genre: Lives

History of the Life of Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 295009

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 73

Saxe Memoirs de la Guerre in 8

Borrowed: 1775/5/3 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/6/3 (Saturday). Fine pledged in case of late return: Ten shillings sterl.


Borrower

Mr George Clerk
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1767. Life dates: d. 1776.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Comte de Maurice Saxe (Male, born 1696, died 1750)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Les reveries ou memoires sur l'art de la guerre [Saxe]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Xi].2/1.7 .

Record ID 295381

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 76

D'Avaux Negociat. 4 vols 12o

Borrowed: 1775/5/16 (Tuesday). Returned: 1775/6/16 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.


Borrower

Mr David Falconer of Allanhill
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1732. Life dates: 1712-1776.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Jean-Antoine de Mesmes Comte d’Avaux (Male, born 1640, died 1709)
Genre: History, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The negotiations of Count d'Avaux.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: D.8.d.2-5.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Jean-Antoine de Mesmes Comte d’Avaux (Male, born 1640, died 1709)
Genre: History, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The negotiations of Count d’Avaux, ambassador from his Most Christian Majesty to the States General of the United Provinces.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1754-1755. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 12 times in 3 borrowing records


Book Work

Jean-Antoine de Mesmes Comte d’Avaux (Male, born 1640, died 1709)
Genre: History, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Negotiations of Count d’Avaux, Ambassador from his Most Christian Majesty to the States General of the United Provinces

Record ID 295828

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 82

Bosuet histoire universel 12

Borrowed: 1775/5/30 (Tuesday). Returned: 1775/6/30 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: five shillings sterl.


Borrower

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.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Jacques Bénigne Bossuet Bishop of Meaux (Male, born 1627, died 1704)
Genre: History
Discours sur l'histoire universelle [Bossuet]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.92.g.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Jacques Bénigne Bossuet Bishop of Meaux (Male, born 1627, died 1704)
Genre: History
Discours sur l'histoire universelle... par messire Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet.
Language: French . Published: Amsterdam. Date of publication: 1755. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 8 times in 2 borrowing records


Book Work

Jacques Bénigne Bossuet Bishop of Meaux (Male, born 1627, died 1704)
Genre: History
Discours sur l'Histoire Universelle

Borrowed: 1775/5/30 (Tuesday). Returned: 1775/6/30 (Friday).

Borrower: Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson

Author: Jacques Bénigne Bossuet Bishop of Meaux (Male, born 1627, died 1704), Genre: History

Discours sur l'Histoire Universelle

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4

Record ID 295867

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 87

Modern Universal hist. tom. 38, 39, 40, & 41.

Borrowed: 1775/6/14 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/7/14 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: three pound sterl..


Borrower

Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.


Book HoldingLibrary record

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 38, Volume 39, Volume 40, Volume 41

Book Edition

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 137 times in 38 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: History
Modern Part of the Universal History

Borrowed: 1775/6/14 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/7/14 (Friday).

Borrower: Mr Matthew Ross of Condie

Genre: History

Modern Part of the Universal History

Volumes borrowed: Volume 38, Volume 39, Volume 40, Volume 41

Record ID 295921

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 90

Bacon's ditto tom 1. in fol.

Borrowed: 1775/6/19 (Monday). Returned: 1775/6/22 (Thursday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.


Borrower

Mr Bannatyne William Macleod William McLeod
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1765. Life dates: 1744-1833.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Matthew Bacon (Male)
Genre: Law
New abridgment of the law [Bacon]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: TR E.143.4].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Matthew Bacon (Male)
Genre: Law
A new abridgment of the law. By a gentleman of the Middle Temple.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1736-1766. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 43 times in 30 borrowing records


Book Work

Matthew Bacon (Male)
Genre: Law
New Abridgment of the Law

Borrowed: 1775/6/19 (Monday). Returned: 1775/6/22 (Thursday).

Borrower: Mr Bannatyne William Macleod William McLeod

Author: Matthew Bacon (Male), Genre: Law

New Abridgment of the Law

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 295963

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 94

Middletons life of Cicero 3 vol. 8vo

Borrowed: 1775/6/23 (Friday). Returned: 1775/7/23 (Sunday). Fine pledged in case of late return: One pound Sterl.


Borrower

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.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Conyers Middleton (Male, born 1683, died 1750)
Genre: Lives
History of the life of Marcus Tullius Cicero [Middleton]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: R.152.f.25.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Conyers Middleton (Male, born 1683, died 1750)
Genre: Lives
The history of the life of Marcus Tullius Cicero.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1755. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 6 times in 2 borrowing records


Book Work

Conyers Middleton (Male, born 1683, died 1750)
Genre: Lives
History of the Life of Marcus Tullius Cicero

Borrowed: 1775/6/23 (Friday). Returned: 1775/7/23 (Sunday).

Borrower: Mr James Burnet of Monboddo; Lord Monboddo

Author: Conyers Middleton (Male, born 1683, died 1750), Genre: Lives

History of the Life of Marcus Tullius Cicero

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Record ID 295969

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 95

Elaboratory laid open in 8

Borrowed: 1775/6/23 (Friday). Returned: 1775/7/23 (Sunday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.


Borrower

Mr John Dickson of Kilbucho
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1774. Life dates: 1752-1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Robert Dossie (Male, died 1777)
Genre: Medicine, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Elaboratory laid open, or, the secrets of modern chemistry and pharmacy revealed [Dossie]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: M.30.e.[alpha].

Record ID 295975

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 96

Buffon histoire naturelle tom. I. in 4

Borrowed: 1775/6/26 (Monday). Returned: 1775/7/26 (Wednesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: one guinea.


Borrower

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.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire naturelle, générale et particuliére, avec la description du Cabinet du roi [Buffon]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Am.6.1-36.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière, avec la description du Cabinet du Roi. [By Buffon, L. J. M. D'Aubenton, P. Guéneau de Montbeillard, G. L. C. A. Bexon, and the Count de Lacépède.]
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1749-1767. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 237 times in 126 borrowing records


Book Work

Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon

Borrowed: 1775/6/26 (Monday). Returned: 1775/7/26 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Mr George Fergusson Lord Hermand

Author: Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy

Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 296173

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 98

Swifts Works Vol. 4.5.6 in 4

Borrowed: 1775/6/29 (Thursday). Returned: 1775/7/29 (Saturday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.


Borrower

Mr William Stewart
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1773. Life dates: 1748-1805.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin, accurately revised in six volumes, adorned with copper-plates; with some account of the author's life, and notes historical and explanatory, by John Hawkesworth.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Ai.7.5-10.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6

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Confidence level: Certain

Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. Dean of St. Patrick’s, Dublin, accurately revised in six volumes, adorned with copper-plates; with some account of the author’s life, and notes historical and explanatory, by John Hawkesworth.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1755. Format: 4to. Pagination: 6 vols.
Editors: Hawkesworth, John
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 18 times in 6 borrowing records


Book Work

Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Jonathan Swift

Borrowed: 1775/6/29 (Thursday). Returned: 1775/7/29 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr William Stewart

Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Belles Lettres

Works of Jonathan Swift

Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6

Record ID 296191

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 100

Wilkies Epigoniad 8vo

Borrowed: 1775/6/30 (Friday). Returned: 1775/7/20 (Thursday). Fine pledged in case of late return: five Shillings sterl.


Borrower

Mr John Whiteford Whitefoord
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1756. Life dates: 1734-1803.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Military > Army. Military > Officer.


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William Wilkie (Male, born 1721, died 1772)
Genre: Poetry
The epigoniad. A poem. In nine books [Wilkie]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Ai].5/2.52.

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Confidence level: Certain

William Wilkie (Male, born 1721, died 1772)
Genre: Poetry
The epigoniad. A poem. In nine books.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1757. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 22


Book Work

William Wilkie (Male, born 1721, died 1772)
Genre: Poetry
Epigoniad

Borrowed: 1775/6/30 (Friday). Returned: 1775/7/20 (Thursday).

Borrower: Mr John Whiteford Whitefoord

Author: William Wilkie (Male, born 1721, died 1772), Genre: Poetry

Epigoniad

Record ID 296200

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 101

Nordens Travels 2 vol. fol

Borrowed: 1775/7/1 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/8/1 (Tuesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: five pounds Sterl.


Borrower

Mr Andrew Crosbie of Holm
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1757. Life dates: 1736-1785.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.


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Frederik Ludvig Norden (Male, born 1708, died 1742)
Genre: Travel
Travels in Egypt and Nubia. By Frederick Lewis Norden, F.R.S.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Ae.1.11-12.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

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Confidence level: Certain

Frederik Ludvig Norden (Male, born 1708, died 1742)
Genre: Travel
Travels in Egypt and Nubia. By Frederick Lewis Norden, F.R.S. ... Translated from the original published by command of his Majesty the King of Denmark.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1757. Format: folio. Pagination: 2 vols.
Editors: Templeman, Peter
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 10 times in 5 borrowing records


Book Work

Frederik Ludvig Norden (Male, born 1708, died 1742)
Genre: Travel
Travels in Egypt and Nubia

Borrowed: 1775/7/1 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/8/1 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Mr Andrew Crosbie of Holm

Author: Frederik Ludvig Norden (Male, born 1708, died 1742), Genre: Travel

Travels in Egypt and Nubia

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 296251

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 107

Carews rights of Elections in fol

Borrowed: 1775/7/11 (Tuesday). Returned: 1775/8/11 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: Two pounds Sterl.


Borrower

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).


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Thomas Carew (Male, born 1702, died 1766)
Genre: History
An historical account of the rights of elections of the several counties, cities, and boroughs, of Great Britain [Carew]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: R.308.a..

Record ID 296308

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 114

Bacons Abridgement. Vol. 3.4. fol.

Borrowed: 1775/7/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1775/7/30 (Sunday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.


Borrowers

Sir David Rae of Eskgrove; Lord Eskgrove
Gender: Male. Address: Old Assembly Close; St John Street, Canongate, Edinburgh.
Admission date: 1751. Life dates: 1729-1804.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.

Mr William Stewart
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate’s Clerk.


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Matthew Bacon (Male)
Genre: Law
New abridgment of the law [Bacon]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: TR E.143.4].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4

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Confidence level: Certain

Matthew Bacon (Male)
Genre: Law
A new abridgment of the law. By a gentleman of the Middle Temple.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1736-1766. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 43 times in 30 borrowing records


Book Work

Matthew Bacon (Male)
Genre: Law
New Abridgment of the Law

Borrowed: 1775/7/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1775/7/30 (Sunday).

Borrowers: Sir David Rae of Eskgrove; Lord Eskgrove, Mr William Stewart

Author: Matthew Bacon (Male), Genre: Law

New Abridgment of the Law

Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4

Record ID 296383

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 119

Modern Universal history Vol. 14.15.16 in 8

Borrowed: 1775/7/27 (Thursday). Returned: 1775/8/27 (Sunday). Fine pledged in case of late return: One pound sterl.


Borrower

Mr John Ramsay Balfour
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1762. Life dates: 1734-1813.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

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 14, Volume 15, Volume 16

Book Edition

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 137 times in 38 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: History
Modern Part of the Universal History

Borrowed: 1775/7/27 (Thursday). Returned: 1775/8/27 (Sunday).

Borrower: Mr John Ramsay Balfour

Genre: History

Modern Part of the Universal History

Volumes borrowed: Volume 14, Volume 15, Volume 16

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.


Borrower

Mr Alexander Scrimgeour Wedderburn of Birkhill
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1766. Life dates: 1742-1811.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book Holding

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

Book Edition

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


Book Work

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 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.


Borrower

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.


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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

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

Essay on Insurances

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.


Borrower

Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.


Book HoldingLibrary record

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

Book Edition

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


Book Work

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..


Borrower

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).


Book Holding

William Warburton (Male, born 1698, died 1779)
Genre: Theology
Divine legation of Moses demonstrated [Warburton]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

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


Book Work

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 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..


Borrower

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


Book HoldingLibrary record

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

Book Edition

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


Book Work

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

Orlando Furioso

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

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.


Borrower

Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.


Book HoldingLibrary record

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

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.


Borrower

Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.


Book Holding

Genre: Periodicals
Monthly review; or, Literary journal.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 36, Volume 37, Volume 38, Volume 39

Book Edition

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 347 times in 203 borrowing records


Book Work

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

Monthly Review. A Periodical Work, Giving an Account ... of, and Extracts from, the New Books, Pamphlets, &c.

Volumes borrowed: Volume 36, Volume 37, Volume 38, Volume 39

Record ID 297079

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 137

Poesie di Metastasio tom 5.

Borrowed: 1775/8/25 (Friday). Returned: 1775/9/25 (Monday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.


Borrower

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.


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Pietro Metastasio (Male, born 1698, died 1782)
Genre: Poetry
Poesie del signor abate Pietro Metastasio.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Ae].7/3.15-22.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Pietro Metastasio (Male, born 1698, died 1782)
Genre: Poetry
Poesie del signor abate Pietro Metastasio.
Language: Italian . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1755-1783. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 12 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 101 times in 38 borrowing records


Book Work

Pietro Metastasio (Male, born 1698, died 1782)
Genre: Poetry
Poesie del Signor Abate Pietro Metastasio

Borrowed: 1775/8/25 (Friday). Returned: 1775/9/25 (Monday).

Borrower: Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson

Author: Pietro Metastasio (Male, born 1698, died 1782), Genre: Poetry

Poesie del Signor Abate Pietro Metastasio

Volumes borrowed: Volume 5

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.


Borrower

Mr John Pringle
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1763. Life dates: 1741-1811.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Sir Geoffrey Gilbert (Male, born 1674, died 1726)
Genre: Law
The law of evidence [Gilbert]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Historical Collection AB/GIL.

Book Edition

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


Book Work

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

Law of Evidence

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.


Borrower

Mr George Clerk
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1767. Life dates: d. 1776.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

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].

Record ID 297517

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 154

Poesie del Metastasio tom 6 in 8

Borrowed: 1775/11/22 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/12/22 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: five shillings Sterl.


Borrower

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.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Pietro Metastasio (Male, born 1698, died 1782)
Genre: Poetry
Poesie del signor abate Pietro Metastasio.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Ae].7/3.15-22.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Pietro Metastasio (Male, born 1698, died 1782)
Genre: Poetry
Poesie del signor abate Pietro Metastasio.
Language: Italian . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1755-1783. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 12 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 101 times in 38 borrowing records


Book Work

Pietro Metastasio (Male, born 1698, died 1782)
Genre: Poetry
Poesie del Signor Abate Pietro Metastasio

Borrowed: 1775/11/22 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/12/22 (Friday).

Borrower: Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson

Author: Pietro Metastasio (Male, born 1698, died 1782), Genre: Poetry

Poesie del Signor Abate Pietro Metastasio

Volumes borrowed: Volume 6

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.


Borrower

Mr Hugo Arnot of Balcormo; Hugo Pollock
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1749-1786.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Genre: Periodicals
Caledonian Mercury.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1727, Volume 1731

Book Edition

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


Book Work

Genre: Periodicals
Caledonian Mercury

Borrowed: 1775/11/27 (Monday). Returned: 1775/12/27 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Mr Hugo Arnot of Balcormo; Hugo Pollock

Genre: Periodicals

Caledonian Mercury

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1727, Volume 1731

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.


Borrower

Mr Hugo Arnot of Balcormo; Hugo Pollock
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1749-1786.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

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.

Book Edition

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


Book Work

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 297589

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 161

Buffon Histoire Naturelle tom 18 in 4

Borrowed: 1775/11/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/12/29 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: One pound Sterl.


Borrower

Mr George Wallace
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1754. Life dates: 1727-1805.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire naturelle, générale et particuliére, avec la description du Cabinet du roi [Buffon]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Am.6.1-36.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 18

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière, avec la description du Cabinet du Roi. [By Buffon, L. J. M. D'Aubenton, P. Guéneau de Montbeillard, G. L. C. A. Bexon, and the Count de Lacépède.]
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1749-1767. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 237 times in 126 borrowing records


Book Work

Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon

Borrowed: 1775/11/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1775/12/29 (Friday).

Borrower: Mr George Wallace

Author: Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy

Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon

Volumes borrowed: Volume 18

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..


Borrower

Mr John Ramsay John Ramsay Balfour of Balbirnie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1761. Life dates: 1734-1813.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book HoldingLibrary record

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

Book Edition

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 137 times in 38 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: History
Modern Part of the Universal History

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 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.


Borrower

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.


Book Holding

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

Book Edition

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


Book Work

Genre: Law
General Abridgment of Cases in Equity

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 298084

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 172

Buffon Histoire naturelle tom 1. 4to

Borrowed: 1775/12/7 (Thursday). Returned: 1776/1/7 (Sunday). Fine pledged in case of late return: One pound Sterl.


Borrower

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.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire naturelle, générale et particuliére, avec la description du Cabinet du roi [Buffon]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Am.6.1-36.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière, avec la description du Cabinet du Roi. [By Buffon, L. J. M. D'Aubenton, P. Guéneau de Montbeillard, G. L. C. A. Bexon, and the Count de Lacépède.]
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1749-1767. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 237 times in 126 borrowing records


Book Work

Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon

Borrowed: 1775/12/7 (Thursday). Returned: 1776/1/7 (Sunday).

Borrower: Mr James Burnet of Monboddo; Lord Monboddo

Author: Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy

Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 298147

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 173

Acta Sanctorum Jan. tom 2. februarii tom 3. fol.

Borrowed: 1775/12/9 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/1/9 (Tuesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: Ten pound Sterl.


Borrower

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.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Johannes Bolland (Male, born 1596, died 1665)
Genre: Law
Acta Sanctorum (original title)
Acta Sanctorum, quotquot toto orbe coluntur, vel a Catholicis scriptoribus celebrantur, quae ex antiquis monumentis Latinis, aliarumque gentium collegit, digessit, notis illustravit Joannes Bollandus. (standardised title)

Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.184.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3

Borrowed: 1775/12/9 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/1/9 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Mr Robert Cullen Lord Cullen

Author: Johannes Bolland (Male, born 1596, died 1665), Genre: Law

Acta Sanctorum quotquot toto Orbe Coluntur vel a Catholicis Scriptoribus Celebrantur

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3

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.


Borrower

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.


Book HoldingLibrary record

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

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

Essay on Insurances

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 298783

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 176

Bacons abridgement vol. 6 fol.

Borrowed: 1775/12/11 (Monday). Returned: 1775/12/20 (Wednesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.


Borrowers

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.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Matthew Bacon (Male)
Genre: Law
New abridgment of the law [Bacon]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: TR E.143.4].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Matthew Bacon (Male)
Genre: Law
A new abridgment of the law. By a gentleman of the Middle Temple.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1736-1766. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 43 times in 30 borrowing records


Book Work

Matthew Bacon (Male)
Genre: Law
New Abridgment of the Law

Borrowed: 1775/12/11 (Monday). Returned: 1775/12/20 (Wednesday).

Borrowers: Mr Ilay Campbell of Succoth, Walter Lockhart

Author: Matthew Bacon (Male), Genre: Law

New Abridgment of the Law

Volumes borrowed: Volume 6

Record ID 298801

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 177

Cases in Equity 2 vol. in 8.

Borrowed: 1775/12/11 (Monday). Returned: 1775/12/20 (Wednesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.


Borrowers

Sir David Rae of Eskgrove; Lord Eskgrove
Gender: Male. Address: Old Assembly Close; St John Street, Canongate, Edinburgh.
Admission date: 1751. Life dates: 1729-1804.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.

William Steuart
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Notaries/Clerks.


Book Holding

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

Book Edition

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


Book Work

Genre: Law
General Abridgment of Cases in Equity

Borrowed: 1775/12/11 (Monday). Returned: 1775/12/20 (Wednesday).

Borrowers: Sir David Rae of Eskgrove; Lord Eskgrove, William Steuart

Genre: Law

General Abridgment of Cases in Equity

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 298840

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 180

Magens on Insurance 2 vol. 4.to

Borrowed: 1775/12/16 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/1/1 (Monday). Fine pledged in case of late return: Two pounds Sterl.


Borrower

Mr Edward McCormick
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1745-1814.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.


Book HoldingLibrary record

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

Borrowed: 1775/12/16 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/1/1 (Monday).

Borrower: Mr Edward McCormick

Author: Nicolaus Magens (Male), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge

Essay on Insurances

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 298846

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 181

Bacon's Abrigt. vol. 3.d in fol.

Borrowed: 1775/12/19 (Tuesday). Returned: 1775/12/22 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.


Borrower

Sir David Rae of Eskgrove; Lord Eskgrove
Gender: Male. Address: Old Assembly Close; St John Street, Canongate, Edinburgh.
Admission date: 1751. Life dates: 1729-1804.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Matthew Bacon (Male)
Genre: Law
New abridgment of the law [Bacon]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: TR E.143.4].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Matthew Bacon (Male)
Genre: Law
A new abridgment of the law. By a gentleman of the Middle Temple.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1736-1766. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 43 times in 30 borrowing records


Book Work

Matthew Bacon (Male)
Genre: Law
New Abridgment of the Law

Borrowed: 1775/12/19 (Tuesday). Returned: 1775/12/22 (Friday).

Borrower: Sir David Rae of Eskgrove; Lord Eskgrove

Author: Matthew Bacon (Male), Genre: Law

New Abridgment of the Law

Volumes borrowed: Volume 3

Record ID 298867

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 182

Littletons dialogues of the dead 8vo

Borrowed: 1775/12/21 (Thursday). Returned: 1776/1/21 (Sunday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.


Borrower

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.


Book HoldingLibrary record

George Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton (Male, born 1709, died 1773), Mrs Elizabeth Montagu (Female, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Dialogues of the dead [Lyttelton/Montagu]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Ao].4/2.18 .

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

George Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton (Male, born 1709, died 1773), Mrs Elizabeth Montagu (Female, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Dialogues of the dead.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1760. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2


Book Work

George Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton (Male, born 1709, died 1773), Mrs Elizabeth Montagu (Female, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Dialogues of the Dead

Borrowed: 1775/12/21 (Thursday). Returned: 1776/1/21 (Sunday).

Borrower: Mr William Craig Lord Craig

Author: George Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton (Male, born 1709, died 1773), Mrs Elizabeth Montagu (Female, born 1718, died 1800), Genre: Belles Lettres

Dialogues of the Dead

Record ID 298897

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 183

London Magazine from 1732 to 1736 inclusive 5 vol.[note in margin] Vol. for 1732 returned W. G.

Borrowed: 1775/12/23 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/1/23 (Tuesday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.


Borrower

Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Genre: Periodicals
The London Magazine: or, Gentleman's Monthly Intelligencer.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Q.6.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1732, Volume 1733, Volume 1734, Volume 1735, Volume 1736

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Genre: Periodicals
The London Magazine: or, Gentleman’s Monthly Intelligencer.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1732-1782. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 51 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 59 times in 12 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Periodicals
London Magazine: or, Gentleman’s Monthly Intelligencer

Borrowed: 1775/12/23 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/1/23 (Tuesday).

Borrower: Mr Matthew Ross of Condie

Genre: Periodicals

London Magazine: or, Gentleman’s Monthly Intelligencer

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1732, Volume 1733, Volume 1734, Volume 1735, Volume 1736

Record ID 298891

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 183

Keyslers Travels 2 vol. 4to

Borrowed: 1775/12/23 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/1/23 (Monday). Fine pledged in case of late return: Three pounds Sterl.


Borrower

Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Johann Georg Keyssler (Male, born 1693, died 1743)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy, Genre: Travel
Travels through Germany, Bohemia, Hungary, Switzerland, Italy, and Lorrain [Keyssler]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.153.a.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Borrowed: 1775/12/23 (Saturday). Returned: 1775/1/23 (Monday).

Borrower: Mr Matthew Ross of Condie

Author: Johann Georg Keyssler (Male, born 1693, died 1743), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy, Genre: Travel

Travels through Germany, Bohemia, Hungary, Switzerland, Italy, and Lorrain

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 299041

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 184

Vertot revolutions of Portugal

Borrowed: 1775/12/29 (Friday). Returned: 1776/1/29 (Monday). Fine pledged in case of late return: one pound sterl.


Borrower

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.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Abbé René Aubert de Vertot (Male, born 1655, died 1735)
Genre: History
The history of the revolutions of Portugal [Vertot]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: NE.530.c.16.

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Abbé René Aubert de Vertot (Male, born 1655, died 1735)
Genre: History
The history of the revolutions of Portugal.
Language: English . Published: Glasgow. Date of publication: 1760. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 1


Book Work

Abbé René Aubert de Vertot (Male, born 1655, died 1735)
Genre: History
History of the Revolutions in Portugal

Borrowed: 1775/12/29 (Friday). Returned: 1776/1/29 (Monday).

Borrower: Mr William Craig Lord Craig

Author: Abbé René Aubert de Vertot (Male, born 1655, died 1735), Genre: History

History of the Revolutions in Portugal

Record ID 299047

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 185

Scots Magazine 1745 1746

Borrowed: 1776/1/2 (Tuesday). Returned: 1776/2/2 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: Ten shillings sterl.


Borrower

Mr William Stewart
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1773. Life dates: 1748-1805.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book Holding

Genre: Periodicals
Scots magazine.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1745, Volume 1746

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Genre: Periodicals
The Scots magazine.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1739-1803. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 306 times in 185 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Periodicals
Scots Magazine

Borrowed: 1776/1/2 (Tuesday). Returned: 1776/2/2 (Friday).

Borrower: Mr William Stewart

Genre: Periodicals

Scots Magazine

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1745, Volume 1746

Record ID 299068

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 187

Causes celebres vol 1, 2, 3 & 4 5.6.7 & 8

Borrowed: 1776/1/11 (Thursday). Returned: 1776/2/11 (Sunday). Fine pledged in case of late return: one pound sterl.


Borrower

Mr Thomas Buchan of Auchmacoy
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1770. Life dates: 1746-1819.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book Holding

François Gayot de Pitaval (Male, born 1673, died 1743)
Genre: Law
Causes celebres et interessantes, avec les jugemens qui les ont decidées [Gaylot de Pitaval]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Historical Collection [t].5.3-23.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

François Gayot de Pitaval (Male, born 1673, died 1743)
Genre: Law
Causes célèbres et intéressantes avec les jugemens qui les ont decidées.
Language: French . Published: The Hague. Date of publication: 1735-1775. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 22 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 140 times in 29 borrowing records


Book Work

François Gayot de Pitaval (Male, born 1673, died 1743)
Genre: Law
Causes Célèbres et Intéressantes avec les Jugemens qui les ont Decidées

Borrowed: 1776/1/11 (Thursday). Returned: 1776/2/11 (Sunday).

Borrower: Mr Thomas Buchan of Auchmacoy

Author: François Gayot de Pitaval (Male, born 1673, died 1743), Genre: Law

Causes Célèbres et Intéressantes avec les Jugemens qui les ont Decidées

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8

Record ID 299092

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 189

Monthly Review Vol. 22.23.24.25 (4 vol)

Borrowed: 1776/1/16 (Tuesday). Returned: 1776/2/16 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: One pound Sterl.


Borrower

Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.


Book Holding

Genre: Periodicals
Monthly review; or, Literary journal.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 22, Volume 23, Volume 24, Volume 25

Book Edition

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 347 times in 203 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Periodicals
Monthly Review. A Periodical Work, Giving an Account ... of, and Extracts from, the New Books, Pamphlets, &c.

Borrowed: 1776/1/16 (Tuesday). Returned: 1776/2/16 (Friday).

Borrower: Mr Matthew Ross of Condie

Genre: Periodicals

Monthly Review. A Periodical Work, Giving an Account ... of, and Extracts from, the New Books, Pamphlets, &c.

Volumes borrowed: Volume 22, Volume 23, Volume 24, Volume 25

Record ID 299146

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 191

Causes celebres tom 16.

Borrowed: 1776/1/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1776/2/17 (Saturday). Fine pledged in case of late return: three pound sterl..


Borrower

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.


Book Holding

François Gayot de Pitaval (Male, born 1673, died 1743)
Genre: Law
Causes celebres et interessantes, avec les jugemens qui les ont decidées [Gaylot de Pitaval]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Historical Collection [t].5.3-23.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 16

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

François Gayot de Pitaval (Male, born 1673, died 1743)
Genre: Law
Causes célèbres et intéressantes avec les jugemens qui les ont decidées.
Language: French . Published: The Hague. Date of publication: 1735-1775. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 22 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 140 times in 29 borrowing records


Book Work

François Gayot de Pitaval (Male, born 1673, died 1743)
Genre: Law
Causes Célèbres et Intéressantes avec les Jugemens qui les ont Decidées

Borrowed: 1776/1/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1776/2/17 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr John Maclaurin Lord Dreghorn

Author: François Gayot de Pitaval (Male, born 1673, died 1743), Genre: Law

Causes Célèbres et Intéressantes avec les Jugemens qui les ont Decidées

Volumes borrowed: Volume 16

Record ID 299275

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 200

Cases in equity vol. 1. 2.

Borrowed: 1776/2/3 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/3/3 (Sunday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.


Borrower

Mr Alexander Gordon of Whiteley and Pitlurg
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1752. Life dates: d. 1783.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.


Book Holding

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

Book Edition

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


Book Work

Genre: Law
General Abridgment of Cases in Equity

Borrowed: 1776/2/3 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/3/3 (Sunday).

Borrower: Mr Alexander Gordon of Whiteley and Pitlurg

Genre: Law

General Abridgment of Cases in Equity

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 299269

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 200

Bunburys reports fol.

Borrowed: 1776/2/3 (Saturday). Returned: 1776/3/3 (Sunday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.


Borrower

Mr Alexander Gordon of Whiteley and Pitlurg
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1752. Life dates: d. 1783.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Court of Exchequer Great Britain (Unspecified)
Genre: Law
Reports of cases in the Court of Exchequer [Bunbury]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Historical Collection TR E.159.2].

Record ID 299362

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 203

Monthly Review Vol. 50. in 8

Borrowed: 1776/2/9 (Friday). Returned: 1776/3/9 (Saturday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.


Borrower

Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.


Book Holding

Genre: Periodicals
Monthly review; or, Literary journal.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 50

Book Edition

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 347 times in 203 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Periodicals
Monthly Review. A Periodical Work, Giving an Account ... of, and Extracts from, the New Books, Pamphlets, &c.

Record ID 299377

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 203

Cases in equity 2 vol. fol.

Borrowed: 1776/2/9 (Friday). Returned: 1776/3/9 (Saturday). Fine pledged in case of late return: see entry above.


Borrower

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.


Book Holding

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

Book Edition

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


Book Work

Genre: Law
General Abridgment of Cases in Equity

Borrowed: 1776/2/9 (Friday). Returned: 1776/3/9 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr George Fergusson Lord Hermand

Genre: Law

General Abridgment of Cases in Equity

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 299380

Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/6 (1774-1776, Type: Other). Page: 204

Critical Review for the year 1760. in 8

Borrowed: 1776/2/9 (Friday). Returned: 1776/3/9 (Saturday). Fine pledged in case of late return: seven shill. sterl..


Borrower

Mr William Stewart
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1773. Life dates: 1748-1805.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.


Book Holding

Genre: Periodicals
Critical review, or, Annals of literature.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1760

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Genre: Periodicals
Critical review, or, Annals of literature.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1756-1817. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 94 times in 75 borrowing records


Book Work

Genre: Periodicals
Critical Review, or Annals of Literature

Borrowed: 1776/2/9 (Friday). Returned: 1776/3/9 (Saturday).

Borrower: Mr William Stewart

Genre: Periodicals

Critical Review, or Annals of Literature

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1760