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Record ID 395028
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 72
Louisa
Borrowed: 1817/9/27 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/9/30 (Tuesday).
Dr Robert Groat
Gender: Male. Address: Newhall.
Elizabeth Helme (Female, died 1816)
Genre: Fiction
Louisa; or, the cottage on the moor. In two volumes.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Elizabeth Helme (Female, died 1816)
Genre: Fiction
Louisa; or, the cottage on the moor. In two volumes. [T73523]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 22 times in 11 borrowing records
ESTC: T73523
Elizabeth Helme (Female, died 1816)
Genre: Fiction
Louisa; or, the cottage on the moor
Borrowed: 1817/9/27 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/9/30 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Dr Robert Groat
Author: Elizabeth Helme (Female, died 1816), Genre: Fiction
Louisa; or, the cottage on the moor
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 395019
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 72
Bell's Travels
Borrowed: 1817/9/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/10/4 (Saturday).
Mr Thomas Pollexfen Esquire
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Politics/Office Holders > Customs Collector.
John Bell (Male, born 1691, died 1780)
Genre: Travel
Travels from St. Petersburgh in Russia, to various parts of Asia. By John Bell, of Antermony.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
John Bell (Male, born 1691, died 1780)
Genre: Travel
Travels from St. Petersburgh in Russia, to various parts of Asia.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 117 times in 95 borrowing records
ESTC: T99654
John Bell (Male, born 1691, died 1780)
Genre: Travel
Travels from St Petersburg in Russia, to Diverse Parts of Asia
Borrowed: 1817/9/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/10/4 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Pollexfen Esquire
Author: John Bell (Male, born 1691, died 1780), Genre: Travel
Travels from St Petersburg in Russia, to Diverse Parts of Asia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395037
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 72
Johnson's Journey
Borrowed: 1817/9/27 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/10/4 (Saturday).
Mr Christie
Gender: Male.
Mr Tait
Gender: Male.
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Travel
The journal of a tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL.D. By James Boswell, Esq. containing Some Poetical Pieces by Dr. Johnson, relative to the Tour, and never before published [Johnson Journey]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Travel
The journal of a tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL.D. By James Boswell, Esq. containing Some Poetical Pieces by Dr. Johnson, relative to the Tour, and never before published
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1791. Format: 8vo.
ESTC: N2632
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Travel
Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides
Borrowed: 1817/9/27 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/10/4 (Saturday).
Borrowers: Mr Christie , Mr Tait
Author: James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795), Genre: Travel
Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395007
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 72
Dean of Coleraine
Borrowed: 1817/9/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/10/8 (Wednesday).
Mr Fotheringhame
Gender: Male.
Abbé Prévost (Male, born 1697, died 1763)
Genre: Fiction
The Dean of Coleraine. A moral history: founded on the memoirs of an illustrious family in Ireland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Likely
Abbé Prévost (Male, born 1697, died 1763)
Genre: Fiction
The Dean of Coleraine. A moral history: founded on the memoirs of an illustrious family in Ireland
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 12 times in 4 borrowing records
ESTC: T117601
Abbé Prévost (Male, born 1697, died 1763)
Genre: Fiction
Dean of Coleraine: A Moral History
Borrowed: 1817/9/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/10/8 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Fotheringhame
Author: Abbé Prévost (Male, born 1697, died 1763), Genre: Fiction
Dean of Coleraine: A Moral History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 395055
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 73
The Sisters
Borrowed: 1817/9/27 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/10/8 (Wednesday).
Miss Pollexfen
Gender: Female.
William Dodd (Male, born 1729, died 1777)
Genre: Fiction
The sisters; or, the history of Lucy and Caroline Sanson, entrusted to a false friend
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
William Dodd (Male, born 1729, died 1777)
Genre: Fiction
The sisters; or, the history of Lucy and Caroline Sanson, entrusted to a false friend
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1791. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 9 times in 3 borrowing records
ESTC: N23340
William Dodd (Male, born 1729, died 1777)
Genre: Fiction
The sisters
Borrowed: 1817/9/27 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/10/8 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Miss Pollexfen
Author: William Dodd (Male, born 1729, died 1777), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 395100
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 74
Crookshank's History
Borrowed: 1817/9/30 (Tuesday). Returned: 1817/11/8 (Saturday).
Revd Mr Ramage
Gender: Male.
William Crookshank (Male, born c.1712, died 1769)
Genre: Theology
The history of the state and sufferings of the Church of Scotland, from the Restoration to the Revolution. [Crookshank]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Likely
William Crookshank (Male, born c.1712, died 1769)
Genre: Theology
The history of the state and sufferings of the Church of Scotland, from the Restoration to the Revolution. [T165350]
Language: English . Published: Paisley. Date of publication: 1789. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 8 times in 4 borrowing records
ESTC: T165350
William Crookshank (Male, born c.1712, died 1769)
Genre: Theology
History of the State and Sufferings of the Church of Scotland, from the Restoration to the Revolution
Borrowed: 1817/9/30 (Tuesday). Returned: 1817/11/8 (Saturday).
Borrower: Revd Mr Ramage
Author: William Crookshank (Male, born c.1712, died 1769), Genre: Theology
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 395106
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 74
The Haunted Cavern
Borrowed: 1817/9/30 (Tuesday). Returned: 1818/1/14 (Wednesday).
Mr George Turnbull
Gender: Male.
John Palmer Jun. (Male, born 1776, died 1809)
Genre: Fiction
The Haunted Cavern
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
John Palmer Jun. (Male, born 1776, died 1809)
Genre: Fiction
The haunted cavern: a Caledonian tale.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: c.1796. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: T73528
John Palmer Jun. (Male, born 1776, died 1809)
Genre: Fiction
Haunted Cavern: A Caledonian Tale
Borrowed: 1817/9/30 (Tuesday). Returned: 1818/1/14 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr George Turnbull
Author: John Palmer Jun. (Male, born 1776, died 1809), Genre: Fiction
Haunted Cavern: A Caledonian Tale
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395133
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 74
Ferguson's Essays
Borrowed: 1817/10/4 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/13 (Saturday).
Reverend Mr Taylor
Gender: Male.
Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
An Essay on the History of Civil Society [Ferguson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
An essay on the history of civil society. By Adam Ferguson, LL.D. Professor of Moral Philosophy in the University of Edinburgh.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 97
ESTC: T75304
Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Essay on the History of Civil Society
Borrowed: 1817/10/4 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/13 (Saturday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr Taylor
Author: Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Essay on the History of Civil Society
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395088
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 74
Irish Bulls
Borrowed: 1817/9/30 (Tuesday). Returned: 1817/10/8 (Wednesday).
Mrs W. S. Robertson
Gender: Female. Address: Kirkwall.
Richard Lovell Edgeworth (Male, born 1744, died 1817)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Essays on Irish Bulls
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Richard Lovell Edgeworth (Male, born 1744, died 1817)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Essay on Irish Bulls.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1802. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 19
Richard Lovell Edgeworth (Male, born 1744, died 1817)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Essay on Irish Bulls
Borrowed: 1817/9/30 (Tuesday). Returned: 1817/10/8 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mrs W. S. Robertson
Author: Richard Lovell Edgeworth (Male, born 1744, died 1817), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395127
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 74
Waldorf
Borrowed: 1817/10/4 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/15 (Saturday).
Mrs Hudson
Gender: Female.
Sophia Fortnum (Female)
Genre: Fiction
Waldorf; or, the Dangers of Philosophy.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Sophia Fortnum (Female)
Genre: Fiction
Waldorf; or, the Dangers of Philosophy
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1798. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 26 times in 15 borrowing records
ESTC: T64755
Sophia Fortnum (Female)
Genre: Fiction
Waldorf; or, the Dangers of Philosophy
Borrowed: 1817/10/4 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/15 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mrs Hudson
Author: Sophia Fortnum (Female), Genre: Fiction
Waldorf; or, the Dangers of Philosophy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 395103
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 74
Boswell's Johnson
Borrowed: 1817/9/30 (Tuesday). Returned: 1817/10/15 (Wednesday).
Mr William Watt Bain
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives
The Life of Samuel Johnson [Boswell]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives
The life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1799. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 94 times in 59 borrowing records
ESTC: T64483
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives
Life of Samuel Johnson [James Boswell]
Borrowed: 1817/9/30 (Tuesday). Returned: 1817/10/15 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr William Watt Bain
Author: James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795), Genre: Lives
Life of Samuel Johnson [James Boswell]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 395124
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 74
Louisa
Borrowed: 1817/9/30 (Tuesday). Returned: 1817/10/4 (Saturday).
Mr John Flett
Gender: Male.
Elizabeth Helme (Female, died 1816)
Genre: Fiction
Louisa; or, the cottage on the moor. In two volumes.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Elizabeth Helme (Female, died 1816)
Genre: Fiction
Louisa; or, the cottage on the moor. In two volumes. [T73523]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 22 times in 11 borrowing records
ESTC: T73523
Elizabeth Helme (Female, died 1816)
Genre: Fiction
Louisa; or, the cottage on the moor
Borrowed: 1817/9/30 (Tuesday). Returned: 1817/10/4 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr John Flett
Author: Elizabeth Helme (Female, died 1816), Genre: Fiction
Louisa; or, the cottage on the moor
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 395109
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 74
Edinr. Review
Borrowed: 1817/9/30 (Tuesday). Returned: 1817/12/10 (Wednesday).
Mr George Turnbull
Gender: Male.
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh review, or, Critical journal.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 41
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh review, or, Critical journal.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1802-1929. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Jeffrey, Francis
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 537 times in 416 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1817/9/30 (Tuesday). Returned: 1817/12/10 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr George Turnbull
Genre: Periodicals
Edinburgh Review, or, Critical Journal
Volumes borrowed: Volume 41
Record ID 395169
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 75
Craven's Travels
Borrowed: 1817/10/4 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/10/11 (Saturday).
Mr John Flett
Gender: Male.
Elizabeth Craven (Female, born 1750, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
A journey through the Crimea to Constantinople. [Craven]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Elizabeth Craven (Female, born 1750, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
A journey through the Crimea to Constantinople. In a series of letters from ... Elizabeth Lady Craven, to His Serene Highness the Margrave of Brandebourg, Anspach, and Bareith.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1789. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 9
ESTC: T134670
Elizabeth Craven (Female, born 1750, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Journey through the Crimea to Constantinople
Borrowed: 1817/10/4 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/10/11 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr John Flett
Author: Elizabeth Craven (Female, born 1750, died 1828), Genre: Travel
Journey through the Crimea to Constantinople
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395142
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 75
Saurin's Sermons
Borrowed: 1817/10/4 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/10/11 (Saturday).
Reverend Mr Tait
Gender: Male.
Alternative spelling: Tate
Jacques Saurin (Male, born 1677, died 1730)
Genre: Sermons
Sermons translated from the original French. Translated by R. Robinson. [Saurin]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Jacques Saurin (Male, born 1677, died 1730)
Genre: Sermons
Sermons translated from the original French
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1800-1806. Format: 8vo.
Translators: R. Robinson
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 7 times in 4 borrowing records
Jacques Saurin (Male, born 1677, died 1730)
Genre: Sermons
Sermons [Jacques Saurin]
Borrowed: 1817/10/4 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/10/11 (Saturday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr Tait
Author: Jacques Saurin (Male, born 1677, died 1730), Genre: Sermons
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 395190
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 76
History of the In.ofSwitzerland
Borrowed: 1817/10/8 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/10/11 (Saturday).
Mrs Omond
Gender: Female. Address: Kirkwall.
Johann Heinrich Daniel Zschokke (Male, born 1771, died 1848)
Genre: History
The History of the Invasion of Switzerland by the French, and the destruction of the democratical republics of Schwitz, Uri, and Unterwalden. [Zschokke]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Very likely
Johann Heinrich Daniel Zschokke (Male, born 1771, died 1848)
Genre: History
The History of the Invasion of Switzerland by the French, and the destruction of the democratical republics of Schwitz, Uri, and Unterwalden. [Zschokke, 1803]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1803. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 11 times in 10 borrowing records
Johann Heinrich Daniel Zschokke (Male, born 1771, died 1848)
Genre: History
History of the Invasion of Switzerland by the French
Borrowed: 1817/10/8 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/10/11 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mrs Omond
Author: Johann Heinrich Daniel Zschokke (Male, born 1771, died 1848), Genre: History
History of the Invasion of Switzerland by the French
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395199
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 76
Boswell's Johnson
Borrowed: 1817/10/8 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/10/15 (Wednesday).
Reverend Robert Yule
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives
The Life of Samuel Johnson [Boswell]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives
The life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1799. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 94 times in 59 borrowing records
ESTC: T64483
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives
Life of Samuel Johnson [James Boswell]
Borrowed: 1817/10/8 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/10/15 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Reverend Robert Yule
Author: James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795), Genre: Lives
Life of Samuel Johnson [James Boswell]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395220
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 76
Castle Rackrent
Borrowed: 1817/10/11 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/10/15 (Wednesday).
Reverend Mr Tait
Gender: Male.
Alternative spelling: Tate
Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Fiction
Castle Rackrent [Edgeworth]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Fiction
Castle Rackrent, an Hibernian Tale. Taken from facts, and from the manners of the Irish squires, before the year 1782.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1800. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 25
ESTC: T57317
Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Fiction
Castle Rackrent, An Hibernian Tale
Borrowed: 1817/10/11 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/10/15 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr Tait
Author: Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849), Genre: Fiction
Castle Rackrent, An Hibernian Tale
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395232
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 76
Boswell's Johnson
Borrowed: 1817/10/11 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/3 (Wednesday).
Mr J. Spence
Gender: Male.
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives
The Life of Samuel Johnson [Boswell]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives
The life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1799. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 94 times in 59 borrowing records
ESTC: T64483
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives
Life of Samuel Johnson [James Boswell]
Borrowed: 1817/10/11 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/3 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr J. Spence
Author: James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795), Genre: Lives
Life of Samuel Johnson [James Boswell]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 395214
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 76
Saurin's Sermons
Borrowed: 1817/10/11 (Saturday). Returned: 1818/1/14 (Wednesday).
Reverend Mr Tait
Gender: Male.
Alternative spelling: Tate
Jacques Saurin (Male, born 1677, died 1730)
Genre: Sermons
Sermons translated from the original French. Translated by R. Robinson. [Saurin]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 6
Confidence level: Certain
Jacques Saurin (Male, born 1677, died 1730)
Genre: Sermons
Sermons translated from the original French
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1800-1806. Format: 8vo.
Translators: R. Robinson
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 7 times in 4 borrowing records
Jacques Saurin (Male, born 1677, died 1730)
Genre: Sermons
Sermons [Jacques Saurin]
Borrowed: 1817/10/11 (Saturday). Returned: 1818/1/14 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr Tait
Author: Jacques Saurin (Male, born 1677, died 1730), Genre: Sermons
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 6
Record ID 395241
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 77
Montesqueieus Laws
Borrowed: 1817/10/11 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday).
Mr Andrew Henderson
Gender: Male.
Baron Charles de Secondat Montesquieu (Male, born 1689, died 1755)
Genre: Law, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The Spirit of Laws [Montesquieu]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Baron Charles de Secondat Montesquieu (Male, born 1689, died 1755)
Genre: Law, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The Spirit of Laws (T90872)
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1750. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: 7
ESTC: T90872
Baron Charles de Secondat Montesquieu (Male, born 1689, died 1755)
Genre: Law, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Spirit of Laws
Borrowed: 1817/10/11 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Andrew Henderson
Author: Baron Charles de Secondat Montesquieu (Male, born 1689, died 1755), Genre: Law, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395259
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 77
Edinr Review
Borrowed: 1817/10/15 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/10/22 (Wednesday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh review, or, Critical journal.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 56
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh review, or, Critical journal.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1802-1929. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Jeffrey, Francis
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 537 times in 416 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1817/10/15 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/10/22 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Genre: Periodicals
Edinburgh Review, or, Critical Journal
Volumes borrowed: Volume 56
Record ID 395265
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 77
Boswell's Johnson
Borrowed: 1817/10/15 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday).
Mr William Watt Bain
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives
The Life of Samuel Johnson [Boswell]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives
The life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1799. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 94 times in 59 borrowing records
ESTC: T64483
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives
Life of Samuel Johnson [James Boswell]
Borrowed: 1817/10/15 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr William Watt Bain
Author: James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795), Genre: Lives
Life of Samuel Johnson [James Boswell]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Record ID 395295
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 78
Boswell's Johnson
Borrowed: 1817/10/15 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday).
Reverend Robert Yule
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives
The Life of Samuel Johnson [Boswell]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives
The life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1799. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 94 times in 59 borrowing records
ESTC: T64483
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives
Life of Samuel Johnson [James Boswell]
Borrowed: 1817/10/15 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Reverend Robert Yule
Author: James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795), Genre: Lives
Life of Samuel Johnson [James Boswell]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 395391
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 79
William's Narrative
Borrowed: 1817/10/15 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/1 (Saturday).
Mr Robert Pringle Esquire
Gender: Male.
Captain D. Williams ()
Genre: Lives
William's Narrative
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Likely
Captain D. Williams ()
Genre: Lives
Captain Williams's narrative; in which is contained particulars relative to the execution of Mustapha Cawn
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 15 times in 14 borrowing records
ESTC: T27204
Captain D. Williams ()
Genre: Lives
Captain Williams's Narrative
Borrowed: 1817/10/15 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/1 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Pringle Esquire
Author: Captain D. Williams (), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395415
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 80
Castle Rackrent
Borrowed: 1817/10/22 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday).
Miss Pollexfen
Gender: Female.
Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Fiction
Castle Rackrent [Edgeworth]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Fiction
Castle Rackrent, an Hibernian Tale. Taken from facts, and from the manners of the Irish squires, before the year 1782.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1800. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 25
ESTC: T57317
Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849)
Genre: Fiction
Castle Rackrent, An Hibernian Tale
Borrowed: 1817/10/22 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Miss Pollexfen
Author: Maria Edgeworth (Female, born 1768, died 1849), Genre: Fiction
Castle Rackrent, An Hibernian Tale
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395433
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 80
Edin. Review
Borrowed: 1817/10/25 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday).
Dr Gillies
Gender: Male.
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh review, or, Critical journal.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 53
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh review, or, Critical journal.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1802-1929. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Jeffrey, Francis
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 537 times in 416 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1817/10/25 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Dr Gillies
Genre: Periodicals
Edinburgh Review, or, Critical Journal
Volumes borrowed: Volume 53
Record ID 395436
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 80
Edin. Review
Borrowed: 1817/10/25 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday).
Mr William Watt Bain
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh review, or, Critical journal.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 56
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh review, or, Critical journal.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1802-1929. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Jeffrey, Francis
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 537 times in 416 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1817/10/25 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr William Watt Bain
Genre: Periodicals
Edinburgh Review, or, Critical Journal
Volumes borrowed: Volume 56
Record ID 395451
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 81
Saurin's Sermons
Borrowed: 1817/10/25 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/6 (Saturday).
Reverend Mr Tait
Gender: Male.
Alternative spelling: Tate
Jacques Saurin (Male, born 1677, died 1730)
Genre: Sermons
Sermons translated from the original French. Translated by R. Robinson. [Saurin]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7
Confidence level: Certain
Jacques Saurin (Male, born 1677, died 1730)
Genre: Sermons
Sermons translated from the original French
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1800-1806. Format: 8vo.
Translators: R. Robinson
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 7 times in 4 borrowing records
Jacques Saurin (Male, born 1677, died 1730)
Genre: Sermons
Sermons [Jacques Saurin]
Borrowed: 1817/10/25 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/6 (Saturday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr Tait
Author: Jacques Saurin (Male, born 1677, died 1730), Genre: Sermons
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7
Record ID 395478
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 81
Racine's Dramas
Borrowed: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday).
Reverend Mr John Dunn
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Jean Racine (Male, born 1639, died 1699)
Genre: Drama
The sacred dramas of Esther & Athalia [Racine]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Very likely
Jean Racine (Male, born 1639, died 1699)
Genre: Drama
The sacred dramas of Esther & Athalia [Racine]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1803.
Number of borrowings: 1
Jean Racine (Male, born 1639, died 1699)
Genre: Drama
Sacred dramas of Esther & Athalia
Borrowed: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr John Dunn
Author: Jean Racine (Male, born 1639, died 1699), Genre: Drama
Sacred dramas of Esther & Athalia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395466
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 81
Naval Admirals
Borrowed: 1817/10/25 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/1 (Saturday).
Mr John Flett
Gender: Male.
John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Lives of the British admirals: containing a new and accurate naval history, from the earliest periods
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Lives of the British admirals: containing a new and accurate naval history, from the earliest periods.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1779. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 60 times in 39 borrowing records
ESTC: T127102
John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Lives of the British Admirals: Containing a New and Accurate Naval History
Borrowed: 1817/10/25 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/1 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr John Flett
Author: John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775), Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Lives of the British Admirals: Containing a New and Accurate Naval History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395493
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 82
Voltaire's Dictionary
Borrowed: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Theology
Dictionaire philosophique
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Theology
Dictionaire philosophique
Language: French . Published: Amsterdam. Date of publication: 1789. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: 2
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Theology
Dictionaire Philosophique
Borrowed: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Author: Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778), Genre: Theology
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395499
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 82
Edin Review
Borrowed: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/12 (Wednesday).
Mr Andrew Henderson
Gender: Male.
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh review, or, Critical journal.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 56
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh review, or, Critical journal.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1802-1929. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Jeffrey, Francis
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 537 times in 416 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/12 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Andrew Henderson
Genre: Periodicals
Edinburgh Review, or, Critical Journal
Volumes borrowed: Volume 56
Record ID 395535
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 82
Montesquieu Laws
Borrowed: 1817/11/1 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday).
Mr Thomas Pollexfen Esquire
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Politics/Office Holders > Customs Collector.
Baron Charles de Secondat Montesquieu (Male, born 1689, died 1755)
Genre: Law, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The Spirit of Laws [Montesquieu]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Baron Charles de Secondat Montesquieu (Male, born 1689, died 1755)
Genre: Law, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The Spirit of Laws (T90872)
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1750. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: 7
ESTC: T90872
Baron Charles de Secondat Montesquieu (Male, born 1689, died 1755)
Genre: Law, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Spirit of Laws
Borrowed: 1817/11/1 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Pollexfen Esquire
Author: Baron Charles de Secondat Montesquieu (Male, born 1689, died 1755), Genre: Law, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395502
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 82
Boswell's Johnson
Borrowed: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/8 (Saturday).
Mr Yule
Gender: Male.
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives
The Life of Samuel Johnson [Boswell]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives
The life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1799. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 94 times in 59 borrowing records
ESTC: T64483
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives
Life of Samuel Johnson [James Boswell]
Borrowed: 1817/10/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/8 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Yule
Author: James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795), Genre: Lives
Life of Samuel Johnson [James Boswell]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Record ID 395574
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 83
Hermsprong
Borrowed: 1817/11/1 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday).
Lieutenant John Baikie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Military > Navy.
Robert Bage (Male, born 1728, died 1801)
Genre: Fiction
Hermsprong; or, man as he is not. A novel. [Bage]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Bage (Male, born 1728, died 1801)
Genre: Fiction
Hermsprong; or, man as he is not. A novel. In three volumes. (T130284)
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1799. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 34 times in 12 borrowing records
ESTC: T130284
Robert Bage (Male, born 1728, died 1801)
Genre: Fiction
Hermsprong; or, Man as He is Not
Borrowed: 1817/11/1 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Lieutenant John Baikie
Author: Robert Bage (Male, born 1728, died 1801), Genre: Fiction
Hermsprong; or, Man as He is Not
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 395547
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 83
Boswell's Johnson
Borrowed: 1817/11/1 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday).
Mr Andrew Henderson
Gender: Male.
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives
The Life of Samuel Johnson [Boswell]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives
The life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1799. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 94 times in 59 borrowing records
ESTC: T64483
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Lives
Life of Samuel Johnson [James Boswell]
Borrowed: 1817/11/1 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Andrew Henderson
Author: James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795), Genre: Lives
Life of Samuel Johnson [James Boswell]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395556
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 83
Edinr Review
Borrowed: 1817/9/30 (Tuesday). Returned: 1817/12/10 (Wednesday).
Mr George Turnbull
Gender: Male.
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh review, or, Critical journal.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 41
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh review, or, Critical journal.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1802-1929. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Jeffrey, Francis
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 537 times in 416 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1817/9/30 (Tuesday). Returned: 1817/12/10 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr George Turnbull
Genre: Periodicals
Edinburgh Review, or, Critical Journal
Volumes borrowed: Volume 41
Record ID 395610
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 84
Hermsprong
Borrowed: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/17 (Wednesday).
Mrs Robertson (Strom)
Gender: Female. Address: Strom.
Robert Bage (Male, born 1728, died 1801)
Genre: Fiction
Hermsprong; or, man as he is not. A novel. [Bage]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Bage (Male, born 1728, died 1801)
Genre: Fiction
Hermsprong; or, man as he is not. A novel. In three volumes. (T130284)
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1799. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 34 times in 12 borrowing records
ESTC: T130284
Robert Bage (Male, born 1728, died 1801)
Genre: Fiction
Hermsprong; or, Man as He is Not
Borrowed: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/17 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mrs Robertson (Strom)
Author: Robert Bage (Male, born 1728, died 1801), Genre: Fiction
Hermsprong; or, Man as He is Not
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 395607
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 84
Irish Bulls
Borrowed: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/17 (Wednesday).
Mrs Robertson (Strom)
Gender: Female. Address: Strom.
Richard Lovell Edgeworth (Male, born 1744, died 1817)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Essays on Irish Bulls
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Richard Lovell Edgeworth (Male, born 1744, died 1817)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Essay on Irish Bulls.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1802. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 19
Richard Lovell Edgeworth (Male, born 1744, died 1817)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Essay on Irish Bulls
Borrowed: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/17 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mrs Robertson (Strom)
Author: Richard Lovell Edgeworth (Male, born 1744, died 1817), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395625
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 84
Johnson's Journey
Borrowed: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/19 (Wednesday).
Mr Gordon
Gender: Male.
1817 borrowing record: 'stranger per Mr Dunn'
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Travel
The journal of a tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL.D. By James Boswell, Esq. containing Some Poetical Pieces by Dr. Johnson, relative to the Tour, and never before published [Johnson Journey]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Travel
The journal of a tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL.D. By James Boswell, Esq. containing Some Poetical Pieces by Dr. Johnson, relative to the Tour, and never before published
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1791. Format: 8vo.
ESTC: N2632
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Travel
Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides
Borrowed: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/19 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Gordon
Author: James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795), Genre: Travel
Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395667
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 85
Carr's Sermons
Borrowed: 1817/11/8 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/29 (Saturday).
Mr David Spence
Gender: Male.
George Carr (Male, born 1705, died 1776)
Genre: Sermons
Sermons. By the late Reverend George Carr.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
George Carr (Male, born 1705, died 1776)
Genre: Sermons
Sermons. By the late Reverend George Carr. (T99080)
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T99080
George Carr (Male, born 1705, died 1776)
Genre: Sermons
Sermons [George Carr]
Borrowed: 1817/11/8 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/29 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr David Spence
Author: George Carr (Male, born 1705, died 1776), Genre: Sermons
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395655
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 85
Edi Revw
Borrowed: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/8 (Saturday).
Mr John Flett
Gender: Male.
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh review, or, Critical journal.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 56
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh review, or, Critical journal.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1802-1929. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Jeffrey, Francis
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 537 times in 416 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/8 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr John Flett
Genre: Periodicals
Edinburgh Review, or, Critical Journal
Volumes borrowed: Volume 56
Record ID 395661
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 85
Humes elents ofCrit
Borrowed: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1818/1/3 (Saturday).
Mr Ferguson
Gender: Male. Address: Stronsay.
Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Elements of criticism
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Likely
Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Elements of criticism. The seventh edition. With the author’s last corrections and additions.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 4 times in 2 borrowing records
ESTC: T32596
Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Elements of Criticism
Borrowed: 1817/11/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1818/1/3 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Ferguson
Author: Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 395697
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 86
Dict. Phylosophique
Borrowed: 1817/11/8 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/3 (Wednesday).
Mr James Spence Kirkwall
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Commerce, Trade, and Finance > Merchants/Traders.
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Theology
Dictionaire philosophique
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Theology
Dictionaire philosophique
Language: French . Published: Amsterdam. Date of publication: 1789. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: 2
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Theology
Dictionaire Philosophique
Borrowed: 1817/11/8 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/3 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr James Spence Kirkwall
Author: Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778), Genre: Theology
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395751
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 87
Baillie's Letters
Borrowed: 1817/11/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/10 (Wednesday).
Reverend Mr Andrew Anderson
Gender: Male. Address: Birsay.
Robert Baillie (Male, born 1599, died 1662)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Letters and journals, containing an impartial account of public transactions, civil, ecclesiastical, and military, in England and Scotland, from the beginning of the civil wars, in 1637, to the year 1662 [Baillie]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Baillie (Male, born 1599, died 1662)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Letters and journals, containing an impartial account of public transactions, civil, ecclesiastical, and military, in England and Scotland, from the beginning of the civil wars, in 1637, to the year 1662 [Baillie] (T88281)
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 21 times in 11 borrowing records
ESTC: T88281
Robert Baillie (Male, born 1599, died 1662)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Letters, and Journals, containing an Impartial Account of Public Transactions, Civil, Ecclesiastical, and Military
Borrowed: 1817/11/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/10 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr Andrew Anderson
Author: Robert Baillie (Male, born 1599, died 1662), Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 395742
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 87
Edin Rev.
Borrowed: 1817/11/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/19 (Wednesday).
Mr John Flett
Gender: Male.
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh review, or, Critical journal.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 53
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh review, or, Critical journal.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1802-1929. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Jeffrey, Francis
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 537 times in 416 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1817/11/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/19 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr John Flett
Genre: Periodicals
Edinburgh Review, or, Critical Journal
Volumes borrowed: Volume 53
Record ID 395748
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 87
Johnson's Tour
Borrowed: 1817/11/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/26 (Wednesday).
Mrs Thuring
Gender: Female.
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Travel
The journal of a tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL.D. By James Boswell, Esq. containing Some Poetical Pieces by Dr. Johnson, relative to the Tour, and never before published [Johnson Journey]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Travel
The journal of a tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL.D. By James Boswell, Esq. containing Some Poetical Pieces by Dr. Johnson, relative to the Tour, and never before published
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1791. Format: 8vo.
ESTC: N2632
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Travel
Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides
Borrowed: 1817/11/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/26 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mrs Thuring
Author: James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795), Genre: Travel
Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395760
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 87
Desmond
Borrowed: 1817/11/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/19 (Wednesday).
Mrs Falconer
Gender: Female.
1817 borrowing record: 'per Mr Traill'
Charlotte Turner Smith (Female, born 1749, died 1806)
Genre: Fiction
Desmond. A novel, in three volumes. By Charlotte Smith.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Charlotte Turner Smith (Female, born 1749, died 1806)
Genre: Fiction
Desmond. A novel, in three volumes. By Charlotte Smith. [T64731]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1792. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 15 times in 5 borrowing records
ESTC: T64731
Charlotte Turner Smith (Female, born 1749, died 1806)
Genre: Fiction
Desmond
Borrowed: 1817/11/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/19 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mrs Falconer
Author: Charlotte Turner Smith (Female, born 1749, died 1806), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 395811
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 88
Mackenzies Voyages
Borrowed: 1817/11/19 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/22 (Saturday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Sir Alexander Mackenzie (Male, born 1764, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Voyages from Montreal on the river St. Laurence, through the continent of North America to the frozen and Pacific Oceans, in the years 1789 and 1793 [Mackenzie]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Sir Alexander Mackenzie (Male, born 1764, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Voyages from Montreal, on the River St. Laurence, through the Continent of North America, to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans, in the years 1789 and 1793.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1801. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 18
Sir Alexander Mackenzie (Male, born 1764, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Voyages from Montreal, on the River St. Laurence, through the Continent of North America, to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans, in theYyears 1789 and 1793
Borrowed: 1817/11/19 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/22 (Saturday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Author: Sir Alexander Mackenzie (Male, born 1764, died 1820), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395799
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 88
Dean of Coleraine
Borrowed: 1817/11/19 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/22 (Saturday).
Mr Watt
Gender: Male.
Abbé Prévost (Male, born 1697, died 1763)
Genre: Fiction
The Dean of Coleraine. A moral history: founded on the memoirs of an illustrious family in Ireland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Likely
Abbé Prévost (Male, born 1697, died 1763)
Genre: Fiction
The Dean of Coleraine. A moral history: founded on the memoirs of an illustrious family in Ireland
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 12 times in 4 borrowing records
ESTC: T117601
Abbé Prévost (Male, born 1697, died 1763)
Genre: Fiction
Dean of Coleraine: A Moral History
Borrowed: 1817/11/19 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/11/22 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Watt
Author: Abbé Prévost (Male, born 1697, died 1763), Genre: Fiction
Dean of Coleraine: A Moral History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 395823
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 88
Miss Meredith
Borrowed: 1817/11/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/29 (Saturday).
Mrs Falconer
Gender: Female.
1817 borrowing record: 'per Mr Traill'
Eliza Parsons (Female, died 1811)
Genre: Fiction
The history of Miss Meredith; a novel
Confidence level: Certain
Eliza Parsons (Female, died 1811)
Genre: Fiction
The history of Miss Meredith; a novel
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 7 times in 4 borrowing records
ESTC: N7435
Eliza Parsons (Female, died 1811)
Genre: Fiction
The history of Miss Meredith
Borrowed: 1817/11/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/29 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mrs Falconer
Author: Eliza Parsons (Female, died 1811), Genre: Fiction
Record ID 395784
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 88
Waldorf
Borrowed: 1817/11/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/29 (Saturday).
Mr David Bews
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Writer/Procurator.
Sophia Fortnum (Female)
Genre: Fiction
Waldorf; or, the Dangers of Philosophy.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Sophia Fortnum (Female)
Genre: Fiction
Waldorf; or, the Dangers of Philosophy
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1798. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 26 times in 15 borrowing records
ESTC: T64755
Sophia Fortnum (Female)
Genre: Fiction
Waldorf; or, the Dangers of Philosophy
Borrowed: 1817/11/15 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/11/29 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr David Bews
Author: Sophia Fortnum (Female), Genre: Fiction
Waldorf; or, the Dangers of Philosophy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 395790
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 88
Murray's Chemistry
Borrowed: 1817/11/19 (Wednesday). Returned: 1818/3/11 (Wednesday).
Mr Archibald Petrie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Sheriff.
John Murray (Male)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Elements of Chemistry [Murray]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
John Murray (Male)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Elements of Chemistry [Murray, 1801]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1801. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 10 times in 7 borrowing records
John Murray (Male)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Elements of Chemistry [John Murray]
Borrowed: 1817/11/19 (Wednesday). Returned: 1818/3/11 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Archibald Petrie
Author: John Murray (Male), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Elements of Chemistry [John Murray]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395835
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 88
Bell's Travels
Borrowed: 1817/11/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1818/1/14 (Wednesday).
Mr Watt
Gender: Male.
John Bell (Male, born 1691, died 1780)
Genre: Travel
Travels from St. Petersburgh in Russia, to various parts of Asia. By John Bell, of Antermony.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
John Bell (Male, born 1691, died 1780)
Genre: Travel
Travels from St. Petersburgh in Russia, to various parts of Asia.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 117 times in 95 borrowing records
ESTC: T99654
John Bell (Male, born 1691, died 1780)
Genre: Travel
Travels from St Petersburg in Russia, to Diverse Parts of Asia
Borrowed: 1817/11/22 (Saturday). Returned: 1818/1/14 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Watt
Author: John Bell (Male, born 1691, died 1780), Genre: Travel
Travels from St Petersburg in Russia, to Diverse Parts of Asia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395874
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 89
Carr's Sermons
Borrowed: 1817/11/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/20 (Saturday).
Mr David Spence
Gender: Male.
George Carr (Male, born 1705, died 1776)
Genre: Sermons
Sermons. By the late Reverend George Carr.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
George Carr (Male, born 1705, died 1776)
Genre: Sermons
Sermons. By the late Reverend George Carr. (T99080)
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T99080
George Carr (Male, born 1705, died 1776)
Genre: Sermons
Sermons [George Carr]
Borrowed: 1817/11/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr David Spence
Author: George Carr (Male, born 1705, died 1776), Genre: Sermons
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 395865
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 89
German GilBlas
Borrowed: 1817/11/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/6 (Saturday).
Mr James Riddoch Esquire
Gender: Male. Address: Cairston.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Provost.
Freiherr von Adolf Knigge (Male, born 1752, died 1796)
Genre: Fiction
The German Gil Blas; or, the adventures of Peter Claus.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Freiherr von Adolf Knigge (Male, born 1752, died 1796)
Genre: Fiction
The German Gil Blas; or, the adventures of Peter Claus. (T92292)
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1793. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 16 times in 6 borrowing records
ESTC: T92292
Freiherr von Adolf Knigge (Male, born 1752, died 1796)
Genre: Fiction
German Gil Blas; or, The Adventures of Peter Claus
Borrowed: 1817/11/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/6 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr James Riddoch Esquire
Author: Freiherr von Adolf Knigge (Male, born 1752, died 1796), Genre: Fiction
German Gil Blas; or, The Adventures of Peter Claus
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 395877
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 89
Gisborne's Duties
Borrowed: 1817/11/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1818/1/17 (Saturday).
Mr David Bews
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Writer/Procurator.
Thomas Gisborne (Male, born 1758, died 1846)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
An enquiry into the duties of men in the higher and middle classes of society in Great Britain. By Thomas Gisborne.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Thomas Gisborne (Male, born 1758, died 1846)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
An enquiry into the duties of men in the higher and middle classes of society in Great Britain. By Thomas Gisborne.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1795. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 14 times in 9 borrowing records
ESTC: T84742
Thomas Gisborne (Male, born 1758, died 1846)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Enquiry into the Duties of Men in the Higher and Middle Classes of Society in Great Britain
Borrowed: 1817/11/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1818/1/17 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr David Bews
Author: Thomas Gisborne (Male, born 1758, died 1846), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Enquiry into the Duties of Men in the Higher and Middle Classes of Society in Great Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 395859
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 89
DLolme on the Conn.
Borrowed: 1817/11/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1818/1/10 (Saturday).
Mr William Watt Bain
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Jean Louis De Lolme (Male, born 1740, died 1806)
Genre: Law, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The constitution of England, Or An account of the English government [De Lolme]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Jean Louis De Lolme (Male, born 1740, died 1806)
Genre: Law, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The constitution of England; or, An account of the English government ... A new edition, corrected.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1800. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 3
Jean Louis De Lolme (Male, born 1740, died 1806)
Genre: Law, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Constitution of England, Or An Account of the English Government
Borrowed: 1817/11/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1818/1/10 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr William Watt Bain
Author: Jean Louis De Lolme (Male, born 1740, died 1806), Genre: Law, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Constitution of England, Or An Account of the English Government
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 395880
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 89
Murrays Chemistry
Borrowed: 1817/11/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1818/1/17 (Saturday).
Mr John Robertson
Gender: Male.
John Murray (Male)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Elements of Chemistry [Murray]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
John Murray (Male)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Elements of Chemistry [Murray, 1801]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1801. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 10 times in 7 borrowing records
John Murray (Male)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Elements of Chemistry [John Murray]
Borrowed: 1817/11/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1818/1/17 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr John Robertson
Author: John Murray (Male), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Elements of Chemistry [John Murray]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 395862
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 89
French GilBlas
Borrowed: 1817/11/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/6 (Saturday).
Lieutenant John Baikie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Military > Navy.
Henry Lemaire (Male, born 1756, died 1808)
Genre: Fiction
The French Gil Blas; or, Adventures of Henry Lanson.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Henry Lemaire (Male, born 1756, died 1808)
Genre: Fiction
The French Gil Blas; or, Adventures of Henry Lanson. (T114280)
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1793. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 8 times in 2 borrowing records
ESTC: T114280
Henry Lemaire (Male, born 1756, died 1808)
Genre: Fiction
French Gil Blas; or, Adventures of Henry Lanson
Borrowed: 1817/11/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/6 (Saturday).
Borrower: Lieutenant John Baikie
Author: Henry Lemaire (Male, born 1756, died 1808), Genre: Fiction
French Gil Blas; or, Adventures of Henry Lanson
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 395856
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 89
Universal History
Borrowed: 1817/11/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/10 (Wednesday).
Mr Gordon
Gender: Male.
1817 borrowing record: 'stranger per Mr Dunn'
Genre: History
An universal history, from the earliest accounts to the present time.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 39
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: History
An universal history, from the earliest accounts to the present time.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1779-1781. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: N36682
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Borrowed: 1817/11/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1817/12/10 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Gordon
Genre: History
Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time to the Present
Volumes borrowed: Volume 39
Record ID 395892
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-03 (1816-1817, Type: Town). Page: 90
Watson on Christianity
Borrowed: 1817/11/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/3 (Wednesday).
Captain Malcolm Cowan
Gender: Male.
Alternative spelling: Cowen
Richard Watson Bishop of Llandaff (Male, born 1737, died 1816)
Genre: Theology
An apology for Christianity [Watson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Richard Watson Bishop of Llandaff (Male, born 1737, died 1816)
Genre: Theology
An apology for Christianity [Watson].
Language: English . Published: Cambridge. Date of publication: 1776. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: T75721
Richard Watson Bishop of Llandaff (Male, born 1737, died 1816)
Genre: Theology
Apology for Christianity [Richard Watson]
Borrowed: 1817/11/29 (Saturday). Returned: 1817/12/3 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Captain Malcolm Cowan
Author: Richard Watson Bishop of Llandaff (Male, born 1737, died 1816), Genre: Theology
Apology for Christianity [Richard Watson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 217082
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Dalrymple's Memrs v. 1st Recd
Borrowed: 1778. Returned: yes.
Andrew Story
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Sir John Dalrymple (Male, born 1726, died 1810)
Genre: History
Dalrymple's Memoirs of Great Britain and Ireland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Likely
Sir John Dalrymple (Male, born 1726, died 1810)
Genre: History
Memoirs of Great Britain and Ireland. From the dissolution of the last Parliament of Charles II. until the sea-battle off La Hogue. By Sir John Dalrymple, Bart.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 37 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: T145647
Sir John Dalrymple (Male, born 1726, died 1810)
Genre: History
Memoirs of Great Britain and Ireland from the Dissolution of the Last Parliament of Charles II until the Sea-Battle off La Hogue
Borrowed: 1778.
Borrower: Andrew Story
Author: Sir John Dalrymple (Male, born 1726, died 1810), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 217088
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Hume's Hist: v. 5, 6, 7 & 8. Recd
Borrowed: 1778. Returned: yes.
Andrew Story
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England (original title)
Hume's History (standardised title)
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8
Confidence level: Likely
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688. In eight volumes. By David Hume, Esq; ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1763. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1009 times in 824 borrowing records
ESTC: N504610
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1778.
Borrower: Andrew Story
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8
Record ID 217085
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Robertson's Charles V: 2nd & 3rd Recd
Borrowed: 1778. Returned: yes.
Andrew Story
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Robertson's Charles 5th
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Speculative
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of the reign of the Emperor Charles V. With a view of the progress of society in Europe, from the subversion of the Roman Empire, to the beginning of the sixteenth century.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 603 times in 452 borrowing records
ESTC: T71143
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V
Borrowed: 1778.
Borrower: Andrew Story
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 217079
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Harry's Hist. v: 2nd Recd
Borrowed: 1778. Returned: yes.
Andrew Story
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Blind Harry (Male, born 1470, died 1492)
Genre: History
Harry's History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Blind Harry (Male, born 1470, died 1492)
Genre: History
Blind Harry's history of the acts and deeds of the valiant champion, Sir William Wallace, knight of Elderslie. To which is annexed, the life and acts of the most victorious conqueror, Robert Bruce, King of Scotland. Written anno 1375, by the Revd. John Barbour, domestic chaplain to King Robert II.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: c.1758. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T190006
Blind Harry (Male, born 1470, died 1492)
Genre: History
Blind Harry's History of William Wallace and Robert the Bruce
Borrowed: 1778.
Borrower: Andrew Story
Author: Blind Harry (Male, born 1470, died 1492), Genre: History
Blind Harry's History of William Wallace and Robert the Bruce
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 217115
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Burmanni Virgil v. 3 & 4
Borrowed: 1775/4/27 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Matheson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Burmanni Virgil
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Publii Virgilii Maronis Bucolica, Georgica, et Aeneis. Ex editione Petri Burmanni. ...
Language: Latin . Published: Glasgow. Date of publication: 1778. Format: folio. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 10 times in 7 borrowing records
ESTC: N22205
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Pastorals and Georgics of Virgil
Borrowed: 1775/4/27 (Thursday).
Borrower: Alexander Matheson
Author: Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21), Genre: Poetry
Pastorals and Georgics of Virgil
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 388303
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Epist. ad Pison. cum Notis.& Com 2 Vol
Borrowed: 1773/5/27 (Thursday).
Alexander Matheson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Horace (Male, born BCE65-12-8, died BCE8-11-27)
Genre: Poetry
Epistola ad Pisones with an English translation commentary and notes
Confidence level: Certain
Horace (Male, born BCE65-12-8, died BCE8-11-27)
Genre: Poetry
Q. Horatii Flacci epistolae ad Pisones, et Augustum: with an English commentary and notes. To which are added two dissertations: the one, on the provinces of the several species of dramatic poetry; the other, on poetical imitation.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1753. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Editors: Hurd, Richard
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 5 times in 3 borrowing records
ESTC: T46145
Horace (Male, born BCE65-12-8, died BCE8-11-27)
Genre: Poetry
Epistles of Horace
Borrowed: 1773/5/27 (Thursday).
Borrower: Alexander Matheson
Author: Horace (Male, born BCE65-12-8, died BCE8-11-27), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 217127
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Francis Horace 1 vol
Borrowed: 1776/3/28 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Matheson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Genre: Poetry
Francis Horace
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: Poetry
A poetical translation of the works of Horace: with the original text, and notes collected from the best Latin and French commentators on that author. By the Revd Mr. Philip Francis, ... In four volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1747. Format: 12mo.
Translators: Revd. Mr Philip Francis
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 22 times in 17 borrowing records
ESTC: T42740
Genre: Poetry
Works of Horace
Borrowed: 1776/3/28 (Thursday).
Borrower: Alexander Matheson
Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 217103
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Burmanni Virgil
Borrowed: 1775/1/16 (Monday).
Alexander Matheson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Burmanni Virgil
Confidence level: Certain
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Publii Virgilii Maronis Bucolica, Georgica, et Aeneis. Ex editione Petri Burmanni. ...
Language: Latin . Published: Glasgow. Date of publication: 1778. Format: folio. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 10 times in 7 borrowing records
ESTC: N22205
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Pastorals and Georgics of Virgil
Borrowed: 1775/1/16 (Monday).
Borrower: Alexander Matheson
Author: Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 217124
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Ernesti Cicero v 1,2,3,4,5
Borrowed: 1775/12/1 (Friday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Matheson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Johann August Ernest (Male, born 1707, died 1781)
Genre: Reference Works
Ernesti Cicero
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Confidence level: Speculative
Johann August Ernest (Male, born 1707, died 1781)
Genre: Reference Works
Io. Avgvsti Ernesti Clavis Ciceroniana sive Indices rervm et verborvm philologico-critici in opera Ciceronis : Accedvnt Graeca Ciceronis necessariis observationibvs illvstrata.
Language: English . Published: Halle. Date of publication: 1757. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 7 times in 3 borrowing records
Johann August Ernest (Male, born 1707, died 1781)
Genre: Reference Works
Clavis Ciceroniana sive Indices Rerum et Verborum Philologico-Critici in Opera Ciceronis
Borrowed: 1775/12/1 (Friday).
Borrower: Alexander Matheson
Author: Johann August Ernest (Male, born 1707, died 1781), Genre: Reference Works
Clavis Ciceroniana sive Indices Rerum et Verborum Philologico-Critici in Opera Ciceronis
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Record ID 217112
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Martin's Virgil's Eclogues
Borrowed: 1775/2/9 (Thursday).
Alexander Matheson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Martin's Virgil's Eclogues
Confidence level: Certain
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Pub. Virgilii Maronis Bucolicorum eclogae decem. The Bucolicks of Virgil, with an English translation and notes. By John Martyn, F R. S. Professor of Botany in the University of Cambridge.
Language: Latin | English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1749. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 5
ESTC: T139419
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Pastorals and Georgics of Virgil
Borrowed: 1775/2/9 (Thursday).
Borrower: Alexander Matheson
Author: Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 217118
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Hook's Rom Hist v. 1st
Borrowed: 1775/12/1 (Friday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Matheson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Nathaniel Hooke (Male, born c.1690, died 1763)
Genre: History
Hook's Roman History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Nathaniel Hooke (Male, born c.1690, died 1763)
Genre: History
The Roman history, from the building of Rome to the ruin of the Commonwealth. Illustrated with maps and other plates. Vol. IV. By N. Hooke, Esq;
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 316 times in 291 borrowing records
ESTC: T71735
Nathaniel Hooke (Male, born c.1690, died 1763)
Genre: History
Roman History, from the Building of Rome to the Ruin of the Commonwealth
Borrowed: 1775/12/1 (Friday).
Borrower: Alexander Matheson
Author: Nathaniel Hooke (Male, born c.1690, died 1763), Genre: History
Roman History, from the Building of Rome to the Ruin of the Commonwealth
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 217106
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Blackwells Court of August 3 voll
Borrowed: 1775/2/9 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Matheson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Thomas Blackwell (Male, born 1701, died 1757)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Blackwell's Court of Augustus
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Blackwell (Male, born 1701, died 1757)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Memoirs of the court of Augustus.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1753-1755. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 53 times in 32 borrowing records
ESTC: T142959
Thomas Blackwell (Male, born 1701, died 1757)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Memoirs of the Court of Augustus
Borrowed: 1775/2/9 (Thursday).
Borrower: Alexander Matheson
Author: Thomas Blackwell (Male, born 1701, died 1757), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Memoirs of the Court of Augustus
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 217190
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 2
Hermes
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780)
Genre: Education
Hermes
Confidence level: Likely
James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780)
Genre: Education
Hermes: or, a philosophical inquiry concerning language and universal grammar.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 8 times in 7 borrowing records
ESTC: T106496
James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780)
Genre: Education
Hermes, or, A Philosophical Inquiry Concerning Universal Grammar
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780), Genre: Education
Hermes, or, A Philosophical Inquiry Concerning Universal Grammar
Record ID 217193
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 2
Adams on Globes
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
George Adams (Male, born 1709, died 1772)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Adam on Globes
Confidence level: Certain
George Adams (Male, born 1709, died 1772)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
A treatise describing the construction, and Explaining the use, of New Celestial and Terrestrial globes. Designed to illustrate, In the most Easy and Natural Manner, The Phoenomena of the Earth and Heavens, And to shew the Correspondence of the Two Spheres. With a great Variety of Astronomical and Geographical problems. By George Adams, Mathematical Instrument-Maker to His Majesty.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 5
ESTC: T53466
George Adams (Male, born 1709, died 1772)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Treatise Describing and Explaining the Construction and Use of New Celestial and Terrestrial Globes
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: George Adams (Male, born 1709, died 1772), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Treatise Describing and Explaining the Construction and Use of New Celestial and Terrestrial Globes
Record ID 217142
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 2
Salmons Grammar
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Thomas Salmon (Male, born 1679, died 1767)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Salmon's Geographical Grammar
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Salmon (Male, born 1679, died 1767)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
A new geographical and historical grammar: wherein the geographical part is truly modern; and the present state of the several Kingdoms of the world is so interspersed, as to render the study of geography both entertaining and instructive, Containing, I. A Description of the Figure and Motion of the Earth. II. Geographical Definitions and Problems, being a necessary introduction to this study. III. A general division of the Globe into Land and Water. IV. The situation and extent of the several countries contained in each quarter of the world: their cities, chief towns, history, present state, respective forms of government, forces, revenues, taxes, revolutions, and memorable events. Together with An account of the Air, Soil, Produce, Traffic, Curiosities, Arms, Religion, Language, Universities, Bishoprics, Manners, Customs, Habits, and Coins, in use in the several Kingdoms and States described. By Mr Salmon. Illustrated with a new set of Maps of the Countries described, and other Copper-Plates, ten whereof were not in any former edition. A new edition, with large additions, which bring the history down to the present time.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1767. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T69008
Thomas Salmon (Male, born 1679, died 1767)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
New Geographical and Historical Grammar
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Thomas Salmon (Male, born 1679, died 1767), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 217139
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 2
Salmons Gazeteer
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Thomas Salmon (Male, born 1679, died 1767)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Travel
Salmon's Gazeteer
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Salmon (Male, born 1679, died 1767)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Travel
The modern gazetteer: or, A short view of the several nations of the world. Absolutely necessary for rendering the public news, and other historical occurrences, intelligible and entertaining. Containing, I. An introduction to geography; with directions for the use of the terrestrial globe. II. The situation and extent of all the empires, kingdoms, states, provinces, and chief towns, in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America: also, a description of the most considerable seas, lakes, rivers and mountains, all rang’d in alphabetical order. III. The produce, manufactures, trade, constitution, forces, revenues, and religion, of the several countries. IV. The genealogies and families of the emperors, kings, and princes, now reigning. By Mr. Salmon.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1758. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: N22214
Thomas Salmon (Male, born 1679, died 1767)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Travel
Modern Gazetteer: or, A Short View of the Several Nations of the World
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Thomas Salmon (Male, born 1679, died 1767), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Travel
Modern Gazetteer: or, A Short View of the Several Nations of the World
Record ID 217205
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 2
Livy Rudimanni vol 1
Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Livy (Male, born c.BCE64, died 12)
Genre: History
Livy Rudimanni
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Livy (Male, born c.BCE64, died 12)
Genre: History
Titi Livii patavini historiarum ab urbe condita libri qui supersunt· Cum omnium epitomis, ac deperditorum fragmentis: ad optimas editiones castigati, accurante Tho. Ruddimanno, A.M. ...
Language: Latin . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1752. Format: 12mo.
Editors: Thomas Ruddiman
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: N64639
Livy (Male, born c.BCE64, died 12)
Genre: History
History of Rome [Livy]
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Livy (Male, born c.BCE64, died 12), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 217133
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 2
Olivet's Cicero vol 1st
Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Oliveti Cicero
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
M. Tulli Ciceronis opera, cum delectu commentariorum, ex editione Josephi Oliveti
Language: Latin . Published: Amsterdam. Date of publication: 1745-1747. Format: 4to. Pagination: 9 vols.
Editors: Olivet, Pierre-Joseph Thoulier
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 17 times in 10 borrowing records
Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Works of Cicero
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 217151
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 2
Middleton's Life of Cicero
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Conyers Middleton (Male, born 1683, died 1750)
Genre: Lives
Middleton's Life of Cicero
Confidence level: Likely
Conyers Middleton (Male, born 1683, died 1750)
Genre: Lives
The history of the life of Marcus Tullius Cicero. In three volumes. By Conyers Middleton, D. D. Principal Library-Keeper of the University of Cambridge.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1742. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 12
ESTC: T125495
Conyers Middleton (Male, born 1683, died 1750)
Genre: Lives
History of the Life of Marcus Tullius Cicero
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Conyers Middleton (Male, born 1683, died 1750), Genre: Lives
Record ID 217130
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 2
Burmanni Virgil vol 2d & 3d
Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Burmanni Virgil
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Publii Virgilii Maronis Bucolica, Georgica, et Aeneis. Ex editione Petri Burmanni. ...
Language: Latin . Published: Glasgow. Date of publication: 1778. Format: folio. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 10 times in 7 borrowing records
ESTC: N22205
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Pastorals and Georgics of Virgil
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21), Genre: Poetry
Pastorals and Georgics of Virgil
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 217211
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 2
Francis Horace
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Genre: Poetry
Francis Horace
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: Poetry
A poetical translation of the works of Horace: with the original text, and notes collected from the best Latin and French commentators on that author. By the Revd Mr. Philip Francis, ... In four volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1747. Format: 12mo.
Translators: Revd. Mr Philip Francis
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 22 times in 17 borrowing records
ESTC: T42740
Genre: Poetry
Works of Horace
Record ID 217217
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 2
Coleman 2v
Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Terence (Male)
Genre: Drama
Coleman
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Likely
Terence (Male)
Genre: Drama
The comedies of Terence, translated into familiar blank verse. By George Colman. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: Dublin. Date of publication: 1766. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2 times in 1 borrowing record
ESTC: T137837
Terence (Male)
Genre: Drama
Comedies [Terence]
Record ID 217226
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 3
Potter's Greek Antiquities 2 vols
Borrowed: 1771/9/19 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
William Sprott
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Potter (Male, born c.1673, died 1747)
Genre: History
Potter's Greek Antiquities
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
John Potter (Male, born c.1673, died 1747)
Genre: History
Archæologia græca: or, the antiquities of Greece. The sixth edition. By John Potter
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1740. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 33 times in 20 borrowing records
ESTC: T22355
John Potter (Male, born c.1673, died 1747)
Genre: History
Archaelogia Graeca: or, The Antiquities of Greece
Borrowed: 1771/9/19 (Thursday).
Borrower: William Sprott
Author: John Potter (Male, born c.1673, died 1747), Genre: History
Archaelogia Graeca: or, The Antiquities of Greece
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 217304
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 3
Beattie's Poems
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
James Beattie (Male, born 1735, died 1803)
Genre: Poetry
Beattie's Poems
Confidence level: Certain
James Beattie (Male, born 1735, died 1803)
Genre: Poetry
Original poems and translations. By James Beattie, A.M.
Language: English . Published: London | | [i.e. Aberdeen?]. Date of publication: 1760. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 5
ESTC: T136422
James Beattie (Male, born 1735, died 1803)
Genre: Poetry
Original Poems and Translations [James Beattie]
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: James Beattie (Male, born 1735, died 1803), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 217277
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 3
World Displayed v. 19
Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Genre: Travel
World Displayed
Volumes borrowed: Volume 19
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Travel
The world displayed; or, A curious collection of voyages and travels, selected from the writers of all nations. In which the conjectures and interpolations of several vain editors and translators are expunged, every relation is made concise and plain, and the divisions of countries and kingdoms are clearly and distinctly noted.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759-1761. Format: 12mo.
Editors: Compiled by Christopher Smart, Oliver Goldsmith and Samuel Johnson; introduction by Samuel Johnson.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1944 times in 1812 borrowing records
ESTC: T113545
Genre: Travel
World Displayed; or, A Curious Collection of Voyages and Travels, Selected from the Writers of All Nations
Record ID 217244
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 3
Young's Dictionary
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
William Young (Male, died 1757)
Genre: Reference Works
Young's Dictionary
Confidence level: Certain
William Young (Male, died 1757)
Genre: Reference Works
A new Latin-English dictionary: containing all the words proper for reading the classic writers, with the Authorities subjoined to each Word and Phrase. To which is prefixed, a new English-Latin dictionary, carefully compiled from The best Authors in our Language. Both Parts greatly improved, beyond all the preceding Works of the same Nature; supplying their Deficiencies, and comprising whatever is useful and valuable in all former Dictionaries. The second edition, corrected and improved. By the King’s Authority. Designed for the General Use of Schools and Private Gentlemen. By the Rev. Mr. William Young, Editor of Ainsworth’s Dictionary.
Language: English | Latin . Published: London. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: T78096
William Young (Male, died 1757)
Genre: Reference Works
New Latin-English Dictionary: Containing all the Words proper for Reading the Classic Writers
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: William Young (Male, died 1757), Genre: Reference Works
New Latin-English Dictionary: Containing all the Words proper for Reading the Classic Writers
Record ID 217271
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 3
Banier's Mythology v. 1, 2
Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
M. l’abbé Antoine Banier (Male, born 1673, died 1741)
Genre: History, Genre: Theology
Banier's Mythology
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Likely
M. l’abbé Antoine Banier (Male, born 1673, died 1741)
Genre: History, Genre: Theology
The mythology and fables of the ancients, explain’d from history. By the Abbé Banier, Member of the Royal Academy of Inscriptions and Belles-Lettres. ... . Translated from the original French. Containing I. The History of the Gods of the Chaldeans, Babylonians, Syrians, Persians, &c. II. Of the Divinities of the Greeks and Romans, divided into three Classes, viz. the Celestial Gods, the Gods of the Waters, and those of the Earth. The first contains the History of Jupiter, Juno, Saturn, Minerva, Mars, Venus, Vulcan, Mercury, Apollo, Diana, Bacchus, &c. together with an historical Explanation of all the poetical Fables relating to these several Divinities. Under the second Class is the History of Demogorgon, Cybele, Vesta, Terminus, Flora, the Satyrs, &c. The third contains the History of Neptune, Amphitrite, Nereus, Proteus, the Nymphs; with a curious Enquiry into the Foundation and Nature of that Worship which was paid them.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1739-1740. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 51 times in 35 borrowing records
ESTC: N35253
M. l’abbé Antoine Banier (Male, born 1673, died 1741)
Genre: History, Genre: Theology
Mythology and Fables of the Ancients, Explain’d from History
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: M. l’abbé Antoine Banier (Male, born 1673, died 1741), Genre: History, Genre: Theology
Mythology and Fables of the Ancients, Explain’d from History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 217256
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 3
Hume's Hist 6&7
Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England (original title)
Hume's History (standardised title)
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6, Volume 7
Confidence level: Likely
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688. In eight volumes. By David Hume, Esq; ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1763. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1009 times in 824 borrowing records
ESTC: N504610
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6, Volume 7
Record ID 217274
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 3
Origin of Laws v. 1
Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Antoine Yves Goguet (Male, born 1716, died 1758)
Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: History, Genre: Law
Origin of Laws
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Antoine Yves Goguet (Male, born 1716, died 1758)
Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: History, Genre: Law
The origin of laws, arts, and sciences, and their progress among the most ancient nations.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1761. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 26 times in 11 borrowing records
ESTC: T98203
Antoine Yves Goguet (Male, born 1716, died 1758)
Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: History, Genre: Law
Origin of Laws, Arts, and Sciences, and their Progress among the Most Ancient Nations
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Antoine Yves Goguet (Male, born 1716, died 1758), Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: History, Genre: Law
Origin of Laws, Arts, and Sciences, and their Progress among the Most Ancient Nations
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 217265
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 3
Hume's Hist. 8
Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England (original title)
Hume's History (standardised title)
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8
Confidence level: Likely
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688. In eight volumes. By David Hume, Esq; ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1763. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1009 times in 824 borrowing records
ESTC: N504610
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8
Record ID 217346
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Pope's Works, v. 1, 2
Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30)
Genre: Poetry
Pope's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Alexander Pope Esq. In nine volumes, complete. With his last corrections, additions, and improvements; as they were delivered to the editor a little before his death: together with the commentary and notes of Mr. Warburton.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1760. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 32 times in 26 borrowing records
ESTC: T5439
Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Alexander Pope
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 217373
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Cicero Oliveti
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Demosthenes (Male, born BCE384, died BCE322)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Cicero not Oliveti
Confidence level: Likely
Demosthenes (Male, born BCE384, died BCE322)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Philippiques de Demosthène, et catilinaires de Cicéron, traduites par M. l'Abbé d'Olivet, de l'Académie françoise.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1765.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 12 times in 11 borrowing records
Demosthenes (Male, born BCE384, died BCE322)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Philippics of Demosthenes
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Demosthenes (Male, born BCE384, died BCE322), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Record ID 217349
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Robertson's Hist of Charles 5th v. 1
Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Robertson's Charles 5th
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of the reign of the Emperor Charles V. With a view of the progress of society in Europe, from the subversion of the Roman Empire, to the beginning of the sixteenth century.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 603 times in 452 borrowing records
ESTC: T71143
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 217382
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Customs of the Romans
Borrowed: 1776/10/27 (Sunday).
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Le Fèvre de Morsan (Male)
Genre: History
Customs of the Romans
Confidence level: Certain
Le Fèvre de Morsan (Male)
Genre: History
The manners and customs of the Romans. Translated from the French.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1740. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 8
ESTC: T172578
Le Fèvre de Morsan (Male)
Genre: History
Des Moeurs et des Usages des Romains
Borrowed: 1776/10/27 (Sunday).
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Le Fèvre de Morsan (Male), Genre: History
Record ID 217319
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Brydon's Tour vol. 2nd
Borrowed: 1774/30. Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
Brydon's Tour
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Likely
Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
A tour through Sicily and Malta. In a series of letters to William Beckford, Esq. of Somerly in Suffolk; from P. Brydone, F.R.S. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 68 times in 66 borrowing records
ESTC: T88892
Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
Tour Through Sicily and Malta. In a Series of Letters to William Beckford
Borrowed: 1774/30.
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818), Genre: Travel
Tour Through Sicily and Malta. In a Series of Letters to William Beckford
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 217409
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Martyn on Virgil
Borrowed: 1777/10/4 (Saturday).
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Martin's Virgil's Eclogues
Confidence level: Certain
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Pub. Virgilii Maronis Bucolicorum eclogae decem. The Bucolicks of Virgil, with an English translation and notes. By John Martyn, F R. S. Professor of Botany in the University of Cambridge.
Language: Latin | English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1749. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 5
ESTC: T139419
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Pastorals and Georgics of Virgil
Borrowed: 1777/10/4 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 217361
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Henry's History Britain v. 1st
Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790)
Genre: History
Henry's History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790)
Genre: History
The history of Great Britain, from the first invasion of it by the Romans Under Julius Caesar.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771-1793. Format: 4to. Pagination: 6 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 301 times in 203 borrowing records
ESTC: T93697
Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790)
Genre: History
History of Great Britain [Robert Henry]
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790), Genre: History
History of Great Britain [Robert Henry]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1