An Analysis of Scottish Borrowers' Registers
You performed an Advanced Search for:
Year of publication: 1747-1803
Your search matched 84164 borrowing records.
Press on a bar to view borrowings in the decade.Full
Record ID 274703
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Gurney's Sh. Hand
Borrowed: 1826/1/22 (Sunday).
James Murray
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Thomas Gurney (Male, born 1705, died 1770)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Gurney's Short Hand Writing
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Gurney (Male, born 1705, died 1770)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Brachygraphy: or An easy and compendious system of short-hand, adapted to the various arts, sciences and professions; Improved after more than forty years practice & experience by Thomas Gurney: and brought still nearer to perfection upon the present method by Joseph Gurney.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1789. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: T166677
Thomas Gurney (Male, born 1705, died 1770)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Brachygraphy
Borrowed: 1826/1/22 (Sunday).
Borrower: James Murray
Author: Thomas Gurney (Male, born 1705, died 1770), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Record ID 274700
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Gurney's shorthand
Borrowed: 1825/11/27 (Sunday).
James Murray
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Thomas Gurney (Male, born 1705, died 1770)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Gurney's Short Hand
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Gurney (Male, born 1705, died 1770)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Brachygraphy: or An easy and compendious system of short-hand, adapted to the various arts, sciences and professions; Improved after more than forty years practice & experience by Thomas Gurney: and brought still nearer to perfection upon the present method by Joseph Gurney.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1789. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: T166677
Thomas Gurney (Male, born 1705, died 1770)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Brachygraphy
Borrowed: 1825/11/27 (Sunday).
Borrower: James Murray
Author: Thomas Gurney (Male, born 1705, died 1770), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Record ID 274706
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Orlando Furioso v. 1
Borrowed: 1825/12/11 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
Robert Cathcart MacKean
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Lodovico Ariosto (Male, born 1474, died 1533)
Genre: Poetry
Orlando Furioso
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Likely
Lodovico Ariosto (Male, born 1474, died 1533)
Genre: Poetry
Orlando furioso: translated from the Italian of Ludovico Ariosto; with notes: by John Hoole. In five volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1799. Format: 8vo.
Translators: John Hoole
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 92 times in 78 borrowing records
ESTC: T133398
Lodovico Ariosto (Male, born 1474, died 1533)
Genre: Poetry
Orlando Furioso
Borrowed: 1825/12/11 (Sunday).
Borrower: Robert Cathcart MacKean
Author: Lodovico Ariosto (Male, born 1474, died 1533), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 274718
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Gustavus Vassa
Borrowed: 1826/6/25 (Sunday).
Robert Cathcart MacKean
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Olaudah Equiano (Male, born 1745, died 1797)
Genre: Lives
Gustavus Vassa
Confidence level: Very likely
Olaudah Equiano (Male, born 1745, died 1797)
Genre: Lives
The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African. Written by himself.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1792. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 19
ESTC: N17046
Olaudah Equiano (Male, born 1745, died 1797)
Genre: Lives
Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
Borrowed: 1826/6/25 (Sunday).
Borrower: Robert Cathcart MacKean
Author: Olaudah Equiano (Male, born 1745, died 1797), Genre: Lives
Record ID 274754
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Bank's Geography v. 1
Borrowed: 1826/3/4 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Robert Milroy
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Bank's Geography
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A modern, authentic and com[plete] system of universal geography. Including all the late important discoveries made by the English, and other celebrated navigators of various nations, in the different hemispheres; and containing a genuine history and description of the whole world, as consisting of empires, ... With the various countries, cities, towns, .... Thoughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and America: together with their respective situations, extent, latitude, longitude, ... together with a complete history of every empire, kingdom, and state, ... The whole forming an authentic and entertaining account of every thing worthy of notice throughout the whole face of nature, both by land and water. In which is introduced, to illustrate the work, a considerable number of the most accurate whole sheet maps, forming a complete atlas. To which is added complete guide to geography, astronomy, ... with an account of the rise, progress, and present state of navigation throughout the known world. Likewise containing every important, interesting, and valuable discovery throughout the whole of Cook’s voyages. Together with all the discoveries made by other mariners since the time of that celebrated circumnavigator. Also, a particular description of the improved state of the new colony formed at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island, where the convicts are now settled. Including a particular account of the excursions and discoveries made in the interior parts of New Holland. The whole forming a complete collection of voyages and travels. By the Rev. Thomas Bankes, vicar of Dixton, in Monmouthshire, and author of the Christian’s family Bible. Embellished with near two hundred beautiful engravings, consisting of views, antiquities, customs, ceremonies, besides whole sheet maps, plans, charts, &c. executed in a much superior stile than any thing that has ever appeared in this kingdom.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790. Format: folio. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: 27
ESTC: T173389
Genre: Travel
Modern, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography
Borrowed: 1826/3/4 (Saturday).
Borrower: Robert Milroy
Genre: Travel
Modern, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 274736
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Rollin's Ancient History v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1825/12/21 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Robert Milroy
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Rollin's Ancient History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
The ancient history of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians. By Mr. Rollin, ... Translated from the French. In seven volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 7v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 871 times in 851 borrowing records
ESTC: T127048
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians
Borrowed: 1825/12/21 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Robert Milroy
Author: Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 274733
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Somerville's Britain
Borrowed: 1825/12/9 (Friday).
Robert Milroy
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Thomas Somerville (Male, born 1741, died 1830)
Genre: History
Somerville's Britain
Confidence level: Very likely
Thomas Somerville (Male, born 1741, died 1830)
Genre: History
The history of Great Britain during the reign of Queen Anne. With a dissertation concerning the danger of the Protestant succession; and an appendix, containing Original Papers. By Thomas Somerville
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1798. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 15
ESTC: T139401
Thomas Somerville (Male, born 1741, died 1830)
Genre: History
Hstory of Great Britain during the Reign of Queen Anne
Borrowed: 1825/12/9 (Friday).
Borrower: Robert Milroy
Author: Thomas Somerville (Male, born 1741, died 1830), Genre: History
Record ID 274748
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Life of Vassa
Borrowed: 1826/2/1 (Wednesday).
Robert Milroy
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Olaudah Equiano (Male, born 1745, died 1797)
Genre: Lives
Life of Gustavus Vassa
Confidence level: Certain
Olaudah Equiano (Male, born 1745, died 1797)
Genre: Lives
The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African. Written by himself.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1792. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 19
ESTC: N17046
Olaudah Equiano (Male, born 1745, died 1797)
Genre: Lives
Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
Borrowed: 1826/2/1 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Robert Milroy
Author: Olaudah Equiano (Male, born 1745, died 1797), Genre: Lives
Record ID 274751
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Indian Recreations
Borrowed: 1826/2/14 (Tuesday).
Robert Milroy
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Tennant (Male, born 1758, died 1813)
Genre: Travel
Indian Recreations
Confidence level: Certain
William Tennant (Male, born 1758, died 1813)
Genre: Travel
Indian recreations, consisting of strictures on the domestic and rural economy of the Mahommedans and Hindoos
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1803. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 18 times in 16 borrowing records
William Tennant (Male, born 1758, died 1813)
Genre: Travel
Indian Recreations
Borrowed: 1826/2/14 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Robert Milroy
Author: William Tennant (Male, born 1758, died 1813), Genre: Travel
Record ID 274724
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Nearchus Voyage
Borrowed: 1825/10/28 (Friday).
Robert Milroy
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Arrian of Nicomedia (Male, born c.87)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Nearchus Voyage
Confidence level: Very likely
Arrian of Nicomedia (Male, born c.87)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
The voyage of Nearchus from the Indus to the Euphrates, collected from the original journal preserved by Arrian, And Illustrated BY Authorities Ancient And Modern; containing an account of the first navigation attempted by Europeans in the Indian Ocean. By William Vincent, D.D. To which are added three dissertations: Two, on the Acronychal Rising of the Pleiades, By the Right Reverend Dr. Samuel Horsley, Lord Bishop of Rochester; And by Mr. William Wales, Master of the Royal Mathematical School in Christ’s Hospital: And One by Mr. DE LA Rochette, On the First Meridian of Ptolemy.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1797. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 19
ESTC: T137592
Arrian of Nicomedia (Male, born c.87)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Voyage of Nearchus from the Indus to the Euphrates
Borrowed: 1825/10/28 (Friday).
Borrower: Robert Milroy
Author: Arrian of Nicomedia (Male, born c.87), Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Record ID 274760
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Franklin's Works
Borrowed: 1826/4/30 (Sunday).
Robert Milroy
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Franklin's Works
Confidence level: Likely
Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Works of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin : consisting of his Life: together with Essays, humorous, moral, and literary
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1803. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 19 times in 14 borrowing records
Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Works of the Late Doctor Benjamin Franklin
Borrowed: 1826/4/30 (Sunday).
Borrower: Robert Milroy
Author: Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Record ID 274757
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Campbell's Journey
Borrowed: 1826/4/2 (Sunday).
Robert Milroy
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Donald Campbell (Male, born 1751, died 1804)
Genre: Lives
Campbell's Journey
Confidence level: Likely
Donald Campbell (Male, born 1751, died 1804)
Genre: Lives
A narrative of the extraordinary adventures, and sufferings by shipwreck & imprisonment, of Donald Campbell, Esq. of Barbreck: with the singular humours of his Tartar guide, Hassan Artaz: comprising The Occurrences of Four Years and Five Days, in an overland journey to India. Faithfully abstracted from Capt. Campbell’s "letters to his son."
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1796. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 17
ESTC: T146296
Donald Campbell (Male, born 1751, died 1804)
Genre: Lives
Narrative of the Extraordinary Adventures, and Sufferings of Donald Campbell, Esq. of Barbreck
Borrowed: 1826/4/2 (Sunday).
Borrower: Robert Milroy
Author: Donald Campbell (Male, born 1751, died 1804), Genre: Lives
Narrative of the Extraordinary Adventures, and Sufferings of Donald Campbell, Esq. of Barbreck
Record ID 274742
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Dalrymple's Memoirs v. 2
Borrowed: 1826/1/20 (Friday). Returned: yes.
Robert Milroy
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Alexander Dalrymple (Male, born 1737, died 1808)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Dalrymple's Memoirs
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
Alexander Dalrymple (Male, born 1737, died 1808)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
A collection of charts and memoirs. Published by Alexander Dalrymple, Esq.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 19 times in 18 borrowing records
ESTC: T30900
Alexander Dalrymple (Male, born 1737, died 1808)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Collection of Charts and Memoirs
Borrowed: 1826/1/20 (Friday).
Borrower: Robert Milroy
Author: Alexander Dalrymple (Male, born 1737, died 1808), Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Collection of Charts and Memoirs
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 274727
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Sparman's Voyage v. 1
Borrowed: 1825/10/11 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
Robert Milroy
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Sparman's Voyage
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic polar circle, and round the world: but chiefly into the country of the Hottentots and Caffres, from the year 1772, to 1776.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Forster, Georg.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 105 times in 92 borrowing records
ESTC: T150219
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World
Borrowed: 1825/10/11 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Robert Milroy
Author: Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820), Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 274787
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Buffon History v. 3, 4
Borrowed: 1825/12. Returned: yes.
Patrick Alexander MacDonald
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Buffon's Natural History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Speculative
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural history, general and particular; by the Count de Buffon, translated into English. Illustrated with three hundred and one copper-plates, and occasional notes and observations by the translator. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1781. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 455 times in 403 borrowing records
ESTC: N42265
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Borrowed: 1825/12.
Borrower: Patrick Alexander MacDonald
Author: Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 274799
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Pennant's Tour in Scotland
Borrowed: 1826/3/4 (Saturday).
Patrick Alexander MacDonald
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
Pennant's Tour in Scotland
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
A tour in Scotland; MDCCLXIX.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 39 times in 27 borrowing records
ESTC: T110282
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
Tour in Scotland, MDCCLXIX
Borrowed: 1826/3/4 (Saturday).
Borrower: Patrick Alexander MacDonald
Author: Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798), Genre: Travel
Record ID 274835
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Spenser's Queene v. 2
Borrowed: 1826/6/24 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Patrick Alexander MacDonald
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Edmund Spenser (Male, born c.1552, died 1599)
Genre: Poetry
Spenser's Faerie Queen
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Edmund Spenser (Male, born c.1552, died 1599)
Genre: Poetry
The faerie queene. By Edmund Spenser. With an exact collation of the two original editions, Published by Himself at London in Quarto; the Former containing the first Three Books printed in 1590, and the Latter the Six Books in 1596. To which are now added, a new life of the author, and also a glossary.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 20 times in 17 borrowing records
ESTC: T35152
Edmund Spenser (Male, born c.1552, died 1599)
Genre: Poetry
Faerie Queene
Borrowed: 1826/6/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: Patrick Alexander MacDonald
Author: Edmund Spenser (Male, born c.1552, died 1599), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 274805
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Spenser's Fairie Queene
Borrowed: 1826/3/19 (Sunday).
Patrick Alexander MacDonald
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Edmund Spenser (Male, born c.1552, died 1599)
Genre: Poetry
Spenser's Faerie Queen
Confidence level: Certain
Edmund Spenser (Male, born c.1552, died 1599)
Genre: Poetry
The faerie queene. By Edmund Spenser. With an exact collation of the two original editions, Published by Himself at London in Quarto; the Former containing the first Three Books printed in 1590, and the Latter the Six Books in 1596. To which are now added, a new life of the author, and also a glossary.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 20 times in 17 borrowing records
ESTC: T35152
Edmund Spenser (Male, born c.1552, died 1599)
Genre: Poetry
Faerie Queene
Borrowed: 1826/3/19 (Sunday).
Borrower: Patrick Alexander MacDonald
Author: Edmund Spenser (Male, born c.1552, died 1599), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 274784
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cook's Voyages v. 3
Borrowed: 1825/12/9 (Friday). Returned: yes.
Patrick Alexander MacDonald
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Cook's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A new, authentic, and complete collection of voyages round the world, undertaken and performed by royal authority. Containing an authentic, ... history of Captain Cook’s first, second, third and last voyages, ... To which will be added, genuine narratives of other voyage ... It is proper to observe, that some other editions of these works ... would cost a purchaser ... upwards of twenty guineas; ... but the present edition, by being published in only eighty six-penny numbers, ... enables every person, ... to become familiary [sic] acquainted with those ... voyages ... Now publishing under the immediate direction of George William Anderson, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784-1786. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 536 times in 506 borrowing records
ESTC: T134074
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Borrowed: 1825/12/9 (Friday).
Borrower: Patrick Alexander MacDonald
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 274778
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Park's Travels
Borrowed: 1825/10/11 (Tuesday).
Patrick Alexander MacDonald
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Park's Travels
Confidence level: Speculative
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the interior districts of Africa: performed under the Direction and Patronage of the African Association, in the years 1795, 1796, and 1797. By Mungo Park
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1799. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 221 times in 217 borrowing records
ESTC: N13836
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa, Performed in the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797
Borrowed: 1825/10/11 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Patrick Alexander MacDonald
Author: Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806), Genre: Travel
Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa, Performed in the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797
Record ID 274817
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Encyclopedia v. 7
Borrowed: 1826/5/10 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Patrick Alexander MacDonald
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia britannica; or, A dictionary of arts, sciences, and miscellaneous literature.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1788-1797. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 261 times in 222 borrowing records
ESTC: N6642
Borrowed: 1826/5/10 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Patrick Alexander MacDonald
Genre: Reference Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7
Record ID 274814
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Encyclopedia v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/4/16 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
Patrick Alexander MacDonald
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia britannica; or, A dictionary of arts, sciences, and miscellaneous literature.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1788-1797. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 261 times in 222 borrowing records
ESTC: N6642
Borrowed: 1826/4/16 (Sunday).
Borrower: Patrick Alexander MacDonald
Genre: Reference Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 274790
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Canterbury Tales v. 1, 2, 3, 4
Borrowed: 1826/1/8 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
Patrick Alexander MacDonald
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Geoffrey Chaucer (Male, died 1400)
Genre: Poetry
Canterbury Tales
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Geoffrey Chaucer (Male, died 1400)
Genre: Poetry
The Canterbury tales of Chaucer.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1775-1778. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 5 vols.
Editors: Tyrwhitt, Thomas
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 71 times in 24 borrowing records
ESTC: T76319
Geoffrey Chaucer (Male, died 1400)
Genre: Poetry
Canterbury Tales
Borrowed: 1826/1/8 (Sunday).
Borrower: Patrick Alexander MacDonald
Author: Geoffrey Chaucer (Male, died 1400), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2 3, Volume 4
Record ID 274775
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Beauties Nature v. 2, 3, 4
Borrowed: 1825/10/30 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
Patrick Alexander MacDonald
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Beauties of Nature
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Beauties of nature and art displayed, in a tour through the world; ... Illustrated and embellished with copper plates.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774-1775. Format: 18mo. Pagination: 13v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 12 times in 5 borrowing records
ESTC: T113576
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Beauties of Nature and Art Displayed, in a Tour through the World
Borrowed: 1825/10/30 (Sunday).
Borrower: Patrick Alexander MacDonald
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Beauties of Nature and Art Displayed, in a Tour through the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 274796
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Arnot's Edinburgh
Borrowed: 1826/2/2 (Thursday).
Patrick Alexander MacDonald
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: History
Arnot's Edinburgh
Confidence level: Certain
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: History
The history of Edinburgh. By Hugo Arnot, Esq; Advocate.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1779. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 143
ESTC: T142880
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: History
History of Edinburgh
Borrowed: 1826/2/2 (Thursday).
Borrower: Patrick Alexander MacDonald
Author: Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786), Genre: History
Record ID 274865
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Coxe's Russia v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/4/30 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
James Cockburn MacLaren
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Coxe's Russia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark. Interspersed with historical relations and political inquiries. Illustrated with charts and engravings. By William Coxe, A. M. F. R. S. fellow of King’s College, Cambridge; and Chaplain to his grace the Duke of Marlborough. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 61 times in 38 borrowing records
ESTC: N27892
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark
Borrowed: 1826/4/30 (Sunday).
Borrower: James Cockburn MacLaren
Author: William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828), Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 274871
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Pennant's Tour
Borrowed: 1826/5/28 (Sunday).
James Cockburn MacLaren
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
Pennant's Tour
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
A tour in Scotland; MDCCLXIX.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 39 times in 27 borrowing records
ESTC: T110282
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
Tour in Scotland, MDCCLXIX
Borrowed: 1826/5/28 (Sunday).
Borrower: James Cockburn MacLaren
Author: Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798), Genre: Travel
Record ID 274856
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Damberger's Africa
Borrowed: 1826/2/5 (Sunday).
James Cockburn MacLaren
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Christian Frederick Damberger (Male)
Genre: Travel
Damberger's Africa
Confidence level: Certain
Christian Frederick Damberger (Male)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the interior of Africa, from the Cape of Good Hope to Morocco, from the years 1781 to 1797; through Caffraria ... likewise across the great desert of Sahara, and the northern parts of Barbary
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1801. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 15
Christian Frederick Damberger (Male)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the Interior of Africa [Damberger]
Borrowed: 1826/2/5 (Sunday).
Borrower: James Cockburn MacLaren
Author: Christian Frederick Damberger (Male), Genre: Travel
Record ID 274868
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Coxe's Russia v. 2
Borrowed: 1826/4/30 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
James Cockburn MacLaren
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Coxe's Russia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark. Interspersed with historical relations and political inquiries. Illustrated with charts and engravings. By William Coxe, A. M. F. R. S. fellow of King’s College, Cambridge; and Chaplain to his grace the Duke of Marlborough. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 61 times in 38 borrowing records
ESTC: N27892
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark
Borrowed: 1826/4/30 (Sunday).
Borrower: James Cockburn MacLaren
Author: William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828), Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 274847
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Will & Jean
Borrowed: 1825/12/24 (Saturday).
James Cockburn MacLaren
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Hector Macneill (Male, born 1746, died 1818)
Genre: Fiction
Will and Jean
Confidence level: Very likely
Hector Macneill (Male, born 1746, died 1818)
Genre: Fiction
Scotland’s skaith; or, the history o’ Will and Jean : Owre true a tale! Together with some additional poems, by the author of the Harp. Embellished with elegant engravings.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1795. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 9
ESTC: T126211
Hector Macneill (Male, born 1746, died 1818)
Genre: Fiction
Scotland’s Skaith; or, The History o’ Will and Jean
Borrowed: 1825/12/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Cockburn MacLaren
Author: Hector Macneill (Male, born 1746, died 1818), Genre: Fiction
Record ID 274844
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Nearchus Voyages
Borrowed: 1825/12/4 (Sunday).
James Cockburn MacLaren
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Arrian of Nicomedia (Male, born c.87)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Nearchus Voyage
Confidence level: Very likely
Arrian of Nicomedia (Male, born c.87)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
The voyage of Nearchus from the Indus to the Euphrates, collected from the original journal preserved by Arrian, And Illustrated BY Authorities Ancient And Modern; containing an account of the first navigation attempted by Europeans in the Indian Ocean. By William Vincent, D.D. To which are added three dissertations: Two, on the Acronychal Rising of the Pleiades, By the Right Reverend Dr. Samuel Horsley, Lord Bishop of Rochester; And by Mr. William Wales, Master of the Royal Mathematical School in Christ’s Hospital: And One by Mr. DE LA Rochette, On the First Meridian of Ptolemy.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1797. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 19
ESTC: T137592
Arrian of Nicomedia (Male, born c.87)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Voyage of Nearchus from the Indus to the Euphrates
Borrowed: 1825/12/4 (Sunday).
Borrower: James Cockburn MacLaren
Author: Arrian of Nicomedia (Male, born c.87), Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Record ID 274892
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hearne's Journey
Borrowed: 1825/10/28 (Friday).
John Mitchell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Samuel Hearne (Male, born 1745, died 1792)
Genre: Travel
Hearne's Journey
Confidence level: Certain
Samuel Hearne (Male, born 1745, died 1792)
Genre: Travel
A journey from Prince of Wales’s fort in Hudson’s Bay, to the northern ocean. Undertaken by order of the Hudson’s Bay Company, for the discovery of copper mines, a north west passage, &c. in the years 1769, 1770, 1771, & 1772.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1795. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 24 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: T146967
Samuel Hearne (Male, born 1745, died 1792)
Genre: Travel
Journey from Prince of Wales’s Fort in Hudson’s Bay, to the Northern Ocean
Borrowed: 1825/10/28 (Friday).
Borrower: John Mitchell
Author: Samuel Hearne (Male, born 1745, died 1792), Genre: Travel
Journey from Prince of Wales’s Fort in Hudson’s Bay, to the Northern Ocean
Record ID 274916
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Phipp's Voyage
Borrowed: 1826/2/19 (Sunday).
John Mitchell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Constantine John Phipps Baron Mulgrave (Male, born 1744, died 1792)
Genre: Travel
Phipp's Voyage
Confidence level: Certain
Constantine John Phipps Baron Mulgrave (Male, born 1744, died 1792)
Genre: Travel
A voyage towards the North Pole undertaken by His Majesty’s command 1773.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 44
ESTC: T152604
Constantine John Phipps Baron Mulgrave (Male, born 1744, died 1792)
Genre: Travel
Voyage Towards the North Pole Undertaken by His Majesty’s Command 1773
Borrowed: 1826/2/19 (Sunday).
Borrower: John Mitchell
Author: Constantine John Phipps Baron Mulgrave (Male, born 1744, died 1792), Genre: Travel
Voyage Towards the North Pole Undertaken by His Majesty’s Command 1773
Record ID 274931
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cyclopedia v. 18
Borrowed: 1826/6/18 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
John Mitchell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Reference Works
Cyclopedia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 18
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia britannica; or, A dictionary of arts, sciences, and miscellaneous literature.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1788-1797. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 261 times in 222 borrowing records
ESTC: N6642
Borrowed: 1826/6/18 (Sunday).
Borrower: John Mitchell
Genre: Reference Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 18
Record ID 274913
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Encyclopedia Britannica v. 1
Borrowed: 1826/2/1 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
John Mitchell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia britannica; or, A dictionary of arts, sciences, and miscellaneous literature.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1788-1797. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 261 times in 222 borrowing records
ESTC: N6642
Borrowed: 1826/2/1 (Wednesday).
Borrower: John Mitchell
Genre: Reference Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 274907
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Bank's Geography
Borrowed: 1825/12/11 (Sunday).
John Mitchell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Bank's Geography
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A modern, authentic and com[plete] system of universal geography. Including all the late important discoveries made by the English, and other celebrated navigators of various nations, in the different hemispheres; and containing a genuine history and description of the whole world, as consisting of empires, ... With the various countries, cities, towns, .... Thoughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and America: together with their respective situations, extent, latitude, longitude, ... together with a complete history of every empire, kingdom, and state, ... The whole forming an authentic and entertaining account of every thing worthy of notice throughout the whole face of nature, both by land and water. In which is introduced, to illustrate the work, a considerable number of the most accurate whole sheet maps, forming a complete atlas. To which is added complete guide to geography, astronomy, ... with an account of the rise, progress, and present state of navigation throughout the known world. Likewise containing every important, interesting, and valuable discovery throughout the whole of Cook’s voyages. Together with all the discoveries made by other mariners since the time of that celebrated circumnavigator. Also, a particular description of the improved state of the new colony formed at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island, where the convicts are now settled. Including a particular account of the excursions and discoveries made in the interior parts of New Holland. The whole forming a complete collection of voyages and travels. By the Rev. Thomas Bankes, vicar of Dixton, in Monmouthshire, and author of the Christian’s family Bible. Embellished with near two hundred beautiful engravings, consisting of views, antiquities, customs, ceremonies, besides whole sheet maps, plans, charts, &c. executed in a much superior stile than any thing that has ever appeared in this kingdom.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790. Format: folio. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: 27
ESTC: T173389
Genre: Travel
Modern, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography
Borrowed: 1825/12/11 (Sunday).
Borrower: John Mitchell
Genre: Travel
Modern, Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography
Record ID 274922
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Encyclopedia v. 8
Borrowed: 1826/4/30 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
John Mitchell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia britannica; or, A dictionary of arts, sciences, and miscellaneous literature.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1788-1797. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 261 times in 222 borrowing records
ESTC: N6642
Borrowed: 1826/4/30 (Sunday).
Borrower: John Mitchell
Genre: Reference Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8
Record ID 274904
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cririe's Scenery v. 2
Borrowed: 1825/11/27 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
John Mitchell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
James Cririe (Male, born 1752, died 1835)
Genre: Poetry
Cririe's Scenery
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
James Cririe (Male, born 1752, died 1835)
Genre: Poetry
Scottish scenery : or, Sketches in verse, descriptive of scenes chiefly in the Highlands of Scotland
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1803. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 22
James Cririe (Male, born 1752, died 1835)
Genre: Poetry
Scottish Scenery : or, Sketches in Verse
Borrowed: 1825/11/27 (Sunday).
Borrower: John Mitchell
Author: James Cririe (Male, born 1752, died 1835), Genre: Poetry
Scottish Scenery : or, Sketches in Verse
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 274919
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Encyclopedia v. 4, 3
Borrowed: 1826/3/17 (Friday). Returned: yes.
John Mitchell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia britannica; or, A dictionary of arts, sciences, and miscellaneous literature.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1788-1797. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 261 times in 222 borrowing records
ESTC: N6642
Borrowed: 1826/3/17 (Friday).
Borrower: John Mitchell
Genre: Reference Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 274898
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Coxe's Russia v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1825/11/13 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
John Mitchell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Coxe's Russia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark. Interspersed with historical relations and political inquiries. Illustrated with charts and engravings. By William Coxe, A. M. F. R. S. fellow of King’s College, Cambridge; and Chaplain to his grace the Duke of Marlborough. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 61 times in 38 borrowing records
ESTC: N27892
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark
Borrowed: 1825/11/13 (Sunday).
Borrower: John Mitchell
Author: William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828), Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 274901
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Coxe's Russia v. 3
Borrowed: 1825/11/22 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
John Mitchell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Coxe's Russia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Very likely
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark. Interspersed with historical relations and political inquiries. Illustrated with charts and engravings. By William Coxe, A. M. F. R. S. fellow of King’s College, Cambridge; and Chaplain to his grace the Duke of Marlborough. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 61 times in 38 borrowing records
ESTC: N27892
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark
Borrowed: 1825/11/22 (Tuesday).
Borrower: John Mitchell
Author: William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828), Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 274925
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
William's Mineral King
Borrowed: 1826/5/14 (Sunday).
John Mitchell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Williams (Male, born c.1730, died c.1795)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
William's Mineral Kingdom
Confidence level: Certain
John Williams (Male, born c.1730, died c.1795)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The natural history of the mineral kingdom in three parts. Part I. Of the Natural History of the Strata of Coal, and of the Concomitant Strata. Part II. Of the Natural History of Mineral Veins, and other Beds and Repositories of the precious and useful Metals. Part III. Of the Natural History of the Prevailing Strata, and of the principal and most interesting Phaenomena upon and within the surface of our Globe. By John Williams, Mineral Surveyor, F. S. S. A. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1789. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v..
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 5 times in 3 borrowing records
ESTC: T92364
John Williams (Male, born c.1730, died c.1795)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Natural History of the Mineral Kingdom
Borrowed: 1826/5/14 (Sunday).
Borrower: John Mitchell
Author: John Williams (Male, born c.1730, died c.1795), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Record ID 274940
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cordiner's Antiquities
Borrowed: 1825/11/27 (Sunday).
Robert Andrew Macfie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Charles Cordiner (Male, born c.1746, died 1794)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Cordiner's Antiquities
Confidence level: Certain
Charles Cordiner (Male, born c.1746, died 1794)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Antiquities & scenery of the North of Scotland, in a Series of Letters, to Thomas Pennant, Esqr. By the Revd. Chas. Cordiner, Minister of St. Andrew’s Chapel, Bamff.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 11 times in 10 borrowing records
ESTC: T56850
Charles Cordiner (Male, born c.1746, died 1794)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Antiquities and Scenery of the North of Scotland, in a Series of Letters, to Thomas Pennant
Borrowed: 1825/11/27 (Sunday).
Borrower: Robert Andrew Macfie
Author: Charles Cordiner (Male, born c.1746, died 1794), Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Antiquities and Scenery of the North of Scotland, in a Series of Letters, to Thomas Pennant
Record ID 274973
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Gibbon's Rome
Borrowed: 1826/4/16 (Sunday).
John Miller
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Confidence level: Speculative
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
The history of the decline and fall of the Roman empire. By Edward Gibbon, Esq; ... A new edition
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1792-1797. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 12 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 195 times in 150 borrowing records
ESTC: N33264
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Borrowed: 1826/4/16 (Sunday).
Borrower: John Miller
Author: Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794), Genre: History
Record ID 274958
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Langhorn's Plutarch v. 5, 6
Borrowed: 1825/11/13 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
John Miller
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Langhorn's Plutarch
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6
Confidence level: Likely
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch’s Lives, translated from the original Greek, with notes critical and historical, and a new Life of Plutarch. By John Langhorne, D.D. and William Langhorne, M.A. In six volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Langhorne, John and Langhorne, William
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 252 times in 163 borrowing records
ESTC: T107379
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Lives [Plutarch]
Borrowed: 1825/11/13 (Sunday).
Borrower: John Miller
Author: Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6
Record ID 274976
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Gibbon's Roman Empire v. 2
Borrowed: 1826/6/25 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
John Miller
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
The history of the decline and fall of the Roman empire. By Edward Gibbon, Esq; ... A new edition
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1792-1797. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 12 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 195 times in 150 borrowing records
ESTC: N33264
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Borrowed: 1826/6/25 (Sunday).
Borrower: John Miller
Author: Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794), Genre: History
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 274955
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Langhorn's Plutarch v. 1, 2, 3, 4
Borrowed: 1825/10/28 (Friday). Returned: yes.
John Miller
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Langhorn's Plutarch
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Likely
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch’s Lives, translated from the original Greek, with notes critical and historical, and a new Life of Plutarch. By John Langhorne, D.D. and William Langhorne, M.A. In six volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Langhorne, John and Langhorne, William
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 252 times in 163 borrowing records
ESTC: T107379
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Lives [Plutarch]
Borrowed: 1825/10/28 (Friday).
Borrower: John Miller
Author: Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 274970
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Franklin's Works v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/3/19 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
John Miller
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Franklin's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 4
Confidence level: Likely
Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Works of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin : consisting of his Life: together with Essays, humorous, moral, and literary
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1803. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 19 times in 14 borrowing records
Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Works of the Late Doctor Benjamin Franklin
Borrowed: 1826/3/19 (Sunday).
Borrower: John Miller
Author: Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Works of the Late Doctor Benjamin Franklin
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 4
Record ID 274988
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Belasarius
Borrowed: 1826/3/5 (Sunday).
James Robison MacCulloch
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Jean-François Marmontel (Male, born 1723, died 1799)
Genre: Fiction
Belisarius
Confidence level: Certain
Jean-François Marmontel (Male, born 1723, died 1799)
Genre: Fiction
Belisarius. By M. Marmontel, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 9
ESTC: T61500
Jean-François Marmontel (Male, born 1723, died 1799)
Genre: Fiction
Belisarius [Jean-François Marmontel]
Borrowed: 1826/3/5 (Sunday).
Borrower: James Robison MacCulloch
Author: Jean-François Marmontel (Male, born 1723, died 1799), Genre: Fiction
Record ID 275003
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Shakespeare v. 3, 4
Borrowed: 1825/11/10 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
George Milne
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Shakespeare (Male, born 1564, died 1616)
Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
Shakespeare
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Likely
William Shakespeare (Male, born 1564, died 1616)
Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
The works of Shakespear. In which the beauties observed by Pope, Warburton, and Dodd, are pointed out. Together with the author’s life; a glossary; copious indexes; and, a list of the various readings. In eight volumes
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1753. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 8v..
Editors: Hugh Blair
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 136 times in 98 borrowing records
ESTC: T138602
William Shakespeare (Male, born 1564, died 1616)
Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
Works of William Shakespeare
Borrowed: 1825/11/10 (Thursday).
Borrower: George Milne
Author: William Shakespeare (Male, born 1564, died 1616), Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 275042
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Spenser's Faerie Queene v. 3
Borrowed: 1826/4/26 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
George Milne
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Edmund Spenser (Male, born c.1552, died 1599)
Genre: Poetry
Spenser's Faerie Queen
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Edmund Spenser (Male, born c.1552, died 1599)
Genre: Poetry
The faerie queene. By Edmund Spenser. With an exact collation of the two original editions, Published by Himself at London in Quarto; the Former containing the first Three Books printed in 1590, and the Latter the Six Books in 1596. To which are now added, a new life of the author, and also a glossary.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 20 times in 17 borrowing records
ESTC: T35152
Edmund Spenser (Male, born c.1552, died 1599)
Genre: Poetry
Faerie Queene
Borrowed: 1826/4/26 (Wednesday).
Borrower: George Milne
Author: Edmund Spenser (Male, born c.1552, died 1599), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 275027
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Shakespeare's Works v. 5, 8
Borrowed: 1826/2/17 (Friday). Returned: yes.
George Milne
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Shakespeare (Male, born 1564, died 1616)
Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
Shakespeare's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 8
Confidence level: Speculative
William Shakespeare (Male, born 1564, died 1616)
Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
The works of Shakespear. In which the beauties observed by Pope, Warburton, and Dodd, are pointed out. Together with the author’s life; a glossary; copious indexes; and, a list of the various readings. In eight volumes
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1753. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 8v..
Editors: Hugh Blair
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 136 times in 98 borrowing records
ESTC: T138602
William Shakespeare (Male, born 1564, died 1616)
Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
Works of William Shakespeare
Borrowed: 1826/2/17 (Friday).
Borrower: George Milne
Author: William Shakespeare (Male, born 1564, died 1616), Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 8
Record ID 275018
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Pallas v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1826/1/4 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
George Milne
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Pallas
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Travels through the southern provinces of the Russian Empire, in the years 1793 and 1794
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1802. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 63 times in 54 borrowing records
Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Travels through the Southern Provinces of the Russian Empire in the Years 1793 and 1794
Borrowed: 1826/1/4 (Wednesday).
Borrower: George Milne
Author: Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811), Genre: Travel
Travels through the Southern Provinces of the Russian Empire in the Years 1793 and 1794
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 275051
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Goldsmith's Roman History v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1825/10/20 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
James Mellis
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Education, Genre: History
Goldsmith's Roman History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Likely
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Education, Genre: History
Dr. Goldsmith’s Roman history abridged by himself for the use of schools.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 258 times in 246 borrowing records
ESTC: T146057
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Education, Genre: History
Dr Goldsmith’s Roman History abridged by Himself for the Use of Schools
Borrowed: 1825/10/20 (Thursday).
Borrower: James Mellis
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: Education, Genre: History
Dr Goldsmith’s Roman History abridged by Himself for the Use of Schools
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 275072
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Adventurer
Borrowed: 1826/1/20 (Friday).
James Mellis
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
The adventurer. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1794. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 45 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: N492796
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Record ID 275102
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Muse's Mirror v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/5/24 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
James Mellis
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Poetry
Muse's Mirror
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Poetry
The muse’s mirrour: being a collection of poems, written by the following authors: Mr. Pope Swift Churchill Gray Colman Wilkes Lloyd Thornton Garrick Ansty Jernyngham C. Denis Sheridan Cumberland Cunningham Edmund Waller Julius Mickle Schomberg J. Philips Law. Sterne Newell-Puddicombe T. Vaughan Mr. Soam Jenyns H. Kelly Fowkes Woty Aaron Hill Bryant Edwards McMillan Cha. Crawford Wm. Whitehead Paul Whitehead Evelyn Meadows Dr. Parnell Young Goldsmith Berkley Landhorne S. Johnson Sheridan Burton Rev. Mr. Mason Caswal P. Stockdale Rev. Mr. Ogilvie Nath. Lloyd Lord Carlisle Lyttelton Palmerston Sir Tho. H. Williams Alex Schomberg Hon. C. Townshend Mr. Fitzpatrick C. Fox Mr. Erskine Capt. Thompson Rice Lady M. W. Montague Mrs. Montague Lady Craven Mrs. Vaughan Lennox Greville Miss Sally Carter H. Moore Aikin ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1783. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 4 times in 2 borrowing records
ESTC: T124632
Borrowed: 1826/5/24 (Wednesday).
Borrower: James Mellis
Genre: Poetry
Muse’s Mirrour: Being a Collection of Poems
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 275093
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Kaimes Elements v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/3/15 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
James Mellis
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Kaimes Elements
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very 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 27 times in 14 borrowing records
ESTC: T32596
Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Elements of Criticism
Borrowed: 1826/3/15 (Wednesday).
Borrower: James Mellis
Author: Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 275108
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Belle Lettres
Borrowed: 1826/6/9 (Friday).
James Mellis
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Belle Lettres
Confidence level: Speculative
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on rhetoric and belles lettres.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1783. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 114 times in 83 borrowing records
ESTC: T143711
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres
Borrowed: 1826/6/9 (Friday).
Borrower: James Mellis
Author: Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 275099
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Chesterfield's Letters v. 1, 2, 3, 4
Borrowed: 1826/4/26 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
James Mellis
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield (Male, born 1694, died 1773)
Genre: Lives
Chesterfield's Letters to his Son
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield (Male, born 1694, died 1773)
Genre: Lives
Letters written by the late Right Honourable Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, to his son, Philip Stanhope, Esq. Late Envoy-Extraordinary at the Court of Dresden. Together with Several other Pieces on Various Subjects. In four volumes. Published from the originals by Mrs. Eugenia Stanhope. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1797. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 4v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 14 times in 5 borrowing records
ESTC: T92045
Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield (Male, born 1694, died 1773)
Genre: Lives
Letters Written by the Late Right Honourable Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, to his Son, Philip Stanhope
Borrowed: 1826/4/26 (Wednesday).
Borrower: James Mellis
Author: Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield (Male, born 1694, died 1773), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 275075
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Travels of Anacharsis v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/2/14 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
James Mellis
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Jean-Jacques Barthélemy (Male, born 1716, died 1795)
Genre: Fiction
Anarcharsis Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Jean-Jacques Barthélemy (Male, born 1716, died 1795)
Genre: Fiction
Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece, during the middle of the fourth century before the Christian æra.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790-1791. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 370 times in 193 borrowing records
ESTC: T81133
Jean-Jacques Barthélemy (Male, born 1716, died 1795)
Genre: Fiction
Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece
Borrowed: 1826/2/14 (Tuesday).
Borrower: James Mellis
Author: Jean-Jacques Barthélemy (Male, born 1716, died 1795), Genre: Fiction
Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 275096
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Milton's Works v. 2
Borrowed: 1826/3/31 (Friday). Returned: yes.
James Mellis
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Hayley (Male, born 1745, died 1820), John Milton (Male, born 1608, died 1674)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Poetry
Milton's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
William Hayley (Male, born 1745, died 1820), John Milton (Male, born 1608, died 1674)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Poetry
Milton’s poetical works. ... . Containing paradise lost; a poem, in Twelve Books. With Prefatory Characters of the several Pieces; and the Life of Milton.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: 5
ESTC: T173121
William Hayley (Male, born 1745, died 1820), John Milton (Male, born 1608, died 1674)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Poetry
Poetical Works of John Milton. With a Life of the Author
Borrowed: 1826/3/31 (Friday).
Borrower: James Mellis
Author: William Hayley (Male, born 1745, died 1820), John Milton (Male, born 1608, died 1674), Genre: Lives, Genre: Poetry
Poetical Works of John Milton. With a Life of the Author
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 275105
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hooles Tasso v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/5/26 (Friday). Returned: yes.
James Mellis
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Torquato Tasso (Male, born 1544, died 1595)
Genre: Poetry
Hoole's Tasso
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Torquato Tasso (Male, born 1544, died 1595)
Genre: Poetry
Jerusalem delivered; an heroic poem: translated from the Italian of Torquato Tasso, by John Hoole.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Hoole, John, 1727-1803
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 30 times in 24 borrowing records
ESTC: N6701
Torquato Tasso (Male, born 1544, died 1595)
Genre: Poetry
Jerusalem Delivered
Borrowed: 1826/5/26 (Friday).
Borrower: James Mellis
Author: Torquato Tasso (Male, born 1544, died 1595), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 275069
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Francis Horace v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/1/18 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
James Mellis
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Poetry
Francis Horace
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
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: 1826/1/18 (Wednesday).
Borrower: James Mellis
Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 275135
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Lyttleton's England v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/5/14 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
William McLose
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
George Lyttleton Lord (Male, born 1709, died 1773)
Genre: History
Lyttleton's England
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
George Lyttleton Lord (Male, born 1709, died 1773)
Genre: History
The History of the life of the king Henry the second, and of the age in which he lived ... to which is prefixed a history of the revolutions of England, from the death of Edward the Confessor, to the birth of Henry the second
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769-1773. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 6v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 3 times in 2 borrowing records
George Lyttleton Lord (Male, born 1709, died 1773)
Genre: History
History of the Life of the King Henry the Second
Borrowed: 1826/5/14 (Sunday).
Borrower: William McLose
Author: George Lyttleton Lord (Male, born 1709, died 1773), Genre: History
History of the Life of the King Henry the Second
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 275126
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Charles 12th
Borrowed: 1826/3/19 (Sunday).
William McLose
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: History
Voltaire's Charles 12th
Confidence level: Certain
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: History
The history of Charles XII. King of Sweden. By Mr. De Voltaire. Translated from the French. Carefully corrected.
Language: English . Published: Glasgow. Date of publication: 1767. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 51
ESTC: T193544
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: History
History of Charles XII, King of Sweden
Borrowed: 1826/3/19 (Sunday).
Borrower: William McLose
Author: Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778), Genre: History
Record ID 275150
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Goldsmith's History of England v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/4/30 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Milligan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
Goldsmith's History of England
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
An abridgment of the History of England. From the invasion of Julius Cæsar, to the death of George II. By Dr. Goldsmith.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 199 times in 194 borrowing records
ESTC: N14917
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
Abridgment of the History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Caesar, to the Death of George II
Borrowed: 1826/4/30 (Sunday).
Borrower: Alexander Milligan
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: History
Abridgment of the History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Caesar, to the Death of George II
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 275159
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Adventurer v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/6/25 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Milligan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
The adventurer. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1794. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 45 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: N492796
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Adventurer
Borrowed: 1826/6/25 (Sunday).
Borrower: Alexander Milligan
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 275144
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Park's Travels
Borrowed: 1826/3/5 (Sunday).
Alexander Milligan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Park's Travels
Confidence level: Speculative
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the interior districts of Africa: performed under the Direction and Patronage of the African Association, in the years 1795, 1796, and 1797. By Mungo Park
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1799. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 221 times in 217 borrowing records
ESTC: N13836
Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa, Performed in the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797
Borrowed: 1826/3/5 (Sunday).
Borrower: Alexander Milligan
Author: Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806), Genre: Travel
Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa, Performed in the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797
Record ID 275153
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Goldsmith's History of England v. 2, 3
Borrowed: 1826/5/24 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Milligan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
Goldsmith's History of England
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Speculative
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
An abridgment of the History of England. From the invasion of Julius Cæsar, to the death of George II. By Dr. Goldsmith.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 199 times in 194 borrowing records
ESTC: N14917
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
Abridgment of the History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Caesar, to the Death of George II
Borrowed: 1826/5/24 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Alexander Milligan
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: History
Abridgment of the History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Caesar, to the Death of George II
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 275141
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Goldsmith's Roman History v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/2/7 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Milligan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Education, Genre: History
Goldsmith's Roman History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Likely
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Education, Genre: History
Dr. Goldsmith’s Roman history abridged by himself for the use of schools.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 258 times in 246 borrowing records
ESTC: T146057
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Education, Genre: History
Dr Goldsmith’s Roman History abridged by Himself for the Use of Schools
Borrowed: 1826/2/7 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Alexander Milligan
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: Education, Genre: History
Dr Goldsmith’s Roman History abridged by Himself for the Use of Schools
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 275165
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Russel's Ancient Europe
James Moncreiff
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Russell (Male, born 1741, died 1793)
Genre: History
Russell's Ancient Europe
Confidence level: Certain
William Russell (Male, born 1741, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of ancient Europe; with a view of the revolutions in Asia and Africa. In a series of letters to a young nobleman.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1793. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 76 times in 69 borrowing records
ESTC: T130743
William Russell (Male, born 1741, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of Ancient Europe
Borrower: James Moncreiff
Author: William Russell (Male, born 1741, died 1793), Genre: History
Record ID 275168
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Camilla v. 1
Borrowed: 1825/10/30 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
John Mair
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Camilla
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Camilla: or, a picture of youth.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1796. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 5 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 255 times in 61 borrowing records
ESTC: T144705
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Camilla: or, A Picture of Youth
Borrowed: 1825/10/30 (Sunday).
Borrower: John Mair
Author: Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840), Genre: Fiction
Camilla: or, A Picture of Youth
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 275177
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Pallas Travels v. 2
Borrowed: 1825/12/11 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
John Mair
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Pallas Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Travels through the southern provinces of the Russian Empire, in the years 1793 and 1794
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1802. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 63 times in 54 borrowing records
Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Travels through the Southern Provinces of the Russian Empire in the Years 1793 and 1794
Borrowed: 1825/12/11 (Sunday).
Borrower: John Mair
Author: Peter Simon Pallas (Male, born 1741, died 1811), Genre: Travel
Travels through the Southern Provinces of the Russian Empire in the Years 1793 and 1794
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 275186
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Buchanan's History v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/3/19 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
John Mair
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
George Buchanan (Male, born 1506, died 1582)
Genre: History
Buchanan's History of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Likely
George Buchanan (Male, born 1506, died 1582)
Genre: History
Buchanan’s history of Scotland. In twenty books. Containing, I. An account of its several situations; and the nature of its soil and climate. II. The antient names, manners, laws, and customs of the country, and what people inhabited the island from the very beginning. III. A chronicle of all its kings; in an exact series of succession, from Fergus, the first founder of the Scottish monarchy, to the reign of King James VI. of Scotland, and I. of England. The fourth edition. Translated from the Latin original. Wherein several errors in the English editions are corrected. To which is added, an appendix, containing a genealogy of all the kings from Fergus I. to James VI. In two volumes. Adorned with copper-plates, and a map of Scotland.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 71 times in 54 borrowing records
ESTC: N15167
George Buchanan (Male, born 1506, died 1582)
Genre: History
History of Scotland [George Buchanan]
Borrowed: 1826/3/19 (Sunday).
Borrower: John Mair
Author: George Buchanan (Male, born 1506, died 1582), Genre: History
History of Scotland [George Buchanan]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 275174
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Lady Montague's Letters
Borrowed: 1825/11/13 (Sunday).
John Mair
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (Female, born 1689, died 1762)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Lady Montague's Letters
Confidence level: Speculative
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (Female, born 1689, died 1762)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Letters of Lady M. W. Montague. Written during her travels in Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1793. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: N55182
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (Female, born 1689, died 1762)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Letters of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
Borrowed: 1825/11/13 (Sunday).
Borrower: John Mair
Author: Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (Female, born 1689, died 1762), Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Record ID 275192
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Robertson's Scotland v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/6/21 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
John Mair
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Robertson's History of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Likely
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of Scotland during the reigns of Queen Mary and of King James VI. till his accession to the crown of England. With a review of the Scottish history previous to that period; and an appendix containing Original Papers. In Two Volumes. By William Robertson, D. D. Minister of Lady Yester’s, Edinburgh.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1761. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 359 times in 277 borrowing records
ESTC: T71467
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of Scotland During the Reigns of Queen Mary and King James VI
Borrowed: 1826/6/21 (Wednesday).
Borrower: John Mair
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
History of Scotland During the Reigns of Queen Mary and King James VI
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 275171
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Robertson's India
Borrowed: 1825/10/30 (Sunday).
John Mair
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Robertson's India
Confidence level: Certain
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
An historical disquisition concerning the knowledge which the ancients had of India; and the progress of trade with that country prior to the discovery of the passage to it by the Cape of Good Hope.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1791. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 28
ESTC: T78952
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Historical Disquisition Concerning the Knowledge which the Ancients had of India
Borrowed: 1825/10/30 (Sunday).
Borrower: John Mair
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
Historical Disquisition Concerning the Knowledge which the Ancients had of India
Record ID 275201
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Boswell's Tour
Borrowed: 1825/2/14 (Monday).
William Alexander MacKenzie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Travel
Boswell's Tour
Confidence level: Certain
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Travel
The journal of a tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL.D. By James Boswell, Esq. containing Some Poetical Pieces by Dr. Johnson, relative to the Tour, and never before published; A Series of his Conversation, Literary Anecdotes, and Opinions of Men and Books: with an authentick account of The Distresses and Escape of the Grandson of King James II. in the Year 1746.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 99 times in 98 borrowing records
ESTC: T53594
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Travel
Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides
Borrowed: 1825/2/14 (Monday).
Borrower: William Alexander MacKenzie
Author: James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795), Genre: Travel
Record ID 275198
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hume's History Britain
Borrowed: 1825/1/6 (Thursday).
William Alexander MacKenzie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
Hume's History Britain
Confidence level: Speculative
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of Great Britain. Vol.I. Containing the reigns of James I. and Charles I. By David Hume, Esq;
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1754. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 312 times in 200 borrowing records
ESTC: T82483
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1825/1/6 (Thursday).
Borrower: William Alexander MacKenzie
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
Record ID 275219
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Fool of Quality v. 1, 2, 3, 4
Borrowed: 1826/1/21 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Hope Meiklejohn
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783)
Genre: Fiction
Fool of Quality
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783)
Genre: Fiction
The fool of quality; or, the history of Henry Earl of Moreland.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 103 times in 26 borrowing records
ESTC: T144135
Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783)
Genre: Fiction
Fool of Quality, or, The History of Henry Earl of Moreland
Borrowed: 1826/1/21 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Hope Meiklejohn
Author: Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783), Genre: Fiction
Fool of Quality, or, The History of Henry Earl of Moreland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 275216
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Camilla v. 1, 2, 3, 4
Borrowed: 1826/1. Returned: yes.
William Hope Meiklejohn
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Camilla
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Camilla: or, a picture of youth.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1796. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 5 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 255 times in 61 borrowing records
ESTC: T144705
Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840)
Genre: Fiction
Camilla: or, A Picture of Youth
Borrowed: 1826/1.
Borrower: William Hope Meiklejohn
Author: Frances Burney (Female, born 1752, died 1840), Genre: Fiction
Camilla: or, A Picture of Youth
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 275243
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Volney's Travels
Borrowed: 1826/3/25 (Saturday).
Robert Murray McCheyne
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Constantin François de Chasseboeuf Comte de Volney (Male, born 1757, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Volney's Travels
Confidence level: Very likely
Constantin François de Chasseboeuf Comte de Volney (Male, born 1757, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Syria and Egypt, in the years 1783, 1784, and 1785. Containing the present natural and political state of those countries, their Productions, Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce; with Observations on the Manners, Customs, and Government of the Turks and Arabs. Illustrated with copper plates. By M. C-F. Volney. Translated from the French. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 264 times in 197 borrowing records
ESTC: T12217
Constantin François de Chasseboeuf Comte de Volney (Male, born 1757, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Syria and Egypt, in the Years 1783, 1784, and 1785
Borrowed: 1826/3/25 (Saturday).
Borrower: Robert Murray McCheyne
Author: Constantin François de Chasseboeuf Comte de Volney (Male, born 1757, died 1820), Genre: Travel
Travels through Syria and Egypt, in the Years 1783, 1784, and 1785
Record ID 275258
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Gibbon's Empire v. 1
Borrowed: 1825/11/13 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
George Nicholson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
The history of the decline and fall of the Roman empire. By Edward Gibbon, Esq; ... A new edition
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1792-1797. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 12 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 195 times in 150 borrowing records
ESTC: N33264
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Borrowed: 1825/11/13 (Sunday).
Borrower: George Nicholson
Author: Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794), Genre: History
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 275264
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Coxe's Russia v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1825/11/27 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
George Ormond
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Coxe's Russia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark. Interspersed with historical relations and political inquiries. Illustrated with charts and engravings. By William Coxe, A. M. F. R. S. fellow of King’s College, Cambridge; and Chaplain to his grace the Duke of Marlborough. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 61 times in 38 borrowing records
ESTC: N27892
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark
Borrowed: 1825/11/27 (Sunday).
Borrower: George Ormond
Author: William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828), Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 275267
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Statistical Account of Scotland v. 19
Borrowed: 1825/10/26 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Thomas Ormond
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Sir John Sinclair (Male, born 1754, died 1835)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Statistical Account of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 19
Confidence level: Certain
Sir John Sinclair (Male, born 1754, died 1835)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The statistical account of Scotland. Drawn up from the communications of the ministers of the different parishes.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1791-1799. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 21 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 440 times in 307 borrowing records
ESTC: T132173
Sir John Sinclair (Male, born 1754, died 1835)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Statistical Account of Scotland
Borrowed: 1825/10/26 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Thomas Ormond
Author: Sir John Sinclair (Male, born 1754, died 1835), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Statistical Account of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 19
Record ID 275291
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Epistle of Queen Oborea
Borrowed: 1826/4/28 (Friday).
Thomas Ormond
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Epistle of Queen Oborea
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
An epistle from Oberea, Queen of Otaheite, to Joseph Banks, Esq. Translated by T. Q. Z. Esq. professor of the Otaheite language in Dublin, and of all the languages of the undiscovered islands in the South Sea; and enriched with historical and explanatory notes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T63305
Genre: Travel
Epistle from Oberea, Queen of Otaheite, to Joseph Banks
Record ID 275276
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Mirror v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1826/2/1 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Thomas Ormond
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Henry Mackenzie (Male, born 1745, died 1831)
Genre: Periodicals
Mirror
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Henry Mackenzie (Male, born 1745, died 1831)
Genre: Periodicals
The mirror. A periodical paper, published at Edinburgh in the years 1779 and 1780. In three volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1794. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 45 times in 15 borrowing records
ESTC: T124301
Henry Mackenzie (Male, born 1745, died 1831)
Genre: Periodicals
Mirror
Borrowed: 1826/2/1 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Thomas Ormond
Author: Henry Mackenzie (Male, born 1745, died 1831), Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 275285
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Arnot's Criminal Trials
Borrowed: 1826/3/29 (Wednesday).
Thomas Ormond
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: Law
Arnot's Criminal Trials
Confidence level: Certain
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: Law
A collection and abridgement of celebrated criminal trials in Scotland, from A.D. 1536, to 1784. With historical and critical remarks. By Hugo Arnot, Esq. Advocate.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 23
ESTC: T142881
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: Law
Collection and Abridgement of Celebrated Criminal Trials in Scotland
Borrowed: 1826/3/29 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Thomas Ormond
Author: Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786), Genre: Law
Collection and Abridgement of Celebrated Criminal Trials in Scotland
Record ID 275288
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Citizen of the World v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/4/13 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Thomas Ormond
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Fiction
Citizen of the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Fiction
The citizen of the world or letters from a Chinese philosopher residing in London to his friends in the east, by Oliver Goldsmith. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1792. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 24 times in 15 borrowing records
ESTC: T146040
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Fiction
Citizen of the World
Borrowed: 1826/4/13 (Thursday).
Borrower: Thomas Ormond
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 275315
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Art of Defence on Foot
Borrowed: 1826/1/8 (Sunday).
John Palmer
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Charles Roworth (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Art of Defence on foot
Confidence level: Certain
Charles Roworth (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The art of defence on foot with the broad sword and sabre, uniting the Scotch and Austrian methods into one regular system. To which are added remarks on the Spadroon.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1798. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 10
ESTC: N16441
Charles Roworth (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Art of Defence on Foot with the Broad Sword and Sabre
Borrowed: 1826/1/8 (Sunday).
Borrower: John Palmer
Author: Charles Roworth (Male), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Record ID 275327
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Pennant's Tour
Borrowed: 1826/4/30 (Sunday).
John Palmer
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
Pennant's Tour
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
A tour in Scotland; MDCCLXIX.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 39 times in 27 borrowing records
ESTC: T110282
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
Tour in Scotland, MDCCLXIX
Borrowed: 1826/4/30 (Sunday).
Borrower: John Palmer
Author: Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798), Genre: Travel
Record ID 275333
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cordiner's Antiquity
Borrowed: 1826/6/11 (Sunday).
John Palmer
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Charles Cordiner (Male, born c.1746, died 1794)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Cordiner's Antiquities
Confidence level: Certain
Charles Cordiner (Male, born c.1746, died 1794)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Antiquities & scenery of the North of Scotland, in a Series of Letters, to Thomas Pennant, Esqr. By the Revd. Chas. Cordiner, Minister of St. Andrew’s Chapel, Bamff.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 11 times in 10 borrowing records
ESTC: T56850
Charles Cordiner (Male, born c.1746, died 1794)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Antiquities and Scenery of the North of Scotland, in a Series of Letters, to Thomas Pennant
Borrowed: 1826/6/11 (Sunday).
Borrower: John Palmer
Author: Charles Cordiner (Male, born c.1746, died 1794), Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Antiquities and Scenery of the North of Scotland, in a Series of Letters, to Thomas Pennant
Record ID 275312
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Mirror v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1825/12/21 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
John Palmer
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Henry Mackenzie (Male, born 1745, died 1831)
Genre: Periodicals
Mirror
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Henry Mackenzie (Male, born 1745, died 1831)
Genre: Periodicals
The mirror. A periodical paper, published at Edinburgh in the years 1779 and 1780. In three volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1794. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 45 times in 15 borrowing records
ESTC: T124301
Henry Mackenzie (Male, born 1745, died 1831)
Genre: Periodicals
Mirror
Borrowed: 1825/12/21 (Wednesday).
Borrower: John Palmer
Author: Henry Mackenzie (Male, born 1745, died 1831), Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 275330
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Curiosities of Great Britain v. 2, 3, 4, 5
Borrowed: 1826/5/24 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
John Palmer
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities of Great Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
The curiosities, natural and artificial, of the island of Great Britain.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: c.1775. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 6 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 60 times in 29 borrowing records
ESTC: T34503
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities, Natural and Artificial, of the Island of Great Britain
Borrowed: 1826/5/24 (Wednesday).
Borrower: John Palmer
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities, Natural and Artificial, of the Island of Great Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Record ID 275381
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Encyclopedia v. 16
Borrowed: 1826/4/30 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
Joseph Baxter Porteous
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 16
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia britannica; or, A dictionary of arts, sciences, and miscellaneous literature.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1788-1797. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 261 times in 222 borrowing records
ESTC: N6642
Borrowed: 1826/4/30 (Sunday).
Borrower: Joseph Baxter Porteous
Genre: Reference Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 16
Record ID 275387
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Franklin's Works v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/6/21 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Joseph Baxter Porteous
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Franklin's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 5
Confidence level: Likely
Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Works of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin : consisting of his Life: together with Essays, humorous, moral, and literary
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1803. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 19 times in 14 borrowing records
Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Works of the Late Doctor Benjamin Franklin
Borrowed: 1826/6/21 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Joseph Baxter Porteous
Author: Benjamin Franklin (Male, born 1706, died 1790), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Works of the Late Doctor Benjamin Franklin
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 5
Record ID 275357
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Canterbury Tales v. 1, 2, 3, 4
Borrowed: 1825/12. Returned: yes.
Joseph Baxter Porteous
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Geoffrey Chaucer (Male, died 1400)
Genre: Poetry
Canterbury Tales
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Geoffrey Chaucer (Male, died 1400)
Genre: Poetry
The Canterbury tales of Chaucer.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1775-1778. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 5 vols.
Editors: Tyrwhitt, Thomas
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 71 times in 24 borrowing records
ESTC: T76319
Geoffrey Chaucer (Male, died 1400)
Genre: Poetry
Canterbury Tales
Borrowed: 1825/12.
Borrower: Joseph Baxter Porteous
Author: Geoffrey Chaucer (Male, died 1400), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2 3, Volume 4
Record ID 275348
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Monthly Review v. 42
Borrowed: 1825/10/28 (Friday). Returned: yes.
Joseph Baxter Porteous
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Periodicals
Monthly Review
Volumes borrowed: Volume 42
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The Monthly review; or, Literary journal. Giving a candid account, with abstracts of, or extracts from, the new books and pamphlets, published in Great-Britain and Ireland, as they come out. ... By several hands.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1752-1789. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 76v.
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: P1965
Borrowed: 1825/10/28 (Friday).
Borrower: Joseph Baxter Porteous
Genre: Periodicals
Monthly Review; or, Literary Journal
Volumes borrowed: Volume 42
Record ID 275378
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Encyclopedia v. 1
Borrowed: 1826/3/29 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Joseph Baxter Porteous
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia britannica; or, A dictionary of arts, sciences, and miscellaneous literature.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1788-1797. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 261 times in 222 borrowing records
ESTC: N6642
Borrowed: 1826/3/29 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Joseph Baxter Porteous
Genre: Reference Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 275384
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Encyclopedia v. 17
Borrowed: 1826/5/26 (Friday). Returned: yes.
Joseph Baxter Porteous
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 17
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia britannica; or, A dictionary of arts, sciences, and miscellaneous literature.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1788-1797. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 261 times in 222 borrowing records
ESTC: N6642
Borrowed: 1826/5/26 (Friday).
Borrower: Joseph Baxter Porteous
Genre: Reference Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 17