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Record ID 444771
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 188
June Xn: Inst.
Borrowed: 1835/6/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1835/8/7 (Friday).
Mr William Iverach
Gender: Male. Address: Bridge Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Medicine and Health > Druggist/Chemist/Apothecary.
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh Christian Instructor
Volumes borrowed: Volume June 1835
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh Christian Instructor
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1810-1835.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 733 times in 583 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1835/6/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1835/8/7 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr William Iverach
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh Christian Instructor
Volumes borrowed: Volume June 1835
Record ID 444735
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 188
3 Pirate
Borrowed: 1835/7/17 (Friday). Returned: 1835/9/11 (Friday).
Mr James Clouston
Gender: Male. Address: Caldale House, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman.
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
The Pirate. By the author of “Waverley, Kenilworth,” &c. [i.e. Sir Walter Scott] In three volumes
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Very likely
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
The Pirate. By the author of 'Waverley,' etc.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1822. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 358 times in 124 borrowing records
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Pirate
Borrowed: 1835/7/17 (Friday). Returned: 1835/9/11 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr James Clouston
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 444741
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 188
Quar: Rev. 106
Borrowed: 1835/6/21 (Sunday). Returned: 1835/8/13 (Thursday).
Mr William Watt Bain
Gender: Male. Address: Main Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Writer/Procurator.
Genre: Periodicals
Quarterly Review
Volumes borrowed: Volume 106
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The Quarterly Review
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1809-1967. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 636 times in 565 borrowing records
Genre: Periodicals
Quarterly Review
Borrowed: 1835/6/21 (Sunday). Returned: 1835/8/13 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr William Watt Bain
Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 106
Record ID 444747
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 188
1 Galt's Byron
Borrowed: 1835/6/21 (Sunday). Returned: 1835/9/23 (Wednesday).
Mr William Watt Bain
Gender: Male. Address: Main Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Writer/Procurator.
John Galt (Male, born 1779, died 1839)
Genre: Lives
The life of Lord Byron [Galt]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
John Galt (Male, born 1779, died 1839)
Genre: Lives
The life of Lord Byron
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1830.
Number of borrowings: 27
John Galt (Male, born 1779, died 1839)
Genre: Lives
Life of Lord Byron
Borrowed: 1835/6/21 (Sunday). Returned: 1835/9/23 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr William Watt Bain
Author: John Galt (Male, born 1779, died 1839), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 444894
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 189
1 Northanger Abbey &c.
Borrowed: 1835/8/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1836/2/9 (Tuesday).
Lieutenant John Lindsay
Gender: Male. Address: Caldale House, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Jane Austen (Female, born 1775-12-16, died 1817-7-18)
Genre: Fiction
Northanger Abbey ... Persuasion
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Jane Austen (Female, born 1775-12-16, died 1817-7-18)
Genre: Fiction
Northanger Abbey ... Persuasion
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1833.
Number of borrowings: 15
Jane Austen (Female, born 1775-12-16, died 1817-7-18)
Genre: Fiction
Northanger Abbey and Persuasion
Borrowed: 1835/8/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1836/2/9 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Lieutenant John Lindsay
Author: Jane Austen (Female, born 1775-12-16, died 1817-7-18), Genre: Fiction
Northanger Abbey and Persuasion
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 444900
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 189
1 Old English Baron
Borrowed: 1835/8/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1835/11/5 (Thursday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick 4th of Trenaby
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
The old English baron: a Gothic story. By Clara Reeve.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
The old English baron: a Gothic story. By Clara Reeve. (T129762)
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 37
ESTC: T129762
Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807)
Genre: Fiction
Old English Baron: A Gothic Story
Borrowed: 1835/8/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1835/11/5 (Thursday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick 4th of Trenaby
Author: Clara Reeve (Female, born 1729, died 1807), Genre: Fiction
Old English Baron: A Gothic Story
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 444867
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 189
2 Blackd. vols.31.32.
Borrowed: 1835/8/10 (Monday). Returned: 1835/10/2 (Friday).
Mr James Barry
Gender: Male. Address: King Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Genre: Periodicals
Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume 31, Volume 32
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1817-1905. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2526 times in 2041 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1835/8/10 (Monday). Returned: 1835/10/2 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr James Barry
Genre: Periodicals
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume 31, Volume 32
Record ID 444831
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 189
April Xn: Inst
Borrowed: 1835/8/3 (Monday). Returned: 1835/9/11 (Friday).
Mr James Clouston
Gender: Male. Address: Caldale House, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman.
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh Christian Instructor
Volumes borrowed: Volume April 1835
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh Christian Instructor
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1810-1835.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 733 times in 583 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1835/8/3 (Monday). Returned: 1835/9/11 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr James Clouston
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh Christian Instructor
Volumes borrowed: Volume April 1835
Record ID 444876
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 189
March Xn: Inst.
Borrowed: 1835/8/10 (Monday). Returned: 1835/10/8 (Thursday).
Dr Alexander Russell Duguid
Gender: Male. Address: Main Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Medicine and Health > Physician.
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh Christian Instructor
Volumes borrowed: Volume March 1835
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh Christian Instructor
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1810-1835.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 733 times in 583 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1835/8/10 (Monday). Returned: 1835/10/8 (Thursday).
Borrower: Dr Alexander Russell Duguid
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh Christian Instructor
Volumes borrowed: Volume March 1835
Record ID 444825
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 189
2 Blackwood vols.29.30
Borrowed: 1835/8/3 (Monday). Returned: 1835/8/13 (Thursday).
Mr James Drever
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Commerce, Trade, and Finance > Merchants/Traders.
Genre: Periodicals
Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume 29, Volume 30
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1817-1905. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2526 times in 2041 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1835/8/3 (Monday). Returned: 1835/8/13 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr James Drever
Genre: Periodicals
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume 29, Volume 30
Record ID 444828
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 189
4 Count Robt.
Borrowed: 1835/8/3 (Monday). Returned: 1835/8/13 (Thursday).
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord, Fourth and last Series, collected and arranged by Jedediah Cleishbotham.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord, Fourth and last Series, collected and arranged by Jedediah Cleishbotham.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1832. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 212 times in 101 borrowing records
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord [Fourth Series]
Borrowed: 1835/8/3 (Monday). Returned: 1835/8/13 (Thursday).
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Fiction
Tales of my Landlord [Fourth Series]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 444861
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 189
3 Ivanhoe
Borrowed: 1835/8/10 (Monday). Returned: 1835/8/18 (Tuesday).
James Craig
Gender: Male. Address: Main Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Master/Dominie.
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Ivanhoe : a romance
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Ivanhoe; a romance. By the author of “Waverley.”
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1820. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 545 times in 194 borrowing records
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Ivanhoe; a Romance
Borrowed: 1835/8/10 (Monday). Returned: 1835/8/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: James Craig
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 444885
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 189
June "
Borrowed: 1835/8/10 (Monday). Returned: 1835/10/1 (Thursday).
Reverend Mr Thomas Waugh
Gender: Male. Address: Deerness.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
Genre: Periodicals
Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume June 1835
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1817-1905. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2526 times in 2041 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1835/8/10 (Monday). Returned: 1835/10/1 (Thursday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr Thomas Waugh
Genre: Periodicals
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume June 1835
Record ID 444906
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 189
2 Literary Character,
Borrowed: 1835/8/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1835/8/21 (Friday).
Mr Calvert
Gender: Male.
James Craig
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other. Address: Main Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Master/Dominie.
Genre: Belles Lettres
D'Israeli Literary Characters
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: Belles Lettres
The literary character : illustrated by the history of men of genius, drawn from their own feelings and confessions : in two volumes
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1822. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 32 times in 17 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1835/8/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1835/8/21 (Friday).
Borrowers: Mr Calvert , James Craig
Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 444873
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 189
1 Tillotson's Works 10
Borrowed: 1835/8/10 (Monday). Returned: 1835/11/5 (Thursday).
Reverend Mr John Armit
Gender: Male. Address: Westray.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
John Tillotson (Male, born 1630, died 1694)
Genre: Sermons, Genre: Theology
Tillotson 8vo (original title)
The works of the most Reverend Dr John Tillotson late lord archbishop of Canterbury. In ten volumes. (standardised title)
Volumes borrowed: Volume 10
Confidence level: Very likely
John Tillotson (Male, born 1630, died 1694)
Genre: Sermons, Genre: Theology
The works of the most Reverend Dr John Tillotson late lord archbishop of Canterbury. In ten volumes.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1772. Format: fol.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 35 times in 24 borrowing records
ESTC: T179732
John Tillotson (Male, born 1630, died 1694)
Genre: Sermons, Genre: Theology
Works of John Tillotson
Borrowed: 1835/8/10 (Monday). Returned: 1835/11/5 (Thursday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr John Armit
Author: John Tillotson (Male, born 1630, died 1694), Genre: Sermons, Genre: Theology
Volumes borrowed: Volume 10
Record ID 444852
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 189
Qu. Rev. 107.
Borrowed: 1835/8/7 (Friday). Returned: 1835/9/11 (Friday).
Reverend Mr Andrew Smith
Gender: Male. Address: Holm.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
Genre: Periodicals
Quarterly Review
Volumes borrowed: Volume 107
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The Quarterly Review
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1809-1967. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 636 times in 565 borrowing records
Genre: Periodicals
Quarterly Review
Borrowed: 1835/8/7 (Friday). Returned: 1835/9/11 (Friday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr Andrew Smith
Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 107
Record ID 444849
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 189
April Blackd.
Borrowed: 1835/8/7 (Friday). Returned: 1835/9/11 (Friday).
Reverend Mr Andrew Smith
Gender: Male. Address: Holm.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
Genre: Periodicals
Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume April 1835
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1817-1905. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2526 times in 2041 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1835/8/7 (Friday). Returned: 1835/9/11 (Friday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr Andrew Smith
Genre: Periodicals
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume April 1835
Record ID 444903
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 189
Const. Mis. Italy
Borrowed: 1835/8/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1835/11/5 (Thursday).
Captain William Balfour of Elwick 4th of Trenaby
Gender: Male. Address: Elwick; Main Street, Shapinsay; Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Military > Navy.
J. D. Sinclair (Unspecified)
Genre: Travel
An autumn in Italy, being a personal narrative of a tour in the Austrian, Tuscan, Roman and Sardinian states, in 1827
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
J. D. Sinclair (Unspecified)
Genre: Travel
An autumn in Italy, being a personal narrative of a tour in the Austrian, Tuscan, Roman and Sardinian states, in 1827
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1829.
Number of borrowings: 17
J. D. Sinclair (Unspecified)
Genre: Travel
An Autumn in Italy
Borrowed: 1835/8/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1835/11/5 (Thursday).
Borrower: Captain William Balfour of Elwick 4th of Trenaby
Author: J. D. Sinclair (Unspecified), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 444855
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 189
June Xn. Inst.
Borrowed: 1835/8/7 (Friday). Returned: 1835/9/11 (Friday).
Reverend Mr Ebenezer Ritchie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Unknown denomination.
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh Christian Instructor
Volumes borrowed: Volume June 1835
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh Christian Instructor
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1810-1835.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 733 times in 583 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1835/8/7 (Friday). Returned: 1835/9/11 (Friday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr Ebenezer Ritchie
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh Christian Instructor
Volumes borrowed: Volume June 1835
Record ID 444882
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 189
May Blackd:
Borrowed: 1835/8/10 (Monday).
Reverend Mr Thomas Waugh
Gender: Male. Address: Deerness.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
Genre: Periodicals
Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume May 1835
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1817-1905. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2526 times in 2041 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1835/8/10 (Monday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr Thomas Waugh
Genre: Periodicals
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume May 1835
Record ID 444846
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 189
2 Bracebridge Hall
Borrowed: 1835/8/7 (Friday). Returned: 1835/8/18 (Tuesday).
Dr Alexander Russell Duguid
Gender: Male. Address: Main Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Medicine and Health > Physician.
Washington Irving (Male, born 1783, died 1859)
Genre: Fiction
Bracebridge Hall, or, The humorists
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
Washington Irving (Male, born 1783, died 1859)
Genre: Fiction
Bracebridge Hall; or, the humorists.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1822. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 63 times in 38 borrowing records
Washington Irving (Male, born 1783, died 1859)
Genre: Fiction
Bracebridge Hall; or, the Humorists
Borrowed: 1835/8/7 (Friday). Returned: 1835/8/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Dr Alexander Russell Duguid
Author: Washington Irving (Male, born 1783, died 1859), Genre: Fiction
Bracebridge Hall; or, the Humorists
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 444918
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 189
1 Minstrels of the Scottish Border3
Borrowed: 1835/8/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1835/8/13 (Thursday).
James Craig
Gender: Male. Address: Main Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Master/Dominie.
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Poetry
Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Speculative
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Poetry
Minstrelsy of the Scottish border : consisting of historical and romantic ballads, collected in the southern counties of Scotland with a few of modern date, founded upon local tradition
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1810. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 83 times in 50 borrowing records
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Poetry
Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border
Borrowed: 1835/8/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1835/8/13 (Thursday).
Borrower: James Craig
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Poetry
Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 444921
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 189
1 Curiosities of Literature 4.
Borrowed: 1835/8/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1835/8/21 (Friday).
Reverend Mr John Armit
Gender: Male. Address: Westray.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Curiosities of literature
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Curiosities of literature
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1834. Pagination: 6 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 34 times in 26 borrowing records
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Curiosities of Literature
Borrowed: 1835/8/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1835/8/21 (Friday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr John Armit
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Record ID 444837
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 189
1 Curiosities of Lit. 3.
Borrowed: 1835/8/3 (Monday). Returned: 1853/12/15 (Thursday).
Reverend Mr Peter Petrie
Gender: Male. Address: Lynnfield, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Curiosities of literature
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Curiosities of literature
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1834. Pagination: 6 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 34 times in 26 borrowing records
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Curiosities of Literature
Borrowed: 1835/8/3 (Monday). Returned: 1853/12/15 (Thursday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr Peter Petrie
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 444891
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 189
1 Alison's Fr. Revolu. 1.
Borrowed: 1835/8/19 (Wednesday). Returned: 1836/2/9 (Tuesday).
Lieutenant John Lindsay
Gender: Male. Address: Caldale House, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
Archibald Alison (Male, born 1757, died 1839)
Genre: History
History of Europe during the French Revolution [Alison]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Very likely
Archibald Alison (Male, born 1757, died 1839)
Genre: History
History of Europe during the French Revolution
Language: English . Published: London | Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1833-1842.
Number of borrowings: 30
Archibald Alison (Male, born 1757, died 1839)
Genre: History
History of Europe during the French Revolution
Borrowed: 1835/8/19 (Wednesday). Returned: 1836/2/9 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Lieutenant John Lindsay
Author: Archibald Alison (Male, born 1757, died 1839), Genre: History
History of Europe during the French Revolution
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 444870
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 189
2 Robertsons Works. 2.3.
Borrowed: 1835/8/10 (Monday). Returned: 1835/11/5 (Thursday).
Reverend Mr John Armit
Gender: Male. Address: Westray.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The Works of William Robertson
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The Works of William Robertson [1812]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1812. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 237 times in 152 borrowing records
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Works of William Robertson
Borrowed: 1835/8/10 (Monday). Returned: 1835/11/5 (Thursday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr John Armit
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 444840
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 189
July Blackd.
Borrowed: 1835/8/3 (Monday). Returned: 1835/8/17 (Monday).
Mr Robert Patton
Gender: Male. Address: Main Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Writer/Procurator.
Genre: Periodicals
Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume July 1835
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1817-1905. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2526 times in 2041 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1835/8/3 (Monday). Returned: 1835/8/17 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Patton
Genre: Periodicals
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume July 1835
Record ID 444909
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 189
2 Curios. of Literature 5.6.
Borrowed: 1835/8/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1835/8/121 (Sunday).
Mr Calvert
Gender: Male.
James Craig
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other. Address: Main Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Master/Dominie.
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Curiosities of literature
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Curiosities of literature
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1834. Pagination: 6 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 34 times in 26 borrowing records
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Curiosities of Literature
Borrowed: 1835/8/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1835/8/121 (Sunday).
Borrowers: Mr Calvert , James Craig
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6
Record ID 444822
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 189
3 Women
Borrowed: 1835/8/3 (Monday). Returned: 1835/8/13 (Thursday).
Mr James Drever
Gender: Male. Address: Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Commerce, Trade, and Finance > Merchants/Traders.
Charles Robert Maturin (Male, born 1780, died 1824)
Genre: Fiction
Women : or, Pour et contre: a tale
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Very likely
Charles Robert Maturin (Male, born 1780, died 1824)
Genre: Fiction
Women : or, Pour et contre: a tale
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1818. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 127 times in 44 borrowing records
Charles Robert Maturin (Male, born 1780, died 1824)
Genre: Fiction
Women
Borrowed: 1835/8/3 (Monday). Returned: 1835/8/13 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr James Drever
Author: Charles Robert Maturin (Male, born 1780, died 1824), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 444864
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 189
1 Last Minstrel
Borrowed: 1835/8/10 (Monday). Returned: 1835/8/18 (Tuesday).
James Craig
Gender: Male. Address: Main Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Master/Dominie.
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Poetry
The Lay of the Last Minstrel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Poetry
The lay of the last minstrel, a poem
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1810. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 29
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Poetry
Lay of the Last Minstrel, a Poem
Borrowed: 1835/8/10 (Monday). Returned: 1835/8/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: James Craig
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Poetry
Lay of the Last Minstrel, a Poem
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 444912
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 189
4 Crusaders
Borrowed: 1835/8/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1835/8/21 (Friday).
Mr Calvert
Gender: Male.
James Craig
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other. Address: Main Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Master/Dominie.
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Tales of the Crusaders. By the author of “Waverley” [i.e. Sir Walter Scott], etc.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Tales of the Crusaders. By the author of “Waverley” [i.e. Sir Walter Scott], etc.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh | London. Date of publication: 1825. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 211 times in 66 borrowing records
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Tales of the Crusaders
Borrowed: 1835/8/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1835/8/21 (Friday).
Borrowers: Mr Calvert , James Craig
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 444834
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 189
2 Doctor .1.2.
Borrowed: 1835/8/3 (Monday). Returned: 1835/9/11 (Friday).
Reverend Mr Peter Petrie
Gender: Male. Address: Lynnfield, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
Robert Southey (Male, born 1774, died 1843)
Genre: Fiction
The doctor
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Southey (Male, born 1774, died 1843)
Genre: Fiction
The doctor
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1835-1847. Pagination: 7 volumes.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 21 times in 17 borrowing records
Robert Southey (Male, born 1774, died 1843)
Genre: Fiction
Doctor
Borrowed: 1835/8/3 (Monday). Returned: 1835/9/11 (Friday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr Peter Petrie
Author: Robert Southey (Male, born 1774, died 1843), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 444888
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 189
Jany Xn: Inst.
Borrowed: 1835/8/10 (Monday). Returned: 1835/8/13 (Thursday).
Reverend Mr Thomas Waugh
Gender: Male. Address: Deerness.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh Christian Instructor
Volumes borrowed: Volume January 1835
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh Christian Instructor
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1810-1835.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 733 times in 583 borrowing records
Borrowed: 1835/8/10 (Monday). Returned: 1835/8/13 (Thursday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr Thomas Waugh
Genre: Periodicals
The Edinburgh Christian Instructor
Volumes borrowed: Volume January 1835
Record ID 444915
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 189
3 Rob Roy
Borrowed: 1835/8/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1835/8/13 (Thursday).
James Craig
Gender: Male. Address: Main Street, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Master/Dominie.
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Rob Roy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Very likely
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Rob Roy.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh | London. Date of publication: 1818. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 309 times in 114 borrowing records
Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Rob Roy
Borrowed: 1835/8/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1835/8/13 (Thursday).
Borrower: James Craig
Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 444897
Library: Orkney Library. Register: C05-100-06 (1830-1835, Type: Town). Page: 189
2 Robertson's Works 8.9.
Borrowed: 1835/8/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1837/2/22 (Wednesday).
Lieutenant John Lindsay
Gender: Male. Address: Caldale House, Kirkwall.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Military > Navy.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The Works of William Robertson
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8, Volume 9
Confidence level: Certain
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The Works of William Robertson [1812]
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1812. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 237 times in 152 borrowing records
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Works of William Robertson
Borrowed: 1835/8/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1837/2/22 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Lieutenant John Lindsay
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8, Volume 9
Record ID 217088
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Hume's Hist: v. 5, 6, 7 & 8. Recd
Borrowed: 1778. Returned: yes.
Andrew Story
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England (original title)
Hume's History (standardised title)
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8
Confidence level: Likely
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688. In eight volumes. By David Hume, Esq; ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1763. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1009 times in 824 borrowing records
ESTC: N504610
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1778.
Borrower: Andrew Story
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8
Record ID 217082
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Dalrymple's Memrs v. 1st Recd
Borrowed: 1778. Returned: yes.
Andrew Story
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Sir John Dalrymple (Male, born 1726, died 1810)
Genre: History
Dalrymple's Memoirs of Great Britain and Ireland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Likely
Sir John Dalrymple (Male, born 1726, died 1810)
Genre: History
Memoirs of Great Britain and Ireland. From the dissolution of the last Parliament of Charles II. until the sea-battle off La Hogue. By Sir John Dalrymple, Bart.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 37 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: T145647
Sir John Dalrymple (Male, born 1726, died 1810)
Genre: History
Memoirs of Great Britain and Ireland from the Dissolution of the Last Parliament of Charles II until the Sea-Battle off La Hogue
Borrowed: 1778.
Borrower: Andrew Story
Author: Sir John Dalrymple (Male, born 1726, died 1810), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 217085
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Robertson's Charles V: 2nd & 3rd Recd
Borrowed: 1778. Returned: yes.
Andrew Story
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Robertson's Charles 5th
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Speculative
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of the reign of the Emperor Charles V. With a view of the progress of society in Europe, from the subversion of the Roman Empire, to the beginning of the sixteenth century.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 604 times in 453 borrowing records
ESTC: T71143
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V
Borrowed: 1778.
Borrower: Andrew Story
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 217115
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Burmanni Virgil v. 3 & 4
Borrowed: 1775/4/27 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Matheson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Burmanni Virgil
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Publii Virgilii Maronis Bucolica, Georgica, et Aeneis. Ex editione Petri Burmanni. ...
Language: Latin . Published: Glasgow. Date of publication: 1778. Format: folio. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 10 times in 7 borrowing records
ESTC: N22205
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Pastorals and Georgics of Virgil
Borrowed: 1775/4/27 (Thursday).
Borrower: Alexander Matheson
Author: Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21), Genre: Poetry
Pastorals and Georgics of Virgil
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 217103
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Burmanni Virgil
Borrowed: 1775/1/16 (Monday).
Alexander Matheson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Burmanni Virgil
Confidence level: Certain
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Publii Virgilii Maronis Bucolica, Georgica, et Aeneis. Ex editione Petri Burmanni. ...
Language: Latin . Published: Glasgow. Date of publication: 1778. Format: folio. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 10 times in 7 borrowing records
ESTC: N22205
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Pastorals and Georgics of Virgil
Borrowed: 1775/1/16 (Monday).
Borrower: Alexander Matheson
Author: Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 217118
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Hook's Rom Hist v. 1st
Borrowed: 1775/12/1 (Friday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Matheson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Nathaniel Hooke (Male, born c.1690, died 1763)
Genre: History
Hook's Roman History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Nathaniel Hooke (Male, born c.1690, died 1763)
Genre: History
The Roman history, from the building of Rome to the ruin of the Commonwealth. Illustrated with maps and other plates. Vol. IV. By N. Hooke, Esq;
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 316 times in 291 borrowing records
ESTC: T71735
Nathaniel Hooke (Male, born c.1690, died 1763)
Genre: History
Roman History, from the Building of Rome to the Ruin of the Commonwealth
Borrowed: 1775/12/1 (Friday).
Borrower: Alexander Matheson
Author: Nathaniel Hooke (Male, born c.1690, died 1763), Genre: History
Roman History, from the Building of Rome to the Ruin of the Commonwealth
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 217193
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 2
Adams on Globes
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
George Adams (Male, born 1709, died 1772)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Adam on Globes
Confidence level: Certain
George Adams (Male, born 1709, died 1772)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
A treatise describing the construction, and Explaining the use, of New Celestial and Terrestrial globes. Designed to illustrate, In the most Easy and Natural Manner, The Phoenomena of the Earth and Heavens, And to shew the Correspondence of the Two Spheres. With a great Variety of Astronomical and Geographical problems. By George Adams, Mathematical Instrument-Maker to His Majesty.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 5
ESTC: T53466
George Adams (Male, born 1709, died 1772)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Treatise Describing and Explaining the Construction and Use of New Celestial and Terrestrial Globes
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: George Adams (Male, born 1709, died 1772), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Treatise Describing and Explaining the Construction and Use of New Celestial and Terrestrial Globes
Record ID 217142
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 2
Salmons Grammar
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Thomas Salmon (Male, born 1679, died 1767)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Salmon's Geographical Grammar
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Salmon (Male, born 1679, died 1767)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
A new geographical and historical grammar: wherein the geographical part is truly modern; and the present state of the several Kingdoms of the world is so interspersed, as to render the study of geography both entertaining and instructive, Containing, I. A Description of the Figure and Motion of the Earth. II. Geographical Definitions and Problems, being a necessary introduction to this study. III. A general division of the Globe into Land and Water. IV. The situation and extent of the several countries contained in each quarter of the world: their cities, chief towns, history, present state, respective forms of government, forces, revenues, taxes, revolutions, and memorable events. Together with An account of the Air, Soil, Produce, Traffic, Curiosities, Arms, Religion, Language, Universities, Bishoprics, Manners, Customs, Habits, and Coins, in use in the several Kingdoms and States described. By Mr Salmon. Illustrated with a new set of Maps of the Countries described, and other Copper-Plates, ten whereof were not in any former edition. A new edition, with large additions, which bring the history down to the present time.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1767. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T69008
Thomas Salmon (Male, born 1679, died 1767)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
New Geographical and Historical Grammar
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Thomas Salmon (Male, born 1679, died 1767), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 217217
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 2
Coleman 2v
Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Terence (Male)
Genre: Drama
Coleman
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Likely
Terence (Male)
Genre: Drama
The comedies of Terence, translated into familiar blank verse. By George Colman. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: Dublin. Date of publication: 1766. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2 times in 1 borrowing record
ESTC: T137837
Terence (Male)
Genre: Drama
Comedies [Terence]
Record ID 217130
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 2
Burmanni Virgil vol 2d & 3d
Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Burmanni Virgil
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Publii Virgilii Maronis Bucolica, Georgica, et Aeneis. Ex editione Petri Burmanni. ...
Language: Latin . Published: Glasgow. Date of publication: 1778. Format: folio. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 10 times in 7 borrowing records
ESTC: N22205
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Pastorals and Georgics of Virgil
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21), Genre: Poetry
Pastorals and Georgics of Virgil
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 217304
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 3
Beattie's Poems
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
James Beattie (Male, born 1735, died 1803)
Genre: Poetry
Beattie's Poems
Confidence level: Certain
James Beattie (Male, born 1735, died 1803)
Genre: Poetry
Original poems and translations. By James Beattie, A.M.
Language: English . Published: London | | [i.e. Aberdeen?]. Date of publication: 1760. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 5
ESTC: T136422
James Beattie (Male, born 1735, died 1803)
Genre: Poetry
Original Poems and Translations [James Beattie]
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: James Beattie (Male, born 1735, died 1803), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 217277
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 3
World Displayed v. 19
Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Genre: Travel
World Displayed
Volumes borrowed: Volume 19
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Travel
The world displayed; or, A curious collection of voyages and travels, selected from the writers of all nations. In which the conjectures and interpolations of several vain editors and translators are expunged, every relation is made concise and plain, and the divisions of countries and kingdoms are clearly and distinctly noted.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759-1761. Format: 12mo.
Editors: Compiled by Christopher Smart, Oliver Goldsmith and Samuel Johnson; introduction by Samuel Johnson.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1944 times in 1812 borrowing records
ESTC: T113545
Genre: Travel
World Displayed; or, A Curious Collection of Voyages and Travels, Selected from the Writers of All Nations
Record ID 217244
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 3
Young's Dictionary
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
William Young (Male, died 1757)
Genre: Reference Works
Young's Dictionary
Confidence level: Certain
William Young (Male, died 1757)
Genre: Reference Works
A new Latin-English dictionary: containing all the words proper for reading the classic writers, with the Authorities subjoined to each Word and Phrase. To which is prefixed, a new English-Latin dictionary, carefully compiled from The best Authors in our Language. Both Parts greatly improved, beyond all the preceding Works of the same Nature; supplying their Deficiencies, and comprising whatever is useful and valuable in all former Dictionaries. The second edition, corrected and improved. By the King’s Authority. Designed for the General Use of Schools and Private Gentlemen. By the Rev. Mr. William Young, Editor of Ainsworth’s Dictionary.
Language: English | Latin . Published: London. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: T78096
William Young (Male, died 1757)
Genre: Reference Works
New Latin-English Dictionary: Containing all the Words proper for Reading the Classic Writers
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: William Young (Male, died 1757), Genre: Reference Works
New Latin-English Dictionary: Containing all the Words proper for Reading the Classic Writers
Record ID 217256
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 3
Hume's Hist 6&7
Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England (original title)
Hume's History (standardised title)
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6, Volume 7
Confidence level: Likely
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688. In eight volumes. By David Hume, Esq; ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1763. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1009 times in 824 borrowing records
ESTC: N504610
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6, Volume 7
Record ID 217265
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 3
Hume's Hist. 8
Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England (original title)
Hume's History (standardised title)
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8
Confidence level: Likely
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688. In eight volumes. By David Hume, Esq; ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1763. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1009 times in 824 borrowing records
ESTC: N504610
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8
Record ID 217274
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 3
Origin of Laws v. 1
Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Antoine Yves Goguet (Male, born 1716, died 1758)
Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: History, Genre: Law
Origin of Laws
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Antoine Yves Goguet (Male, born 1716, died 1758)
Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: History, Genre: Law
The origin of laws, arts, and sciences, and their progress among the most ancient nations.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1761. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 31 times in 15 borrowing records
ESTC: T98203
Antoine Yves Goguet (Male, born 1716, died 1758)
Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: History, Genre: Law
Origin of Laws, Arts, and Sciences, and their Progress among the Most Ancient Nations
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Antoine Yves Goguet (Male, born 1716, died 1758), Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: History, Genre: Law
Origin of Laws, Arts, and Sciences, and their Progress among the Most Ancient Nations
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 217346
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Pope's Works, v. 1, 2
Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30)
Genre: Poetry
Pope's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Alexander Pope Esq. In nine volumes, complete. With his last corrections, additions, and improvements; as they were delivered to the editor a little before his death: together with the commentary and notes of Mr. Warburton.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1760. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 32 times in 26 borrowing records
ESTC: T5439
Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Alexander Pope
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 217373
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Cicero Oliveti
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Demosthenes (Male, born BCE384, died BCE322)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Cicero not Oliveti
Confidence level: Likely
Demosthenes (Male, born BCE384, died BCE322)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Philippiques de Demosthène, et catilinaires de Cicéron, traduites par M. l'Abbé d'Olivet, de l'Académie françoise.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1765.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 12 times in 11 borrowing records
Demosthenes (Male, born BCE384, died BCE322)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Philippics of Demosthenes
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Demosthenes (Male, born BCE384, died BCE322), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Record ID 217319
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Brydon's Tour vol. 2nd
Borrowed: 1774/30. Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
Brydon's Tour
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Likely
Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
A tour through Sicily and Malta. In a series of letters to William Beckford, Esq. of Somerly in Suffolk; from P. Brydone, F.R.S. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 68 times in 66 borrowing records
ESTC: T88892
Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
Tour Through Sicily and Malta. In a Series of Letters to William Beckford
Borrowed: 1774/30.
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818), Genre: Travel
Tour Through Sicily and Malta. In a Series of Letters to William Beckford
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 217349
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Robertson's Hist of Charles 5th v. 1
Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Robertson's Charles 5th
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of the reign of the Emperor Charles V. With a view of the progress of society in Europe, from the subversion of the Roman Empire, to the beginning of the sixteenth century.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 604 times in 453 borrowing records
ESTC: T71143
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 217421
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Henry's Hist v. 2
Borrowed: 1777/10/29 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790)
Genre: History
Henry's History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790)
Genre: History
The history of Great Britain, from the first invasion of it by the Romans Under Julius Caesar.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771-1793. Format: 4to. Pagination: 6 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 355 times in 245 borrowing records
ESTC: T93697
Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790)
Genre: History
History of Great Britain [Robert Henry]
Borrowed: 1777/10/29 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790), Genre: History
History of Great Britain [Robert Henry]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 217394
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Rollin's Ancient History v. 2
Borrowed: 1777/2/1 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Rollin's Ancient History
Volumes borrowed: 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: 1777/2/1 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 217361
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Henry's History Britain v. 1st
Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790)
Genre: History
Henry's History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790)
Genre: History
The history of Great Britain, from the first invasion of it by the Romans Under Julius Caesar.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771-1793. Format: 4to. Pagination: 6 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 355 times in 245 borrowing records
ESTC: T93697
Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790)
Genre: History
History of Great Britain [Robert Henry]
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790), Genre: History
History of Great Britain [Robert Henry]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 217391
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Goldsmith's Rom Hist v. 1
Borrowed: 1777/2/1 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Education, Genre: History
Goldsmith's Roman History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
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: 1777/2/1 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Adam
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
Record ID 217454
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Duncan's Cicero's Orations
Borrowed: 1778.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Aeschines (Male)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Duncan's Cicero
Confidence level: Certain
Aeschines (Male)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Select orations of M. T. Cicero; translated by Professor Duncan, and interspersed with a variety of notes, Explanatory of the Persons, Manners, And Customs of the Romans: adapted to the English reader by Sir Charles Whitworth. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v.
Translators: Duncan
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 7 times in 6 borrowing records
ESTC: N36442
Aeschines (Male)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Orations of Aeschines
Record ID 217481
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Cicero's Orationes
Borrowed: 1778.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Cicero's Orationes
Shelfmark: 605.
Confidence level: Certain
Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7)
Genre: Belles Lettres
M. Tulli Ciceronis quae vulgo feruntur Orationes quatuor. I. Post reditum in senatu. II. Ad Quirites post reditum. III. Prodomo sua ad pontifices. IV. De haruspicum responsis
Language: Latin . Published: Berlin. Date of publication: 1801.
Editors: F.A. Wolf
Number of borrowings: 3
Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Orations of Cicero
Borrowed: 1778.
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 217436
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Mortimer's Dictionary
Borrowed: 1778.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Thomas Mortimer (Male, born 1730, died 1810)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives, Genre: Reference Works
Mortimer's Dictionary
Shelfmark: 600.
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Mortimer (Male, born 1730, died 1810)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives, Genre: Reference Works
The student’s pocket dictionary; or, compendium of universal history, chronology, and biography. From the earliest accounts to the present time. With authorities. In two parts. Part I. Containing a compendium of universal history. Part II. Containing a compendium of biography. By Thomas Mortimer, Esq.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T86640
Thomas Mortimer (Male, born 1730, died 1810)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives, Genre: Reference Works
Student’s Pocket Dictionary; or, Compendium of Universal History, Chronology, and Biography
Borrowed: 1778.
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Thomas Mortimer (Male, born 1730, died 1810), Genre: History, Genre: Lives, Genre: Reference Works
Student’s Pocket Dictionary; or, Compendium of Universal History, Chronology, and Biography
Record ID 217532
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Rollin's Ancient History v 3, 4
Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Rollin's Ancient History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
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
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 217472
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Adams on Globes
Borrowed: 1778.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
George Adams (Male, born 1709, died 1772)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Adam on Globes
Confidence level: Certain
George Adams (Male, born 1709, died 1772)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
A treatise describing the construction, and Explaining the use, of New Celestial and Terrestrial globes. Designed to illustrate, In the most Easy and Natural Manner, The Phoenomena of the Earth and Heavens, And to shew the Correspondence of the Two Spheres. With a great Variety of Astronomical and Geographical problems. By George Adams, Mathematical Instrument-Maker to His Majesty.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 5
ESTC: T53466
George Adams (Male, born 1709, died 1772)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Treatise Describing and Explaining the Construction and Use of New Celestial and Terrestrial Globes
Borrowed: 1778.
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: George Adams (Male, born 1709, died 1772), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Treatise Describing and Explaining the Construction and Use of New Celestial and Terrestrial Globes
Record ID 217529
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Rollin's Ancient History v 1, 2
Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
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
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 217511
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Robertson's America 3 vols
Borrowed: 1779/4/10 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Robertson's America
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of America. By William Robertson, D.D. Principal of the University of Edinburgh, Historiographer to his Majesty for Scotland, and Member of the Royal Academy of History at Madrid. In Three Volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London | Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1796. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 10 times in 6 borrowing records
ESTC: T78968
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of America [William Robertson]
Borrowed: 1779/4/10 (Saturday).
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
History of America [William Robertson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 217517
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Goldsmith's Rom Hist v. 1
Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Education, Genre: History
Goldsmith's Roman History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
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
Borrower: Alexander Adam
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
Record ID 217613
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Young's Dictionary
Borrowed: 1778/8/12 (Wednesday).
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
William Young (Male, died 1757)
Genre: Reference Works
Young's Dictionary
Confidence level: Certain
William Young (Male, died 1757)
Genre: Reference Works
A new Latin-English dictionary: containing all the words proper for reading the classic writers, with the Authorities subjoined to each Word and Phrase. To which is prefixed, a new English-Latin dictionary, carefully compiled from The best Authors in our Language. Both Parts greatly improved, beyond all the preceding Works of the same Nature; supplying their Deficiencies, and comprising whatever is useful and valuable in all former Dictionaries. The second edition, corrected and improved. By the King’s Authority. Designed for the General Use of Schools and Private Gentlemen. By the Rev. Mr. William Young, Editor of Ainsworth’s Dictionary.
Language: English | Latin . Published: London. Date of publication: 1764. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: T78096
William Young (Male, died 1757)
Genre: Reference Works
New Latin-English Dictionary: Containing all the Words proper for Reading the Classic Writers
Borrowed: 1778/8/12 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: William Young (Male, died 1757), Genre: Reference Works
New Latin-English Dictionary: Containing all the Words proper for Reading the Classic Writers
Record ID 217571
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Goldsmith's Rom Hist 2 vol
Borrowed: 1778/8/12 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
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: 1778/8/12 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Alexander Adam
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 217697
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 7
Arnot's Edinburgh
Borrowed: 1775/4/7 (Friday).
Luke Fraser
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
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: 1775/4/7 (Friday).
Borrower: Luke Fraser
Author: Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786), Genre: History
Record ID 217733
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 8
Cicero not. Olivet
Borrowed: 1774/2/26 (Saturday).
William Cruickshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Demosthenes (Male, born BCE384, died BCE322)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Cicero not Oliveti
Confidence level: Likely
Demosthenes (Male, born BCE384, died BCE322)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Philippiques de Demosthène, et catilinaires de Cicéron, traduites par M. l'Abbé d'Olivet, de l'Académie françoise.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1765.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 12 times in 11 borrowing records
Demosthenes (Male, born BCE384, died BCE322)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Philippics of Demosthenes
Borrowed: 1774/2/26 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Cruickshank
Author: Demosthenes (Male, born BCE384, died BCE322), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Record ID 217718
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 8
Robertson's Hist Greece
Borrowed: 1773/12/11 (Saturday).
William Cruickshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Robertson's History of Greece
Confidence level: Speculative
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of ancient Greece, from the earliest times till it became a Roman province. By William Robertson, Esq. Keeper of the Records of Scotland.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1786. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 29
ESTC: T99879
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of Ancient Greece, from the Earliest Times till it Became a Roman Province
Borrowed: 1773/12/11 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Cruickshank
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
History of Ancient Greece, from the Earliest Times till it Became a Roman Province
Record ID 217700
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 8
Hume's Hist. V. 5
Borrowed: 1771/10/17 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
William Cruickshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England (original title)
Hume's History (standardised title)
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5
Confidence level: Likely
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688. In eight volumes. By David Hume, Esq; ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1763. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1009 times in 824 borrowing records
ESTC: N504610
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1771/10/17 (Thursday).
Borrower: William Cruickshank
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5
Record ID 217808
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 8
Cicero Oliveti
Borrowed: 1774/10/27 (Thursday).
William Cruickshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Demosthenes (Male, born BCE384, died BCE322)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Cicero not Oliveti
Confidence level: Likely
Demosthenes (Male, born BCE384, died BCE322)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Philippiques de Demosthène, et catilinaires de Cicéron, traduites par M. l'Abbé d'Olivet, de l'Académie françoise.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1765.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 12 times in 11 borrowing records
Demosthenes (Male, born BCE384, died BCE322)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Philippics of Demosthenes
Borrowed: 1774/10/27 (Thursday).
Borrower: William Cruickshank
Author: Demosthenes (Male, born BCE384, died BCE322), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Record ID 217784
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 8
Hume's History
Borrowed: 1774/9/12 (Monday).
William Cruickshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England (original title)
Hume's History (standardised title)
Confidence level: Likely
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688. In eight volumes. By David Hume, Esq; ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1763. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1009 times in 824 borrowing records
ESTC: N504610
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1774/9/12 (Monday).
Borrower: William Cruickshank
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
Record ID 217763
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page: 8
Swift's Works
Borrowed: 1774/6/13 (Monday).
William Cruickshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Swift's Works
Confidence level: Very likely
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick’s, Dublin.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 54 times in 39 borrowing records
ESTC: T143502
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Jonathan Swift
Borrowed: 1774/6/13 (Monday).
Borrower: William Cruickshank
Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 217844
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Henry's Hist Vol 2nd
Borrowed: 1775/2/6 (Monday). Returned: yes.
William Cruickshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790)
Genre: History
Henry's History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790)
Genre: History
The history of Great Britain, from the first invasion of it by the Romans Under Julius Caesar.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771-1793. Format: 4to. Pagination: 6 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 355 times in 245 borrowing records
ESTC: T93697
Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790)
Genre: History
History of Great Britain [Robert Henry]
Borrowed: 1775/2/6 (Monday).
Borrower: William Cruickshank
Author: Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790), Genre: History
History of Great Britain [Robert Henry]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 217892
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Ernesti Plaut. Vol 8 &9
Borrowed: 1776. Returned: yes.
William Cruickshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Titus Maccius Plautus (Male, born c.BCE254, died BCE184)
Genre: Drama
Ernesti Plautus
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8, Volume 9
Confidence level: Certain
Titus Maccius Plautus (Male, born c.BCE254, died BCE184)
Genre: Drama
M. Accii Plauti quæ supersunt Comœdiae, cum commentario ex variorum notis et observationibus, ex recensione J. F. Gronovii. Accesserunt ex ejusdem lectionibus Plautinis notulæ ... Cum præfatione J. A. Ernesti.
Language: Latin . Published: Leipzig. Date of publication: 1760.
Editors: Johann August Ernesti (1707-1781);Johannes Fredericus Gronovius 1686-1762
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 5 times in 3 borrowing records
Titus Maccius Plautus (Male, born c.BCE254, died BCE184)
Genre: Drama
Comedies of Plautus
Borrowed: 1776.
Borrower: William Cruickshank
Author: Titus Maccius Plautus (Male, born c.BCE254, died BCE184), Genre: Drama
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8, Volume 9
Record ID 217868
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Goldsmith's Rom. Hist vol 1st
Borrowed: 1775/6/14 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
William Cruickshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Education, Genre: History
Goldsmith's Roman History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
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: 1775/6/14 (Wednesday).
Borrower: William Cruickshank
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
Record ID 217838
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Henry's History vol 1st
Borrowed: 1775/2/4 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Cruickshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790)
Genre: History
Henry's History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790)
Genre: History
The history of Great Britain, from the first invasion of it by the Romans Under Julius Caesar.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771-1793. Format: 4to. Pagination: 6 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 355 times in 245 borrowing records
ESTC: T93697
Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790)
Genre: History
History of Great Britain [Robert Henry]
Borrowed: 1775/2/4 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Cruickshank
Author: Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790), Genre: History
History of Great Britain [Robert Henry]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 217865
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Plutarch's Lives v. 4th & 6th
Borrowed: 1775/6/14 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
William Cruickshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch's Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 6
Confidence level: Speculative
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch’s lives, translated from the original Greek, with notes critical and historical, and a new life of Plutarch.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Langhorne, John; Langhorne, William
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 333 times in 303 borrowing records
ESTC: N20526
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Lives [Plutarch]
Borrowed: 1775/6/14 (Wednesday).
Borrower: William Cruickshank
Author: Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 6
Record ID 217859
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Johnson's Dictionary both vols
Borrowed: 1775/4/21 (Friday).
William Cruickshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Reference Works
Johnson's Dictionary
Confidence level: Very likely
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Reference Works
A dictionary of the English language: in which the words are deduced from their originals, and illustrated in their different significations by examples from the best writers. ... By Samuel Johnson. ...
Language: English . Published: Dublin. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T117233
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Reference Works
Dictionary of the English Language
Borrowed: 1775/4/21 (Friday).
Borrower: William Cruickshank
Author: Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13), Genre: Reference Works
Record ID 217955
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Hume's Hist vol 1
Borrowed: 1778/4/12 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
William Cruickshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England (original title)
Hume's History (standardised title)
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Likely
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688. In eight volumes. By David Hume, Esq; ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1763. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1009 times in 824 borrowing records
ESTC: N504610
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1778/4/12 (Sunday).
Borrower: William Cruickshank
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 217823
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Hook's Rom Hist v. 1 & 3
Borrowed: 1774/12/10 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Cruickshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Nathaniel Hooke (Male, born c.1690, died 1763)
Genre: History
Hook's Roman History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Nathaniel Hooke (Male, born c.1690, died 1763)
Genre: History
The Roman history, from the building of Rome to the ruin of the Commonwealth. Illustrated with maps and other plates. Vol. IV. By N. Hooke, Esq;
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 316 times in 291 borrowing records
ESTC: T71735
Nathaniel Hooke (Male, born c.1690, died 1763)
Genre: History
Roman History, from the Building of Rome to the Ruin of the Commonwealth
Borrowed: 1774/12/10 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Cruickshank
Author: Nathaniel Hooke (Male, born c.1690, died 1763), Genre: History
Roman History, from the Building of Rome to the Ruin of the Commonwealth
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 3
Record ID 217847
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Goldsmith's England vol 4th
Borrowed: 1775/2/25 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Cruickshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
Goldsmith's History of England
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
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: 1775/2/25 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Cruickshank
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 4
Record ID 217883
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Brydon's Tour Vol. 1
Borrowed: 1775/12/14 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
William Cruickshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
Brydon's Tour
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Likely
Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
A tour through Sicily and Malta. In a series of letters to William Beckford, Esq. of Somerly in Suffolk; from P. Brydone, F.R.S. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 68 times in 66 borrowing records
ESTC: T88892
Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
Tour Through Sicily and Malta. In a Series of Letters to William Beckford
Borrowed: 1775/12/14 (Thursday).
Borrower: William Cruickshank
Author: Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818), Genre: Travel
Tour Through Sicily and Malta. In a Series of Letters to William Beckford
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 217832
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Dalrymple vol. 1st
Borrowed: 1775/1/21 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
William Cruickshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Sir John Dalrymple (Male, born 1726, died 1810)
Genre: History
Dalrymple's Memoirs of Great Britain and Ireland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Likely
Sir John Dalrymple (Male, born 1726, died 1810)
Genre: History
Memoirs of Great Britain and Ireland. From the dissolution of the last Parliament of Charles II. until the sea-battle off La Hogue. By Sir John Dalrymple, Bart.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 37 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: T145647
Sir John Dalrymple (Male, born 1726, died 1810)
Genre: History
Memoirs of Great Britain and Ireland from the Dissolution of the Last Parliament of Charles II until the Sea-Battle off La Hogue
Borrowed: 1775/1/21 (Saturday).
Borrower: William Cruickshank
Author: Sir John Dalrymple (Male, born 1726, died 1810), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 218000
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Cicero Oliveti
Borrowed: 1778/1/31 (Saturday).
Robert Cleghorn
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Demosthenes (Male, born BCE384, died BCE322)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Cicero not Oliveti
Confidence level: Likely
Demosthenes (Male, born BCE384, died BCE322)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Philippiques de Demosthène, et catilinaires de Cicéron, traduites par M. l'Abbé d'Olivet, de l'Académie françoise.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1765.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 12 times in 11 borrowing records
Demosthenes (Male, born BCE384, died BCE322)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Philippics of Demosthenes
Borrowed: 1778/1/31 (Saturday).
Borrower: Robert Cleghorn
Author: Demosthenes (Male, born BCE384, died BCE322), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Record ID 217997
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Hume's History
Borrowed: 1778/3/1 (Sunday).
Adam Beatson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England (original title)
Hume's History (standardised title)
Confidence level: Likely
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688. In eight volumes. By David Hume, Esq; ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1763. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1009 times in 824 borrowing records
ESTC: N504610
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1778/3/1 (Sunday).
Borrower: Adam Beatson
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
Record ID 217994
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Plutarch's Lives vol 6
Borrowed: 1778/10/13 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
William Cruickshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch's Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6
Confidence level: Speculative
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Plutarch’s lives, translated from the original Greek, with notes critical and historical, and a new life of Plutarch.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Langhorne, John; Langhorne, William
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 333 times in 303 borrowing records
ESTC: N20526
Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119)
Genre: Lives
Lives [Plutarch]
Borrowed: 1778/10/13 (Tuesday).
Borrower: William Cruickshank
Author: Plutarch (Male, born c.46, died 119), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6
Record ID 217991
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Hume's Hist vol 2, 3
Borrowed: 1778/9/4 (Friday). Returned: yes.
William Cruickshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England (original title)
Hume's History (standardised title)
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Likely
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688. In eight volumes. By David Hume, Esq; ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1763. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1009 times in 824 borrowing records
ESTC: N504610
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1778/9/4 (Friday).
Borrower: William Cruickshank
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 217982
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Dryden's Virgil 3 vols
Borrowed: 1778/10. Returned: yes.
William Cruickshank
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Dryden's Virgil
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Speculative
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Virgil, translated by John Dryden, Esq; ...
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Dryden, John
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 50 times in 44 borrowing records
ESTC: T145015
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Virgil
Borrowed: 1778/10.
Borrower: William Cruickshank
Author: Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 218009
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Guthrie's Scotland vol 1, 2, 3, 4
Borrowed: 1778/5. Returned: yes.
William Nicol
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
William Guthrie (Male, born 1708, died 1770)
Genre: History
Guthrie's Scotland
Shelfmark: 440. Format: 8vo.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
William Guthrie (Male, born 1708, died 1770)
Genre: History
A General History of Scotland, from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time. By William Guthrie, Esq.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1767-1768. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 10 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 514 times in 304 borrowing records
ESTC: T146458
William Guthrie (Male, born 1708, died 1770)
Genre: History
General History of Scotland [William Guthrie]
Borrowed: 1778/5.
Borrower: William Nicol
Author: William Guthrie (Male, born 1708, died 1770), Genre: History
General History of Scotland [William Guthrie]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 218045
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Watson's Hist of Philip. 3 vols
Borrowed: 1781/2/14 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Robert Watson (Male, born c.1730, died 1781)
Genre: History
Watson's History of Philip
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2 3
Confidence level: Likely
Robert Watson (Male, born c.1730, died 1781)
Genre: History
The history of the reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain. By Robert Watson, ... In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 143 times in 138 borrowing records
ESTC: T211661
Robert Watson (Male, born c.1730, died 1781)
Genre: History
History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain
Borrowed: 1781/2/14 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Robert Watson (Male, born c.1730, died 1781), Genre: History
History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2 3
Record ID 218030
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Hume's History v. 1
Borrowed: 1780/4. Returned: yes.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England (original title)
Hume's History (standardised title)
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Likely
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688. In eight volumes. By David Hume, Esq; ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1763. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1009 times in 824 borrowing records
ESTC: N504610
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1780/4.
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 218054
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Cicero Oliveti
Borrowed: 1782/3/4 (Monday).
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
Demosthenes (Male, born BCE384, died BCE322)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Cicero not Oliveti
Confidence level: Likely
Demosthenes (Male, born BCE384, died BCE322)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Philippiques de Demosthène, et catilinaires de Cicéron, traduites par M. l'Abbé d'Olivet, de l'Académie françoise.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1765.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 12 times in 11 borrowing records
Demosthenes (Male, born BCE384, died BCE322)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Philippics of Demosthenes
Borrowed: 1782/3/4 (Monday).
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: Demosthenes (Male, born BCE384, died BCE322), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Record ID 218033
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Robertson's History of Scotland
Borrowed: 1780/4.
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Robertson's History of Scotland
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: 1780/4.
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
History of Scotland During the Reigns of Queen Mary and King James VI
Record ID 218042
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Hume's Hist v. 3, 4
Borrowed: 1781/2/14 (Wednesday).
Alexander Adam
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Life dates: 1741-1809.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England (original title)
Hume's History (standardised title)
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Likely
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688. In eight volumes. By David Hume, Esq; ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1763. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 1009 times in 824 borrowing records
ESTC: N504610
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1781/2/14 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Alexander Adam
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 218006
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Goldsmith's England
Borrowed: 1778/5.
William Nicol
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
Goldsmith's History of England
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: 1778/5.
Borrower: William Nicol
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
Record ID 218069
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137141 (Type: Student). Page:
Dryden's Virgil vol 1
Borrowed: 1780/3/10 (Friday). Returned: yes.
Luke Fraser
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Teacher.
Occupation (normalised): Education > Teacher.
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Dryden's Virgil
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Speculative
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
The works of Virgil, translated by John Dryden, Esq; ...
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Dryden, John
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 50 times in 44 borrowing records
ESTC: T145015
Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21)
Genre: Poetry
Works of Virgil
Borrowed: 1780/3/10 (Friday).
Borrower: Luke Fraser
Author: Virgil (Male, born BCE70-10-15, died BCE19-9-21), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1