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Record ID 273947
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Coxe's Russia v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/7/7 (Friday). Returned: yes.
John Greenshields Johnston
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Coxe's Russia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark. Interspersed with historical relations and political inquiries. Illustrated with charts and engravings. By William Coxe, A. M. F. R. S. fellow of King’s College, Cambridge; and Chaplain to his grace the Duke of Marlborough. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 61 times in 38 borrowing records
ESTC: N27892
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark
Borrowed: 1826/7/7 (Friday).
Borrower: John Greenshields Johnston
Author: William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828), Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 273992
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Abercrombie v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1826/4/16 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
Peter Thomas Johnston
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716)
Genre: Lives
Abercormby's Martial Achievements
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716)
Genre: Lives
The martial atchievements [sic] of the Scots nation: ... By Patrick Abercromby, ... In four volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 257 times in 200 borrowing records
ESTC: N34973
Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716)
Genre: Lives
Martial Atchievements of the Scots Nation
Borrowed: 1826/4/16 (Sunday).
Borrower: Peter Thomas Johnston
Author: Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716), Genre: Lives
Martial Atchievements of the Scots Nation
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 273968
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Arnot's Edinburgh
Borrowed: 1825/12/11 (Sunday).
Peter Thomas Johnston
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: History
Arnot's Edinburgh
Confidence level: Certain
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: History
The history of Edinburgh. By Hugo Arnot, Esq; Advocate.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1779. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 143
ESTC: T142880
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: History
History of Edinburgh
Borrowed: 1825/12/11 (Sunday).
Borrower: Peter Thomas Johnston
Author: Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786), Genre: History
Record ID 273977
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Canterbury Tales v. 1, 2, 3, 4
Borrowed: 1826/2/5 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
Peter Thomas Johnston
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Geoffrey Chaucer (Male, died 1400)
Genre: Poetry
Canterbury Tales
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Geoffrey Chaucer (Male, died 1400)
Genre: Poetry
The Canterbury tales of Chaucer.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1775-1778. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 5 vols.
Editors: Tyrwhitt, Thomas
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 71 times in 24 borrowing records
ESTC: T76319
Geoffrey Chaucer (Male, died 1400)
Genre: Poetry
Canterbury Tales
Borrowed: 1826/2/5 (Sunday).
Borrower: Peter Thomas Johnston
Author: Geoffrey Chaucer (Male, died 1400), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2 3, Volume 4
Record ID 274028
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Brydon's Tour v. 2
Borrowed: 1826/2/14 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
Robert Kennear
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
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: 1826/2/14 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Robert Kennear
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 274007
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Belisarius
Borrowed: 1825/10/28 (Friday).
Robert Kennear
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Jean-François Marmontel (Male, born 1723, died 1799)
Genre: Fiction
Belisarius
Confidence level: Certain
Jean-François Marmontel (Male, born 1723, died 1799)
Genre: Fiction
Belisarius. By M. Marmontel, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 9
ESTC: T61500
Jean-François Marmontel (Male, born 1723, died 1799)
Genre: Fiction
Belisarius [Jean-François Marmontel]
Borrowed: 1825/10/28 (Friday).
Borrower: Robert Kennear
Author: Jean-François Marmontel (Male, born 1723, died 1799), Genre: Fiction
Record ID 274085
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Scot's Magazine 1809
Borrowed: 1826/5/10 (Wednesday).
John Knight
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Periodicals
Scots Magazine 1809
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The Scots magazine.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1739-1803. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 306 times in 185 borrowing records
ESTC: P1945
Genre: Periodicals
Scots Magazine
Record ID 274088
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Scot's Magazine 1810
Borrowed: 1826/5/10 (Wednesday).
John Knight
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Periodicals
Scots Magazine 1810
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The Scots magazine.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1739-1803. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 306 times in 185 borrowing records
ESTC: P1945
Genre: Periodicals
Scots Magazine
Record ID 274106
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Dictionary of Arts and Sciences v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/1/4 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
James Legate
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Society of Gentlemen (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Reference Works
Dictionary of Arts and Sciences
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Society of Gentlemen (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Reference Works
A new and complete dictionary of arts and sciences; comprehending all the branches of useful knowledge, with Accurate Descriptions as well of the various Machines, Instruments, Tools, Figures, and Schemes necessary for illustrating them, as of The Classes, Kinds, Preparations, and Uses of Natural Productions, whether Animals, Vegetables, Minerals, Fossils, or Fluids; Together with The Kingdoms, Provinces, Cities, Towns, and other remarkable Places throughout the World. Illustrated with above three hundred copper-plates, engraved by Mr. Jefferys, Geographer to His Majesty. The whole extracted from the best authors in all languages. By a society of gentlemen.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1763. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 3 times in 2 borrowing records
ESTC: T138157
Society of Gentlemen (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Reference Works
New and Complete Dictionary of Arts and Sciences
Borrowed: 1826/1/4 (Wednesday).
Borrower: James Legate
Author: Society of Gentlemen (Male), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Reference Works
New and Complete Dictionary of Arts and Sciences
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 274097
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Dalrymple's Memoirs
Borrowed: 1825/11/25 (Friday).
James Legate
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Alexander Dalrymple (Male, born 1737, died 1808)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Dalrymple's Memoirs
Confidence level: Very likely
Alexander Dalrymple (Male, born 1737, died 1808)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
A collection of charts and memoirs. Published by Alexander Dalrymple, Esq.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 19 times in 18 borrowing records
ESTC: T30900
Alexander Dalrymple (Male, born 1737, died 1808)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Collection of Charts and Memoirs
Borrowed: 1825/11/25 (Friday).
Borrower: James Legate
Author: Alexander Dalrymple (Male, born 1737, died 1808), Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Record ID 274109
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Mortimer's Dictionary
Borrowed: 1826/1/20 (Friday).
James Legate
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
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: 1826/1/20 (Friday).
Borrower: James Legate
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 274145
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Milton v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/6/24 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
James Legate
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Milton (Male, born 1608, died 1674)
Genre: Poetry
Milton
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Likely
John Milton (Male, born 1608, died 1674)
Genre: Poetry
Paradise lost. A poem, in twelve books. The author John Milton. With a critic upon the poem, by Mr Addison; and, a preface, in which are inserted characters of the several poems wrote by Milton.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1755. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 12 times in 8 borrowing records
ESTC: T170403
John Milton (Male, born 1608, died 1674)
Genre: Poetry
Paradise Lost
Borrowed: 1826/6/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Legate
Author: John Milton (Male, born 1608, died 1674), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 274133
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Robertson's America v. 2
Borrowed: 1826/4/14 (Friday). Returned: yes.
James Legate
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
Robertson's History of America
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of America. By William Robertson, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 207 times in 188 borrowing records
ESTC: T78964
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of America [William Robertson]
Borrowed: 1826/4/14 (Friday).
Borrower: James Legate
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
History of America [William Robertson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 274127
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Addison's Works v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1826/3/17 (Friday). Returned: yes.
James Legate
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Addison's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Speculative
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
The miscellaneous works, in verse and prose, of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Esq; In Three Volumes. With some account of the life and writings of the author. By Mr. Tickell.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1766.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 24 times in 21 borrowing records
ESTC: T89173
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Miscellaneous Works in Verse and Prose
Borrowed: 1826/3/17 (Friday).
Borrower: James Legate
Author: Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Miscellaneous Works in Verse and Prose
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 274121
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Lempriere's Clas. Dictionary
Borrowed: 1826/2/19 (Sunday).
James Legate
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Lemprière (Male, born c.1765, died 1824)
Genre: Reference Works
Lempriere's Classical Dictionary
Confidence level: Very likely
John Lemprière (Male, born c.1765, died 1824)
Genre: Reference Works
Bibliotheca classica; or, a classical dictionary, containing a full account of all the proper names mentioned in antient authors. To which are subjoined, tables of coins, weights, and measures, in use among the Greeks and Romans.
Language: English . Published: Reading. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: T143339
John Lemprière (Male, born c.1765, died 1824)
Genre: Reference Works
Bibliotheca Classica; or, A Classical Dictionary
Borrowed: 1826/2/19 (Sunday).
Borrower: James Legate
Author: John Lemprière (Male, born c.1765, died 1824), Genre: Reference Works
Record ID 274124
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Manwaring on the Classics
Borrowed: 1826/3/4 (Saturday).
James Legate
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Edward Manwaring (Male, died 1740)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
Manwaring on the Classics
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Manwaring (Male, died 1740)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
Institutes of learning: Taken from Aristotle, Plutarch, Longinus, Dionysius Halicar. Cicero, Quintilian, and many other writers both ancient and modern. Containing the method of teaching the classics in their most substantial and beautiful parts; the characters and affections of stile; the art of school-compositions, and all kinds of oratory. Concluding with an exhortation to learning. By the Reverend E
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1737. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T37283
Edward Manwaring (Male, died 1740)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
Institutes of Learning
Borrowed: 1826/3/4 (Saturday).
Borrower: James Legate
Author: Edward Manwaring (Male, died 1740), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
Record ID 274139
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Elegant Extracts v. 2
Borrowed: 1826/5/14 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
James Legate
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Education
Elegant Extracts
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Education
Elegant extracts: or useful and entertaining passages in prose Selected for the Improvement of Scholars at Classical & other Schools in the Art of Speaking, in Reading; Thinking, Composing; and in the Conduct of Life.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Compiled by Vicesimus Knox
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 9 times in 8 borrowing records
ESTC: T127932
Genre: Education
Elegant Extracts
Record ID 274100
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Pope's Odyssey v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1825/12/11 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
James Legate
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Homer (Male)
Genre: Poetry
Pope's Homer's Odyssey
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
Homer (Male)
Genre: Poetry
The odyssey of Homer. Translated from the Greek.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1725-1726. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 103 times in 84 borrowing records
ESTC: T67134
Borrowed: 1825/12/11 (Sunday).
Borrower: James Legate
Author: Homer (Male), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 274094
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Buchan's History of Scotland v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1825/10/28 (Friday). Returned: yes.
James Legate
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
George Buchanan (Male, born 1506, died 1582)
Genre: History
Buchanan's History of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Likely
George Buchanan (Male, born 1506, died 1582)
Genre: History
Buchanan’s history of Scotland. In twenty books. Containing, I. An account of its several situations; and the nature of its soil and climate. II. The antient names, manners, laws, and customs of the country, and what people inhabited the island from the very beginning. III. A chronicle of all its kings; in an exact series of succession, from Fergus, the first founder of the Scottish monarchy, to the reign of King James VI. of Scotland, and I. of England. The fourth edition. Translated from the Latin original. Wherein several errors in the English editions are corrected. To which is added, an appendix, containing a genealogy of all the kings from Fergus I. to James VI. In two volumes. Adorned with copper-plates, and a map of Scotland.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 71 times in 54 borrowing records
ESTC: N15167
George Buchanan (Male, born 1506, died 1582)
Genre: History
History of Scotland [George Buchanan]
Borrowed: 1825/10/28 (Friday).
Borrower: James Legate
Author: George Buchanan (Male, born 1506, died 1582), Genre: History
History of Scotland [George Buchanan]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 274103
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Pope's Works v. 2
Borrowed: 1825/12/11 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
James Legate
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30)
Genre: Poetry
Pope's Works
Volumes borrowed: 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
Borrowed: 1825/12/11 (Sunday).
Borrower: James Legate
Author: Alexander Pope (Male, born 1688-5-21, died 1744-5-30), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 274115
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hume's England v. 1
Borrowed: 1826/2/13 (Monday). Returned: yes.
James Legate
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
Hume's England
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Very 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.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 110 times in 79 borrowing records
ESTC: T36369
David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776)
Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Borrowed: 1826/2/13 (Monday).
Borrower: James Legate
Author: David Hume (Male, born c.1711, died 1776), Genre: History
History of England [David Hume]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 274181
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Bank's Letters
Borrowed: 1826/7/9 (Sunday).
Charles Lindsay
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Lives
Bank's Letters
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
An epistle from Mr. Banks, voyager, monster-hunter, and amoroso, to Oberea, Queen of Otaheite. Transfused by A. B. C. Esq. ... Enriched with the finest passages of the Queen’s letter to Mr. Banks.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 7
ESTC: N30904
Genre: Travel
Epistle from Mr. Banks, Voyager, Monster-Hunter, and Amoroso, to Oberea, Queen of Otaheite
Record ID 274172
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cruickshanks v. 2
Borrowed: 1826/3/29 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Charles Lindsay
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Crookshank (Male, born c.1712, died 1769)
Genre: Theology
Cruickshanks
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
William Crookshank (Male, born c.1712, died 1769)
Genre: Theology
The history of the state and sufferings of the Church of Scotland, from the Restoration to the Revolution. With an introduction, containing the most remarkable occurrences relating to that church, from the Reformation to the Restoration. The second edition corrected, with additions. By William Crookshank, A.M. Minister of the Scots congregation in Swallow-Street, Westminster. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: T130571
William Crookshank (Male, born c.1712, died 1769)
Genre: Theology
History of the State and Sufferings of the Church of Scotland, from the Restoration to the Revolution
Borrowed: 1826/3/29 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Charles Lindsay
Author: William Crookshank (Male, born c.1712, died 1769), Genre: Theology
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 274175
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hutton's Arithmetic v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/4/16 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
Charles Lindsay
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Charles Hutton (Male, born 1737, died 1823)
Genre: Education, Genre: Mathematics
Hutton's Arithmetic
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Charles Hutton (Male, born 1737, died 1823)
Genre: Education, Genre: Mathematics
A complete treatise on practical arithmetic; and book-keeping, both by single and double entry. Adapted to the use of schools. The eighth edition. By Charles Hutton, LL.D. and F.R.S. &c.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2 times in 1 borrowing record
ESTC: T162227
Charles Hutton (Male, born 1737, died 1823)
Genre: Education, Genre: Mathematics
Complete Treatise on Practical Arithmetic; and Book-Keeping
Borrowed: 1826/4/16 (Sunday).
Borrower: Charles Lindsay
Author: Charles Hutton (Male, born 1737, died 1823), Genre: Education, Genre: Mathematics
Complete Treatise on Practical Arithmetic; and Book-Keeping
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 274157
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Fool of Quality v. 1, 2, 3, 4
Borrowed: 1825/12/11 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
Charles Lindsay
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783)
Genre: Fiction
Fool of Quality
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783)
Genre: Fiction
The fool of quality; or, the history of Henry Earl of Moreland.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 103 times in 26 borrowing records
ESTC: T144135
Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783)
Genre: Fiction
Fool of Quality, or, The History of Henry Earl of Moreland
Borrowed: 1825/12/11 (Sunday).
Borrower: Charles Lindsay
Author: Henry Brooke (Male, born c.1703, died 1783), Genre: Fiction
Fool of Quality, or, The History of Henry Earl of Moreland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 274166
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Anson's Voyages v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/2/17 (Friday). Returned: yes.
Charles Lindsay
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
George Anson Baron Anson (Male, born 1697, died 1762)
Genre: Travel
Anson's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
George Anson Baron Anson (Male, born 1697, died 1762)
Genre: Travel
A voyage round the world, in the years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV. By George Anson, Esq; Commander in Chief of a Squadron of His Majesty’s Ships, sent upon an Expedition to the South-Seas. Compiled from papers and other materials of the Right Honourable George Lord Anson, and published under his direction. By Richard Walter, M. A. Chaplain of his Majesty’s Ship the Centurion, in that Expedition. The Third Edition. With Charts of the Southern Part of South America, of Part of the Pacific Ocean, and of the Track of the Centurion round the World.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1748. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 62 times in 51 borrowing records
ESTC: T89477
George Anson Baron Anson (Male, born 1697, died 1762)
Genre: Travel
Voyage Round the World, in the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV
Borrowed: 1826/2/17 (Friday).
Borrower: Charles Lindsay
Author: George Anson Baron Anson (Male, born 1697, died 1762), Genre: Travel
Voyage Round the World, in the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 274208
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cook's Voyages v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/3/19 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
David Langlands
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Cook's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A new, authentic, and complete collection of voyages round the world, undertaken and performed by royal authority. Containing an authentic, ... history of Captain Cook’s first, second, third and last voyages, ... To which will be added, genuine narratives of other voyage ... It is proper to observe, that some other editions of these works ... would cost a purchaser ... upwards of twenty guineas; ... but the present edition, by being published in only eighty six-penny numbers, ... enables every person, ... to become familiary [sic] acquainted with those ... voyages ... Now publishing under the immediate direction of George William Anderson, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784-1786. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 536 times in 506 borrowing records
ESTC: T134074
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Borrowed: 1826/3/19 (Sunday).
Borrower: David Langlands
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 274196
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Voltaire's Peter the Great
Borrowed: 1825/12/22 (Thursday).
David Langlands
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: History
Voltaire's Peter the Great
Confidence level: Speculative
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: History
The history of the Russian empire under Peter the Great. Newly translated from the French of M. de Voltaire. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: 29
ESTC: N18015
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: History
History of the Russian Empire under Peter the Great
Borrowed: 1825/12/22 (Thursday).
Borrower: David Langlands
Author: Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778), Genre: History
Record ID 274211
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cook's Voyages v. 2
Borrowed: 1826/3/19 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
David Langlands
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Cook's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A new, authentic, and complete collection of voyages round the world, undertaken and performed by royal authority. Containing an authentic, ... history of Captain Cook’s first, second, third and last voyages, ... To which will be added, genuine narratives of other voyage ... It is proper to observe, that some other editions of these works ... would cost a purchaser ... upwards of twenty guineas; ... but the present edition, by being published in only eighty six-penny numbers, ... enables every person, ... to become familiary [sic] acquainted with those ... voyages ... Now publishing under the immediate direction of George William Anderson, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784-1786. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 536 times in 506 borrowing records
ESTC: T134074
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Borrowed: 1826/3/19 (Sunday).
Borrower: David Langlands
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 274259
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Arnot's C. Trials
Borrowed: 1826/3/5 (Sunday).
George Lorimer
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: Law
Arnot's Criminal Trials
Confidence level: Certain
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: Law
A collection and abridgement of celebrated criminal trials in Scotland, from A.D. 1536, to 1784. With historical and critical remarks. By Hugo Arnot, Esq. Advocate.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 23
ESTC: T142881
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: Law
Collection and Abridgement of Celebrated Criminal Trials in Scotland
Borrowed: 1826/3/5 (Sunday).
Borrower: George Lorimer
Author: Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786), Genre: Law
Collection and Abridgement of Celebrated Criminal Trials in Scotland
Record ID 274256
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Johnson's Lives v. 1
Borrowed: 1826/3/5 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
George Lorimer
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Johnson's Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
The lives of the most eminent English poets; with critical observations on their works. By Samuel Johnson. In four volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1781. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 61 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T146734
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Lives of the English Poets
Borrowed: 1826/3/5 (Sunday).
Borrower: George Lorimer
Author: Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 274271
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Elegant Extracts v. 1
Borrowed: 1826/5/14 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
George Lorimer
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Education
Elegant Extracts
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Education
Elegant extracts: or useful and entertaining passages in prose Selected for the Improvement of Scholars at Classical & other Schools in the Art of Speaking, in Reading; Thinking, Composing; and in the Conduct of Life.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Compiled by Vicesimus Knox
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 9 times in 8 borrowing records
ESTC: T127932
Genre: Education
Elegant Extracts
Record ID 274235
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Shakespeare v. 8
Borrowed: 1825/12/7 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
George Lorimer
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Shakespeare (Male, born 1564, died 1616)
Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
Shakespeare
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8
Confidence level: Likely
William Shakespeare (Male, born 1564, died 1616)
Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
The works of Shakespear. In which the beauties observed by Pope, Warburton, and Dodd, are pointed out. Together with the author’s life; a glossary; copious indexes; and, a list of the various readings. In eight volumes
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1753. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 8v..
Editors: Hugh Blair
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 136 times in 98 borrowing records
ESTC: T138602
William Shakespeare (Male, born 1564, died 1616)
Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
Works of William Shakespeare
Borrowed: 1825/12/7 (Wednesday).
Borrower: George Lorimer
Author: William Shakespeare (Male, born 1564, died 1616), Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8
Record ID 274241
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Youth's guide
Borrowed: 1825/12.
George Lorimer
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Theology
Youth's guide
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Theology
The youth’s guide, in two parts. Part 1. Moral and religious precepts; divided into thirty five chapters, ... Part II. Lessons from the book of Psalms; with some collects, or short prayers. To which is added, a brief introduction to the history of the Old and New Testament. ...
Language: English . Published: Aberdeen. Date of publication: 1759. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T205600
Genre: Theology
Youth’s Guide
Record ID 274289
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Roman Poets v. 3
Borrowed: 1825/11/28 (Monday). Returned: yes.
Henry Liddell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Lewis Crusius (Male, born 1701, died 1775)
Genre: Lives
Roman Poets
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Lewis Crusius (Male, born 1701, died 1775)
Genre: Lives
The lives of the Roman poets. Containing a critical and historical account of them and their writings, ... To which is added, a chronological table, ... Together with an introduction concerning the origin and progress of poetry in general; and an essay on dramatic poetry in particular. By L. Crusius, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1753. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 9 times in 8 borrowing records
ESTC: T134573
Lewis Crusius (Male, born 1701, died 1775)
Genre: Lives
Lives of the Roman Poets
Borrowed: 1825/11/28 (Monday).
Borrower: Henry Liddell
Author: Lewis Crusius (Male, born 1701, died 1775), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 274319
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Shakespeare's Works v. 4, 5, 8
Borrowed: 1826/5/31 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Henry Liddell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Shakespeare (Male, born 1564, died 1616)
Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
Shakespeare's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 8
Confidence level: Speculative
William Shakespeare (Male, born 1564, died 1616)
Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
The works of Shakespear. In which the beauties observed by Pope, Warburton, and Dodd, are pointed out. Together with the author’s life; a glossary; copious indexes; and, a list of the various readings. In eight volumes
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1753. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 8v..
Editors: Hugh Blair
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 136 times in 98 borrowing records
ESTC: T138602
William Shakespeare (Male, born 1564, died 1616)
Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
Works of William Shakespeare
Borrowed: 1826/5/31 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Henry Liddell
Author: William Shakespeare (Male, born 1564, died 1616), Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 8
Record ID 274325
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Spenser's Fairie Queene v. 3
Borrowed: 1826/6/21 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Henry Liddell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Edmund Spenser (Male, born c.1552, died 1599)
Genre: Poetry
Spenser's Faerie Queen
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Edmund Spenser (Male, born c.1552, died 1599)
Genre: Poetry
The faerie queene. By Edmund Spenser. With an exact collation of the two original editions, Published by Himself at London in Quarto; the Former containing the first Three Books printed in 1590, and the Latter the Six Books in 1596. To which are now added, a new life of the author, and also a glossary.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 20 times in 17 borrowing records
ESTC: T35152
Edmund Spenser (Male, born c.1552, died 1599)
Genre: Poetry
Faerie Queene
Borrowed: 1826/6/21 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Henry Liddell
Author: Edmund Spenser (Male, born c.1552, died 1599), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 274304
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cook's Voyages v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/3/15 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Henry Liddell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Cook's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A new, authentic, and complete collection of voyages round the world, undertaken and performed by royal authority. Containing an authentic, ... history of Captain Cook’s first, second, third and last voyages, ... To which will be added, genuine narratives of other voyage ... It is proper to observe, that some other editions of these works ... would cost a purchaser ... upwards of twenty guineas; ... but the present edition, by being published in only eighty six-penny numbers, ... enables every person, ... to become familiary [sic] acquainted with those ... voyages ... Now publishing under the immediate direction of George William Anderson, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784-1786. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 536 times in 506 borrowing records
ESTC: T134074
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Borrowed: 1826/3/15 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Henry Liddell
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 274322
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Siege of Gibraltar
Borrowed: 1826/6/9 (Friday).
Henry Liddell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: History
Ansell's Siege of Gibraltar
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: History
An authentic and accurate journal of the late siege of Gibraltar; being a curcumstantial account of every material transaction relative to that memorable event, from the day on which the communication between that garrison and Spain was shut up, to the arrival of the Thetis frigate with the preliminary articles of peace.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 19
ESTC: T72997
Genre: History
Authentic and Accurate Journal of the Late Siege of Gibraltar
Borrowed: 1826/6/9 (Friday).
Borrower: Henry Liddell
Genre: History
Authentic and Accurate Journal of the Late Siege of Gibraltar
Record ID 274361
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Buffon's Nature v. 2, 3
Borrowed: 1826/5/1 (Monday). Returned: yes.
William Laing
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Buffon's Nature
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Speculative
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural history, general and particular, by the Count de Buffon, translated into English.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 9 vols.
Translators: Smellie, William
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 41 times in 10 borrowing records
ESTC: T139144
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Borrowed: 1826/5/1 (Monday).
Borrower: William Laing
Author: Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 274385
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Buffon's Natural History v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/3/19 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
Thomas Learmonth
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Buffon's Natural History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural history, general and particular; by the Count de Buffon, translated into English. Illustrated with three hundred and one copper-plates, and occasional notes and observations by the translator. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1781. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 455 times in 403 borrowing records
ESTC: N42265
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Borrowed: 1826/3/19 (Sunday).
Borrower: Thomas Learmonth
Author: Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 274370
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Annual Register 1758
Borrowed: 1825/12/21 (Wednesday).
Thomas Learmonth
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Periodicals
Annual Register 1758
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The annual Register, or a view of the history, politicks, and literature, of the year 1758.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 139 times in 80 borrowing records
ESTC: T213203
Genre: Periodicals
Annual Register, or A View of the History, Politics, and Literature
Borrowed: 1825/12/21 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Thomas Learmonth
Genre: Periodicals
Annual Register, or A View of the History, Politics, and Literature
Record ID 274373
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Goldsmith's England v. 3, 4
Borrowed: 1826/1/8 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
Thomas Learmonth
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
Goldsmith's History of England
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, 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: 1826/1/8 (Sunday).
Borrower: Thomas Learmonth
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 3, Volume 4
Record ID 274406
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Potter's Antiquities v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1825/10/26 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
George Mather
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Potter (Male, born c.1673, died 1747)
Genre: History
Potter's Antiquities
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
John Potter (Male, born c.1673, died 1747)
Genre: History
Archæologia græca: or, the antiquities of Greece. The sixth edition. By John Potter
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1740. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 33 times in 20 borrowing records
ESTC: T22355
John Potter (Male, born c.1673, died 1747)
Genre: History
Archaelogia Graeca: or, The Antiquities of Greece
Borrowed: 1825/10/26 (Wednesday).
Borrower: George Mather
Author: John Potter (Male, born c.1673, died 1747), Genre: History
Archaelogia Graeca: or, The Antiquities of Greece
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 274412
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Beringer's Horsemanship
Borrowed: 1825/11/27 (Sunday).
George Mather
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Richard Berenger (Male, born c.1719, died 1782)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Berenger's Horsemanship
Confidence level: Certain
Richard Berenger (Male, born c.1719, died 1782)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The history and art of horsemanship.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 11 times in 9 borrowing records
ESTC: T127820
Richard Berenger (Male, born c.1719, died 1782)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
History and Art of Horsemanship
Borrowed: 1825/11/27 (Sunday).
Borrower: George Mather
Author: Richard Berenger (Male, born c.1719, died 1782), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Record ID 274409
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Elegant Extracts v. 1
Borrowed: 1825/11/13 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
George Mather
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Education
Elegant Extracts
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Education
Elegant extracts: or useful and entertaining passages in prose Selected for the Improvement of Scholars at Classical & other Schools in the Art of Speaking, in Reading; Thinking, Composing; and in the Conduct of Life.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Compiled by Vicesimus Knox
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 9 times in 8 borrowing records
ESTC: T127932
Genre: Education
Elegant Extracts
Record ID 274445
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Charles the 12th
Borrowed: 1826/4/26 (Wednesday).
George Mather
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: History
Voltaire's Charles 12th
Confidence level: Certain
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: History
The history of Charles XII. King of Sweden. By Mr. De Voltaire. Translated from the French. Carefully corrected.
Language: English . Published: Glasgow. Date of publication: 1767. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 51
ESTC: T193544
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: History
History of Charles XII, King of Sweden
Borrowed: 1826/4/26 (Wednesday).
Borrower: George Mather
Author: Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778), Genre: History
Record ID 274415
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Milton v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1825/12/11 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
George Mather
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Milton (Male, born 1608, died 1674)
Genre: Poetry
Milton
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Likely
John Milton (Male, born 1608, died 1674)
Genre: Poetry
Paradise lost. A poem, in twelve books. The author John Milton. With a critic upon the poem, by Mr Addison; and, a preface, in which are inserted characters of the several poems wrote by Milton.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1755. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 12 times in 8 borrowing records
ESTC: T170403
John Milton (Male, born 1608, died 1674)
Genre: Poetry
Paradise Lost
Borrowed: 1825/12/11 (Sunday).
Borrower: George Mather
Author: John Milton (Male, born 1608, died 1674), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 274466
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Boswell's Tour
Borrowed: 1825/10/11 (Tuesday).
Scipio Alexander MacTaggart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Travel
Boswell's Tour
Confidence level: Certain
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Travel
The journal of a tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, LL.D. By James Boswell, Esq. containing Some Poetical Pieces by Dr. Johnson, relative to the Tour, and never before published; A Series of his Conversation, Literary Anecdotes, and Opinions of Men and Books: with an authentick account of The Distresses and Escape of the Grandson of King James II. in the Year 1746.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 99 times in 98 borrowing records
ESTC: T53594
James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795)
Genre: Travel
Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides
Borrowed: 1825/10/11 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Scipio Alexander MacTaggart
Author: James Boswell (Male, born 1740, died 1795), Genre: Travel
Record ID 274487
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Sparman v. 1
Borrowed: 1826/5/14 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
Scipio Alexander MacTaggart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Sparman
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic polar circle, and round the world: but chiefly into the country of the Hottentots and Caffres, from the year 1772, to 1776.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Forster, Georg.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 105 times in 92 borrowing records
ESTC: T150219
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World
Borrowed: 1826/5/14 (Sunday).
Borrower: Scipio Alexander MacTaggart
Author: Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820), Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 274499
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Buffon's Natural History v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/6/11 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
Scipio Alexander MacTaggart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Buffon's Natural History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural history, general and particular; by the Count de Buffon, translated into English. Illustrated with three hundred and one copper-plates, and occasional notes and observations by the translator. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1781. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 455 times in 403 borrowing records
ESTC: N42265
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Borrowed: 1826/6/11 (Sunday).
Borrower: Scipio Alexander MacTaggart
Author: Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 274478
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Hawkesworth's Voyages
Borrowed: 1826/3/29 (Wednesday).
Scipio Alexander MacTaggart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
Hawkesworth's Voyage
Confidence level: Certain
John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, And successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, And Captain Cook, In the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour: Drawn up From the Journals which were kept by the several Commanders, And from the Papers of Joseph Banks, Esq.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 62 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T74467
John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
Account of the Voyages undertaken by the Order of His present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere
Borrowed: 1826/3/29 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Scipio Alexander MacTaggart
Author: John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773), Genre: Travel
Record ID 274493
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Coxe's Russia v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/5/28 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
Scipio Alexander MacTaggart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Coxe's Russia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark. Interspersed with historical relations and political inquiries. Illustrated with charts and engravings. By William Coxe, A. M. F. R. S. fellow of King’s College, Cambridge; and Chaplain to his grace the Duke of Marlborough. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 61 times in 38 borrowing records
ESTC: N27892
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark
Borrowed: 1826/5/28 (Sunday).
Borrower: Scipio Alexander MacTaggart
Author: William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828), Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 274463
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Anson's Voyages
Borrowed: 1825/10/30 (Sunday).
Scipio Alexander MacTaggart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
George Anson Baron Anson (Male, born 1697, died 1762)
Genre: Travel
Anson's Voyages
Confidence level: Speculative
George Anson Baron Anson (Male, born 1697, died 1762)
Genre: Travel
A voyage round the world, in the years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV. By George Anson, Esq; Commander in Chief of a Squadron of His Majesty’s Ships, sent upon an Expedition to the South-Seas. Compiled from papers and other materials of the Right Honourable George Lord Anson, and published under his direction. By Richard Walter, M. A. Chaplain of his Majesty’s Ship the Centurion, in that Expedition. The Third Edition. With Charts of the Southern Part of South America, of Part of the Pacific Ocean, and of the Track of the Centurion round the World.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1748. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 62 times in 51 borrowing records
ESTC: T89477
George Anson Baron Anson (Male, born 1697, died 1762)
Genre: Travel
Voyage Round the World, in the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV
Borrowed: 1825/10/30 (Sunday).
Borrower: Scipio Alexander MacTaggart
Author: George Anson Baron Anson (Male, born 1697, died 1762), Genre: Travel
Record ID 274490
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Sparman v. 2
Borrowed: 1826/5/24 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Scipio Alexander MacTaggart
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Sparman
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic polar circle, and round the world: but chiefly into the country of the Hottentots and Caffres, from the year 1772, to 1776.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Forster, Georg.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 105 times in 92 borrowing records
ESTC: T150219
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World
Borrowed: 1826/5/24 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Scipio Alexander MacTaggart
Author: Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820), Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 274517
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Curiosities of Great Brit V. 3, 4
Borrowed: 1825/12/9 (Friday). Returned: yes.
Andrew Douglas MacLagan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities of Great Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
The curiosities, natural and artificial, of the island of Great Britain.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: c.1775. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 6 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 60 times in 29 borrowing records
ESTC: T34503
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities, Natural and Artificial, of the Island of Great Britain
Borrowed: 1825/12/9 (Friday).
Borrower: Andrew Douglas MacLagan
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities, Natural and Artificial, of the Island of Great Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 274538
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Rollin's Ancient History v. 4
Borrowed: 1826/5/28 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
Andrew Douglas MacLagan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Rollin's Ancient History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 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
Borrowed: 1826/5/28 (Sunday).
Borrower: Andrew Douglas MacLagan
Author: Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4
Record ID 274511
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Canterbury Tales v. 1, 2, 3
Borrowed: 1825/11/10 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
Andrew Douglas MacLagan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Geoffrey Chaucer (Male, died 1400)
Genre: Poetry
Canterbury Tales
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Geoffrey Chaucer (Male, died 1400)
Genre: Poetry
The Canterbury tales of Chaucer.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1775-1778. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 5 vols.
Editors: Tyrwhitt, Thomas
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 71 times in 24 borrowing records
ESTC: T76319
Geoffrey Chaucer (Male, died 1400)
Genre: Poetry
Canterbury Tales
Borrowed: 1825/11/10 (Thursday).
Borrower: Andrew Douglas MacLagan
Author: Geoffrey Chaucer (Male, died 1400), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 274508
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Wilson's Pelew Islands
Borrowed: 1825/10/26 (Wednesday).
Andrew Douglas MacLagan
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797)
Genre: Travel
Wilson's Pelew Islands
Confidence level: Certain
George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797)
Genre: Travel
An account of the Pelew Islands, situated in the western part of the Pacific Ocean. Composed from the journals and communications of Captain Henry Wilson, and some of his officers, Who, In August 1783, Were There Shipwrecked, In The Antelope, A Packet Belonging To The Honourable East India Company, by George Keate, Esq. F. R. S. and S. A.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 49
ESTC: T122142
George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797)
Genre: Travel
Account of the Pelew Islands
Borrowed: 1825/10/26 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Andrew Douglas MacLagan
Author: George Keate (Male, born 1729, died 1797), Genre: Travel
Record ID 274577
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Melmoth's Pliny v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/2/1 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
William Oswald Hunter MacCheyne
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Pliny the Younger (Male, born c.61, died 113)
Genre: Lives
Melmoth's Pliny
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Pliny the Younger (Male, born c.61, died 113)
Genre: Lives
The letters of Pliny the consul: with occasional remarks. By William Melmoth, Esq.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1748. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Editors: Melmoth, William
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 14 times in 7 borrowing records
ESTC: T132376
Pliny the Younger (Male, born c.61, died 113)
Genre: Lives
Epistles of Pliny the Younger
Borrowed: 1826/2/1 (Wednesday).
Borrower: William Oswald Hunter MacCheyne
Author: Pliny the Younger (Male, born c.61, died 113), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 274592
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Scot's Magazine v. 67, 68
Borrowed: 1826/3/29 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
William Oswald Hunter MacCheyne
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Periodicals
Scots Magazine
Volumes borrowed: Volume 67, Volume 68
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The Scots magazine.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1739-1803. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 306 times in 185 borrowing records
ESTC: P1945
Genre: Periodicals
Scots Magazine
Borrowed: 1826/3/29 (Wednesday).
Borrower: William Oswald Hunter MacCheyne
Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 67, Volume 68
Record ID 274595
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Scot's Magazine 1803, 1804
Borrowed: 1826/4/13 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
William Oswald Hunter MacCheyne
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Periodicals
Scots Magazine 1803, 1804
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The Scots magazine.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1739-1803. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 306 times in 185 borrowing records
ESTC: P1945
Genre: Periodicals
Scots Magazine
Borrowed: 1826/4/13 (Thursday).
Borrower: William Oswald Hunter MacCheyne
Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 274568
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Swift's Works v. 5, 6
Borrowed: 1825/12/9 (Friday). Returned: yes.
William Oswald Hunter MacCheyne
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Swift's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6
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: 1825/12/9 (Friday).
Borrower: William Oswald Hunter MacCheyne
Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6
Record ID 274562
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Johnson's Lives v. 1
Borrowed: 1825/11/10 (Thursday). Returned: yes.
William Oswald Hunter MacCheyne
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Johnson's Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
The lives of the most eminent English poets; with critical observations on their works. By Samuel Johnson. In four volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1781. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 61 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T146734
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Lives of the English Poets
Borrowed: 1825/11/10 (Thursday).
Borrower: William Oswald Hunter MacCheyne
Author: Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 274610
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Brydon's Tour
Borrowed: 1826/1/8 (Sunday).
John Megget
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
Brydon's Tour
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: 1826/1/8 (Sunday).
Borrower: John Megget
Author: Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818), Genre: Travel
Tour Through Sicily and Malta. In a Series of Letters to William Beckford
Record ID 274607
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Ferguson's Roman History
Borrowed: 1825/11/13 (Sunday).
John Megget
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Genre: History
Ferguson's Roman History
Confidence level: Certain
Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Genre: History
The history of the progress and termination of the Roman republic.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1783. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 195 times in 120 borrowing records
ESTC: T77047
Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Genre: History
History of the Progress and Termination of the Roman Republic
Borrowed: 1825/11/13 (Sunday).
Borrower: John Megget
Author: Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816), Genre: History
History of the Progress and Termination of the Roman Republic
Record ID 274613
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Brydon's Tour
Borrowed: 1826/1/22 (Sunday).
John Megget
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
Brydon's Tour
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: 1826/1/22 (Sunday).
Borrower: John Megget
Author: Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818), Genre: Travel
Tour Through Sicily and Malta. In a Series of Letters to William Beckford
Record ID 274682
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Ferguson's Roman History
Borrowed: 1826/6/24 (Saturday).
John Murray
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Genre: History
Ferguson's Roman History
Confidence level: Certain
Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Genre: History
The history of the progress and termination of the Roman republic.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1783. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 195 times in 120 borrowing records
ESTC: T77047
Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816)
Genre: History
History of the Progress and Termination of the Roman Republic
Borrowed: 1826/6/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Murray
Author: Adam Ferguson (Male, born 1723, died 1816), Genre: History
History of the Progress and Termination of the Roman Republic
Record ID 274634
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cook's Voyages v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1825/12. Returned: yes.
John Murray
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Cook's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A new, authentic, and complete collection of voyages round the world, undertaken and performed by royal authority. Containing an authentic, ... history of Captain Cook’s first, second, third and last voyages, ... To which will be added, genuine narratives of other voyage ... It is proper to observe, that some other editions of these works ... would cost a purchaser ... upwards of twenty guineas; ... but the present edition, by being published in only eighty six-penny numbers, ... enables every person, ... to become familiary [sic] acquainted with those ... voyages ... Now publishing under the immediate direction of George William Anderson, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784-1786. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 536 times in 506 borrowing records
ESTC: T134074
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Borrowed: 1825/12.
Borrower: John Murray
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 274628
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Modern Europe v. 2, 3
Borrowed: 1825/11/21 (Monday). Returned: yes.
John Murray
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Russell (Male, born 1741, died 1793)
Genre: History
Modern Europe
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Speculative
William Russell (Male, born 1741, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of modern Europe : with an account of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire, and a view of the progress of society from the rise of the modern kingdoms to the Peace of Paris in 1763 ; in a series of letters from a nobleman to his son.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1786-1810. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 5 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 165 times in 149 borrowing records
ESTC: T117065
William Russell (Male, born 1741, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of Modern Europe
Borrowed: 1825/11/21 (Monday).
Borrower: John Murray
Author: William Russell (Male, born 1741, died 1793), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 274673
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Watson's Philip of Spain v. 3
Borrowed: 1826/5/28 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
John Murray
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Robert Watson (Male, born c.1730, died 1781)
Genre: History
Watson's History of Philip
Volumes borrowed: Volume 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: 1826/5/28 (Sunday).
Borrower: John Murray
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 3
Record ID 274643
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Campbell's Narrative
Borrowed: 1826/2/1 (Wednesday).
John Murray
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Campbell's Admirals
Confidence level: Very likely
John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Lives of the British admirals: containing a new and accurate naval history, from the earliest periods.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1779. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 60 times in 39 borrowing records
ESTC: T127102
John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Lives of the British Admirals: Containing a New and Accurate Naval History
Borrowed: 1826/2/1 (Wednesday).
Borrower: John Murray
Author: John Campbell (Male, born 1708, died 1775), Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Lives of the British Admirals: Containing a New and Accurate Naval History
Record ID 274652
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Watson's Philip II v. 2, 3
Borrowed: 1826/3/4 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
John Murray
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Robert Watson (Male, born c.1730, died 1781)
Genre: History
Watson's History of Philip
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 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: 1826/3/4 (Saturday).
Borrower: John Murray
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 2, Volume 3
Record ID 274637
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cook's Voyages v. 3, 4
Borrowed: 1826/1/4 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
John Murray
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Cook's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A new, authentic, and complete collection of voyages round the world, undertaken and performed by royal authority. Containing an authentic, ... history of Captain Cook’s first, second, third and last voyages, ... To which will be added, genuine narratives of other voyage ... It is proper to observe, that some other editions of these works ... would cost a purchaser ... upwards of twenty guineas; ... but the present edition, by being published in only eighty six-penny numbers, ... enables every person, ... to become familiary [sic] acquainted with those ... voyages ... Now publishing under the immediate direction of George William Anderson, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784-1786. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 536 times in 506 borrowing records
ESTC: T134074
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Borrowed: 1826/1/4 (Wednesday).
Borrower: John Murray
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 274691
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Curiosities of Great Britain v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1825/10/30 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
David Murray
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities of Great Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
The curiosities, natural and artificial, of the island of Great Britain.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: c.1775. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 6 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 60 times in 29 borrowing records
ESTC: T34503
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities, Natural and Artificial, of the Island of Great Britain
Borrowed: 1825/10/30 (Sunday).
Borrower: David Murray
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Curiosities, Natural and Artificial, of the Island of Great Britain
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 274703
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Gurney's Sh. Hand
Borrowed: 1826/1/22 (Sunday).
James Murray
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Thomas Gurney (Male, born 1705, died 1770)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Gurney's Short Hand Writing
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Gurney (Male, born 1705, died 1770)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Brachygraphy: or An easy and compendious system of short-hand, adapted to the various arts, sciences and professions; Improved after more than forty years practice & experience by Thomas Gurney: and brought still nearer to perfection upon the present method by Joseph Gurney.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1789. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: T166677
Thomas Gurney (Male, born 1705, died 1770)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Brachygraphy
Borrowed: 1826/1/22 (Sunday).
Borrower: James Murray
Author: Thomas Gurney (Male, born 1705, died 1770), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Record ID 274700
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Gurney's shorthand
Borrowed: 1825/11/27 (Sunday).
James Murray
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Thomas Gurney (Male, born 1705, died 1770)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Gurney's Short Hand
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Gurney (Male, born 1705, died 1770)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Brachygraphy: or An easy and compendious system of short-hand, adapted to the various arts, sciences and professions; Improved after more than forty years practice & experience by Thomas Gurney: and brought still nearer to perfection upon the present method by Joseph Gurney.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1789. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: T166677
Thomas Gurney (Male, born 1705, died 1770)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Brachygraphy
Borrowed: 1825/11/27 (Sunday).
Borrower: James Murray
Author: Thomas Gurney (Male, born 1705, died 1770), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Record ID 274742
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Dalrymple's Memoirs v. 2
Borrowed: 1826/1/20 (Friday). Returned: yes.
Robert Milroy
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Alexander Dalrymple (Male, born 1737, died 1808)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Dalrymple's Memoirs
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
Alexander Dalrymple (Male, born 1737, died 1808)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
A collection of charts and memoirs. Published by Alexander Dalrymple, Esq.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 19 times in 18 borrowing records
ESTC: T30900
Alexander Dalrymple (Male, born 1737, died 1808)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Collection of Charts and Memoirs
Borrowed: 1826/1/20 (Friday).
Borrower: Robert Milroy
Author: Alexander Dalrymple (Male, born 1737, died 1808), Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Collection of Charts and Memoirs
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 274736
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Rollin's Ancient History v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1825/12/21 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Robert Milroy
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Rollin's Ancient History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Speculative
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
The ancient history of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians. By Mr. Rollin, ... Translated from the French. In seven volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 7v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 871 times in 851 borrowing records
ESTC: T127048
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: History
Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians
Borrowed: 1825/12/21 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Robert Milroy
Author: Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 274727
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Sparman's Voyage v. 1
Borrowed: 1825/10/11 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
Robert Milroy
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Sparman's Voyage
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic polar circle, and round the world: but chiefly into the country of the Hottentots and Caffres, from the year 1772, to 1776.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Forster, Georg.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 105 times in 92 borrowing records
ESTC: T150219
Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World
Borrowed: 1825/10/11 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Robert Milroy
Author: Anders Sparrman (Male, born 1748, died 1820), Genre: Travel
Voyage to the Cape of Good Hope, towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 274817
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Encyclopedia v. 7
Borrowed: 1826/5/10 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
Patrick Alexander MacDonald
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia britannica; or, A dictionary of arts, sciences, and miscellaneous literature.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1788-1797. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 262 times in 223 borrowing records
ESTC: N6642
Borrowed: 1826/5/10 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Patrick Alexander MacDonald
Genre: Reference Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7
Record ID 274835
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Spenser's Queene v. 2
Borrowed: 1826/6/24 (Saturday). Returned: yes.
Patrick Alexander MacDonald
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Edmund Spenser (Male, born c.1552, died 1599)
Genre: Poetry
Spenser's Faerie Queen
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Edmund Spenser (Male, born c.1552, died 1599)
Genre: Poetry
The faerie queene. By Edmund Spenser. With an exact collation of the two original editions, Published by Himself at London in Quarto; the Former containing the first Three Books printed in 1590, and the Latter the Six Books in 1596. To which are now added, a new life of the author, and also a glossary.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 20 times in 17 borrowing records
ESTC: T35152
Edmund Spenser (Male, born c.1552, died 1599)
Genre: Poetry
Faerie Queene
Borrowed: 1826/6/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: Patrick Alexander MacDonald
Author: Edmund Spenser (Male, born c.1552, died 1599), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 274805
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Spenser's Fairie Queene
Borrowed: 1826/3/19 (Sunday).
Patrick Alexander MacDonald
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Edmund Spenser (Male, born c.1552, died 1599)
Genre: Poetry
Spenser's Faerie Queen
Confidence level: Certain
Edmund Spenser (Male, born c.1552, died 1599)
Genre: Poetry
The faerie queene. By Edmund Spenser. With an exact collation of the two original editions, Published by Himself at London in Quarto; the Former containing the first Three Books printed in 1590, and the Latter the Six Books in 1596. To which are now added, a new life of the author, and also a glossary.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 20 times in 17 borrowing records
ESTC: T35152
Edmund Spenser (Male, born c.1552, died 1599)
Genre: Poetry
Faerie Queene
Borrowed: 1826/3/19 (Sunday).
Borrower: Patrick Alexander MacDonald
Author: Edmund Spenser (Male, born c.1552, died 1599), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 274784
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cook's Voyages v. 3
Borrowed: 1825/12/9 (Friday). Returned: yes.
Patrick Alexander MacDonald
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Travel
Cook's Voyages
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Travel
A new, authentic, and complete collection of voyages round the world, undertaken and performed by royal authority. Containing an authentic, ... history of Captain Cook’s first, second, third and last voyages, ... To which will be added, genuine narratives of other voyage ... It is proper to observe, that some other editions of these works ... would cost a purchaser ... upwards of twenty guineas; ... but the present edition, by being published in only eighty six-penny numbers, ... enables every person, ... to become familiary [sic] acquainted with those ... voyages ... Now publishing under the immediate direction of George William Anderson, ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784-1786. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 536 times in 506 borrowing records
ESTC: T134074
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Borrowed: 1825/12/9 (Friday).
Borrower: Patrick Alexander MacDonald
Genre: Travel
New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 274814
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Encyclopedia v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/4/16 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
Patrick Alexander MacDonald
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia britannica; or, A dictionary of arts, sciences, and miscellaneous literature.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1788-1797. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 262 times in 223 borrowing records
ESTC: N6642
Borrowed: 1826/4/16 (Sunday).
Borrower: Patrick Alexander MacDonald
Genre: Reference Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 274787
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Buffon History v. 3, 4
Borrowed: 1825/12. Returned: yes.
Patrick Alexander MacDonald
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Buffon's Natural History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Speculative
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural history, general and particular; by the Count de Buffon, translated into English. Illustrated with three hundred and one copper-plates, and occasional notes and observations by the translator. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1781. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 455 times in 403 borrowing records
ESTC: N42265
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Borrowed: 1825/12.
Borrower: Patrick Alexander MacDonald
Author: Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 274790
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Canterbury Tales v. 1, 2, 3, 4
Borrowed: 1826/1/8 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
Patrick Alexander MacDonald
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Geoffrey Chaucer (Male, died 1400)
Genre: Poetry
Canterbury Tales
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Geoffrey Chaucer (Male, died 1400)
Genre: Poetry
The Canterbury tales of Chaucer.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1775-1778. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 5 vols.
Editors: Tyrwhitt, Thomas
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 71 times in 24 borrowing records
ESTC: T76319
Geoffrey Chaucer (Male, died 1400)
Genre: Poetry
Canterbury Tales
Borrowed: 1826/1/8 (Sunday).
Borrower: Patrick Alexander MacDonald
Author: Geoffrey Chaucer (Male, died 1400), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2 3, Volume 4
Record ID 274775
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Beauties Nature v. 2, 3, 4
Borrowed: 1825/10/30 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
Patrick Alexander MacDonald
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Beauties of Nature
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Beauties of nature and art displayed, in a tour through the world; ... Illustrated and embellished with copper plates.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774-1775. Format: 18mo. Pagination: 13v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 12 times in 5 borrowing records
ESTC: T113576
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Beauties of Nature and Art Displayed, in a Tour through the World
Borrowed: 1825/10/30 (Sunday).
Borrower: Patrick Alexander MacDonald
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Travel
Beauties of Nature and Art Displayed, in a Tour through the World
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 274796
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Arnot's Edinburgh
Borrowed: 1826/2/2 (Thursday).
Patrick Alexander MacDonald
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: History
Arnot's Edinburgh
Confidence level: Certain
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: History
The history of Edinburgh. By Hugo Arnot, Esq; Advocate.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1779. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 143
ESTC: T142880
Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786)
Genre: History
History of Edinburgh
Borrowed: 1826/2/2 (Thursday).
Borrower: Patrick Alexander MacDonald
Author: Hugo Arnot (Male, born 1749, died 1786), Genre: History
Record ID 274868
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Coxe's Russia v. 2
Borrowed: 1826/4/30 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
James Cockburn MacLaren
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Coxe's Russia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark. Interspersed with historical relations and political inquiries. Illustrated with charts and engravings. By William Coxe, A. M. F. R. S. fellow of King’s College, Cambridge; and Chaplain to his grace the Duke of Marlborough. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 61 times in 38 borrowing records
ESTC: N27892
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark
Borrowed: 1826/4/30 (Sunday).
Borrower: James Cockburn MacLaren
Author: William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828), Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 274865
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Coxe's Russia v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1826/4/30 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
James Cockburn MacLaren
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Coxe's Russia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark. Interspersed with historical relations and political inquiries. Illustrated with charts and engravings. By William Coxe, A. M. F. R. S. fellow of King’s College, Cambridge; and Chaplain to his grace the Duke of Marlborough. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 61 times in 38 borrowing records
ESTC: N27892
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark
Borrowed: 1826/4/30 (Sunday).
Borrower: James Cockburn MacLaren
Author: William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828), Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 274922
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Encyclopedia v. 8
Borrowed: 1826/4/30 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
John Mitchell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia britannica; or, A dictionary of arts, sciences, and miscellaneous literature.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1788-1797. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 262 times in 223 borrowing records
ESTC: N6642
Borrowed: 1826/4/30 (Sunday).
Borrower: John Mitchell
Genre: Reference Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8
Record ID 274913
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Encyclopedia Britannica v. 1
Borrowed: 1826/2/1 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.
John Mitchell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia britannica; or, A dictionary of arts, sciences, and miscellaneous literature.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1788-1797. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 262 times in 223 borrowing records
ESTC: N6642
Borrowed: 1826/2/1 (Wednesday).
Borrower: John Mitchell
Genre: Reference Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 274931
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cyclopedia v. 18
Borrowed: 1826/6/18 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
John Mitchell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Reference Works
Cyclopedia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 18
Confidence level: Speculative
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia britannica; or, A dictionary of arts, sciences, and miscellaneous literature.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1788-1797. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 262 times in 223 borrowing records
ESTC: N6642
Borrowed: 1826/6/18 (Sunday).
Borrower: John Mitchell
Genre: Reference Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 18
Record ID 274916
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Phipp's Voyage
Borrowed: 1826/2/19 (Sunday).
John Mitchell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Constantine John Phipps Baron Mulgrave (Male, born 1744, died 1792)
Genre: Travel
Phipp's Voyage
Confidence level: Certain
Constantine John Phipps Baron Mulgrave (Male, born 1744, died 1792)
Genre: Travel
A voyage towards the North Pole undertaken by His Majesty’s command 1773.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 44
ESTC: T152604
Constantine John Phipps Baron Mulgrave (Male, born 1744, died 1792)
Genre: Travel
Voyage Towards the North Pole Undertaken by His Majesty’s Command 1773
Borrowed: 1826/2/19 (Sunday).
Borrower: John Mitchell
Author: Constantine John Phipps Baron Mulgrave (Male, born 1744, died 1792), Genre: Travel
Voyage Towards the North Pole Undertaken by His Majesty’s Command 1773
Record ID 274919
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Encyclopedia v. 4, 3
Borrowed: 1826/3/17 (Friday). Returned: yes.
John Mitchell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Very likely
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia britannica; or, A dictionary of arts, sciences, and miscellaneous literature.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1788-1797. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 262 times in 223 borrowing records
ESTC: N6642
Borrowed: 1826/3/17 (Friday).
Borrower: John Mitchell
Genre: Reference Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 274898
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Coxe's Russia v. 1, 2
Borrowed: 1825/11/13 (Sunday). Returned: yes.
John Mitchell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Coxe's Russia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark. Interspersed with historical relations and political inquiries. Illustrated with charts and engravings. By William Coxe, A. M. F. R. S. fellow of King’s College, Cambridge; and Chaplain to his grace the Duke of Marlborough. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 61 times in 38 borrowing records
ESTC: N27892
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark
Borrowed: 1825/11/13 (Sunday).
Borrower: John Mitchell
Author: William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828), Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 274901
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Coxe's Russia v. 3
Borrowed: 1825/11/22 (Tuesday). Returned: yes.
John Mitchell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Coxe's Russia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Very likely
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark. Interspersed with historical relations and political inquiries. Illustrated with charts and engravings. By William Coxe, A. M. F. R. S. fellow of King’s College, Cambridge; and Chaplain to his grace the Duke of Marlborough. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 61 times in 38 borrowing records
ESTC: N27892
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark
Borrowed: 1825/11/22 (Tuesday).
Borrower: John Mitchell
Author: William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828), Genre: Travel
Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 274925
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
William's Mineral King
Borrowed: 1826/5/14 (Sunday).
John Mitchell
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
John Williams (Male, born c.1730, died c.1795)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
William's Mineral Kingdom
Confidence level: Certain
John Williams (Male, born c.1730, died c.1795)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The natural history of the mineral kingdom in three parts. Part I. Of the Natural History of the Strata of Coal, and of the Concomitant Strata. Part II. Of the Natural History of Mineral Veins, and other Beds and Repositories of the precious and useful Metals. Part III. Of the Natural History of the Prevailing Strata, and of the principal and most interesting Phaenomena upon and within the surface of our Globe. By John Williams, Mineral Surveyor, F. S. S. A. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1789. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v..
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 5 times in 3 borrowing records
ESTC: T92364
John Williams (Male, born c.1730, died c.1795)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Natural History of the Mineral Kingdom
Borrowed: 1826/5/14 (Sunday).
Borrower: John Mitchell
Author: John Williams (Male, born c.1730, died c.1795), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Record ID 274940
Library: Royal High School of Edinburgh. Register: SL137146 (Type: Student). Page:
Cordiner's Antiquities
Borrowed: 1825/11/27 (Sunday).
Robert Andrew Macfie
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.
Charles Cordiner (Male, born c.1746, died 1794)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Cordiner's Antiquities
Confidence level: Certain
Charles Cordiner (Male, born c.1746, died 1794)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Antiquities & scenery of the North of Scotland, in a Series of Letters, to Thomas Pennant, Esqr. By the Revd. Chas. Cordiner, Minister of St. Andrew’s Chapel, Bamff.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 11 times in 10 borrowing records
ESTC: T56850
Charles Cordiner (Male, born c.1746, died 1794)
Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Antiquities and Scenery of the North of Scotland, in a Series of Letters, to Thomas Pennant
Borrowed: 1825/11/27 (Sunday).
Borrower: Robert Andrew Macfie
Author: Charles Cordiner (Male, born c.1746, died 1794), Genre: History, Genre: Travel
Antiquities and Scenery of the North of Scotland, in a Series of Letters, to Thomas Pennant