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Record ID 200849
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 254
Comines Memoires englished 2 vol 8vo
Borrowed: 1789/7/9 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/8/9 (Sunday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Philippe de Commynes (Male, born c.1447, died 1511)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Philip de Comines [Commynes]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: D.30.d.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Philippe de Commynes (Male, born c.1447, died 1511)
Genre: Lives
The Memoirs of Philip de Comines: Containing the History of Lewis XI. and Charles VIII. of France, and of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, to which princes he was secretary: as also the history of Edward IV. and Henry VII. of england; including that of Europe for almost half the fifteenth century: with a supplement, as also several original treaties, notes and observations. And lastly, the secret history of Lewis XI. out of a book call'd the Scandalous Chronicle, and the life of the Author prefix'd to the whole, with notes upon it, by the famous Sleidan. Faithfully translated from the late edition of monsieur Godefroy, historiographer royal of France. To which are added remarks on all the occurances relating to England. By Mr. Uvedale.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1712. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Mr Uvedale
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 12 times in 6 borrowing records
ESTC: T118091
Philippe de Commynes (Male, born c.1447, died 1511)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Philip de Comines
Borrowed: 1789/7/9 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/8/9 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: Philippe de Commynes (Male, born c.1447, died 1511), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 200846
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 254
Bromes Travels 8vo
Borrowed: 1789/7/9 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/8/9 (Sunday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
James Brome (Male, died 1719)
Genre: Travel
Travels over England, Scotland and Wales [Brome]
Possible modern shelfmark: K.157.f.
Confidence level: Certain
James Brome (Male, died 1719)
Genre: Travel
Travels over England, Scotland and Wales : Giving a true and exact description of the chiefest cities, towns, and corporations; together with the antiquities of divers other places, with the most famous cathedrals, and other eminent structures; of several remarkable caves and wells, with many other divertive passages never before published. / by James Brome, M.A. recter of Cheriton in Kent, and chaplain to the Right Honourable the Earl of Romney. The design of the said travels being for the information of the two eldest sons, of that eminent merchant Mr. Van-Ackar.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1700. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: R19908
James Brome (Male, died 1719)
Genre: Travel
Travels over England, Scotland and Wales
Borrowed: 1789/7/9 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/8/9 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: James Brome (Male, died 1719), Genre: Travel
Record ID 200876
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 256
Goldsmiths Abridgement of the History of England 12o
Borrowed: 1789/7/11 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/8/11 (Tuesday).
Mr John Anstruther
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1776. Life dates: 1751-1818.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: History
Abridgement of the history of England [Goldsmith]
Confidence level: Certain
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: 1789/7/11 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/8/11 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr John Anstruther
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: History
Abridgment of the History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Caesar, to the Death of George II
Record ID 200927
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 260
Herodotus par Larcher 7 vol 8vo
Borrowed: 1789/7/16 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/8/16 (Sunday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Herodotus (Male, born c.BCE484, died BCE428)
Genre: History
Histoire d'Hérodote, traduite du grec [Larcher]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.20.d.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7
Confidence level: Certain
Herodotus (Male, born c.BCE484, died BCE428)
Genre: History
Histoire d'Hérodote traduite du Grec, avec des remarques historiques et critiques, un essai sur la chronologie d'Hérodote, et une table géographique par M. Larcher.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1786. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 7 vols.
Translators: Larcher, Pierre-Henri, 1726-1812
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 30 times in 6 borrowing records
Herodotus (Male, born c.BCE484, died BCE428)
Genre: History
Histories [Herodotus]
Borrowed: 1789/7/16 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/8/16 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: Herodotus (Male, born c.BCE484, died BCE428), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7
Record ID 200915
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 260
Saverein progres de l'Esprit humain tom 3.4.
Borrowed: 1789/7/16 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/8/16 (Sunday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Alexandre Savérien (Male, born 1720, died 1805)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire des progrès de l'esprit humain dans les sciences naturelles, et dans les arts qui en dependent [Saverien]
Possible modern shelfmark: Cy.6.17.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Alexandre Savérien (Male, born 1720, died 1805)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire des progrès de l'esprit humain dans les sciences naturelles et dans les arts qui en dépendent.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 8 times in 3 borrowing records
Alexandre Savérien (Male, born 1720, died 1805)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire des Progrès de l'Esprit Humain dans les Sciences Naturelles et dans les Arts qui en Dépendent
Borrowed: 1789/7/16 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/8/16 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: Alexandre Savérien (Male, born 1720, died 1805), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 201005
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 264
Douglas's Reports fol.
Borrowed: 1789/7/23 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/8/23 (Sunday).
Mr William Craig Lord Craig
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1768. Life dates: 1745-1813.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Court of King's Bench Great Britain (Unspecified)
Genre: Law
Reports of cases argued and determined in the Court of King’s Bench [Douglas]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Historical Collection TR E.161.4].
Confidence level: Certain
Court of King's Bench Great Britain (Unspecified)
Genre: Law
Reports of cases argued and determined in the Court of King’s Bench, in the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first years of the reign of George III.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1786. Format: folio.
Editors: Douglas, Sylvester, Baron Glenbervie, 1743-1823
Number of borrowings: 9
ESTC: T67071
Court of King's Bench Great Britain (Unspecified)
Genre: Law
Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench
Borrowed: 1789/7/23 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/8/23 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr William Craig Lord Craig
Author: Court of King's Bench Great Britain (Unspecified), Genre: Law
Record ID 201071
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 266
Chastellux's Travels in North America 2 vol
Borrowed: 1789/7/23 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/8/23 (Sunday).
Mr Robert Sinclair
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1762. Life dates: d. 1802.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
Marquis de François Jean Chastellux (Male, born 1734, died 1788)
Genre: Travel
Travels in North-America in the years 1780, 1781, and 1782. By the Marquis de Chastellux.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.186.e..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Marquis de François Jean Chastellux (Male, born 1734, died 1788)
Genre: Travel
Travels in North-America, in the years 1780, 1781, and 1782.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 9 times in 5 borrowing records
ESTC: T74648
Marquis de François Jean Chastellux (Male, born 1734, died 1788)
Genre: Travel
Travels in North-America, in the Years 1780, 1781, and 1782
Borrowed: 1789/7/23 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/8/23 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Sinclair
Author: Marquis de François Jean Chastellux (Male, born 1734, died 1788), Genre: Travel
Travels in North-America, in the Years 1780, 1781, and 1782
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 201098
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 268
State Tryals vol 9th
Borrowed: 1789/7/25 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/8/25 (Tuesday).
Mr Edward Armstrong
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1781.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Genre: Law, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Compleat collection of state-tryals. (original title)
Collection of state-trials, and proceedings, upon high treason, and other crimes and misdemeanours, from the reign of Queen Anne, to the present time. (standardised title)
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Historical Collection 3 D/H.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Law, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
A collection of state-trials, and proceedings, upon high-treason, and other crimes and misdemeanours, from the reign of Queen Anne, to the present time. Volume IX [-X].
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1766. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 43 times in 29 borrowing records
ESTC: T148948
Genre: Law, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Collection of State-Trials, and Proceedings, upon High-Treason, and other Crimes and Misdemeanours, from the Reign of Queen Anne, to the Present Time. Volume IX [-X].
Borrowed: 1789/7/25 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/8/25 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Edward Armstrong
Genre: Law, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 9
Record ID 201116
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 269
Bells Travels 2 vol 4to
Borrowed: 1789/7/30 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/8/30 (Sunday).
Mr William Craig Lord Craig
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1768. Life dates: 1745-1813.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
John Bell (Male, born 1691, died 1780)
Genre: Travel
Travels from St. Petersburg in Russia, to diverse parts of Asia [Bell]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.160.a.[3-4].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
John Bell (Male, born 1691, died 1780)
Genre: Travel
Travels from St. Petersburg in Russia, to diverse parts of Asia.
Language: English . Published: Glasgow. Date of publication: 1763. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 83 times in 53 borrowing records
ESTC: T99651
John Bell (Male, born 1691, died 1780)
Genre: Travel
Travels from St Petersburg in Russia, to Diverse Parts of Asia
Borrowed: 1789/7/30 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/8/30 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr William Craig Lord Craig
Author: John Bell (Male, born 1691, died 1780), Genre: Travel
Travels from St Petersburg in Russia, to Diverse Parts of Asia
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 201146
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 270
Monthly Review tom 79
Borrowed: 1789/7/31 (Friday). Returned: 1789/9/1 (Tuesday).
Mr Robert Craigie Lord Craigie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1776. Life dates: d. 1834.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Genre: Periodicals
Monthly review; or, Literary journal.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 79
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The Monthly review. A periodical work, giving an account, with proper abstracts of, and extracts from, the new books, pamphlets, &c. as they come out. ... By several hands
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1749-1789. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 347 times in 203 borrowing records
ESTC: P1963
Genre: Periodicals
Monthly Review. A Periodical Work, Giving an Account ... of, and Extracts from, the New Books, Pamphlets, &c.
Borrowed: 1789/7/31 (Friday). Returned: 1789/9/1 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Craigie Lord Craigie
Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 79
Record ID 201149
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 270
Cricital Ditto tom 76
Borrowed: 1789/7/31 (Friday). Returned: 1789/9/1 (Tuesday).
Mr Robert Craigie Lord Craigie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1776. Life dates: d. 1834.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Genre: Periodicals
Critical review, or, Annals of literature.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 76
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
Critical review, or, Annals of literature.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1756-1817. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 94 times in 75 borrowing records
ESTC: P2120
Borrowed: 1789/7/31 (Friday). Returned: 1789/9/1 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Craigie Lord Craigie
Genre: Periodicals
Critical Review, or Annals of Literature
Volumes borrowed: Volume 76
Record ID 201176
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 271
Bonnet Contemplations 2 vol
Borrowed: 1789/8/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/9/5 (Saturday).
Mr Robert Hamilton
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1788. Life dates: 1763-1831.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
Charles Bonnet (Male, born 1720, died 1793)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Contemplation de la nature [Bonnet]
Possible modern shelfmark: Cp.6.49.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Charles Bonnet (Male, born 1720, died 1793)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Contemplation de la nature.
Language: French . Published: Amsterdam. Date of publication: 1769. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 10 times in 5 borrowing records
Charles Bonnet (Male, born 1720, died 1793)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Contemplation de la Nature
Borrowed: 1789/8/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/9/5 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Hamilton
Author: Charles Bonnet (Male, born 1720, died 1793), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 201170
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 271
Harris Treatises 8vo
Borrowed: 1789/8/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/9/5 (Saturday).
Mr Robert Hamilton
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1788. Life dates: 1763-1831.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Three treatises the first concerning art the second concerning mvsic ... the third concerning happiness by Iames Harris Esq.
Possible modern shelfmark: Cu.1/2.
Confidence level: Certain
James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Three treatises The first concerning art the second concerning mvsic [sic] painting and poetry the third concerning happiness by Iames Harris Esq.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1765. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T71082
James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Three Treatises [James Harris]
Borrowed: 1789/8/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/9/5 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Hamilton
Author: James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Record ID 201164
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 271
Fosters Crown Law fol
Borrowed: 1789/8/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/9/5 (Saturday).
Mr Robert Hamilton
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1788. Life dates: 1763-1831.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
Sir Michael Foster (Male, born 1689, died 1763)
Genre: Law
Foster's Crown Law (original title)
A report of some proceedings on the commission of Oyer and Terminer and Goal Delivery [Foster] (standardised title)
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Historical Collection TR E.161.3].
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Michael Foster (Male, born 1689, died 1763)
Genre: Law
A report of some proceedings on the commission of oyer and terminer and goal delivery for the trial of the rebels in the year 1746 in the county of Surry, and of other crown cases.
Language: English . Published: Oxford. Date of publication: 1762. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 9
ESTC: T145811
Sir Michael Foster (Male, born 1689, died 1763)
Genre: Law
Report of some Proceedings on the Commission of Oyer and Terminer
Borrowed: 1789/8/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/9/5 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Hamilton
Author: Sir Michael Foster (Male, born 1689, died 1763), Genre: Law
Report of some Proceedings on the Commission of Oyer and Terminer
Record ID 201158
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 271
Forrests Voyage to New Guinea 4to
Borrowed: 1789/8/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/9/5 (Saturday).
Mr Robert Sinclair
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1762. Life dates: d. 1802.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
Thomas Forrest (Male, born c.1729, died c.1802)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to New Guinea, and the Moluccas, from Balambangan [Forrest]
Possible modern shelfmark: K.187.a..
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Forrest (Male, born c.1729, died c.1802)
Genre: Travel
A voyage to New Guinea, and the Moluccas, from Balambangan: including an account of Magindano, Sooloo, and other islands; and illustrated with thirty copperplates.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1779. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T76181
Thomas Forrest (Male, born c.1729, died c.1802)
Genre: Travel
Voyage to New Guinea, and the Moluccas, from Balambangan
Borrowed: 1789/8/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/9/5 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Sinclair
Author: Thomas Forrest (Male, born c.1729, died c.1802), Genre: Travel
Record ID 201173
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 271
Harris Philosophical Arrangements
Borrowed: 1789/8/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/9/5 (Saturday).
Mr Robert Hamilton
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1788. Life dates: 1763-1831.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Philosophical arrangements by Iames Harris Esq.
Possible modern shelfmark: [Ven].6/1.22.
Confidence level: Certain
James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Philosophical arrangements by Iames Harris Esq.
Language: English | Greek . Published: London. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 11
ESTC: T143442
James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Philosophical Arrangements [James Harris]
Borrowed: 1789/8/5 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/9/5 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Hamilton
Author: James Harris (Male, born 1709, died 1780), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Record ID 201365
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 272
Smiths Wealth of Nations 3 vol
Borrowed: 1789/8/7 (Friday). Returned: 1789/9/7 (Monday).
Mr John Pringle
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1763. Life dates: 1741-1811.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations, 3 vols, 1789 [Smith]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Ab].4/1.1-3.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1789. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 15 times in 5 borrowing records
ESTC: T96680
Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
Borrowed: 1789/8/7 (Friday). Returned: 1789/9/7 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr John Pringle
Author: Adam Smith (Male, born 1723, died 1790), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 201386
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 272
Andersons Diplomata
Borrowed: 1789/8/6 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/9/6 (Sunday).
Mr David Hume Baron Hume
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1779. Life dates: 1757-1838.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Baron of the Exchequer. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
James Anderson (Male, born 1662, died 1728)
Genre: History
Selectus diplomatum & numismatum Scotiae thesaurus, in duas partes distributus: prior syllogen complectitur veterum diplomatum sive chartarum regum & procerum Scotiae, una cum eorum sigillis, a Duncano II. ad Jacobum I [Anderson]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: R.284.c.
Confidence level: Certain
James Anderson (Male, born 1662, died 1728)
Genre: History
Selectus diplomatum & numismatum Scotiae thesaurus, in duas partes distributus; prior syllogen complectitur veterum diplomatum sive chartarum regum et procerum Scotiae, una cum eorum sigillis, a Duncano II, ad Jacobum I id est, ab anno 1094 ad 1412; adjuncta sunt reliquorum Scotiae et Magno Britanniae regum sigilla ...
Language: Latin . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1739. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 25
ESTC: T133809
James Anderson (Male, born 1662, died 1728)
Genre: History
Diplomata Scoticae
Borrowed: 1789/8/6 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/9/6 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr David Hume Baron Hume
Author: James Anderson (Male, born 1662, died 1728), Genre: History
Record ID 201368
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 272
Voltaire Henriade 8vo
Borrowed: 1789/8/7 (Friday). Returned: 1789/9/7 (Monday).
Mr John Pringle
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1763. Life dates: 1741-1811.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Poetry
La Henriade de Mr. de Voltaire.
Possible modern shelfmark: Ak.8.1.
Borrowed: 1789/8/7 (Friday). Returned: 1789/9/7 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr John Pringle
Author: Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 201389
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 272
Homes Hist of Douglas
Borrowed: 1789/8/6 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/9/6 (Sunday).
Mr David Hume Baron Hume
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1779. Life dates: 1757-1838.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Baron of the Exchequer. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
David Hume of Godscroft (Male, born c.1560, died 1630)
Genre: History
The history of the house and race of Douglas and Angus [Hume]
Possible modern shelfmark: A.114.e.8-9.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
David Hume of Godscroft (Male, born c.1560, died 1630)
Genre: History
The history of the house and race of Douglas and Angus.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1743. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 8 times in 7 borrowing records
ESTC: N17693
David Hume of Godscroft (Male, born c.1560, died 1630)
Genre: History
History of the Houses of Douglas and Angus
Borrowed: 1789/8/6 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/9/6 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr David Hume Baron Hume
Author: David Hume of Godscroft (Male, born c.1560, died 1630), Genre: History
History of the Houses of Douglas and Angus
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 201374
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 272
Canysii Lectures vol. 1.
Borrowed: 1789/8/6 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/9/6 (Sunday).
Mr David Hume Baron Hume
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1779. Life dates: 1757-1838.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Baron of the Exchequer. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
Heinrich Canisius (Male, born 1548, died 1610)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives, Genre: Reference Works
Thesaurus monumentorum ecclesiasticorum et historicorum, sive Henrici Canisii lectiones antiquae.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.178.c.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Heinrich Canisius (Male, born 1548, died 1610)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives, Genre: Reference Works
Thesaurus monumentorum ecclesiasticorum et historicorum, sive H. Canisii Lectiones antiquæ, ad sæculorum ordinem digestæ, variisque opusculis auctæ, quibus præfationes historicas, animadversiones criticas, et notas in singulos auctores, adjecit Jacobus Basnage, etc.
Language: Latin . Published: Antwerp. Date of publication: 1725. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 11 times in 7 borrowing records
Heinrich Canisius (Male, born 1548, died 1610)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives, Genre: Reference Works
Thesaurus Monumentorum Ecclesiasticorum et Historicorum
Borrowed: 1789/8/6 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/9/6 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr David Hume Baron Hume
Author: Heinrich Canisius (Male, born 1548, died 1610), Genre: History, Genre: Lives, Genre: Reference Works
Thesaurus Monumentorum Ecclesiasticorum et Historicorum
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 201383
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 272
Dicksons Ancient Agric 2 vol
Borrowed: 1789/8/6 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/9/4 (Friday).
Mr David Hume Baron Hume
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1779. Life dates: 1757-1838.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Baron of the Exchequer. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
Adam Dickson (Male, born 1721, died 1776)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The husbandry of the ancients [Dickson]
Possible modern shelfmark: E.57.d .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Adam Dickson (Male, born 1721, died 1776)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The husbandry of the ancients. In two volumes. By Adam Dickson, A. M. Late Minister of Whittingham.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh | London. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols., with plates..
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 13 times in 9 borrowing records
ESTC: T36875
Adam Dickson (Male, born 1721, died 1776)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Husbandry of the Ancients
Borrowed: 1789/8/6 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/9/4 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr David Hume Baron Hume
Author: Adam Dickson (Male, born 1721, died 1776), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 201377
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 272
Marsdens Sumatra 4to
Borrowed: 1789/8/6 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/9/6 (Sunday).
Mr David Hume Baron Hume
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1779. Life dates: 1757-1838.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Baron of the Exchequer. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
William Marsden (Male, born 1754, died 1836)
Genre: History
History of Sumatra [Marsden]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.144.b.8..
Confidence level: Certain
William Marsden (Male, born 1754, died 1836)
Genre: History
The history of Sumatra, containing an account of the government, laws, customs, and manners of the native inhabitants, with a description of the natural productions, and a relation of the ancient political state of that island.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1783. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 15
ESTC: T93180
William Marsden (Male, born 1754, died 1836)
Genre: History
History of Sumatra
Borrowed: 1789/8/6 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/9/6 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr David Hume Baron Hume
Author: William Marsden (Male, born 1754, died 1836), Genre: History
Record ID 201371
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 272
T. Livius Hearnii 3 vol 8vo
Borrowed: 1789/8/7 (Friday). Returned: 1789/9/7 (Monday).
Mr John Pringle
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1763. Life dates: 1741-1811.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
Livy (Male, born c.BCE64, died 12)
Genre: History
T. Livii patavini historiarum ab urbe condita libri qui supersunt. MSS. codicum collatione recogniti, annotationibusque illustrati [Hearne]
Possible modern shelfmark: K.57.e.
Confidence level: Certain
Livy (Male, born c.BCE64, died 12)
Genre: History
T. Livii patavini historiarum ab urbe condita libri qui supersunt. MSS. codicum collatione recogniti, annotationibusque illustrati.
Language: Latin . Published: Oxford. Date of publication: 1708. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Hearne, Thomas
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T100856
Livy (Male, born c.BCE64, died 12)
Genre: History
History of Rome [Livy]
Borrowed: 1789/8/7 (Friday). Returned: 1789/9/7 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr John Pringle
Record ID 201380
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 272
Forduni Chronicon 5 vol.
Borrowed: 1789/8/6 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/9/6 (Sunday).
Mr David Hume Baron Hume
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1779. Life dates: 1757-1838.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Baron of the Exchequer. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
John Fordun (Male, died 1384)
Genre: History
Johannis de Fordun Scotichronicon genuinum [5 vols]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: A.107.d..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Confidence level: Certain
John Fordun (Male, died 1384)
Genre: History
Johannis de Fordun Scotichronicon genuinum, una cum ejusdem supplemento ac continuatione.
Language: Latin . Published: Oxford. Date of publication: 1722. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 5 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 11 times in 3 borrowing records
ESTC: T96011
John Fordun (Male, died 1384)
Genre: History
Scotichronicon [John Fordun]
Borrowed: 1789/8/6 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/9/6 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr David Hume Baron Hume
Author: John Fordun (Male, died 1384), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Record ID 201401
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 274
Scots Magazine for 1739 & 1757 Also 1746 & 1747 1740 & 1748
Borrowed: 1789/8/10 (Monday). Returned: 1789/9/10 (Thursday).
Mr Otto Herman Wemyss
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1785. Life dates: d. 1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Genre: Periodicals
Scots magazine.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1739, Volume 1740, Volume 1746, Volume 1747, Volume 1748, Volume 1757
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: 1789/8/10 (Monday). Returned: 1789/9/10 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr Otto Herman Wemyss
Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1739, Volume 1740, Volume 1746, Volume 1747, Volume 1748, Volume 1757
Record ID 201413
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 276
Memoires du Cardinal de Reti 5 vol.
Borrowed: 1789/8/11 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/9/11 (Friday).
Mr John Burnet
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1785. Life dates: d. 1810.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Judge. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Guy Joly (Male, died 1678)
Genre: Lives
Memoires du Cardinal Retz, 5 vols
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Guy Joly (Male, died 1678)
Genre: Lives
Memoires du cardinal de Retz, contenant ce qui s'est passé de plus remarquable en France pendant les premières années du règne de Louis XIV..
Language: French . Published: Amsterdam. Date of publication: 1718. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 5 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 22 times in 6 borrowing records
Guy Joly (Male, died 1678)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of Guy Joli, Private Secretary to Cardinal de Retz; Claude Joli, Canon of Notre-Dame; and the Dutchess de Nemours
Borrowed: 1789/8/11 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/9/11 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr John Burnet
Author: Guy Joly (Male, died 1678), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 201455
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 280
Ben Jonsons Works by Whalley Vol 2d
Borrowed: 1789/8/17 (Monday). Returned: 1789/9/17 (Thursday).
Mr Alexander Elphinstone of Glack
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1764. Life dates: 1738-1795.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Ben Jonson (Male, born c.1573, died 1637)
Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
Works of Ben. Jonson [Whalley]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Al].5/2.1-7.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Ben Jonson (Male, born c.1573, died 1637)
Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
The works of Ben. Jonson. In seven volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1756. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 7 vols.
Editors: Whalley, Peter
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 47 times in 12 borrowing records
ESTC: T83079
Ben Jonson (Male, born c.1573, died 1637)
Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
Works of Ben Jonson
Borrowed: 1789/8/17 (Monday). Returned: 1789/9/17 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Elphinstone of Glack
Author: Ben Jonson (Male, born c.1573, died 1637), Genre: Drama, Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 201452
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 280
Gilpins Tour to the Lakes 2 vol
Borrowed: 1789/8/17 (Monday). Returned: 1789/9/17 (Thursday).
Mr Alexander Elphinstone of Glack
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1764. Life dates: 1738-1795.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
William Gilpin (Male, born 1724, died 1804)
Genre: Fine Arts
Gilpin on Picturesque Beauty 2 vols
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
William Gilpin (Male, born 1724, died 1804)
Genre: Fine Arts
Observations, relative chiefly to picturesque beauty, made in the year 1772, on several parts of England; particularly the mountains, and lakes of Cumberland, and Westmoreland.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 6 times in 4 borrowing records
ESTC: T149235
William Gilpin (Male, born 1724, died 1804)
Genre: Fine Arts
Observations, Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty, made in the Year 1772, on Several Parts of England
Borrowed: 1789/8/17 (Monday). Returned: 1789/9/17 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Elphinstone of Glack
Author: William Gilpin (Male, born 1724, died 1804), Genre: Fine Arts
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 201614
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 284
Voltaire Oeuveres tom 8 9 & 10 4to 11 & 12
Borrowed: 1789/8/21 (Friday). Returned: 1789/9/21 (Monday).
Mr Alexander Abercrombie Lord Abercrombie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1766. Life dates: 1745-1795.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Sheriff Depute of Stirling 1775; Advocate-Depute 1780; Lord Abercrombie 7 June 1792
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Collection complette des oeuvres de Mr. de Voltaire.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Ak.3.4-33.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8, Volume 9, Volume 10, Volume 11, Volume 12
Confidence level: Certain
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Collection complette des oeuvres de Mr. de Voltaire.
Language: French . Published: Geneva. Date of publication: 1768-1777. Format: 4to. Pagination: 30 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 15 times in 7 borrowing records
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Works of Voltaire
Borrowed: 1789/8/21 (Friday). Returned: 1789/9/21 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Abercrombie Lord Abercrombie
Author: Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8, Volume 9, Volume 10, Volume 11, Volume 12
Record ID 201623
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 285
Ansons voyage 8vo
Borrowed: 1789/8/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/9/26 (Saturday).
Mr William Craig Lord Craig
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1768. Life dates: 1745-1813.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
George Anson Baron Anson (Male, born 1697, died 1762)
Genre: Travel
Voyage round the world, in the years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV [Anson; Walter]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.151.f .
Confidence level: Certain
George Anson Baron Anson (Male, born 1697, died 1762)
Genre: Travel
A voyage round the world, in the years M DCC XL, 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.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1748. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Walter, Richard
Number of borrowings: 7
ESTC: T89476
George Anson Baron Anson (Male, born 1697, died 1762)
Genre: Travel
Voyage Round the World, in the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV
Borrowed: 1789/8/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/9/26 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr William Craig Lord Craig
Author: George Anson Baron Anson (Male, born 1697, died 1762), Genre: Travel
Record ID 201626
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 285
Clerks Survey of the Lakes
Borrowed: 1789/8/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/9/26 (Saturday).
Mr William Craig Lord Craig
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1768. Life dates: 1745-1813.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
James Clarke (Male, died 1790)
Genre: Travel
A survey of the lakes of Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire: together with an account, historical, topographical, and descriptive, of the adjacent country [Clarke]
Possible modern shelfmark: A.53.c.4 .
Confidence level: Certain
James Clarke (Male, died 1790)
Genre: Travel
A survey of the lakes of Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire: together with an account, historical, topographical, and descriptive, of the adjacent country.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T168323
James Clarke (Male, died 1790)
Genre: Travel
Survey of the Lakes of Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire
Borrowed: 1789/8/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/9/26 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr William Craig Lord Craig
Author: James Clarke (Male, died 1790), Genre: Travel
Survey of the Lakes of Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire
Record ID 201647
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 287
Annual Register tom 13.14.16.17.18.19
Borrowed: 1789/8/31 (Monday). Returned: 1789/10/1 (Thursday).
Mr Robert Hamilton
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1788. Life dates: 1763-1831.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
Genre: Periodicals
Annual register, or a view of the history, politics, and literature for the year ...
Volumes borrowed: Volume 13, Volume 14, Volume 16, Volume 17, Volume 18, Volume 19
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The annual Register, or a view of the history, politicks, and literature, of the year.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759-1837. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 763 times in 426 borrowing records
ESTC: T213203
Genre: Periodicals
Annual Register, or A View of the History, Politics, and Literature
Borrowed: 1789/8/31 (Monday). Returned: 1789/10/1 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Hamilton
Genre: Periodicals
Annual Register, or A View of the History, Politics, and Literature
Volumes borrowed: Volume 13, Volume 14, Volume 16, Volume 17, Volume 18, Volume 19
Record ID 201653
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 287
Berkeleys minute Philosopher 2 vol
Borrowed: 1789/8/31 (Monday). Returned: 1789/10/1 (Thursday).
Mr Robert Hamilton
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1788. Life dates: 1763-1831.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
Bishop George Berkeley (Male, born 1685, died 1753)
Genre: Theology
Alciphron: or, the minute philosopher in seven dialogues [Berkeley]
Possible modern shelfmark: Milc.8.3-4.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Bishop George Berkeley (Male, born 1685, died 1753)
Genre: Theology
Alciphron: or, the minute philosopher. In seven dialogues. Containing an apology for the Christian religion, against those who are called free-thinkers.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1732. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 5 times in 3 borrowing records
ESTC: T86055
Bishop George Berkeley (Male, born 1685, died 1753)
Genre: Theology
Alciphron: or, The Minute Philosopher
Borrowed: 1789/8/31 (Monday). Returned: 1789/10/1 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Hamilton
Author: Bishop George Berkeley (Male, born 1685, died 1753), Genre: Theology
Alciphron: or, The Minute Philosopher
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 201665
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 287
Wight on Elections 4to
Borrowed: 1789/8/31 (Monday). Returned: 1789/10/1 (Thursday).
Mr Otto Herman Wemyss
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1785. Life dates: d. 1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Alexander Wight (Male, died 1793)
Genre: Law
A treatise on the laws concerning the election of the different representatives sent from Scotland to the Parliament of Great Britain [Wight]
Possible modern shelfmark: Historical Collection C.24.5.
Confidence level: Certain
Alexander Wight (Male, died 1793)
Genre: Law
A treatise on the laws concerning the election of the different representatives sent from Scotland to the Parliament of Great Britain. With A Preliminary View of the Constitution of the Parliaments of England and Scotland, before the Union of the two Kingdoms.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T130110
Alexander Wight (Male, died 1793)
Genre: Law
Treatise on the Laws Concerning the Election of the Different Representatives sent from Scotland to the Parliament of Great Britain
Borrowed: 1789/8/31 (Monday). Returned: 1789/10/1 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr Otto Herman Wemyss
Author: Alexander Wight (Male, died 1793), Genre: Law
Record ID 201662
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 287
Lillo's Plays
Borrowed: 1789/8/31 (Monday). Returned: 1789/10/1 (Thursday).
Mr Robert Hamilton
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1788. Life dates: 1763-1831.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
George Lillo (Male, born 1693, died 1739)
Genre: Drama
The works of Mr. George Lillo; with some account of his life.
Possible modern shelfmark: [Al].8/2.24-25.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
George Lillo (Male, born 1693, died 1739)
Genre: Drama
The works of Mr. George Lillo; with some account of his life. ... . Containing, Silvia; or, The Country Burial. A Ballad Opera. George Barnwell, A Tragedy. The Life of Scanderbeg. And The Christian Hero, A Tragedy.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 4 times in 2 borrowing records
ESTC: T52777
George Lillo (Male, born 1693, died 1739)
Genre: Drama
Works of George Lillo
Borrowed: 1789/8/31 (Monday). Returned: 1789/10/1 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Hamilton
Author: George Lillo (Male, born 1693, died 1739), Genre: Drama
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 201734
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 290
Chastellux's Travels in north America 2 vol
Borrowed: 1789/9/9 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/10/9 (Friday).
Mr Alexander Elphinstone of Glack
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1764. Life dates: 1738-1795.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Marquis de François Jean Chastellux (Male, born 1734, died 1788)
Genre: Travel
Travels in North-America in the years 1780, 1781, and 1782. By the Marquis de Chastellux.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.186.e..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Marquis de François Jean Chastellux (Male, born 1734, died 1788)
Genre: Travel
Travels in North-America, in the years 1780, 1781, and 1782.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 9 times in 5 borrowing records
ESTC: T74648
Marquis de François Jean Chastellux (Male, born 1734, died 1788)
Genre: Travel
Travels in North-America, in the Years 1780, 1781, and 1782
Borrowed: 1789/9/9 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/10/9 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Elphinstone of Glack
Author: Marquis de François Jean Chastellux (Male, born 1734, died 1788), Genre: Travel
Travels in North-America, in the Years 1780, 1781, and 1782
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 201740
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 291
Fosters voyage to the South Sea 2 vol
Borrowed: 1789/9/10 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/10/10 (Saturday).
Mr Robert Sinclair
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1762. Life dates: d. 1802.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
Georg Forster (Male, born 1754, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Voyage round the world, in His Britannic Majesty's sloop, Resolution, commanded by Capt. James Cook, during the years 1772, 3, 4, and 5 [Forster]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.151.a.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Georg Forster (Male, born 1754, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
A voyage round the world, in His Britannic Majesty's sloop, Resolution, commanded by Capt. James Cook, during the years 1772, 3, 4, and 5 / By George Forster, F.R.S. member of the ROyal Academy of Madrid, and of the Society for promoting Natural Knowledge at Berlin ; In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 61 times in 40 borrowing records
ESTC: T155479
Georg Forster (Male, born 1754, died 1794)
Genre: Travel
Voyage Round the World, in His Britannic Majesty’s Sloop, Resolution
Borrowed: 1789/9/10 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/10/10 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Sinclair
Author: Georg Forster (Male, born 1754, died 1794), Genre: Travel
Voyage Round the World, in His Britannic Majesty’s Sloop, Resolution
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 201737
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 291
Herodote traduit par Larcher tom 1.2. 8vo
Borrowed: 1789/9/9 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/10/9 (Friday).
Mr Allan Maconochie of Meadowbank; Lord Meadowbank
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1770. Life dates: 1748-1816.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Herodotus (Male, born c.BCE484, died BCE428)
Genre: History
Histoire d'Hérodote, traduite du grec [Larcher]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.20.d.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Herodotus (Male, born c.BCE484, died BCE428)
Genre: History
Histoire d'Hérodote traduite du Grec, avec des remarques historiques et critiques, un essai sur la chronologie d'Hérodote, et une table géographique par M. Larcher.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1786. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 7 vols.
Translators: Larcher, Pierre-Henri, 1726-1812
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 30 times in 6 borrowing records
Herodotus (Male, born c.BCE484, died BCE428)
Genre: History
Histories [Herodotus]
Borrowed: 1789/9/9 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/10/9 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Allan Maconochie of Meadowbank; Lord Meadowbank
Author: Herodotus (Male, born c.BCE484, died BCE428), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 201758
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 292
Groses Antiquities 4 vol 4to
Borrowed: 1789/9/16 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/10/16 (Friday).
Mr Alexander Elphinstone of Glack
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1764. Life dates: 1738-1795.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Francis Grose (Male, born c.1731, died 1791)
Genre: History
The antiquities of England and Wales [Grose]
Possible modern shelfmark: A.44.b. .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Francis Grose (Male, born c.1731, died 1791)
Genre: History
The antiquities of England and Wales.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1773-1776. Format: folio. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 8 times in 2 borrowing records
ESTC: T147669
Francis Grose (Male, born c.1731, died 1791)
Genre: History
Antiquities of England and Wales
Borrowed: 1789/9/16 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/10/16 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Elphinstone of Glack
Author: Francis Grose (Male, born c.1731, died 1791), Genre: History
Antiquities of England and Wales
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 201791
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 293
Cunninghams law dictionary vol 1.
Borrowed: 1789/9/17 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/10/1 (Thursday).
Mr Edward McCormick
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1745-1814.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Timothy Cunningham (Male, died 1789)
Genre: Law
A new and complete law-dictionary, or, General abridgment of the law [Cunningham]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Historical Collection TR E.143.1].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Timothy Cunningham (Male, died 1789)
Genre: Law
A new and complete law-dictionary. Or, general abridgment of the law; on a more extensive plan than any law-dictionary hitherto published.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1764-1765. Format: folio. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 8 times in 6 borrowing records
ESTC: T140761
Timothy Cunningham (Male, died 1789)
Genre: Law
New and Complete Law-Dictionary
Borrowed: 1789/9/17 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/10/1 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr Edward McCormick
Author: Timothy Cunningham (Male, died 1789), Genre: Law
New and Complete Law-Dictionary
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 201788
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 293
Vernons Reports vol. 2d
Borrowed: 1789/9/27 (Sunday). Returned: 1789/10/1 (Thursday).
Mr Edward McCormick
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1745-1814.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Court of Chancery Great Britain (Unspecified)
Genre: Law
Cases argued and adjudged in the High Court of Chancery [Vernon]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Historical Collection TR E.163.2].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Court of Chancery Great Britain (Unspecified)
Genre: Law
Cases argued and adjudged in the High Court of Chancery.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1726-1728. Format: folio. Pagination: 2 vols.
Editors: Vernon, Thomas, 1654-1721.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 10 times in 6 borrowing records
ESTC: T95791
Court of Chancery Great Britain (Unspecified)
Genre: Law
Cases Argued and Adjudged in the High Court of Chancery
Borrowed: 1789/9/27 (Sunday). Returned: 1789/10/1 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr Edward McCormick
Author: Court of Chancery Great Britain (Unspecified), Genre: Law
Cases Argued and Adjudged in the High Court of Chancery
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 201797
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 294
Knoxs History of the Reformation fol
Borrowed: 1789/9/18 (Friday). Returned: 1789/10/18 (Sunday).
Mr Otto Herman Wemyss
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1785. Life dates: d. 1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
John Knox (Male, born 1505, died 1572)
Genre: History, Genre: Theology
Historie of the reformation of the church of Scotland [Knox]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: A.107.a.9 .
Confidence level: Certain
John Knox (Male, born 1505, died 1572)
Genre: History, Genre: Theology
The historie of the reformation of the Church of Scotland; containing five books: together with some treatises conducing to the history.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1644. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 31
ESTC: R12446
John Knox (Male, born 1505, died 1572)
Genre: History, Genre: Theology
Historie of the Reformation of the Church of Scotland
Borrowed: 1789/9/18 (Friday). Returned: 1789/10/18 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr Otto Herman Wemyss
Author: John Knox (Male, born 1505, died 1572), Genre: History, Genre: Theology
Record ID 201953
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 296
Moores travels thro France & Italy 4 vol
Borrowed: 1789/9/23 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/10/23 (Friday).
Mr Alexander Elphinstone of Glack
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1764. Life dates: 1738-1795.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Dr John Moore (Male, born 1729, died 1802)
Genre: Travel
Moore, Travels through France and Italy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Dr John Moore (Male, born 1729, died 1802)
Genre: Travel
A view of society and manners in France, Switzerland, and Germany: with anecdotes relating to some eminent characters. By a gentleman, who resided several years in those countries. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1779. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 116 times in 74 borrowing records
ESTC: T64314
Dr John Moore (Male, born 1729, died 1802)
Genre: Travel
View of Society and Manners in France, Switzerland, and Germany
Confidence level: Certain
Dr John Moore (Male, born 1729, died 1802)
Genre: Travel
A view of society and manners in Italy: With anecdotes relating to some eminent characters.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1781. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 166 times in 106 borrowing records
ESTC: T50759
Dr John Moore (Male, born 1729, died 1802)
Genre: Travel
View of Society and Manners in Italy
Borrowed: 1789/9/23 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/10/23 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Elphinstone of Glack
Author: Dr John Moore (Male, born 1729, died 1802), Genre: Travel
View of Society and Manners in France, Switzerland, and Germany, View of Society and Manners in Italy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 201956
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 296
Burrows Reports tom 3.
Borrowed: 1789/9/24 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/10/24 (Saturday).
Mr Edward McCormick
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1745-1814.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
James Burrow (Male, born 1701, died 1782)
Genre: Law
Reports of cases adjudged in the Court of King’s Bench, since the death of Lord Raymond [Burrow]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: TR E.159.2.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
James Burrow (Male, born 1701, died 1782)
Genre: Law
Reports of cases adjudged in the Court of King’s Bench, since the death of Lord Raymond; in four parts, Distributed according to the Times of his four Successors, Lord Hardwicke, Sir William Lee, Sir Dudley Ryder, and Lord Mansfield.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1766-1780. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 75 times in 28 borrowing records
ESTC: T97747
James Burrow (Male, born 1701, died 1782)
Genre: Law
Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of King’s Bench, since the Death of Lord Raymond
Borrowed: 1789/9/24 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/10/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Edward McCormick
Author: James Burrow (Male, born 1701, died 1782), Genre: Law
Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Court of King’s Bench, since the Death of Lord Raymond
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 201974
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 298
Armstrongs Survey of the Roads 8vo
Borrowed: 1789/10/5 (Monday). Returned: 1789/11/5 (Thursday).
Mr Alexander Elphinstone of Glack
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1764. Life dates: 1738-1795.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Mostyn John Armstrong (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Travel
An actual survey of the Great Post-Roads between London and Edinburgh [Armstrong]
Possible modern shelfmark: Maps Reading Room EMGB.b.1.1 .
Confidence level: Certain
Mostyn John Armstrong (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Travel
An actual survey of the great post-roads between London and Edinburgh.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1776. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T129636
Mostyn John Armstrong (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Travel
Actual Survey of the Great Post-roads between London and Edinburgh
Borrowed: 1789/10/5 (Monday). Returned: 1789/11/5 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Elphinstone of Glack
Author: Mostyn John Armstrong (Male), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge, Genre: Travel
Actual Survey of the Great Post-roads between London and Edinburgh
Record ID 201980
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 299
Dalrymples Annals of Scotland 2 vol
Borrowed: 1789/10/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/11/7 (Saturday).
Mr James Clerk-Rattray James Clerk
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1785. Life dates: 1763-1831.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Baron of the Exchequer. Law > Sheriff.
Sir David Dalrymple Lord Hailes (Male, born 1726, died 1792)
Genre: History
Annals of Scotland. From the accession of Malcolm III. Surnamed Canmole, to the accession of Robert I [Dalrymple]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: A.107.b.[23]-[24].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Sir David Dalrymple Lord Hailes (Male, born 1726, died 1792)
Genre: History
Annals of Scotland.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1776. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 54 times in 31 borrowing records
ESTC: T82751
Sir David Dalrymple Lord Hailes (Male, born 1726, died 1792)
Genre: History
Annals of Scotland [David Dalrymple]
Confidence level: Certain
Sir David Dalrymple Lord Hailes (Male, born 1726, died 1792)
Genre: History
Annals of Scotland. From The Accession of Robert I. Surnamed Bruce, To the Accession of the House of Stewart.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1779. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 83 times in 60 borrowing records
ESTC: T141222
Sir David Dalrymple Lord Hailes (Male, born 1726, died 1792)
Genre: History
Annals of Scotland [David Dalrymple]
Borrowed: 1789/10/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/11/7 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr James Clerk-Rattray James Clerk
Author: Sir David Dalrymple Lord Hailes (Male, born 1726, died 1792), Genre: History
Annals of Scotland [David Dalrymple]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 201983
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 299
Pinkertons History of Scotland 2 vol. 8vo
Borrowed: 1789/10/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/11/7 (Saturday).
Mr James Clerk-Rattray James Clerk
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1785. Life dates: 1763-1831.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Baron of the Exchequer. Law > Sheriff.
John Pinkerton (Male, born 1758, died 1826)
Genre: History
Enquiry into the history of Scotland [Pinkerton]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: A.112.e.11-12(1).
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
John Pinkerton (Male, born 1758, died 1826)
Genre: History
An enquiry into the history of Scotland preceding the reign of Malcom III. or the year 1056.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1789. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 24 times in 12 borrowing records
ESTC: T134381
John Pinkerton (Male, born 1758, died 1826)
Genre: History
Enquiry into the History of Scotland Preceding the Reign of Malcom III
Borrowed: 1789/10/7 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/11/7 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr James Clerk-Rattray James Clerk
Author: John Pinkerton (Male, born 1758, died 1826), Genre: History
Enquiry into the History of Scotland Preceding the Reign of Malcom III
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 202082
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 300
Scots magazine 1741 - 2.3.4
Borrowed: 1789/10/12 (Monday). Returned: 1789/11/12 (Thursday).
Mr Otto Herman Wemyss
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1785. Life dates: d. 1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Genre: Periodicals
Scots magazine.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1741
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: 1789/10/12 (Monday). Returned: 1789/11/12 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr Otto Herman Wemyss
Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1741
Record ID 202190
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 307
Caesar's Commentaries by M. Bladen, in 8
Borrowed: 1789/11/11 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/12/11 (Friday). Fine pledged in case of late return: ten shill. sterl.
Mr John Pringle
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1763. Life dates: 1741-1811.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
Julius Caesar (Male, born BCE100-7-12, died BCE44-3-15), Aulus Hirtius (Male, born BCE90, died BCE43)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
C. Julius Caesar's Commentaries of his wars in Gaul, and civil war with Pompey [Bladen]
Possible modern shelfmark: Jolly.1017.
Confidence level: Certain
Julius Caesar (Male, born BCE100-7-12, died BCE44-3-15), Aulus Hirtius (Male, born BCE90, died BCE43)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
C. Julius Cæsar’s Commentaries of his wars in Gaul, and civil war with Pompey. To which is added, a supplement to his Commentary of his wars in Gaul; as also commentaries of the Alexandrian, African, and Spanish wars, by Aulus Hirtius, or Oppius, &c.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1719. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Bladen, Martin
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T136441
Julius Caesar (Male, born BCE100-7-12, died BCE44-3-15), Aulus Hirtius (Male, born BCE90, died BCE43)
Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Commentaries of Julius Caesar
Borrowed: 1789/11/11 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/12/11 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr John Pringle
Author: Julius Caesar (Male, born BCE100-7-12, died BCE44-3-15), Aulus Hirtius (Male, born BCE90, died BCE43), Genre: History, Genre: Lives
Record ID 311419
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 2
Cabinet des Fees tom 5.17.31.32
Borrowed: 1792/7/17 (Tuesday). Returned: 1792/8/17 (Friday).
Sir Walter Scott of Abbotsford
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1792. Life dates: 1771-1832.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Poet. Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
Genre: Fiction
Cabinet des fées, ou collection choisie des contes des fées, et autres contes merveilleux, ornés de figures.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Aq.3.12-48.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 17, Volume 31, Volume 32
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Fiction
Le Cabinet des fées, ou Collection choisie des contes des fées, et autres contes merveilleux.
Language: French . Published: Geneva. Date of publication: 1785-1789. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 41 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 210 times in 34 borrowing records
Genre: Fiction
Cabinet des Fées
Borrowed: 1792/7/17 (Tuesday). Returned: 1792/8/17 (Friday).
Borrower: Sir Walter Scott of Abbotsford
Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 17, Volume 31, Volume 32
Record ID 311806
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 5
Belshams Essays 2 vol
Borrowed: 1792/7/24 (Tuesday). Returned: 1792/8/24 (Friday).
Mr William Erskine Lord Kinnedder
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1790. Life dates: 1768-1822.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Advocate Depute.
William Belsham (Male, born 1752, died 1827)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Essays, philosophical, historical, and literary [Belsham]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [An].4/2.2.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
William Belsham (Male, born 1752, died 1827)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Essays, philosophical, historical and literary.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1789. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2 times in 1 borrowing record
ESTC: T12417
William Belsham (Male, born 1752, died 1827)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Essays, Philosophical, Historical and Literary [William Belsham]
Borrowed: 1792/7/24 (Tuesday). Returned: 1792/8/24 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr William Erskine Lord Kinnedder
Author: William Belsham (Male, born 1752, died 1827), Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Essays, Philosophical, Historical and Literary [William Belsham]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 311818
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 6
Lucian by Franklin 4 vol
Borrowed: 1792/7/26 (Thursday). Returned: 1792/8/26 (Sunday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Lucian of Samosata (Male, born c.125, died 185)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Lucian, from the Greek [Francklin]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.36.d.4-7.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Lucian of Samosata (Male, born c.125, died 185)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Lucian, from the Greek, by Thomas Francklin, D. D.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1781. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Translators: Francklin, Thomas
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 12 times in 3 borrowing records
ESTC: T59837
Lucian of Samosata (Male, born c.125, died 185)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Lucian of Samosata
Borrowed: 1792/7/26 (Thursday). Returned: 1792/8/26 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: Lucian of Samosata (Male, born c.125, died 185), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 311824
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 6
Du Hald memoires geographiques 3 tom
Borrowed: 1792/7/26 (Thursday). Returned: 1792/8/26 (Sunday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Jean-Baptiste Du Halde (Male, born 1674, died 1743)
Genre: Travel
Description geographique, historique, chronologique, politique, et physique de l'empire de la Chine, et de la Tartarie Chinoise [Du Halde]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.144.a.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Jean-Baptiste Du Halde (Male, born 1674, died 1743)
Genre: Travel
Description géographique, historique, chronologique et physique de l'Empire de la Chine et de la Tartarie Chinoise.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1735. Format: folio. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 12 times in 4 borrowing records
Jean-Baptiste Du Halde (Male, born 1674, died 1743)
Genre: Travel
Description Géographique, Historique, Chronologique et Physique de l'Empire de la Chine et de la Tartarie Chinoise
Borrowed: 1792/7/26 (Thursday). Returned: 1792/8/26 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: Jean-Baptiste Du Halde (Male, born 1674, died 1743), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 311821
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 6
Maden on Female ruin 2 vols.
Borrowed: 1792/7/26 (Thursday). Returned: 1792/8/26 (Sunday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Martin Madan (Male, born 1726, died 1790)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Thelyphthora; or, a treatise on female ruin [Madan]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Vir].7/1.5-6.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Martin Madan (Male, born 1726, died 1790)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Thelyphthora; or, a treatise on female ruin, in its causes, effects, consequences, prevention, and remedy; considered on the basis of the divine law : ... In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 4 times in 2 borrowing records
ESTC: T116716
Martin Madan (Male, born 1726, died 1790)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Thelyphthora; or, A Treatise on Female Ruin, in its Causes, Effects, Consequences, Prevention, and Remedy
Borrowed: 1792/7/26 (Thursday). Returned: 1792/8/26 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: Martin Madan (Male, born 1726, died 1790), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 311827
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 6
Montagus works ?
Borrowed: 1792/7/26 (Thursday). Returned: 1792/8/26 (Sunday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (Female, born 1689, died 1762)
Genre: Poetry
The poetical works of the right honourable Lady M-y W-y M--e. [Montagu]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Jac.V.6/1.
Confidence level: Likely
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (Female, born 1689, died 1762)
Genre: Poetry
The poetical works of the Right Honourable Lady M- - -y W- - -y M- - -e.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T79464
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (Female, born 1689, died 1762)
Genre: Poetry
Poetical Works of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
Borrowed: 1792/7/26 (Thursday). Returned: 1792/8/26 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (Female, born 1689, died 1762), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 311830
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 6
observationes de Arts tr?
Borrowed: 1792/7/26 (Thursday). Returned: 1792/8/26 (Sunday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Borrowed: 1792/7/26 (Thursday). Returned: 1792/8/26 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Record ID 319660
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 13
Statistical Account of Scotland vol. 1.2.
Borrowed: 1792/8/13 (Monday). Returned: 1792/9/13 (Thursday).
Mr William Craig Lord Craig
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1768. Life dates: 1745-1813.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Sir John Sinclair (Male, born 1754, died 1835)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Statistical account of Scotland [Sinclair]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: S.A.S. .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Sir John Sinclair (Male, born 1754, died 1835)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The statistical account of Scotland. Drawn up from the communications of the ministers of the different parishes.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1791-1799. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 21 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 440 times in 307 borrowing records
ESTC: T132173
Sir John Sinclair (Male, born 1754, died 1835)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Statistical Account of Scotland
Borrowed: 1792/8/13 (Monday). Returned: 1792/9/13 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr William Craig Lord Craig
Author: Sir John Sinclair (Male, born 1754, died 1835), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Statistical Account of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 320086
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 14
Gebelin monde primitif tom 1.2.3.4.5.6.7.
Borrowed: 1792/8/16 (Thursday). Returned: 1792/9/16 (Sunday).
Mr William Erskine of Kinnedder; Lord Kinnedder
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1790. Life dates: 1768-1822.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Antoine Court de Gébelin (Male, born 1725, died 1784)
Genre: History, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Monde primitif analysé et comparé avec le monde moderne [Court de Gebelin]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Milc.4.3.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7
Confidence level: Certain
Antoine Court de Gébelin (Male, born 1725, died 1784)
Genre: History, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Monde primitif, analysé et comparé avec le monde moderne, etc.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1773-1782. Format: 4to. Pagination: 9 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 34 times in 8 borrowing records
Antoine Court de Gébelin (Male, born 1725, died 1784)
Genre: History, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Monde Primitif, Analysé et Comparé avec le Monde Moderne
Borrowed: 1792/8/16 (Thursday). Returned: 1792/9/16 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr William Erskine of Kinnedder; Lord Kinnedder
Author: Antoine Court de Gébelin (Male, born 1725, died 1784), Genre: History, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Monde Primitif, Analysé et Comparé avec le Monde Moderne
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7
Record ID 320146
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 20
Goldoni Comoediae tom 5
Borrowed: 1792/8/22 (Wednesday). Returned: 1792/9/22 (Saturday).
Mr David Williamson David Williamson Robertson Ewart; Lord Balgray
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1783. Life dates: 1761-1837.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Carlo Goldoni (Male, born 1707, died 1793)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Delle commedie [Goldoni]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Ae].4/2.13-29.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5
Confidence level: Certain
Carlo Goldoni (Male, born 1707, died 1793)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Delle Commedie di Carlo Goldoni.
Language: Italian . Published: Venice. Date of publication: 1761. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 16 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 39 times in 10 borrowing records
Carlo Goldoni (Male, born 1707, died 1793)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Delle Commedie di Carlo Goldoni
Borrowed: 1792/8/22 (Wednesday). Returned: 1792/9/22 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr David Williamson David Williamson Robertson Ewart; Lord Balgray
Author: Carlo Goldoni (Male, born 1707, died 1793), Genre: Belles Lettres
Delle Commedie di Carlo Goldoni
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5
Record ID 320155
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 21
Middletons conformity of Popery to Paganism
Borrowed: 1792/8/24 (Friday). Returned: 1792/9/24 (Monday).
Mr Robert Craigie Lord Craigie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1776. Life dates: d. 1834.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Conyers Middleton (Male, born 1683, died 1750)
Genre: Theology
A letter from Rome, shewing an exact conformity between popery and paganism [Middleton]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: LL.4/2.26.
Confidence level: Certain
Conyers Middleton (Male, born 1683, died 1750)
Genre: Theology
A Letter from Rome, Shewing an exact Conformity between Popery and Paganism: or, The Religion of the Present Romans, derived from that of their Heathen Ancestors. To which are added, I. A Prefatory Discourse, containing an Answer to all the Objections of the Writer of a Popish Book, intituled, The Catholic Christian instructed, &c. with many new Facts and Testimonies, in farther confirmatin of the general Argument of the Letter. And II. A Postscript, in which Mr. Warbuton's Opinion concerning the Paganism of Rome is particularly considered.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1741. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 13
ESTC: T87411
Conyers Middleton (Male, born 1683, died 1750)
Genre: Theology
Letter from Rome Shewing an Exact Conformity between Popery and Paganism
Borrowed: 1792/8/24 (Friday). Returned: 1792/9/24 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Craigie Lord Craigie
Author: Conyers Middleton (Male, born 1683, died 1750), Genre: Theology
Letter from Rome Shewing an Exact Conformity between Popery and Paganism
Record ID 320161
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 22
Aristophanes Gr. lat Kusteri fol
Borrowed: 1792/8/27 (Monday). Returned: 1792/9/27 (Thursday).
Mr David Williamson David Williamson Robertson Ewart; Lord Balgray
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1783. Life dates: 1761-1837.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Aristophanes (Male)
Genre: Drama
Aristophanis Comoediæ undecim, Græce et Latine [Kuster]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.372.d.
Confidence level: Certain
Aristophanes (Male)
Genre: Drama
Aristophanis comœdiæ undecim, græce et latine, ex codd. mss. emendatæ: cum scholiis antiquis, inter quæ scholia in Lysistratam ex cod. Vossiano nunc primum in lucem prodeunt.
Language: Greek | Latin . Published: Amsterdam. Date of publication: 1710. Format: folio.
Editors: Kuster, Ludolf
Number of borrowings: 7
Aristophanes (Male)
Genre: Drama
Comedies of Aristophanes
Borrowed: 1792/8/27 (Monday). Returned: 1792/9/27 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr David Williamson David Williamson Robertson Ewart; Lord Balgray
Author: Aristophanes (Male), Genre: Drama
Record ID 320164
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 22
Aristophanes Comoediae Mede Plutus & Nubes Gr Lat
Borrowed: 1792/8/27 (Monday). Returned: 1792/9/27 (Thursday).
Mr David Williamson David Williamson Robertson Ewart; Lord Balgray
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1783. Life dates: 1761-1837.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Aristophanes (Male)
Genre: Drama
Aristophanis comoedae duae Plutus & Nubes
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.8.g.
Confidence level: Certain
Aristophanes (Male)
Genre: Drama
Aristophanous kōmōdiai duo Ploutos kai Nephelai. Meta scholiōn palaiōn panu ōphelimōn. = Aristophanis comoediæ duæ Plutus & Nubes: cum scholiis Græcis antiquis, quibus adjiciuntur notæ quædam, simul cum gemino indice.
Language: Greek | Latin . Published: London. Date of publication: 1695. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: R38629
Aristophanes (Male)
Genre: Drama
Comedies of Aristophanes
Borrowed: 1792/8/27 (Monday). Returned: 1792/9/27 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr David Williamson David Williamson Robertson Ewart; Lord Balgray
Author: Aristophanes (Male), Genre: Drama
Record ID 320218
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 26
Taylor the water Poets Works
Borrowed: 1792/9/6 (Thursday). Returned: 1792/10/6 (Saturday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
John Taylor (Male, born 1580, died 1653)
Genre: Poetry
All the vvorkes of Iohn Taylor the water-poet.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: H.27.a.4.
Confidence level: Certain
John Taylor (Male, born 1580, died 1653)
Genre: Poetry
All the vvorkes of Iohn Taylor the water-poet. Beeing sixty and three in number. Collected into one volume by the author: vvith sundry new additions, corrected, reuised, and newly imprinted, 1630.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1630. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: S117734
John Taylor (Male, born 1580, died 1653)
Genre: Poetry
Works of John Taylor, the Water-Poet
Borrowed: 1792/9/6 (Thursday). Returned: 1792/10/6 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: John Taylor (Male, born 1580, died 1653), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 320230
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 28
Barclaius de poteste Papae &c 8vo
Borrowed: 1792/9/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1792/10/11 (Thursday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
William Barclay (Male, born c.1546, died 1608)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
De Regno et Regali Potestate adversus Buchanum, Brutum, Boucherium, & reliquos monarchomachos, libri sex [Barclay]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Ac].4/2.8.
Confidence level: Certain
William Barclay (Male, born c.1546, died 1608)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Guilielmi Barclaii ... De regno et regali potestate aduersus Buchananum, Brutum [i.e. or H. Languet], Boucherium, & reliquos Monarchomachos, libri sex.
Language: Latin . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1600. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 1
William Barclay (Male, born c.1546, died 1608)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
De Regno et Regali Potestate adversus Buchananum, Brutum, Boucherium, & Reliquos Monarchomachos
Borrowed: 1792/9/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1792/10/11 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: William Barclay (Male, born c.1546, died 1608), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
De Regno et Regali Potestate adversus Buchananum, Brutum, Boucherium, & Reliquos Monarchomachos
Record ID 320233
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 28
Modern Reports tom 3.
Borrowed: 1792/9/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1792/10/11 (Thursday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Genre: Law
Modern reports, or, Select cases adjudged in the Courts of King's Bench, Chancery, Common-Pleas, and Exchequer, since the restauration of His Majesty King Charles II.
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Historical Collection TR E.161.1].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Law
Modern reports, or, select cases adjudged in the courts of King’s-bench, chancery, common-pleas, and exchequer, since the restauration of his Majesty King Charles II.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1700-1711. Format: 4to. Pagination: 5 vols.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: R215207
Genre: Law
Modern Reports, or, Select Cases Adjudged in the Courts of King’s-Bench, Chancery, Common-Pleas, and Exchequer
Borrowed: 1792/9/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1792/10/11 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Genre: Law
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3
Record ID 320260
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 29
Colliers view of the Stage 8vo
Borrowed: 1792/9/13 (Thursday). Returned: 1792/10/13 (Saturday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Jeremy Collier (Male, born 1650, died 1726)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
A short view of the immorality and profaneness of the English stage [Collier]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Ap].2/1.13 .
Confidence level: Certain
Jeremy Collier (Male, born 1650, died 1726)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
A short view of the immorality and profaneness of the English stage: together with the sense of antiquity upon this argument.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1699. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: R31306
Jeremy Collier (Male, born 1650, died 1726)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Short View of the Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage
Borrowed: 1792/9/13 (Thursday). Returned: 1792/10/13 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: Jeremy Collier (Male, born 1650, died 1726), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Short View of the Immorality and Profaneness of the English Stage
Record ID 320278
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 29
Collier on Gaming
Borrowed: 1792/9/13 (Thursday). Returned: 1792/10/13 (Saturday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Jeremy Collier (Male, born 1650, died 1726)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
An essay upon gaming, in a dialogue between Callimachus and Dolomedes. By Jeremy Collier, M.A.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: 2.284(5) .
Confidence level: Certain
Jeremy Collier (Male, born 1650, died 1726)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
An essay upon gaming, in a dialogue between Callimachus and Dolomedes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1713. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T66953
Jeremy Collier (Male, born 1650, died 1726)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essay upon Gaming, in a Dialogue between Callimachus and Dolomedes
Borrowed: 1792/9/13 (Thursday). Returned: 1792/10/13 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: Jeremy Collier (Male, born 1650, died 1726), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essay upon Gaming, in a Dialogue between Callimachus and Dolomedes
Record ID 320269
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 29
Colliers Essays 2 parts
Borrowed: 1792/9/13 (Thursday). Returned: 1792/10/13 (Saturday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Jeremy Collier (Male, born 1650, died 1726)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essays upon several moral subjects. In two parts. ... By Jeremy Collier, M.A.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Ap].2/1.10.
Confidence level: Certain
Jeremy Collier (Male, born 1650, died 1726)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essays upon several moral subjects. In two parts. Part I. Upon pride. Upon cloaths. Upon duelling. Upon general kindness. Upon the office of a chaplain. Upon the weakness of human reason. Part II. Of fame. Of musick. Of the value of life. Of the spleen. Of eagerness of desire. Of friendship. Of popularity. A thought. Of the entertainment of books. Of confidence. Of envy. Of the aspect. Against despair. Of covetousness. Of liberty. Of old age. Of pleasure. By Jeremy Collier, M.A.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1722. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 14
ESTC: T107031
Jeremy Collier (Male, born 1650, died 1726)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essays upon Several Moral Subjects [Jeremy Collier]
Borrowed: 1792/9/13 (Thursday). Returned: 1792/10/13 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: Jeremy Collier (Male, born 1650, died 1726), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Record ID 320302
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 30
Aristophanes Plutus &c Dacier 12o
Borrowed: 1792/9/17 (Monday). Returned: 1792/10/17 (Wednesday).
Mr David Williamson David Williamson Robertson Ewart; Lord Balgray
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1783. Life dates: 1761-1837.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Aristophanes (Male)
Genre: Drama
Comedies Grecques d'Aristophane [Dacier]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.8.g.
Confidence level: Certain
Aristophanes (Male)
Genre: Drama
Le Plutus et les Nuées d'Aristophane. Comedies greques, traduites en françois.
Language: French . Published: Amsterdam. Date of publication: 1692. Format: 12mo.
Translators: Dacier, Anne (Mademoiselle Le Févre)
Number of borrowings: 1
Aristophanes (Male)
Genre: Drama
Comedies of Aristophanes
Borrowed: 1792/9/17 (Monday). Returned: 1792/10/17 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr David Williamson David Williamson Robertson Ewart; Lord Balgray
Author: Aristophanes (Male), Genre: Drama
Record ID 320353
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 31
Whistons Memoirs
Borrowed: 1792/9/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1792/10/18 (Thursday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
William Whiston (Male, born 1667, died 1752)
Genre: Lives
Historical memoirs of the life of Dr. Samuel Clarke [Whiston]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: S.162.e.11.
Confidence level: Certain
William Whiston (Male, born 1667, died 1752)
Genre: Lives
Historical memoirs of the life of Dr. Samuel Clarke. Being a supplement to Dr. Sykes’s and Bishop Hoadley’s accounts. Including certain Memoirs of several of Dr. Clarke’s Friends.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1730. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T36320
William Whiston (Male, born 1667, died 1752)
Genre: Lives
Historical Memoirs of the Life of Dr Samuel Clarke
Borrowed: 1792/9/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1792/10/18 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: William Whiston (Male, born 1667, died 1752), Genre: Lives
Record ID 320338
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 31
Coryats Crudities 3 vols
Borrowed: 1792/9/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1792/10/18 (Thursday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Thomas Coryate (Male, born c.1577, died 1617)
Genre: Travel
Coryat's crudities; reprinted from the edition of 1611.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [An].4/1.1-3 .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Coryate (Male, born c.1577, died 1617)
Genre: Travel
Coryat’s crudities; reprinted from the edition of 1611. To which are now added, his letters from India, &c. and extracts relating to him, from various authors: being a more particular account of his travels (mostly on foot) in different parts of the globe, than any hitherto published. Together with his orations, character, death, &c.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1776. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 4 times in 2 borrowing records
ESTC: T89041
Thomas Coryate (Male, born c.1577, died 1617)
Genre: Travel
Coryat's Crudities
Borrowed: 1792/9/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1792/10/18 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: Thomas Coryate (Male, born c.1577, died 1617), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 320332
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 31
Wilfords Characters fol
Borrowed: 1792/9/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1792/10/18 (Thursday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Genre: Lives
Memorials and characters, together with the lives of divers eminent and worthy persons [Wilford]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: A.34.b.14(1).
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Lives
Memorials and characters, together with the lives of divers eminent and worthy persons.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1741. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T138836
Genre: Lives
Memorials and Characters, Together with the Lives of Divers Eminent and Worthy Persons
Borrowed: 1792/9/18 (Tuesday). Returned: 1792/10/18 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Genre: Lives
Memorials and Characters, Together with the Lives of Divers Eminent and Worthy Persons
Record ID 320443
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 32
Osborns Voyages Vol. 1
Borrowed: 1792/9/20 (Thursday). Returned: 1792/10/20 (Saturday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Genre: Travel
A collection of voyages and travels [Churchill]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.127.a.22-29 .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Travel
A collection of voyages and travels, some now first printed from original manuscripts, others now first published in English.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1752. Format: folio. Pagination: 8 vols.
Editors: Churchill, Awnsham; Churchill, John.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 30 times in 13 borrowing records
ESTC: T97844
Borrowed: 1792/9/20 (Thursday). Returned: 1792/10/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Genre: Travel
Collection of Voyages and Travels
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 320413
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 32
Fergusons Astronomy 4to
Borrowed: 1792/9/20 (Thursday). Returned: 1792/10/20 (Saturday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's principles, and made easy to those who have not studied mathematics [Ferguson]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Cm.4/29.
Confidence level: Certain
James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton’s principles, and made easy to those who have not studied mathematics. By James Ferguson
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1756. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 24
ESTC: T18586
James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Astronomy Explained upon Sir Isaac Newton’s Principles
Borrowed: 1792/9/20 (Thursday). Returned: 1792/10/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 320425
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 32
Fairfax memorials 12o
Borrowed: 1792/9/20 (Thursday). Returned: 1792/10/20 (Saturday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Thomas Fairfax Baron Fairfax (Male, born 1612, died 1671)
Genre: Lives
Short memorials of Thomas Lord Fairfax.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: C.17.e.28.
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Fairfax Baron Fairfax (Male, born 1612, died 1671)
Genre: Lives
Short memorials of Thomas Lord Fairfax.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1699. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: R16355
Thomas Fairfax Baron Fairfax (Male, born 1612, died 1671)
Genre: Lives
Short Memorials of Thomas Lord Fairfax
Borrowed: 1792/9/20 (Thursday). Returned: 1792/10/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: Thomas Fairfax Baron Fairfax (Male, born 1612, died 1671), Genre: Lives
Record ID 320437
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 32
Annals of Geo I. 5 vol 8vo
Borrowed: 1792/9/20 (Thursday). Returned: 1792/10/20 (Saturday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Genre: History, Genre: Periodicals, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The annals of King George, year the first
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: C.21.e.16.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: History, Genre: Periodicals, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The annals of King George, year the ... ; Containing not only the affairs of Great Britain, but the general history of Europe, during that time.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1716-1721. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 6 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 5 times in 1 borrowing record
ESTC: P6499
Genre: History, Genre: Periodicals, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Annals of King George
Borrowed: 1792/9/20 (Thursday). Returned: 1792/10/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Genre: History, Genre: Periodicals, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Record ID 321049
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 33
Benonvoys his Travels 2 vol 4to
Borrowed: 1792/9/25 (Tuesday). Returned: 1792/10/25 (Thursday).
Mr Robert Sinclair
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1762. Life dates: d. 1802.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
Comte Maurice Auguste Benyowsky (Male, born 1746, died 1786)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Memoirs and travels of Mauritius Augustus Count de Benyowsky.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.149.b.[7-8] .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Comte Maurice Auguste Benyowsky (Male, born 1746, died 1786)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Memoirs and travels of Mauritius Augustus Count de Benyowsky; magnate of the kingdoms of Hungary and Poland, one of the chiefs of the confederation of Poland, &c.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Nicholson, W.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 12 times in 6 borrowing records
ESTC: T101304
Comte Maurice Auguste Benyowsky (Male, born 1746, died 1786)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Memoirs and Travels of Mauritius Augustus Count de Benyowsky
Borrowed: 1792/9/25 (Tuesday). Returned: 1792/10/25 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Sinclair
Author: Comte Maurice Auguste Benyowsky (Male, born 1746, died 1786), Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Memoirs and Travels of Mauritius Augustus Count de Benyowsky
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 321052
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 33
Statistical Account of Scotland tom 1.2
Borrowed: 1792/9/25 (Tuesday). Returned: 1792/10/25 (Thursday).
Mr Robert Sinclair
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1762. Life dates: d. 1802.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
Sir John Sinclair (Male, born 1754, died 1835)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Statistical account of Scotland [Sinclair]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: S.A.S. .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Sir John Sinclair (Male, born 1754, died 1835)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The statistical account of Scotland. Drawn up from the communications of the ministers of the different parishes.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1791-1799. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 21 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 440 times in 307 borrowing records
ESTC: T132173
Sir John Sinclair (Male, born 1754, died 1835)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Statistical Account of Scotland
Borrowed: 1792/9/25 (Tuesday). Returned: 1792/10/25 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Sinclair
Author: Sir John Sinclair (Male, born 1754, died 1835), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Statistical Account of Scotland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 321088
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 37
Helvetius de l'Esprit 2 tom
Borrowed: 1792/10/5 (Friday). Returned: 1792/11/5 (Monday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Helvetius (Male, born 1715-1-26, died 1771-12-26)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
De l'esprit [Helvetius]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: ND.800.c.11 (Wanting tom. 2) .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Helvetius (Male, born 1715-1-26, died 1771-12-26)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
De l'esprit.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1758. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 12 times in 7 borrowing records
Helvetius (Male, born 1715-1-26, died 1771-12-26)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
De l'Esprit
Borrowed: 1792/10/5 (Friday). Returned: 1792/11/5 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: Helvetius (Male, born 1715-1-26, died 1771-12-26), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 321094
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 37
Herbert 2d Cherbury life 4to
Borrowed: 1792/10/5 (Friday). Returned: 1792/11/5 (Monday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Baron Edward Herbert of Cherbury (Male, born 1583, died 1648)
Genre: Lives
The life of Edward Lord Herbert of Cherbury.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: C.16.d.19.
Confidence level: Certain
Baron Edward Herbert of Cherbury (Male, born 1583, died 1648)
Genre: Lives
The life of Edward Lord Herbert of Cherbury. Written by himself.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 4to.
Editors: Walpole, Horace
Number of borrowings: 14
ESTC: T143437
Baron Edward Herbert of Cherbury (Male, born 1583, died 1648)
Genre: Lives
Life of Edward, Lord Herbert of Cherbury, Written by Himself
Borrowed: 1792/10/5 (Friday). Returned: 1792/11/5 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: Baron Edward Herbert of Cherbury (Male, born 1583, died 1648), Genre: Lives
Life of Edward, Lord Herbert of Cherbury, Written by Himself
Record ID 321085
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 37
Gilberts History of the Court of Chancery
Borrowed: 1792/10/5 (Friday). Returned: 1792/11/5 (Monday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Sir Geoffrey Gilbert (Male, born 1674, died 1726)
Genre: Law, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The history and practice of the High Court of Chancery [Gilbert]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Historical Collection E.120.4.
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Geoffrey Gilbert (Male, born 1674, died 1726)
Genre: Law, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The history and practice of the High Court of Chancery.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1758. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 7
ESTC: T95560
Sir Geoffrey Gilbert (Male, born 1674, died 1726)
Genre: Law, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
History and Practice of the High Court of Chancery
Borrowed: 1792/10/5 (Friday). Returned: 1792/11/5 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: Sir Geoffrey Gilbert (Male, born 1674, died 1726), Genre: Law, Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Record ID 321097
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 37
Hyde Earl of Clarendons history vol
Borrowed: 1792/10/5 (Friday). Returned: 1792/11/5 (Monday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon (Male, born 1609, died 1674)
Genre: History
History of the rebellion and civil wars in England, begun in the year 1641 [Clarendon]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: C.16.a.4 [vol. 3 only].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon (Male, born 1609, died 1674)
Genre: History
The history of the rebellion and civil wars in England, begun in the year 1641.
Language: English . Published: Oxford. Date of publication: 1707. Format: folio. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 20 times in 8 borrowing records
ESTC: N5833
Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon (Male, born 1609, died 1674)
Genre: History
History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, Begun in the Year 1641
Borrowed: 1792/10/5 (Friday). Returned: 1792/11/5 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon (Male, born 1609, died 1674), Genre: History
History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, Begun in the Year 1641
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 321100
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 37
Gentlemans magazine vol. 27 to 36 inclus.
Borrowed: 1792/10/8 (Monday). Returned: 1792/11/8 (Thursday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Genre: Periodicals
Gentleman's Magazine
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: GM.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 27, Volume 28, Volume 29, Volume 30, Volume 31, Volume 32, Volume 33, Volume 34, Volume 35, Volume 36
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Periodicals
The gentleman’s magazine.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1736-1833. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 13 times in 4 borrowing records
ESTC: P1957
Borrowed: 1792/10/8 (Monday). Returned: 1792/11/8 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 27, Volume 28, Volume 29, Volume 30, Volume 31, Volume 32, Volume 33, Volume 34, Volume 35, Volume 36
Record ID 321091
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 37
Houstons Memoirs 8vo
Borrowed: 1792/10/5 (Friday). Returned: 1792/11/5 (Monday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
James Houstoun (Male, born c.1690)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Dr. Houstoun's memoirs of his own life-time
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: S.172.h.27.
Confidence level: Certain
James Houstoun (Male, born c.1690)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Dr. Houstoun’s memoirs of his own life-time. Containing, among other curious particulars, during upwards of thirty years travels, an account of I. The Scotch settlement at Darien. II. The great Advantages accruing to Great Britain from an Incorporated Union of the Whole Island. III. The Rise and Progress of the Royal African and Assiente Companies. IV. The Rise and Fall of the grand South Sea Bubble, &c. in 1720. V. The Conduct of the Spaniards, and Manner of their Trade in the West Indies. VI. The secret Expedition thither in 1740. Vii. Some Anecdotes of the Government of Jamaica, with the Characteristicks of its Inhabitants. Viii. The Importance of Cape-Breton to the British Nation. IX. An Essay on Genius and Education. Collected from the Author’s Original Manuscripts, and Publish’d by Jacob Bickerstaff, M. A.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1747. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 7
ESTC: T114818
James Houstoun (Male, born c.1690)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Dr Houstoun’s Memoirs of His Own Life-Time
Borrowed: 1792/10/5 (Friday). Returned: 1792/11/5 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: James Houstoun (Male, born c.1690), Genre: Lives, Genre: Travel
Record ID 321121
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 39
Norths Examen
Borrowed: 1792/10/15 (Monday). Returned: 1792/11/15 (Thursday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Roger North (Male, born 1653, died 1734)
Genre: History
Examen: or, an enquiry into the credit and veracity of a pretended complete history [North]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: C.11.a.14.
Confidence level: Certain
Roger North (Male, born 1653, died 1734)
Genre: History
Examen: or, an enquiry into the credit and veracity of a pretended complete history; shewing the perverse and wicked design of it, and the many falsities and abuses of truth contained in it.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1740. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T147677
Roger North (Male, born 1653, died 1734)
Genre: History
Examen: or, An Enquiry into the Credit and Veracity of a Pretended Complete History
Borrowed: 1792/10/15 (Monday). Returned: 1792/11/15 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: Roger North (Male, born 1653, died 1734), Genre: History
Examen: or, An Enquiry into the Credit and Veracity of a Pretended Complete History
Record ID 321127
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 39
Somervilles History 4 to
Borrowed: 1792/10/15 (Monday). Returned: 1792/11/15 (Thursday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Thomas Somerville (Male, born 1741, died 1830)
Genre: History, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The history of political transactions, and of parties, from the Restoration of King Charles the Second, to the death of King William [Somerville]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: C.18.c.12.
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Somerville (Male, born 1741, died 1830)
Genre: History, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The history of political transactions, and of parties, from the restoration of King Charles the Second, to the death of King William. By Thomas Somerville, D.D.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1792. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 11
ESTC: T117864
Thomas Somerville (Male, born 1741, died 1830)
Genre: History, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
History of Political Transactions, and of Parties, from the Restoration of King Charles the Second, to the Death of King William
Borrowed: 1792/10/15 (Monday). Returned: 1792/11/15 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: Thomas Somerville (Male, born 1741, died 1830), Genre: History, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Record ID 321124
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 39
Dudleys life of North
Borrowed: 1792/10/15 (Monday). Returned: 1792/11/15 (Thursday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Dudley North Baron North (Male, born 1602, died 1677)
Genre: Lives
Some notes concerning the life of Edward Lord North, Baron of Kirtling, 1658.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: A.37.f.11.
Confidence level: Very likely
Dudley North Baron North (Male, born 1602, died 1677)
Genre: Lives
Some notes concerning the life of Edward Lord North, Baron of Kirtling, 1658.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1682. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: R678
Dudley North Baron North (Male, born 1602, died 1677)
Genre: Lives
Some Notes Concerning the Life of Edward Lord North, Baron of Kirtling
Borrowed: 1792/10/15 (Monday). Returned: 1792/11/15 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: Dudley North Baron North (Male, born 1602, died 1677), Genre: Lives
Some Notes Concerning the Life of Edward Lord North, Baron of Kirtling
Record ID 321118
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 39
Lives of the Lords Chancellors 2 vol.
Borrowed: 1792/10/15 (Monday). Returned: 1792/11/15 (Thursday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Impartial Hand (Unknown)
Genre: Lives
The lives of all the Lords Chancellors, Lords Keepers, and Lords Commissioners, of the Great Seal of England; from William the Conqueror, to the present time.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Very likely
Impartial Hand (Unknown)
Genre: Lives
The lives of all the Lords Chancellors, Lords Keepers, and Lords Commissioners, of the Great Seal of England; from William the Conqueror, to the present time: but more at large of those two great opposites, Edward Earl of Clarendon, and Bulstrode Lord Whitlock.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1708. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 2 times in 1 borrowing record
ESTC: N10375
Impartial Hand (Unknown)
Genre: Lives
Lives of all the Lords Chancellors, Lords Keepers, and Lords Commissioners, of the Great Seal of England
Borrowed: 1792/10/15 (Monday). Returned: 1792/11/15 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: Impartial Hand (Unknown), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 321115
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 39
Moyles Works
Borrowed: 1792/10/15 (Monday). Returned: 1792/11/15 (Thursday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Walter Moyle (Male, born 1672, died 1721)
Genre: History, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The works of Walter Moyle Esq.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Ao].5/1.4-5.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Walter Moyle (Male, born 1672, died 1721)
Genre: History, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The works of Walter Moyle Esq; none of which were ever before publish’d. In two volumes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1726. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 8 times in 4 borrowing records
ESTC: T136147
Walter Moyle (Male, born 1672, died 1721)
Genre: History, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Works of Walter Moyle
Borrowed: 1792/10/15 (Monday). Returned: 1792/11/15 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: Walter Moyle (Male, born 1672, died 1721), Genre: History, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 321130
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 39
Memoires de Rohan
Borrowed: 1792/10/15 (Monday). Returned: 1792/11/15 (Thursday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Henri Rohan Duc de Rohan (Male, born 1579, died 1638)
Genre: Lives
Memoires sur les choses advenües en France depuis la mort de Henry le Grand [Rohan]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: D.25.g.
Confidence level: Certain
Henri Rohan Duc de Rohan (Male, born 1579, died 1638)
Genre: Lives
Les Mémoires du duc de Rohan.
Language: French . Published: Frankfurt am Main. Date of publication: 1693. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 1
Henri Rohan Duc de Rohan (Male, born 1579, died 1638)
Genre: Lives
Mémoires du Duc de Rohan
Borrowed: 1792/10/15 (Monday). Returned: 1792/11/15 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: Henri Rohan Duc de Rohan (Male, born 1579, died 1638), Genre: Lives
Record ID 321133
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 40
Gibbons decline of the Roman Empire tom 1.2
Borrowed: 1792/10/16 (Tuesday). Returned: 1792/11/16 (Friday).
Mr John Pringle
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1763. Life dates: 1741-1811.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
History of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire [Gibbon]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.68.e.1-6.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
The history of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 12 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 59 times in 23 borrowing records
ESTC: N17852
Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794)
Genre: History
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Borrowed: 1792/10/16 (Tuesday). Returned: 1792/11/16 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr John Pringle
Author: Edward Gibbon (Male, born 1737, died 1794), Genre: History
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 321160
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 42
Lindenbrogij Codex legum Antiquarum fol
Borrowed: 1792/10/23 (Tuesday). Returned: 1792/11/23 (Friday).
Mr John Clerk of Eldin; Lord Eldin
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1785. Life dates: 1757-1832.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Baron of the Exchequer. Law > Sheriff.
Genre: Law
Codex legum antiquarum [Lindenbrog]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Macmillan B.1.3.
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Law
Codex legum antiquarum ... Quibus accedunt formulæ solennes priscæ publicorum privatorumque negotiorum, nunc primum editæ: et glossarium sive interpretatio rerum vocumque difficilium et obscuriorum.
Language: Latin . Published: Frankfurt am Main. Date of publication: 1613. Format: folio.
Editors: Lindenbrog, Fredrich, 1573-1648
Number of borrowings: 1
Genre: Law
Codex Legum Antiquarum
Borrowed: 1792/10/23 (Tuesday). Returned: 1792/11/23 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr John Clerk of Eldin; Lord Eldin
Genre: Law
Record ID 321163
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 43
Collection of Old ballads 3 vol
Borrowed: 1792/10/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1792/11/24 (Saturday).
Sir Walter Scott of Abbotsford
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1792. Life dates: 1771-1832.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Poet. Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
Genre: Poetry
Old ballads, historical and narrative, with some of modern date [Evans]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Ai].5/1.19-21.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Poetry
Old ballads, historical and narrative, with some of modern date; now first collected, and reprinted from rare copies.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Evans, Thomas
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 6 times in 3 borrowing records
ESTC: T146587
Genre: Poetry
Old Ballads, Historical and Narrative, with Some of Modern Date
Borrowed: 1792/10/24 (Wednesday). Returned: 1792/11/24 (Saturday).
Borrower: Sir Walter Scott of Abbotsford
Genre: Poetry
Old Ballads, Historical and Narrative, with Some of Modern Date
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 321169
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 44
Buffon Histoire naturelle tom 2.3.4.
Borrowed: 1792/10/26 (Friday). Returned: 1792/11/26 (Monday).
Mr Robert Craigie Lord Craigie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1776. Life dates: d. 1834.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire naturelle, générale et particuliére, avec la description du Cabinet du roi [Buffon]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Am.6.1-36.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière, avec la description du Cabinet du Roi. [By Buffon, L. J. M. D'Aubenton, P. Guéneau de Montbeillard, G. L. C. A. Bexon, and the Count de Lacépède.]
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1749-1767. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 237 times in 126 borrowing records
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: 1792/10/26 (Friday). Returned: 1792/11/26 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Craigie Lord Craigie
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, Volume 4
Record ID 321172
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 44
Homeri Ilias Clarke 2 vol
Borrowed: 1792/10/26 (Friday). Returned: 1792/11/26 (Monday).
Mr David Williamson David Williamson Robertson Ewart; Lord Balgray
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1783. Life dates: 1761-1837.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Homer (Male)
Genre: Poetry
Homeri Ilias Graece et Latine [Clarke]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.1.d..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Homer (Male)
Genre: Poetry
Homeri Ilias Græce et Latine. Annotationes in usum serenissimi principis Gulielmi Augusti, Ducis de Cumberland, &c.
Language: Latin . Published: London. Date of publication: 1729-1732. Format: 4to.
Editors: Clarke, Samuel, 1599-1683
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 116 times in 93 borrowing records
ESTC: T53519
Borrowed: 1792/10/26 (Friday). Returned: 1792/11/26 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr David Williamson David Williamson Robertson Ewart; Lord Balgray
Author: Homer (Male), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 321178
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 45
Greys debates of the House of Commons
Borrowed: 1792/10/29 (Monday). Returned: 1792/11/29 (Thursday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Barrister. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Genre: Law
Debates of the House of Commons, from the year 1667 to the year 1694 [Grey]
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Law
Debates of the House of Commons, from the year 1667 to the year 1694. Collected by the Honble Anchitell Grey, Esq; Who was Thirty Years Member for the Town of Derby; Chairman of Several Committees; and Decyphered Coleman’s Letters for the Use of the House.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1763. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 10 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 9 times in 4 borrowing records
ESTC: N6879
Genre: Law
Debates of the House of Commons, from the year 1667 to the Year 1694
Borrowed: 1792/10/29 (Monday). Returned: 1792/11/29 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Genre: Law
Debates of the House of Commons, from the year 1667 to the Year 1694
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified
Record ID 321196
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 46
Torffaei Historia Hrolfij Krakii 8vo
Borrowed: 1792/10/30 (Tuesday). Returned: 1792/12/1 (Saturday).
Sir Walter Scott of Abbotsford
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1792. Life dates: 1771-1832.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Poet. Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
Þormóður Torfason (Male, born 1636, died 1719)
Genre: Lives
Historia Hrolfi Krakii [Torfaeus]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: A.90.f.24 .
Confidence level: Certain
Þormóður Torfason (Male, born 1636, died 1719)
Genre: Lives
Historia Hrolfi Krakii inter potentissimos in ethnicismo Daniæ reges celeberrimi, ab avo ejus Halfdano II. & patre Helgio, hujusq; fratre Hroare, secundum monumentorum islandicorum manuductionem deducta cumq; aliis historicis collata Cum indice per Thormodum Torfæum.
Language: Latin . Published: Copenhagen. Date of publication: 1715. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2
Þormóður Torfason (Male, born 1636, died 1719)
Genre: Lives
Historia Hrolfi Krakii Inter Potentissimos in Ethnicismo Daniae Reges Celeberrimi
Borrowed: 1792/10/30 (Tuesday). Returned: 1792/12/1 (Saturday).
Borrower: Sir Walter Scott of Abbotsford
Author: Þormóður Torfason (Male, born 1636, died 1719), Genre: Lives
Historia Hrolfi Krakii Inter Potentissimos in Ethnicismo Daniae Reges Celeberrimi
Record ID 321187
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 46
Draytons Polyolbion fol.
Borrowed: 1792/10/30 (Tuesday). Returned: 1792/12/1 (Saturday).
Sir Walter Scott of Abbotsford
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1792. Life dates: 1771-1832.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Poet. Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
Michael Drayton (Male, born 1563, died 1631)
Genre: Poetry, Genre: Travel
Poly-Olbion: a chorographical description [Drayton]
Confidence level: Certain
Michael Drayton (Male, born 1563, died 1631)
Genre: Poetry, Genre: Travel
A chorographicall description of all the tracts, riuers, mountains, forests, and other parts of this renowned isle of Great Britain, with intermixture of the most remarkeable stories, antiquities, wonders, rarities, pleasures, and commodities of the same.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1622. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: S121639
Michael Drayton (Male, born 1563, died 1631)
Genre: Poetry, Genre: Travel
Poly-Olbion
Borrowed: 1792/10/30 (Tuesday). Returned: 1792/12/1 (Saturday).
Borrower: Sir Walter Scott of Abbotsford
Author: Michael Drayton (Male, born 1563, died 1631), Genre: Poetry, Genre: Travel
Record ID 321193
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/17 (1792-1793, Type: Other). Page: 46
Galfridus Eng. 8vo
Borrowed: 1792/10/30 (Tuesday). Returned: 1792/12/1 (Saturday).
Sir Walter Scott of Abbotsford
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1792. Life dates: 1771-1832.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Poet. Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff. Law > Clerk of Session.
Geoffrey, of Monmouth Bishop of St. Asaph (Male, born c.1100, died 1154)
Genre: Miscellaneous/Other
Prophetia Anglicana [Galfridus]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: H.24.f.6.
Confidence level: Certain
Geoffrey, of Monmouth Bishop of St. Asaph (Male, born c.1100, died 1154)
Genre: Miscellaneous/Other
Prophetia Anglicana. Merlini Ambrosii Britani, ... ante annos mille ducentos circiter in Anglia nati, vaticinia & praedictiones: vaticinia et prædictiones a Galfredo Monumetensi Latine conversæ: una cum septem libris explanationum in eandem prophetiam ... Alani De Insulis.
Language: Latin . Published: Frankfurt am Main. Date of publication: 1603. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
Geoffrey, of Monmouth Bishop of St. Asaph (Male, born c.1100, died 1154)
Genre: Miscellaneous/Other
Prophetia Anglicana
Borrowed: 1792/10/30 (Tuesday). Returned: 1792/12/1 (Saturday).
Borrower: Sir Walter Scott of Abbotsford
Author: Geoffrey, of Monmouth Bishop of St. Asaph (Male, born c.1100, died 1154), Genre: Miscellaneous/Other