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Record ID 198623
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 160
Lothians History of the Netherlands 4to
Borrowed: 1789/2/4 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/3/4 (Wednesday).
Mr John Pringle
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1763. Life dates: 1741-1811.
William Lothian (Male, born 1740, died 1783)
Genre: History
The history of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, from the death of Philip II. King of Spain, to the truce made with Albert and Isabella [Lothian]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: A.104.b.12..
Confidence level: Certain
William Lothian (Male, born 1740, died 1783)
Genre: History
The history of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, from the death of Philip II. King of Spain, to the truce made with Albert and Isabella.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 16
ESTC: T120355
William Lothian (Male, born 1740, died 1783)
Genre: History
History of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, from the Death of Philip II. King of Spain, to the Truce made with Albert and Isabella
Borrowed: 1789/2/4 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/3/4 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr John Pringle
Author: William Lothian (Male, born 1740, died 1783), Genre: History
Record ID 198683
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 161
Anville etats en Europe 4to
Borrowed: 1789/2/4 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/3/4 (Wednesday).
Sir William Miller of Glenlee; Lord Glenlee
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1777. Life dates: 1755-1846.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Jean Baptiste Bourgignon d' Anville (Male, born 1697, died 1782)
Genre: History
Etats formés en Europe, après la chute de l'empire Romain en occident [Anville]
Possible modern shelfmark: E.94.b.
Confidence level: Certain
Jean Baptiste Bourgignon d' Anville (Male, born 1697, died 1782)
Genre: History
États formés en Europe après la chute de l'Empire romain en Occident.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 1
Jean Baptiste Bourgignon d' Anville (Male, born 1697, died 1782)
Genre: History
États Formés en Europe Après la Chute de l'Empire Romain en Occident
Borrowed: 1789/2/4 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/3/4 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Sir William Miller of Glenlee; Lord Glenlee
Author: Jean Baptiste Bourgignon d' Anville (Male, born 1697, died 1782), Genre: History
États Formés en Europe Après la Chute de l'Empire Romain en Occident
Record ID 198668
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 161
Alembert Oeuvres 8 vol 4to
Borrowed: 1789/2/4 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/3/4 (Wednesday).
Sir William Miller of Glenlee; Lord Glenlee
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1777. Life dates: 1755-1846.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Jean le Rond d' Alembert (Male, born 1717, died 1783)
Genre: Mathematics
Opuscules mathématiques, ou mémoires sur différens sujets de géométrie, de méchanique, d'optique, d'astronomie, etc. [Alembert]
Possible modern shelfmark: Co.2/1.6-13.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8
Confidence level: Certain
Jean le Rond d' Alembert (Male, born 1717, died 1783)
Genre: Mathematics
Opuscules mathématiques; ou, mémoires sur différens sujets de géométrie, de méchanique, d'optique, d'astronomie, &c.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1761-1780. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 8 times in 1 borrowing record
Jean le Rond d' Alembert (Male, born 1717, died 1783)
Genre: Mathematics
Opuscules Mathématique [Jean le Rond d'Alembert]
Borrowed: 1789/2/4 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/3/4 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Sir William Miller of Glenlee; Lord Glenlee
Author: Jean le Rond d' Alembert (Male, born 1717, died 1783), Genre: Mathematics
Opuscules Mathématique [Jean le Rond d'Alembert]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8
Record ID 198674
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 161
Euleri Inst: Calculi intregralis 3 vol 4to
Borrowed: 1789/2/4 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/3/4 (Wednesday).
Sir William Miller of Glenlee; Lord Glenlee
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1777. Life dates: 1755-1846.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Leonhard Euler (Male, born 1707, died 1783)
Genre: Mathematics
Institutionum calculi integralis volumen primum, in quo methodus integrandi a primis principiis usque ad integrationem aequationum disserentialium primi gradus pertractatur [Euler]
Possible modern shelfmark: Cn.2.46-48.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Leonhard Euler (Male, born 1707, died 1783)
Genre: Mathematics
Institutionum calculi integralis volumen primum(-tertium).
Language: Latin . Published: St Petersburg. Date of publication: 1768-1770. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 6 times in 2 borrowing records
Leonhard Euler (Male, born 1707, died 1783)
Genre: Mathematics
Institutionum Calculi Integralis
Borrowed: 1789/2/4 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/3/4 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Sir William Miller of Glenlee; Lord Glenlee
Author: Leonhard Euler (Male, born 1707, died 1783), Genre: Mathematics
Institutionum Calculi Integralis
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 198701
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 161
Marie traite de Mechanique
Borrowed: 1789/2/4 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/3/4 (Wednesday).
Sir William Miller of Glenlee; Lord Glenlee
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1777. Life dates: 1755-1846.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Joseph François Marie (Male)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Traité de mechanique [Marie]
Possible modern shelfmark: Cp.2.11.
Confidence level: Certain
Joseph François Marie (Male)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Traité de méchanique.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 2
Joseph François Marie (Male)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Traité de Méchanique [Joseph François Marie]
Borrowed: 1789/2/4 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/3/4 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Sir William Miller of Glenlee; Lord Glenlee
Author: Joseph François Marie (Male), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Record ID 198695
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 161
Lande Astronomie 4 vol 4to
Borrowed: 1789/2/4 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/3/4 (Wednesday).
Sir William Miller of Glenlee; Lord Glenlee
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1777. Life dates: 1755-1846.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Joseph Jérôme Le Français de Lalande (Male, born 1732, died 1807)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Astronomie, par M. de La Lande, lecteur royal en mathématiques.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Cm.4/32-35.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Joseph Jérôme Le Français de Lalande (Male, born 1732, died 1807)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Astronomie, par M. de La Lande,... 2e édition.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 13 times in 4 borrowing records
Joseph Jérôme Le Français de Lalande (Male, born 1732, died 1807)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Astronomie [Joseph Jérôme Le Français de Lalande]
Borrowed: 1789/2/4 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/3/4 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Sir William Miller of Glenlee; Lord Glenlee
Author: Joseph Jérôme Le Français de Lalande (Male, born 1732, died 1807), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Astronomie [Joseph Jérôme Le Français de Lalande]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 198896
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 164
Berties Letter to Burke & other Pamphlets in 8vo
Borrowed: 1789/2/5 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/3/5 (Thursday).
Mr John Burnet
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1785. Life dates: d. 1810.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Judge. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Willoughby Bertie Earl of Abingdon (Male, born 1740, died 1799)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Thoughts on the letter of Edmund Burke, Esq; to the sheriffs of Bristol, on the affairs of America [Abingdon]
Possible modern shelfmark: 2.128(1).
Confidence level: Certain
Willoughby Bertie Earl of Abingdon (Male, born 1740, died 1799)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Thoughts on the letter of Edmund Burke, Esq. to the sheriffs of Bristol, on the affairs of America.
Language: English . Published: Oxford. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T50222
Willoughby Bertie Earl of Abingdon (Male, born 1740, died 1799)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Thoughts on the Letter of Edmund Burke, Esq. to the Sheriffs of Bristol, on the Affairs of America
Borrowed: 1789/2/5 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/3/5 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr John Burnet
Author: Willoughby Bertie Earl of Abingdon (Male, born 1740, died 1799), Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Thoughts on the Letter of Edmund Burke, Esq. to the Sheriffs of Bristol, on the Affairs of America
Record ID 198926
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 167
Parkers laws of shipping
Borrowed: 1789/2/7 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/3/7 (Saturday).
Mr Robert Blair of Avonton; Lord Avonton
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1764. Life dates: 1741-1811.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Lord Advocate. Law > Lord President. Law > Dean of Faculty.
Thomas Parker of Lincoln's Inn (Male)
Genre: Law
The laws of shipping and insurance, with a digest of adjudged cases [Parker]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Historical Colleciton TR E.145.4].
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Parker of Lincoln's Inn (Male)
Genre: Law
The laws of shipping and insurance, with a digest of adjudged cases; containing the acts of parliament relative to shipping, insurance and navigation; Together With the Laws for the Government of the Navy, and An Account of the Jurisdiction of the Admiralty Courts. With the determinations of the courts of justice on trials concerning shipping, insurance, Losses, Averages, Bottomry, Barratry, &c. &c. from Trinity term 1693, to Michaelmas term 1774. With the Reporters Names and References. To which are added A Table and Index of the Titles of the Acts, the Names of the Cases, and-the Matter contained therein.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: T101057
Thomas Parker of Lincoln's Inn (Male)
Genre: Law
Laws of Shipping and Insurance
Borrowed: 1789/2/7 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/3/7 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Blair of Avonton; Lord Avonton
Author: Thomas Parker of Lincoln's Inn (Male), Genre: Law
Record ID 198932
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 168
Jones Histoire de Nader Shaw 2 vol
Borrowed: 1789/2/7 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/3/7 (Saturday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Mahdī Khān Astarābādī (Male)
Genre: History
Histoire de Nader Chah, connu sous le nom de Thahmas Kuli Khan, empereur de Perse [Jones]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.148.b.5-6.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Mahdī Khān Astarābādī (Male)
Genre: History
Histoire de Nader Chah, connu sous le nom de Thahmas Kuli Khan, empereur de Perse. Traduite d’un manuscrit persan, par ordre de Sa majesté le roi de Dannemark. Avec des notes chronologiques, historiques, géographiques. Et un traité sur la poésie orientale.
Language: French . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 4to.
Translators: Jones, William, 1746-1794
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 4 times in 3 borrowing records
ESTC: T148062
Mahdī Khān Astarābādī (Male)
Genre: History
Histoire de Nader Chah
Borrowed: 1789/2/7 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/3/7 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: Mahdī Khān Astarābādī (Male), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 198929
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 168
Edens Penal Law
Borrowed: 1789/2/7 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/3/7 (Saturday).
Mr Robert Urquhart of Burdsyards
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1788. Life dates: d. 1815.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Baron William Eden Auckland (Male, born 1744, died 1814)
Genre: Law
Principles of Penal Law [Auckland]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Mackenzie Building A.120.4.
Confidence level: Certain
Baron William Eden Auckland (Male, born 1744, died 1814)
Genre: Law
Principles of penal law.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 6
ESTC: T113009
Baron William Eden Auckland (Male, born 1744, died 1814)
Genre: Law
Principles of Penal Law
Borrowed: 1789/2/7 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/3/7 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Urquhart of Burdsyards
Author: Baron William Eden Auckland (Male, born 1744, died 1814), Genre: Law
Record ID 198977
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 175
Robertsons History of America 2 vol 4to
Borrowed: 1789/2/18 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/3/18 (Wednesday).
Mr George Robertson Scott of Benholm
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1786. Life dates: d. 1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of America [Robertson]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.132.d.6-7.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
The history of America.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 218 times in 150 borrowing records
ESTC: T78961
William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793)
Genre: History
History of America [William Robertson]
Borrowed: 1789/2/18 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/3/18 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr George Robertson Scott of Benholm
Author: William Robertson (Male, born 1721, died 1793), Genre: History
History of America [William Robertson]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 199034
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 176
Wight on Elections 4to
Borrowed: 1789/2/18 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/3/18 (Wednesday).
Mr Robert Urquhart of Burdsyards
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1788. Life dates: d. 1815.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
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: 1789/2/18 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/3/18 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Urquhart of Burdsyards
Author: Alexander Wight (Male, died 1793), Genre: Law
Record ID 199040
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 176
Stewarts Athens
Borrowed: 1789/2/19 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/3/19 (Thursday).
Mr Robert Brown of Newhall and Carlops
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: d. 1832.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Nicolas Revett (Male, born 1720, died 1804), James Stuart (Male, born 1713, died 1788)
Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: History
The antiquities of Athens measured and delineated by James Stuart F.R.S. and F.S.A. and Nicholas Revett painters and architects.
Possible modern shelfmark: E.130.a.13-16.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Nicolas Revett (Male, born 1720, died 1804), James Stuart (Male, born 1713, died 1788)
Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: History
The antiquities of Athens measured and delineated by James Stuart F.R.S. and F.S.A. and Nicholas Revett painters and architects.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1762-1794. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 16 times in 6 borrowing records
ESTC: T22194
Nicolas Revett (Male, born 1720, died 1804), James Stuart (Male, born 1713, died 1788)
Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: History
Antiquities of Athens Measured and Delineated
Borrowed: 1789/2/19 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/3/19 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Brown of Newhall and Carlops
Author: Nicolas Revett (Male, born 1720, died 1804), James Stuart (Male, born 1713, died 1788), Genre: Fine Arts, Genre: History
Antiquities of Athens Measured and Delineated
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 199052
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 177
Dalrymples Memoirs vol. 2d
Borrowed: 1789/2/19 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/3/19 (Thursday).
Mr John Wilde
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1785. Life dates: d. 1848.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate.
Sir John Dalrymple (Male, born 1726, died 1810)
Genre: History
Dalrymple's Memoirs, 2 vols (original title)
Memoirs of Great Britain and Ireland [Dalrymple] (standardised title)
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: C.18.c.9.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Sir John Dalrymple (Male, born 1726, died 1810)
Genre: History
Memoirs of Great Britain and Ireland. From the dissolution of the last Parliament of Charles II. until the sea-battle off La Hogue. Volume II. Consisting chiefly of letters from the French Ambassadors in England to their Court; and from Charles II. James II. King William, and Queen Mary, And the Ministers and Generals of those Princes.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 42 times in 36 borrowing records
ESTC: T145645
Sir John Dalrymple (Male, born 1726, died 1810)
Genre: History
Memoirs of Great Britain and Ireland from the Dissolution of the Last Parliament of Charles II until the Sea-Battle off La Hogue
Borrowed: 1789/2/19 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/3/19 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr John Wilde
Author: Sir John Dalrymple (Male, born 1726, died 1810), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 199049
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 177
Raynal's History by Justamond 4 vol. 8vo
Borrowed: 1789/2/19 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/3/19 (Thursday).
Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.
Abbé Guillaume-Thomas-François Raynal (Male, born 1713, died 1796)
Genre: History
A philosophical and political history of the settlements and trade of the Europeans in the East and West Indies [Raynal]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.138.c.16-19.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Abbé Guillaume-Thomas-François Raynal (Male, born 1713, died 1796)
Genre: History
A philosophical and political history of the settlements and trade of the Europeans in the East and West Indies.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1776. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Translators: Justamond, John Obadiah
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 68 times in 30 borrowing records
ESTC: T94801
Abbé Guillaume-Thomas-François Raynal (Male, born 1713, died 1796)
Genre: History
Philosophical and Political History of the Settlements and Trade of the Europeans in the East and West Indies
Borrowed: 1789/2/19 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/3/19 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Author: Abbé Guillaume-Thomas-François Raynal (Male, born 1713, died 1796), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 199169
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 183
Johnson's Lives of the Poets 10 vol. in 12
Borrowed: 1789/2/25 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/3/25 (Wednesday).
Mr George Robertson Scott of Benholm
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1786. Life dates: d. 1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Johnson's Lives of the Poets (original title)
Prefaces, biographical and critical, to the works of the English poets [Johnson] (standardised title)
Possible modern shelfmark: [Ai].7/1.1-10.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8, Volume 9, Volume 10
Confidence level: Certain
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Prefaces, biographical and critical, to the works of the English poets.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1779-1781. Format: 16mo. Pagination: 10 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 99 times in 18 borrowing records
ESTC: T44190
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Lives of the English Poets
Borrowed: 1789/2/25 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/3/25 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr George Robertson Scott of Benholm
Author: Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8, Volume 9, Volume 10
Record ID 199202
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 184
Hawkesworths Voyages 3 vol 4to
Borrowed: 1789/2/26 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/3/26 (Thursday).
Mr William Charles Little of Liberton
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1765.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern hemisphere [Hawkesworth]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.149.b.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, And successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, And Captain Cook, In the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour: Drawn up From the Journals which were kept by the several Commanders, And from the Papers of Joseph Banks, Esq.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 62 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T74467
John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
Account of the Voyages undertaken by the Order of His present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere
Borrowed: 1789/2/26 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/3/26 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr William Charles Little of Liberton
Author: John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 199229
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 185
Burn's Justice of Peace 4 vol
Borrowed: 1789/2/28 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/3/12 (Thursday).
Mr William Baillie of Polkemmet; Lord Polkemmet
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1758. Life dates: c. 1736-1816.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Richard Burn (Male, born 1709, died 1785)
Genre: Law
The justice of the peace, and parish officer [Burn]
Possible modern shelfmark: Mackenzie Building A.120.2.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Richard Burn (Male, born 1709, died 1785)
Genre: Law
The justice of the peace, and parish officer.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1776. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 12 times in 3 borrowing records
ESTC: T69330
Richard Burn (Male, born 1709, died 1785)
Genre: Law
Justice of the Peace, and Parish Officer
Borrowed: 1789/2/28 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/3/12 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr William Baillie of Polkemmet; Lord Polkemmet
Author: Richard Burn (Male, born 1709, died 1785), Genre: Law
Justice of the Peace, and Parish Officer
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 199217
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 185
Tresson traduction d'Amadis de Gaule 2 vol
Borrowed: 1789/2/27 (Friday). Returned: 1789/3/27 (Friday).
Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1775. Life dates: 1753-1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Vasco de Lobeira (Male, died 1403)
Genre: Fiction
Traduction lbire d'Amadis de Gaule [Tressan]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: H.23.e.21.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Vasco de Lobeira (Male, died 1403)
Genre: Fiction
Traduction libre d'Amadis de Gaule.
Language: French . Published: Amsterdam. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 12mo.
Translators: Tressan, Louis-Élisabeth de La Vergne (1705-1783), comte de
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 12 times in 6 borrowing records
Vasco de Lobeira (Male, died 1403)
Genre: Fiction
Amadis of Gaul
Borrowed: 1789/2/27 (Friday). Returned: 1789/3/27 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson
Author: Vasco de Lobeira (Male, died 1403), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 199232
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 186
Homers Iliad by MacPherson 2 vol 4to
Borrowed: 1789/2/28 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/3/28 (Saturday).
Mr James Grant of Corrimony
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1767. Life dates: 1743-1835.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Law > Advocate.
Homer (Male)
Genre: Poetry
The Iliad of Homer. Translated by James Macpherson, Esq.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.1.d..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Homer (Male)
Genre: Poetry
The Iliad of Homer.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Macpherson, James, 1736-1796.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 42 times in 35 borrowing records
ESTC: T54660
Borrowed: 1789/2/28 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/3/28 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr James Grant of Corrimony
Author: Homer (Male), Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 199313
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 191
Luc lettres sur l'Histoire de la terre 5 vol. 8vo
Borrowed: 1789/3/5 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/4/5 (Sunday).
Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.
Jean André de Luc (Male, born 1727, died 1817)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Lettres physiques et morales sur l'histoire de la terre et de l'homme [Luc]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: M.34.c.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Confidence level: Certain
Jean André de Luc (Male, born 1727, died 1817)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Lettres physiques et morales sur l'histoire de la terre et de l'homme.
Language: French . Published: The Hague. Date of publication: 1779-1780. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 5 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 35 times in 7 borrowing records
Jean André de Luc (Male, born 1727, died 1817)
Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Lettres Physiques et Morales sur l'Histoire de la Terre et de l'Homme
Borrowed: 1789/3/5 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/4/5 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Author: Jean André de Luc (Male, born 1727, died 1817), Genre: Natural Philosophy, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Lettres Physiques et Morales sur l'Histoire de la Terre et de l'Homme
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5
Record ID 199328
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 192
Beatson's Satisfaction of Christ
Borrowed: 1789/3/7 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/4/7 (Tuesday).
Sir James Montgomery of Stanhope
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1743. Life dates: 1721-2 Apr. 1803.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord Advocate. Law > Baron of the Exchequer. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
John Beatson (Male, born 1743, died 1798)
Genre: Theology
The satisfaction of Christ demonstrated. In a series of dialogues [Beatson]
Possible modern shelfmark: L.31.e.
Confidence level: Certain
John Beatson (Male, born 1743, died 1798)
Genre: Theology
The satisfaction of Christ demonstrated. In a series of dialogues.
Language: English . Published: Leeds. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T115145
John Beatson (Male, born 1743, died 1798)
Genre: Theology
Satisfaction of Christ Demonstrated
Borrowed: 1789/3/7 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/4/7 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Sir James Montgomery of Stanhope
Author: John Beatson (Male, born 1743, died 1798), Genre: Theology
Record ID 199334
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 192
Helvetius Child of Nature 2 vol.
Borrowed: 1789/3/7 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/4/7 (Tuesday).
Sir James Montgomery of Stanhope
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1743. Life dates: 1721-2 Apr. 1803.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord Advocate. Law > Baron of the Exchequer. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Helvetius (Male, born 1715-1-26, died 1771-12-26)
Genre: Fiction
The child of nature, improved by chance. A philosophical novel.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Vts.46a.9.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Helvetius (Male, born 1715-1-26, died 1771-12-26)
Genre: Fiction
The child of nature, improved by chance. A philosophical novel. By Mr. Helvetius. In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 24 times in 12 borrowing records
ESTC: T100245
Helvetius (Male, born 1715-1-26, died 1771-12-26)
Genre: Fiction
Child of Nature, Improved by Chance. A Philosophical Novel
Borrowed: 1789/3/7 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/4/7 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Sir James Montgomery of Stanhope
Author: Helvetius (Male, born 1715-1-26, died 1771-12-26), Genre: Fiction
Child of Nature, Improved by Chance. A Philosophical Novel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 199349
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 193
Cellinis Life 2 vol 8vo
Borrowed: 1789/3/11 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/4/11 (Saturday).
Mr Thomas Muir of Huntershill
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1787. Life dates: 1765-1799.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Benvenuto Cellini (Male, born 1500, died 1571)
Genre: Lives
Life of Benvenuto Cellini: a Florentine artist
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: [Al].7.46-47.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Benvenuto Cellini (Male, born 1500, died 1571)
Genre: Lives
The life of Benvenuto Cellini: a Florentine artist.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Translators: Nugent, Thomas.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 23 times in 12 borrowing records
ESTC: T145593
Benvenuto Cellini (Male, born 1500, died 1571)
Genre: Lives
Life of Benvenuto Cellini: a Florentine Artist
Borrowed: 1789/3/11 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/4/11 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Muir of Huntershill
Author: Benvenuto Cellini (Male, born 1500, died 1571), Genre: Lives
Life of Benvenuto Cellini: a Florentine Artist
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 199340
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 193
Goldsmiths natural History 8 vol 8vo
Borrowed: 1789/3/7 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/4/7 (Tuesday).
Mr Thomas McGrugar
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1786. Life dates: d. 1810.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
An history of the earth, and animated nature [Goldsmith]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Cu.7/1.1-8.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8
Confidence level: Certain
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
An history of the earth, and animated nature: by Oliver Goldsmith. In eight volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 722 times in 470 borrowing records
ESTC: T146096
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
History of the Earth, and Animated Nature
Borrowed: 1789/3/7 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/4/7 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas McGrugar
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: Natural Philosophy
History of the Earth, and Animated Nature
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8
Record ID 199364
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 195
Burrows Reports tom 2.5
Borrowed: 1789/3/13 (Friday). Returned: 1789/4/13 (Monday).
Mr Robert Hodshon Cay of Charlton Hall
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: 1758-1810.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Judge. Law > Advocate.
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 2, Volume 5
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: 1789/3/13 (Friday). Returned: 1789/4/13 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Hodshon Cay of Charlton Hall
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 2, Volume 5
Record ID 199388
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 196
Voltaire Siecle de Louis XIV 4to
Borrowed: 1789/3/17 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/4/17 (Friday).
Mr John Burnet
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1785. Life dates: d. 1810.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Judge. Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
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 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: 1789/3/17 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/4/17 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr John Burnet
Author: Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: History, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Volumes borrowed: Volume 11, Volume 12
Record ID 199385
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 196
Dalrymples Annals 2 vol 4to
Borrowed: 1789/3/17 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/4/17 (Friday).
Mr John Burnet
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1785. Life dates: d. 1810.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Judge. Law > Advocate. 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: 1789/3/17 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/4/17 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr John Burnet
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 199370
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 196
Calendar of Ancient Charters 4to
Borrowed: 1789/3/17 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/4/17 (Friday).
Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1775. Life dates: 1753-1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Sir Joseph Ayloffe (Male, born 1709, died 1781)
Genre: History, Genre: Reference Works
Calendars of the ancient charters, and of the Welch and Scotish rolls, now remaining in the Tower of London: also calendars of all the treaties of peace entered into by the Kings of England with those of Scotland [Ayloffe]
Possible modern shelfmark: R.293.b..
Confidence level: Certain
Sir Joseph Ayloffe (Male, born 1709, died 1781)
Genre: History, Genre: Reference Works
Calendars of the ancient charters, and of the Welch and Scotish rolls, now remaining in the Tower of London: also calendars of all the treaties of peace entered into by the Kings of England with those of Scotland; and of sundry Letters and public Instruments relating to that Kingdom, now in the Chapter-House at Westminster. Together With Catalogues of the Records brought to Berwick from the Royal Treasury at Edinburgh: of such as were transmitted to the Exchequer at Westminster, and of those which were removed to different Parts of Scotland by Order of King Edward I. The Proceedings relating to the carrying back the Records of Scotland into that Kingdom; and the Transactions of the Parliament there from the 15th of May 1639, to the 8th of March 1650. To Which Are Added Memoranda concerning the Affairs Of AtIreland, Extracted From The Tower Records. With four copper plates, exhibiting all the various Hands in which the several Charters have been written, from the Reign of King William the Conqueror to that of Queen Elizabeth. To the Whole is prefixed an Introduction, giving some Account of the State of the Public Records from the Conquest to the present Time.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: T10598
Sir Joseph Ayloffe (Male, born 1709, died 1781)
Genre: History, Genre: Reference Works
Calendars of the Ancient Charters, and of the Welch and Scotish Rolls, Now Remaining in the Tower of London
Borrowed: 1789/3/17 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/4/17 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson
Author: Sir Joseph Ayloffe (Male, born 1709, died 1781), Genre: History, Genre: Reference Works
Record ID 199421
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 198
Essays Physical & Literary 3 vol. 8vo
Borrowed: 1789/3/18 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/4/18 (Saturday).
Mr Otto Herman Wemyss
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1785. Life dates: d. 1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Edinburgh Philosophical Society (Unspecified)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays and observations, physical and literary: read before a society in Edinburgh, and published by them.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: M.14/1.a.[alpha].
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Edinburgh Philosophical Society (Unspecified)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays and observations, physical and literary. Read before a society in Edinburgh, and published by them.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1754-1771. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 204 times in 116 borrowing records
ESTC: T136789
Edinburgh Philosophical Society (Unspecified)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays and Observations, Physical and Literary
Borrowed: 1789/3/18 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/4/18 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Otto Herman Wemyss
Author: Edinburgh Philosophical Society (Unspecified), Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays and Observations, Physical and Literary
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 199457
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 199
Peruvian Letters 2 vol
Borrowed: 1789/3/19 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/4/19 (Sunday).
Sir James Montgomery of Stanhope
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1743. Life dates: 1721-2 Apr. 1803.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord Advocate. Law > Baron of the Exchequer. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Françoise d’ Issembourg d’Happoncourt Madame de Grafigny (Female, born 1695, died 1758)
Genre: Fiction
The Peruvian letters, translated from the French [Grafigny/Roberts]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Françoise d’ Issembourg d’Happoncourt Madame de Grafigny (Female, born 1695, died 1758)
Genre: Fiction
The peruvian letters, translated from the French. With an additional original volume. By R. Roberts, translator of Select Tales from Marmontel, Author of Sermons by a Lady, and Translator of the History of France, from the Abbé Millot.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 9 times in 8 borrowing records
ESTC: T114350
Françoise d’ Issembourg d’Happoncourt Madame de Grafigny (Female, born 1695, died 1758)
Genre: Fiction
Letters from a Peruvian Woman
Borrowed: 1789/3/19 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/4/19 (Sunday).
Borrower: Sir James Montgomery of Stanhope
Author: Françoise d’ Issembourg d’Happoncourt Madame de Grafigny (Female, born 1695, died 1758), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 199433
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 199
Pratt on Sublime 2 vol.
Borrowed: 1789/3/19 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/4/19 (Sunday).
Sir James Montgomery of Stanhope
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1743. Life dates: 1721-2 Apr. 1803.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord Advocate. Law > Baron of the Exchequer. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Samuel Jackson Pratt (Male, born 1749, died 1814)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Theology
The sublime and beautiful of scripture: being essays on select passages of sacred composition [Pratt]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: EE.7/1.9-10.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Samuel Jackson Pratt (Male, born 1749, died 1814)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Theology
The sublime and beautiful of Scripture: being essays on select passages of sacred composition.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 8 times in 5 borrowing records
ESTC: T124076
Samuel Jackson Pratt (Male, born 1749, died 1814)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Theology
Sublime and Beautiful of Scripture: being Essays on Select Passages of Sacred Composition
Borrowed: 1789/3/19 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/4/19 (Sunday).
Borrower: Sir James Montgomery of Stanhope
Author: Samuel Jackson Pratt (Male, born 1749, died 1814), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Theology
Sublime and Beautiful of Scripture: being Essays on Select Passages of Sacred Composition
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 199424
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 199
Gerards Sermons 2 vol
Borrowed: 1789/3/19 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/4/19 (Sunday).
Sir James Montgomery of Stanhope
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1743. Life dates: 1721-2 Apr. 1803.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord Advocate. Law > Baron of the Exchequer. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Alexander Gerard (Male, born 1728, died 1795)
Genre: Sermons
Sermons, by Alexander Gerard, D.D.
Possible modern shelfmark: L.5.01.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Alexander Gerard (Male, born 1728, died 1795)
Genre: Sermons
Sermons, by Alexander Gerard, D.D. Professor of Divinity in King’s College, Aberdeen, and One of his Majesty’s Chaplains in Ordinary in Scotland.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1780-1782. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 13 times in 9 borrowing records
ESTC: T91336
Alexander Gerard (Male, born 1728, died 1795)
Genre: Sermons
Sermons [Alexander Gerard]
Borrowed: 1789/3/19 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/4/19 (Sunday).
Borrower: Sir James Montgomery of Stanhope
Author: Alexander Gerard (Male, born 1728, died 1795), Genre: Sermons
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 199439
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 199
Roberts Poems
Borrowed: 1789/3/19 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/4/19 (Sunday).
Sir James Montgomery of Stanhope
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1743. Life dates: 1721-2 Apr. 1803.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord Advocate. Law > Baron of the Exchequer. Law > Sheriff. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
William Hayward Roberts (Male, born 1734, died 1791)
Genre: Poetry
Poems by Dr. Roberts of Eton College.
Possible modern shelfmark: Bk.7/2.49.
Confidence level: Speculative
William Hayward Roberts (Male, born 1734, died 1791)
Genre: Poetry
Poems by Dr. Roberts of Eton College.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T100111
William Hayward Roberts (Male, born 1734, died 1791)
Genre: Poetry
Poems [William Hayward Roberts]
Borrowed: 1789/3/19 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/4/19 (Sunday).
Borrower: Sir James Montgomery of Stanhope
Author: William Hayward Roberts (Male, born 1734, died 1791), Genre: Poetry
Record ID 199535
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 201
Pitscotties History of Scotland
Borrowed: 1789/3/26 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/4/26 (Sunday).
Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1775. Life dates: 1753-1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Robert Lindsay (Male, born c.1500, died 1565)
Genre: History
The history of Scotland, from February 21. 1436, to March 1565 [Lindsay of Pitscottie]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: R.230.i.
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Lindsay (Male, born c.1500, died 1565)
Genre: History
The history of Scotland, from February 21. 1436, to March 1565; in which are contained, accounts of many remarkable passages, altogether differing from our other historians; and many facts are related, either concealed by some, or omitted by others. By Robert Lindsay of Pitscottie. To which is added, a continuation by another hand, till August 1604. The third edition, carefully compared and revised by the first edition. With a compleat index, historical, chronological, genealogical and biographical, not annexed to the two former editions
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 30
ESTC: T83320
Robert Lindsay (Male, born c.1500, died 1565)
Genre: History
History of Scotland from 1436 to 1565 [Robert Lindsay]
Borrowed: 1789/3/26 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/4/26 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson
Author: Robert Lindsay (Male, born c.1500, died 1565), Genre: History
Record ID 199532
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 201
Coxes Russian discoveries 4to
Borrowed: 1789/3/24 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/4/24 (Friday).
Mr Edward Armstrong
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1781.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Account of the Russian discoveries between Asia and America [Coxe]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.127.c.9 .
Confidence level: Certain
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Account of the Russian discoveries between Asia and America.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 12 times in 11 borrowing records
ESTC: T134277
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Account of the Russian Discoveries between Asia and America
Borrowed: 1789/3/24 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/4/24 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Edward Armstrong
Author: William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828), Genre: Travel
Record ID 199601
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 202
Northumberland Household Book
Borrowed: 1789/3/30 (Monday). Returned: 1789/4/30 (Thursday).
Mr Andrew Plummer of Middlestead
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1771. Life dates: 1748-1799.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Sheriff.
Genre: History, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Earl of Northumberland's houshold-book. (original title)
The regulations and establishment of the houshold of Henry Algernon Percy, the fifth Earl of Northumberland, at his castles of Wresill and Lekinfield in Yorkshire. (standardised title)
Possible modern shelfmark: C.14.e.17.
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: History, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The regulations and establishment of the houshold of Henry Algernon Percy, the fifth Earl of Northumberland, at his castles of Wresill and Lekinfield in Yorkshire. Begun Anno Domini M.D.XII.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T131520
Genre: History, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Regulations and Establishment of the Houshold of Henry Algernon Percy, the Fifth Earl of Northumberland
Borrowed: 1789/3/30 (Monday). Returned: 1789/4/30 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr Andrew Plummer of Middlestead
Genre: History, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Record ID 199571
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 202
Cooks Voyage 2 vol 4to
Borrowed: 1789/3/27 (Friday). Returned: 1789/4/27 (Monday).
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.
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: 1789/3/27 (Friday). Returned: 1789/4/27 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr David Hume Baron Hume
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 199610
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 203
Denina Revolzione d'Italie 3 vol
Borrowed: 1789/3/30 (Monday). Returned: 1789/4/30 (Thursday).
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.
Carlo Denina (Male, born 1731, died 1813)
Genre: History, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Révolutions d'Italie [Denina]
Possible modern shelfmark: A.57.h.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Carlo Denina (Male, born 1731, died 1813)
Genre: History, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Révolutions d'Italie, traduites de l'italien de M. Denina par M. l'abbé Jardin.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1771-1775. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 19 times in 4 borrowing records
Carlo Denina (Male, born 1731, died 1813)
Genre: History, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Delle Rivoluzioni d'Italia
Borrowed: 1789/3/30 (Monday). Returned: 1789/4/30 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr David Hume Baron Hume
Author: Carlo Denina (Male, born 1731, died 1813), Genre: History, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 199640
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 205
Encyclopedia Britannica vol 5
Borrowed: 1789/4/1 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/5/1 (Friday).
Mr John Dickson of Kilbucho
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1774. Life dates: 1752-1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopaedia Britannica; or, A dictionary of arts and sciences, compiled upon a new plan [Smellie]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: EB.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopædia Britannica; or, a dictionary of arts, sciences, &c.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 4to. Pagination: 10 vols.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T145358
Borrowed: 1789/4/1 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/5/1 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr John Dickson of Kilbucho
Genre: Reference Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5
Record ID 199646
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 206
Greens Bankrupt Laws
Borrowed: 1789/4/3 (Friday). Returned: 1789/5/3 (Sunday).
Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.
Edward Green Commissioner of bankruptcy (Male)
Genre: Law
The spirit of the bankrupt laws [Green]
Possible modern shelfmark: Historical Collection TR E.139.1].
Confidence level: Certain
Edward Green Commissioner of bankruptcy (Male)
Genre: Law
The spirit of the bankrupt laws.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T113145
Edward Green Commissioner of bankruptcy (Male)
Genre: Law
Spirit of the Bankrupt Laws
Borrowed: 1789/4/3 (Friday). Returned: 1789/5/3 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Author: Edward Green Commissioner of bankruptcy (Male), Genre: Law
Record ID 199667
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 207
Bouchard de l'Impot 8vo
Borrowed: 1789/4/6 (Monday). Returned: 1789/5/6 (Wednesday).
Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1775. Life dates: 1753-1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Mathieu-Antoine Bouchaud (Male, born 1719, died 1804)
Genre: History, Genre: Law
De l’impôt du vingtieme sur les successions, et De l’impôt sur les marchandises, chez les Romains [Bouchaud]
Possible modern shelfmark: Historical Collection [g].5.23.
Confidence level: Certain
Mathieu-Antoine Bouchaud (Male, born 1719, died 1804)
Genre: History, Genre: Law
De l'impôt du vingtieme sur les successions, et de l'impôt sur les marchandises, chez les Romains.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
Mathieu-Antoine Bouchaud (Male, born 1719, died 1804)
Genre: History, Genre: Law
De l'Impôt du Vingtieme sur les Successions, et de l'Impôt sur les Marchandises, chez les Romains
Borrowed: 1789/4/6 (Monday). Returned: 1789/5/6 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson
Author: Mathieu-Antoine Bouchaud (Male, born 1719, died 1804), Genre: History, Genre: Law
De l'Impôt du Vingtieme sur les Successions, et de l'Impôt sur les Marchandises, chez les Romains
Record ID 199670
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 207
Plinij Historia Naturalis Lat. Fr. 12 vol 4to
Borrowed: 1789/4/6 (Monday). Returned: 1789/5/6 (Wednesday).
Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1775. Life dates: 1753-1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Pliny the Younger (Male, born c.61, died 113)
Genre: Reference Works
Pliny Historia Naturalis Lat. Fr. 12 vols (original title)
Histoire naturelle, traduite en François, avec le texte Latin [Pliny] (standardised title)
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.71.b.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Pliny the Younger (Male, born c.61, died 113)
Genre: Reference Works
Histoire Naturelle de Pline, traduite en François avec le texte latin ... Accompagnée de notes critiques ... et d'observations sur les connoissances des anciens comparées avec les découvertes des modernes.
Language: French | Latin . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1771-1782. Format: 4to.
Editors: Poinsinet de Sivry, Louis
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 20 times in 6 borrowing records
Pliny the Younger (Male, born c.61, died 113)
Genre: Reference Works
Natural History [Pliny]
Borrowed: 1789/4/6 (Monday). Returned: 1789/5/6 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson
Author: Pliny the Younger (Male, born c.61, died 113), Genre: Reference Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 199661
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 207
Burns Justice 4 vol.
Borrowed: 1789/4/3 (Friday). Returned: 1789/5/3 (Sunday).
Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1775. Life dates: 1753-1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Richard Burn (Male, born 1709, died 1785)
Genre: Law
The justice of the peace, and parish officer [Burn]
Possible modern shelfmark: Mackenzie Building A.120.2.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Richard Burn (Male, born 1709, died 1785)
Genre: Law
The justice of the peace, and parish officer.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1776. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 12 times in 3 borrowing records
ESTC: T69330
Richard Burn (Male, born 1709, died 1785)
Genre: Law
Justice of the Peace, and Parish Officer
Borrowed: 1789/4/3 (Friday). Returned: 1789/5/3 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson
Author: Richard Burn (Male, born 1709, died 1785), Genre: Law
Justice of the Peace, and Parish Officer
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 199691
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 208
Swinburns Travels into Spain 4to
Borrowed: 1789/4/7 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/5/7 (Thursday).
Mr George Wallace
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1754. Life dates: 1727-1805.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Henry Swinburne (Male, born 1743, died 1803)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Spain, in the years 1775 and 1776 [Swinburne]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.173.a.
Confidence level: Certain
Henry Swinburne (Male, born 1743, died 1803)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Spain, in the years 1775 and 1776. In which several monuments of Roman and Moorish architecture are illustrated by accurate drawings taken on the spot.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1779. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 6
ESTC: T88882
Henry Swinburne (Male, born 1743, died 1803)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Spain, in the Years 1775 and 1776
Borrowed: 1789/4/7 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/5/7 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr George Wallace
Author: Henry Swinburne (Male, born 1743, died 1803), Genre: Travel
Record ID 199694
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 209
Burnetts Origin of Language tom 1.2.4
Borrowed: 1789/4/8 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/5/8 (Friday).
Mr Thomas McGrugar
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1786. Life dates: d. 1810.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
James Burnet Lord Monboddo (Male, born 1714, died 1799)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Of the origin and progress of language [Monboddo]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.115.d.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
James Burnet Lord Monboddo (Male, born 1714, died 1799)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Of the origin and progress of language.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1773-1787. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 112 times in 58 borrowing records
ESTC: T42127
James Burnet Lord Monboddo (Male, born 1714, died 1799)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Of the Origin and Progress of Language
Borrowed: 1789/4/8 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/5/8 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas McGrugar
Author: James Burnet Lord Monboddo (Male, born 1714, died 1799), Genre: Belles Lettres
Of the Origin and Progress of Language
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 4
Record ID 199715
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 211
Brydon's Tour 2 vol 8vo
Borrowed: 1789/4/20 (Monday). Returned: 1789/5/20 (Wednesday).
Mr George Wallace
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1754. Life dates: 1727-1805.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
Tour through Sicily and Malta [Brydone]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.169.d.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
A tour through Sicily and Malta. In a series of letters to William Beckford, ... from P. Brydone, ... In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 154 times in 87 borrowing records
ESTC: T144542
Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818)
Genre: Travel
Tour Through Sicily and Malta. In a Series of Letters to William Beckford
Borrowed: 1789/4/20 (Monday). Returned: 1789/5/20 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr George Wallace
Author: Patrick Brydone (Male, born 1736, died 1818), Genre: Travel
Tour Through Sicily and Malta. In a Series of Letters to William Beckford
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 199718
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 212
Enclyclopedie tom 14
Borrowed: 1789/4/20 (Monday). Returned: 1789/5/20 (Wednesday).
Mr Robert Hodshon Cay of Charlton Hall
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: 1758-1810.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Judge. Law > Advocate.
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopédie; ou, Dictionnaire raisonnée des sciences, des arts, et des métiers, etc. Supplément à l'Encyclopédie ...
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.190.d.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 14
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Reference Works
Supplément à l'Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, par une société de gens de lettres.
Language: French . Published: Amsterdam. Date of publication: 1776-1777. Format: folio. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 6 times in 5 borrowing records
Genre: Reference Works
Supplément à l'Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers
Borrowed: 1789/4/20 (Monday). Returned: 1789/5/20 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Hodshon Cay of Charlton Hall
Genre: Reference Works
Supplément à l'Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers
Volumes borrowed: Volume 14
Record ID 199721
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 212
Planches pour le meme tom 8.
Borrowed: 1789/4/20 (Monday). Returned: 1789/5/20 (Wednesday).
Mr Robert Hodshon Cay of Charlton Hall
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: 1758-1810.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Judge. Law > Advocate.
Jean le Rond d' Alembert (Male, born 1717, died 1783), Denis Diderot (Male, born 1713, died 1784)
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopédie; ou, Dictionnaire raisonnée des sciences, des arts, et des métiers, etc. Recueil de planches, sur les sciences, les arts libéraux, et les arts méchaniques, avec leur explication.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.190.e (Wanting vol. 1).
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8
Confidence level: Certain
Jean le Rond d' Alembert (Male, born 1717, died 1783), Denis Diderot (Male, born 1713, died 1784)
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, par une société de gens de lettres.
Language: French . Published: Neuchâtel. Date of publication: 1751-1780. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 35 times in 13 borrowing records
Jean le Rond d' Alembert (Male, born 1717, died 1783), Denis Diderot (Male, born 1713, died 1784)
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers
Borrowed: 1789/4/20 (Monday). Returned: 1789/5/20 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Hodshon Cay of Charlton Hall
Author: Jean le Rond d' Alembert (Male, born 1717, died 1783), Denis Diderot (Male, born 1713, died 1784), Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8
Record ID 199751
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 212
Burke on the Sublime 8vo
Borrowed: 1789/4/20 (Monday). Returned: 1789/5/20 (Wednesday).
Mr John Millar Junior
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1783. Life dates: 1760-1796.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Edmund Burke (Male, born 1729, died 1797)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
A philosophical enquiry into the origin of our ideas of the sublime and beautiful [Burke, 1776]
Possible modern shelfmark: Jo.Bal.2.18.
Confidence level: Certain
Edmund Burke (Male, born 1729, died 1797)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
A philosophical enquiry into the origin of our ideas of the sublime and beautiful.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1776. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 8
ESTC: T42256
Edmund Burke (Male, born 1729, died 1797)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful
Borrowed: 1789/4/20 (Monday). Returned: 1789/5/20 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr John Millar Junior
Author: Edmund Burke (Male, born 1729, died 1797), Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful
Record ID 199760
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 213
Twisses Travels 4to
Borrowed: 1789/4/21 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/5/21 (Thursday).
Mr Robert Bruce Aeneas Macleod of Cadboll
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1789. Life dates: d. 1844.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Richard Twiss (Male, born 1747, died 1821)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Portugal and Spain, in 1772 and 1773 [Twiss]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.173.a.
Confidence level: Certain
Richard Twiss (Male, born 1747, died 1821)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Portugal and Spain, in 1772 and 1773.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 16
ESTC: T981
Richard Twiss (Male, born 1747, died 1821)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Portugal and Spain, in 1772 and 1773
Borrowed: 1789/4/21 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/5/21 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Bruce Aeneas Macleod of Cadboll
Author: Richard Twiss (Male, born 1747, died 1821), Genre: Travel
Record ID 199757
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 213
Wartons Hist. of English Poetry tom 2.3
Borrowed: 1789/4/21 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/5/21 (Thursday).
Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.
Thomas Warton (Male, born 1728, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
The history of English poetry, from the close of the eleventh to the commencement of the eighteenth century [Warton]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Jac.I.1.8-10(1).
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Warton (Male, born 1728, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
The history of English poetry, from the close of the eleventh to the commencement of the eighteenth century.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774-1781. Format: 4to. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 43 times in 19 borrowing records
ESTC: T145505
Thomas Warton (Male, born 1728, died 1790)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
History of English Poetry, from the Close of the Eleventh to the Commencement of the Eighteenth Century
Borrowed: 1789/4/21 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/5/21 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Author: Thomas Warton (Male, born 1728, died 1790), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 199754
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 213
Archaeologia vol. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Borrowed: 1789/4/21 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/5/21 (Thursday).
Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.
Society of Antiquaries of London (Unspecified)
Genre: History
Archaeologia: or miscellaneous tracts, relating to antiquity : Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London.
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: J.186-7.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8
Confidence level: Certain
Society of Antiquaries of London (Unspecified)
Genre: History
Archaeologia, or Miscellaneous tracts, relating to antiquity.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770-1792. Format: 4to. Pagination: 110 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 10 times in 6 borrowing records
ESTC: T147226
Society of Antiquaries of London (Unspecified)
Genre: History
Archaeologia, or Miscellaneous Tracts, Relating to Antiquity
Borrowed: 1789/4/21 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/5/21 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Author: Society of Antiquaries of London (Unspecified), Genre: History
Archaeologia, or Miscellaneous Tracts, Relating to Antiquity
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8
Record ID 199895
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 215
Cousins leçons de calcul 8vo
Borrowed: 1789/4/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/5/28 (Thursday).
Sir William Miller of Glenlee; Lord Glenlee
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1777. Life dates: 1755-1846.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Jacques Antoine Joseph Cousin (Male, born 1739, died 1800)
Genre: Mathematics
Leçons de calcul différentiel et de calcul intégral [Cousin]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Cn.8.38.
Confidence level: Certain
Jacques Antoine Joseph Cousin (Male, born 1739, died 1800)
Genre: Mathematics
Leçons de calcul différentiel et de calcul intégral par Cousin.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2
Jacques Antoine Joseph Cousin (Male, born 1739, died 1800)
Genre: Mathematics
Leçons de Calcul Différentiel et de Calcul Intégral
Borrowed: 1789/4/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/5/28 (Thursday).
Borrower: Sir William Miller of Glenlee; Lord Glenlee
Author: Jacques Antoine Joseph Cousin (Male, born 1739, died 1800), Genre: Mathematics
Record ID 199850
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 215
Academie de Berlin 1779 & 1782
Borrowed: 1789/4/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/5/28 (Thursday).
Sir William Miller of Glenlee; Lord Glenlee
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1777. Life dates: 1755-1846.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Académie royale des sciences et belles lettres (Berlin, Germany) (Unspecified)
Genre: Periodicals
Histoire de l'Acádemie Royale des Sciences et des Belles Lettres de Berlin
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: NE.797 (Wanting the issue for 1755).
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1774, Volume 1782
Confidence level: Certain
Académie royale des sciences et belles lettres (Berlin, Germany) (Unspecified)
Genre: Periodicals
Histoire de l'Acádemie Royale des Sciences et des Belles Lettres de Berlin.
Language: French . Published: Berlin. Date of publication: 1746-1805. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 10 times in 7 borrowing records
Académie royale des sciences et belles lettres (Berlin, Germany) (Unspecified)
Genre: Periodicals
Histoire de l'Acádemie Royale des Sciences et des Belles Lettres de Berlin
Borrowed: 1789/4/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/5/28 (Thursday).
Borrower: Sir William Miller of Glenlee; Lord Glenlee
Author: Académie royale des sciences et belles lettres (Berlin, Germany) (Unspecified), Genre: Periodicals
Histoire de l'Acádemie Royale des Sciences et des Belles Lettres de Berlin
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1774, Volume 1782
Record ID 199958
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 217
Burnetts Ancient Metaphysicks 3 vol 4to
Borrowed: 1789/4/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/5/28 (Thursday).
Mr George Robertson Scott of Benholm
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1786. Life dates: d. 1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
James Burnet Lord Monboddo (Male, born 1714, died 1799)
Genre: History, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Antient metaphysics: or, the science of universals.
Possible modern shelfmark: Vol. 1: [Ven].3/1.3 .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
James Burnet Lord Monboddo (Male, born 1714, died 1799)
Genre: History, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Antient metaphysics: or, the science of universals.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1779. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 9 times in 5 borrowing records
ESTC: T22180
James Burnet Lord Monboddo (Male, born 1714, died 1799)
Genre: History, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Antient Metaphysics
Confidence level: Certain
James Burnet Lord Monboddo (Male, born 1714, died 1799)
Genre: History, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Antient metaphysics: or, the science of universals. Containing a further examination of the principles of Sir Isaac Newton’s astronomy.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1782. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 6 times in 2 borrowing records
ESTC: T22181
James Burnet Lord Monboddo (Male, born 1714, died 1799)
Genre: History, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Antient Metaphysics
Confidence level: Certain
James Burnet Lord Monboddo (Male, born 1714, died 1799)
Genre: History, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Antient metaphysics. Volume third. Containing the history and philosophy of men.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1784. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 6 times in 2 borrowing records
ESTC: T22182
James Burnet Lord Monboddo (Male, born 1714, died 1799)
Genre: History, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Antient Metaphysics
Borrowed: 1789/4/28 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/5/28 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr George Robertson Scott of Benholm
Author: James Burnet Lord Monboddo (Male, born 1714, died 1799), Genre: History, Genre: Natural Philosophy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 200021
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 219
Youngs Six Months tour to the North 4 vol 8vo
Borrowed: 1789/5/7 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/6/7 (Sunday).
Mr John Dickson of Kilbucho
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1774. Life dates: 1752-1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Arthur Young (Male, born 1741, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
A six months tour through the north of England [Young]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: M.39.e.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Arthur Young (Male, born 1741, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
A six months tour through the North of England.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 8 times in 2 borrowing records
Arthur Young (Male, born 1741, died 1820)
Genre: Travel
Six Months Tour through the North of England
Borrowed: 1789/5/7 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/6/7 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr John Dickson of Kilbucho
Author: Arthur Young (Male, born 1741, died 1820), Genre: Travel
Six Months Tour through the North of England
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 200045
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 220
Scots Magazine 1788
Borrowed: 1789/5/7 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/6/7 (Sunday).
Mr Thomas McGrugar
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1786. Life dates: d. 1810.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Genre: Periodicals
Scots magazine.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1788
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: 1789/5/7 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/6/7 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas McGrugar
Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1788
Record ID 200051
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 221
Critical Review tom 66.
Borrowed: 1789/5/8 (Friday). Returned: 1789/6/8 (Monday).
Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.
Genre: Periodicals
Critical review, or, Annals of literature.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 66
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: 1789/5/8 (Friday). Returned: 1789/6/8 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Genre: Periodicals
Critical Review, or Annals of Literature
Volumes borrowed: Volume 66
Record ID 200048
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 221
Monthly Review to 79
Borrowed: 1789/5/8 (Friday). Returned: 1789/6/8 (Monday).
Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.
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 349 times in 204 borrowing records
ESTC: P1963
Genre: Periodicals
Monthly Review. A Periodical Work, Giving an Account ... of, and Extracts from, the New Books, Pamphlets, &c.
Borrowed: 1789/5/8 (Friday). Returned: 1789/6/8 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Genre: Periodicals
Volumes borrowed: Volume 79
Record ID 200069
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 221
Lelands Collectanea 6 vol
Borrowed: 1789/5/12 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/6/12 (Friday).
Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1775. Life dates: 1753-1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
John Leland (Male, born c.1506, died 1552)
Genre: History
Joannis Lelandi antiquarii de rebus Britannicis collectanea
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: C.7.e.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6
Confidence level: Certain
John Leland (Male, born c.1506, died 1552)
Genre: History
Joannis Lelandi antiquarii de rebus Britannicis collectanea. Cum Thomæ Hearnii præfatione notis et indice ad editionem primam. Editio altera. ... . Accedunt de rebus Anglicanis opuscula varia è diversis Codd. Mss. descripta et nunc primum in lucem edita.
Language: Latin . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 26 times in 5 borrowing records
ESTC: T136035
John Leland (Male, born c.1506, died 1552)
Genre: History
De Rebus Britannicis Collectanea
Borrowed: 1789/5/12 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/6/12 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson
Author: John Leland (Male, born c.1506, died 1552), Genre: History
De Rebus Britannicis Collectanea
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6
Record ID 200081
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 223
Critical Review tom 65
Borrowed: 1789/5/14 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/6/14 (Sunday).
Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.
Genre: Periodicals
Critical review, or, Annals of literature.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 65
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: 1789/5/14 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/6/14 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Genre: Periodicals
Critical Review, or Annals of Literature
Volumes borrowed: Volume 65
Record ID 200096
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 225
Lightfoot Flora Scotica 2 vol 8vo
Borrowed: 1789/5/25 (Monday). Returned: 1789/6/25 (Thursday).
Mr George Wallace
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1754. Life dates: 1727-1805.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
John Lightfoot (Male, born 1735, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Flora Scotica: or, A systematic arrangement, in the Linnaean method, of the native plants of Scotland and the Hebrides [Lightfoot]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: M.46/1.c.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
John Lightfoot (Male, born 1735, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Flora Scotica: or, a systematic arrangement, in the Linnæan method, of the native plants of Scotland and the Hebrides.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 10 times in 5 borrowing records
ESTC: T68850
John Lightfoot (Male, born 1735, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Flora Scotica: or, A Systematic Arrangement, in the Linnaean Method, of the Native Plants of Scotland and the Hebrides
Borrowed: 1789/5/25 (Monday). Returned: 1789/6/25 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr George Wallace
Author: John Lightfoot (Male, born 1735, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 200114
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 226
Vezeys Reports vol. 2d
Borrowed: 1789/6/8 (Monday). Returned: 1789/6/12 (Friday).
Mr Adam Rolland of Gask
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1758. Life dates: 1734-1819.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Court of Chancery Great Britain (Unspecified)
Genre: Law
Cases argued and determined, in the High Court of Chancery, in the time of Lord Chancellor Hardwicke, from the year 1746-7, to 1755 [Vezey]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Historical Collection TR E.163.1.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Court of Chancery Great Britain (Unspecified)
Genre: Law
Cases argued and determined, in the High Court of Chancery, in the time of Lord Chancellor Hardwicke, from the year 1746-7, to 1755.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 4to.
Editors: Vesey, Francis, 1721?-1804.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 5 times in 3 borrowing records
ESTC: T6635
Court of Chancery Great Britain (Unspecified)
Genre: Law
Cases Argued and Adjudged in the High Court of Chancery
Borrowed: 1789/6/8 (Monday). Returned: 1789/6/12 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Adam Rolland of Gask
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 200129
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 227
Hawkesworths Voyages vol. 2 & 3.
Borrowed: 1789/6/9 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/7/9 (Thursday).
Mr William Grant of Congalton
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1773. Life dates: d. 1821.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern hemisphere [Hawkesworth]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.149.b.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, And successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, And Captain Cook, In the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour: Drawn up From the Journals which were kept by the several Commanders, And from the Papers of Joseph Banks, Esq.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 62 times in 46 borrowing records
ESTC: T74467
John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773)
Genre: Travel
Account of the Voyages undertaken by the Order of His present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere
Borrowed: 1789/6/9 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/7/9 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr William Grant of Congalton
Author: John Hawkesworth (Male, born c.1715, died 1773), Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 200174
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 228
Campbells Philsophy of Rhetorick 2 vol 8vo
Borrowed: 1789/6/12 (Friday). Returned: 1789/7/12 (Sunday).
Mr Archibald Macdonald of Sanda
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: d. 1795.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
George Campbell (Male, born 1719, died 1796)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Campbell Philosophy of rhetoric, 2 vol, 8vo, 1776 (original title)
The philosophy of rhetoric. (standardised title)
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
George Campbell (Male, born 1719, died 1796)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The philosophy of rhetoric. By George Campbell, ... In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1776. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 142 times in 87 borrowing records
ESTC: T145750
George Campbell (Male, born 1719, died 1796)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Philosophy of Rhetoric
Borrowed: 1789/6/12 (Friday). Returned: 1789/7/12 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr Archibald Macdonald of Sanda
Author: George Campbell (Male, born 1719, died 1796), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 200249
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 232
Tresson Amadis de Gaule 2 vol
Borrowed: 1789/6/16 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/7/16 (Thursday).
Mr William Tait
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: c. 1755-1800.
Vasco de Lobeira (Male, died 1403)
Genre: Fiction
Traduction lbire d'Amadis de Gaule [Tressan]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: H.23.e.21.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Vasco de Lobeira (Male, died 1403)
Genre: Fiction
Traduction libre d'Amadis de Gaule.
Language: French . Published: Amsterdam. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 12mo.
Translators: Tressan, Louis-Élisabeth de La Vergne (1705-1783), comte de
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 12 times in 6 borrowing records
Vasco de Lobeira (Male, died 1403)
Genre: Fiction
Amadis of Gaul
Borrowed: 1789/6/16 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/7/16 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr William Tait
Author: Vasco de Lobeira (Male, died 1403), Genre: Fiction
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 200255
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 232
Henry's History of G. Britain tom 2.3
Borrowed: 1789/6/16 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/7/16 (Thursday).
Mr Thomas Muir of Huntershill
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1787. Life dates: 1765-1799.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790)
Genre: History
The history of Great Britain, from the first invasion of it by the Romans [Henry]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: C.11.a.8-13.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790)
Genre: History
The history of Great Britain, from the first invasion of it by the Romans Under Julius Caesar.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771-1793. Format: 4to. Pagination: 6 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 362 times in 250 borrowing records
ESTC: T93697
Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790)
Genre: History
History of Great Britain [Robert Henry]
Borrowed: 1789/6/16 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/7/16 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Muir of Huntershill
Author: Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790), Genre: History
History of Great Britain [Robert Henry]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 200297
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 233
Marshall Agriculture
Borrowed: 1789/6/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/7/17 (Friday).
Mr George Wallace
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1754. Life dates: 1727-1805.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
William Marshall (Male, born 1745, died 1818)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Experiments and observations concerning agriculture and the weather [Marshall]
Possible modern shelfmark: M.39.c.
Confidence level: Certain
William Marshall (Male, born 1745, died 1818)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Experiments and observations concerning agriculture and the weather.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1779. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T99906
William Marshall (Male, born 1745, died 1818)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Experiments and Observations concerning Agriculture and the Weather
Borrowed: 1789/6/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/7/17 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr George Wallace
Author: William Marshall (Male, born 1745, died 1818), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Experiments and Observations concerning Agriculture and the Weather
Record ID 200315
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 233
Farmers letters.
Borrowed: 1789/6/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/6/17 (Wednesday).
Mr George Wallace
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1754. Life dates: 1727-1805.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Arthur Young (Male, born 1741, died 1820)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The farmer's letters to the people of England [Young]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS; M.39.e..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Arthur Young (Male, born 1741, died 1820)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The farmer’s letters to the people of England: containing the sentiments of a practical husbandman, on various subjects of great importance: particularly the exportation of corn. The balance of agriculture and manufactures. The present state of husbandry. The circumstances attending large and small farms. The present state of the poor. The price of provisions. The proceedings of the society for the encouragement of arts, &c. The importance of timber and planting. Emigrations to the colonies. The means of promoting the agriculture and population of Great Britain, &c., &c. To which are added, Sylvæ: or occasional tracts on husbandry and rural oeconomics
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v..
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 23 times in 14 borrowing records
ESTC: T56255
Arthur Young (Male, born 1741, died 1820)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Farmer’s Letters to the People of England
Borrowed: 1789/6/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/6/17 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr George Wallace
Author: Arthur Young (Male, born 1741, died 1820), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Farmer’s Letters to the People of England
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 200309
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 233
Youngs Farmers Guide 2 vol
Borrowed: 1789/6/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/7/17 (Friday).
Mr George Wallace
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1754. Life dates: 1727-1805.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Arthur Young (Male, born 1741, died 1820)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The farmer's guide in hiring and stocking farms [Young]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: M.39.e..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Arthur Young (Male, born 1741, died 1820)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The farmer’s guide in hiring and stocking farms. Containing an examination of many subjects of great importance both to the common husbandman, in hiring a Farm; and to a gentlemen on taking the Whole or Part of his Estate into his own Hands. Particularly, The Signs whereby to judge of Land. The Points to be attended to in hiring a Farm. The Quantity of Land of every Sort proportioned to a given Sum of Money. The most advantageous Method of disposing of any Sum from 50 l. to 20,000 l. in Husbandry on cultivated or uncultivated Soils. The Means of rendering Agriculture as profitable to Gentlemen, as to common Farmers; and as beneficial a Profession as any other. Hints to those Gentlemen who farm for Pleasure alone. Also, plans of farm-yards, and sections of the necessary buildings. In two volumes. By the author of the Farmer’s letters.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 21 times in 15 borrowing records
ESTC: T56260
Arthur Young (Male, born 1741, died 1820)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Farmer’s Guide in Hiring and Stocking Farms
Borrowed: 1789/6/17 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/7/17 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr George Wallace
Author: Arthur Young (Male, born 1741, died 1820), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Farmer’s Guide in Hiring and Stocking Farms
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 200381
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 237
Buffons naturelle History 3 vol
Borrowed: 1789/6/19 (Friday). Returned: 1789/7/19 (Sunday).
Mr David Cathcart of Greenfield; Lord Alloway
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1785. Life dates: 1764-1829.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire naturelle des oiseaux [Buffon]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Very likely
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Histoire naturelle des oiseaux.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1770-1786. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 18 times in 6 borrowing records
Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History of Birds
Borrowed: 1789/6/19 (Friday). Returned: 1789/7/19 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr David Cathcart of Greenfield; Lord Alloway
Author: Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788), Genre: Natural Philosophy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 200372
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 237
Henry's hist. vol 4 & 5 in 4to
Borrowed: 1789/6/19 (Friday). Returned: 1789/7/19 (Sunday). Fine pledged in case of late return: two Guineas.
Mr Claud Irvine Boswell of Balmuto; Lord Balmuto
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1766. Life dates: 1742-1824.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790)
Genre: History
The history of Great Britain, from the first invasion of it by the Romans [Henry]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: C.11.a.8-13.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 5
Confidence level: Certain
Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790)
Genre: History
The history of Great Britain, from the first invasion of it by the Romans Under Julius Caesar.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771-1793. Format: 4to. Pagination: 6 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 362 times in 250 borrowing records
ESTC: T93697
Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790)
Genre: History
History of Great Britain [Robert Henry]
Borrowed: 1789/6/19 (Friday). Returned: 1789/7/19 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr Claud Irvine Boswell of Balmuto; Lord Balmuto
Author: Robert Henry (Male, born 1718, died 1790), Genre: History
History of Great Britain [Robert Henry]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 5
Record ID 200402
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 238
Burrows reports vol 2
Borrowed: 1789/6/20 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/7/1 (Wednesday).
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 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 2
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: 1789/6/20 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/7/1 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Hamilton
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 2
Record ID 200438
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 238
Hardwicks Cases
Borrowed: 1789/6/20 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/7/1 (Wednesday).
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.
Court of King's Bench Great Britain (Unspecified)
Genre: Law
Cases argued and adjudged, in the Court of King’s Bench, at Westminster, in the 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th years of the reign of his late Majesty, King George the Second. During which time the late Lord Chief Justice Hardwicke presided in that court [Hardwicke]
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Historical Collection TR E.161.3].
Confidence level: Certain
Court of King's Bench Great Britain (Unspecified)
Genre: Law
Cases argued and adjudged, in the Court of King’s Bench, At Westminster, in the 7th , 8th, 9th, and 10th years of the Reign of his Late Majesty, King George the Second. During which time the late Lord Chief Justice Hardwicke presided in that court. To which are added, Some Determinations of the Late Lord Chief Justice Lee; and also Two Equity Ones by Lord chancellor Hardwicke.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1770. Format: folio.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T141219
Court of King's Bench Great Britain (Unspecified)
Genre: Law
Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench
Borrowed: 1789/6/20 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/7/1 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Hamilton
Author: Court of King's Bench Great Britain (Unspecified), Genre: Law
Record ID 200456
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 239
Encyclopedie tom 12.
Borrowed: 1789/6/23 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/7/23 (Thursday).
Mr George Wallace
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1754. Life dates: 1727-1805.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopédie; ou, Dictionnaire raisonnée des sciences, des arts, et des métiers, etc. Supplément à l'Encyclopédie ...
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.190.d.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 12
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Reference Works
Supplément à l'Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, par une société de gens de lettres.
Language: French . Published: Amsterdam. Date of publication: 1776-1777. Format: folio. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 6 times in 5 borrowing records
Genre: Reference Works
Supplément à l'Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers
Borrowed: 1789/6/23 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/7/23 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr George Wallace
Genre: Reference Works
Supplément à l'Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers
Volumes borrowed: Volume 12
Record ID 200444
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 239
Barettis Introduction 8vo
Borrowed: 1789/6/20 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/7/20 (Monday).
Mr John Swinton tertius
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1762. Life dates: 1759-1820.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Giuseppe Baretti (Male, born 1719, died 1789)
Genre: Belles Lettres
An introduction to the most useful European languages [Baretti]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.113.a.
Confidence level: Certain
Giuseppe Baretti (Male, born 1719, died 1789)
Genre: Belles Lettres
An introduction to the most useful European languages, consisting of select passages, from the most celebrated English, French, Italian, and Spanish authors.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1772. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T83919
Giuseppe Baretti (Male, born 1719, died 1789)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Introduction to the Most Useful European Languages, Consisting of Select Passages
Borrowed: 1789/6/20 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/7/20 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr John Swinton tertius
Author: Giuseppe Baretti (Male, born 1719, died 1789), Genre: Belles Lettres
Introduction to the Most Useful European Languages, Consisting of Select Passages
Record ID 200483
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 240
Smiths wealth of Nations 2 vol 4to
Borrowed: 1789/6/23 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/7/23 (Thursday).
Mr Robert Henderson of Fordel
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1783. Life dates: 1762-1833.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
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 [Smith]
Possible modern shelfmark: [Ab].1/1.8.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
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: 1776. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 103 times in 77 borrowing records
ESTC: T96668
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: 1789/6/23 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/7/23 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Henderson of Fordel
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
Record ID 200492
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 241
Lysias & Isocrates by Gillies 4to
Borrowed: 1789/6/23 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/7/23 (Thursday).
Mr Malcolm Laing of Strenzie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1785. Life dates: 1762-1818.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Isocrates (Male, born BCE436, died BCE338), Lysias (Male, born c.BCE445, died BCE380)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The orations of Lysias and Isocrates, translated from the Greek [Gillies]
Possible modern shelfmark: T.378.c..
Confidence level: Certain
Isocrates (Male, born BCE436, died BCE338), Lysias (Male, born c.BCE445, died BCE380)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The orations of Lysias and Isocrates, translated from the Greek: with some account of their lives; and a discourse on the history, manners, and character of the Greeks, with Some Account of their Lives; and A Discourse on the History, Manners, and Character of the Greeks, from the Conclusion of the Peloponnesian War, to the Battle of Chaeronea.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 4to.
Translators: Gillies, John, 1747-1836.
Number of borrowings: 8
ESTC: T106138
Isocrates (Male, born BCE436, died BCE338), Lysias (Male, born c.BCE445, died BCE380)
Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Orations of Lysias and Isocrates
Borrowed: 1789/6/23 (Tuesday). Returned: 1789/7/23 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr Malcolm Laing of Strenzie
Author: Isocrates (Male, born BCE436, died BCE338), Lysias (Male, born c.BCE445, died BCE380), Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Record ID 200555
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 245
Youngs Farmers Letters 2 vol.
Borrowed: 1789/6/27 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/7/27 (Monday).
Mr William Baillie of Polkemmet; Lord Polkemmet
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1758. Life dates: c. 1736-1816.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Law > Sheriff.
Arthur Young (Male, born 1741, died 1820)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The farmer's letters to the people of England [Young]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS; M.39.e..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Arthur Young (Male, born 1741, died 1820)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
The farmer’s letters to the people of England: containing the sentiments of a practical husbandman, on various subjects of great importance: particularly the exportation of corn. The balance of agriculture and manufactures. The present state of husbandry. The circumstances attending large and small farms. The present state of the poor. The price of provisions. The proceedings of the society for the encouragement of arts, &c. The importance of timber and planting. Emigrations to the colonies. The means of promoting the agriculture and population of Great Britain, &c., &c. To which are added, Sylvæ: or occasional tracts on husbandry and rural oeconomics
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2v..
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 23 times in 14 borrowing records
ESTC: T56255
Arthur Young (Male, born 1741, died 1820)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Farmer’s Letters to the People of England
Borrowed: 1789/6/27 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/7/27 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr William Baillie of Polkemmet; Lord Polkemmet
Author: Arthur Young (Male, born 1741, died 1820), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Farmer’s Letters to the People of England
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 200627
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 246
Plinii Hist. naturales Lat. Fr. 12 vol 4to
Borrowed: 1789/6/29 (Monday). Returned: 1789/7/29 (Wednesday).
Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1775. Life dates: 1753-1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Pliny the Younger (Male, born c.61, died 113)
Genre: Reference Works
Pliny Historia Naturalis Lat. Fr. 12 vols (original title)
Histoire naturelle, traduite en François, avec le texte Latin [Pliny] (standardised title)
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.71.b.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8, Volume 9, Volume 10, Volume 11, Volume 12
Confidence level: Certain
Pliny the Younger (Male, born c.61, died 113)
Genre: Reference Works
Histoire Naturelle de Pline, traduite en François avec le texte latin ... Accompagnée de notes critiques ... et d'observations sur les connoissances des anciens comparées avec les découvertes des modernes.
Language: French | Latin . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1771-1782. Format: 4to.
Editors: Poinsinet de Sivry, Louis
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 20 times in 6 borrowing records
Pliny the Younger (Male, born c.61, died 113)
Genre: Reference Works
Natural History [Pliny]
Borrowed: 1789/6/29 (Monday). Returned: 1789/7/29 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr William Robertson Lord Robertson
Author: Pliny the Younger (Male, born c.61, died 113), Genre: Reference Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8, Volume 9, Volume 10, Volume 11, Volume 12
Record ID 200735
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 249
Annual Register tom 1-8 inclus.
Borrowed: 1789/7/1 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/8/1 (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.
Genre: Periodicals
Annual register, or a view of the history, politics, and literature for the year ...
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8
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 854 times in 498 borrowing records
ESTC: T213203
Genre: Periodicals
Annual Register, or A View of the History, Politics, and Literature
Borrowed: 1789/7/1 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/8/1 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Hamilton
Genre: Periodicals
Annual Register, or A View of the History, Politics, and Literature
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8
Record ID 200729
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 249
Bruyeres Characteres & Theophrate 2 vol 12o
Borrowed: 1789/7/1 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/8/1 (Saturday).
Mr Robert Urquhart of Burdsyards
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1788. Life dates: d. 1815.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Jean de La Bruyère (Male, born 1645, died 1696), Theophrastus (Male, born c.BCE371, died BCE287)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Les caracteres de Theophraste, &c. [La Bruyere]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: Au.7.6-7.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Jean de La Bruyère (Male, born 1645, died 1696), Theophrastus (Male, born c.BCE371, died BCE287)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Les caracteres de Theophraste, &c.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1776. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 6 times in 3 borrowing records
Jean de La Bruyère (Male, born 1645, died 1696), Theophrastus (Male, born c.BCE371, died BCE287)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Caracteres de Theophraste Traduits du Grec, avec les Caracteres ou les Moeurs de ce Siecle
Borrowed: 1789/7/1 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/8/1 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Urquhart of Burdsyards
Author: Jean de La Bruyère (Male, born 1645, died 1696), Theophrastus (Male, born c.BCE371, died BCE287), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Lives
Caracteres de Theophraste Traduits du Grec, avec les Caracteres ou les Moeurs de ce Siecle
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 200810
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 250
Pennants tour in Scotland 2 vol 4to
Borrowed: 1789/7/2 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/8/2 (Sunday).
Mr Robert Dick of Kirkfield
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1744. Life dates: d. 1796.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor. Law > Advocate.
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
Tour in Scotland, and voyage to the Hebrides; MDCCLXXII [Pennant]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.157.a.
Confidence level: Very likely
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
Tour in Scotland, and voyage to the Hebrides; MDCCLXXII.
Language: English . Published: Chester. Date of publication: 1774-1776. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 48 times in 42 borrowing records
ESTC: T113907
Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
Tour in Scotland, and Voyage to the Hebrides; MDCCLXXII
Borrowed: 1789/7/2 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/8/2 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Dick of Kirkfield
Author: Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798), Genre: Travel
Record ID 200822
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 251
Tacitus a Brotier 4 vol 4to
Borrowed: 1789/7/4 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/8/4 (Tuesday).
Mr Thomas Muir of Huntershill
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1787. Life dates: 1765-1799.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Cornelius Tacitus (Male, born c.56, died 120)
Genre: History
Opera [Tacitus; Brotier]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.63.c .
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Cornelius Tacitus (Male, born c.56, died 120)
Genre: History
C. Cornelii Taciti opera recognovit, emendavit, supplementis explevit, notis, dissertationibus, tabulis geographicis illustravit Gabriel Brotier.
Language: Latin . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 16 times in 6 borrowing records
ESTC: T127406
Cornelius Tacitus (Male, born c.56, died 120)
Genre: History
Works of Tacitus
Borrowed: 1789/7/4 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/8/4 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Muir of Huntershill
Author: Cornelius Tacitus (Male, born c.56, died 120), Genre: History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 200825
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 252
D'Aguesseau oeuvres 6 tom. in 4.
Borrowed: 1789/7/6 (Monday). Returned: 1790/6/5 (Saturday). Fine pledged in case of late return: two pounds sterl..
Mr John Wright
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1783. Life dates: d. 1813.
Henri François d' Aguesseau (Male, born 1668, died 1751)
Genre: Law, Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Theology
Oeuvres de M. le chancelier d’Aguesseau
Possible modern shelfmark: AL: Historical Collection [a].4.31-43.
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified
Confidence level: Certain
Henri François d' Aguesseau (Male, born 1668, died 1751)
Genre: Law, Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Theology
Œuvres de M. le chancelier d'Aguesseau, etc.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1759-1789. Format: 4to. Pagination: 13 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 27 times in 7 borrowing records
Henri François d' Aguesseau (Male, born 1668, died 1751)
Genre: Law, Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Theology
Works of Henri François d' Aguesseau
Borrowed: 1789/7/6 (Monday). Returned: 1790/6/5 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr John Wright
Author: Henri François d' Aguesseau (Male, born 1668, died 1751), Genre: Law, Genre: Philosophy and Morality, Genre: Theology
Works of Henri François d' Aguesseau
Volumes borrowed: Volume unspecified
Record ID 200834
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 253
Annual Register 1782 to 1786 inclus
Borrowed: 1789/7/8 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/8/8 (Saturday).
Mr Thomas Wilson
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1781. Life dates: 1758-1824.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Genre: Periodicals
Annual register, or a view of the history, politics, and literature for the year ...
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1782, Volume 1783, Volume 1784, Volume 1785, Volume 1786
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 854 times in 498 borrowing records
ESTC: T213203
Genre: Periodicals
Annual Register, or A View of the History, Politics, and Literature
Borrowed: 1789/7/8 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/8/8 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Wilson
Genre: Periodicals
Annual Register, or A View of the History, Politics, and Literature
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1782, Volume 1783, Volume 1784, Volume 1785, Volume 1786
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 200885
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 257
Williams rise of northern Governments 2 vol 4to
Borrowed: 1789/7/13 (Monday). Returned: 1789/8/13 (Thursday).
Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1772. Life dates: 1750-1823 .
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Law > Dean of Faculty.
John Williams (Male)
Genre: History, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy, Genre: Travel
The rise, progress, and present state of the northern governments; viz. the United Provinces, Denmark, Sweden, Russia, and Poland [Williams]
Possible modern shelfmark: A.89.c.5-6.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
John Williams (Male)
Genre: History, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy, Genre: Travel
The rise, progress, and present state of the northern governments; viz. the United Provinces, Denmark, Sweden, Russia, and Poland.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 4to. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 8 times in 4 borrowing records
ESTC: T91664
John Williams (Male)
Genre: History, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy, Genre: Travel
Rise, Progress, and Present State of the Northern Governments; viz. the United Provinces, Denmark, Sweden, Russia, and Poland
Borrowed: 1789/7/13 (Monday). Returned: 1789/8/13 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr Matthew Ross of Condie
Author: John Williams (Male), Genre: History, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy, Genre: Travel
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
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.
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 200909
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 260
Mortimers British Plutarch 6 vol
Borrowed: 1789/7/15 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/8/15 (Saturday).
Mr Thomas McGrugar
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1786. Life dates: d. 1810.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
Thomas Mortimer (Male, born 1730, died 1810)
Genre: Lives
The British Plutarch, containing the lives of the most eminent statesmen, patriots, divines, warriors, philosophers, poets, and artists, of Great Britain and Ireland, from the accession of Henry VIII. to the present time [Mortimer]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: C.15.f.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Mortimer (Male, born 1730, died 1810)
Genre: Lives
The British Plutarch, containing the lives of the most eminent statesmen, patriots, divines, warriors, philosophers, poets, and artists, of Great Britain and Ireland, from the accession of Henry Viii. to the present time. Including, a Complete History of England from that Aera. In six volumes. Ornamented with elegant frontispieces. Vol. I. A new edition, revised, corrected, and considerably enlarged, by the editor, T. Mortimer, Esq;
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1776. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 207 times in 162 borrowing records
ESTC: T107370
Thomas Mortimer (Male, born 1730, died 1810)
Genre: Lives
British Plutarch
Borrowed: 1789/7/15 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/8/15 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas McGrugar
Author: Thomas Mortimer (Male, born 1730, died 1810), Genre: Lives
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6
Record ID 200942
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 261
Lelands History of Ireland 3 vol 4to
Borrowed: 1789/7/17 (Friday). Returned: 1789/8/17 (Monday).
Sir John Sinclair of Ulbster
Gender: Male. Address: 9 Charlotte Square; 6 Charlotte Square; 133 George Street, Edinburgh.
Admission date: 1775. Life dates: 1754-1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Thomas Leland (Male, born 1722, died 1785)
Genre: History
The history of Ireland from the invasion of Henry II [Leland]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: A.30.b.10-12.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Leland (Male, born 1722, died 1785)
Genre: History
The history of Ireland from the invasion of Henry II. With a preliminary discourse on the antient state of that kingdom.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 4to. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 28 times in 11 borrowing records
ESTC: T135878
Thomas Leland (Male, born 1722, died 1785)
Genre: History
History of Ireland from the Invasion of Henry II
Borrowed: 1789/7/17 (Friday). Returned: 1789/8/17 (Monday).
Borrower: Sir John Sinclair of Ulbster
Author: Thomas Leland (Male, born 1722, died 1785), Genre: History
History of Ireland from the Invasion of Henry II
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 200957
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 262
Cooks Voyage 2 vol 4to
Borrowed: 1789/7/18 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/8/18 (Tuesday).
Sir William Miller of Glenlee; Lord Glenlee
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1777. Life dates: 1755-1846.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
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: 1789/7/18 (Saturday). Returned: 1789/8/18 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Sir William Miller of Glenlee; Lord Glenlee
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 200999
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 263
Coxe's Russian discoveries 4to
Borrowed: 1789/7/23 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/8/23 (Sunday).
Mr William Charles Little of Liberton
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1765.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Account of the Russian discoveries between Asia and America [Coxe]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.127.c.9 .
Confidence level: Certain
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Account of the Russian discoveries between Asia and America.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 12 times in 11 borrowing records
ESTC: T134277
William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828)
Genre: Travel
Account of the Russian Discoveries between Asia and America
Borrowed: 1789/7/23 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/8/23 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr William Charles Little of Liberton
Author: William Coxe (Male, born 1747, died 1828), Genre: Travel
Record ID 201014
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 264
Memoires du Mareschall duc de Berwick 2 vol
Borrowed: 1789/7/23 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/8/23 (Sunday).
Mr George Robertson Scott of Benholm
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1786. Life dates: d. 1835.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
James Fitzjames Duke of Berwick (Male, born 1670, died 1734)
Genre: Lives
Mémoires, écrits par lui-même [Berwick]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: D.7.a.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
James Fitzjames Duke of Berwick (Male, born 1670, died 1734)
Genre: Lives
Mémoires du Maréchal de Berwick, ecrits par lui-même; avec une suite abregée depuis 1716, jusqu'à sa mort en 1734; précédés de son portrait par Milord Bolingbroke, et d'une ébauche d'éloge historique, par le President de Montesquieu; terminé par des notes et des lettres servant de pièces justificatives pour la compagne de 1708.
Language: French . Published: Paris. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 4 times in 2 borrowing records
James Fitzjames Duke of Berwick (Male, born 1670, died 1734)
Genre: Lives
Memoirs of the Marshal Duke of Berwick
Borrowed: 1789/7/23 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/8/23 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr George Robertson Scott of Benholm
Author: James Fitzjames Duke of Berwick (Male, born 1670, died 1734), Genre: Lives
Memoirs of the Marshal Duke of Berwick
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 201038
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 265
Twisses Travels thro Spain 4to
Borrowed: 1789/7/23 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/8/23 (Sunday).
Mr Robert Cullen Lord Cullen
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1764. Life dates: 1742-1810.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Curator. Law > Advocate. Law > Lord of Session/Senator of the College of Justice.
Richard Twiss (Male, born 1747, died 1821)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Portugal and Spain, in 1772 and 1773 [Twiss]
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: K.173.a.
Confidence level: Certain
Richard Twiss (Male, born 1747, died 1821)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Portugal and Spain, in 1772 and 1773.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 16
ESTC: T981
Richard Twiss (Male, born 1747, died 1821)
Genre: Travel
Travels through Portugal and Spain, in 1772 and 1773
Borrowed: 1789/7/23 (Thursday). Returned: 1789/8/23 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Cullen Lord Cullen
Author: Richard Twiss (Male, born 1747, died 1821), Genre: Travel
Record ID 201083
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 266
Boutcher on Forest Trees 4to
Borrowed: 1789/7/24 (Friday). Returned: 1789/8/24 (Monday).
Mr John Morthland
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1773. Life dates: d. 1807.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
William Boutcher (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
A treatise on forest-trees [Boutcher]
Possible modern shelfmark: M.43/1.a.[alpha].
Confidence level: Certain
William Boutcher (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
A treatise on forest-trees: Containing not only the best methods of their culture hitherto practised, but a variety of new and useful discoveries, the result of many repeated experiments: as also, plain directions for removing most of the valuable kinds of forest-trees, to the height of thirty feet and upwards, with certain success; and, on the same principles, (with as certain success) for transplanting hedges of sundry kinds, which will at once resist cattle: to which are added, directions for the disposition, planting, and culture of hedges, by observing which, they will be handsomer and stronger fences in five years, than they now usually are in ten.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 2
ESTC: T101306
William Boutcher (Male)
Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Treatise on Forest-Trees
Borrowed: 1789/7/24 (Friday). Returned: 1789/8/24 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr John Morthland
Author: William Boutcher (Male), Genre: Practical Arts/Useful Knowledge
Record ID 201101
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 268
Dodd's Beauties of Shakspere 3 vol. 12
Borrowed: 1789/7/27 (Monday). Returned: 1789/8/27 (Thursday). Fine pledged in case of late return: fifteen shill sterl.
Mr Thomas McGrugar
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1786. Life dates: d. 1810.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Advocate.
William Dodd (Male, born 1729, died 1777)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The beauties of Shakespear: regularly selected from each play [Dodd]
Possible modern shelfmark: [Am].7/1.11-13.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
William Dodd (Male, born 1729, died 1777)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The beauties of Shakespear: regularly selected from each play.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1780. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 3 times in 1 borrowing record
ESTC: T93892
William Dodd (Male, born 1729, died 1777)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Beauties of Shakespear
Borrowed: 1789/7/27 (Monday). Returned: 1789/8/27 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas McGrugar
Author: William Dodd (Male, born 1729, died 1777), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 201110
Library: Advocates Library. Register: F.R.262a/15 (1788-1789, Type: Other). Page: 269
Encyclopêdie Franc. tom tenth in fol.
Borrowed: 1789/7/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/8/29 (Saturday). Fine pledged in case of late return: two guineas.
Mr Robert Hodshon Cay of Charlton Hall
Gender: Male.
Admission date: 1780. Life dates: 1758-1810.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Judge. Law > Advocate.
Genre: Reference Works
Encyclopédie; ou, Dictionnaire raisonnée des sciences, des arts, et des métiers, etc. Supplément à l'Encyclopédie ...
Possible modern shelfmark: NLS: E.190.d.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 10
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Reference Works
Supplément à l'Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, par une société de gens de lettres.
Language: French . Published: Amsterdam. Date of publication: 1776-1777. Format: folio. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 6 times in 5 borrowing records
Genre: Reference Works
Supplément à l'Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers
Borrowed: 1789/7/29 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/8/29 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Hodshon Cay of Charlton Hall
Genre: Reference Works
Supplément à l'Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers
Volumes borrowed: Volume 10
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