A CATALOGUE OF MY BOOKS I BOUGHT SINCE 1667
Since my returne to Scotland from travelling, which was on the 9 of
November 1667, I have got or bought the following books. As for the books I
had ather before my parture or which I acquired and bought in forraine
parts, I have a full and perfit Catalogue of them in my litle black-skinned
book, and now I have two large Catalogues of them all.
Imprimis,
Brossoei Remissiones ad Corpus Glossatum,
from Rot Broun, 10 shilings sterl.
Vinnius ad Peckium de re nautica, 4 shil's st.
Loccenius de Jure maritimo, 2 shi's st.
Corpus Juris Civ. van Leuven, in 2 folios gifted
me by Bailzie Calderwood.
Mathematicall Magick, given me by my unckle Andrew Lauder.
S.G. M'ckeinzies Solitude præferred, etc., given me by my father.
4 volumina Mascardi de probationibus, bound in
2 folios, from Thomas Broune, ij dollars.
Montholon's plaidoiz, 18 pence.
Received from Mr. James Ainsley,
De in Consilia and Jason in Codicem, for which I gave him in
exchange,
Melchioris Cani Loci Theologici,
Gaspar Pencerus de Divinationibus,
Elliot's method of the French tongue,
Manasseh ben Israel de termino vitæ,
Bayri enchiridion,
Densingius de Peste,
Bodechevi poemata, and
Jacobi Hantini angelus custos, in all 8 old books in 8'ro and 12.
Guillim's Herauldry illuminat, got from Sir A. Ramsay, my brother
in law. Receaved also from him,
Bacon upon the union of Scotland and England.
Receaved in Alex'r Hamilton's in the Linkton of Abotshall,
Henricii Institutiones Medicæ.
Heylin's Cosmographie, best edition, 22 shil's st. and 6 pence.
For a great Bible of Andrew Hart's edition, 16 shil. stg. & 4 pence.
For Broun's Vulgar errors, 6 shils. 6 pence.
Present state of England, 1 vol., 30 pence.
Morall state of England, 24 pence.
Acts of the Generall Assembly, 1643, received from Bailzie Calderwood.
The reschinded acts of parliament, 1646, 1647, 1648, with other papers
theirto relating receaved from Collonell Ramsay, which with the rest
of thesse acts which I had beside me, made up a compleit volume of the
haill reschinded parliaments from 1640 till 1650 (except only the acts
of the parl. held in June 1640, which I have since that tyme purchast
a part and the acts of the parliament held in 1650 which I can no
wheir come by), all which reschinded acts togither with thesse of the
parliament 1633, which are not reschinded, I caused bind togither in
on book and payed for the binding 30 pence.
The Acts of the Generall Assembly, 1638, 24 pence.
Papon's arrests of parliament, a dollar.
Corpus Glossatum Canonicum, 2 tomes in folio, of the
[I have now got the 3d as is marked infra, so that
I have it now entire[711] 3, wheirof it consists,
for which I gave 3 dollars.
and Henricij Institutiones Medicinæ, to on Mr. Chrystie.
[711] Interlined.
Receaved from Mr. Alex'r Seaton of Pitmedden,
Criminalia Angeli de Aretino,
Albertus de Gandino and Hippolytus de Marsiliis super eadem
materia, all in on volume in the gothick letter;
for which I gave him in exchange Alstedii encyclopaedia.
Present state of England, 2d vol., 3 sh's st.
Midleton and Rothesses acts of parliament in 1661, 1662
and 1663 received from Mr. C. Wardlaw.
Knox's Cronicle of Scotland, 8 shils. st.
Navarri manuale confessariorum, 26 pence.
A collection of the English laws, a dollar.
Polyd. Virgilij Historia Angliæ, a dollar.
Zosimus, Procopius, Agathias, etc., their Histories
in on volume, a dollar.
Wimesii theses and other miscellanies in with it, a shilling.
Thir 5 or six last books I bought from J. Nicoll,
Janitor of the Colledge, in May 1671.
Receaved from the provest S.A. Ramsay,
S. Colvill's mock poem of the whigs, 1 volume, a Reflection on
Monsieur Arnauld's book against Claud.
The English act of parliament laying are imposition upon all law suits.
Patavius his accompt of tymes.
See infra I got Ramsey's astrologie.
3 Tomes in 8'ro of Bellarmines.
Controversies in religion, from the Janitor, a dollar.
The cause of the contempt of the Clergie and
ane answer to it, 18 pence.
S.G. Mckeinzie's morall gallantry, 2 shils.
Acts of parliament in June 1649, 34 pence.
Doolitle on the Lord's supper, a mark.
St. Augustines confessions, 3 shils. st.
His de Civitate Dei, 4 shils. st.
Plinii panegyricus in Trajanum, a mark.
The act about the taxation imposed in the convention 1665, 4 pence.
The Clergie's vindication from Ignorance to
Poverty. Item, some Observations on the
Answer made to the Contempt of the Clergie,
bought on the 1 of febr. 1672, both stood me, 30 pence.
A Collection of English proverbs, 2 mark.
Indian Emperor, a comedy, 20 pence.
Cromwell's acts of parliament in 1656, 3 shils. st.
Dryden's Annus Mirabilis, 8 pence.
Auctores linguæ Latinæ, 40 pence.
Warro, Festus, Marcellus, Isidorus, etc.
Covenanters plea against absolvers, a shilling.
The Informations anent the firing of London in 1666, 6 pence.
Gilbert Burnet's letter to the author of Jus Populi, 3 pence.
Marciano, a comoedy, 6 pence.
A Treatise against the common received tenents
anent Witchcraft, 8 pence.
For the Seasonable case and a survey of Naphtali, 4 shils. st.
For Milton's traittee anent Marriages and their
nullities, 20 pence.
For Baker's Cronicle of England, last edition,
and Blunt's animadversions theiron,
both stood me, 21 shillings sterling.
Taylor's cases of Conscience, or
Ductor Dubitintium, 22 shilings sterling.
Petrie's Church Historie, 15 shili's sterl.
Plinius 2'di Epistolæ cum notis variorum, 6 shill's ster.
Cromwell's proclamations and acts of councell
from 1653 til 1654, 4 shil's st.
Tryrannick love and the Impertinents, 2 Comoedies, 40 pence.
Reflections on the eloquence of this tyme, 18 pence.
The mysterie of Iniquitie unvailled by G. Burnet, 9 pence.
Ane Answer to Salmasius his defensio Regia by
Peter English, 7 pence.
A Relation of the fight in 1665 betwixt the Dutch
and English and ane answer of our comissioners
to England in 1647; both of them, 4 pence.
Argentræi Commentarii ad consuetudines Brittaniæ, 9 shil's st.
Peleus his Quæstiones illustres and arrests of
parliament, 6 shill's sterling.
The History and Life of the Duke D'Espernon, 15 shi's ster.
4 volumes of English pamphlets, most of them
upon the late troubles in Britain, 15 shils. sterling.
For the English Liturgie or book of common prayer, 5 shillings.
Mr. G. Sinclares Hydrostaticks, given me by Mr.
James Fawsyde in Cokenie,
Baronius annalls compendized in two tomes, 3 shills. st.
Summa Conciliorum et Pontificum per Carranzam 2 shil. st.
Maximi Tyrii sermones, a shilling.
Benzonis Historia novi orbis seu Americæ, a shilling.
Dansæi Antiquitates mundi Antediluviani, a shilling.
Demosthenes orationes olynthicæ Græce et Latine, 6 pence.
Bucholzeri Index cronologicus, 3 shil's st.
Apulei Madaurensis opera omnia, 6 pence.
S.G. Mckeinzie's plaidings, 3 shil's st.
Acts of the session of parlia' held in 1652, 27 pence.
The New art of wying vanity against Mr. George Sinclars 15 pence.
Hydrostaticks bought in Dec'r 1657.
The Tempest, a Comoedie, 16 pence.
The Dutch Usurpation, 6 pence.
The Interest of England in the present war with Holland, 5 pence.
The Dutch Remonstrance against the 2 De Wittes, 4 pence.
The Lives of Arminius and Episcopius, 18 pence.
The Way of exercising the French Infantrie, 3 pence.
Moonshine or ane Answer to Doctor Wild's
Poetica Licentia, 6 pence.
Windiciae libertatis evangelii, 4 pence.
The persecutions of the reformed churches of France, 4 pence.
Rushworth's Collections, 23 shil's ster.
The Civill wars of Great Britian till 1600, 4 mark.
Charron upon Wisdome, 5 shill's 10 pence.
Manchester al mondo, a mark.
G. Burnet's Reply and 4 Conferences against the
answerer, 3 shil. st.
Walwood's maritime laws, given me by the provest Sir A. Ramsay.
My Lord Foord's practiques, given me by the aird of Idingtoun.
Thomas the Rymer's Prophecies, 4 pence.
Reusneri Symbola Imperatoria, 18 pence.
6 particular carts of shires in Scotland, 5 shil. st.
For the Grand Impostor discovered, payed to
Samuel Colvill, 3 dollars.
Roma Restituta gifted me by Mr. Thomas Bell.
Thir which follow ware all bought from Thomas
Broun in August 1673.
A new help to discourse, 20 pence.
Evelin for publick employment against S.G. Mckeinzie, 9 pence.
The Gentleman's calling, a shilling.
[The Guide to all Gentlewomen, 2 marks.[712]
The Colledge of foolls, 3 pence.
Douning's Vindication against the Hollanders, 16 pence.
Le Tombeau des controverses, 7 pence.
4 Comoedies, viz.: Love in a Nunnery, Marriage
a la mode, Epsom-Wells and Mcbeth's
tragedy, at 16 pence the peice, 5 shilings and a groat.
[712] Erased in MS.
Upon the 9 of September 1673 I bought from
Thomas Broun thir 8 following,
Imprimis,
Howell's Letters, 5 shillings st.
Every man his oune Doctor, 2 shillings.
The Mercury Gallant, 2 shillings.
The Journall of the French their war with
Holland in 1672, 2 shilings.
The Rehearsall transprosed, 18 pence.
The Transproser rehears't, 18 pence.
Stub's Justification of the Dutch war, 4 mark.
The Present State of Holland, 34 shillings.
Temple's Observations on the Dutch, 35 shilings.
Memoires of Q. Margret of France, 16 pence.
Loydes warning to a carles world, 15 pence.
M.A. Antoninus Meditations upon himselfe, 30 pence.
For Gregory Grey beard, 30 pence.
For the Education of Gentry, 33 shiling.
For Lucas Speach, the Comons their addresses,
and the relation of the ingadgements of the
fleets 1673, 14 pence.
For Parker's reprooff to the Rehearsall
transprosed, 6 shillings sterling.
For the Rehearsall transprosed, 2d part, 28 shiling.
For Ferguson against Parker about Grace and
Morall vertue, 32 shilings.
For the Art of Complaisance, 16 pence.
For Gudelinus & Zoesius de Feudis, 29 pence.
For the pamphlet against the Quakers called the
Spirit of the Hat, 6 pence.
A Discourse on the fischerie, 6 pence.
The Book of rates used in the sin custome house
of Rome, 9 pence.
Les Exceptions et defences de Droit.
Formulaire des Advocats, both thir receaved
from G.T.[713] of Touch.
[713] Thomson. See p. 196.
Cyriaci Lentuli Dubia decisa, a dollar.
Ziegleri dissertationes de læsione ultra dimidium,
de juribus clavium.
Commerciorum monopoliorum, etc.
Epicteti Enchiridion et tabula cebetis, 32 pence.
For the Notes and Observations on the Empresse
of Morocco revised, 18 pence.
in behalfe of Sir Elcanah Setle.
For Sir David Lindsaye's poems, 7 pence.
For the Baron D'Isola's buckler of state and justice, 28 pence.
For the Interest of the United Provinces and a
defence of the Zelanders choyce to submit
rather to England, 20 pence.
For the Empresse of Mororco, a farce, 18 pence.
The Honest Lawyer, a comedy, and the office of
general remembrance, got them from Idington
in Nov'r. 1674.
The Acts of the Assembly, 1648.
Ægidius Bard in his Methodus Juris Civilis,
from Edington.
Les Effects pernicieux des meschans favoris par Balthazar Gerbier.
Glanvil's way to Happines, 10 pence.
The Bischop of Sarisburies animadversions on an
Arminian book intitled God's love to mankind.
Joannis a Sande decisiones Frisicæ, given me by Pitmedden.
The Statute Law of England from Magna Carta to
the year 1640. Collected by Ferdinando Pulton.
The first part of Litleton's Instituts of the Law
of England, with S. Edw. Coke's commentarie,
both receaved from Mr. James Lauder,
shireff clerk of Hadington.
S.G. Mckeinzie's Observations on the Statute of
Parliament 1621 against Banckrupts, etc., 16 pence.
For binding the book of Craigie's collections and
sundry other papers, 4 shil. s. et.
The English Physitians freindly pill.
Metamorphosis Anglorum, being ane accompt of
the state affairs in England from Cromvell's death till 1660.
Memoires de Philippe de Comines in French,
j'ay les aussi en Latin chez moy.
The Ladies calling, given me by my father.
Wossii Elementa Rhetorica, 2 pence.
Reginæ palatium eloquentiæ a patribus Jesuitis
compositum constructum, ij shillings sterligs.
For the 3d tome of Alciat's commentar upon the
Digests, 4 shillings sterling.
Payed to Thomas Broun conforme to his discharge
for Prosperi Favinacii Jurisconsulti opera omnia,
in 9 volumes in folio, 84 lb. Scots, or 7 lb. sterling.
and which books I have gifted to the Libraire of
Edenbrugh in June 1675, and upon every on of the
volumes, as also in their publisht Register of gifts,
bestowed on the bibliotheque il a pleu a Messieurs
les Regens de cette université de me donner le
tesmoignage qui s'en suit dequoy je ne suis pas
aucunement digne.
Vir summa laude præditus
Magister Joannes Lauderus.
(Joannis prætoris urbani filius de Academia cum primis meriti cuius Quæsturam agens temporibus difficillimis ejusdem res reditus que Anglorum injuria periclitantes fide sua ac diligentia vendicavit conservavit ordinavit amplificavit posteris que florentes tradidit.)
Juris civilis haud vulgariter peritus ejusdemque in causis publice agendis consultus, civitatis hujus amplæ assessor, postquam Academiam suis studiis ornaverat hune librum cum octo fratribus Bibliothecæ donavit. Anno Domini 1675.
Upon the forsaid bargain with Thomas Broun anent Favinacius (because he had
great benefit) he gave me in
Protegredivibus or the art of wheedling and insinuation, worth 2 and
6 pence or 3 shillings sterling.
Item, Despauter's grammer worth, 12 pence.
For the Governement of the tongue, by the author
of the Gentleman's calling, 12 pence.
The Causes of the decay of Christian Piety, by
the same author.
Item, his Wholle duety of man.
Item, his Art of contentment 12 pence.
New jests or witty Reparties.
Joannes Voet de Jure Militari, 18 pence.
The thrid tome of the Corpus Canonicum
Glossatum, containing the 6'tus Decretalium
Clementines et extravagantes communes, 8 shillings sterling.
and which 3'd volume I still before wanted,
having only the 2 first tomes of it.
For Joannis Tesmari exercitationes Rhetoricae, 4 marks.
De Prades Histoire de France from Pharamond
till 1669 in 3 small 8'vos with pictures, 2 dollars.
Hermannus Vulteius de Feudis, 4 shill. 8. ster.
[Sidenote: I have now got the rest of his works, which see infra folio 7't after this.]
Nicolai Abbatis Siculi Panor mi tani, his great glosse upon the Decretales Gregorii from the 25't title of the 2'd book, viz., de exceptionibus to the end of the haill 5 books of the Decretales, so that I want the volume before containing his glosse on the 1 book of the Decretals and the 2'd till the said 25 title, and the volume after myne upon the 6'tus Decretalium Clementines et extravagants; his wholle glosse consisting of 3 great folios; for he hes written nothing on the Decretum Gratiani: this broken tome m'a été donné par Pitmedden.
Upon a review I made of my wholle library in Octobre 1675 I found sundrie books ware nather in this catalogue which containes all them I bought or acquired since my returne to Scotland from my travells, nor yet in that other Catalogue and list in the litle black-skinned book containing all them I had bought or got formerly ather at home or abroad: and theirfor I gathered their names togither so many of them as I could remember on and wrot them upon 4 or 5 sydes of paper and shewed[714] it in at the end of my Inventar and Catalogue in the forsaid black-skinned writ book; ubi illud vide.
[714] Sewed. Sew is still pronounced like 'shoe' in Lowland Scots.
Receaved from Pitmedden,
Dynus ad Regulas Juris Canonici et Decius ad Regulas Juris Civilis, in
exchange for my Ludovicus Gomez Commentarij ad Regulas Cancellariae
Apostolicae et utriusque signaturae [of which I have bought another in
October 1679.][715]
[715] Interlined.
Ratio reconcinnandi juris civil, 8 pence.
On the 1 of Novembre 1675 bought from on William Broun, a dragist,
the following books, being in number 23,
Imprimis, Stoboei Sententiae Groecolat: 5 shillings and 6 pence.
Ammirati politica ad Tacitum, 40 pence.
Cypriani Censura Belgica, 56 pence.
Autumni Censura Gallica, 29 pence.
Bouritij Judex Advocatus et Captivus, 42 pence.
Mynsingeri Observationes, 29 pence.
Gudelinus de jure novissimo, 20 pence.
Cujacij Observationum libri 28, 24 pence.
Oldendorpij Classes Actionum, 24 pence.
Rolandini Ars Notariatus, etc., 22 pence.
Tuldeni Jurisprudent. extemporat. 22 pence.
Aegidij Bossij Criminalia, 22 pence.
Mindanus[716] de Continentia Causarum, 12 pence.
Costatij adversaria ad digesta, 29 pence.
Keckermauni Rhetorica, 20 pence.
Dieterici Institutiones Rhetorica, 9 pence.
Carpentarij Introductio Rhetorica, 6 pence.
Faber de Variis nummariorium debitorum solutionibus, 9 pence.
Herculanus de probanda negativa, 9 pence.
Epistolae Synesij Episcopi Gr. Lat., 6 pence.
Bouritij Satyricon in Saeculi mores, 6 pence.
Virtus vindicata seu satyra, 6 pence.
[23][717] Rhodolphinus de absoluta principis potestate, 6 pence.
[716] Mindanus, Petrus Friderus.
[717] Interlined.
From His[718] shop bought,
[718] i.e. Broun's.
Blunts Academy of Eloquence or his Rhetorick, 15 pence.
Clarks formulae Oratoriae, 15 pence.
Item from the said William Broun on the 6 of November 1675,
Imprimis, Matthias Stephani de officio judicis, 42 pence.
Benevenutus stracca de mercatura, etc., 29 pence.
Langij loci communes seu Anthologia, 42 pence.
Spankemij dubia Evangelica, 2 tomes,. 7 lib. 10s.
Mindanus de Mandatis, 18 pence.
Macrobij Saturnalia et alia opera, 10 pence.
Bertrandus de jurisperitorum vitis, 24 pence.
Farnabij judex Rhetoricus, 13 pence.
Cypriani Regneri Censura Belgica juris canonici, 3 shills. sterl.
For Platonis opera omnia 3 tomes, 6 shills. sterl.
For a book containing some sermons of Mr.
William Struthers anent true happines; item
a defensative against the poyson of supposed
prophecies, Peters complaint, etc., 2 merks.
The first three parts of the famed romance Cleopatra.
11 or 12 litle paper books all wrytten with my oune hand
on miscellany subjects anno 1675 besydes many things
then wryt be me in other books and papers.
Reiffenbergij Orationes politicae, etc., 15 pence.
Memoires of the reigne of Lowis the 14 of France.
Doctorum aliquot virorum vivae effigies
ad numerum 38, 3 shillings sterl.
Luciani opera quae extant omnia gifted me by my client
Mr. Patrick Hamilton of Dalserf. I had some of his
Dialogues by themselfes in a book apart of before.
For a treatise of maritime affairs, 5 shillings and 6 pence.
The case of the bankers and their creditors stated
and examined, 2 shills. sterl.
Shaftesbury and Buckinghames Speeches in October and
November 1675 with the letter to a friend about the
test against dissenters from the Church, 3 shill. and 6 pence.
For Robertj Baillij opus historicum, 4 shillings and 6 pence.
For Le Grands Man without passion or wise stoick, 28 pence.
For William Pens lnglands interest discovered
with honor to the prince, 12 pence.
For a treatise of human reason, 8 pence.
For observations upon it, 8 pence.
Vide Hobs infra in 1680.
Gassendi Exercitationes adversus Aristoteleos, item de
vita et moribus Epicuri, item L'Aunoy de varia
Aristotelis fortuna in Academia Parisiensi, all
bound togither, stood me, 3 shills. sterl.
Kirkwoods Grammatica Latina, 8 pence.
Mitchells Answer to Barclay the Quakers angrie pamphlet, 11 pence.
Chevreau's Mirror of fortune, 28 pence.
John Bona's Guide to Aeternity, 20 pence.
A Rebuke to informers and a plea for nonconformists
and their meitings, a shilling.
A. Couleys poemes and works, 13 shil. ster.
Boyls Seraphick love, 18 pence.
Item, his Excellency of theology above Naturall Philosophy, 30 pence.
His Considerationes concerning the stile of the
Scriptures, 24 pence.
Thir four last bought at London by my brother Colin in May 1676.
The Naked Truth, 2 shillings ster.
The Answer to it, 2 shillings ster.
Vide in the other leiff another answer to it.
Additiones Joannis Baptistae hodierna ad Petri Surdi Decisiones
Mantuanas, gifted me in June 1676 by Mr. William Hendersone
bibliothecar in the Colledge of Edenbrugh.
Lesly Bischop of Rosse de rebus gestis Scotorum, 10 shillings sterling.
The Conference betuixt Archbischop Laud and Fischer the Jesuite
gifted me by the Lord Abotshall.
Ane book of stiles in Octavo.
Fullers History of the Holy War, 7 shillings sterling.
Caves primitive Christianity, 5 shills. and 6 pence.
Dutchesse of Mazarina Memoires, 12 pence.
Durhame on the 10 commands, 2 shillings.
Skinners Lexicon Ætymologicum Auglicanæ
linguæ, etc., 17 shillings sterling.
Le Notaire parfait, 12 pence.
Pierre Matthieu's 1st tome de L'Histoire de
France, I having the 2nd tome long before, 8 pence.
Plethonis et aliorum tractatus de vita et morte, 8 pence.
Judge Standfords plees del couronne and King's
prærogative, 8 pence.
For all the Acts of the Generall Assemblies from
1639 till 1648, 3 shillings st.
For Regiam Majestatem in Latin with Skeens
learned annotationes, 5 shills. ster.
For Mangilius de Evictionibus, 5 shills. st.
For Gildas Britannicus Epistola, 12 pence.
For Mr. Hugh Binnings wholle works in 4
volumes, being a practicall catechisme and sermons, a dollar.
For Drydens Notes on the Empresse of Morocco.
I have Setles answers and revieu of them
supra, 15 pence.
For the Siege of Granada in 2 parts, a comedy of
Drydens, 3 shills. sterl.
For the Libertin, a comædie, 15 pence.
Menagij Amoenitates juris, 16 pence.
Scipionis Gentilis parerga origines de jure
publico, cum Coleri parergis, 16 pence.
For the rules of Civility, 15 pence.
For Hugo Grotius his Annotata Critica ad Vetus
et novum testamentum in 6 volumes, 20 dollars.
in folio from Thomas Broun in December
1676 (Vide infra. I gift them in Januar 1683).
For Herberts Life of Henry the 8th of England, 40 pence.
For Senecæ Tragoediæ cum notis Faruabij, 12 pence.
Lord Bacons History of Henry the 7 of England gifted me by
the Lord Abotshall. As also gifted to me by him on the 2d
of March 1677 Euclids Geometry with Mr. Jo. Dees learned
præface; and item gifted Ramseys Astrologia restaurata et
munda with a vindication of it and rules for electing the
tymes for all manner of works; item gifted me Lex Talionis
being another answer made by Mr. Gunning or Mr. Fell
to The Naked Truth, which see in the praeceeding leiff.
For Daillees Right use of the Fathers, 4 shillings sterling.
Baxters Grotian Religion discovered, 6 pence.
Les Diverses leçons de Pierre Mexie et D'Antoine du Verdier.
The pacquet of advices to the meu of Shaftsbury
in answer to his letter to a friend, supra, 9 pence.
Lukins cheiff interest of man, 6 pence.
Mr. Smirk or Divine a la mode, being a reply to the
animadversions on the Naked Truth mention'd in this
and in the former leiff, 2 mark.
Adam and Eve or the State of innocence, ane opera of Drydens, 18 pence.
For The Plain Dealer, a comedy, 18 pence.
The Toune Fop or Sir Timothy, etc., 18 pence.
Received in June 1677 from Mr. James Lauder in name of Mistris Ker in
Hadington.
Francisci Connani Commentarius Juris Civilis in two volumes in folio. I
had the first tome already, having bought it at Parise. Farder
received from hir.
Hottomanni partitiones juris et juris consultus
and some other of his small tracts.
Item, Lanfranci Balbi Decisionum et Observationum centuriae 5.
The life of Pomponius Atticus, etc., 30 pence.
A Guide to heaven from the world, 6 pence.
For The 2'd pacquet of Advices to the men of
Shaftsburie, 2 shills. sterl.
For Madame Fickle a comoedy, 18 pence.
For Johnstons History of King James the 6'th minority, 12 pence.
Midletons Appendix to the Scots Church Historie, etc., 2 shills: sterl.
Burnets Memoires of the 2 Dukes of Hamilton
from 1625 18 shillings sterling.
Doctor Hamonds Annotations on the New Testament, 18 lib. Scot.
Steelingfleets Origines Sacrae, 7 shills. sterl.
Glanvills Philosophicall Essayes, 4 shills. 6 pence.
The Art of Speaking, 30 pence.
Thir last 5 I bought from Thomas Broun on the 15 of September 1677.
Sir George McKeinzies Criminalls, 4 Lb. Scots.
The following books to the number of 13.
15 I receaved from my Lord Abotshall in October 1677, because he had
doubles of them as we inventar'd his books, some of them I had myselfe
already.
Imprimis, a Latin and French bible in folio.
2. The Review of the councell of Trent.
3. Bacon's resuscitatio 2'd part.
[4. Swinnock's Christian Man's calling.][719]
given back to the Librarie.
5. Rosinus Romanae Antiquitates.
6. Goodwyns Moyses and Aaron.
[7. Ja. Colvill's Grand Impostor discovered.][719]
having another I gave this to Mr. Alexr. Drummond
8. Sympson's compend of the ten persecutions.
9. Brinsley's Ludus literarius.
10. Hooll's grammatica Latino Anglica.
11. Acts of parliament in 1669.
12. Milton's Paradise Lost
13. Hudibras mock poem.
14. Caesars commentaries in English.
15. Arcandam upon the constellations.
16. Adam out of Eden on planting.
[719] Erased in MS.
A mesme temps je empruntée l'usage de ces sept livres suivans de lui pour
les rendre quand il les demandoit.
Imprimis Rutherfuird's Lex Rex.
2. Wiseman's law of laws, etc.
3. The accomplish't Atturney.
4. Natalis comitis mythologiae.
5. Stephanus praeparative to his apologie for Herodote.
6. Imagines mortis et medicina animae.
7. Dom Huarto's triall of wits.
The 3 following French books ware about that same tyme gifted me by Rot.
Keith of Craig.
Imprimis, Mr. Wicquefort's Memoires touchant ambassadeurs et les
ministres publiques.
2. Histoire de la Reyne Christine de Suede.
3. Lettre sur la campaigne en Flandre, 1677.
For the art to make love, 12 pence.
For the countermine against the presb., 3 shils. stg.
From John Nicol bought on the 18 Dec'ris 1677
the 6 following books.
Bodinus de daemonomania majorum, 2 marks.
Hall's Cases of Conscience, 14 pence.
Walker against Socinianisme, 12 pence.
Juvenalis et Persius cum notis Farnab., 10 pence.
Sylvestri summa summarum, 2 dollars.
Scapulæ Lexicon Græco-Latinum, 2 dollars.
Drusius de tribus-sectis Judeorum, 20 pence.
Item, the book of fortune, 20 pence.
Vincent on Christ's Appearance at the Day of Judgement, ij pence.
Antonii Mornacii observationes ad pandectas et
ad Codicem, in 3 tomes in folio, at 22 shillings
sterl. the tome, 40 lb. Scots.
Gerardus Joan: Wossius de Historicis Latinis, 4 lb. Scots.
Christophori Sandii animadversiones in istum
Vosii librum, 12 pence.
For Divi Thomæ Aquinatis summa Theologica, 16 shillings stering.
For Wallis Due correction of Hobs geometrie, 8 pence.
Lipsius Notes on Tacitus, 4 pence.
Dominici Baudii epistolæ et orationes, 34 pence.
Elberti Leonini consilia, a dollar.
About the 19 of Aprill 1678, receaved from Abotshall a manuscript containing a most elegant summary and collection of sundry remarkable things from the 7 tomes of St. Augustins works.
A meme temps je emprunté de lui les livres suivans: 2 manuscripts in Latin
de Decimis, contra Erastianos, Independentes, de politia civili et
ecclesiastica, de controversiis theologicis, etc., of Mr. Andrew Ramsayes:
but now I have given him thir back:
Rosse's Pansebeia or view of all Religions.
Grotii de imperio summarum potestatum circa sacra.
Florus Historie cum Lucii Ampelii memoriali.
Catonis Disticha et Mimi Publiani by Hoole.
Bought the 15 of Aprill 1678 from Mr. Charles Lumsdean thir six books,
Imprimis,
Andrew Willet's Hexapla upon Exodus and Leviticus.
2 volumes in folio, 12 shillings sterling.
vide infra in 1679 and Aprill 1684. 6 shillings
sterling each volume.
Jermynes commentarie and meditations on the
book of Proverbs, 6 shils. stg.
Rosse's arcana microcosmi with a refutation of
Bacon, Harvey, Broun, etc., 12 pence.
The right of dominion, property, liberty, 10 pence.
Mr. R. Baillie's antidote agt Arminianisme, 4 pence.
Heraclitus Christianus, or the man of sorrow 12 pence.
Lo. Hatton on Status and acts of parlia', 12 pence.
Kirkwodi compendium Rhetorircæ, 2 pence.
Godolphin upon legacies, last wills and devises, 6 shills. ster.
Salernitana schola de conservanda bona
valetudine, 2 shillings and 6 pence.
Juvenalls Satyrca Englished by Stapylton, 2 mark and a halfe.
The Fulfilling of the Scriptures.
From Abotshall: …[720] [Greek: kaina kai palaia]: Things new and old, or a storehouse of similes, sentences, allegories, etc., by John Spencer.
[720] Word undeciphered.
Item, receaved Drummond's History of the lives of the 5 James's,
Kings of Scotland, with memorialls of state.
Item, Wilson's art of Rhetorique and art of Logick.
Item, l'Estat de l'Eglise by Jean de Hainault and Jean Crespin, they
being 4 books in number which at this tyme j'ay recu de Abotshall.
Fur a manuscript containing some law dictats of the professors at
Poictiers and Bourge en Berry annis 1611 and 1612, 12 pence.
For Masuerii practica forensis with Montis Albani
exceptiones, 12 pence.
Quintini Hedui Analecta juris ad Titul. Decretal
de verborum significatione, 12 pence.
For Jacobi de Voragine legenda aurea seu Vitæ
sanctorum, ij pence.
Ecloga Oxonio-Cantabrigiensis; being a Catalogue
of all the manuscripts in thesse 2 universities, ij pence.
Mr. D. Dickson's Therapeutica sacra.
The Christian education of children, 36 pence.
Gifted me by Mr. Wm. Henderson:
Bibliothecar of Ed'r, H. Cardani arcana politica seu de prudentia civili.
Gotten from Mr. Wm. Dundas Wisseinbachii
Manuale de verborum signifcatione, item, Nota nomico-philologica in
passionem Christi.
Annibal Trabrotus his enarrationes ad Cuiacij paratitla
in libros tres prinres Codicis, a mark.
For A.S. Boetius de Consolatione philosophiæ
et disciplina scholastica, 6 pence.
Gifted to me by Mr. John Craig of Ramorney, advocat, on the
16 of November 1678, Davila's Historie of the civill wars
of France.
Leidington's practiques and some other papers bound togither by me
at this time.
Tbe Christians Patterne or A Kempis Imitation
of Christ, 12 pence.
For tuo volumes of Panormitans commentary upon the
decretales, which compleits what I had of him before.
Item, for Giuidonis Papae decisiones parlamenti
Grationapolitanæ and Lipsius de constantia,
in all 4 books, 6 shillings sterling.
For Lucas de Penna ad tres posteriores libros codicis, 40 pence.
For Joannis Amos Comenii janua linguarum in
Greek; Latin and English, 18 pence.
I have another in Latin, French, and Dutch.
Poemata Niniani Patersoni gifted me by the said Mr. Ninian the author.
Code Lowis ou ordannances pour les matieres criminelles.
Georgii Macropedii methodus de conscribendis
epistolis, etc., 6 pence.
Jer. Taylor's liberty of prophecieng.
Lubbertus contra Socinum de Christo mediatore.
Aurengzebe and the destruction of Jerusalem by Titus
Vespasian, 2 comedies.
The Life of K. Charles the I. the pseudomartyr.
Ane Accompt of the Scots greevances anno 1674.
Mother Gregs Jests.
Raphaell Holinsched's Chronicle of England from
William the Conqueror till 1587, 9 shillings sterl.
An Abridgement and written collection drawen furth of the Register
of the commission for plantation of kirks and valuation of teynds,
from 1661 till November 1673.
Catalogus Librorum D. Jacobi Narnij, gifted by him to the Colledge
of Edenbrugh.
For Mr. Dods and Cleavers commentary on the
wholle proverbs of Solomon, 4 shills. stg.
For Mr. Cleaver's Commentar on some of the chapters of the Proverbs,
more amply then in the præceeding commentary, their
being only 5 chapters explained in this volume, viz., the 1, 2, 15,
16, and 17 chapters theirof, enriched with many discourses and
doctrines from thesse chapters, not in the former commentarie.
Gullielmi Cocci revelatio revelata, or expositio
Apocalypse[Greek: o]s, 12 pence.
Ludovici Cælii Rhodigini Antiqutæ lectiones, Parisiis 1517.
The Apology for and vindication of the persecuted ministers in
Scotland, gifted me by Abotshall.
For the Differences of the tymes, written by Mr.
David Foster, minister at Lauder, a mark.
Erasmi Chiliades Adagiorum in folio, gifted me by
Mr. John Wood's brother, Mr. Wood having lost some
books lent by me to him, as Harprecht, etc.
Cartwright's commentar upon the Proverbs in
Latin, 3 shillings and 6 pence.
Rudimenta Rhetorica Ro'ti Brunii, 8 pence.
Academie Francoise pour l'institution des Moeurs, in 8vo, 6 pence.
On the 10 of June 1679 bought 7 old books, some of them but pamphlets,
viz., une recueill des gazettes nouvelles et relations de l'annee
1640, Cujacii ad tres postremos libros Codicis, des ordonnances de
Lowis 13 en assemblée de notables, directions for health, naturall and
artificiall, Resolution de Question prouvant qu'il est permis a sujets
a resister la cruauté de leur Prince, a discourse touching the
distractions of the tymes and the Causes theirof, the canons and
constitutions made by the Quakers: for which I payed, 30 pence.
The fyre upon the altar, or divine meditations
and essayes, 28 pence.
The Lively Oracles, or use of the holy scriptures, 30 pence.
Atcheson's militarie garden.
A Picktooth for the pope, Item, the apple of his left eye, item the
greevances of the Scots ministers in 1633, etc.
Regii Sanguinis clamor per Morum contra Miltonum Anglicum, 6 pence.
Botero des gouvernements des estats in Italian and French, 8 pence.
Mr. Traps commentar ou the Proverbs, Ecclesiastes
and Song of Solomon, 3 lb. 7 shill.
Bought on the ij of September 1679 from Mistris
Forrest in Fyffe the ten following books.
1. Erasmi concio de misericordia Domini
and other tracts, 10 pence.
2. Erasmi encomion Moriæ et de Lingua
and other tracts, a mark.
3. Bezæ Responsio ad Castellionem de
versione Novi testamenti, 10 pence.
4. Flores Doctorum pene Omnium per Thomam Hibernicum, 18 pence.
5. Sylva locorum communiuni per
Ludovicum Granatensem, 30 pence.
6. Poetarum omnium flores, a mark.
7. Refutatio Cujusdam libelli de Jure
magistratuum per Beccariam, 8 pence.
8. Chrysostomes Homilies and morals on the Ephesians, 24 pence.
9. Virgil in English verse by John Ogilbie, 24 pence.
10. Simon Patrick's Reflections on the
devotions of the Roman Church, 24 pence.
Having in September 1679 casten up the accompt of the wholle manuscript books I have besyde me, I find they are 94 in number of which see more in my other more full Catalogues of my books.