The Library of Charles Areskine (1680-1763): Scottish Lawyers and Book Collecting, 1700-1760 Karen Grudzien Baston

Antonini, Annibale, Dictionnaire italien, latin et françois: contenant, non seulement un abregé du dictionaire de la Crusca, mais encore tout ce qu’il y a de plus remarquable dans les meilleurs lexicographes, etymologistes & glossaires, qui ont paru en differrentes langues (A Paris: Chez Prault fils, 1743)

†WorldCat, OCLC 433226265

Antonini, Annibale, Dictionnaire Italien, Latin et François (Paris: Imp. de G.P. Guillen, 1743)
†WorldCat, OCLC 257541699

Antonini, Annibale, Dictionnaire François, Latin, et Italien (Paris: Vincent, 1743)

QM 111 Vocabolario della Crusca compendiato. 2. Vol: In Venezia 1705
†NLS, Nha.E118-119

Accademia della Crusca, Vocabolario degli Accademici della Crusca compendiato da un’ Accademico animoso, secondo l’ultima impressione di Firenze del MDCXCI (In Venezia: Appresso Lorenzo Basegio, 1705)

QM 112 Ramirez Pentacontarchus, sive Quinquaginta Militum Ductor. Antuerpiæ 1612
*AL, Alva Coll., 114; Inscription on title page, ‘F. S. L. A.’

Ramírez de Prado, Lorenzo, Pentēkontarchos sive Quinquaginta militum ductor D. LaurentI Ramirez de Prado stipendiis conductus: cujus auspicijs varia in omni litterarum ditione monstra profligantur, abdita panduntur, latebræ ac tenebræ pervestigantur, & illustrantur (Antverpiæ: Apud Ioannem Keerbergium, 1612)

QM 113 (2) Newton’s Principiæ Lond. 1726
†ESTC, T98376 (large paper edn) or †ESTC, T98375 (ordinary paper edn)

Newton, Isaac, Sir, Philosophiæ naturalis principia mathematica (Londoni: Apud Guil. & Joh. Innys, Regiae Societatis typographos, 1726)

SS (1850), p. 134; 2 copies
QM 114 Hume’s History 6 Vol: Ibid. blank
†ESTC, T98604

Hume, David, The history of England, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the revolution in 1688. In six volumes (London: Printed for A. Millar, in the Strand, 1762)

QM 115 Robinson’s History. 2 Vol: Ibid. blank
†ESTC, N469648

The history of the works of the learned, for the year one thousand seven hundred and thirty- nine. Containing impartial accounts and accurate abstracts of the most valuable books published in Great-Britain and foreign parts. Interspers’d with dissertations on several curious and entertaining subjects, critical reflections, and memoirs of the most eminent writers in all branches of polite literature (London: Printed for Jacob Robinson, under the Inner-Temple Gate in Fleet-Street, 1739)
QM 116 Bower’s History of the Popes. 4 Vol: London 1750
†ESTC, T144803

Bower, Archibald, The history of the popes, from the foundation of the See of Rome, to the present time (London: Printed for the author, 1750)

SS (1850), p. 33
QM 117 Blackwall’s Memoirs of the Court of Augustus. Vol: 1 Edin^r. 1753
†ESTC, T142959

Blackwell, Thomas, Memoirs of the court of Augustus (Edinburgh: Printed by Hamilton, Balfour, and Neill, 1753)

QM 118 (2) Sir Isaac Newton’s Philosophical Discoverys - By Colin M^cLaurin. Lond: 1748³²
†ESTC, T81914

MacLaurin, Colin, An account of Sir Isaac Newton’s philosophical discoveries, in four books (London: Printed for the author’s children: and sold by A. Millar, and J. Nourse, over against Catharine-Street in the Strand; G. Hamilton and J. Balfour, and A. Kincaid at Edinburgh; J. Barry at Glasgow, and J. Smith at Dublin, 1748)

SS (1850), p. 135; 2 copies; SS (1852), p. 61
QM 119 Lellands Demosthenes Ibid. 1756
†ESTC, T138463

Demosthenes; Leland, Thomas, All the orations of Demosthenes, pronounced to excite the Athenians against Philip King of Macedon. Translated into English; digested and connected, so as to form a regular history of the progress of the Macedonian power: with notes historical and critical (London: printed for W. Johnston, in St. Paul’s Church-Yard, 1756)

QM 120 Roman History. Vol: 1 Ibid. 1738
†ESTC, T71736

Hooke, N. (Nathaniel), The Roman history, from the building of Rome to the ruin of the Commonwealth. Illustrated with maps and other plates. Vol. I (London: printed by James Bettenham, and sold by A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch in Pater-Noster-Row, and G. Hawkins at Milton’s Head between the two Temple-Gates in Fleetstreet, 1738)

QM 121 Fingal - With D^r. Blair’s Dissertations thereon blank blank
†ESTC, T132461

Macpherson, James, Fingal, an ancient epic poem. In six books: together with several other poems, composed by Ossian the son of Fingal. Translated from the Galic language, by James Macpherson (London: Printed for T. Becket and P. A. de Hondt, in the Strand, 1762)

†ESTC, T34417

Blair, Hugh, A critical dissertation on the poems of Ossian, the son of Fingal (London: Printed for T. Becket and P. A. De Hondt, at Tully’s-Head, in the Strand, 1763)

or

†ESTC, T210982

Macpherson, James; Blair, Hugh, The poems of Ossian, being a literal translation from the original Gaelic into English; with a dissertation concerning the era in which the poet lived; and a critical dissertation by the late Rev. Hugh Blair (Edinburgh: Published under the patronage of the Highland Society of Scotland, 1762)
QM 122 Collections of Papers anent the Augmentation Scheme. 2 Copies Ibid. 1751
†ESTC, T79526

Lover of peace and unity in both church and state, A, A collection of all the papers published in relation to the scheme for augmenting the stipends of the established clergy in Scotland. In three parts. I. The transactions of the General Assemblies of the Church of Scotland, and their committees, in order to promote the scheme. Taken from their records, &c. II. The resolutions of the land-holders to oppose the scheme. III. All the pamphlets, &c. for or against the proposed augmentation, &c (Edinburgh: Printed by Hamilton, Balfour, and Neill, 1751)

SS (1850), p. 50
QM 123 Ditto. Anent Lady Houstoun’s Process Ibid. 1749
Areskine may have kept his own collection of miscellaneous published papers relating to this case. For examples of papers printed in 1749, see e.g.
†NLS, ABS.3.84.29(3)

Houston, John, Unto the Honourable the Commissaries of Edinburgh, the petition of Sir John Houstoune, Baronet ([Edinburgh] [s.n.])

†NLS, ABS.3.84.29(7) (Date at head of title page: 15th May 1749)

Houston, Eleonora, Petition of Dame Eleonora Cathcart, Lady Houstoune, and answers to the petition of Sir John Houstoune, Bart. Containing not only a full and impartial state of the process of separation and aliment, presently depending at my Lady’s instance before the Commissaries of Edinburgh ([Edinburgh] [s.n.])

†NLS, ABS.3.84.29(8)

Houston, John, Answers for Sir John Houstoune, Baronet, to the petition and answers for Dame Eleonora Cathcart alias Houstoune ([Edinburgh] [s.n.])

†ESTC, T148689

Houston, Eleanora, Bill of advocation for Mrs. Eleonora Cathcart, Lady Houstoune ([Edinburgh, 1749])

QM 124 Ditto Anent Moir of Leckie’s Process Ibid. 1749
Areskine may have kept his own collection of miscellaneous published papers relating to this case. For similar papers see e.g.
†GUL, Sp Coll Mu15-c.24  

Papers in the case in the Court of Session, Mrs. Anne Montgomery, pursuer, against George Moir of Leckie, defender ([Edinburgh, 1749])
†ESTC, N64772

Moir, George Montgomery, Bill of advocation for George Montgomery-Moir of Leckie, in the pr[o]cess of separation and aliment before the commissaries of Edinburgh against him, at the instance of Mrs. Anne Montgomery his spouse ([Edinburgh?, 1749])

†ESTC, T191743

Montgomery, Anne, Answers for Mrs. Anne Montgomery, pursuer, before the commissaries of Edinburgh, of a process of separation and aliment, to the bill of advocation presented by George Moir of Leckie, defender ([Edinburgh?, 1749])

QM 125 Proceedings in General Cope’s Trial London 1749

†ESTC, T44736

The report of the proceedings and opinion of the board of general officers, on their examination into the conduct, behaviour and proceedings of Lieutenant-General Sir John Cope, Knight of the Bath, Colonel Peregine Lascelles, and Brigadier-General Thomas Fowke, From the Time of the breaking out of the Rebellion in North-Britain in the Year 1745, till the Action at Preston-Pans inclusive. Taken publickly in the Great Room at the Horse-Guards in the Year 1746. With a preface, containing the reasons for this publication (London: Printed for W. Webb, near St. Paul’s, 1749)

Books in Octavo et infra.
O 1 Corpus Iuris Civilis 1 Vol Lugd: 1589

[note in pencil: ‘Lugd. 1589 1 Vol’]

†WorldCat, OCLC 311353048

Justinian I, Emperor of the East; Godefroy, Denis, Corpvs Ivris Civilis/ 2, Codicis Dn. Iustiniani libri XII (Lvgdvni: Porta, 1589)

O 1a Another Copy Elzevir 2 Vol: Amstelod: 1700
†Worldcat, OCLC 504616976