The contents are as follows:

(i) Discharges, 1649-1670, of William, Marquess of Douglas, and his son William, 3rd Duke of Hamilton (folio 1);

(ii) Financial papers, 1667-1674, of Mary, Marchioness of Douglas, including precepts and discharges to her son (folio 60), tradesmen's discharges arranged in chronological order (folio 89), and undischarged accounts arranged according to a contemporary list (folio 116);

(iii) Papers and correspondence, 1675, concerning Lady Douglas' jewels (folio 143).