The cover bears the words, 'In the name of God. My houshould book begun the 26 Aprill 1650. J. Meyrick'. Each page is headed, 'The blessing of God'. Payments are entered at the beginning, and receipts at the end, which has accordingly been foliated inversely. The writer comments on her losses (folios 10 verso, 14, 31 verso), and concludes a series of complaints that her husband has failed to pay her house-keeping allowance with the words, 'God forgive him, for I doe' (inverted folios 3-4, 5 verso). After her death in 1660, the accounts are kept by a man, who appears to be Sir Cyril Wyche, 1660, 1675-1678 (folios 33 verso-36, inverted folios 8 verso-15); for the identification, see note facing folio 36 verso. Several leaves are cut from the middle of the volume.