The contents are as follows:

(i) Accounts with merchants: George Smailholm ['Smellum'], Edinburgh, for sums expended by him, and accounts of goods, largely cloth, bought from him, 1657-1681 (folio 1); Henry and John Sleith, Haddington, for various goods, 1668-1689 (folio 48); Robert Forrest, Haddington, for various goods, 1670-1673 (folio 54); Thomas Crichton, Edinburgh, for various goods, 1669-1677 (folio 39); John Russell, Edinburgh, for soap and starch, 1680-1683 (folio 64); John Preston, Edinburgh, for soap, starch and indigo, 1684-1688 (folio 67); Archibald Trent, Haddington, for various goods, 1690-1691 (folio 69);

(ii) Accounts, 1687, with John Watts, vintner, Edinburgh (folio 72);

(iii) Various small bills, 1653, 1680-1694 (folio 80);

(iv) Cook's bill, 1680, Tweeddale House (folio 96);

(v) Accounts, 1669-1696, for coal and candles, Edinburgh and Yester including accounts of carriage coals (folio 97);

(vi) Edinburgh and Musselburgh candlemakers' bills, 1679-1696 (folio 187);

(vii) Water carriers' bills, 1693-1695, Edinburgh (folio 200);

(viii) Tradesmen's bills: coopers, Yester, Edinburgh and Musselburgh, 1690-1695 (folio 204); Edinburgh locksmiths, 1662-1680 (folio 213); Edinburgh coppersmiths, 1678-1692 (folio 217); Edinburgh pewterers, 1667-1684 (folio 220), including one with an account of pictures on the verso (folio 224 verso).