The manuscripts contains bills from the following tradesmen:

(i) Various Edinburgh tradesmen to Lady Jean Hay [Countess of March], 1692-1693 (folio 1);

(ii) Apothecaries, physicians and surgeons, Edinburgh and Haddington, 1663-1691 (folio 23);

(iii) Charles Charteris, Edinburgh, 1670-1671, for furnishings and hangings (folio 45);

(iv) Robert Smith, Edinburgh, 1686, for beer and wine glasses (folio 47);

(v) Hugh Macghie, mirror-maker, Edinburgh, 1687 (folio 48);

(vi) An Edinburgh armourer, and James Clerk, pistol-maker, Edinburgh, 1644 (folio 49);;

(vii) John Clerk, Paris, for diamond rings, 1644 (folio 51); for an account-book of John Clerk, see Adv.MS. 33.1.10.

(viii) Paul Roumieu, clockmaker, Edinburgh, 1684 (folio 52);

(ix) Alexander Forbes, goldsmith, Edinburgh, 1697 (folio 53);

(x) Painters: David Scougal, 1668, and Patrick Alexander, 1681, for various pictures, with a receipt, 1683, by James Dewit ‘for drawing Lady Jean Hayes Pictur’ (folio 55);

(xi) Edinburgh booksellers and stationers, 1658-1678 (folio 58);

(xii) Farriers, Edinburgh and Yester, 1680-1687 (folio 67);

(xiii) Stablers and horse-hirers, Edinburgh and Haddington, 1658-1696 (folio 74);

(xiv) Saddlers, 1663-1696, chiefly Robert Childray, Edinburgh, David Denoon, Edinburgh, and William Hay, Haddington (folio 98);

(xv) Edinburgh harnessmakers, 1659-1682 (folio 126);

(xvi) John Moffat, lorimer, Edinburgh, 1686 (folio 153);

(xvii) Coachmakers, I659-83, chiefly Thomas Glasgow, Holyroodhouse (folio 134);

(xviii) Miscellaneous coach and horse bills, 1659-1681, undated (folio 162).