The contents are as follows:

(i) Accounts for the 2nd Marquess of Tweeddale of Alexander Todrick, 1670-1671, George Home, 1672, and Patrick Aikenhead, 1681-1684 (folio 1);

(ii) Accounts for Mary, Marchioness of Tweeddale, of Margaret Meldrum, 1675, Janet Meldrum, 1681-1684, with an abstract of the Marchioness's accounts, 1685-1687 (folio 19);

(iii) Note, 1672, of silver plate and children's bed linen, belonging to Mary, Marchioness of Tweeddale, delivered to Mrs Selby, her gentle-woman (folio 45);

(iv) Notes and calculations, circa 1673-1713, chiefly in the hand of the 2nd Marquess of Tweeddale, relating to his estates and financial affairs (folio 47); see also MS.14626, folios 113-223;

(v) Accounts, 1676-1677, with Francis Scott of Gorrenberry (folio 83);

(vi) Troup accounts, 1689 (folio 86);

(vii) Accounts of funeral expenses for the 1st Marquess of Tweeddale, 1697 (folio 93); Lady Elizabeth Hay, née Dalzell, wife of Brigadier-General Lord John Hay, 1699 (folio 97); James Samson, servant, 1706 (folio 100);

(viii) Account, 1699, between the 2nd and 3rd Marquess of Tweeddale (folio 101);

(ix) Accounts, 1706, of Brigadier-General Lord John Hay (folio 103);

(x) Account, [circa 1707], due to the 2nd Marquess of Tweeddale on the civil list (folio 107).