The contents are as follows:

(i) Bills from Jacob Huysmanns, 1670, for a picture frame and Gilbert [sic] Soest, 1673, ‘for a picture drawne by me of two children’ (folio 1);

(ii) Bills of exchange, 1671-1701, (folio 3);

(iii) Bills for freight, customs and packing expenses, 1672-1704 (folio 39);

(iv) Accounts, 1675-1704, of postage expenses (folio 48);

(v) Bill, 1678, from Thomas Bowlby, saddler, Darlington (folio 51);

(vi) Bill, 1679, from John Ford, apothecary (folio 52);

(vii) Accounts, 1679-1704, for the 2nd Marquess of Tweeddale (folio 53);

(viii) Bill, 1683, from James Trumble, coachmaker, to Sir Francis Scott of Thirlestane (folio 75);

(ix) Accounts, 1702-1704, for Lady Anne Hay (folio 76);

(x) Tradesmen's bills, 1702-1704, for horse and coach expenses arranged as follows: farriers (folio 78); stablers (folio 80); saddlers (folio 86); harnessmaker (folio 88); coachmakers (folio 89); corn chandler (folio 94);

(xi) Woodmongers' bills, 1704 (folio 95);

(xii) Chandler's bill, 1704 (folio 99).

(xiii) Bills for furnishings and carpets, 1670, 1704 (folio 102); plate, silver and glassware, 1704 (folio 106); jewellery, 1701, undated (folio 108); swords, 1669-1670 (folio 111); books, 1670-1709 (folio 113); and newspapers, 1704 (folio 137);

(xiv) Miscellaneous accounts and receipts, 1670-1710 (folio 138).