The contents are as follows:

(i) Accounts, 1685-1686, of expenses at Paris including accounts for Lord John Hay (folio 1);

(ii) Receipt, June 1702, by Thomas Gibb of payment for coach hire from London to Edinburgh (folio 10);

(iii) Accounts for journeys: Pinkie to Dalgety, July 1702; London to Edinburgh, September 1715 (folio 11);

(iv) Horse bills, October 1708, for the journey from Broxburn to London (folio 14);

(v) Bills, 1688-1703, relating to travel within Scotland (folio 40);

(vi) Bills of London tradesmen, including a few bills for Lord John Hay: James Spence, 1704, for various goods (folio 95); various cloth merchants, 1683-1715 (folio 97); tailors, 1683-1715 (folio 116); shoemakers, 1690-1704 (folio 131); hatters, 1702-1704 (folio 136); glover, 1709 (folio 136); wigmaker, 1708 (folio 140); washers, 1700-1709 (folio 141);

(vii) Bills, 1700-1709, undated, of various London tradesmen for personal and horse expenses (folio 147);

(viii) Account, 1700, paid to Sir Godfrey Kneller (folio 167);

(ix) Bill, 1708, of François Duneau to Sir James Johnston for plants and vines (folio 169);

(x) Servants' reciepts for wages, 1708-1715 (folio 170);

(xi) Account, July-August 1715, of charges and discharge at London (folio 175);

(xii) Miscellaneous accounts and receipts, 1688-1715 (folio 176).