The general arrangement is the same as that of the first printed edition of 1681, except that Titles 18 and 19 appear in reverse order, but the text of each title is rather shorter and illustrated with fewer references to case-decisions. There are blank leaves between Titles 11 and 12 (folios 69-76), between sections 8 and 9 of Title 16 (folios 115-126) and following Title 31 (folios 229-241). The writing on folio 174 (but not folio 174 verso) is upside down. The chapter-headings in Titles 30 and 31 are omitted. Following the ‘Institutions’ (folio 242) are notes on various aspects of the Law of Scotland. At the end of the volume (following folio 279) are the remains of at least eleven leaves that have been roughly torn out.