The contents are as follows: Song book, [circa 1630], belonging at one time to Robert Ker of Ferniehurst (later 4th Lord Jedburgh) (MS.5448);

Book of dance tunes, [circa 1765], chiefly arranged for the English guitar or the cittern (MS.5449);

Sixty-six pieces, [circa 1680], for violin (two in two parts), chiefly dances, with a further seven pieces in tablature (apparently for a three-stringed instrument) (MS.5777);

'Lessones for ye Violin', a collection of twenty-eight pieces, [circa 1680], for violin, including dances, marches, a set of variations, and Scots airs (MS.5778);

'Recueil de Vaudevilles Gaillards’, a collection of French songs, with music, 18th century. (MSS.5779A-5779C);

'Solfeggi del Sig[nor]e Gius[epp]e St Martini': singing exercises, 18th century (MS.5780);

Music book, [circa 1814], containing dances, songs, and hymns, in various hands. (MS.5781);

Twenty songs and choruses, 1733-1749, of George Frideric Handel, composer. (MS.6301 [BH.Add.48]).