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 shorter, contains fewer chapters, and is illustrated with fewer references to case decisions. An alphabetical index of subjects has been added in the same hand (folio 509). At page 307 is a signature of J or T Skene dated April 4 1678, and at folio i is an undated signature probably of John Swinton, Lord Swinton. Inside the back cover are various notes, references (one dated 1672), and arithmetical calculations, all in a contemporary hand, possibly that in which the text is written. At the top of page 1 are written the title and the Inscription "Manuscript (S)" in a hand or hands of the 18th century.