The manuscript contains the following poems. (i) Valedictory Address, 1622. (Folio 1.)

(ii) On the Execution of Charles I. Printed: Delft, 1649. (Folio 2.)

(iii) 'Good Wishes to His Highnes the Prince upon His Birth Day, 14 November'. (Folio 3.)

(iv) 'The wnconstant Lover', 1624. (Folio 3 verso.)

(v) 'For the Heroycall L: Colonel Lauder ... A Christmas Carol'. Signed: F G. (Folio 4.)

(vi) 'The Souldiers Wishe'. Printed: Edinburgh, J Wreittoun, 1628. Apparently no printed copy is now known. (Folio 5.)

(vii) 'The Scottish Souldier', containing 'Wight' and other poems. Printed: Edinburgh, J Wreittoun, 1629. Reprinted by Sir Alexander Boswell as one of the ‘Frondes Caducae’ (Auchinleck Press, 1816-1818). (Folio 9.)

(viii) Three anonymous poems, in a different hand: 'Fair Celia too fondlie contemns ye delights', 'A druncard I am & a druncard I'll be', and 'Seek not to know yt woman for she's worse'. (Folio 20 verso.)

(ix) 'Tears on the Death of Evander'. Printed: the Hague, 1630. The Britwell-Huntington copy is apparently unique. Reprinted by the Bannatyne Club as Bannatyne Garland, number 10, [Edinburgh, 1848]. (Folio 21.)

(x) Two anonymous poems, in the same hand as (viii): 'A woman is a book and often found', and 'Apelles prince of painters did. All others in that art exceed'. (Folio 24 verso.)

(xi) 'Caledonias Covenant'. Printed: 1641. (Folio 25.)

(xii) 'Aretophel, or, A funeral elegy on the death of . . . Walter, Earle of Buccleuche'. Printed: Middelburg, John van der Hellen, undated. Apparently no printed copy is now known. (Folio 31.)

(xiii) Anonymous poem, in another different hand: 'I heate ye estate of yt lovers conditione'. (Folio 35.)

(xiv) Epitaphs by George Lauder on Mary, Countess of Buccleuch, and Lieutenant Alexander Lindsay. (Folio 35 verso.)

(xv) Poems by Mr Alexander Wedderburne: 'To Charles the Second … at his Coronation', and 'Epitaph on ... George Lauder'. (Folio 36 verso.)

(xvi) 'Epitaph on the death of Mr. Alexander Wedderbume, Preacher of the Gospel in the British Church at the Bosche', by G Lauder. (Folio 37.)