The contents are as follows: ‘Extracta de Cronicis Scotiæ Quæ ad Historiam civilem pertinent’, late 17th century-1st quarter of 18th century, in the hand of Sir Robert Sibbald (Adv.MS.15.2.1);

"Observationes collectæ ex Libro cui titulus est ‘extract ex Chronicis Scotiæ'. Hic notantur ea quæ Historiano Ecclesiasticam pertinent”, late 17th century, being notes of Sir Robert Sibbald chiefly on ecclesiastical history, from various sources. (Adv.MS.15.2.2);

'Canon sive regula vitæ’ by George Sibbald of Rankeillour, 17th century, in the hand of, and with notes by, Sir Robert Sibbald. (Adv.MS.15.2.3);

‘Elogia et judicia doctorum de Scotis’, poems, 17th century, chiefly in Latin, collected by, and in the hand of, Sir Robert Sibbald. (Adv.MS.15.2.4);

“G. Sibbaldi’ poemata”, a collection of small poems, 17th century, in Latin, Greek & English, partly but probably not entirely, by George Sibbald of Rankeillour (Adv.MS.15.2.5).