The contents are as follows:

(i) Prayers, 17th-18th centuries, written by Sir Robert Fletcher of Saltoun, Henry Fletcher of Saltoun, Lord Milton, and others (folio 1);

(ii) Theological notes by Sir Robert Fletcher of Saltoun (including biblical extracts in Greek and Hebrew), his wife Katherine Bruce, and David Fletcher, Lord Milton's brother (folio 97);

(iii) Characters of various persons collected by Martha Fletcher, Lord Milton's sister (folio 255);

(iv) Extracts, 17th century, from Josephus, 'Ἰουδαϊκη Άρχαιολογία', books 1-2 (folio 272);

(v) Devotional material by Lord Milton, chiefly in a form of shorthand (the first letter only of each word being written) (folio 284).