The contents are as follows:
Original manuscript, [1818, or before], of 'The heart of Midlothian' by Sir Walter Scott (MS.1548);
Commonplace book, 1792-1803, bearing the name Gualterus Scott, containing notes and extracts on Italian poetry, Scottish history, Northern antiquities, ballads, romances, witchcraft, etc., in Sir Walter Scott’s autograph, with a few passages in other hands (MS.1568);
Transcript of Sir Walter Scott’s journal, 1825-1827, copied in the handwriting of his daughter Sophia and at least one other person (MS.1569).