This manuscript has the bookplate, with the date 1708, of 'The Honble. Archibald Campbell Esqr.' - presumably the then Lord Ilay, later the 3rd Duke of Argyll. The book has the appearance of a personal compilation, though the handwriting is unlike that found in contemporary letters of the Duke.

The recipes, which apply to many diseases, appear to have been derived both from professional sources and from those of traditional domestic medicine. In many cases the name of the person from whom the recipe was obtained is given.

The contents are as follows:

(i) Some additional recipes noted on separate sheets of paper (folios iii-xvi);

(ii) Recipes, alphabetically arranged mainly according to the names of the diseases; in most cases more than one page of recipes is devoted to each disease (pages 1-436);

(iii) Indexes, with this note on page 444: 'Finis London Apl first 1713 King Street Soho' (pages 437-444);

(iv) Miscellaneous recipes, in no apparent order (pages 445-513);

(v) Indexes (pages 514-518);

(vi) Recipes, supplementary to some already given; the date 1725 is given on page 1 inverted, and 1732 on page 11 inverted (pages 519-531 and pages 1-11 inverted).