The manuscript was written by two hands in the second half of the fourteenth century, with one slighly later addition (section (i)) and fifteenth-century additions (sections (ii), (x) etc.). In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries the volume had East Fife connections.

The contents are as follows. (i) Styles of writs, brieves, etc., in 107 chapters. The majority belong to the reign of Robert II. (Folio 2.) (ii) An alphabetical index to the volume, 15th century. (Folio 17 verso.) Folio 21 blank. (iii) Table of the contents of the volume. The chapters of the various texts are numbered continuously (though the texts from section (vii) on are not here subdivided), with a few variations from those in the margins. The numbering system employed has six scores per hundred. (Folio 22.) Folio 26 verso blank. (iv) 'Regiam Maiestatem' (without title) in four parts (the fourth as well as the third is headed 'tertia pars') of 43, 77, 31, and 62 chapters. ‘Acts of the Parliament of Scotland’, i, pages 233-277. (Folio 27.) Folio 62 verso blank. (v) 'Assisa regis David' in 44 chapters. A leaf is missing after folio 64 with loss of text (chapters clxxxxxxi-viii). ‘Acts of the Parliament of Scotland’, i, pages 5-13. (Folio 63.) (vi) '[Leges] Portuum' (in fact a miscellaneous collection) in 174 chapters. A leaf is missing after folio 71 with loss of text (chapters ccxlvi-viii). Some in ‘Acts of the Parliament of Scotland’, Appendix V. (Folio 67 verso.) (vii) 'Leges Malcolmi Mackenet' in 14 chapters. ‘Acts of the Parliament of Scotland’, i, pages 345-348. (Folio 120). (viii) 'Leges forestarum' in 12 chapters (with a table added on folio 121 verso by the hand of section (ii). ‘Acts of the Parliament of Scotland’, i, pages 323-328. (Folio 122). (ix) 'Ordo Justiciarie' in 12 chapters, being decisions rather than the treatise normally so titled. Some in ‘Acts of the Parliament of Scotland’, Appendix V. (Folio 123.) Folio 124 verso blank. (x) 'Statuta Regis Roberti tercii' in 13 chapters, an addition by the hand of section (ii). (Folio 125.) Folio 125 verso blank. (xi) 'De attachiamentis' in 87 chapters (with a table added on folio 126 by the hand of section (ii)). ‘Acts of the Parliament of Scotland’, i, pages 281-295. (Folio 127.) (xii) 'Diuerse questiones penes successionem ad conquestum bastardi'. (Folio 135 verso.) Folio 139 missing. Folio 140 blank. (xiii) Two styles in Scots for 'chalaynge of transgression' and 'to mak clepe and cal apon brekyng of proteccyon'. (Folio 141.) Folio 141 verso blank. (xiv) 'Leges regis Willelmi' in 11 chapters, with table. ‘Acts of the Parliament of Scotland’, i, pages, 47-61. (Folio 142.) (xv) '[S]tatuta regis Alexandri' in 29 chapters, with table. ‘Acts of the Parliament of Scotland’, i, pages 65-74. (Folio 143.) (xvi) 'Leges Roberti de Broys' in 27 chapters, with table. ‘Acts of the Parliament of Scotland’, i, pages 106-114. (Folio 147). (xvii) 'Leges marchiarum', 1249. ‘Acts of the Parliament of Scotland’, i, pages 83*'-66*. (Folio 150 verso.) Folio 152 blank. (xviii) 'Preceptum camerarii pro itinere suo inchoando'. ‘Acts of the Parliament of Scotland’, i, page 329. (Folio 153.) (xix) 'Leges burgorum Scocie' in 114 chapters, with table, in Scots. ‘Acts of the Parliament of Scotland’, i, pages 17-44. (Folio 153 verso.) (xx) 'De modo procedendi in itinere camerarie' in 19 chapters (with table added at the end by the hand of section (ii)). ‘Acts of the Parliament of Scotland’, i, page 329-338. (Folio 163.) (xxi) 'Statuta generalia gylde' in 14 chapters with table at the end. ‘Acts of the Parliament of Scotland’, i, pages 89*-96*. (Folio 165 verso.) (xxii) 'The Assise of brede and ye payse' in 32 chapters. ‘Acts of the Parliament of Scotland’, i, page 312. (Folio 167.) (xxiii) 'Of Custun' in 5 chapters. ‘Acts of the Parliament of Scotland’, i, page 303-306. (Folio 170.) (xxiv) 'Of law and ye custume of schippis' in 28 chapters. (Folio 171.) (xxv) 'Of Wecht in Flandrys and reknyns be ye price of ye mone'. (Folio 175.) Folio 176 blank. Folio 177 missing.

The main text is by two hands, changing at folio 117 verso. The later hand which compiled the index (section (ii)) and added section (x) and tables to sections (viii), (xi) and (xx) has also added miscellaneous chapters on folios 1 and 178 and in the margins throughout. There are also marginal notes in other later hands, especially that of Sir John Skene. These are chiefly legal, but there are four Latin hexameters on folio 152.

Headings are in red. There is an elaborate initial at the beginning of 'Regiam Maiestatem', in red and blue; thereafter initials are plain, alternately in red and blue; there is also some penwork decoration.