Chartulary produced in Scotland recording grants relating to the Tironensian Abbey of Arbroath. The material present roughly covers the years 1178 to 1329, with some later insertions and additions. The manuscript consists of copies of royal, episcopal, papal and other charters, arranged partly by reigns and partly by grantors. Borland also notes that it contains many notices of the Culdees, especially in connection with their convent at Abernethy and with the Cathedral at Brechin. Davis dates the manuscript to the mid-14th century with later additions. Both Borland and the Bannatyne Club edition date the manuscript to the early 14th century. The work is multi-scribal, and is written in a variety of contemporary charter hands, except for the later interpolations.

The contents are as follows:

Later 15th-century interpolations. Folios 1r-5v

Valuation of Scottish bishoprics. Folio 6r.

Charters of the reign of Alexander II(?). Folios 6r-24v

Ecclesiastical valuations and taxation of benefices. Folios 24v-27v.

Tables of contents for the proceeding charters, from the foundation of the Abbey in 1178 to circa 1329. Folios 28r-32r.

Charters of the reign of William I. Folios 32v-63v.

Charters of the reigns of Alexander I and Alexander II. Folios 63v-77v.

Charters of the Bishop of St. Andrews. Folios 77v-86v.

Charters of the Bishop of Brechin. Folios 86v-93r.

Charters of the Bishop of Aberdeen. Folios 93r-95v.

Charters of the Bishop of Moray. Folios 95v-98r.

Charters of the Bishop of Dunblane. Folios 98r-99v.

Charters of the Bishop of Dunkeld. Folios 99v-100v.

Papal Bulls. Folios 101r-106r.

Charters of the reign of Robert I in the abbacy of Bernard de Linton. Folios 106r-118v.

A series of statutes of the parliaments of Robert I, and a few deeds of the reign of David II. Folios 119r-123v.

Later interpolations, similar to those at the beginning of the volume. 124r-132v. The decoration consists of red initials, rubrics, and consecutive red numeration in Roman numerals.

An early foliation runs in the top margin in Roman numerals, but this has been superseded by a modern library foliation. The foliation references given by Borland and Davis use the incomplete early foliation rather than the modern library foliation. The foliation given in this record uses modern library foliation.

Each folio has been lined and ruled recto and verso.

Pricking is occasionally visible for the horizontal lines, but not for the vertical lines.

There are a few maniculae, either scribal or near-contemporary.

There are infrequent scribal marginal annotations. Throughout the manuscript there are pencil inscriptions, probably 19th-century, relating to the other Arbroath chartularies and registers.

There is evidence throughout of contemporary repairs to the vellum.

Horizontal catchwords are present on the following folios: 11v, 19v, 35v, 43v, 51v, 59v, 67v, 75v, 83v, 91v, 99v, 107v, 115v.