This collection presents carefully crafted guitar arrangements of 44 lute pieces in standard notation and the original lute notation in French tablature. The music in this book was drawn from three important lute manuscripts: The Rowallan Lute Book (c. 1620) for 10-course lute, The Wemyss Lute Book (c. 1644-1648) for 10-course lute, and The Balcarres Lute Book (c. 1700) for 11-course lute in d minor tuning. Original spelling is retained in the titles with the often-fanciful end result still legible. Even with the sixth string frequently tuned to D, players at the intermediate level should find these pieces rewarding sight-reading material. Those who wish to add the suggested ornamentation will be duly challenged.

Anonymous The Wemyss Lute Book (c–)
I choys to ly my lon   
blew riben   
Ladi ly nier mee   
our last good night   
generall Leslys godnight   
Anonymous The Rowallan Lute Book (c)
In ane inch I warrant   
Untitled   
Untitled   
Maggae Hamfor   
Katherines Bairdie   
The Balcarres Lute Book (c)
Tweedsyde • by mr beck   
Cutte spoon and tree ladie • mr macklaughlans way, by mr Beck   
The canaries • the old way, in mr mclaughlans fashion, by mr beck  
I wish I were where Helen lyes • by david grieve   
The highland king • mr mclachlands way, by mr Beck   
Port Athol • John morisons way, by mr Beck   
I love my love, in secret • by mr beck, morisons way   
Jockie leaped over the dyke • mr mclachlands way, by mr Beck   
Anonymous The Wemyss Lute Book
Through the wood Laudie  
Lilt milne   
da miche manum  
Ruthueins Lilt   
fair and Louky   
doun in yon banks   
Mi lady binnis lilt   
The Balcarres Lute Book
A Scotts tune • by mr Lesslie   
Where Will our goodman lye • mr mclaughlans way, by mr Beck   
The newest scotts measure • mr mclaughlans way, by mr beck   
Sweet Willie • mr Becks way  
I never Rew, I loved thee • by mr Beck   
When she came in, she bobbed • mr mclachlands way, by master Beck   
Simon brodie • mr Mclachlands way, by mr Beck   
Anonymous The Rowallan Lute Book
Mary Betons Row   
Current Tried   
Over the Dyke Davie   
Untitled   
The Balcarres Lute Book
The horsemans Port • mr Macklachlands way, by mr Beck   
If thou wert my own thing • mr mclaughlans way, by mr beck  
A gigge • mr mclachlands way, by mr beck   
The more discreet, the wellcomer • mr Becks way   
The lady Binnes lilt • by david grieve   
Tarphicken • mr Becks way   
The New Highland ladie • mr becks way  
Da mihi manum • mr mclaughlans way, by mr Beck