Summarised by Lyell as:
1) List by Reverend Thomas Brown "List of Shells found at Elie at Fifeshire" descriptions of the shells found at Elie along with their latin names.
2) Cut out newspaper article describing a Royal Society meeting in which Rev. Brown talks about his findings in Fife, focusing on the clay deposits and the shells found at Eile and the implications of these findings from a geologist perspective. Also mentions the Principle of the Royal Society and David Brewster and Dr R. K. Greville who received the Newil Medal for his contributions to Natural History.
3) Sketch of the beach on Fife with detailed and labeled 5 layers showing the levels containing the shells, the clay deposits and the sand.