The documents assembled in this volume were selected by Sir John Neale and many of them were used in his study of the House of Commons and in his two-volume study of Elizabeth's parliaments. They may be divided into the diaries or journals complied by individual members on the one hand, and on the other, separate accounts of speeches intended for, or delivered, in Parliament, and of other proceedings relating to single issues. The principles on which this compilation has been presented are consistent with those followed in the first volume, subject to the modification adopted in the second.

Part 1 The fifth parliament - 19 February-10 April 1593: House of Lords; House of Commons; journals. Part 2 The ninth parliament - 24 October 1597-9 February 1598; House of Lords; House of Commons; journals. Part 3 The tenth parliament - 27 October-19 December 1601; House of Lords; House of Commons; Journals.