These are for the most part straightforward annual diaries in bound form, recording appointments and events, with varying degrees of detail and comment. For some periods no bound volume survives and there may be a home-made equivalent (MS. Darlington f. 4/A.22) or loose pages (MS. Darlington e. 1/A.23). Occasionally these may include some more general notes and reflections which are noted in the relevant entries, but on the whole a distinction can fairly be drawn between this type of diary and the more discursive material entrusted to the jotters which follow.