Overview of the presence of the Kirkes in Newfoundland, including the granting of the island and the legal battles between the Kirkes and the Calverts.
Extract from a letter to John Winthrop, Jr. from Rev. Richard Blinman, dated August 22, 1659, and dealing with religion, the Puritan Church, cod, fisheries, ships, and servants.
Deposition of Thomas Cleasby, taken on March 23, 1708, and dealing with the Pool Plantation, planters, France, war, cod, fisheries, houses, and stages.