Thanks to archaeological work at L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland, evidence suggests that the Norse did make it to Newfoundland before John Cabot.

Letter to Sir David Kirke, from Charles I of England, dated November 11, 1648, and dealing with planters, names, and the English Civil War (1642-1648).

Letter to Sir George Calvert (later Lord Baltimore) from Edward Winne, dated August 26, 1621.

The first Europeans known definitely to set foot in Newfoundland were the Norse.

Extract from Acts by the Privy Council, dated June 14, 1639, and dealing with planters, food, and material culture.