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Matching Articles"Government" (Total 31)

Council of State; 16 June, 1652

Instructions to Walter Sykes, Robert Street, Captain William Pyles and Captain Nicholas Redwood from the Council of State, dated June 16, 1652.
Privy Council extract from Acts; 14 June, 1639

Extract from Acts by the Privy Council, dated June 14, 1639, and dealing with planters, food, and material culture.
William Swanley; 30 August, 1663

'An Act Made by the Tenants of Avalon' by William Swanley, et al.
Administration of Law to 1729

An article on the administration of law in Newfoundland to 1729
Fishing Admirals

The 'fishing admiral' was a label assigned to the first ship captain who entered the harbour at the start of the fishing season.
Formal Law

An article on formal law in Newfoundland up to 1729.
Antoine Parat

Biography of Antoine Parat, governor of Plaisance from 1685-1690.
Bellot dit Lafontaine

Biography of Bellot dit Lafontaine, governor of Plaisance from 1664-1667.
Jacques-François de Mombeton de Brouillan

Biography of Jacques-François de Mombeton, governor of Plaisance from 1690-1701.
Joseph de Monic

Biography of Joseph de Monic, acting governor of Plaisance from 1697-1702.
La Palme

Biography of La Palme, governor of Plaisance from 1667-1670.
La Poippe

Biography of La Poippe, governor of Plaisance from 1670-1684.
Louis de Pastour de Costebelle

Biography of Louis de Pastour de Costebelle, interim governor of Plaisance from 1690-1691.
Nicolas Gargot

Biography of Nicolas Gargot, governor of Plaisance in 1660.
Sieur de Kéréon

Biography of Sieur de Kéréon, governor of Plaisance in 1655.
Thalour du Perron

Biography of Thalour du Perron, governor of Plaisance from 1652-1663.
Government before 1730

Newfoundland's legal and political evolution differed considerably from other British possessions and colonies in North America.
Law and the Fishing Admirals

An article on the Newfoundland Fishing Admirals and the Law up to 1729.
Aston, Sir Arthur

Biography of Sir Arthur Aston, Proprietary governor of the Province of Avalon, c.1625-1627.
Kirke, Sir David

Biography of Sir David Kirke, Proprietary governor of Newfoundland, 1638-1651.

Matching Articles"Government" (Total 31)

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