Instructions to Walter Sykes, Robert Street, Captain William Pyles and Captain Nicholas Redwood from the Council of State, dated June 16, 1652.

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

'Letter to the Earl of Sunderland' from William Popple, dated April 1, 1708, and dealing with planters, government, the Pool Platation, and houses.

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

Biography of Edward Wynne, Proprietary governor of Avalon Colony, 1621-1625.

Biography of Sir George Calvert (Lord Baltimore), Proprietary governor of the Province of Avalon,1627-1629.

A history of proprietary governors in Newfoundland which began in 1610, with the appointment of its first governor, John Guy and ended in 1728 with the appointment of the first naval governor.

Biography of William Hill, Proprietary governor of the Province of Avalon, 1634-1638.