There is a range of different legal documents (out with wills) that provide a host of information about how local residents interacted. In this section we will provide transcripts of some of these documents
Acknowledgements - Thanks to The National Archives, Huntingdon Archives and the Norris Museum for making their documents available.
| Date | Village | Document Type | Document Description | Link | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1626 | Keyston | CHURCH | Non Payment of Tithes | Dr John Dunne V Thomas Hilles | |
| 15th April 1631 | Covington | INDENTURE | Renting a Shop and Land | H Brown from H Negus | |
| Anno 1635 | Keyston | DEBT | Judgement of an Ejectment | Edward Maria Wingfield | |
| 03rd June 1648 | Covington | INDENTURE | Thomas & George Hawes | Annuity on property | |
| 14th August 1672 | Keyston | CHURCH | List of Church Property | Rectors Holdings | |
| 29th March 1690 | Keyston | INDENTURE | Repayment | Document Confirming Repayment | |
| Anno 1709 | Keyston | CHURCH | List of Church Land Terriers | Keyston Terrar | |
| 20th January 1731 | Keyston | RENT | Oliver Nicklis Land Rental | Land Rented | |
| 24th April 1731 | Keyston | RENT | John Holden Land Rental | Land Rented | |
| 20th June 1731 | Keyston | RENT | John Holden House Rental | Property Rented | |
| 13th Jul 1751 | Keyston | SEQUESTRATION | Vacancy for Keyston Rector | Sykes and Simons Keyston Church | |
| 16th Feb 1753 | Keyston | PENAL BOND | Bonded for Property | Anna and Robert Lambe | |
| 20th Feb 1753 | Keyston | RENT ARREARS | Property Includes Rent Arrears | Thomas Knight pays arrears | |
| Anno 1754 | Keyston | DEFORCIO | Recovery of Land | Thomas Knight Land Returned | |
| 15th May 1771 | Keyston | CHURCH | Inventory of Chattels | Inventory Keyston Church | |
| 07th Aug 1790 | Keyston | BORROWING | 16 years later payment occurs | Dying Beneficiaries | |
| 17th Apr 1800 | Keyston | CHURCH | Repairs to Church and Parsonage | Keyston Church Repairs | |
| 04th Jul 1806 | Covington | ENCLOSURE | Description of Land Purchase | Enclosure of Land | |
| 05th Jun 1828 | Covington | DISSENTERS | Petition to Bishop re Worship | Mary Browns House | |
| 03rd May 1845 | Covington | ENCLOSURES | Rev Binns uses old Act for funds | Rev Binns Funds | |
| 24th May 1872 | Keyston | CHURCH | Assessment of Current Status | Keyston Church Status | |
| 10th Nov 1914 | Covington | INDENTURE | Setting up a Congregational church | Congregational Church |