If we are talking about changing history....
Those Devon wills are definitely the top of my list, but I might be considering proper record keeping in Surrey as most registers leave a lot to be desired, and decent control by the bishops. BTs pre 1800 do not in general survive.
Actually, tweaking the system in the 1600s, to ensure the proper records were retained during the interregnum and the old registers not lost. That would have benefited all of us.
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