. The Victoria history of the county of Bedford. Natural history. A HISTORY OF BEDFORDSHIRE. The priory's possessions in Campton increased con- siderably in value, for in 1291 its manor was worth ^18 14J. 7a'.,*' and during the fourteenth century the estate was augmented by various ; In 1445 the priory received in rents from the bailiff of Campton [fi 13/. 4^. at Easter and jf 13 6/. 8</. at Michaelmas,*' and in 1535 the value of the property in Sheiford was jfiz 10/. dd., and of that in Camp- ton ^8 6s. ;' After the Dissolution the value of the possessions in Campton
. The Victoria history of the county of Bedford. Natural history. A HISTORY OF BEDFORDSHIRE. The priory's possessions in Campton increased con- siderably in value, for in 1291 its manor was worth ^18 14J. 7a'.,*' and during the fourteenth century the estate was augmented by various ; In 1445 the priory received in rents from the bailiff of Campton [fi 13/. 4^. at Easter and jf 13 6/. 8</. at Michaelmas,*' and in 1535 the value of the property in Sheiford was jfiz 10/. dd., and of that in Camp- ton ^8 6s. ;' After the Dissolution the value of the possessions in Campton and ShefFord was £15 i6s. 2.^ In 1636 Humphrey Sampson, son of James, brought an action against Thomas Stephens, Oliver Thody and others, who persisted in destroying the stalls which he had ; The tolls of the market and fairs were granted to Timothy Wilson and Elizabeth his wife, who held them in 1681," and in 1713 the mar- ket and three annual fairs were granted to Robert Bruce, earl of ; The market in the eighteenth century became comparatively unimportant," but in the beginning of the nineteenth century it was revived, and is still held on ; The royal manor of Campton-cum-Shefford had a court-leet and court-baron ; the court-leet was granted to Laurence Sampson in ; In a Parliamentary Survey of 1649 it is stated that the court-baron was usually kept at Shefford at the will of the lord and that the court-leet was held at the usual times. The freeholders had to pay as a relief, upon descent and alienation, a year's quit-rent and only three heriots were due from one tenant, who held by lease. They were due on the death of the persons mentioned in the lease, and consisted of the best beast or chattel upon the ; In 1839 the court-leet was held annually, but in 1851 it was stated to be held once in two years. There was a mill in Campton at the time of the Domesday Survey on the land belonging to Walter « Pope Nic
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