Tue 22 Aug 1815
From John R Denyer
To John Lane, Esq
London
Dr Barton, Bursar to Corpus Christie College, Oxford been here respecting Land taken into Canal at Chalford belonging to the College, & expect payment.
College Title not as ‘safe & proper’ now as in 1785. According to Dr Barton;
it is devised to that Society from Richard Fox, Bishop of Winchester, who founded the College in the year 1517, since which time the Lands have been in possession of the Society & whole of the interest now with the College.
