Sussex archaeological collections relating to the history and antiquities of the county . ght of voting in theaffairs of the Society, and to be subject to re-election annually. 12. That the Committee be empowered to appoint any Member Local Secretary forp,the town or district where he may reside, in order to facilitate the collection of accurate!information as to the objects of local interest, and for the receipt of Subscriptions, andlthe distribution of Circulars and Books; and that such Local Secretaries be ex-officio\Members of the Committee. 13. That Meetings for the purpose of reading pap
Sussex archaeological collections relating to the history and antiquities of the county . ght of voting in theaffairs of the Society, and to be subject to re-election annually. 12. That the Committee be empowered to appoint any Member Local Secretary forp,the town or district where he may reside, in order to facilitate the collection of accurate!information as to the objects of local interest, and for the receipt of Subscriptions, andlthe distribution of Circulars and Books; and that such Local Secretaries be ex-officio\Members of the Committee. 13. That Meetings for the purpose of reading papers, the exhibition of antiquities,!or the discussion of subjects connected therewith, be held at such times and places as|the Committee may determine. 14. That the Secretary shall keep a record of the proceedings of the Society, to beicommunicated to the General Meeting. Persons desirous of becoming Members of the Society are requested to communicateewith a Secretary. GENEALOGICAL MEMOIR OF THE FAMILYOF SCRASE. BY MARK ANTONY LOWER, , PAETLY EEAD AT HOESHAM, JULY 12, According to an ancient tradition preserved in this family,and sanctioned in the official books of the Heralds, the Serasescame from Denmark, and held lands in Sussex before, and atthe time of, the Conquest. So far, however, as I have been|i able to investigate the matter, I find no documentary evidenceof this statement. Domesday Book and other early records ofthe Norman period make no mention of the name. It is asserted in Horsfields History of Sussex, that from1282 to 1284, Nicholas de Scrase was high-sheriff of thecounty (Horsf. vol. ii, page 264); but in the list of sheriffs, asusually printed, the name of Nicholas de Gran occurs as theholder of the shrievalty in the 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, and13th years of King Edward the First. A Walter le Gras orGrace also was sheriff in 10th and 11th Edward II. Atan earlier period, John Cras appears as a contributor to thesubsidy granted to the king in 129
Size: 1360px × 1837px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorsussexar, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1850, bookyear1856
