A74 Armorial Bearing of 
fessedly is, should be in some way explained 
and accounted for, and that we should no 
longer doubt, that in antiquity as to the origin 
of its Bearing, as well as in legitimacy as to 
right, it takes rank with the greatest cities and 
oldest boroughs in the kingdom. 
The Arms of Manchester are Gules, three 
Bendlets enhanced Or, and have usually been 
attributed to a branch of the ancient family 
of Grestey of Derbyshire, which has been 
seated in that County, and has enjoyed the 
same property, by grant, from the Conquest 
until the present time, and is now represented 
by Sir Roger Gresley, Baronet, of Drake- 
low. j; 
Guillim, Collins, Banks, Lysons, and others, 
with little difference, say, that the origin of 
the family, denominated from the Manor 
of GRESLEY, anciently written GRESELE, 
GRESELE!I, GRESLEA, and Gristy, &e., is 
derived from MALAHULCIUS, uncle to Rollo, 
Duke of Normandy, from whom descended 
Rocgur de Torny, Standard-bearer of Nor- 
mandy, whose younger sons, Robert and Ni- 
gel, accompanied the Conqueror to England. 
RoBeErt?, at the time of the general survey, 
possessed near a hundred and fifty Lordships, 
and fixing his residence at Stafford thence 
surnamed himself, and was ancestor of the no- 
