Robert Basset

Family: London citizens · Role: alderman · First appears: Edward IV 23

Life events

c. 1471 · Robert Basset was appointed keeper of Algate during the city’s defense.(Edward IV 23 · 📍 Algate)
- “Robert Basset alderman (that was appointed to the kéeping of this gate)”
c. 1471 · Robert Basset and Ursewike led a sortie that drove the attackers back to Saint Botolph’s church.(Edward IV 23 · 📍 Algate)
- With: Ursewike
- “Robert Basset alderman (that was appointed to the kéeping of this gate), with the most part of the citizens, and the recorder, named Ursewike, either of them being well armed in strong iackes, commanded the portculice to be drawen vp, and maintenantlie rushed foorth vpon their enimies, putting them backe vnto saint Bothulpes church”
1476 · Agnes Daintie was placed in the pillory for mixing old and new butter.(Edward IV 34)
- With: Agnes Daintie
- “And also one Agnes Daintie a butterwife for selling of butter new and old mingled togither, being first trapped with butter dishes, was then set on the pillorie.”

allies with Ursewike “Héerewith they lashed fréelie the one part at the other with guns and bowes, although no great hurt was doone with shot; till at length Robert Basset alderman (that was appointed to the kéeping of this gate), with the most part of the citizens, and the recorder, named Ursewike, either of them being well armed in strong iackes, commanded the portculice to be drawen vp, and maintenantlie rushed foorth vpon their enimies, putting them backe vnto saint Bothulpes church.”

with Agnes Daintie (Robert Basset, as mayor of London, caused Agnes Daintie to be punished on the pillory.) “And also one Agnes Daintie a butterwife for selling of butter new and old mingled togither, being first trapped with butter dishes, was then set on the pillorie.”

Extracted from the original text of Holinshed's Chronicles — the reigns Shakespeare dramatized. Made with Rho MD.