Lord Basset

Family: England · Role: lord · First appears: Book 1, Chapter 53

In Book 1, Chapter 53, King Edward placed Lord Basset in the second battalion, alongside the Earls of Northampton and Arundel, Lord Ross, Lord Willoughby, and others. The battalion numbered about eight hundred men at arms and twelve hundred archers.

At Calais in Chapter 65, King Edward sent Lord Basset and Sir Walter Manny to speak with Lord John de Vienne. After the governor renewed his plea for mercy, the two lords returned to the king and related what had passed. Later, after Sir Walter Manny and the barons objected, the king offered to pardon the inhabitants if six principal citizens surrendered to him.

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Life events

• King of England divided the army into three battalions and assigned their commanders.(Book 1, Chapter 53)
  • With: King Edward Prince of Wales Earl of Warwick Earl of Oxford Sir Godfrey de Harcourt Lord Reginald Cobham Lord Thomas Holland Lord Stafford Lord Manley Lord Delaware Sir John Chandos Lord Bartholomew Burgherst Lord Robert Neville Lord Thomas Clifford Lord Bourchier Lord Latimer Earl of Northampton Earl of Arundel Lord Ross Lord Willoughby Lord St. Albans Sir Lewis Tufton Lord Multon Lord Loccels
  • “The king afterwards ordered, through his constable and his two marshals that the army should be divided into three battalions. In the first he placed the young Prince of Wales, and with him the Earls of Warwick and Oxford, Sir Godfrey de Harcourt, the Lord Reginald Cobham, Lord Thomas Holland, Lord Stafford, Lord Manley, the Lord Delaware, Sir John Chandos, Lord Bartholomew Burgherst, Lord Robert Neville, Lord Thomas Clifford, the Lord Bourchier, the Lord Latimer, and many other knights and squires whom I cannot name. There might be in this first division about eight hundred men at arms, two thousand archers, and a thousand Welshmen. They advanced in regular order to their ground, each lord under his banner and pennon, and in the centre of his men. In the second battalion were the Earl of Northampton, the Earl of Arundel, the Lords Ross, Willoughby, Basset, St. Albans, Sir Lewis Tufton, Lord Multon, the Lord Loccels, and many others; amounting in all to about eight hundred men at arms and twelve hundred archers. The third battalion was commanded by the king, and was composed of about seven hundred men at arms and two thousand archers.”
• The governor renewed his plea for mercy, and the two lords returned to the king with his request.(Book 1, Chapter 65, part 1/2 · 📍 Calais)
  • With: Lord John de Vienne Sir Walter Manny
  • “I therefore once more entreat you, out of compassion, to return to the King of England, and beg of him to have pity on us: he will, I trust, grant you this favor; for I have such an opinion of his gallantry as to hope that, through God’s mercy, he will alter his mind.” The two lords returned to the king, and related what had passed.”
• After Sir Walter and the barons objected, the king offered to pardon the inhabitants if six leading citizens surrendered to him.(Book 1, Chapter 65, part 1/2 · 📍 Calais)
  • With: Sir Walter Manny
  • “Upon which the king replied, ‘Gentlemen, I am not so obstinate as to hold my opinion alone against you all. Sir Walter, you will inform the governor of Calais that the only grace he must expect from me is, that six of the principal citizens of Calais march out of the town, with bare heads and feet, with ropes around their necks, and the keys of the town and castle in their hands. These six persons shall be at my absolute disposal, and the remainder of the inhabitants pardoned.’”

Book 1, Chapter 53

• with King Edward (The king's army was divided into battalions; this passage places him in the second.) “In the second battalion were the Earl of Northampton, the Earl of Arundel, the Lords Ross, Willoughby, Basset, St. Albans, Sir Lewis Tufton, Lord Multon, the Lord Loccels, and many others; amounting in all to about eight hundred men at arms and twelve hundred archers.”

Book 1, Chapter 65, part 1/2

• with Sir Walter Manny (Sent together to speak with the governor of Calais.) “The King of England, upon hearing this, sent to him Sir Walter Manny and Lord Basset.”
• with Lord John de Vienne (Negotiated with Basset on behalf of the besieged town.) “When they were come near, the Lord de Vienne said to them, “Dear gentlemen, you, who are very valiant knights, know that the King of France, whose subjects we are, has sent us hither to defend this town and castle from all harm and damage: this we have done to the best of our abilities.”

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