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Name:
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Bassett, William |
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Date of birth:
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Earliest known date:
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1591 |
Latest known date:
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13/2/1593 |
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Place of birth:
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Place(s) of residence:
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Withyham, East Sussex
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Role(s):
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forge master
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Notes:
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The National Archives, STAC 5.B 90/39. 13 Feb. 35 Eliz 1. [1593]
Wm. Bassett of Witheham, forgemaster - was possessed for divers yeares yet induringe of and in one furnace ... commenly called Olde lande furnace ... in Buxsted ... and in one iron Forge commenly called Ashehurst Forge ... in Ashehurst...and in two other Iron forges ... in Hartfield...and in one other Iron Forge commenly called Grubsbares Forge in Witheham ... for the stockynge of which ... your said Subiect hath disbursed greate sommes of money ... so yt is ... That one Richard Maynarde of Buxstede ... yeoman, John Walcott of Buxstede ... John Bense [?Beuse] of Mayfield ... George Huton of Buxstede ... Bartelmew Romesey late of Buxsted ... John Russell otherwyse Angell of Buxsted ... John Holdeley of Retherfeild ... the yonger, Edward Holdeley of Retherfeild ... the yonger, Danyell Poste late of Buxsted, Moyses Poste late of Buxsted, George Marchant of Buxstede ... Henry Tryme of Buxsted ... Thomas Kenworth late of Buxsted ... Allexander Muddell of Buxsted ... Edward Welles late of Buxsted ... Samuel Muddell of Buxstede ... Edward Stevens of Buxsted ... Thomas Barton of Retherfeild ... John Marchant, Nicholas Stocker, James Bonicke, Goddard Crittenden, Stephen Funnell, Peter [?Cooke], Allexander Middellton and divers others to the number of fortye persons and upwards the seconde daye of August [1591] ... being weaponed with swords, daggers, staves and other weapons ... did pull up a Bridge standing over a River there, beinge the necessarye and usuall carryinge waye of ... coles unto divers of his aforesaid Ironworkes and after this donne, the said ryottous persones upon the said seconde daye of August in riottous and terrible manner did enter ... Buxstede woode ... and there did make an assault upon one William Growte Collyer and servant unto your said Subiect and him did beate and greveously wounde and mayme in one of his handes by reason whereof he is not able to worke to gett his livinge and-did take and carrye awaye Tenne loads of Cole and fowerscore & tenne Cordes of woode ... in waynes and cartes ... That the said Richard Maynard and all other the aforenamed ryotous persones and others to the number of fortye persones and upwardes ... did the thyrde daye of August in the three and thyrteth yeare of your highnes Raigne ... did enter into ... Buxstede woode and ... did take and carrye awaye... two and twenty Cordes of woode and two loades of Cole ... by reason wherereof his said Iron Workes were unstocked to the greate losses and hindrances of your said Subiect, etc. etc.
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Person Connections:
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Corneford, Robert (b.unknown, d.unknown) is William Bassett's landlord
Lengh, Thomas (b.unknown, d.unknown) is William Bassett's employee
Maynard, Richard (b.unknown, d.12/1/1619) is William Bassett's litigant
Russell, John (b.unknown, d.1594) is William Bassett's litigant
Streatfeild, Richard (b.1561, d.1601) is William Bassett's landlord
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Iron Site Connections:
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Ashurst (Pilbeams) Forge - Tenant/ironmaster in 1593
Bassetts Furnace - ?ironmaster c.1593
Crowborough (Grubsbars) Forge - Lessee/ironmaster in 1593
Oldlands Furnace - Lessee/ironmaster in 1593
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References:
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Selvey-Clinton, R.. (2023) Riots and the Wealden iron industry in sixteenth century Sussex. unpublished MSc dissertation, Brasenose College, Oxford. Oxford
(for this connection see page(s) 18, 29, 45-6)
Awty, B. G.. (1989) A new forgemaster, William Bassett, and an old name, Grubsbars, for Crowborough forge. Wealden Iron, Bulletin of the Wealden Iron Research Group. 2nd series, 9. pp. 33-38
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