"Thomas Bass" granted "manerium meum de Comptun cum terra de Berewic" to "Alano filio meo" by charter dated to [1180/82?], witnessed by "…Waltero de Dunstanvile, Alano de Dunstanvile, Fulcone Basset…Thoma Basset juvene…". Thomas was most likely his parents’ second son, as shown by the order of witness names in the charter dated to [1180/1205] under which [his brother] "Gillebertus Basset" confirmed land at Cowley to "Waltero filio Tostani de Coveleia", witnessed by "Toma Basset, Alano Basset…". "Thom Basset" paid a fine for the marriage of "fil sua fil com de Warwic" in Oxfordshire and Warwickshire, dated 1205. Matthew Paris names “...Thomas Basset” among the "consiliarios iniquissimos” of King John. 2
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1 May 1220, Nottingham
Henry, earl of Warwick, for himself and Phillippa, his wife, and Reginald de Vautorte , for himself and Joan, his wife, and Alice, sister of Phillippa and Joan, have performed homage for the lands formerly of Thomas Basset, whose heirs are Phillippa, Joan and Alice. Order that, having accepted security from them for rendering the relief of £100 or a greater relief, if such be considered in the king’s court to be owing for relief, he is to cause them to have seisin without delay of all lands with appurtenances formerly of Thomas in his bailiwick, of which he was seised on the day he died and which fall to Phillippa, Joan and Alice by inheritance. He is to cause the sheriffs of Devon and Berkshire to know by his letters when he has accepted security from them, so that they can then cause them to have seisin of the lands formerly of Thomas in their bailiwicks, as they have been ordered.
19 May 1220, Westminster
Henry, earl of Warwick, for himself and Phillippa, his wife, and Reginald de Vautorte , for himself and Joan, his wife, and Alice, sister of Phillippa and Joan, have performed homage for the lands in his bailiwick formerly of Thomas Basset, whose heirs are Phillippa, Joan and Alice. Order that, having accepted security from them for rendering the relief they owe for these lands, he is to cause them to have seisin without delay of all lands formerly of Thomas in his bailiwick, of which he was seised on the day he died and which fall to Phillippa, Joan and Alice by inheritance.
Calendar of Fine Rolls, 4 Hen. III, 165, 152
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