3rd Lord Basset of Drayton. He succeeded his grandfather in 1343 and is said to have been at the Battle of Crecy and the siege of Calais. He fought in Bordeaux and was at the Battle of Poitiers in the army of Prince Edward of Woodstock. He campaigned in the Holy Land in 1361 and in Gascony in 1365, 1366 and 1368. He fought in France in 1372 and 1373 and again in 1377 and 1378. On December 15, 1379 he was in the fleet commanded by John FitzAlan, 1st Baron Arundel which shipwrecked near Scarriff off of Ireland. In 1380, he had a retinue of 8 knights, 200 men at arms and 200 archers under the command of Thomas Plantagenet in France. He took part in the unsuccessful expedition of John of Gaunt to Spain in 1385. On October 20, 1386 he gave evidence in the Scrope and Grosvenor enquiry over the right to bear a particular coat of arms. Upon his death, the Barony Basset of Drayton became dormant.
3rd Lord Basset of Drayton. He succeeded his grandfather in 1343 and is said to have been at the Battle of Crecy and the siege of Calais. He fought in Bordeaux and was at the Battle of Poitiers in the army of Prince Edward of Woodstock. He campaigned in the Holy Land in 1361 and in Gascony in 1365, 1366 and 1368. He fought in France in 1372 and 1373 and again in 1377 and 1378. On December 15, 1379 he was in the fleet commanded by John FitzAlan, 1st Baron Arundel which shipwrecked near Scarriff off of Ireland. In 1380, he had a retinue of 8 knights, 200 men at arms and 200 archers under the command of Thomas Plantagenet in France. He took part in the unsuccessful expedition of John of Gaunt to Spain in 1385. On October 20, 1386 he gave evidence in the Scrope and Grosvenor enquiry over the right to bear a particular coat of arms. Upon his death, the Barony Basset of Drayton became dormant.
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