Roger Basy was one of two people to be the first recorded Members of Parliament for the constituency of York. He was elected during the reign of Edward I.
Roger Basy | |
|---|---|
| Member of the England Parliament for York | |
| In office 1294–1297 | |
| Succeeded by | John le Espicier/Nicholas Clareveaux |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Unknown Unknown |
| Died | Unknown Unknown |
| Resting place | Unknown |
| Nationality | English |
| Spouse | Preciosa |
| Children | Roger Richard Constance |
| Parent | Walter |
Life and politics
editHe was elected in 1294 to serve in the Parliament of 1295.[1][2]
Prior to this he had served the city of York as a Bailiff in 1277 and as the eighteenth Mayor in 1290.[3] He is credited with the founding of one of two chantries in St Mary Bishophill.[4][5] He was reported to have befriended Edward I during the King's stay in York and Cawood following the campaigns in Scotland. In 1292 he gave a messuauge, or more commonly known as a plot of land with a dwelling and outbuildings, in Skeldergate to the Selby Abbey.[6]
His son Roger inherited the manor at Bilbrough to the west of the city of York from his father.[7] Bilbrough Manor had been given to Roger by Sir Simon de Chauncy.[8]
Roger Basy, and another citizen named as John Sampson, benefited from the results of the Statute of the Jewry during Edward I reign, when, on 15 November 1279, Queen Eleanor granted them the land and buildings in Coney Street where there was one of two possible synagogues in York.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ Pter R Ross & Simon D Lloyd, ed. (1986). Proceedings of the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Conference, 1985 Volume 1 of Thirteenth-century England. Boydell & Brewer. ISBN 9780851154527.
- ^ The Parliament Writs and Writs of Military Summons. Lyon Public Library Digitized 28 Feb 20140. 1827. p. 833.
- ^ William Combe (1785). The History and Antiquities of the City of York, Vol 3. p. 27.
- ^ Dobson, R. (1967). The Foundation of Perpetual Chantries by the Citizens of medieval York. pp. 22–38.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Torre Manuscript. 1892. pp. Chapter 101 & 102.
- ^ Edmund Bogg (1902). The Old Kingdom of Elmet: York and Ainsty district: a descriptive sketch of the history, antiquities, lore, picturesque feature and rare architecture. J Heywood. p. 373.
- ^ "Bilbrough Village Timeline". Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ Robert H. Skaife, ed. (1867). The Survey of the County of York, Taken by John de Kirkby, Commonly Called Kirkby's Inquest. Society.
- ^ Robin R Mundill (2002). England's Jewish Solution: Experiment and Expulsion, 1262-1290. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521520263.
- ^ Sarah Rees Jones (2013). York: The Making of a City 1068-1350. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198201946.