 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Basset akanga ari mwanakomana waRalph Basset naHawise de Grey. Ralph akatsiva baba vake parufu rwavo musi wa 31 Zvita 1299, uye akaitwa knight musi wa 22 Chivabvu 1306. Achizviratidza muFrance, Ralph akagadzwa kuva Seneschal weGascony pakati pa13231324 uye akabatawo hofisi yaSteward yeDuchy yeAquitaine. Ari muGascony akapinda muHondo yeSaint-Sardos. Basset akabata hofisi yeConstable yeDover Castle pakati paMarch naSeptember 1326 pamwe chete nehofisi yeWarden yeCinque Ports panguva imwecheteyo. Ralph akagadzirwa Knight Banneret muna 1341 uye akafa muna 1343. 