Mary Basset

Mary Basset (c. 1523 – 20 March 1572; née Roper; also Clarke) was a translator of works into the English language.

Basset is cited as the only woman during the reign of Mary I to have her work appear in print.

Her work is based on the edition published by Robert Estienne in 1544; her learnedness is reflected in her comments on the text's inaccuracies.

[5] Nicholas Harpsfield wrote that she had also translated the History of Socrates, Theodoretus, Sozomenus, and Evagrius, but no copies of these are known.

[6] Her translations are characterized by the same engagement in contemporary political and ideological debates as can be seen in More and Margaret Roper.