Not so well known as her grandfather, Mary Basset was one of five children of William Roper and Margaret Roper, the daughter of Thomas More. Tutors gave both Margaret and her daughter, Mary, an excellent education. “Between 1544 and 1553, Mary Basset produced the first English translation of the Ecclesiastical History by Eusebius, now surviving in a single manuscript in the British Library, Harley MS 1860, along with her translation of its first book into Latin.” – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Basset The More family is a model for us all as we go through this awful persecution by state and church.
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