r.4. Sir Thomas WORTLEY

r.4.  Sir Thomas, knight, 3rd son. d.s.p.

Thomas was die seun van Richard Wortley en Elizabeth Boughton.

(Foster, Joseph: Pedigrees of the County Families of Yorkshire, Vol. 2, West Riding. London. 1874)

dsp is an abbreviation for the Latin phrase, descessit sine prole; died without issue. That is, he or she left no heirs. (http://www.eogen.com/dsp)

KNIGHTS BACHELORS
1610-11, Jan. 15. FRANCIS WORTLEY, of Co. Yorks. (at Theobalds).
1621, Aug. 6. EDWARD WORTLEY, of Co. York, (at Belvoir Castle).
1629, Sept. 24. THOMAS WORTELEY (at Hampton Court).

(Shaw, WM. A. ed.: The Knights of England. A Complete Record from the Earliest Time to the Present Day of the Knights of all the Orders of Chivalry in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and of Knights Bachelors.)

Die Index to records genoem, the Originalia and Memoranda on the lord treasurer's remembrancer's side of the Exchequer: extracted from the records, and from the manuscripts of Mr. Tayleure, Mr. Madox and Mr. Chapman; formerly officers in that office deur Edward Jones, bevat al die toekennings van abbey grond en ander eiendom, wat deur die kroon toegestaan is, van die begin van die regering van Henry VIII. tot aan die einde van die regeringstyd van Queen Ann. Asook, inrollments van charters, grants en patents aan verskeie godsdienstige huise, stede, boroughs, dorpe, maatskappye, kolleges, en ander openbare inrigtings vanaf die vroegste tydperk. Saam met pleadings en proceedings met betrekking tot die tenures en estates van die nobility en gentry; commissions to survey manors, lands and tenements; [etc.] . (http://www.worldcat.org/) Die volgende inskrywings vir lede van die Wortley familie kom daarin voor:

Wortley (Willielmo), & Willielmo Catenby, Gen. & aliis, Firma dimissa in Com. Eboraci. Pars Original. Anno 6 Rotulo 1.
Wortley (Thomae), Militi, & aliis, Manerium de Kymberford conceffum in Comitatu Eboraci, Original. Anno 2, Rotulo 10.
Wortley (Fransisco) Militi, & Baronetto, Concessio in Com. Eboraci. 3 Pars Original. Anno 12. Rotulo 14.