r.9. Samuel, ged. 28/01/1634, Wath-upon-Dearne, Yorkshire, Engeland, oorl. 03/09/1680, Wath upon Dearne, Yorkshire (West Riding), Engeland.
Samuel was die seun van Samuel Wortley en Grace Abson.
Samuell the sone of Samuell
Wortley, gent, the 28"
1666. Samuel Wortley – prison York Castle – Date 3 May – Details Gentleman, Murder.
LI. SAMUEL WORTLEY, GEN. FOR MURDER.
May 3, 1666. Barnsley. Before Thomas Garnett and Charles Jackson, gent, coroners. Richard Wainewright, of Cawihorne bayliffe sayth, that, the first day of May, he beinge a bayliffe and assistant to Thomas Wildsmith, a bayliffe, went, with him, Wm. Skelton, and another man to assist them, to Wm. Hindi -
A murder at Barnsley, in which a bailiff is the victim. The culprit was an attorney in that place. He was captured and tried at York, but, strange to say, he was acquitted. The widow of the slain person begged that he might be punished. Her husband had left a large family, encumbered by debt, behind himclyffe's howse in Barnesley, to arrcast Samuell Wortley and the sayd Hinchclyffe, upon a writt at the suite of the Queene Mother for 300/. And at theire entrance into the howse they called for a quart of ale, and desired to speake with Win. Hinchclyffe - whereupon Edward Hinchclyffe, his brother, desired Wm. Hinchclyffe to come to speake with Thomas Wildsmith; and when he came Thomas Wildsmith drunke to him, and when the sayd Wm. had drunke, Thomas Wildsmyth rose up, and told him hee arrested him. Which when he had done, Wm. and Edward Hinchclyffe desired Wildsmith to goe into the parlor with them, and he did so. And Edward Hinchclyffe, Wm. Hinchclyffe, and Eliz. his wife, sayd to this informer, which was in the howse, " If yow will be content, wee will give you 500/. bond, or what yow please." Then Wm. Hinchclyffe's wife went into the chamber to Samuell Wortley; whereupon Samuell Wortley came downe with a drawne sword or rapier under his coate, and went into the parlor, and Wm. Hinchclyffe's wife suddenly shut the doore after him. And, presently after, Edward Hinchclyffe went into the parlor, and shut the doore after him alsoe. Then Wildsmith asked Samuel Wortley how hee did, and sayd to him, " Sir, I arrest yow at the suite of the Queen Mother." Then Wortley said, " I will run thee through, thou shalt arrest none of mee." And when this informer heard those words hee went to the parlor doore, and would have gone into the parlor, but Edward Hinchclyffe kept the doore fast, soe that he could not goe in. Then this informer looked through a hole in the doore, and saw Wortley make two passes at the said Wildsmith with his rapier, the one of them he put by, and turned himselfe to the doore, and would very gladly have gone forth. And this informer then did see Edward Hinchlyffe stop him, and would not let him depart till he was wounded, soe that, at the second passe, Wortley run him through his body. And then the doore was opened, and they thrust Wildsmith out of the roome and barrd the doore after him. And Wildsmith cryed out to this informer, and said, " Ah, Dicke, I am slayne." And this informer heard the words that past betweene Samuell Wortley, Wm. Hinchclyffe, and Wildsmith, but Wildsmith gave neither Hinchclyffe nor Wortley a foule word.
Buckley Wilsford, of .Barnesley, gent., sayth, that, the first of May, he hearinge that one Thomas Wildsmyth, bayliffe, was allmost slayne, went to se him, then found him under the hands of a chimrghion then dresseinge of his wounds. And the said Wildsmyth severall tymes tould this informer that Samuell Wortley gave him the said wound, and with a sword or rapier strucke quite through his bodie against the doore.
Richard Smith, of Barnesley, derke, sayth, that upon Wednesday, the 2d of May, about two of the clocke in the raorneinge, he was att Old Barnesley, att the house of Win. Kooke, where he now liveth, and then and there came a man ridinge into the fouldstead, and tould this informer he was desyred by Mr. Buckley Wilford and Thomas Wildsmith to goe to Barnesley, to the house of Richard Lambert, to pray with and for the said Wildsmith, who then lay languishing upon some wounde he had gott the day before, as he tould this informer. Then this informer asked Wildsmith who gave him the said wounds, and he answered "Samuel Wortley, ah, fyeonhim!" Then this informer desired him to make his peace with God, and tould him he could nott live; and then Wildsmith answered, " Noe, Noe, hee was a dead man, if he had a thousand lives (he said) they was all gone/'
William Houldgat, of Barnesley, laborer, was charged by James Bird, one of the constables of Barnesley, to goe and help to apprehend Samuell Wortley. And he did his best endeavoure, and rune after the said Wortley, and did see him rune away, and was very neere him, and did se him gett of horse backe, and soe the said Wortley ride quite away out of his sight, soe that he never did see him since that time. (http://www.northcravenheritage.org.uk/NCHT/RoyPriceArchive/WILLS/Spreadheets&Lists/someyorkassizes17thc.txt)
1671. Memorand that Henry Walker, gent, was authorized by us whose names are here unto annexed to Inioy one stall standinge on the north side of the midale alley in our pish Church of Wath sup Dearne beinge bought of Mr. Samuell Wortley of Swinton and there to continue & be belongeinge to his house in Swinton afiforesaid in paine of ecclesiasticall Censure. (https://archive.org/stream/registersofwathu14wath/registersofwathu14wath_djvu.txt)
September 1680 Bur : Samuell Wortley the 3'* Day
