"Sir Thomas Wortley, of Wortley, in Yorkshire, son of Nicholas Wortley, by Isabel, his wife, daughter and heir of William Tunstull of Thurland and representative of the ancient family of Wortley was a distinguished personage in the times in which he lived, and knight of the body to four successive sovereigns: Edward IV, Richard III, Henry VII, and Henry VIII. And also (we quote the old illuminated pedigree of Wortley) Sir Thomas did serve them with great credite in their wares, having great government in this commonwealthe, being as it may appeare in great trust with the said kinges; for as yet ther remaineth a great number of letters in the house Wortley, which were sent by the aforesaid kinges the said Sir Thomas, sealled with their private signatures; the which letters were for the exsecusion of theire lawes, musters, collections, and commissions with other and divers services of great truste and credit as the only man in these parts. And also had of the said princes gyft the stewardship of Midlame Castell, withall thinges thereunto belonginge with the puttiuge in of all the officers into the said Castell. And also he had and was steward of Kimberworth with all the commodates therunto belonginge." [1]
[1] John Bernard Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England (1844), 582, [GoogleBooks], [HathiTrust].