r.1. John WORTLEY, geb. 29/10/1592

r.1.  John, geb. 29/10/1592, North Luffenham, Rutland x 27/11/1630, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire met Elizabeth PALMER, geb. 03/08/1606, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, d.v. Thomas Palmer en Dorothy Mallet.

John was die seun van William Wortley en Isabel Lawe.

This John Wo. was a barrister-at-law and son of Wm Wortley b. Yorkshire. Wm Wortley m. Isabel Lawe. Wm's father was High Sheriff of Derbyshire and of the same line as Sir Francis Wortley.  (https://www.familytreeforum.com/showthread.php/52855-Baptised-Twice/page2)

Historically, barristers (also known as barrister-at-law or bar-at-law)  have had a major role in trial preparation, including drafting pleadings and reviewing evidence.(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrister)