Bishop William Fleetwood was led to publish his Chronicon Preciosum on the occasion of this dispute.
Worth retained this archdeaconry until his death in 1742, and combined with it from 17 February 1715−16 the third canonry at Worcester.
Worth edited at Oxford in 1700 ‘Tatiani Oratio ad Græcos: Hermiæ irrisio gentilium philosophorum,’ with his own annotations and those of many previous scholars.
Hearne says that "most of the notes, with the dedication and preface, were written by Dr. John Mill" (Collections, Oxford Hist.
Worth's notes to the tract of Hermias were included in the edition by J. C. Dommerich, which was printed at Halle in 1764.
A letter from Worth to Potter, afterwards archbishop of Canterbury, on the death of Dr. John Mill is in Lambeth MS. 933, art.
Worth was born at Penryn, Cornwall, and baptised at St Gluvias, its parish church, on 20 February 1676−7, was the second son of William Worth, merchant of Penryn, who died there on 22 January 1689−90, aged 55, by his wife Jane, daughter and coheiress of Mr Pennalerick.
His wife was a Miss Price, and their only daughter, with a fortune of 60,000l., married on 3 March 1740, William Winsmore, mayor of Worcester in 1739−40 (Gent.