▁worked ▁on ▁a ▁Greek ▁lex icon ▁which ▁went ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁the ▁letter ▁M . ▁Through ▁a ▁fort uit ous ▁meeting ▁with ▁Bened ict a ▁Mo yle , ▁who ▁later ▁became ▁his ▁first ▁wife , ▁he ▁then ▁gained ▁entrance ▁to ▁the ▁Middle ▁Temple ▁to ▁study ▁for ▁the ▁bar . ▁ ▁H os kins ▁by ▁ 1 6 0 1 ▁acquired ▁a ▁house ▁in , ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁parliament ▁for ▁Here ford ▁in ▁ 1 6 0 4 ▁and ▁ 1 6 1 4 . ▁In ▁ 1 6 1 4 , ▁in ▁parliament , ▁he ▁spoke ▁his ▁mind ▁about ▁the ▁Sic ilian ▁V es pers ▁and ▁consequ ently ▁was ▁imprison ed ▁for ▁a ▁year ▁in ▁the ▁Tower ▁of ▁London ▁with ▁Sir ▁Charles ▁Corn wall is . ▁After ▁his ▁release ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁L ent ▁Re ader ▁in ▁ 1 6 1 9 , ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁Judge ▁in ▁ 1 6 2 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁MP ▁for ▁Here ford ▁in ▁ 1 6 2 8 . ▁ ▁H os kins ▁was ▁an ▁int imate ▁of ▁John ▁Sel den , ▁Sir ▁Walter ▁R ale igh ▁and ▁Ben ▁J ons on . ▁He ▁fought ▁a ▁du el ▁with ▁Sir ▁Benjamin ▁Rud yard , ▁but ▁they ▁subsequently ▁became ▁great ▁friends . ▁When ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁Ser je ant - at - law , ▁and ▁was ▁ind icted ▁for ▁not ▁keeping ▁the ▁pav ement ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁his ▁door ▁in ▁good ▁repair , ▁he ▁successfully ▁def ended ▁his ▁case ▁arg uing