▁and ▁ 1 5 8 9 , ▁Hob art ▁was ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁( MP ) ▁for ▁St ▁I ves , ▁for ▁Great ▁Y arm outh ▁in ▁ 1 5 9 7 ▁and ▁ 1 6 0 1 , ▁and ▁for ▁Nor wich ▁from ▁ 1 6 0 4 ▁to ▁ 1 6 1 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁Ste ward ▁of ▁Nor wich ▁in ▁ 1 5 9 5 , ▁made ▁Ser je ant ▁from ▁ 1 6 0 3 ▁to ▁ 1 6 0 6 , ▁and ▁later ▁served ▁as ▁Att orney ▁for ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁W ards ▁in ▁ 1 6 0 5 ▁and ▁Att orney ▁General ▁for ▁England ▁and ▁Wales ▁between ▁ 1 6 0 6 ▁and ▁ 1 6 1 3 ▁while ▁Ba con ▁was ▁Sol ic itor - General . ▁ ▁While ▁in ▁that ▁post , ▁they ▁argued ▁Cal vin ' s ▁Case , ▁by ▁which ▁the ▁Rights ▁of ▁English men ▁were ▁best owed ▁on ▁the ▁post n ati ▁Sc ots . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 6 1 3 ▁to ▁ 1 6 2 5 , ▁his ▁ab ilities ▁were ▁further ▁recognized ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁elev ated ▁to ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁Common ▁Ple as . ▁Hob art ▁was ▁kn ight ed ▁in ▁ 1 6 0 3 ▁and ▁made ▁Baron et , ▁of ▁Int wood ▁in ▁the ▁County ▁of ▁Nor folk ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁May ▁ 1 6 1 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁respect ed ▁for ▁his ▁knowledge ▁and ▁s oph istic ation ▁in