▁to ▁advise ▁Just ices ▁of ▁the ▁Peace , ▁he ▁had ▁not ▁received ▁a ▁university ▁education . ▁The ▁normal ▁career ▁pro gression ▁for ▁a ▁man ▁in ▁his ▁position ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁slow ▁promotion ▁to ▁C ler k ▁of ▁the ▁Ass ize , ▁but ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁publication ▁of ▁his ▁book ▁Pot ts ▁began ▁to ▁receive ▁" cons ider able ▁royal ▁favour ", ▁suggesting ▁that ▁his ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁tri als ▁met ▁with ▁the ▁King ' s ▁appro val . ▁King ▁James ▁was ▁keen ly ▁interested ▁in ▁the ▁bre eding ▁of ▁h ounds , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 6 1 5 ▁Pot ts ▁was ▁reward ed ▁with ▁" the ▁keep ership ▁of ▁Sk al me ▁Park   ... ▁for ▁the ▁bre eding ▁and ▁training ▁of ▁h ounds ". ▁Three ▁years ▁later ▁he ▁was ▁granted ▁" the ▁office ▁of ▁collect ing ▁the ▁for fe it ures ▁on ▁the ▁laws ▁concerning ▁se wers , ▁for ▁twenty - one ▁years ", ▁a ▁position ▁that ▁gave ▁him ▁the ▁authority ▁to ▁appoint ▁deput ies . ▁▁ 1 7 th - century ▁juris pr ud ence ▁Pot ts ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁an ▁" active ▁and ▁select ive ▁rep orter "; ▁he ▁om its ▁significant ▁details ▁of ▁court ▁procedure ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 7 th - century ▁English ▁legal ▁process , ▁such ▁as ▁that ▁all ▁ind ict ments ▁were ▁initially ▁submitted ▁to ▁a ▁grand ▁j ury , ▁whose ▁task ▁was ▁to ▁decide ▁whether ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁prima ▁fac ie ▁case ▁against ▁the ▁accused ▁before ▁the ▁prisoners