 While in that post, they argued Calvin's Case, by which the Rights of Englishmen were bestowed on the "postnati" Scots.From 1613 to 1625, his abilities were further recognized and he was elevated to Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas.Hobart was knighted in 1603 and made Baronet, of Intwood in the County of Norfolk on 11 May 1611.