Thomas Hobson stood surety for the appearance in the Vice-Chancellor's Court of one ‘Goodman Sped’ in 1625. Robert Speed was Hobson’s bailiff or steward. We know this from an earlier court case featuring Hobson where he is named as such in a deposition (or witness statement) ¹ . However, no further information has been uncovered to explain his appearance in court on this occasion.

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