Claim: Robert Lyminge was in charge of designing and construction of Hatfield House for Robert Cecil; then in 1616-17, he also designed the Blickling Hall for Sir Henry Hobart, 1st Baronet, an English politician who succeeded Sir Edward Coke to become Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas (1613-1625).
Evidence: From 1607–12 he was in charge of the design and construction of Hatfield House for Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury. In 1616–17 Lyminge was designing Blickling Hall in Norfolk for Sir Henry Hobart, 1st Baronet. Sir Henry Hobart, 1st Baronet SL (1 Jan 1560 – 29 December 1625), of Blickling Hall, was an English politician who succeeded Sir Edward Coke to become Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas. From 1613 to 1625, his abilities were further recognized and he was elevated to Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas.