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according_a to_o the_o intention_n of_o the_o speaker_n therefore_o except_o the_o word_n can_v allow_v of_o no_o good_a sense_n as_o whore_n or_o thief_n or_o that_o there_o be_v strong_a presumption_n against_o the_o speaker_n the_o injuriandi_fw-la animus_n or_o design_n of_o injure_v as_o well_o as_o the_o injure_v word_n must_v be_v prove_v and_o the_o speaker_n will_v be_v allow_v to_o purge_v his_o guilt_n by_o declare_v his_o intention_n and_o his_o declaration_n without_o a_o oath_n will_v be_v sufficient_a two_o the_o pursuer_fw-mi shall_v libel_v the_o design_n and_o prove_v it_o except_o the_o word_n clear_o infer_v it_o three_o the_o pursuer_fw-mi be_v present_o to_o resent_v the_o injury_n and_o if_o at_o first_o the_o word_n be_v take_v for_o no_o injury_n they_o can_v afterward_o become_v such_o which_o thing_n be_v apply_v to_o the_o earl_n word_n do_v evident_o say_v that_o unless_o his_o word_n can_v allow_v of_o no_o good_a sense_n or_o that_o there_o be_v strong_a 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so_o that_o they_o can_v not_o afterward_o become_v such_o as_o be_v above_o full_o clear_v ergo_fw-la even_o the_o advocate_n be_v judge_n the_o earl_n be_v no_o slanderer_n six_o if_o it_o be_v necessary_a i_o can_v further_o tell_v you_o several_a thing_n that_o he_o allege_v to_o be_v sufficient_a for_o purge_v a_o man_n of_o any_o criminal_a intention_n as_o where_o he_o say_v ibid._n p._n 563._o l._n 2._o that_o in_o matter_n of_o fact_n person_n even_o judicious_a follow_v the_o faith_n of_o such_o as_o understand_v be_v to_o be_v excuse_v and_o l._n 30._o that_o if_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o meanness_n of_o the_o crime_n he_o shall_v say_v the_o smallness_n of_o the_o deed_n and_o what_o can_v be_v less_o than_o the_o utter_n of_o a_o few_o word_n in_o the_o manner_n that_o the_o earl_n speak_v they_o that_o there_o be_v no_o design_n of_o transgression_n and_o that_o the_o committer_n design_v not_o for_o so_o small_a a_o matter_n to_o commit_v a_o crime_n much_o less_o such_o 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