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A59706 Action upon the case for slander, or, A methodical collection under certain heads of thousands of cases dispersed in the many great volumns of the law, of what words are actionable and what not and of a conspiracy, and of a libel : being a treatise of very great use and consequence to all men, especially in these times, wherein actions for slander are more common than in times past : with an exact table annexed for the ready finding out of any thing therein / by W. Sheppard. Sheppard, William, d. 1675? 1662 (1662) Wing S3173A; ESTC R30143 259,716 226

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aunt_n quandam_fw-la d._n s._n amicam_fw-la defendentis_fw-la innuendo_fw-la and_o i_o will_v prove_v it_o in_o this_o case_n it_o be_v doubtful_a croo._n 1._o 127._o 18_o that_o it_o be_v hold_v by_o some_o that_o if_o one_o bring_v a_o action_n for_o word_n speak_v against_o he_o as_o a_o justice_n of_o peace_n or_o officer_n that_o the_o plaintiff_n be_v to_o aver_v in_o his_o count_n that_o he_o be_v a_o justice_n or_o officer_n at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o word_n speak_v but_o otherwise_o it_o may_v be_v if_o it_o be_v bring_v by_o a_o tradesman_n for_o a_o slander_n to_o he_o and_o there_o that_o it_o will_v be_v sufficient_a to_o say_v that_o he_o have_v be_v of_o the_o trade_n for_o divers_a year_n past_a and_o that_o this_o will_v be_v sufficient_a yelverton_n rep._n 21._o 153._o 158._o 19_o if_o the_o word_n be_v thou_o be_v a_o the●f_n and_o have_v steal_v more_o good_n than_o i_o be_o worth_a here_o need_v no_o averment_n of_o his_o worth_n bulstr_n 2._o part_n 141._o so_o 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defendant_n shall_v plead_v the_o general_a pardon_n after_o the_o word_n speak_v that_o this_o be_v not_o good_a m._n 13._o jac._n com._n b._n cuddingtons_n case_n 10_o that_o it_o be_v not_o a_o good_a justification_n to_o a_o charge_n of_o call_v one_o thief_n that_o a_o robbery_n be_v commit_v and_o the_o common_a fame_n be_v that_o the_o plaintiff_n do_v it_o dyer_n 230._o brownl_n 2._o nor_o be_v it_o a_o good_a justification_n for_o call_v of_o one_o murderer_n to_o say_v there_o be_v a_o murder_n do_v and_o the_o plaintiff_n be_v indict_v for_o it_o or_o that_o he_o
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a._n b._n do_v write_v he_o a_o letter_n that_o he_o have_v do_v these_o work_n as_o the_o proud_a pharisee_fw-mi for_o vainglory_n and_o ostentation_n case_n action_n of_o the_o case_n and_o to_o have_v popular_a applause_n and_o further_o opprobrious_o tax_v he_o with_o other_o unlawful_a act_n and_o it_o be_v resolve_v in_o the_o star-chamber_n that_o for_o this_o private_a letter_n that_o no_o action_n of_o the_o case_n will_v lie_v but_o that_o it_o be_v punishable_a as_o a_o libel_n but_o some_o of_o the_o judge_n hold_v that_o such_o a_o private_a letter_n be_v punishable_a and_o the_o party_n be_v there_o fine_v five_o hundred_o pound_n pophams_n rep._n 139._o 140._o and_o so_o the_o lord_n darcy_n sue_v markam_fw-la in_o the_o star-chamber_n when_o markam_fw-la and_o the_o lord_n man_n have_v fight_v and_o the_o lord_n have_v part_v they_o and_o take_v off_o his_o man_n from_o he_o and_o after_o markam_fw-la write_v five_o or_o six_o letter_n to_o the_o lord_n and_o 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both_o the_o lady_n rosse_n and_o the_o plaintiff_n her_o father_n and_o to_o charge_v he_o with_o a_o plot_n etc._n etc._n hobb_n rep._n pl._n 334._o 337._o see_v hetleys_n rep._n 10._o and_o as_o to_o this_o these_o thing_n be_v further_a to_o be_v know_v 1_o that_o it_o matter_n not_o whether_o the_o thing_n say_v be_v true_a or_o false_a lie_v the_o rule_n about_o it_o and_o wherein_o the_o offence_n lie_v 2_o it_o matter_n not_o whether_o the_o party_n against_o who_o it_o be_v make_v be_v of_o good_a or_o evil_a report_n 3_o it_o matter_n not_o how_o it_o be_v divulge_v and_o whether_o secret_o or_o open_o 4_o the_o offence_n about_o this_o lie_v either_o in_o the_o contrive_n of_o it_o or_o in_o the_o procure_n of_o it_o to_o be_v contrive_v or_o in_o the_o malicious_a publication_n of_o it_o after_o a_o man_n know_v what_o it_o be_v but_o to_o read_v it_o or_o hear_v it_o read_v or_o when_o he_o read_v or_o hear_v it_o to_o laugh_v at_o it_o be_v no_o offence_n or_o if_o he_o 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