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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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traitor_n or_o thou_o do_v maintain_v thief_n see_v chap._n 6._o sect_n 1_o 2._o but_o that_o no_o action_n will_v lie_v for_o say_v thou_o do_v keep_v thief_n and_o that_o it_o have_v be_v agree_v not_o to_o lie_v for_o this_o he_o be_v a_o receiver_n of_o thief_n mich._n 40._o 41_o eliz._n co._n b._n nor_o for_o this_o he_o keep_v man_n that_o do_v rob_v upon_o the_o highway_n hobb_n rep._n nor_o for_o this_o thou_o keep_v thief_n without_o say_v or_o know_v they_o to_o be_v such_o goldsb_n pl._n 7._o nor_o for_o this_o he_o have_v thief_n in_o his_o house_n croo._n 2._o 331._o nor_o for_o this_o thou_o keep_v none_o but_o thief_n or_o cutpurse_n in_o thy_o house_n and_o have_v their_o good_n mich._n 17._o jac._n b._n r._n nor_o for_o this_o thou_o keep_v man_n to_o rob_v on_o the_o highway_n nor_o for_o this_o thou_o keep_v man_n that_o rob_v i_o for_o all_o this_o may_v be_v unaware_o to_o he_o croo._n 1._o last_o publish_v 188._o it_o be_v say_v it_o will_v not_o lie_v for_o this_o of_o a_o man_n that_o have_v lose_v cloth_n steal_v by_o unknown_a person_n a._n have_v receive_v again_o his_o piece_n of_o cloth_n and_o bear_v with_o the_o thief_n innuendo_fw-la quendam_fw-la malefactorem_fw-la ignotum_fw-la hall_n versus_fw-la hemsy_n trin._n 38._o eliz._n noys_n rep._n 57_o nor_o for_o this_o he_o have_v three_o parcel_n of_o his_o cloth_n again_o of_o the_o thief_n that_o do_v steal_v it_o from_o he_o and_o if_o i_o receive_v any_o hurt_n henceforth_o i_o will_v charge_v he_o with_o it_o goldsb_n rep._n 119._o nor_o for_o this_o a._n keep_v man_n to_o rob_v i_o albeit_o he_o have_v be_v rob_v by_o his_o man_n but_o if_o he_o say_v he_o keep_v man_n to_o that_o intent_n to_o rob_v i_o and_o i_o be_v rob_v by_o they_o these_o word_n will_v be_v dangerous_a sir_n harbert_n croft_n against_o brown_n pasche_n 14._o jac._n bulstr_n 3._o part_n 167._o nor_o for_o this_o a._n and_o his_o servant_n go_v about_o to_o rob_v i_o and_o he_o do_v maintain_v they_o 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