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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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keep_v and_o concealment_n of_o felon_n and_o good_n steal_v maintaine_v pirate_n to_o rob_v upon_o the_o sea_n see_v croo._n 2._o 629._o so_o it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v adjudge_v to_o lie_v for_o this_o he_o be_v a_o maintainer_n of_o felon_n albeit_o he_o do_v not_o say_v that_o he_o know_v they_o to_o be_v felon_n or_o that_o he_o be_v a_o justice_n of_o peace_n sir_n henry_n lea_n case_n cite_v in_o croo._n 2._o 268._o some_o report_n have_v be_v of_o judgement_n in_o case_n for_o these_o and_o such_o like_a 10._o charge_v of_o a_o man_n as_o a_o accessary_a to_o a_o felony_n sect._n 10._o word_n as_o these_o thou_o receive_v thief_n thou_o keep_v thief_n thou_o keep_v thief_n about_o thou_o thou_o keep_v thief_n in_o thy_o house_n thou_o maintaine_v thief_n in_o thy_o house_n let_v i_o say_v it_o with_o reverence_n i_o can_v receive_v they_o as_o law_n nor_o see_v reason_n for_o they_o for_o such_o kind_n of_o speech_n have_v not_o a_o import_n of_o any_o foul_a aspersion_n they_o 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and_o it_o be_v therein_o agree_v by_o all_o the_o justice_n and_o baron_n that_o this_o action_n shall_v not_o lie_v for_o these_o word_n he_o be_v a_o maintainer_n of_o thief_n and_o keep_v none_o but_o thief_n in_o his_o house_n and_o i_o will_v prove_v it_o etc._n etc._n for_o one_o may_v traitor_n harbour_n or_o keep_v traitor_n have_v and_o maintain_v théeve_n in_o his_o house_n and_o not_o know_v they_o to_o be_v such_o and_o this_o be_v no_o offence_n but_o there_o the_o judge_n do_v seem_v to_o agree_v all_o of_o they_o in_o this_o that_o if_o the_o word_n be_v thus_o that_o he_o do_v maintain_v and_o keep_v such_o in_o his_o house_n know_v they_o to_o be_v such_o that_o this_o will_v be_v actionable_a croo._n 1._o last_o publish_v 746._o 888._o and_o it_o be_v report_v by_o goldsb_n 48._o that_o in_o easter_n term_v 29_o eliz._n co._n b._n it_o be_v there_o agree_v by_o the_o judge_n that_o this_o action_n be_v maintainable_a for_o these_o word_n thou_o do_v maintain_v 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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