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judgement_n because_o it_o be_v not_o aver_v that_o the_o husband_n be_v dead_a at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o word_n speak_v and_o divers_a case_n cite_v to_o the_o purpose_n yelverton_n rep._n 20_o 21._o case_n 81._o mich._n 23._o car._n b._n r._n person_n and_o dawson_n a_o action_n be_v bring_v for_o theft_n charge_v of_o theft_n this_o your_o son_n innuendo_fw-la your_o son_n william_n stole_n a_o horse_n and_o sell_v he_o for_o ten_o pound_n and_o a_o verdict_n for_o the_o plaintiff_n upon_o a_o not_o guilty_a and_o after_o many_o motion_n to_o arrest_v the_o judgement_n it_o be_v give_v for_o the_o plaintiff_n style_v rep._n 46._o case_n 82._o pasche_fw-it 33_o eliz._n b._n r._n buckley_n versus_fw-la wood._n the_o plaintiff_n in_o this_o action_n justice_n slander_v in_o a_o course_n of_o justice_n declare_v that_o whereas_o the_o defendant_n do_v exhibit_v a_o bill_n against_o he_o in_o the_o star-chamber_n 30._o eliz._n contain_v inter_fw-la alia_fw-la that_o he_o be_v a_o 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assize_n yelverton_n rep._n 143._o case_n 119._o blanchflower_v and_o atwood_n the_o action_n be_v for_o this_o i_o will_v hang_v he_o treason_n charge_v of_o treason_n for_o he_o have_v speak_v word_n which_o be_v high_a treason_n and_o they_o be_v adjudge_v actionable_a yeluerton_n rep._n 107._o case_n 120._o brinsby_n and_o balgy_n m._n 5._o jac._n b._n r._n the_o action_n be_v bring_v by_o a_o robbery_n charge_v indirect_a of_o a_o robbery_n maid_n in_o a_o treaty_n of_o marriage_n for_o this_o it_o be_v no_o marvel_n she_o come_v not_o to_o church_n for_o it_o be_v think_v she_o be_v with_o child_n and_o i_o fear_v it_o be_v too_o true_a and_o it_o seem_v not_o actionable_a and_o yet_o that_o such_o word_n use_v about_o a_o robbery_n will_v be_v actionable_a yelverton_n rep._n 113._o case_n 121._o tomson_n and_o knot_n m._n 6._o jac._n b._n r._n the_o action_n be_v bring_v for_o these_o theft_n charge_v indirect_a of_o a_o theft_n word_n you_o may_v have_v know_v your_o own_o sheep_n and_o not_o have_v steal_v i_o in_o this_o case_n by_o two_o judge_n the_o word_n be_v not_o actionable_a for_o they_o be_v no_o direct_a affirmation_n of_o any_o steal_n but_o by_o way_n of_o implication_n and_o a_o slander_n may_v not_o be_v draw_v in_o by_o a_o strain_a construction_n and_o two_o judge_n that_o they_o be_v actionable_a yelverton_n rep._n 145._o case_n 122._o james_n wiltshire_n have_v forge_v the_o late_a queen_n write_v it_o be_v affirm_v in_o forgery_n forgery_n a_o writ_n of_o error_n that_o the_o word_n be_v actionable_a wiltshire_n case_n mich._n 5._o jac._n b._n r._n yelverton_n rep._n 146._o case_n 123._o staverton_n and_o relfe_n m._n 7._o jac._n b._n r._n the_o action_n be_v this_o i_o will_v prove_v perjury_n charge_v indirect_a of_o perjury_n thou_o a_o perjure_a knave_n and_o it_o be_v adjudge_v actionable_a for_o these_o word_n i_o will_v prove_v import_v a_o vehement_a affirmative_a of_o the_o thing_n and_o the_o plaintiff_n guilt_n therein_o 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much_o money_n and_o the_o defendant_n plead_v that_o the_o alien_n alien_n plaintiff_n be_v a_o alien_n but_o it_o be_v adjudge_v for_o the_o plaintiff_n yelverton_n rep._n 199._o case_n 126._o 1_o in_o a_o action_n upon_o the_o case_n for_o word_n the_o plaintiff_n do_v declare_v that_o case_n case_n he_o be_v heir_n apparent_a to_o his_o father_n and_o also_o to_o his_o young_a brother_n who_o have_v purchase_v land_n but_o have_v no_o issue_n either_o male_a or_o female_a and_o that_o the_o preferment_n loss_n of_o preferment_n defendant_n with_o a_o intent_n to_o bring_v he_o in_o disgrace_n with_o his_o father_n and_o also_o with_o his_o young_a brother_n and_o thereby_o to_o make_v the_o father_n and_o young_a brother_n to_o give_v away_o their_o land_n from_o the_o plaintiff_n do_v malicious_o speak_v bastard_n thou_o be_v a_o bastard_n these_o word_n to_o the_o plaintiff_n thou_o be_v a_o bastard_n which_o word_n be_v speak_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o father_n and_o young_a brother_n by_o reason_n of_o speak_v which_o word_n the_o father_n and_o young_a brother_n do_v intend_v and_o afterward_o do_v give_v their_o land_n from_o the_o plaintiff_n and_o by_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o whole_a court_n it_o be_v adjudge_v that_o the_o word_n be_v actionable_a and_o judgement_n enter_v according_o godbolt_n rep._n case_n 519._o humfreys_n case_n 13._o car._n b._n r._n case_n 127._o mich._n 20._o jac._n b._n r._n elborrow_n versus_fw-la allen._n action_n upon_o the_o case_n whereas_o he_o be_v the_o son_n and_o heir_n of_o john_n elborrow_n and_o anne_n his_o land_n slander_v of_o a_o title_n to_o land_n wife_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o john_n travel_n and_o have_v divers_a land_n by_o descent_n from_o they_o of_o the_o value_n of_o two_o hundred_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la that_o the_o defendant_n envy_v his_o estate_n speak_v of_o the_o plaintiff_n and_o katherine_n his_o wife_n say_v these_o word_n shall_v elborrow_n his_o wife_n sit_v above_o my_o wife_n he_o be_v but_o a_o bastard_n that_o by_o this_o he_o be_v much_o scandalize_v in_o his_o estate_n and_o force_v to_o great_a expense_n to_o defend_v his_o title_n upon_o nihil_fw-la dicit_fw-la write_v of_o injury_n and_o fifty_o pound_n damage_n and_o after_o motion_n to_o arrest_v the_o judgement_n it_o be_v give_v for_o the_o plaintiff_n and_o it_o be_v agree_v that_o the_o word_n in_o themselves_o be_v scandalous_a and_o dangerous_a that_o may_v cause_v his_o inheritance_n to_o be_v question_v croo._n 2._o 642._o case_n 128._o banister_n sue_v banister_n for_o say_v to_o he_o be_v son_n and_o heir_n to_o his_o father_n land_n slander_v of_o a_o title_n to_o land_n that_o he_o be_v a_o bastard_n and_o it_o be_v resolve_v that_o the_o action_n will_v lie_v for_o the_o word_n tend_v to_o his_o dis-inherison_a but_o if_o the_o defendant_n himself_o have_v pretend_v to_o be_v the_o next_o heir_n than_o the_o word_n have_v not_o be_v actionable_a trin._n 25._o eliz._n b._n 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entry_n 20._o 28._o trin._n 25._o eliz._n b._n r._n banister_n case_n mich._n 3._o jac._n b._n r._n croo._n 2._o 339._o 4._o the_o party_n that_o bring_v the_o action_n must_v have_v or_o be_v likely_a to_o have_v some_o special_a damage_n by_o the_o speak_n of_o the_o word_n as_o that_o he_o be_v hinder_v in_o the_o sale_n of_o his_o land_n be_v force_v to_o fall_v his_o price_n or_o in_o his_o preferment_n in_o marriage_n or_o the_o like_a by_o it_o and_o therefore_o where_o a_o man_n be_v not_o about_o the_o sale_n of_o his_o land_n or_o about_o a_o match_n with_o a_o wife_n or_o husband_n and_o another_o shall_v speak_v word_n to_o the_o disparagement_n of_o the_o title_n of_o his_o land_n this_o will_v not_o bear_v a_o action_n but_o if_o by_o the_o speak_n of_o the_o word_n he_o have_v lose_v his_o chapman_n or_o otherwise_o suffer_v any_o special_a prejudice_n the_o which_o he_o must_v not_o fail_v to_o set_v forth_o in_o his_o declaration_n there_o without_o question_n the_o 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