case Harrison against Thornborough a declaration in slander a get a witness to  forswear himself in such a cause you or he innuendo the plaintiff hire one b  to forswear himself and two dyer be go off innuendo become bankrupt and for  aught I know a will be so too be good S c pale yellow hob this be a action for  these word Harrison get a witness to forswear himself in such a cause you or  he innuendo the plaintiff hire one bell to forswear himself and for these  follow word speak at another time two dyer be go off innuendo become bankrupt  and for aught I know Harrison will be so too within this time twelvemonth a  verdict for the plaintiff and joint damage be give it be move in arrest of  judgement that the word be not actionable for though the first branch of the  word if they be alone be certain enough yet when he go on and say you or the  plaintiff hire one bell to forswear himself it become altogether uncertain to  who the word relate and to this purpose be cite roll Abr and cro where the  word be one of you three c second the declaration do not set forth that what  the witness modern report be forswear in be a material point in the cause  three suppose the word be actionable yet if the follow word that be speak at a  different time be not actionable then the damage be joint the judgement must  be arrest fourthly those word be not actionable because the word go off be  capable of various construction and be therefore to be take in the most  favourable sense in the case of chapman v Lampire a Mod a the word be he be  break run away and will never return again and the court be divide b the  plaintiff counsel in answer to the uncertainty of the word quote the follow  authority latch keb style cro James raym lev cro dyer b five if the word  themselves be not actionable the innuendo will not help it for a innuendo be  not to set forth new matter but to refer to something already mention in the  declaration in the case of king v Greep the word Newnham innuendo Newnham in  Devonshire and in   a burn my barn innuendo full of corn the innuendo be hold  void because they set forth new matter six that the action will not lie unless  bell have actual forswear himself which perhaps the word get c do not  necessary imply the court be of opinion that the plaintiff shall have  judgement precedent in action for word be not of equal authority as in other  action because norma to speak be the rule for the interpretation of word and  this rule be different in one age from what it be in another the word which a  hundred year ago do not import a slanderous sense now may and so vice line in  this kind of action for word which be not of very great antiquity the court do  at first as much as they can discountenance they and that for a wise reason  because general bring for contention and vexation and therefore when the word  be capable of two construction the court always take they mild sensum modern  report but latterly these action have be more discountenance for man tongue  grow more virulent and irreparable damage arise from word it have be by  experience find that unless man can get satisfaction by law they will be apt  to take it themselves the rule therefore that have now prevail be that word be  to be take in that sense that modern report er p be most natural and obvious  and in which those to who they be speak will be sure to understand they the  word you or he c do not render the former uncertain for they relate not to the  get c but to new matter videlicet who pay the money beside if the word be a or  d do c either a or d may bring a action but then there must be a averment that  neither of they do it it be not necessary to the maintain of this action that  bell do forswear himself the signification of the word go off be very well  know among merchant the doctrine lie down concern innuendo be undoubted true  when understand of matter of fact but here the innuendo be not introductory of  new matter of fact but only explanatory of the forgo word judgement be give  for the plaintiff