case smith against ware in slander if the speak be allege of the plaintiff it  be sufficient without a express colloquium ante lev lev ray Bac ab action on  the case for that the defendant say of the plaintiff he innuendo the plaintiff  be a thief for he have steal corn from Mr key a certain richardum key innuendo  the defendant say that he speak other word of the plaintiff and traverse that  he speak those word and it be find against he and damage six pound it be now  move in arrest of judgement that this action lie not for he do not show that  there be any precedent communication of the plaintiff and the word he without  show some former discourse concern the plaintiff can be apply to he more than  to any other and to that purpose Bittridges case a be cite second it be object  that the word he be a thief for he have steal a   croak James er p corn c be  not actionable for it may be stand corn as to say I he be a thief for he have  steal my trees  or my evidence  or my lead of my house no action lie which  last case the court agree to be good law for in those case it be not show that  any felony be commit and the word do not import any felony b but here steal  corn be intend corn reap and for that purpose a precedent be cite child v  sander c for say thou have steal my wood action lie wherefore for this point  they all hold that the action be maintainable but because he do not show that  there be any communication of the plaintiff they doubt but afterward upon view  of precedent and be inform that it be a common course so to declare when it be  allege that he say de a saying beforehand the plaintiff haec word it be  necessary to be intend of the say plaintiff and when the jury have find that  he speak those word of the plaintiff that help the case for otherwise the jury  will not have find against the defendant wherefore it be adjudge for the  plaintiff and a precedent be show in the king bench sander v woolrich d action  for that he say these word of the plaintiff he innuendo the plaintiff be a  traitor the defendant plead not guilty and find for the plaintiff and although  no communication be allege to have be before of the plaintiff yet the  plaintiff have judgement and that judgement affirm in a writ of error