case halley against stanton Trinity term car roll he be arraign for steal hog  be actionable word S C Jones roll Abr   cro Elizabeth cro James hob will  action for word whereas he have be always of good conversation and never touch  with any suspicion of any matter of felony and use the trade of buy and sell  of cattle and thereby gain his live that the defendant malicious speak these  word of the plaintiff he innuendo the plaintiff I be arraign at Warwick for  steal of twelve hog and if he have not make good friend it have a vide Geo c S  croak car er p go bare with he where in fact he never be arraign nor question  for any felony after verdict upon not guilty plead it be find for the  plaintiff and damage twenty pound crew sergeant now move in arrest of  judgement that these word be not actionable for to say he be arraign for  felony be not any cause of action no more than to say that one be detect for  felony for good and honest man may be suspect or arraign for felony and in the  case of Noell a attorney a you be coop up for forge of writ it be adjudge the  action lie not but all the court seriatim deliver their opinion that the  action lie especial as in this case it be allege that he false and malicious  speak these word add if he have not make good friend it have go hard with he  which show that he conceive he be guilty of such a offence and when it be mere  false as it appear by averment that he never be arraign for any felony nor  ever commit any it be the more malicious and be speak in disgrace that none  shall trust he it therefore differ from the case cite and from the case of  baily v Churrington b where a action be bring for say these croak car word  thou be arraign for two bullock and after verdict upon not guilty find for the  plaintiff it be adjudge that the action lie not because he do not say for  steal of bullock nor that any felony be commit nor aver that he never be  arraign for felony as here the case of hains v Spratt a be also cite for say  thou be in Norwich gaol for a robbery commit upon James steward with a  averment that he never be in any gaol for felony and it be adjudge that the  action lie whereupon it be here adjudge for the plaintiff