coke b John lamb case mich Jacob in the starchamber to be convict of libel in  the star Chamber the party ought to be either a contriver of the libel or a  procurer of the contrive of it or a malicious publisher of it know it to be a  libel what be and what be not a publication SC more John lamb proctor of the  ecclesiastical court exhibit a bill in the starchamber against William march  Robert Harrison and many other of the town of Northampton and against Shucburg  and other for publish two libel it be resolve that every one who shall be  convict in the say case either ought to be a contriver of the libel dr a  procurer of the contrive of it or a malicious publisher of it know it to be a  libel more Inst   b lev for if one read a libel that be no publication of it  or if he hear it read it be no publication of it for before he read or hear it  he can know it to be a libel or if he hear or read it and laugh at it it be no  publication of it but if after he have read or hear it he repeat it or any  part of it in the bear of other or after that he know it to be a libel he read  it to other that be a unlawful publication of it or if he write a copy of it a  in a action for a libel which be publish by the defendant in a voluntary  affidavit swear extrajudicial before a magistrate it be hold by wood b malony  v Bartley camp that the magistrate clerk be not bind to answer whether he  write the affidavit and deliver it to the magistrate because it be say the  bare copy out of a libel be criminal a bill of exception be tender but  afterward drop a and do not publish it to other it be no publication of the  libel for every one who shall be convict ought to be a contriver procurer or  publisher of it know it to be a libel but it be great evidence that he publish  it when he know it to be a libel write a copy of it unless afterward he can  prove that he deliver it to a magistrate to examine it foe then the act  subsequent explain his intention precedent vide reader bract lib tract de coke  a Corona cap foe fiat autem in an unjust manner cum quis fist buffeting to be  beating cannot be injured seu staff club csus yes etian cum ei a loud noise  dictum to be well de eastern factum carman much talked of b in the late case  of the king v Burdett barn Ald it be very much discuss at the bar whether the  write of a libel which be never publish by the author be a indictable offence  and lamb case and all the case hear upon the point be cite and comment upon  but as the case do not call for any judgement upon the point the court abstain  from give any opinion upon the point b coke report b er p