case Ceely against hopkins and his wife how far word impute witchcraft be  actionable before the repeal of the James c make witchcraft felony ante action  for word whereas the wife dumb sola to be speak of the plaintiff these word he  be a witch and a strong witch and have bewitch I and my aunt a S the aunt of  the say wife innuendo therefore I will not marry he the defendant plead not  guilty and it be find against her and damage give to forty pound Germin  sergeant move in arrest of judgement that these word be not actionable for to  call one witch general be not actionable as it be adjudge in this court in  George v Harvey a and in another case hawk v Ange b and for the latter word it  be not say that he do they any bodily harm and his bewitch without do some  bodily harm to the person or cattle be not punishable by the James c c so when  be be not endanger croak car by such word there be no cause of action at the  commonlaw and all the court hold that for the first word thou art a witch and  a strong witch no action lie for they be too general but to say you have  bewitch I and my aunt Brampston Jones and Berkley hold that the action lie for  it shall be intend be bewitch they in their person and although it be not show  that any bodily wrong or harm be do to they by this witchcraft yet it be a  offence punishable by b e statute which do not mention bodily harm to the  person of any but general if he bewitch any person it shall be a offence  punishable by the statute but I much doubt thereof for word shall be always  take in mild sensum and not in a ill sense if they may have any reasonable  intendment and here it may be that be bewitch they with fair word as the  common save be and the word subsequent maintain that intent therefore I will  not marry he but the other justice say that they will not so intend it but he  ought to have plead special to have extenuate it if he will have it to be so  intend but they will further advice a b hale foster hawk ch and c Kely hawk Ch  S a ante b cro James c repeal by Geo c vide hawk p c p a it be move again and  judgement give for the plaintiff post croak car er p