case John PRINN Esq  Plaintiff John how Esq  Defendant in error that January  and see now the corrupt and illegal practice prevention Act Viet c a action  for word which charge man with evil inclination and principle will lie as  where it be say of a justice of the peace that he be a jacobite and for bring  in the prince of Wales and popery to the destroy our nation Mod ld raym viner  vol p can can how v Prin the defendant be a candidate to represent the county  of Gloucester in parliament and also a justice of the peace for that county  the plaintiff in the presence of many of the brown elector speak of the  defendant in the follow word do it you give your vote for Mr how for he be a  jacobite and for bring in the prince of Wales and for bring in popery to  destroy our nation and some time afterward when the defendant be a deputy  lieutenant of the say county and a privy counsellor the plaintiff in the  presence of many person speak the follow word of he I be arrest at the suit of  the right honourable John how esquire and it have cost I S and d for my  breakfast and if you do it vote for he he will serve you so too and I know why  it be it be because I will not give my consent to he to bring in popery and  the prince of Wales on a action bring for these scandalous word the defendant  in error obtain a verdict and l damage and upon a motion in arrest of  judgement the single question be whether the word be actionable the court of  queen bench be unanimous of opinion that they be and give judgement accord and  this judgement be afterward affirm upon a writ of error in the exchequer  Chamber to reverse both these judgement the present plaintiff bring a writ of  error in parliament but neither of the print case contain any reason either  for or against the reversal t powys S Harcourt after hear counsel on both side  I Montague n Lechmere the judge be order to look into the precedent and to  attend and inform the house of what they shall find relative to the matter the  judge accord attend and after hear their report of the precedent and a second  argument by the defendant counsel it be order and adjudge that the judgement  give in the court of queen bench and the affirmance thereof in the exchequer  Chamber shall be affirm and that the record shall be remit to the end  execution may he have thereon as if no such writ of error have be bring jour  vol p brown er p