Bonham kite against lord Sturton in slander the defendant justify and verdict  for the plaintiff the court can mitigate the damage but in a case of mayhem  may increase they a writ of inquiry of damage be award and the judge abridge  they but this be only a inquest of office but otherwise be it if the jury at  first have give such damage yet there the judge may abridge the cost h pl and  Elizabeth b r Thorngate v reeve if in debt on bind c the jury give no damage  the court may assess damage because the debt be certain and the plaintiff loss  apparent damage increase by the court in trespass e h b r rot and m h b r rot  and h h b r rot so adjudge h e b r rot John de Momplas v Gilbert de la main  and John de Darber in mayhem and t e b r rot John Castelline v Thomas chaworth  damage increase in mayhem two hundred pound more by the judge and m h rot  Richard Heyter for the loss of a eye e h rot Simon Framp for two finger e  Elizabeth b r tongue v Formaby in a action for conversion the court be move to  increase the damage and will not aliter if it have be of money the value of  which be know to the court or of mayhem where the court may see the hurt sayer  damage John Bonham knight bring a action upon the case against Lord Sturton in  the county of wilts for slander and Lord S justify the word in a certain  manner and the plaintiff reply de son tort demesne without such cause  whereupon issue be join and find by nisi prius for the plaintiff and damage  assess at five hundred mark and it be move whether the justice may mitigate  the damage or not and it be adjudge that they can not because the damage be  the principal a it be now usual to grant a new trial where such damage be  manifest outrageous and extravagant yet the court will not do this without  very strong ground black Rep will Cowp term Rep but for the smallness of  damage the court refuse to set aside the verdict barn Cas of pract c b still  however in case of trespass for assault and battery as in Tripconys case here  damage may be increase upon the view sayer damage barn will a but in b r in  this term in the case of Tripcony the jury at nisi prius give he only forty  pound for the cut open of his right hand and this be increase by the judge to  one hundred pound but this be a matter apparent to the court and the offence  and trespass be carry about with the person but note that the action of  battery make also express mention of the cut off of the hand and the defendant  justify by son assault demesne and in defence of himself and this be find  against he c dyer b er p