case sir William Waldegrave against ralph agas Michaelmas term Elizabeth roll  the slanderous quality of word must he judge of by relation to the person of  who they be speak and in a action for word it shall he intend after verdict  that they be speak of the plaintiff if it be so aver by the innuendo post r  Abr post cro James action for word and declare that he be sheriff of Suffolk a  deputy lieutenant there and captain of six hundred soldier for the safeguard  of the queen person that the defendant prcemissorum non ignarms and of purpose  to draw he into discredit speak these word to one Edward hill who adlunc to be  el thus far be his servant it be well know that I be a true subject but thou  serve no true subject innuendo prcedict William Waldegrave and that your own  conscience do accuse you therefore upon not guilty plead it be find for the  plaintiff and damage five hundred pound It be allege by Lewis in arrest of  judgement that a action lie not for these word for he say not that sir W W be  no true subject although the plaintiff say innuendo the plaintiff croak  Elizabeth these be not the word of the defendant for perhaps e h do not serve  any man or his intent may he otherwise and if they he intend of the plaintiff  yet they be not such word of discredit as for which action lie for it shall  not he intend than he call he traitor or rehel but that peradventure he be  disohedient to some process or that he be accountant and make no true account  and cite Stanhope v Blith a and Kimzeys case he be a bailiff bring a action  for these word thou do serve false warrant and deceive the people adjudge that  the word be not actionable for it be not a   a b croak Elizabeth er p aver by  it that he make false warrant or know they be false and in the case of the  clerk of the peace for Gloucester you make false record and justify they for  true no action lie for they may he false for miswriting or otherwise and in  savage and cook case daughter of the Sun Elizabeth adjudge that these word  thou art a papist and not the queen friend be not actionable and the innuendo  can aid the matter nor the averment that he be his servant will not serve as  it be adjudge in the case of George v Parker for these word thou baste break  my shop and take my good innuendo that he have robbed he of they a action do  not lie for the first word be not actionable and the second can not aid thein  Godfrey contra and he agree the case of Kimzey and of the clerk of the peace  of the county of Gloucester for he be of counsel in they for they shall he  intend in a good sense and can not he intend that the   warrant or record but  here it shall he intend in evil parten that he be no true subject but a  traitor to the queen upon another day it be move again and Egerton solicitor  urge that these word be speak of a man of such credit as the plaintiff be to  he more regard than if speak of a private man and it be a rule in that e  fellow citizen I law Serm oh relaYus adpersonam dehet to come to know secundum  creating personce and he cite the case of Mr Edward Boughton v the bishop of  Coventry and Litchfield which be for these word he be a vermin in the command  onwealth and a corrupt man and for that he be a justice of peace and a manof  good estimation it be adjudge after long argument that he shall recover and  have four hundred mark damage afterward it be move again by coke for the  plaintiff that the person of who the word be speak be consider will hear a  action and cite Birchlys case c when word be speak which touch one in his duty  or course of life and these action be for the discredit and therefore ought to  be adjudge accord to the credit and place of the person of who they be speak  and Trinity Henry a action be bring by the bishop of Winchester for these word  my Lord of Winchester take I and imprison I till I enter into a bind of twenty  pound to the king use adjudge actionable and Hilary Elizabeth rot Lord  Abergavenny bring a action for these word my Lord of ab send for we and put  some of we into the stock send some of we unto the gaol and put some of we  into the house call little ease and adjudge actionable but such word as in the  two last case speak of a private person be not actionable Wray c j the word  themselves for the generality of they may have a good construction and  reasonable intendment and be not actionable but the quality of the person of  who they be speak be consider croak Elizabeth he be touch in his credit and  course of life they be actionable as to call a bishop papist be actionable so  to call a judge c a corrupt man for they concern they in their office but to  call a private man so be not actionable and whereas it be say that it appear  not they be speak of the plaintiff but that it may be intend e h do not serve  any man as to that the innuendo take away all uncertainty in that for so it be  in all action upon the case for word the innuendo make they speak of the  plaintiff and the defendant be find guilty and so be estopped to say he do not  speak they of the plaintiff gawdy for the certainty of the person there be no  doubt but that the innuendo make they as certain as if he have say sir William  Walgrave be no true subject but for the generality of the word he doubt and  desire to see Bucklies case but as to the word true subject he say they can  not have any other reference than that he be not true in his allegiance or in  his subjection and can be intend false in other matter of account c because  Fenner be not satisfy they will advice till another term and the next term it  be adjudge for the plaintiff c   a croak Elizabeth er p