case sir John Tasburgh against day Trinity term James roll Suffolk see  Ratcliff v Evans croak throw Q b in a action for the slander of title it must  be aver that the plaintiff be in actual treaty for the sale of the estate and  that he receive special damage ante cro car cro Elizabeth roll ab Yelv Com dig  action on the case whereas he be and for these two year last pass be a justice  of peace in the county of Suffolk and whereas upon the seven of march and long  before he be seize in fee of the advowson of Sanderoft in the county of  Suffolk and intend to sell it towards the payment of his debt that the  defendant know the premise intend to slander he in his religion and to cause  he to be repute as a papist and unworthy the government and to slander his  title to the advowson and to hinder his sale thereof and to cause he to incur  the pain in the statute impose upon recusant the aforesaid that march James  have communication with diverse person touch his title to the advowson and  concern croak James er p his opinion in religion speak of the plaintiff these  scandalous word true it be that sir John Tasburgh be the true and undoubted  patron of Sandcroft but now he have lose that patronage and presentation by be  a simonist and a recusant both which I will prove he to be by reason of which  word he be slander in his good name and hinder in the sale of the advowson  croak throw the defendant plead not guilty and it be find for the plaintiff  and damage assess to one hundred pound it be move in arrest of judgement that  this action lie not for he dot not show that he have any prejudice by the  slander of his title nor do he show that there be any communication to sell it  to any nor that any who intend to buy it be thereby hinder in his buy and  without some special cause show the action lie not and for the word touch his  person they be not actionable for they do not touch he in his office of  justice of peace nor be there any damage to he by the speak of which the  commonlaw take any cognizance the court be all of opinion that the action lie  not and therefore it be adjudge for the defendant