coke Report16a BIRCHLEYS case Michaelmas Elizabeth in the king bench SC cite  send for Leon hob winch Bulstr Poph Bulst Cr car roll Rep hetl Cr Elizabeth  hut l Mod bull n p n wood vin Abr action S a pl m b pl Com dig action case for  defamation d Bac Abr slander b see the note and reference infra you be well  know to be a corrupt man and to deal corrupt be speak of a swear attorney be  actionable because it touch he in his oath and also in the duty of his  profession whereby he acquire his live by if the precede parlance have be that  the plaintiff be a usurer or be a executor and will not perform the testament  c to say of a judge he be a corrupt judge be actionable Birchley a be one of  the atorneys or clerk of b r and swear to deal duly without corruption in his  office the defendant speak of the manner of Birchleys deal in his profession  say to Birchley you be well know to be a corrupt man and to deal corrupt it be  resolve that the say word ex causan to say imply that Birchley have deal  corrupt in his profession also it be say quod sermon narration ad mask to come  to know debet de b condition personae and the plaintiff have judgement for two  reason because the say scandal touch the plaintiff in his say oath the say  word scandalize he in the duty of his profession by which he get his live a  Skinner a merchant of London say of manwood chief baron that he be a c corrupt  judge and it be adjudge that the word be actionable b vide strong authority in  point as to the second question whether the plaintiff ought not to have aver  that he be not in gaol c it be ancient hold that such averment be necessary  but in late time it have be hold that the allege the word to have be be speak  false amount to such a averment and if so the court must now take it that all  the imputation cast on the plaintiff be false if the word have be true the  defendant shall have plead that special carpenter v Tarrant Cas tempt Hardw SC  cite by ld Ellenborough c I in Coberts v cambden east and see ante p a n S ED  a see the reference above b Cr Elizabeth Cr car godb hut Ventr ante a SC cite  and recognize by Hobart CJ in hob pl win wood bull n p n vin Abr action S a pl  Bac Abr slander b S p Com dig action case for defamation d so a action lie for  these word what do he pretend to be a lawyer he be no more a lawyer than the  devil day v buller will and see king v lake Ventr bank v Allen roll Abr beard  v John cro car roll Abr Martin v Burling cro Elizabeth Alston v more hetl roll  Abr Powell v Jones lev baker v Mirful side vin Abr action S a Bac Abr slander  b Com dig action case defamation d ED post a Ventr Poph Mod Rep roll Rep skin  b S p Com dig action case defamation d so in speak of a justice of the peace  in the execution of his office to say that he be a rascal a villain and a liar  be actionable for the word import a charge of act corrupt and partial Aston v  Blagrave stram ld raym see further as to slander of person in a judicial  office vin Abr action t a Com dig action case defamation d Bac Abr slander  ante p a n S ED coke report a er p e action sur Le case but it be resolve in  the principal case that if the precedent speech have be that Birchley be a  usurer or that he be another executor and will not perform the will c and  thereupon the defendant have speak the say word then no action will be  maintainable for they c which agree with the resolution in the Lord cromwells  case