Bulstrode king and long plaintiff against LORKING defendant action upon the  case for word c in a action upon the case bring for scandalous word speak by  the defendant of the plaintiff which word be these S Mr master be rob of and  of so much plate and that Long and king have the same and for which by God  they will be hang for these word thus speak the action be bring and the same  lie to be ad damnum c the defendant plead not guilty a verdict give for the  plaintiff it be move in arrest of judgement that these word be not actionable  Henry Yelverton for the defendant that the word be not actionable because it  be not here so charge that they know of the felony and consent unto it  goldsmith for the plaintiff that these word be scandalous and actionable for  where the life of a man may be take away word be speak to this purpose such  word shall be actionable and so it be here in this case mich Elizabeth between  ball plaintiff against reanes defendant a action upon the case for word speak  of the plaintiff be he be a cunning knave and acquaint with more cutpurse than  any man in Northamptonshire and there be not a cutpurse within twenty mile of  Wellingburrough but be have his part in it adjudge that these word be  actionable Yelverton justice if the word have be these S such and such be the  good of such a one these word of themselves be not actionable but when he say  further as here in this case and for that you shall be hang this imply that  they be steal and by this it shall be intend that he know of it these e word  here be actionable William justice these word be very scandalous and clear  actionable the latter word do here very much aggravate the matter of scandal  Yelverton justice if one do say of another that he have deserve for to stand  in the pillory it have be adjudge that these word be actionable Fleming chief  justice in this case here in question the word be to be lie together for to  prove his intention and what he mean by his speak of these word S the  beginning the middle and the end of these word here a robbery be lie to be do  and he have the good for which he will be hang this can be do unless he know  of it without all doubt such word may touch any man reputation and credit to  be speak of he so that it be very plain that by his use of these word his  meaning be that he have not these good honest but that he may be hang for they  these word be very scandalous and do import very great defamation the fame and  reputation of a man be as precious to he as riches nay as his life clear these  word be actionable croak justice agree in opinion that the word be actionable  be speak advice as here they seem for to be so speak they be malicious and  very scandalous word and so clear actionable and so by the clear opinion of  Fleming chief justice William Yelverton and croak Justi Apelles these word  here as they be lie in this declaration be veryscandalous and actionable  Fenner justice something doubt of the word and that the latter word in the  conclusion do not aggravate the former word but all the rest of the judge  differ from he in opinion and so by the rule of the Courtjudgment be enter for  the plaintiff