case Simson against barlow to say to a milliner thou art a beggarly fellow and  not worth a farthing be actionable without special damage in a action on the  case the plaintiff declare that he be of and use the trade of a milliner and  be of good credit and reputation and that the defendant with intent c say  these word to he thou art a beggarly fellow and not worth a farthing and lie  that by reason of these word a his former customer leave he and that the  defendant ex ulteriori ill will say of he you be not worth a farthing verdict  and entire damage it be move in arrest of judgement that the damage be entire  it must be intend they be assess for both the word and that the second word be  not actionable though the first be in respect of the special damage therefore  there can be no judgement curian it be true if the second word be not  actionable though the first be yet since damage be entire there ought to be no  judgement but we hold both word be in themselves actionable in this case for  they both prejudice the plaintiff in his credit he be a tradesman and by  consequence live by his credit and this be a trade well know of which credit  be a great support the authority be many as to the first word Jo cro say of a  hamburg merchant he come a break merchant from hamburg which word be not so  strong by a great deal as those now in question for though they do not import  that he be a break merchant at that time but have be so some ten year before  as appear by the declaration and he may be a good man at the time of speak the  word yet they be adjudge actionable hut action maintain by a full for these  word trust he not he owe I one hundred pound and be not worth a groat and  because he be a tradesman and that the word do tend to modern report his  discredit they be hold actionable though there be other word put in he owe I  one hundred pound and it may be intend that the word mean he will not be worth  a groat when he have pay I my one hundred pound and it be not as much as say  that he be not able to pay the one hundred pound style say to a tradesman thou  art in a break decay condition and hold actionable and to say that one be not  worth a groat be worse than to say that he be in a decay condition the only  case against we be that of roll Abr a action by a dyer for these word thou art  not worth a groat and there it be say judgement be arrest it be error of a  judgement in a county court and the declaration aver that where the word be  speak the word speak of a tradesman be of the same acceptation as if it be say  that he be a bankrupt and it be hold there be no occasion for the averment for  the word be Intelligible enough of themselves but that the action will not lie  for though he be worth nothing yet he may have modern report er p good credit  but in the same page it be hold that to say of one that trade that he be a  beggarly fellow with averment that it be say in London where they do import  that he be a bankrupt be actionable and we think the averment signify nothing  in the case for it do not alter the nature of the word for to say of a  tradesman in any place that he be not worth a groat import a scandal and no  body will trust a man that be think to be worth nothing and the case of  Bowlsworth thou art a beggarly fellow go home and pay your debt be cite and  hold it be hard in nothing but the excessiveness of damage and hill v drake b  he be a beggarly fellow and not worth a groat and not able to pay his debt  which latter word not able to pay his debt do not aggravate the case by the  whole court judgement be give for the plaintiff