case William wiseman against wiseman a action lie for say my brother be  perjure aver that the plaintiff be his brother and that the word be speak of  he although it be not show that he be the only brother the defendant have ante  post roll ab cro car hob Com dig Bac Abr action for word wherein he declare  that the defendant dixit de a saying beforehand to express grief existent  brother his physical scientist my brother a saying beforehand to express grief  innuendo be perjure the defendant plead not guilty and find against he and it  be move in arrest of judgement that for these word no action lie for they be  uncertain when he say my brother what brother he intend for it may be he have  diverse brother and every of they may have his action for these word and the  innuendo the plaintiff when the word themselves do not import a certain  slander will not help it Yelverton justice be of that opinion for word  actionable ought to import in themselves precise slander without ambiguousness  so that every one who hear they may intend of who they be speak for otherwise  if it shall be help by the averment of the plaintiff every one who be his  brother may make such a averment and have a action which be not reasonable  wherefore he hold that the action lie not and that although the verdict be  give for the plaintiff yet that do not help the declaration if ill William  justice hold that the action be well bring because the plaintiff croak James  er p show in the declaration that he speak those word of the plaintiff and the  jury find he guilty and so the court be ascertain they be not speak of any  other Tanfield justice make a difference when the word themselves import in  themselves apparent uncertainty and when they may be ascertain by intendment  in the first case no averment will aid it but in the last case by the averment  and verdict it may be aid and therefore if the word have be one of my brother  croak throw be perjure there will be in they a apparent uncertainty and  although one of the brother shall bring the action and aver they be speak of  he yet because it appear to the court that there be diverse brother and it do  not appear to any of who he speak the action lie riot although he be find  guilty by verdict but here it do not appear to the court that there be more  brother than one and therefore may be intend certain enough and may be well  know of who he speak if he have but one brother and it be express aver that he  speak of he and find by the verdict that he be guilty therefore he hold it to  be good enough and he cite a case in this court wherein he himself have be of  counsel that murderous knave Stroughton lie in wait to murder I and one Thomas  Stroughton bring a action thereupon and say they be speak of he the defendant  plead not guilty and after verdict for the plaintiff it be move in arrest of  judgement that the word be uncertain and therefore the action lie not but  after diverse motion it be adjudge for the plaintiff so here a rule be  therefore give the other justice be absent that if other cause be not show by  such a day judgement shall be for the plaintiff but it be afterward move in  full court and resolve by they all that the action well lie and adjudge accord