case Hodgkins against Corbett the city of London have cognizance of these word  thou art a cuckoldly old dog call down the bitch your wife for they be  tantamount to call her a whore and therefore on a suggestion that they be  speak in London the spiritual court shall be prohibit from proceed on they S c  stram libel in the spiritual court for these word thou art a cuckoldly old dog  call down the bitch your wife and now upon a motion for a prohibition the  suggestion be that there be a custom in London to punish whore by cart and  whip they and that the say word be actionable there by the custom of the place  and aver that if the word set forth in this libel be speak it be in London in  the parish of c and though the plaintiff may have a remedy at law against the  now plaintiff in the prohibition for speak the say word yet he have exhibit a  libel c and upon this suggestion a prohibition be grant modern report it be  now move for a consultation that admit these word be speak in London yet they  be not actionable there by the custom of the city because the custom extend  only to such word which be direct defamatory and not to such modern report er  p which be so by implication and to prove this matter the case in the margin  be cite roll Abr cro car vent side a the case of houblon v milner Lutw b  report in Lutwyche be for call a man wife a common woman and there be the like  suggestion as in this case for a prohibition but it be deny and a consultation  grant and the reason there give be because the custom of London extend only to  call a woman whore and not to such word from which it may be collect she be so  the word be uncertain because the husband may be a cuckold by a former wife  and not by the plaintiff so that if the word be not actionable by the custom  of London the suit in the spiritual court must proceed nor they contra the  case of houblon v milner have be deny for law Eyre justice upon the first  argument in this case say that this case have be deny note to former edition c  wherever the husband and wife libel for word speak of the wife all the latter  authority be that a action lie in London for word tantamount to call a woman  whore and prohibition have be accord grant in the case of Gibbons v Harwood  Hilary term and d the plaintiff be a single woman libel in the spiritual court  for these word she be with child a prohibition be move for and grant upon a  suggestion of the custom of London though the same objection be make for the  word be a charge of the crime of incontinence which make the offender liable  to punishment by the custom of London in the case of milbourn v Povey easter  term Geo in the king bench e the plaintiff libel against the defendant for  call her husband cuckold and there a prohibition be grant upon the same  suggestion Pratt chief justice if the uncertainty of the word be a argument  that no action lie by the custom of London the same argument prove that they  be not suable in the spiritual court it be very nice to maintain that no  action lie unless for the word whore if the word import a charge of  incontinence they be actionable in London as to the uncertainty the latter  word call down the bitch your wife tie up the former so as to make they relate  to the plaintiff the case of Gibbons v Harwood be true state and in that case  Mr do you common sergeant satisfy we that a action lie in London for any word  that amount to call a woman whore the court of king bench will take notice of  those custom of the city of London which have be proper certify by the mouth  of the recorder Blacquiere v Hawkins dougl but the custom that a action will  lie for call a woman whore have not be certify Staunton v Jones dougl  notorious facts g Eyre justice a action lie in London for word tantamount in  the case of smith v smith mich term will a a libel be for these word she be  never marry what be her hopeful son and a prohibition be grant upon a  suggestion of the custom of London the court take time to consider until the  last day of the term when they grant a prohibition for the word be a certain  charge of incontinency which be actionable by the custom of London the case of  houblon v milner be good law for there the word be thou art a common woman  which do not amount to call whore milbourn v Povey be a case in point so in  the principal case the prohibition be hold good and the consultation be deny  see vicar v worth stram Lockey v Dangerfield stram theyer v Eastwick burr b  modern report er p