case sir richard buckley against wood Michaelmas term pound Elizabeth roll to  charge another with felony or piracy by bill in the starchamber be actionable  for that court not have jurisdiction in either of these offence the exhibit  such a bill be not a proceed in the course of justice ante post S c   Leon  sand roll ab Bac Abr term Rep b r term Rep action for word and declare that  whereas the defendant do exhibit a bill against he in the starchamber  Elizabeth contain inter alian that he be a noseler of thief murderer and  pirate c and recite a grea part of the bill that afterward the defendant at  Paushery in Salop may Elizabeth say he will justify bis bill to he true in  every part c the defendant plead that the say seven of may at Westminster in  the county of Middlesex he be demand by the Lord chancellor if his bill be  true and he say it be true in all point without hoc qubd dixit preceding word  before or after the say day aliter well elsewhere modus and upon this the  plaintiff do demurrer and mich pound Elizabeth Tanfield argue that the matter  in the declaration be not sufficient to maintain the action for it be for  exhibit the bill and say it be true in all point as to the first for exhibit a  bill in course of justice no action lie and if it he false he shall he punish  by cost give in the starchamber and not by action and although the matter be  not punishable there as felony yet they be punishable there as misdemeanour in  he who be a justice of peace and a deputylieutenant of the county and may he  punish for abuse his office Elizabeth dyer a temptation to sin great man for a  action for forge a false deed bring against the Lord b hold not maintainable  and mich pound Elizabeth n this court hetween Tutbill and Osborne for exhibit  diverse article to the justice of peace at the quarter session to have the  good hell aviour although they be false yet not actionable for it be in a  course of justice so mich Elizabeth hetween Stanley and Curson one be bring in  by subpoena ad to make a witness and upon his oath declare matter of infamy  against the plaintiff yet he come in by course of justice and if he swear  false he may he punish for perjury it be adjudge a action do not lie and for  the other word in justification of his bill wonder action lie for it be not  say he show the content of his bill and so can he no slander and for say he  have a bill depend against one be no slander coke contra he agree that croak  Elizabeth if his bill of complaint be in course of justice no action do lie  but here he complain of diverse matter which do not concern himself but other  with which he have nothing to do and it be the Lord Clinton case Elizabeth and  this be no starchamber matter which touch his life and one Leonard case be  dismiss for the like cause where one exhibit a English bill in the say court  contain diverse slanderous matter a action upon the case do lie and pasch  Elizabeth in this court between bow and Stanley which be enter Trinity term  Elizabeth roll this very cause be adjudge where one exhibit a bill in  starchamber and after come into the country and speak of the matter of his  bill at Stafford and affirm they to he true and adjudge a action jay for he  show not his counsel but public and our declaration be frame upon that  precedent et adjournatur Videpost page case a see will c S croak Elizabeth er  p