case Charles Willis against shepherd Trinity term James roll to charge a man  who be steward of a leet churchwarden collector for the poor trustee of parish  land with have deceive and cozen the parishioner be not actionable ante roll  ab cro Elizabeth vent Yelv lev show Mod skin raym Mod stram ld ray salk Bl Com  action for word whereas the plaintiff for twelve year last pass be and yet be  servant to Lord Arundel and steward of his court in the country of Dorset and  whereas for thirty year since and yet he be a parishioner of Gillingham and  have be churchwarden there for a year and during that time receive one hundred  pound by reason of his office and make thereof a just account to the  parishioner there and whereas he be collector for the poor there and by reason  of that office receive one hundred pound and render thereof a true account and  whereas for twelve year he have be feoff there of diverse land in the same  parish to the use of the parishioner and receive of the profit thereof one  hundred pound and make thereof a just account and whereas he be steward to the  king of his croak throw manor of Gillingham and receive five hundred pound of  the profit thereof to the king use and thereof have make a just account that  the defendant well know the premise and to disgrace he have communication with  one Christopher kelloway brotherinlaw to the plaintiff of his office which he  have bear in the say parish and of the sum of money which he have receive say  these word you brotherinlaw Charles Willis be a notorious liar and a cozener  and have deceive and cozen the parishioner of Gillingham of five hundred pound  and he will teach you to cozen I of my house where in fact c the plaintiff  hereupon have judgement by nothing to say and a writ of enquiry of damage be  return before the fill thereof it be move in arrest of judgement that these  word be not actionable for the word notorious liar and cozener be too general  and the addition of cozen the parishioner c be not material for they be not  such word whereof the law take cognizance nor to his loss of life or good or  otherwise to touch he in his profession the whole court be of that opinion and  they remember the case of sir William Brunckard of the privychamber that such  word be not actionable and another case of seynor but there they be not  officer as here yet the court hold they to be all one wherefore it be adjudge  for the defendant quod to express grief nothing to wrinkle per breve