aston vers Blagrave word of a magistrate where actionable ken v pocock post SC  ld raym fort Mod Bac Abr S c the plaintiff declare that he be a justice of  peace and that upon a colloquium of he and the execution of his office the  defendant say you be a rascal a villain and a liar after verdict for the  plaintiff it be move in arrest of judgement that these word be not actionable  strange cheshire sergeant pro quer there be a great difference between  magistrate and common tradesman word of the latter must affect they in their  particular way of deal but any thing that tend to impeach the credit of the  former be actionable a justice of peace be swear to do his duty what can be  worse than to call a man a villain a action lie for claim a man as a villain  Keilw and the pillory we call a villainous judgement the word liar do not  signify a single err from the truth but denote a habit of lie it be actionable  to say of a tradesman he keep false book strange report er p reeve it must be  take now that the word wear speak in relation to his office which will much  aggravate the matter I agree these word speak of a common person will not be  actionable but the distinction between magistrate and other have be often  allow more cro car vent f side lev cro cro car word that be actionable will  not be indictable unless they tend to a breach of the peace but though not  indictable yet they may be actionable mich Ann b r queen v soley mention in  the case of queen v Wrightson salk Mr soley be not fit to be a justice for if  a cause come before he he will give it right or wrong for Mr g be hold not  indictable but yet nobody will say that they be not actionable girdler contra  in show parliament case among other the word liar be mention as not actionable  and the principal case there be word of a justice you be disaffect to the  government and hold no action lie as to villain and rascal they likewise be  not actionable cro Yelv   a Edward b mark gold   a more roll Abr pl vent salk  hob cro James Hardr cro lev reeve in many of those case there be no colloquium  of the office and the word be capable of a good as well as a have sense which  these be not curian advisare vult and this term the chief justice deliver the  opinion of the court that though rascal and villain be uncertain yet be join  with liar and speak of a justice of peace they do import a charge of act  corrupt and partial and therefore there ought to be judgement for the  plaintiff strange hilary term george king in b r sir John Pratt Knt Lord chief  justice sir Littleton powys Knt sir John fortescue aland Knt sir Robert  Raymond Knt justice sir Philip York Knt attorneygeneral sir clement Wearg Knt  solicitor general memorandum Mr justice Raymond be absent all this term be one  of the commissioner of the great seal