case Bendish against Lindsey if during the election of a member of parliament  a voter in the presence of the candidate hold up money in his hand and say  these guinea be Mr a s the candidate they be give to I to vote for he he have  buy my vote and he shall have it the word be actionable the plaintiff declare  that be be bone spit distinguished Probus et fidel subdit et ligeus Ann Regin  c and have good interest among the burgess of the borough of Cambridge and  stand as a candidate modern report for that borough the defendant to step out  citizen the same castle cantabr et to have vote in ejection et returno  burgensi parliament pro castle prd in parliament serve prmissor non ignorant  send to contrive skilfully et wickedly to stretch out Self the plaintiff minus  rite prgravare c and to hinder he from be choose hold in his hand three guinea  in the presence of modern report er p many people burgess of the say borough  of Cambridge tunc et ibidem openly publice false et wickedly dixit et in the  restoring of freedom et propalavit de eoden the plaintiff hc falsehood a  deception wicked et opprobosa word England sequential videlicet these guinea  innuendo prd have pecias ear wedge in peremptory or urgent call guinea and two  more innuendo two all pecias ear wedge in peremptory or urgent call guinea and  two halfguinea be Mr Bendishs the same the plaintiff innuendo his money and be  give I to vote for he and he have buy innuendo vote Self the defendant and he  shall have it upon issue join and a trial and verdict for the plaintiff it be  move in arrest of judgement videlicet exception be take by Mr Thompson for the  defendant first that these word be not actionable for no word be actionable  except they subject the plaintiff to a temporal punishment or a special damage  and here be nothing speak that will subject the plaintiff to a indictment on  the statute and Lord coke a   a say bribery be when one take a fee in a  judicial place second that the word be insensible for when the plaintiff have  give the money to the defendant it can be the plaintiff money three that it be  not aver through the whole plead that the plaintiff do not give the money c  fourthly that the sheriff prceptum suum to cause to go mayor prd castle  cantabr ad eligend et returnand duos citizen the same castle ad make real et  deserviend pro castle prd in parliament there c and it shall be to the mayor  and burgess and ergo the speak these word be no offence in case of such a  election holt chief justice it need not be aver that the plaintiff do not give  the money to the defendant to vote for he for it be say hc falsehood a  deception malitiossa word which modern report be well enough and as to the  precept be direct to the mayor to choose and not say to cause to be choose he  say it be well enough after verdict because it must be prove at the trial that  the election be make by the burgess and as to the merit of the cause he be  clear of opinion that the action lie and judgement be give for the plaintiff  per holt chief justice powys and gold justice Powell justice absent