case sir mile Fleetwood against curl auditor of the court of ware where word  in themselves be not actionable but become so by be speak of a person in a  office it must appear from the word themselves or from the plead that they be  speak concern he as a officer roll ab sand godb hob hetley lev stram ld ray  salk Bac ab action upon the case whereas he be a justice of peace and by  patent be receiver of the court of ware and by reason thereof receive great  sum of money for the king croak throw and be use with much confidence by the  king that the defendant praemissor non ignorant have speech concern he with  one Thomas Whorewood speak these word Mr deceiver innuendo the plaintiff have  deceive the king and I have he in question for it innuendo a suppose material  thing by he against the plaintiff and I doubt not to prove it the defendant  plead not guilty and find against he and damage assess to four hundred mark  and judgement give in the common plea for the plaintiff a writ of error  thereof be now bring and assign that these word as they be allege be not  actionable for it be not allege that there be any communication of he concern  his office or his deal in his office or that Whorewood know that he be  receiver or that the matter in question be any thing touch his office and then  it shall not be intend to concern he in his office and so no loss or discredit  to he thereby and it may be intend that he deceive he in purchase of land upon  false consideration or otherwise and not in point of his office but all the  court hold that the action well lie be speak of he be a officer and in that  manner it shall be intend concern his office and for the first word Mr  deceiver it be a ironical allusion and nickname to his office and place and  therefore the innuendo be well apply and if such crafty evasion shall be admit  it will be a usual practice to slander without punishment and when he say he  have deceive the king it be to be understand in his office as in that wherein  it be manifest he may deceive he and not to take it upon foreign intendment  and it be good enough without any innuendo wherefore the judgement be affirm