coke Report16b eaton v allen Trinity Elizabeth in the common plea SC Cr  Elizabeth SC cite send for cro car east vin Abr action Q a pl Bac Abr  temptation to sin great man b slander n but see the note and reference infra  he be a brabbler and a quarreller for he give his champion counsel to make a  deed of gift of his good to kill I and then to fly out of the country but God  preserve I be not actionable for the mere intent without a act be not  punishable by the law but it be actionable to say my lady c offer to give  poison to one to kill the child within her body t and another do agree to hire  one to kill S b if I have consent to m c t h have not be alive or my Lord l  have go about to take away my life against all Christian deal the defendant  say of the plaintiff two he be a a brabbler and a quarreller for he give his  champion counsel to make a deed of gift of his good to kill I and then to fly  out of the country but God preserve I and it be strong urge that the f see the  reference above a S c and S p cite send for Selw n p vin Abr action b b pl Bac  Abr slander p it be former hold that a action do not lie for word which import  a charge of murder without a averment that the person say to be murder be dead  but the better opinion seem to be that the person shall be intend to be dead  unless it appear from the word themselves or the plead that he be alive cro  Elizabeth side Ventr Bac Abr slander b p and see east ED a see the reference  sup coke report b er p action shall be maintainable and diverse case cite one  of the lady b Cockeyn m pound Elizabeth in b r for these word my lady Cockeyn  offer to give poison to one to kill the child in her body another inter Tibots  and heyn in Gloucester for these word c Tibots and another do agree to hire  one to kill S b also cardinal case for these word if I consent to m cardinal t  h have not be alive and the Lord lumley case my Lord Lumley d have go about to  take away my life against all Christian deal a but upon great consideration  and advisement it be adjudge that in the principal case the word be not  actionable for the purpose or e intent of a man without act be not punishable  by law b et where non be law there non be transgression quoad universe and  although for such conspiracy he may be punish in the starchamber c that be b  the absolute power of the court and not by the ordinary course of the law d  notam bene this case and the cause and reason of this judgement