case holwood against hopkins spiritual defamation be not maintainable at  commonlaw though a special damage ensue unless it appear that the word be  speak for the purpose of the injury which ensue Popb cro car Com dig ld ray  salk stram burn e l action for these word speak to the plaintiff servant  videlicet you mistress be a arrant whore and will have lie with I seven year  since and I will not unless she will go to the hedge it be allege in the  declaration that she be in communication of marriage with I S who be seize in  fee of land worth per annum and that by reason of these word she lose her  marriage the defendant plead not guilty and it be find against he it be now  move in arrest of judgement by Warherton that a action lie not for these word  for the word be spiritual slander and defamation and punishable there and not  by our law for our law can take consuance nor try whether one he a whore or  not which be the reason in Henry that for call one whore or heretic a action  lie not in our law and of that opinion be all the court but they hold that if  the word have be speak to he who be in communication to have marry her so as  it have appear that he purposely intend to hinder the marriage the action have  be maintainable for the loss which she sustain but when they be speak general  although peradventure a hindrance come by reason of they yet non constat and  therefore for such collateral hindrance it be not reason the action shall lie  it be not like whether davies case   for there they be speak as appear by the  record to he who be in communication with her to marry her and the word be  will you marry her she have have a child or two and the have a bastard be  triable by our law and punishable and so not like to the case in question and  for the call one bastard a action lie for bastardy be triable by our law and  to sa such a tavern or inn be a bawdyhouse a action well lie for the temporal  loss which they sustain by reason thereof here the word be a spiritual  defamation and there punishable the damage sustain by reason thereof be but  accessary and by consequence shall not alter the nature of the action  wherefore after diverse argument at the bar and upon view of the precedent of  whether davies case it be adjudge for the defendant that the action lie not