The third part of the reports of severall excellent cases of law, argued and adjudged in the courts of law at Westminster in the time of the late Queen Elizabeth, from the first, to the five and thirtieth year of her reign collected by a learned professor of the law, William Leonard ... ; with alphabetical tables of the names of the cases, and of the matters contained in the book.

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Title: The third part of the reports of severall excellent cases of law, argued and adjudged in the courts of law at Westminster in the time of the late Queen Elizabeth, from the first, to the five and thirtieth year of her reign collected by a learned professor of the law, William Leonard ... ; with alphabetical tables of the names of the cases, and of the matters contained in the book.
Author: Leonard, William.
Publication: London :: Printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins ... for Henry Twyford, Thomas Basset, William Rawlins and John Place,; 1686.
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CCXXIX. Williams and Linford's Case. Trin. 29 Eliz. In the Kings Bench.

EDward Williams brought an Action upon the Case against Linford,* 1.1 for slanderous words concerning the Title of the Plaintiff's Lands; viz. Williams is nothing worth; and do you think that the Mannor of D. is his? It is but a Compact betwixt his Brother Thomas and him. And declared further, That at the time of the speaking of these words, there was a Communication with one J.S. to give the said J.S. the said Mannor of D. for his Mannor of R. and that by reason of the said slanderous words,* 1.2 the said J.S. durst not proceed in the said intended exchange. It was Objected, That upon this matter, an Action upon the Case did not lie, because the slanderous words were not spoken to him who should be purchasor of the Lands, but unto a stranger: For in the Case betwixt Smith and Johnson; Johnson was in speech with one to sell his Land to him, and Smith said to him who should be the purchasor of them, Will you buy Johnson's Land, Why, it is trou∣bled with more Charges and Incumbrances then it is worth?

Wray, There is not any difference, be the words spoken to the parties, or unto a stranger; for in both Cases, the Title of the Plaintiff is slandered, so as he cannot make sale of it. It was adjudged for the Plaintiff.

Notes

* 1.1

2 Len. 111.

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* 1.2

1 Cro. 346.787.

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