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William Bott v. Richard Symons for slander
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Defendant having maliciously given utterance openly to the following speech on the 29th of May, anno 2 Elizabeth, " Yow ma se what onesty is in Wylliam Bott that hath takyn.xl.d of Holwey to be a councell wyth hym ayenst Rawlyns, and nowe hath made Rawlyns play ayenst Holwey of hys owne hand-wrytyng, and that I wyll justyfye."