Rich's suit claimed that Ashley defamed his character by going on a Florida radio show and publicly, falsely accusing him of striking Ashley, which Rich maintains he never did.
With Mr Galloway sitting in front of him, the judge said the MP had been seriously defamed.
The Deane the next day after, made an eloquent oration, wherein hee openly disgraced, and defamed hym.
However with criminal libel publication to the person defamed is sufficient.
The queen was defamed, that he that was called the prince was not the kings son, but a bastard gotten in adultery.
