Case(s) 7a. Maud Langford defames Eleanor verch Howell 7b. Eleanor verch Howell defames Maud Langford (countersuit) Associated Locations Brierley (Herefordshire) Brierley (Herefordshire) Notes Cause 7a (1599): Sues Maud Langford for defamation regarding being called a Welsh whoreCause 7b (1599): sued by Maud Langford for defamation regarding calling her an English whoreCause 16 (1599): Sues Maude Langford for defamation. Again.