Section II Defendant, on Judgment given for him, &c. to recover Costs.

And forasmuch as for want of a sufficient Provision by Law for the Payment of Costs of Suit diverse evil disposed Persons are incouraged to bring frivolous and vexatious Actions and others to neglect the due payment of their Debts Be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That if att any time from and after the said Five and twentieth Day of March any Person or Persons shall commence or prosecute in any Court of Record any Action Plaint or Suit wherein upon any Demurrer either by Plaintiffe or Defendant Demandant or Tennant Judgment shall be given by the Court against such Plaintiffe or Demandant or if att any time after Judgement given for the Defendant in any such Action Plaint or Suit the Plaintiff or Demandant shall sue any Writt or Writts of Error to annul the said Judgment and the said Judgment shall be afterwards affirmed to be good or the said Writt of Error shall be discontinued or the Plaintiffe shall be nonsuit therein the Defendant or Tenant in every such Action Plaint Suit or Writt of Error shall have Judgment to recover his Costs against every such Plaintiff or Plaintiffs Demandant or Demandants and have Execution for the same by Capias ad satisfaciendum Fieri facias or Elegit.