# Burying in Woollen Act 1678, Section X: In Actions for executing Act, General Issue.


Treble Costs.
And bee it further enacted by the Authoritie aforesaid That if any Action Bill Plaint Suite or Information shall be commenced or prosecuted against any person or persons for what he or they shall doe in pursuance or execution of this Act such person or persons soe sued shall and may pleade the Generall Issue Not guilty and upon Issue joyned may give this Act in evidence And if the Plaintiffe or Prosecutor shall become Non suite or suffer Discontinuance or if a Verdict passe against him or if upon a Demurrer Judgement passe against him the Defendant shall recover his Treble Costs for such molestation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Cha2/30/3/section/X (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/burying-in-woollen-act-1678/section-X
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