Section V In Action for executing Act, General Issue may be pleaded,

Treble Costs.

And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That if any Person or Persons shall be sued or prosecuted by Action Bill Plaint or Information for any thing to be done by him or them in prosecuting this Act itt shall and may be lawfull to and for such Person and Persons to plead the General Issue and give this Act and the Special Matter in Evidence And if the Plaintiffe or Prosecutor shall become Nonsuit or forbeare Prosecution or make or suffer discontinuance or if a Verdict passe against him or her the Defendant or Defendants shall recover his or their Treble Costs for which hee or they shall have the like Remedy as in any case where Costs by the Law are given to Defendants.