Section V V. In Action for executing Act,X1

General Issue may be pleaded; Treble Costs.

And be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That if any Action Bill Plaint Suite or Information shall be commenced or prosecuted against any Person or Persons for any Seizure or other thing to be made or done in pursuance or in execution of any thing before in this Act contained such Person or Persons soe sued in any Court whatsoever may plead the Generall Issue and give this Act and the speciall Matter in Evidence for their Excuse or Justification And if the Plaintiffe or Plaintiffs or Prosecutor or Prosecutors shall become Nonsuit or forbeare Prosecution or suffer Discontinuance or if a Verdict passe against him her or them in any such Action Bill Plaint Suite or Information as aforesaid the Defendant or Defendants shall have Treble Costs for which they shall have the like Remedy as in any Case where Costs by Law are given to the Defendant