Section XIII And such Prisoner may plead the General Issue.

And bee it alsoe enacted by the Authority aforesaid That if any Prisoner who hath been or shall bee discharged by virtue of any of the Acts before mentioned or by virtue of this Act shall att any time hereafter be arrested or sued for any Debt contracted before such his or her Discharge hee or she may plead the General Issue and give this Act and the said Two first mentioned Acts and the Proceedings thereon had in Evidence.