General Issue; Treble Costs.
And bee it further enacted by the authority aforesaid That if any Action Plaint Suite or Information shall be Commenced or prosecuted against any person or persons for what he or they shall doe in pursuance or in execution of this Act for or concerning the assessing collecting levying and raising the said summe of Fower hundred twelve thousand nine hundred twenty five pounds fowerteene shillings and six pence such person or persons soe sued in any Court whatsoever shall and may pleade the Generall Issue (Not guilty) and upon any Issue joyned may give this Act and the speciall matter in evidence and if the Plaintiffe or Prosecutor shall become Nonsuite or forbeare further Prosecution or suffer a Discontinuance or if a Verdict passe against him the Defendants shall recover their treble Costs for which they shall have the like remedy as in any case where Costs by the Law are given to Defendants.