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Lustrings Act 1697
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XI.This Act taken to be a General Law.
In Actions for executing Act; General Issue may be pleaded; Treble Costs.
And for the preventing of Disputes touching this Act Be it further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That the same and every Clause and Thing therein contained shall be deemed adjudged and taken to be a General Law and that it shall [X1and may be lawful] to shew or set forth the same or any Clause thereof in Pleading and that the same and all and every Clause therein contained shal be construed most largly and beneficially for the Advantage of the Prosecutor and for the preventing of all the Mischeifs and Abuses herein provided against and further that if any Person or Persons shall be sued molested or prosecuted for any thing done by vertue and in pursuance of this Act such person and persons shall and may plead the General Issue and give this Act and the Special Matter in Evidence And if afterwards a Verdict shall pass for the Defendant or Defendants or the Plaintiff shall discontinue his Action or be nonsuited or Judgment shall be given against him upon Demurrer or otherwise then such Defendant or Defendants shall have Treble Costs to him or them awarded against such Plaintiff.
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