Administration of Justice Act, 1707

Defendant, or plaintiff in replevin, may with leave plead several matters.

IV. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and after the said first day of Michaelmas term, it shall and may be lawful for any defendant or tenant in any action or suit, or for any plaintiff in replevin, in any court of record, with the leave of the same court, to plead as many several matters thereto, as he shall think necessary for his defence.