For, to avoid multiplicity of suits, an individual might in one action of trespass recover damages for forty or more trespasses; laying the first to be done, with a continuance to the whole time in which the rest of the trespasses were done.
To avoid filing numerous lawsuits, an individual can seek compensation for up to forty or more instances of trespass in a single legal action. The initial trespass is considered the starting point, with damages covering all subsequent offenses that occurred throughout the duration of the trespass period.