depone
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"He's up on the shoulder of Lost Chief, I depone," said Johnny.
From Judith of the Godless Valley by Honoré Morrow
This Nichol Somerville, Mr. Mitchel's brother-in-law, offered, in court, to depone, That the arch-bishop promised to him to secure his life, if he would prevail with him to confess.
From Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies by John Howie
Hill, in his deposition, doth further depone, that he hasten'd him away all he could, and gave him a letter to Ardkinlas to receive him as a lost sheep; ...
From The Jacobite Rebellions (1689-1746) (Bell's Scottish History Source Books.) by James Pringle Thomson
Mr Melmotte had been asked to depone the title-deeds, and had promised to do so as soon as the day of the wedding should have been fixed with the consent of all the parties.
From The Way We Live Now by Anthony Trollope
I don't know but I depone it was Scott and Charleton.
From Judith of the Godless Valley by Honoré Morrow
One witness deponed that she saw the accused in a certain place at 5.40 P.M.
From Law and Laughter by George A. (George Alexander) Morton
And she hath deponed that on other nights, too, this has happened, that the Queen's Highness, when she hath come late to bed, hath equally done the same thing.
From The Fifth Queen Crowned by Ford Madox Ford
John Moncrieff deponed that Gowrie said nothing of Henderson’s message, but sat at dinner, feigning to have no knowledge of the King’s approach, till the Master arrived, a few minutes before the King.
From James VI and the Gowrie Mystery by Andrew Lang
"Ay, wha kens that but herself?" said Saddletree; "she deponed farther, and declined to answer that interrogatory."
From The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 1 by Sir Walter Scott
But what she deponed to might have happened when she was behind?-Yes;
From Second Shetland Truck System Report by William Guthrie
"I deponed I'd come, didn't I?" repeated the old fellow, and he was still deponing when Douglas started homeward.
From Judith of the Godless Valley by Honoré Morrow
"I heard Jimmy Day deponing at the post-office to-day that Charleton was still off on a trip."
From Judith of the Godless Valley by Honoré Morrow
