depone

Example Sentences

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I don't know but I depone it was Scott and Charleton.

From Judith of the Godless Valley by Morrow, Honoré

One of the hands speaking in vulgar English accent was heard to depone, 'By George if I could only get that prize I'd be a happy man, and would go back to old h-England.'

From An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America by MacLean, J. P. (John Patterson)

These two females did afterwards depone that Mr Willet in his consternation uttered but one word, and called that up the stairs in a stentorian voice, six distinct times.

From Barnaby Rudge: a tale of the Riots of 'eighty by Dickens, Charles

"In great force, you say, serjeant?" added Stubbs; "in overwhelming force—madness to attack them—you can depone on oath before a court-martial?"

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 16 by Various

It was not in his quality as confessor that Fra Gervasio heard the dying man depone.

From The Strolling Saint; being the confessions of the high and mighty Agostino D'Anguissola, tyrant of Mondolfo and Lord of Carmina in the state of Piacenza by Sabatini, Rafael