acquittance

Example Sentences

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I come not in resentment, but for acquittance.

From The Gamester (1753) by Peake, Charles H.

Gurth at length complied; and telling out eighty zecchins upon the table, the Jew delivered out to him an acquittance for the horse and suit of armour.

From Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter, Sir

Nay,—I'll not haste thee to thy last acquittance, Ill-fated wretch!—I do repent mine haste.

From The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character by Roby, John

Here I return my trust, nor ask   One penny for remittance; If I have well perform'd my task,   Pray send me an acquittance.

From The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 2 by Browning, William Ernst

The enemy, recovering from their confusion, seized him in default of his master, and without further ado bore him away as a visible acquittance of themselves to the abbot.

From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 by Roby, John