propone
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The rest leyed upon me to be speaker, alleaging I could propone the mater substantiuslie, and in a myld and smothe maner, quhilk the King lyked best of.
From Andrew Melville Famous Scots Series by Morison, William
Twentie articles which the legats had to propone.
From Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (6 of 8) The Sixt Booke of the Historie of England by Holinshed, Raphael
According to the ordinance made the day before; all persons that had any doubt or argument to propone, were required to propone the same; but none offered to propone any argument on the contrare.
From The Acts Of The General Assemblies of the Church of Scotland by Church of Scotland. General Assembly
I, for their thoughtless, careless sakes, Would here propone defences, Their donsie tricks, their black mistakes, Their failings and mischances.
From The Home Book of Verse — Volume 4 by Stevenson, Burton Egbert
It would have seemed utterly impossible, but "El Hombre propone y el Deos depone" as the Mexicans say.
From Ranching, Sport and Travel by Carson, Thomas
Quere proponed by the Commissioners of the Presbytery of Chirnside, with the Assemblies advice thereanent, Ib.
From The Acts Of The General Assemblies of the Church of Scotland by Church of Scotland. General Assembly
The King proponed this to the courtiers to resolve him, etc.
From Publications of the Scottish History Society, Volume 36 Journals of Sir John Lauder Lord Fountainhall with His Observations on Public Affairs and Other Memoranda 1665-1676 by Fountainhall, John Lauder, Lord
These oure Petitionis being proponed, the Estate Ecclesiasticall began to storme, and to devise all maner of leys to deface the equitie of our caus.
From The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) by Laing, David
And that afterwards, the doubt being proponed to the Assembly, if it be a slander to a Christian to absent himself from the sermons of them that are suspended from all function in the ministry?
From A Hind Let Loose Or, An Historical Representation of the Testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the Interest of Christ. With the True State Thereof in All Its Periods by Shields, Alexander
Now, the defences proponed say, that non constat at this present what is a plough-gate of land, whilk uncertainty is sufficient to elide the conclusions of the libel.
From The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 1 by Scott, Walter, Sir
I have been very diffident in proponing any plan for their assistance, knowing that some former proposals have failed of accomplishing the end.
From Memoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the Gospel by Yeardley, John
