acquittance

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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

If he be innocent, it is his bounden right to receive full acquittance here in the presence of those before whom he has been arraigned.

From Beatrix of Clare by Underwood, Clarence F.

But the burdens upon landed property rose so high, that for a long time, land together with house and farm, bore little value, and sometimes were offered in vain as acquittance for service and imposts.

From Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. by Freytag, Gustav

To be lenient and merciful is his inclination, and we are happy to communicate to you this most favorable tender for an acquittance of his claim.

From Shakespeare's Insomnia, and the Causes Thereof by Head, Franklin H. (Franklin Harvey)

Why, are you aware that this man executed an agreement with his brother, consenting to receive a fifth share of the estate, and costs out of pocket, in complete acquittance of all claims?

From Charlotte's Inheritance by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)