depone

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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

"He's up on the shoulder of Lost Chief, I depone," said Johnny.

From Judith of the Godless Valley by Morrow, Honoré

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

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)

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 Thomson, James Pringle