depones

Observation depones to the existence of the perception of matter as the first _datum_ with which it has to deal, but it depones to the existence of nothing anterior to this.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847 Various

Colonel Hill's hand, and gave assurance that they were only come to quarter; whereupon they were billeted in the country, and had free quarters, and kind entertainment, living familiarly with the people until the 13th day of Feb.; and Alexander farther depones, that

The Jacobite Rebellions (1689-1746) (Bell's Scottish History Source Books.) James Pringle Thomson

History depones that it was a terror-stricken city and that it might have been stormed, and so, perhaps, the great war ended ere it had well begun.

The Long Roll Mary Johnston 1903

Then the Sheep depones that it was fast asleep all the night in question, and it calls all its neighbours to testify that they had never known it guilty either of theft or any roguery; and besides this, it states that it never touches flesh-meat.

The Talking Beasts Various 1896

Love's worth saving, youth doubts, but experience depones.

The Heptalogia Algernon Charles Swinburne 1873

Theatre Royal, residing at number eleven Drummond Street, Edinburgh; who being solemnly sworn and examined depones, that he is a native of

Notes and Queries, Number 58, December 7, 1850 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. Various 1852

James Stark, collector of excise, Kirkcaldy, aged forty-nine years or thereby, married, solemnly sworn, purged of malice partial, counsel examined and interrogated, depones time and place libelled -- the deponent being then upon his collection as collector of excise.

Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 17 John Mackay Wilson 1819

John Galloway, servant to Patrick Galloway, horse-hirer in Kinghorn, aged twenty-six, depones that at the time libelled, William Hall came to the deponent's master's house in Kinghorn, and desired him to get two horses, one for himself and one for the deponent, telling him that they were going to Anstruther to get some brandy; and that George Robertson and Andrew

Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 17 John Mackay Wilson 1819

_ And this is truth, as he shall answer to God, and depones he cannot write.

Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 17 John Mackay Wilson 1819

Robert Brown and Philip Millar, both in Anstruther-Easter, he got the accused committed to prison; and further depones that as the panels were being carried prisoners to Edinburgh, and while they were halting at

Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 17 John Mackay Wilson 1819