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And amonge all other witnessinges/that witnesse which is gyuen of a mãs enemie is of greatest weight/and makith most for him: Of suche witnesses truly the lorde hathe prouided good stoore for his churche.

A Treatise of the Cohabitation Of the Faithful with the Unfaithful A Treatise of the Cohabitation Of the Faithful with the Unfaithful by Peter Martyr; Wherunto is Added A Sermon made of the Confessing of Christ and His Gospel and of the Denying of the same, by Henry Bullinger Peter Martyr

1134: If you will make't an Action, call witnesse to't.

Cymbeline (1623 First Folio Edition) 1623

In that same year Roger Williams, the founder of Rhode Island, saw in the dances of the Indians a near and dangerous temptation, for after once being in their Houses, and beholding what their worship was, I durst never be an eye witnesse . . . lest I should have been partaker of Satans inventions and worships, contrary to Ephes.

A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010

She beholding the witnesse standing by, who was also present at her receyving them: durst not make deniall, but thus answered.

The Decameron 2004

I neither can nor will longer endure this base Villanie of thine: to the mercy of heaven I commit my soul, and stand there my wheele, a witnesse against so hard-hearted a murtherer.

The Decameron 2004

At length, making my prayers, and recommending my selfe to God in the name of Iesu, I entred, and saw such swarmes of dead bodies there, as no man would beleeue vnlesse he were an eye witnesse thereof.

The Journal of Friar Odoric 2004

In claiming of goodes, or possessions, the claimer muste proue by witnesse that the thing claimed is his: and the denier shalbe tried by his othe.

The Fardle of Facions, conteining the aunciente maners, customes and lawes, of the peoples enhabiting the two partes of the earth, called Affricke and Asie 2004

Table standing by, where hung a faire Crucifixe upon the wall; before which, and calling him to witnesse, that suffered such bitter and cruell torments on his Crosse, putting a Ring upon his finger, there she faithfully espoused him, refusing all the world, to be onely his: which being on either side confirmed solemnly, by an holy Vow, and chaste kisses; shee commanded him backe to his

The Decameron 2004

The nineth, thou shalt beare no false witnesse against thy neighbour.

The Fardle of Facions, conteining the aunciente maners, customes and lawes, of the peoples enhabiting the two partes of the earth, called Affricke and Asie 2004

Hee tooke the onely pleasure of the world, to beare false witnesse, if hee were thereto entreated, and

The Decameron 2004