There can be no better rede, and we will all avouch it," said the citizens.
Wouldst thou have me avouch what might cost me life and limb, land and goods?
Yea, and add whatsoever thou canst, I thee pray, And I will avouch it, whatsoever it be.
Suresby, that before my friend thou may Avouch thee the same words, which thou did'st to me say.
I have heard much," he said, "but this is the first time that I have heard one with a beard on his lip avouch himself a coward.
O heart, if slanderers avouch that there exists his like For goodliness, say thou to them, "Produce him to my sight.
We do not hear you avouch your own knowledge of this matter, further than your belief resting upon the demeanour of this hound towards the Marquis of Montserrat.
Come for me here within a half hour, and I avouch your warrant will be annulled.
This loitering and idleness provoked Sir Francis to wrath, who would chafe and chide, and avouch that 'twould be profitable to the country if the whole breed of Nassaus were rid out of the way.
What shameless effrontery would it be for any one not even to condescend to avouch his faith in the face of the Church with whom he sought communion!
While we proclaim him to be such an one, we avouch nothing but what we are ready to establish by solid proof.
Taken together, they avouch a personality that needs only opportunity to insure itself lasting fame.
He who boasts loud and with big words challenges other men to battle, is bound to be venturous and act up to his words, that his deed may avouch his vaunt.
He would endeavour to render godly men as odious and contemptible as he could; any lies that were made by any, to their disgrace, those he would avouch for truth, and would not endure to be controlled.
And if a question was made of his faithful dealing, he had his servants ready, that to his purpose he had brought up, that would avouch and swear to his book or word.
It would grieve and provoke a sober man to wrath, if one should swear to a notorious lie, and avouchthat that man would attest it for a truth; and yet thus do men deal with the holy God.
Of half a word he can make a legend of lies, Which he will avouch with such tragical cries, As though all were true that comes out of his mouth.
And I the like to you again Do here avouch the same.
Must I avouch We strangers own to disappointment here?
Will you mock at an ancient tradition, begun upon an honourable respect, and worn as a memorable trophy of predeceased valour, and dare not avouch in your deeds any of your words?
By Allah, from China to Shajarat Umm Ghaylán, nor from Fars to Sudan nor from Wadi Nu'uman to Khorasan, was ever heard the like of what ye avouch or credited the like of what ye affirm.
I avouchbefore the Lord that I am now showing you a way how the house of Craighall may stand on sure pillars.
I dare avouchthat ye shall be dearly welcome to Him; my soul would be glad to take part of the joy ye should have in Him.
I testify and avouchit in my Lord, that the prayers ye sent to heaven these many years bygone are come up before the Lord, and shall not be forgotten.
I shall be confident that your Lordship will go on in the strength of the Lord, and keep Christ, and avouch Him, that He may read your name publicly before men and angels.
However it be, I avouch it before the world, that the tabernacle of the Lord shall again be in the midst of Scotland, and the glory of the Lord shall dwell in beauty, as the light of many days in one, in this land.
I avouch that Christ, and sweating and sighing under His cross, is sweeter to me by far, than all the kingdoms in the world could possibly be.
I avouch before God, man, and angel, that I have not seen, nor can imagine, a lover to be comparable to lovely Jesus.
Ye are blessed who avouch Christ openly before The Prince of this kingdom, whose eyes are upon you.
I do nought," said Arundel, "which I will not avouch by both deeds and words.
The words which I shall utter I willavouch with my blood.
I say that it was the act of a rebel, and will avouch my words against you, though the whole colony were at your back.
Then avouch yourself to some purpose to be truly primus, and by your kingly mercy not only put to silence the unruly tongues of men complaining of harshness not without reason, but also take away the occasion for reproach.
