pretensed

But the king getting knowledge of their pretensed treasons, got him with all spéed vnto London.

Chronicles (3 of 6): Historie of England (1 of 9) Henrie IV Raphael Holinshed

For in all offences they count the intent and pretensed purpose as evil as the act or deed itself, for they think that no let ought to excuse him that did his best to have no let.

The Second Book. Of Bondmen, Sick Persons, Wedlock, and divers other matters 1909

"Well," said Jim, "I will this time, as it is you; but let this be a warning to you, A., how you get to suing my clients on promiscuous, and fictitious, and pretensed causes of action."

The flush times of Alabama and Mississippi : a series of sketches, 1853

_ These words of Cyprian do nothing prove your pretensed assertion; which is, that to the Church of Rome there could come no misbelief.

Notes and Queries, Number 187, May 28, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. Various 1852

Majesty hath to the sovereignty of Scotland "; while Parliament affirmed that" the late pretensed King of Scots was but an usurper of the crown and realm of Scotland, "and that Henry had" now at this present (by the infinite goodness of God), a time apt and propice for the recovery of his said right and title to the said crown and realm of Scotland ". [

Henry VIII. 1908

"What will you answer to the Pope's treatment," ran his letter to the Irish, "when he, bringing us the Pope's and other Catholic princes 'aid, shall charge you with the crime and pain of heretics for maintaining an heretical pretensed Queen against the public sentence of

History of the English People Volume 4 (of 8) John Richard Green 1860