In witnesseth whereof - correct or not

[nq:1]Dear English speakers (writers), is this form "In witnesseth whereof, the Parties ..." i) correct or ii) (as I suppose) an erroneous mixture of the traditional preamble "witnesseth" and the closing phrase "in witness whereof..."[/nq]
Erroneous mixture. Where did you find that?

Steve

[nq:1]Dear English speakers (writers), is this form "In witnesseth whereof, the Parties ..." i) correct or ii) (as I suppose) an erroneous mixture of the traditional preamble "witnesseth" and the closing phrase "in witness whereof..."[/nq]
You supposeth correctly.
Adrian

[nq:2]Dear English speakers (writers), is this form "In witnesseth whereof, ... traditional preamble "witnesseth" and the closing phrase "in witness whereof..."[/nq]
[nq:1]Erroneous mixture. Where did you find that?[/nq]
Hieronymus Mijkstere, 16th cent. Flemish painter.

[nq:1]is this form "In witnesseth whereof, the Parties ..." i) correct or ii) (as I suppose) an erroneous mixture of the traditional preamble "witnesseth" and the closing phrase "in witness whereof..."[/nq]
No, no single word can be a "traditional preamble", although it can be part thereof. Witnesseth is merely the present tense of the verb witness, thus usually requires either a subject or an

[nq:2]Dear English speakers (writers), is this form "In witnesseth whereof, ... traditional preamble "witnesseth" and the closing phrase "in witness whereof..."[/nq]
[nq:1]You supposeth correctly.[/nq]
As long as trixie realizes that "you supposeth" isn't correct, either.

There's a page on these archaic pronouns and verb forms at our website:

[nq:1]As long as trixie realizes that "you supposeth" isn't correct, either.[/nq]
"Thou supposest"? "Thou dost suppose"?

Michael DeBusk, Co-Conspirator to Make the World a Better Place Did he update http://home.earthlink.net/~debu4335/ yet?

[nq:1]Dear English speakers (writers), is this form "In witnesseth whereof, the Parties ..." i) correct or ii) (as I suppose) an erroneous mixture of the traditional preamble "witnesseth" and the closing phrase "in witness whereof..."[/nq]
(ii), without question.

Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA

[nq:2]is this form "In witnesseth whereof, the Parties ..." i) ... traditional preamble "witnesseth" and the closing phrase "in witness whereof..."[/nq]
[nq:1]No, no single word can be a "traditional preamble", although it can be part thereof. Witnesseth is merely the present tense of the verb witness, thus usually requires either a subject or an object neither shown here.[/nq]
"Witnesseth

[nq:2]As long as trixie realizes that "you supposeth" isn't correct, either.[/nq]
[nq:1]"Thou supposest"? "Thou dost suppose"?[/nq]
Those are fine. "You" is possible with "suppose".

Best Donna Richoux

[nq:1]"Witnesseth" does sometimeth occur on a line alone. THIS AGREEMENT made the .. day of ... 2004 BETWEEN (someone) and ... A will ... SIGNED (if a deed, SEALED AND DELIVERED) by ... Traditionally without punctuation, just to make life harder.[/nq]
Yes, I see what you mean. There are 53,000 web pages with "witnesseth" and "whereof," and I found some with just that arrangement. Here's one: