1632 W. Lithgow iv. 166 The lands they..dispose upon to valerous Souldiers.
1640 in J. Nicholson 19 Oct. (1855) 67 To use and dispose upon the tymber.
a1649 W. Drummond (1711) 215 To give up the Person of their Prince, to be disposed on as a Stranger Nation shall think convenient.
1778 W. Robertsone Let. in J. Russell (1881) xii. 374 This visit will give you an opportunity to dispose upon oxen; if you have not already done it.