attest vs countersign

attest

verb
  • To certify by signature or oath. 

  • To affirm to be correct, true, or genuine. 

  • To certify in an official capacity. 

  • To put under oath. 

  • To supply or be evidence of. 

countersign

verb
  • To add a second signature to a document, affirming the validity of the signature of another person. 

  • To sign on the opposite side of (a document). 

noun
  • A second signature added to a document to affirm the validity of the signature of the first person. 

  • The response to a sign or signal. 

How often have the words attest and countersign occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )