bespeak vs know

bespeak

verb
  • To speak about; tell of; relate; discuss. 

  • To betoken; show; indicate; foretell; suggest; allude to. 

  • To speak up or out; exclaim; speak. 

  • To speak for beforehand; engage in advance; make arrangements for; order or reserve in advance. 

  • To stipulate, solicit, ask for, or request, as in a favour. 

know

verb
  • To have knowledge; to have information, be informed. 

  • To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of or that. 

  • To experience. 

  • To understand or have a grasp of through experience or study. 

  • To be or become aware or cognizant. 

  • To be able to play or perform (a song or other piece of music). 

  • To be acquainted or familiar with; to have encountered. 

  • To be aware of; to be cognizant of. 

  • To recognize as the same (as someone or something previously encountered) after an absence or change. 

noun
  • Knowledge; the state of knowing. 

  • Knowledge; the state of knowing; now confined to the fixed phrase ‘in the know’ 

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