certify vs countersign

certify

verb
  • To authenticate or verify in writing. 

  • To attest that a product, service, organization, or person has met an official standard. 

  • To attest to (a fact) as the truth. 

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 certify and countersign occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )