v. Simple past tense and past participle of confess.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. An old and occasional modern preterit and past participle of confess.
Word Usage
"I think fit to tell thee these following truths; that I did not undertake to write, or to publish this discourse of fish and fishing, to please my self, and that I wish it may not displease others; for, I have confest there are many defects in it."