Alexander Schmidt, Shakespeare Lexicon and Quotation Dictionary

Appoint, 1) to fix, to determine, to settle: “let's a. him a meeting,” Wiv. II, 1, 97. “--ed them contrary places,” II, 1, 216. “the hour she --ed me,” III, 5, 66. III, 1, 95. IV, 4, 15. Meas. III, 1, 223. Mids. I, 1, 177. All's III, 7, 32. H4A I, 2, 190. Tit. IV, 4, 102. “I do a. him store of provender,” Caes. IV, 1, 30. In the passive voice either the person may be subject: “as he was --ed,” Ado III, 3, 171. “shall I be --ed hours,” Shr. I, 1, 103; or the thing: “here is the place --ed for the wrestling,” As I, 2, 154. “let these have a day --ed them,” H6B I, 3, 211. II, 3, 48. 4, 6. “as is --ed us,” H4A III, 1, 86.
Things may be fixed by mutual agreement, and so the word convey the sense of to concert: “as Anne and I had --ed,” Wiv. V, 5, 210. cf. III, 2, 55. IV, 6, 28. V, 1, 15.
2) to establish by decree: “to a. who should attend on him,” H8 I, 1, 74. “he did a. so,” Mcb. II, 3, 58. Hence to choose, to designate, nominate for an office: “being then --ed master of this design,” Tp. I, 2, 162. “to a. some of your council to sit with us,” H5 V, 2, 79. Wiv. I, 4, 124. “if I be --ed for the place,” H6B I, 3, 170. Cymb. III, 5, 10. And == to order, to direct: “I'll a. my men to carry the basket,” Wiv. IV, 2, 96. Ado II, 2, 17. Shr. IV, 4, 102. R2 I, 3, 45. H6B II, 4, 77. IV, 7, 45. R3 I, 1, 44. “I am --ed him to murder you,” Wint. I, 2, 412, where him is the dativus commodi. “To some retention and --ed guard,” Lr. V, 3, 47 (Ff. only: to some retention), i. e. to a guard expressly ordered to keep him.
3) to furnish, to equip (cf. at point s. v. point); at least in the participle appointed: “to have you royally --ed,” Wint. IV, 4, 603; in all other instances preceded or followed by well: “you may be armed and --ed well,” Tit. IV, 2, 16. “with well --ed powers,” H4B I, 1, 190. IV, 1, 25. H5 III Chor. H5 III Chor. H6A IV, 2, 21. H6C II, 1, 113 (cf. Disappointed). Singular expression: “to appoint myself in this vexation,” Wint. I, 2, 326, == to dress myself in this vexation (cf. drest in an opinion, attired in wonder, wrapt in fears etc.)