Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #10044 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

watsonswatson's

Apostrophes added or expanded, mostly possessives: gods → god's. Approve one at a time: some places are plurals.

Puritas changed it: 76 times in 36 works
Consistency: 93.8% (76 of 81)
Reach if approved: ~85 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: No opinion (map not loaded)
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 81 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (76 changes in 36 works, 93.8% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 76)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
WatſonsWatson's untaught Bridegroome, Twelves.
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WatſonsWatson's untaught Bridegroome, Twelves.
John Collinges · An Answer Made to an Open Challenge · Open in the reader
Printed
… regulars far enough removed from such huge tranquillity, ingaged at a competent distance (as WatsonsWatson's Quodlibets wil testifie) in many things, particularly, and more lately in that controversie concerning …
With rule
… regulars far enough removed from such huge tranquillity, ingaged at a competent distance (as WatsonsWatson's Quodlibets wil testifie) in many things, particularly, and more lately in that controversie concerning …
Henry Hammond · The Disarmers Dexterities Examined · p. 247 · Open in the reader
Printed
… vsed. Whereupon he was disgraded and condemned: he was a meanes to saue Docror WatsonsWatson's life then Bishop of Lincolne▪ when he preached erroneous doctrine in the dayes of …
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… vsed. Whereupon he was disgraded and condemned: he was a meanes to saue Docror WatsonsWatson's life then Bishop of Lincolne▪ when he preached erroneous doctrine in the dayes of …
John Foxe · Christs Victory over Satans Tyranny · p. 352 · Open in the reader
Printed
WatſonsWatson's ſentence turned to hymſelfe. 129.
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WatſonsWatson's ſentence turned to hymſelfe. 129.
Robert Crowley · The Subtle Sophistry of Watsons Sermons before Queen Mary · Open in the reader
Printed
… and can ſpeak for himſelf, if he count it needfull; nor have I Mr. WatſonsWatson's Books by me; if I had, perhaps I might find that he is abuſed …
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… and can ſpeak for himſelf, if he count it needfull; nor have I Mr. WatſonsWatson's Books by me; if I had, perhaps I might find that he is abuſed …
Henry Hickman · A Looking Glass for Mr Sherlock · Open in the reader
Printed
… Tower, p. 32.33. and on Sacrament, Chap. 11. Boltons Directions for walking, page 52. Barlow on 2 Tim. 1.5. WatsonsWatson's Charter, chapter 20. M. Sam. Ward Sermon 2. p. 43. and 131. Master Ioseph Symonds sight and faith …
With rule
… Tower, p. 32.33. and on Sacrament, Chap. 11. Boltons Directions for walking, page 52. Barlow on 2 Tim. 1.5. WatsonsWatson's Charter, chapter 20. M. Sam. Ward Sermon 2. p. 43. and 131. Master Ioseph Symonds sight and faith …
Thomas Hall · A Practical and Polemical Commentary Upon 2 Timothy 3-4 · p. 271 · Open in the reader
Printed
Certainly, whoſoever ſhall ſeriouſly ponder the premiſes, with theſe paſſages in William WatſonsWatson's Quodlibets concerning the Jeſuits, 1. That ſome of the Jeſuits ſociety have inſinuated themſelves into …
With rule
Certainly, whoſoever ſhall ſeriouſly ponder the premiſes, with theſe paſſages in William WatſonsWatson's Quodlibets concerning the Jeſuits, 1. That ſome of the Jeſuits ſociety have inſinuated themſelves into …
William Prynne · Historical Vindication Part 1 and 2 · Open in the reader
Printed
… all in purſuance of the Jeſuits old Plot: as you have heard out of WatſonsWatson's Quodlibets: This M.P. ſhall a little infiſt on, becauſe of a preſent deſign …
With rule
… all in purſuance of the Jeſuits old Plot: as you have heard out of WatſonsWatson's Quodlibets: This M.P. ſhall a little infiſt on, becauſe of a preſent deſign …
William Prynne · Narrative of what was Spoken by Mr Prynne 2 · p. 58 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (5)

4 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 1 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

The Subtle Sophistry of Watsons Sermons before Queen Mary A19670

Printed
AMbroſe ouerthroweth watſonswatson's foundation. Folio. 18.
With rule
AMbroſe ouerthroweth watſonswatson's foundation. Folio. 18.
Robert Crowley · The Subtle Sophistry of Watsons Sermons before Queen Mary · Open in the reader
Printed
An argument lyke watſonswatson's argument. 160.
With rule
An argument lyke watſonswatson's argument. 160.
Robert Crowley · The Subtle Sophistry of Watsons Sermons before Queen Mary · Open in the reader
Printed
Contradiction in watſonswatson's words. Folio. 70.
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Contradiction in watſonswatson's words. Folio. 70.
Robert Crowley · The Subtle Sophistry of Watsons Sermons before Queen Mary · Open in the reader
Printed
WAtſonsWatson's grace in the bragge of antiquitie. 13.
With rule
WAtſonsWatson's grace in the bragge of antiquitie. 13.
Robert Crowley · The Subtle Sophistry of Watsons Sermons before Queen Mary · Open in the reader