Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #10567 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

edward'sedward

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

Puritas changed it: 139 times in 59 works
Consistency: 78.9% (139 of 176)
Reach if approved: ~185 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: No opinion (map not loaded)
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 176 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (139 changes in 59 works, 78.9% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 139)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… taken up their Reſt, and will not proceed one Step farther, not to King Edward'sEdward Beginning, nor Queen Elizabeths Beginning, much leſs to what Poſture things were in at …
With rule
… taken up their Reſt, and will not proceed one Step farther, not to King Edward'sEdward Beginning, nor Queen Elizabeths Beginning, much leſs to what Poſture things were in at …
Vincent Alsop · The Mischief of Impositions · p. 55 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Lords-Prayer with a loud voice, in former and later Books. But in K. Edward'sEdward firſt Book the people were not to ſpeak till deliver us from evil; at …
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… Lords-Prayer with a loud voice, in former and later Books. But in K. Edward'sEdward firſt Book the people were not to ſpeak till deliver us from evil; at …
William Barrett · The Nonconformists Vindicated · p. 114 · Open in the reader
Printed
… CHEEK Tutour to King Edward the sixth, b. 7. p. 422. ¶. 12. restored to health by King Edward'sEdward prayers, p. 424. ¶. 13. A prime Exile in the Reign of Q. Mary, b. 8. S. 2. ¶. 24. his …
With rule
… CHEEK Tutour to King Edward the sixth, b. 7. p. 422. ¶. 12. restored to health by King Edward'sEdward prayers, p. 424. ¶. 13. A prime Exile in the Reign of Q. Mary, b. 8. S. 2. ¶. 24. his …
Thomas Fuller · The Appeal of Injured Innocence · Open in the reader
Printed
… and Homilies, and the Authors of other writings allowed by Royal Authority. In King Edward'sEdward dayes, Biſhop Poinet's Catechiſm was appointed to be taught in Schools, Mr. Nowel's Catechiſm …
With rule
… and Homilies, and the Authors of other writings allowed by Royal Authority. In King Edward'sEdward dayes, Biſhop Poinet's Catechiſm was appointed to be taught in Schools, Mr. Nowel's Catechiſm …
Henry Hickman · A Looking Glass for Mr Sherlock · Open in the reader
Printed
… Crowland in Linconſhire, who pretending to be a Friend to the Reformation in King Edward'sEdward time; after the King's death began to ſet up the Popiſh Maſs again, and …
With rule
… Crowland in Linconſhire, who pretending to be a Friend to the Reformation in King Edward'sEdward time; after the King's death began to ſet up the Popiſh Maſs again, and …
James Kirkwood · Advice to Children · p. 134 · Open in the reader
Printed
… of this very Law. And his Son Henry ſwore to the obſervance of King Edward'sEdward Laws, and of this amongſt the reſt; and upon theſe only terms it was …
With rule
… of this very Law. And his Son Henry ſwore to the obſervance of King Edward'sEdward Laws, and of this amongſt the reſt; and upon theſe only terms it was …
John Milton · Defense of the People of England · p. 188 · Open in the reader
Printed
… the Payment of Tithes of Edward and Gathrun, Ethelstan, Edmund, Edgar, Canutus, and King Edward'sEdward, confirmed by William I. Hobart saith, That Tithes are things of common Right, and …
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… the Payment of Tithes of Edward and Gathrun, Ethelstan, Edmund, Edgar, Canutus, and King Edward'sEdward, confirmed by William I. Hobart saith, That Tithes are things of common Right, and …
Edward Stillingfleet · Ecclesiastical Cases Relating to Parochial Clergy · p. 254 · Open in the reader
Printed
… by the Saxons. Bradford cryeth out of the iniquity of the times in King Edward'sEdward dayes: You all know, (ſaith he in a certain letter of his) there was …
With rule
… by the Saxons. Bradford cryeth out of the iniquity of the times in King Edward'sEdward dayes: You all know, (ſaith he in a certain letter of his) there was …
John Trapp · Commentary on Prov Ecc SoS Isa Jer Lam Eze Dan · p. 452 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (37)

11 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 26 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

The Marrow of Ecclesiastical History A33335

Printed
… and discharged his office with diligence, and faithfulness for many years: But in King Edward'sEdward time, hee was sent for home by Bishop Ridley, and was made a Prebend …
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… and discharged his office with diligence, and faithfulness for many years: But in King Edward'sEdward time, hee was sent for home by Bishop Ridley, and was made a Prebend …
Samuel Clarke · The Marrow of Ecclesiastical History · p. 187 · Open in the reader
Printed
In the beginning of King Edward'sEdward Reign he began to preach (being first Ordained a Minister) and that with such …
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In the beginning of King Edward'sEdward Reign he began to preach (being first Ordained a Minister) and that with such …
Samuel Clarke · The Marrow of Ecclesiastical History · p. 492 · Open in the reader
Printed
… which Gardiner answered, that he pretended stoutly to defend the Doctrine taught in King Edward'sEdward dayes; yet (said he) thou darest not answer me.
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… which Gardiner answered, that he pretended stoutly to defend the Doctrine taught in King Edward'sEdward dayes; yet (said he) thou darest not answer me.
Samuel Clarke · The Marrow of Ecclesiastical History · p. 515 · Open in the reader

The History of the Church of Great Britain A42548

Printed
Robert Farrars, Biſhop of St. Davids, impriſoned in King Edward'sEdward days, and burnt in Queen Maries days 175
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Robert Farrars, Biſhop of St. Davids, impriſoned in King Edward'sEdward days, and burnt in Queen Maries days 175
William Gearing · The History of the Church of Great Britain · Open in the reader

Animadversions on Doctor Heylins Quinquarticular History A43715

Printed
… relates out of Fox, that by the Protector, in the first year of King Edward'sEdward Reign, it was commanded, That Erasmus his Paraphras…s on the four Evangelists should …
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… relates out of Fox, that by the Protector, in the first year of King Edward'sEdward Reign, it was commanded, That Erasmus his Paraphras…s on the four Evangelists should …
Henry Hickman · Animadversions on Doctor Heylins Quinquarticular History · p. 154 · Open in the reader
Printed
… d allow, but sets himself against it totis viribus, Part 3. …. 56. See the difference; King Edward'sEdward Council in the first year of his Reign, when the Church was scarce crept …
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… d allow, but sets himself against it totis viribus, Part 3. …. 56. See the difference; King Edward'sEdward Council in the first year of his Reign, when the Church was scarce crept …
Henry Hickman · Animadversions on Doctor Heylins Quinquarticular History · p. 154 · Open in the reader

The Harmony Between the Old and Present Non-Conformists A48863

Printed
The Diſſenters do out of King Edward'sEdward Letter unto the Devonſhire and Corniſh Rebels give this following account of it, namely …
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The Diſſenters do out of King Edward'sEdward Letter unto the Devonſhire and Corniſh Rebels give this following account of it, namely …
Stephen Lobb · The Harmony Between the Old and Present Non-Conformists · p. 32 · Open in the reader

Works A50522

Printed
K. EDward'sEdward Catechism
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K. EDward'sEdward Catechism
Joseph Mede · Works · Open in the reader

Rights of the Kingdom A59386

Printed
… did present, the great Charter of H. the first, with his Laws and St. Edward'sEdward. And to these the Barons sware: as the King had also done before. For …
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… did present, the great Charter of H. the first, with his Laws and St. Edward'sEdward. And to these the Barons sware: as the King had also done before. For …
John Sadler · Rights of the Kingdom · p. 263 · Open in the reader
Printed
But to all Antiquities for Abjuration and Sanctuary in the Mirror St. Edward'sEdward and the Saxon Laws may be added, those of Molmutius the old Britain so …
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But to all Antiquities for Abjuration and Sanctuary in the Mirror St. Edward'sEdward and the Saxon Laws may be added, those of Molmutius the old Britain so …
John Sadler · Rights of the Kingdom · p. 287 · Open in the reader

Concerning the Bishops Right to Vote in Parliament in Capital Cases A61556

Printed
… thing more in the Laws of H. I. (which were onely a restoring K. Edward'sEdward Laws) that implies that Bishops had then a Power of Judging in Cases Capital …
With rule
… thing more in the Laws of H. I. (which were onely a restoring K. Edward'sEdward Laws) that implies that Bishops had then a Power of Judging in Cases Capital …
Edward Stillingfleet · Concerning the Bishops Right to Vote in Parliament in Capital Cases · p. 73 · Open in the reader