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shuldeshould

Everything else the mechanical classes do not explain: shew → show, then → than.

Puritas changed it
2,212 times in 112 works
Consistency
99.5% (2,212 of 2,223)
Reach if approved
~2,336 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: should
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
2,223 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (2,212 changes in 112 works, 99.5% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 2,212)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    … y• cōſciēces of people / & to be coūted as god hī ſelfe / yt the people ſhuldeshould truſte ī ther holines & not ī god / as thou readeſt ī y• place above …
    With rule
    … y• cōſciēces of people / & to be coūted as god hī ſelfe / yt the people ſhuldeshould truſte ī ther holines & not ī god / as thou readeſt ī y• place above …

    William Tyndale · Faith Justifies Us Before We Can Bring Forth any Good Work · p. xlv · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    … ſhreudneſſe or frowardnes of Maiſters, is no lawful or iuſt occaſion why the ſeruantes ſhuldeshould be diſobediēt. And as this is the verie meaning of the Apoſtle in that …
    With rule
    … ſhreudneſſe or frowardnes of Maiſters, is no lawful or iuſt occaſion why the ſeruantes ſhuldeshould be diſobediēt. And as this is the verie meaning of the Apoſtle in that …

    Christopher Goodman · How Superior Powers Ought to be Obeyed of their Subjects · p. 116 · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … that were they ones receyued / graunted / and executed vndre peyne of deathe / the Pope shuldeshould neuer dye in Englande / what though his name were suppressed with his pilgrimages / pardons …
    With rule
    … that were they ones receyued / graunted / and executed vndre peyne of deathe / the Pope shuldeshould neuer dye in Englande / what though his name were suppressed with his pilgrimages / pardons …

    John Bale · Exhortation of an English Christian unto his Beloved Country · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    … mouth beneth in the belie, and the eares in the feet. Men, I say, shuldeshould not onlie pronounce this bodie to be a mō stre: but assuredlie they might …
    With rule
    … mouth beneth in the belie, and the eares in the feet. Men, I say, shuldeshould not onlie pronounce this bodie to be a mō stre: but assuredlie they might …

    John Knox · The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women · p. 26 · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    … defend and …intaine that cō fession of theyrs▪ … wold besydes, y• euery simple subiect shuldeshould (by hys obedience and ayde) be pertaker of the sorow, miserye, and desperacion, that …
    With rule
    … defend and …intaine that cō fession of theyrs▪ … wold besydes, y• euery simple subiect shuldeshould (by hys obedience and ayde) be pertaker of the sorow, miserye, and desperacion, that …

    Martin Luther · Admonition to the Germans · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    … is a perfecte faste, that we forsakinge vngodlines and the lustes of the worlde, shuldeshould liue in this world soberlye, righteouslye and god…y Of these authorities of the …
    With rule
    … is a perfecte faste, that we forsakinge vngodlines and the lustes of the worlde, shuldeshould liue in this world soberlye, righteouslye and god…y Of these authorities of the …

    Thomas Becon · A Fruitful Treatise · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    … that is there be rendred or gyuen equal for equall, for yf any men ſhuldeshould gyue theyr thynges without price, they ſhoulde peryſhe by hunger, then there ſhould be …
    With rule
    … that is there be rendred or gyuen equal for equall, for yf any men ſhuldeshould gyue theyr thynges without price, they ſhoulde peryſhe by hunger, then there ſhould be …

    Philipp Melanchthon · A Civil Nosegay · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    … not soner there, but loo forthwith Darius horse begynneth to neyghe, and that they shuldeshould not doubt, but it was the diuine prouidence of God to haue Darius to …
    With rule
    … not soner there, but loo forthwith Darius horse begynneth to neyghe, and that they shuldeshould not doubt, but it was the diuine prouidence of God to haue Darius to …

    Richard Taverner · The Garden of Wisdom Book 2 · p. 24 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (11)

10 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.

How Superior Powers Ought to be Obeyed of their Subjects A01880

  • Printed
    … Princes moue vs to leaue vndone that which he commandeth, ād our vocation requireth? ShuldeShould we honour thē for their offices and great titles, becauſe they are called kīges …
    With rule
    … Princes moue vs to leaue vndone that which he commandeth, ād our vocation requireth? ShuldeShould we honour thē for their offices and great titles, becauſe they are called kīges …

    Christopher Goodman · How Superior Powers Ought to be Obeyed of their Subjects · p. 85 · Open in the reader

The Fortress of the Faithful Against the Cruel Assaults of Poverty and Hunger A06772

  • Printed
    … all. Woo be vnto these shepherdes, saith God by the Prophete, that fede thēselues. ShuldeShould not y• shepeherdes fede the flockes? Ye haue eatē vp the fat, ye haue …
    With rule
    … all. Woo be vnto these shepherdes, saith God by the Prophete, that fede thēselues. ShuldeShould not y• shepeherdes fede the flockes? Ye haue eatē vp the fat, ye haue …

    Thomas Becon · The Fortress of the Faithful Against the Cruel Assaults of Poverty and Hunger · Open in the reader

A New Dialogue Between the Angel of God and the Shepherds in the Field A06897

  • Printed
    ShuldeShould reygne alone
    With rule
    ShuldeShould reygne alone

    Thomas Becon · A New Dialogue Between the Angel of God and the Shepherds in the Field · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    ShuldeShould so shortly from vs departe.
    With rule
    ShuldeShould so shortly from vs departe.

    Thomas Becon · A New Dialogue Between the Angel of God and the Shepherds in the Field · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    ShuldeShould to hym come,
    With rule
    ShuldeShould to hym come,

    Thomas Becon · A New Dialogue Between the Angel of God and the Shepherds in the Field · Open in the reader

Exposition Upon Matthew 27(1) A14133

  • Printed
    … darckneſſe that they can nat ſe. Shuld god let his church erre (ſay they) ShuldeShould our elders haue gon out of the waye? ShuldeShould God haue let ye deuel …
    With rule
    … darckneſſe that they can nat ſe. Shuld god let his church erre (ſay they) ShuldeShould our elders haue gon out of the waye? ShuldeShould God haue let ye deuel …

    William Tyndale · Exposition Upon Matthew 27(1) · p. xcix · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … his church erre (ſay they) ShuldeShould our elders haue gon out of the waye? ShuldeShould God haue let ye deuel do theſe myraclas & ſo forth. And whan Chriſt ſayth …
    With rule
    … his church erre (ſay they) ShuldeShould our elders haue gon out of the waye? ShuldeShould God haue let ye deuel do theſe myraclas & ſo forth. And whan Chriſt ſayth …

    William Tyndale · Exposition Upon Matthew 27(1) · p. xcix · Open in the reader

The Golden Book of Christian Matrimony A17171

  • Printed
    … lust, they are becomel yke olde stallādes: euery one neyeth at his neyghboures wyfe: ShuldeShould not I punysh this? Wherfore ye aduouterers, looke for none other, but God wyll …
    With rule
    … lust, they are becomel yke olde stallādes: euery one neyeth at his neyghboures wyfe: ShuldeShould not I punysh this? Wherfore ye aduouterers, looke for none other, but God wyll …

    Henrich Bullinger · The Golden Book of Christian Matrimony · p. xxxvi · Open in the reader

Philargyry of Great Britain A19665

  • Printed
    ShuldeShould ſtyll endure
    With rule
    ShuldeShould ſtyll endure

    Robert Crowley · Philargyry of Great Britain · Open in the reader

Exposition of Marys Magnificat A68425

  • Printed
    … eyen, but yet not beleued that he was the Saueoure, thynkynge on thys wyſe: ShuldeShould thys chylde be he? it is ſcarce ſyxe wekes olde, nother can it lyfte …
    With rule
    … eyen, but yet not beleued that he was the Saueoure, thynkynge on thys wyſe: ShuldeShould thys chylde be he? it is ſcarce ſyxe wekes olde, nother can it lyfte …

    Martin Luther · Exposition of Marys Magnificat · Open in the reader