Waiting for reviewOther spellingsCandidate #11182 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

soveraignsovereign

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

Puritas changed it: 8,206 times in 1,718 works
Consistency: 99.7% (8,206 of 8,229)
Reach if approved: ~8,648 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: sovereign
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 8,231 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (8,206 changes in 1,718 works, 99.7% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 8,206)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… love, both of a Sonne to his Father, and of a ſubject to his SoveraignSovereign. A good man cannot ſpeake of them without paſſion, and compaſſion: yea, they weepe …
With rule
… love, both of a Sonne to his Father, and of a ſubject to his SoveraignSovereign. A good man cannot ſpeake of them without paſſion, and compaſſion: yea, they weepe …
Richard Younge · Sin Stigmatized · p. 848 · Open in the reader
Printed
… the Beaſt; that is, not applied the Honour, and the Allegiance due to their SoveraignSovereign, to any forraign State; nor the Honor due to God, that is, infallibility, to …
With rule
… the Beaſt; that is, not applied the Honour, and the Allegiance due to their SoveraignSovereign, to any forraign State; nor the Honor due to God, that is, infallibility, to …
John Donne · Eighty Sermons · p. 186 · Open in the reader
Printed
… have an Advocate, 1 …ohn 2.1. He hath all Power in Heaven andEarth, he is the SoveraignSovereign Lord of all, you can be in no danger, but he is able to …
With rule
… have an Advocate, 1 …ohn 2.1. He hath all Power in Heaven andEarth, he is the SoveraignSovereign Lord of all, you can be in no danger, but he is able to …
John Allin · The Spouse of Christ Coming Out of Affliction · p. 9 · Open in the reader
Printed
… soul. Lord, bless and defend all thy chosen people every where; Grant our gracious SoveraignSovereign long life, and a happy Raign over us: Bless our gracious Queen Katherine, James …
With rule
… soul. Lord, bless and defend all thy chosen people every where; Grant our gracious SoveraignSovereign long life, and a happy Raign over us: Bless our gracious Queen Katherine, James …
Richard Allestree · The Exaltation of the Soul · p. 228 · Open in the reader
Printed
… this designed Assassination, if the ever watchful, and ever gracious Providence of the most SoveraignSovereign God had not prevented, what Blood-shed? what Plundering? what Burnings? what Desolations of …
With rule
… this designed Assassination, if the ever watchful, and ever gracious Providence of the most SoveraignSovereign God had not prevented, what Blood-shed? what Plundering? what Burnings? what Desolations of …
Vincent Alsop · Sermon Upon the Wonderful Deliverance by His Majesty from Assassination · p. 32 · Open in the reader
Printed
… our complaints and petitions to him, by which we acknowledge him our Lord and SoveraignSovereign? which indeed is rather a gr…at privil…dge, then any burdensome service. But …
With rule
… our complaints and petitions to him, by which we acknowledge him our Lord and SoveraignSovereign? which indeed is rather a gr…at privil…dge, then any burdensome service. But …
Phineas Fletcher · The Way to Blessedness · p. 138 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Kings, & Lord of Lords; and by vvhom alone Kings raigne, is an absolute command & SoveraignSovereign…y ove… his Church, and vvho requires of all his Subjects that they should …
With rule
… Kings, & Lord of Lords; and by vvhom alone Kings raigne, is an absolute command & SoveraignSovereign…y ove… his Church, and vvho requires of all his Subjects that they should …
John Bastwick · Answer to John Banks · p. 6 · Open in the reader
Printed
… their own corruptions, & are freed therby from the servitude of syn. It is a soveraignsovereign preservative from al evils that might befal vs; for as Solomon sayth, It leadeth …
With rule
… their own corruptions, & are freed therby from the servitude of syn. It is a soveraignsovereign preservative from al evils that might befal vs; for as Solomon sayth, It leadeth …
Henry Ainsworth · The Communion of Saints · p. 98 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (23)

18 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 5 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Prayer and Praise A29527

Printed
TO All the Loyal Subjects OF Their Supream, and Subordinate SOVERAIGNSOVEREIGN, IN THE Town of Great Yarmouth, GRACE and PEACE.
With rule
TO All the Loyal Subjects OF Their Supream, and Subordinate SOVERAIGNSOVEREIGN, IN THE Town of Great Yarmouth, GRACE and PEACE.
John Brinsley · Prayer and Praise · Open in the reader

A Sovereign Antidote Against the Fear of Death A30678

Printed
A SOVERAIGNSOVEREIGN ANTIDOTE AGAINST THE FEAR of DEATH: OR, A CORDIAL FOR A DYING CHRISTIAN. BEING …
With rule
A SOVERAIGNSOVEREIGN ANTIDOTE AGAINST THE FEAR of DEATH: OR, A CORDIAL FOR A DYING CHRISTIAN. BEING …
Edward Bury · A Sovereign Antidote Against the Fear of Death · Open in the reader

The History of the Worthies of England A40672

Printed
… fit to charge with, they are found not so useful in fight. The great SOVERAIGNSOVEREIGN built at Dulwich, a Leigership for State is the greatest Ship our Island ever …
With rule
… fit to charge with, they are found not so useful in fight. The great SOVERAIGNSOVEREIGN built at Dulwich, a Leigership for State is the greatest Ship our Island ever …
Thomas Fuller · The History of the Worthies of England · p. 59 · Open in the reader

A Loud Call to Great Mourning A45554

Printed
… ^th of January 1661. BEING The ANNIVERSARY FAST for the Execrable MURTHER of our Late SOVERAIGNSOVEREIGN LORD KING CHARLES the First, of Glorious Memory. BEFORE The Honourable Knights, Citizens, & Burgesses …
With rule
… ^th of January 1661. BEING The ANNIVERSARY FAST for the Execrable MURTHER of our Late SOVERAIGNSOVEREIGN LORD KING CHARLES the First, of Glorious Memory. BEFORE The Honourable Knights, Citizens, & Burgesses …
Nathaniel Hardy · A Loud Call to Great Mourning · Open in the reader

The Excellency of Christ A46734

Printed
… OR, THE ROSE OF SHARON: Shewing THE ART OF TAKING CHRIST AS THE ONELY SOVERAIGNSOVEREIGN MEDICINE OF A SIN-SICK SOVL.
With rule
… OR, THE ROSE OF SHARON: Shewing THE ART OF TAKING CHRIST AS THE ONELY SOVERAIGNSOVEREIGN MEDICINE OF A SIN-SICK SOVL.
Christopher Jelinger · The Excellency of Christ · Open in the reader

An Idea of the Reformation in England and History of Non-Conformity A50123

Printed
… from the Traitor Phocas (Obtinuit magnâ tamen contentione, saith Platina) The Title of THE SOVERAIGNSOVEREIGN AND UNIVERSAL BISHOP. To the Reign of the ANTICHRIST, and so of Idolatry, Persecution …
With rule
… from the Traitor Phocas (Obtinuit magnâ tamen contentione, saith Platina) The Title of THE SOVERAIGNSOVEREIGN AND UNIVERSAL BISHOP. To the Reign of the ANTICHRIST, and so of Idolatry, Persecution …
Cotton Mather · An Idea of the Reformation in England and History of Non-Conformity · p. 4 · Open in the reader

Historical Vindication Part 1 and 2 A56162

Printed
… the people upon pain of Damnation, are to take part, and Fight againſt their SOVERAIGNSOVEREIGN. Out of which deteſtible and Treaſonable Concluſions, moſt Treaſons and Rebellions of late time …
With rule
… the people upon pain of Damnation, are to take part, and Fight againſt their SOVERAIGNSOVEREIGN. Out of which deteſtible and Treaſonable Concluſions, moſt Treaſons and Rebellions of late time …
William Prynne · Historical Vindication Part 1 and 2 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Power over the Roman Senate, and changing the Government, lived only FIVE MONTHS A SOVERAIGNSOVEREIGN LORD IN PEACE (though ſome compute his whole dominion 3 years and 7 months) and then …
With rule
… Power over the Roman Senate, and changing the Government, lived only FIVE MONTHS A SOVERAIGNSOVEREIGN LORD IN PEACE (though ſome compute his whole dominion 3 years and 7 months) and then …
William Prynne · Historical Vindication Part 1 and 2 · Open in the reader

Legal Vindication of the Liberties of England Against Illegal Taxes 2 A56178

Printed
… the act it self: And be it declared and enacted By THE KING OUR SOVERAIGNSOVEREIGN LORD, with the assent of the LORDS & Commons in this PRESENT PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLED, & by …
With rule
… the act it self: And be it declared and enacted By THE KING OUR SOVERAIGNSOVEREIGN LORD, with the assent of the LORDS & Commons in this PRESENT PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLED, & by …
William Prynne · Legal Vindication of the Liberties of England Against Illegal Taxes 2 · p. 14 · Open in the reader

The Character of a Good Ruler A66096

Printed
… are accountable for what you do; but under GOD alſo, who is your Great SOVERAIGNSOVEREIGN. Your Authority is from Him, and ought therefore to be for Him, elſe will …
With rule
… are accountable for what you do; but under GOD alſo, who is your Great SOVERAIGNSOVEREIGN. Your Authority is from Him, and ought therefore to be for Him, elſe will …
Samuel Willard · The Character of a Good Ruler · p. 24 · Open in the reader

The Dissonant Harmony of Sacred Public Oaths A70864

Printed
… or Fealty, but rather to aſsiſt the King against him, BECAUSE THE KING IS SOVERAIGNSOVEREIGN LORD TO THEM BOTH; and the Barons leſſer and inferiour Dominion, is ſwallowed up …
With rule
… or Fealty, but rather to aſsiſt the King against him, BECAUSE THE KING IS SOVERAIGNSOVEREIGN LORD TO THEM BOTH; and the Barons leſſer and inferiour Dominion, is ſwallowed up …
William Prynne · The Dissonant Harmony of Sacred Public Oaths · p. 36 · Open in the reader

The Silent Soul A77618

Printed
THE SILENT SOƲL, WITH, SOVERAIGNSOVEREIGN ANTIDOTES Againſt the Moſt Miſerable Exigents: OR, A Chriſtian with an OLIVE-LEAF in …
With rule
THE SILENT SOƲL, WITH, SOVERAIGNSOVEREIGN ANTIDOTES Againſt the Moſt Miſerable Exigents: OR, A Chriſtian with an OLIVE-LEAF in …
Thomas Brooks · The Silent Soul · Open in the reader

Ancient Parliaments Part 1 A91183

Printed
… and Taxes they pleaſe upon the people, to enſlave them to their new erected SOVERAIGNSOVEREIGN TYRANNY, to the hazard of our Kingdoms, and of Parliaments themſelves; I conceived, I …
With rule
… and Taxes they pleaſe upon the people, to enſlave them to their new erected SOVERAIGNSOVEREIGN TYRANNY, to the hazard of our Kingdoms, and of Parliaments themſelves; I conceived, I …
William Prynne · Ancient Parliaments Part 1 · p. 3 · Open in the reader

Historical Vindication Part 2 A91269

Printed
… the people UPON PAIN OF DAMNATION, ARE TO TAKE PART, AND FIGHT AGAINST THEIR SOVERAIGNSOVEREIGN. Out of which deteſtable, treaſonable Concluſions, moſt Treaſons and Rebellions of late times have …
With rule
… the people UPON PAIN OF DAMNATION, ARE TO TAKE PART, AND FIGHT AGAINST THEIR SOVERAIGNSOVEREIGN. Out of which deteſtable, treaſonable Concluſions, moſt Treaſons and Rebellions of late times have …
William Prynne · Historical Vindication Part 2 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Power over the Roman Senate, and changing the Government, lived onely FIVE MONTHS A SOVERAIGNSOVEREIGN LORD IN PEACE, and then was ſuddenly ſtabbed to death in the Senate-Houſe …
With rule
… Power over the Roman Senate, and changing the Government, lived onely FIVE MONTHS A SOVERAIGNSOVEREIGN LORD IN PEACE, and then was ſuddenly ſtabbed to death in the Senate-Houſe …
William Prynne · Historical Vindication Part 2 · Open in the reader

Sovereign Antidote to Prevent Appease A91283

Printed
A SOVERAIGNSOVEREIGN ANTIDOTE TO PREVENT, APPEASE, AND Determine our unnaturall and deſtructive Civill Warres and diſſentions …
With rule
A SOVERAIGNSOVEREIGN ANTIDOTE TO PREVENT, APPEASE, AND Determine our unnaturall and deſtructive Civill Warres and diſſentions …
William Prynne · Sovereign Antidote to Prevent Appease · Open in the reader
Printed
A SOVERAIGNSOVEREIGN ANTIDOTE TO PREVENT APPEASE, AND Determine Our unnaturall and deſtructive Civill-Wars and Diſſentions.
With rule
A SOVERAIGNSOVEREIGN ANTIDOTE TO PREVENT APPEASE, AND Determine Our unnaturall and deſtructive Civill-Wars and Diſſentions.
William Prynne · Sovereign Antidote to Prevent Appease · p. 1 · Open in the reader

Kneeling to God at Parting with Friends N00642

Printed
… THE UNWORTHY AUTHOR [A SENSIBLE AND DUTIFUL OBSERVER OF THE WORTHY DEEDS, THAT THE SOVERAIGNSOVEREIGN, AND EFFECTUAL GRACE OF GOD, HATH INABLED YOU TO DOE, BOTH FOR GOD, AND …
With rule
… THE UNWORTHY AUTHOR [A SENSIBLE AND DUTIFUL OBSERVER OF THE WORTHY DEEDS, THAT THE SOVERAIGNSOVEREIGN, AND EFFECTUAL GRACE OF GOD, HATH INABLED YOU TO DOE, BOTH FOR GOD, AND …
John Danforth · Kneeling to God at Parting with Friends · Open in the reader