Waiting for reviewFinal eCandidate #1286 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

chiefechief

A final e dropped: selfe → self, beene → been, hee → he.

Puritas changed it: 18,850 times in 2,159 works
Consistency: 99.8% (18,850 of 18,872)
Reach if approved: ~19,833 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: chief
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 18,876 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (18,850 changes in 2,159 works, 99.8% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 18,850)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… as appeareth by that which I have alreadie alledged. M. Knox who had a chiefechief hand in that Confession maintained, after his first Sermon in publicke, in a convention …
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… as appeareth by that which I have alreadie alledged. M. Knox who had a chiefechief hand in that Confession maintained, after his first Sermon in publicke, in a convention …
David Calderwood · An Answer to Forbes Peaceable Warning · Open in the reader
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… into the fauour of God againe, euidently diſplacing the ſonne of God from the chiefechief office of his eternal preiſthood, and ſetting his creatures in his place and dygnitye …
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… into the fauour of God againe, euidently diſplacing the ſonne of God from the chiefechief office of his eternal preiſthood, and ſetting his creatures in his place and dygnitye …
John Frewen · Fruitful Instructions and Necessary Doctrines · p. 274 · Open in the reader
Printed
… reall presence among a number of thinges in that place rehearsed, may be one chiefechief point of religion, and yet not a foundation of our faith. For I say …
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… reall presence among a number of thinges in that place rehearsed, may be one chiefechief point of religion, and yet not a foundation of our faith. For I say …
William Fulke · Rejoinder to Bristows Reply · p. 348 · Open in the reader
Printed
…y Philomele chiefechief of the winged quire;
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…y Philomele chiefechief of the winged quire;
Thomas Fuller · Davids Heinous Sin, Hearty Repentance, Heavy Punishment · Open in the reader
Printed
… and yet no more than I can make good neither, that those Arguments, the chiefechief of them, that are brought against the one kinde, will, if they be sound …
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… and yet no more than I can make good neither, that those Arguments, the chiefechief of them, that are brought against the one kinde, will, if they be sound …
Thomas Gataker · A Just Defense of Certain Passages · p. 35 · Open in the reader
Printed
… bee, by such we blessedly shall bee, though it bee God who is the chiefechief worker: Thus was Elias to Elizeus: Elizeus to king Ioas. One who indeuoureth this …
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… bee, by such we blessedly shall bee, though it bee God who is the chiefechief worker: Thus was Elias to Elizeus: Elizeus to king Ioas. One who indeuoureth this …
George Estey · Exposition Upon the Ten Commandments · Open in the reader
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… will be no judge such matters, and letteth the Monk take Sosthenes and other chiefechief R… lers of the Romish Synagogues and be… them before his judgement seate and …
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… will be no judge such matters, and letteth the Monk take Sosthenes and other chiefechief R… lers of the Romish Synagogues and be… them before his judgement seate and …
Daniel Featley · Transubstantiation Exploded · p. 1 · Open in the reader
Printed
What exercise …ee chiefechief affects,
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What exercise …ee chiefechief affects,
Phineas Fletcher · Britains Ida · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (22)

22 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Defense of the Translations of the Scriptures into the English Tongue A01309

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… all manner ordinance of man whether it be VNTO THE KING, AS TO THE CHIEFECHIEF HEAD. 1. Pet. 2. Where in this Queenes time, the later translatours can not finde those …
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… all manner ordinance of man whether it be VNTO THE KING, AS TO THE CHIEFECHIEF HEAD. 1. Pet. 2. Where in this Queenes time, the later translatours can not finde those …
William Fulke · Defense of the Translations of the Scriptures into the English Tongue · p. 419 · Open in the reader

Gods Three Arrows A01974

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V. CHiefeChief Governours ought to be moſt ſolicitous in publique judgements. So have been ſuch as …
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V. CHiefeChief Governours ought to be moſt ſolicitous in publique judgements. So have been ſuch as …
William Gouge · Gods Three Arrows · p. 155 · Open in the reader
Printed
I. CHiefeChief Governours are to take chiefechief care for publique acts of piety. God himſelfe beareth …
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I. CHiefeChief Governours are to take chiefechief care for publique acts of piety. God himſelfe beareth …
William Gouge · Gods Three Arrows · p. 323 · Open in the reader

Works A02178

Printed
A TABLE OF THE CHIEFECHIEF POINTS OF DOCTRINE HANDLED IN THIS VOLVME, GATHERED INTO AN Alphabeticall order.
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A TABLE OF THE CHIEFECHIEF POINTS OF DOCTRINE HANDLED IN THIS VOLVME, GATHERED INTO AN Alphabeticall order.
Richard Greenham · Works · Open in the reader

Exposition of Galatians A10111

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… the wateringes of life, when you repaire to our Lectures, Readinges and Sermons, THE CHIEFECHIEF CONCEAT we wold imprint in your mindes is Chriſt, and Chriſt as your onely …
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… the wateringes of life, when you repaire to our Lectures, Readinges and Sermons, THE CHIEFECHIEF CONCEAT we wold imprint in your mindes is Chriſt, and Chriſt as your onely …
John Prime · Exposition of Galatians · p. 100 · Open in the reader

Of Nature and Grace A10112

Printed
THE CHIEFECHIEF POINTS HANDLED IN THE 1. BOOKE.
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THE CHIEFECHIEF POINTS HANDLED IN THE 1. BOOKE.
John Prime · Of Nature and Grace · Open in the reader

The Diseases of the Time A11070

Printed
THE CHIEFECHIEF Heads and Contents of this Booke.
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THE CHIEFECHIEF Heads and Contents of this Booke.
Francis Rous · The Diseases of the Time · Open in the reader

The Sum of the Christian Religion A12805

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CONTAYNING THE CHIEFECHIEF POINTS OF THE PERSWASION AND PRACTISE OF A CHRISTIAN, which are needfull to his …
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CONTAYNING THE CHIEFECHIEF POINTS OF THE PERSWASION AND PRACTISE OF A CHRISTIAN, which are needfull to his …
John Sprint · The Sum of the Christian Religion · Open in the reader

Christs Victory Over the Dragon A13533

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5. Are referred unto these as our chieFechief ioy, and onely beseeming heaven upon earth, and heaven above earth.
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5. Are referred unto these as our chieFechief ioy, and onely beseeming heaven upon earth, and heaven above earth.
Thomas Taylor · Christs Victory Over the Dragon · p. 655 · Open in the reader

Davids Learning A13538

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THE ALPHABETICALL TABLE OF THE CHIEFECHIEF things contained in this Booke.
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THE ALPHABETICALL TABLE OF THE CHIEFECHIEF things contained in this Booke.
Thomas Taylor · Davids Learning · Open in the reader

A Trial of the Romish Clergys Title to the Church A15739

Printed
A TABLE OF THE CHIEFECHIEF MATTERS contained in the Treatiſe and Anſwer.
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A TABLE OF THE CHIEFECHIEF MATTERS contained in the Treatiſe and Anſwer.
Anthony Wotton · A Trial of the Romish Clergys Title to the Church · Open in the reader

A Mild and Just Defense of Certain Arguments A16615

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A BREEFE NOTE OF SOME OF THE CHIEFECHIEF generall poynts handled in this defence following.
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A BREEFE NOTE OF SOME OF THE CHIEFECHIEF generall poynts handled in this defence following.
William Bradshaw · A Mild and Just Defense of Certain Arguments · Open in the reader

The Christian Warfare Part 1 A20752

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THE CHIEFECHIEF POINTS HANDLED in the firſt Booke.
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THE CHIEFECHIEF POINTS HANDLED in the firſt Booke.
John Downame · The Christian Warfare Part 1 · Open in the reader
Printed
THE CHIEFECHIEF POINTS HANDLED in the ſecond Booke.
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THE CHIEFECHIEF POINTS HANDLED in the ſecond Booke.
John Downame · The Christian Warfare Part 1 · Open in the reader

The Sovereign Power of Parliaments and Kingdoms A56211

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… by THE COMMON COUNSELL AND ASSENT OF THE PRELATES, EARLS, BARONS, AND OTHER THE CHIEFECHIEF MEN AND WHOLE COMMONALTIE OF THE KINGDOM, did voluntarily remove himselfe from the government …
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… by THE COMMON COUNSELL AND ASSENT OF THE PRELATES, EARLS, BARONS, AND OTHER THE CHIEFECHIEF MEN AND WHOLE COMMONALTIE OF THE KINGDOM, did voluntarily remove himselfe from the government …
William Prynne · The Sovereign Power of Parliaments and Kingdoms · p. 60 · Open in the reader
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… David KING THE SECOND TIME, AND ANOINTED HIM unto the Lord, TO BE THE CHIEFECHIEF GOVERNOVR (his first Coronation being but private without the presence and consent of the …
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… David KING THE SECOND TIME, AND ANOINTED HIM unto the Lord, TO BE THE CHIEFECHIEF GOVERNOVR (his first Coronation being but private without the presence and consent of the …
William Prynne · The Sovereign Power of Parliaments and Kingdoms · p. 126 · Open in the reader

The Disabled Debtor Discharged A57544

Printed
AN ALPHABETICALL INDEX OF THE CHIEFECHIEF Points handled in the foregoing Expoſition, on LVKE 7.40, 41, &c.
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AN ALPHABETICALL INDEX OF THE CHIEFECHIEF Points handled in the foregoing Expoſition, on LVKE 7.40, 41, &c.
Nehemiah Rogers · The Disabled Debtor Discharged · Open in the reader

The Good Samaritan A57545

Printed
AN ALPHABETICALL DIRECTION TO SOME OF THE CHIEFECHIEF THINGS IN THE FORE-GOING EXPOSITION.
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AN ALPHABETICALL DIRECTION TO SOME OF THE CHIEFECHIEF THINGS IN THE FORE-GOING EXPOSITION.
Nehemiah Rogers · The Good Samaritan · Open in the reader

Works of Joseph Hall A68126

Printed
EDWARD, LORD DENNY, BARON OF WALTHAM, THE CHIEFECHIEF COMFORT OF MY LABOVRS:
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EDWARD, LORD DENNY, BARON OF WALTHAM, THE CHIEFECHIEF COMFORT OF MY LABOVRS:
Joseph Hall · Works of Joseph Hall · Open in the reader

The Saints Sure and Perpetual Guide A68954

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A BRIEFE TABLE OF THE CHIEFECHIEF HEADS Contained in this Treatiſe of the SAINTS GVIDE.
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A BRIEFE TABLE OF THE CHIEFECHIEF HEADS Contained in this Treatiſe of the SAINTS GVIDE.
Robert Bolton · The Saints Sure and Perpetual Guide · Open in the reader

The Sovereign Power of Parliaments Part 4 A91185

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… David KING THE SECOND TIME, AND ANOINTED HIM unto the Lord, TO BE THE CHIEFECHIEF GOVERNOVR (his firſt Coronation being but private without the preſence and conſent of the …
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… David KING THE SECOND TIME, AND ANOINTED HIM unto the Lord, TO BE THE CHIEFECHIEF GOVERNOVR (his firſt Coronation being but private without the preſence and conſent of the …
William Prynne · The Sovereign Power of Parliaments Part 4 · p. 126 · Open in the reader

A Treatise Upon John 8:36 Concerning Christian Liberty B12497

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A TREATISE VPON IOHN 8. 36. CONCERNING CHRISTIAN LIBERTIE. THE CHIEFECHIEF POINTS WHEREOF WERE DELIVERED IN A SERmon preached at Pauls Croſſe, Nouemb. 6. 1608. By GEORGE …
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A TREATISE VPON IOHN 8. 36. CONCERNING CHRISTIAN LIBERTIE. THE CHIEFECHIEF POINTS WHEREOF WERE DELIVERED IN A SERmon preached at Pauls Croſſe, Nouemb. 6. 1608. By GEORGE …
George Downame · A Treatise Upon John 8:36 Concerning Christian Liberty · Open in the reader