Waiting for reviewFinal eCandidate #1409 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

sheepesheep

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

Puritas changed it: 7,973 times in 1,267 works
Consistency: 99.9% (7,973 of 7,977)
Reach if approved: ~8,383 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: sheep
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 7,978 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (7,973 changes in 1,267 works, 99.9% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 7,973)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… must euery one confes with the Psalmist, y^t I haue wandred like a lost sheepesheep, O seeke thou thy seruaunt. They therefore that are proud in opinion of their …
With rule
… must euery one confes with the Psalmist, y^t I haue wandred like a lost sheepesheep, O seeke thou thy seruaunt. They therefore that are proud in opinion of their …
William Fulke · A Comfortable Sermon of Faith in Temptations · Open in the reader
Printed
… it ſufficeth that it be knowne to Chriſt the head. As he ſayeth: My ſheepesheep heare my voyce and I know them. Iohn 10. And to them that be of …
With rule
… it ſufficeth that it be knowne to Chriſt the head. As he ſayeth: My ſheepesheep heare my voyce and I know them. Iohn 10. And to them that be of …
William Fulke · Answer to the Proud Challenge of a Counterset Catholic · p. 80 · Open in the reader
Printed
… of them miſcarry, maugre the might and malice of all their adverſaries whatſoever. My SheepeSheep heare my voice, and I know them, and they follow me; and I give …
With rule
… of them miſcarry, maugre the might and malice of all their adverſaries whatſoever. My SheepeSheep heare my voice, and I know them, and they follow me; and I give …
Thomas Gataker · Saint Stephens Last Will and Testament · p. 3 · Open in the reader
Printed
… that they are turned into the likenesse of wolues, that they rend and teare sheepesheep, that they meét together & banquet, that sometimes they flie or ride in the ayre …
With rule
… that they are turned into the likenesse of wolues, that they rend and teare sheepesheep, that they meét together & banquet, that sometimes they flie or ride in the ayre …
George Gifford · Dialogue Concerning Witches and Witchcrafts · Open in the reader
Printed
… against none, but the godly, that fight against mee. Dauid was safe among his sheepesheep, and Moses leading a priuate life. No man layes snares for his owne birds …
With rule
… against none, but the godly, that fight against mee. Dauid was safe among his sheepesheep, and Moses leading a priuate life. No man layes snares for his owne birds …
Thomas Adams · The Happiness of the Church · p. 14 · Open in the reader
Printed
… great Pan at Rome hath committed the greatest part, if not all his spotted sheepesheep to your Pastorall charge: yet they yeeld you little or no profit, because they …
With rule
… great Pan at Rome hath committed the greatest part, if not all his spotted sheepesheep to your Pastorall charge: yet they yeeld you little or no profit, because they …
Daniel Featley · Transubstantiation Exploded · p. 7 · Open in the reader
Printed
… be instant in season and out of season. If thou art one of the sheepesheep of Christ, yet common is this precept, to be in some kinde a builder …
With rule
… be instant in season and out of season. If thou art one of the sheepesheep of Christ, yet common is this precept, to be in some kinde a builder …
Phineas Fletcher · The Way to Blessedness · p. 113 · Open in the reader
Printed
2 By a mutuall knowledge betwixt him and his sheepesheep: I know mine, and I am knowne of mine, vers. 14.
With rule
2 By a mutuall knowledge betwixt him and his sheepesheep: I know mine, and I am knowne of mine, vers. 14.
James Forester · The Marrow and Juice of 260 Scriptures · p. 133 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (4)

4 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.

Annotations on the Pentateuch, Psalms, Song of Songs A11649

Printed
… due of none but cleane beasts onely, as it is said, WHETHER OXE OR SHEEPESHEEP, &c. whether it bee killed for mans meat, or for to feed infidels, or …
With rule
… due of none but cleane beasts onely, as it is said, WHETHER OXE OR SHEEPESHEEP, &c. whether it bee killed for mans meat, or for to feed infidels, or …
Henry Ainsworth · Annotations on the Pentateuch, Psalms, Song of Songs · p. 69 · Open in the reader

An ABC for Laymen A15621

Printed
SHeepeSheep driuen to the shambles to be slaine, representeth to vs the state of Gods …
With rule
SHeepeSheep driuen to the shambles to be slaine, representeth to vs the state of Gods …
Clergy George Wither · An ABC for Laymen · p. 130 · Open in the reader

Westminster Annotations A36467

Printed
Vers. 1. SHeepeSheep] The Hebrew word is Seh, which comprehendeth lesser sort of cattle, as sheepesheep, and …
With rule
Vers. 1. SHeepeSheep] The Hebrew word is Seh, which comprehendeth lesser sort of cattle, as sheepesheep, and …
John Downame · Westminster Annotations · Open in the reader

The Great Assize B08096

Printed
A Folde for Chriſts SHEEPESHEEP. THE SECOND SERMON.
With rule
A Folde for Chriſts SHEEPESHEEP. THE SECOND SERMON.
Samuel Smith · The Great Assize · p. 304 · Open in the reader