Waiting for reviewFinal eCandidate #1444 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

wearewear

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

Puritas changed it: 3,783 times in 1,145 works
Consistency: 99.1% (3,783 of 3,816)
Reach if approved: ~4,010 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: wear
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 3,816 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (3,783 changes in 1,145 works, 99.1% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 3,783)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… keepe it faire and cleane, when thou ſhouldeſt at ſome time, as occaſion is, wearewear it and make uſe of it? And, if it ſhould, againſt thy will, and …
With rule
… keepe it faire and cleane, when thou ſhouldeſt at ſome time, as occaſion is, wearewear it and make uſe of it? And, if it ſhould, againſt thy will, and …
Thomas Gataker · Saint Stephens Last Will and Testament · p. 20 · Open in the reader
Printed
… not ſnatch vp the Chickens, muſt profeſſe the mekenes of Doues; as to ſay wearewear Chriſtes poore afflicted ſeruants, we be meeke and patient, we beare the croſſe. Where …
With rule
… not ſnatch vp the Chickens, muſt profeſſe the mekenes of Doues; as to ſay wearewear Chriſtes poore afflicted ſeruants, we be meeke and patient, we beare the croſſe. Where …
George Gifford · Plain Declaration that Brownists be Full Donatists · p. 68 · Open in the reader
Printed
There is a time when the elect shall meete in one vniuersalitie. Though now wearewear scattered all ouer the broad face of the earth; dispersed and distressed; yet we …
With rule
There is a time when the elect shall meete in one vniuersalitie. Though now wearewear scattered all ouer the broad face of the earth; dispersed and distressed; yet we …
Thomas Adams · The Happiness of the Church · p. 6 · Open in the reader
Printed
… them vpon the poſts of their houſes, and vpon their gates, Deut. 11. 18. 19. and to wearewear fringes couered with a riband of blew ſilke on the borders of their garments …
With rule
… them vpon the poſts of their houſes, and vpon their gates, Deut. 11. 18. 19. and to wearewear fringes couered with a riband of blew ſilke on the borders of their garments …
Thomas Granger · The Tree of Good and Evil · Open in the reader
Printed
… I may keepe a continuall Sabbath, hold a perpetuall feast, sing an euerlasting song, wearewear an incorruptible crowne, possess an eternall inheritance, and fully enioy thee in all things …
With rule
… I may keepe a continuall Sabbath, hold a perpetuall feast, sing an euerlasting song, wearewear an incorruptible crowne, possess an eternall inheritance, and fully enioy thee in all things …
Daniel Featley · The Handmaid to Private Devotion · p. 469 · Open in the reader
Printed
Enough that those who wearewear the crown of Kings
With rule
Enough that those who wearewear the crown of Kings
Phineas Fletcher · The Purple Island · p. 7 · Open in the reader
Printed
… as bands and linkes of loue, vnity, and concord among our selues. All Christians wearewear one cognizance or Liuery; for the Sacraments are the markes of Christs sheepe. Therefore …
With rule
… as bands and linkes of loue, vnity, and concord among our selues. All Christians wearewear one cognizance or Liuery; for the Sacraments are the markes of Christs sheepe. Therefore …
John Frewen · Choice Grounds and Principles of our Christian Religion · p. 214 · Open in the reader
Printed
… be so cleane contrary vnto the custome of the popish Clergy, who vse to wearewear long héere, and to shaue their beardes, thought he would draw it at the …
With rule
… be so cleane contrary vnto the custome of the popish Clergy, who vse to wearewear long héere, and to shaue their beardes, thought he would draw it at the …
William Fulke · Sermon Preached 12 November 1570 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (33)

19 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 14 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

The Happiness of the Church A01956

Printed
… thy heart glad: if oile, let thy face shine: if bread, strengthen thy spirits. WeareWear thy owne wooll, and drinke the milke of thy owne flockes. It is a …
With rule
… thy heart glad: if oile, let thy face shine: if bread, strengthen thy spirits. WeareWear thy owne wooll, and drinke the milke of thy owne flockes. It is a …
Thomas Adams · The Happiness of the Church · p. 267 · Open in the reader

The Saints Sacrifice A01981

Printed
WeareWear this white Miter. Takes his Miter and puts it … Theagines his head.
With rule
WeareWear this white Miter. Takes his Miter and puts it … Theagines his head.
William Gouge · The Saints Sacrifice · Open in the reader
Printed
WeareWear this of mine, which conſecrateth thee
With rule
WeareWear this of mine, which conſecrateth thee
William Gouge · The Saints Sacrifice · Open in the reader

The Acts of Christ and Antichrist A06652

Printed
Antichrist saieth: WeareWear this cappe, or that Caule, this graie habite, or that white habite. Professe this …
With rule
Antichrist saieth: WeareWear this cappe, or that Caule, this graie habite, or that white habite. Professe this …
Thomas Becon · The Acts of Christ and Antichrist · Open in the reader

Ten Sermons A11454

Printed
… Liberty: then themselues are iniurious no lesse by their negatiue restraint from some Ceremonies, WeareWear not, Crosse not, Kneele not, &c. than they would haue the world beleeue our …
With rule
… Liberty: then themselues are iniurious no lesse by their negatiue restraint from some Ceremonies, WeareWear not, Crosse not, Kneele not, &c. than they would haue the world beleeue our …
Robert Sanderson · Ten Sermons · p. 27 · Open in the reader

Two Sermons Preached at Several Visitations A11457

Printed
… Liberty: then themselues are iniurious no lesse by their negatiue restraint from some Ceremonies, WeareWear not, Crosse not, Kneele not, &c. then they would haue the world beleeue our …
With rule
… Liberty: then themselues are iniurious no lesse by their negatiue restraint from some Ceremonies, WeareWear not, Crosse not, Kneele not, &c. then they would haue the world beleeue our …
Robert Sanderson · Two Sermons Preached at Several Visitations · p. 27 · Open in the reader

The Anatomy of Abuses A13086

Printed
WeareWear there euer anie lawes made against the inordinat abuse hereof, or haue the Godly …
With rule
WeareWear there euer anie lawes made against the inordinat abuse hereof, or haue the Godly …
Philip Stubbes · The Anatomy of Abuses · Open in the reader

Christs Victory Over the Dragon A13533

Printed
… hath blessed, Gen. 27. 27. Touch but the hemme of this garment, and vertue comes forth. WeareWear it and hide thy selfe in it, and thou hast got blessednesse. Psal. 32. 1. Blessed …
With rule
… hath blessed, Gen. 27. 27. Touch but the hemme of this garment, and vertue comes forth. WeareWear it and hide thy selfe in it, and thou hast got blessednesse. Psal. 32. 1. Blessed …
Thomas Taylor · Christs Victory Over the Dragon · p. 49 · Open in the reader

Abuses Stripped and Whipped A15623

Printed
WeareWear on their faces a round masticke patch,
With rule
WeareWear on their faces a round masticke patch,
George Wither · Abuses Stripped and Whipped · Open in the reader

Emblems Ancient and Modern A15631

Printed
WeareWear on her ſnout, a Diamond, or a Pearle,
With rule
WeareWear on her ſnout, a Diamond, or a Pearle,
George Wither · Emblems Ancient and Modern · p. 224 · Open in the reader

Fidelia Newly Corrected and Augmented A15642

Printed
WeareWear costly clothes, in others sights agree,
With rule
WeareWear costly clothes, in others sights agree,
George Wither · Fidelia Newly Corrected and Augmented · Open in the reader

Fifty Sermons Containing the Chief Points of the Christian Religion A17183

Printed
… wee which haue beene baptiſed into Ieſus Chriſt, haue beene baptiſed into his death. WeareWear buried then with him by baptiſme into his death, that likewiſe as Chriſt was …
With rule
… wee which haue beene baptiſed into Ieſus Chriſt, haue beene baptiſed into his death. WeareWear buried then with him by baptiſme into his death, that likewiſe as Chriſt was …
Henrich Bullinger · Fifty Sermons Containing the Chief Points of the Christian Religion · p. 1025 · Open in the reader

The Bibles Abstract and Epitome A27502

Printed
WeareWear on Aarons garment with his brestplate, Ʋri… and Thummim, that is, soundnesse of Doctrine …
With rule
WeareWear on Aarons garment with his brestplate, Ʋri… and Thummim, that is, soundnesse of Doctrine …
Richard Bernard · The Bibles Abstract and Epitome · p. 165 · Open in the reader

The Dead Yet Speaking A40646

Printed
WeareWear this Jewell in his brest,
With rule
WeareWear this Jewell in his brest,
Thomas Fuller · The Dead Yet Speaking · p. 314 · Open in the reader

The History of the Worthies of England A40672

Printed
… stopped up the Channel of the River EX (near to a Village thence called WeareWear at this day) to such a degree that thereby the accesse of lesser Vessels …
With rule
… stopped up the Channel of the River EX (near to a Village thence called WeareWear at this day) to such a degree that thereby the accesse of lesser Vessels …
Thomas Fuller · The History of the Worthies of England · p. 276 · Open in the reader
Printed
… vendible Commodities. We will not discompose the wit of this Proverb, by cavilling that WEAREWEAR is the proper name of that Town, (so called anciently from the Stoppages, which …
With rule
… vendible Commodities. We will not discompose the wit of this Proverb, by cavilling that WEAREWEAR is the proper name of that Town, (so called anciently from the Stoppages, which …
Thomas Fuller · The History of the Worthies of England · p. 18 · Open in the reader

Collection of Poems A68914

Printed
WeareWear other Helmet, then a Hat of Beuer:
With rule
WeareWear other Helmet, then a Hat of Beuer:
George Wither · Collection of Poems · Open in the reader
Printed
WeareWear coſtly cloathes, in others ſights agree,
With rule
WeareWear coſtly cloathes, in others ſights agree,
George Wither · Collection of Poems · Open in the reader

The Hypocrite Discovered and Cured A94758

Printed
… ſpeaking habit, it wins nothing to God, it expoſeth the godly often to deriſion. WeareWear your band and your hat, and any thing elſe, as others doe, ſo they …
With rule
… ſpeaking habit, it wins nothing to God, it expoſeth the godly often to deriſion. WeareWear your band and your hat, and any thing elſe, as others doe, ſo they …
Samuel Torshell · The Hypocrite Discovered and Cured · p. 14 · Open in the reader