Waiting for reviewu / vCandidate #15 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

vsedused

u and v used by position, not sound: haue → have, vnto → unto.

Puritas changed it: 22,233 times in 1,253 works
Consistency: 99.9% (22,233 of 22,251)
Reach if approved: ~23,381 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: used
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 22,252 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (22,233 changes in 1,253 works, 99.9% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 22,233)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… thing indifferent in vſe, is meant that which is not onely free to be vſedused, but alſo convenient in that time & place, before thoſe perſons where we are preſently …
With rule
… thing indifferent in vſe, is meant that which is not onely free to be vſedused, but alſo convenient in that time & place, before thoſe perſons where we are preſently …
Dudley Fenner · Godly and Learned Treatises · p. 187 · Open in the reader
Printed
… righteous man on earth may be called a sinner. But this word is often vsedused in Scripture by specialtie, for notorious sinners, such, who sweltring & boyling in sinfull lusts …
With rule
… righteous man on earth may be called a sinner. But this word is often vsedused in Scripture by specialtie, for notorious sinners, such, who sweltring & boyling in sinfull lusts …
Phineas Fletcher · The Way to Blessedness · p. 45 · Open in the reader
Printed
… was sayd, that in Rome a man might see all Countries: and the Romans vsedused to solace themselues; It is good looking on a Map of the World, vbi …
With rule
… was sayd, that in Rome a man might see all Countries: and the Romans vsedused to solace themselues; It is good looking on a Map of the World, vbi …
Thomas Adams · The City of Peace · p. 168 · Open in the reader
Printed
… of oile & chrisme. And although, in the later tyme, ceremonies increased, that oyle was vsedused in baptisme, yet was there not so many Sacramentes, for Augustine saieth, vnto Ianuaerius …
With rule
… of oile & chrisme. And although, in the later tyme, ceremonies increased, that oyle was vsedused in baptisme, yet was there not so many Sacramentes, for Augustine saieth, vnto Ianuaerius …
William Fulke · A Confutation of a Popish and Slanderous Libel · p. 39 · Open in the reader
Printed
… so abused, are begotten no Children, but hypocrites, vnto euerlasting bondage. The Lawe is vsedused rightly, when it is made our Schoolmaster vnto Christe, that wee may be iustified …
With rule
… so abused, are begotten no Children, but hypocrites, vnto euerlasting bondage. The Lawe is vsedused rightly, when it is made our Schoolmaster vnto Christe, that wee may be iustified …
William Fulke · Sermon Preached 17 March 1577 · Open in the reader
Printed
The Fathers therfore when they vsedused such speeches, shewed euidently thereby that they ment as we meane, (that is, they …
With rule
The Fathers therfore when they vsedused such speeches, shewed euidently thereby that they ment as we meane, (that is, they …
Thomas Gataker · Discussion of the Popish Doctrine of Transubstantiation · p. 146 · Open in the reader
Printed
… all the Indulgences, Remiſsions, Priviledges, Liberties, Diſpenſations, Sacrifices, Benedictions, &c. which his Holines is vſedused to giue at that time publickely: the ſaid German was ſo loth to part …
With rule
… all the Indulgences, Remiſsions, Priviledges, Liberties, Diſpenſations, Sacrifices, Benedictions, &c. which his Holines is vſedused to giue at that time publickely: the ſaid German was ſo loth to part …
John Gee · New Shreds of the Old Snare · p. 66 · Open in the reader
Printed
… iſſue, not according to the ſeeming abilities of the perſons, or likelihood of meanes vſedused, but according to the good pleaſure of his owne will. The three children therefore …
With rule
… iſſue, not according to the ſeeming abilities of the perſons, or likelihood of meanes vſedused, but according to the good pleaſure of his owne will. The three children therefore …
Samuel Balmford · The Right Way to Go to Work · p. 22 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (18)

11 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 7 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Expositions Upon Divers Parts of Scripture A00415

Printed
VſedUsed of God, it ſometimes ſignifieth
With rule
VſedUsed of God, it ſometimes ſignifieth
George Estey · Expositions Upon Divers Parts of Scripture · p. 43 · Open in the reader

Dispute Against the English-Popish Ceremonies A01760

Printed
… Waldenses and Albingenses taught, that the Exorcismes, Breathings, Crossings, Salt, Spittle, Vnction, Chrisme, &c. VsedUsed by the Church of Rome in Baptisme, being neither necessarie nor requisite in the …
With rule
… Waldenses and Albingenses taught, that the Exorcismes, Breathings, Crossings, Salt, Spittle, Vnction, Chrisme, &c. VsedUsed by the Church of Rome in Baptisme, being neither necessarie nor requisite in the …
George Gillespie · Dispute Against the English-Popish Ceremonies · p. 2 · Open in the reader

The Pathway to Prayer and Piety A03356

Printed
A PRAYER TO BE VSEDUSED by a mans ſelfe, or with others changing the number.
With rule
A PRAYER TO BE VSEDUSED by a mans ſelfe, or with others changing the number.
Robert Hill · The Pathway to Prayer and Piety · p. 289 · Open in the reader

The Period of the Persian Monarchy A09268

Printed
2 VsedUsed so, as would defile them, being against the word of God.
With rule
2 VsedUsed so, as would defile them, being against the word of God.
William Pemble · The Period of the Persian Monarchy · p. 60 · Open in the reader

The Doctrine and Use of Repentance A12982

Printed
THE DOCTRINE AND VSE OF REPENTANCE: NECESSARIE TO BE PRACTISED AND VSEDUSED of all who looke to ſing the ſong of Moſes, and the ſong of …
With rule
THE DOCTRINE AND VSE OF REPENTANCE: NECESSARIE TO BE PRACTISED AND VSEDUSED of all who looke to ſing the ſong of Moſes, and the ſong of …
Richard Stock · The Doctrine and Use of Repentance · Open in the reader

Exposition of the Principal Scriptures Used in our English Liturgy A16547

Printed
AN EXPOSITION OF AL THE PRINCIPAL SCRIPTVRES VSEDUSED in our English Liturgie.
With rule
AN EXPOSITION OF AL THE PRINCIPAL SCRIPTVRES VSEDUSED in our English Liturgie.
John Boys · Exposition of the Principal Scriptures Used in our English Liturgy · Open in the reader
Printed
Father] VsedUsed heere rather essentially, then personally. So, God is a father in creation: Deut. 32. 6.
With rule
Father] VsedUsed heere rather essentially, then personally. So, God is a father in creation: Deut. 32. 6.
John Boys · Exposition of the Principal Scriptures Used in our English Liturgy · p. 3 · Open in the reader

A Short Explanation of Hebrews A20414

Printed
… the Hebrew it is as much, as, I Lorded it over them: That is, VsedUsed My Husbandlie, and Lordlie Authoritie over them, and so misregarded them.
With rule
… the Hebrew it is as much, as, I Lorded it over them: That is, VsedUsed My Husbandlie, and Lordlie Authoritie over them, and so misregarded them.
David Dickson · A Short Explanation of Hebrews · p. 157 · Open in the reader

Commentaries A68840

Printed
… thē wer not the courſes of the prieſts diſtributed by Dauid, Salomon, and Ezechias. VſedUsed they not their wiues? Vndoubtedly they broughte forth children. But they ſay, that then …
With rule
… thē wer not the courſes of the prieſts diſtributed by Dauid, Salomon, and Ezechias. VſedUsed they not their wiues? Vndoubtedly they broughte forth children. But they ſay, that then …
Peter Martyr Vermigli · Commentaries · p. 94 · Open in the reader

Exposition of the Proper Psalms A68966

Printed
AN EXPOSITION OF THE PROPER PSALMES VSEDUSED IN OVR Engliſh Liturgie, TOGETHER WITH A REASON WHY THE CHVRCH did chuſe the …
With rule
AN EXPOSITION OF THE PROPER PSALMES VSEDUSED IN OVR Engliſh Liturgie, TOGETHER WITH A REASON WHY THE CHVRCH did chuſe the …
John Boys · Exposition of the Proper Psalms · Open in the reader

The Nature and Use of Things Indifferent B15350

Printed
… to the damage or hurt of the Kings prerogatiue Royall, SHALL NOVV STILL BE VSEDUSED AND EXECVTED, as they were afore the making of this Act. And in the …
With rule
… to the damage or hurt of the Kings prerogatiue Royall, SHALL NOVV STILL BE VSEDUSED AND EXECVTED, as they were afore the making of this Act. And in the …
Gabriel Powel · The Nature and Use of Things Indifferent · p. 160 · Open in the reader