Waiting for reviewFinal eCandidate #1671 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

spoilespoil

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

Puritas changed it: 2,903 times in 987 works
Consistency: 98.6% (2,903 of 2,944)
Reach if approved: ~3,094 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: spoil
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 2,945 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (2,903 changes in 987 works, 98.6% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 2,903)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… fathers houſe, robs him of his children, abuſeth him in his wiues, ſeeketh to ſpoilespoil him both of life and liuing: and the father, what doth he? he weepes …
With rule
… fathers houſe, robs him of his children, abuſeth him in his wiues, ſeeketh to ſpoilespoil him both of life and liuing: and the father, what doth he? he weepes …
Robert Harris · Absoloms Funeral · p. 28 · Open in the reader
Printed
… to his will, that he brast out into these wordes: Eyther shall the Pope spoilespoil Philip of his Crowne and Empyre, or els shal Philip take frō the Pope …
With rule
… to his will, that he brast out into these wordes: Eyther shall the Pope spoilespoil Philip of his Crowne and Empyre, or els shal Philip take frō the Pope …
John Bale · The Pageant of Popes · p. 105 · Open in the reader
Printed
… out of the forrest shall slay them, and a Wolfe of the evening… shall spoilespoil them, a Leopard shall watch over their cities, every one that goeth out thence …
With rule
… out of the forrest shall slay them, and a Wolfe of the evening… shall spoilespoil them, a Leopard shall watch over their cities, every one that goeth out thence …
Arthur Hildersham · The Doctrine of Fasting and Prayer · p. 125 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Rebuke & confound thine enemy that goeth about to deface thine Image in me; to spoilespoil thy creature; to destroy him for whom thou, ô Sonne, offeredst thy self on …
With rule
… Rebuke & confound thine enemy that goeth about to deface thine Image in me; to spoilespoil thy creature; to destroy him for whom thou, ô Sonne, offeredst thy self on …
Daniel Featley · The Handmaid to Private Devotion · p. 604 · Open in the reader
Printed
… then is hee at rest: but, if a stronger then hee come in to spoilespoil his house, then hee imployed might and slight. When, by the valour of Michael …
With rule
… then is hee at rest: but, if a stronger then hee come in to spoilespoil his house, then hee imployed might and slight. When, by the valour of Michael …
Patrick Forbes · Defense of the Lawful Calling of Ministers of Reformed Churches · p. 56 · Open in the reader
Printed
… cuppe shoulde rather bee so called, what conscience haue your Priests and Deacons to spoilespoil y^e people therof, and not to deliuer it as the Deacons did in y^e …
With rule
… cuppe shoulde rather bee so called, what conscience haue your Priests and Deacons to spoilespoil y^e people therof, and not to deliuer it as the Deacons did in y^e …
William Fulke · Rejoinder to Bristows Reply · p. 553 · Open in the reader
Printed
… of God. Howe ſhall ſtought Nymrothe auoyde punyſhment, which buyldeth his palaces wyth the ſpoilespoil of hys brethrē. Wher ſhal become the Cainites whych ymagine how to gette the …
With rule
… of God. Howe ſhall ſtought Nymrothe auoyde punyſhment, which buyldeth his palaces wyth the ſpoilespoil of hys brethrē. Wher ſhal become the Cainites whych ymagine how to gette the …
Anthony Gilby · Commentary Upon Micah · Open in the reader
Printed
IN the laſt place, Satan hath many waies to ſpoilespoil vs of this peece of Armour alſo, and that either by labouring to keepe …
With rule
IN the laſt place, Satan hath many waies to ſpoilespoil vs of this peece of Armour alſo, and that either by labouring to keepe …
William Gouge · The Whole Armor of God · p. 309 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (41)

31 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 10 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Seventeen Sermons on Amos 3 A08311

Printed
3 By the SpoileSpoil.
With rule
3 By the SpoileSpoil.
Sebastian Benefield · Seventeen Sermons on Amos 3 · p. 217 · Open in the reader
Printed
And thy palaces ſhall be ſpoiled. The SpoileSpoil is at the luſt of the conquerour. An aduerſary there ſhall be euen round …
With rule
And thy palaces ſhall be ſpoiled. The SpoileSpoil is at the luſt of the conquerour. An aduerſary there ſhall be euen round …
Sebastian Benefield · Seventeen Sermons on Amos 3 · p. 217 · Open in the reader

The Returning Backslider A12190

Printed
… care for thoſe vines which bring foorth much fruit; As it is in Eſay; SpoileSpoil it not, for there is a Bleſſing in it. If a Chriſtian be fruitful …
With rule
… care for thoſe vines which bring foorth much fruit; As it is in Eſay; SpoileSpoil it not, for there is a Bleſſing in it. If a Chriſtian be fruitful …
Richard Sibbes · The Returning Backslider · p. 287 · Open in the reader

An Exposition Upon Colossians A17389

Printed
SpoileSpoil you] This word is various in signification; it signifieth as some take it, to …
With rule
SpoileSpoil you] This word is various in signification; it signifieth as some take it, to …
Nicholas Byfield · An Exposition Upon Colossians · p. 29 · Open in the reader

The Life and Death of Hannibal A33320

Printed
… such of the Va…caei that could bear Armes, being made desperate by the SpoileSpoil of their Country, with diverse others that had escaped in the late overthrow, joyning …
With rule
… such of the Va…caei that could bear Armes, being made desperate by the SpoileSpoil of their Country, with diverse others that had escaped in the late overthrow, joyning …
Samuel Clarke · The Life and Death of Hannibal · p. 2 · Open in the reader

The Holy Life and Happy Death of John Bruen A43854

Printed
4. SpoileSpoil a man of his faireſt and fitteſt opportunities either to be ſerviceable unto God …
With rule
4. SpoileSpoil a man of his faireſt and fitteſt opportunities either to be ſerviceable unto God …
William Hinde · The Holy Life and Happy Death of John Bruen · p. 29 · Open in the reader

Annotations Upon the New Testament A50050

Printed
Vers. 8. SpoileSpoil you] foreign, That is, make a prey of you. The Speech is taken from theeves …
With rule
Vers. 8. SpoileSpoil you] foreign, That is, make a prey of you. The Speech is taken from theeves …
Edward Leigh · Annotations Upon the New Testament · p. 303 · Open in the reader

A Peace Offering to God A52045

Printed
… sold them, and the Lord had shut them up. If God say to one, SpoileSpoil them, shut them up, it is done presently. If God will not do it …
With rule
… sold them, and the Lord had shut them up. If God say to one, SpoileSpoil them, shut them up, it is done presently. If God will not do it …
Stephen Marshall · A Peace Offering to God · p. 10 · Open in the reader

The Sovereign Power of Parliaments and Kingdoms A56211

Printed
… Nature, Man, nor any civill Nation, ever yet gave the least authority to Murther, SpoileSpoil, Oppresse, enslave their Subjects, or deprive them of their lawfull Liberties or Estates; which …
With rule
… Nature, Man, nor any civill Nation, ever yet gave the least authority to Murther, SpoileSpoil, Oppresse, enslave their Subjects, or deprive them of their lawfull Liberties or Estates; which …
William Prynne · The Sovereign Power of Parliaments and Kingdoms · p. 4 · Open in the reader
Printed
… the Goods or Chattels of any his Subjects, much lesse, forcecibly to R…b, SpoileSpoil, Plunder, Wound, Beat, Kill, Imprison, or make open War upon them, without a most …
With rule
… the Goods or Chattels of any his Subjects, much lesse, forcecibly to R…b, SpoileSpoil, Plunder, Wound, Beat, Kill, Imprison, or make open War upon them, without a most …
William Prynne · The Sovereign Power of Parliaments and Kingdoms · p. 10 · Open in the reader
Printed
… them. And if any by vertue of such illegal Commissions or Mandats, Assault, Plunder, SpoileSpoil, Rob, Beat, Wound, Slay, Imprison, the Goods, Chattels, Houses, Persons of any Subject not …
With rule
… them. And if any by vertue of such illegal Commissions or Mandats, Assault, Plunder, SpoileSpoil, Rob, Beat, Wound, Slay, Imprison, the Goods, Chattels, Houses, Persons of any Subject not …
William Prynne · The Sovereign Power of Parliaments and Kingdoms · p. 10 · Open in the reader
Printed
… sti…s Maligna it ill Counsellors, and invading Popish Forces (who now Murther, Rob, SpoileSpoil, Sacke, Depopu…ate the Kingdome in a most Hostile manner, to set up Tyranny …
With rule
… sti…s Maligna it ill Counsellors, and invading Popish Forces (who now Murther, Rob, SpoileSpoil, Sacke, Depopu…ate the Kingdome in a most Hostile manner, to set up Tyranny …
William Prynne · The Sovereign Power of Parliaments and Kingdoms · p. 63 · Open in the reader
Printed
… how much lesse then by open Forc… to Murther, Rob, Plunder, Ravish, Ruine, or SpoileSpoil them of their Lawes, Liberties, Estates, Religion, all which is plentifully proved by Law …
With rule
… how much lesse then by open Forc… to Murther, Rob, Plunder, Ravish, Ruine, or SpoileSpoil them of their Lawes, Liberties, Estates, Religion, all which is plentifully proved by Law …
William Prynne · The Sovereign Power of Parliaments and Kingdoms · p. 63 · Open in the reader

Observations Upon the Old Testament A57230

Printed
This is Davids SpoileSpoil] i. chapter XXX verse 20 e. all that the Amalakites had taken from others, save …
With rule
This is Davids SpoileSpoil] i. chapter XXX verse 20 e. all that the Amalakites had taken from others, save …
John Richardson · Observations Upon the Old Testament · p. 82 · Open in the reader
Printed
… the Gate of Gaza. To them in Hebron David sent a Present of the SpoileSpoil taken from the Amalakite, 1 Sam. XXX. 31. Hither God directed him to go, in this …
With rule
… the Gate of Gaza. To them in Hebron David sent a Present of the SpoileSpoil taken from the Amalakite, 1 Sam. XXX. 31. Hither God directed him to go, in this …
John Richardson · Observations Upon the Old Testament · p. 83 · Open in the reader

Twenty-One Sermons on Amos 1 A68508

Printed
3 By the SpoileSpoil.
With rule
3 By the SpoileSpoil.
Sebastian Benefield · Twenty-One Sermons on Amos 1 · p. 217 · Open in the reader
Printed
And thy palaces ſhall be ſpoiled. The SpoileSpoil is at the luſt of the conquerour. An aduerſary there ſhall be euen round …
With rule
And thy palaces ſhall be ſpoiled. The SpoileSpoil is at the luſt of the conquerour. An aduerſary there ſhall be euen round …
Sebastian Benefield · Twenty-One Sermons on Amos 1 · p. 217 · Open in the reader

Commentary on Malachi A71123

Printed
Robbe] The French, Pillage; Geneva, SpoileSpoil: will a man ſpoilespoil God? So alſo Pagn. and Vatab. Crucifie, wound, or pierce …
With rule
Robbe] The French, Pillage; Geneva, SpoileSpoil: will a man ſpoilespoil God? So alſo Pagn. and Vatab. Crucifie, wound, or pierce …
Richard Stock · Commentary on Malachi · p. 67 · Open in the reader

Exposition of Ezekiel 20-29 A85668

Printed
The Hebrew is, Shalal Shelalah, ſpoliabit ſpolium ejus, hee ſhall ſpoilespoil her ſpoil. SpoileSpoil is, whatſoever may bee removed, taken, or driven away, as Corn▪ Cattle, houſholdſtuffe, garments …
With rule
The Hebrew is, Shalal Shelalah, ſpoliabit ſpolium ejus, hee ſhall ſpoilespoil her ſpoil. SpoileSpoil is, whatſoever may bee removed, taken, or driven away, as Corn▪ Cattle, houſholdſtuffe, garments …
William Greenhill · Exposition of Ezekiel 20-29 · p. 581 · Open in the reader

Replies made to the Anti-queries of Thomas Lye A88800

Printed
… choice ones, your rare ones, your men for oſtentation, Reap where they never Sowed? SpoileSpoil they not of their fleeces, theſe ſheep alſo which never were accounted as of …
With rule
… choice ones, your rare ones, your men for oſtentation, Reap where they never Sowed? SpoileSpoil they not of their fleeces, theſe ſheep alſo which never were accounted as of …
Henry Lavor · Replies made to the Anti-queries of Thomas Lye · p. 24 · Open in the reader

Christ and Moses Excellency A90893

Printed
Aſſuring Promiſes. Zach: 14.14. See SpoileSpoil.
With rule
Aſſuring Promiſes. Zach: 14.14. See SpoileSpoil.
Vavasor Powell · Christ and Moses Excellency · p. 531 · Open in the reader

The Sovereign Power of Parliaments and Kingdoms Part 3 A91298

Printed
… Nature, Man, nor any civill Nation, ever yet gave the leaſt authority to Murther, SpoileSpoil, Oppreſſe, enſlave their Subjects, or deprive them of their lawfull Liberties or Eſtates; which …
With rule
… Nature, Man, nor any civill Nation, ever yet gave the leaſt authority to Murther, SpoileSpoil, Oppreſſe, enſlave their Subjects, or deprive them of their lawfull Liberties or Eſtates; which …
William Prynne · The Sovereign Power of Parliaments and Kingdoms Part 3 · p. 4 · Open in the reader
Printed
… ſeize the Goods or Chattels of any his Subjects, much leſſe, forcecibly to Rob, SpoileSpoil, Plunder, Wound, Beat, Kill, Impriſon, or make open War upon them, without a moſt …
With rule
… ſeize the Goods or Chattels of any his Subjects, much leſſe, forcecibly to Rob, SpoileSpoil, Plunder, Wound, Beat, Kill, Impriſon, or make open War upon them, without a moſt …
William Prynne · The Sovereign Power of Parliaments and Kingdoms Part 3 · p. 10 · Open in the reader
Printed
… them. And if any by vertue of ſuch illegal Commiſſions or Mandats, Aſſault, Plunder, SpoileSpoil, Rob, Beat, Wound, Slay, Impriſon, the Goods, Chattels, Houſes, Perſons of any Subject not …
With rule
… them. And if any by vertue of ſuch illegal Commiſſions or Mandats, Aſſault, Plunder, SpoileSpoil, Rob, Beat, Wound, Slay, Impriſon, the Goods, Chattels, Houſes, Perſons of any Subject not …
William Prynne · The Sovereign Power of Parliaments and Kingdoms Part 3 · p. 10 · Open in the reader
Printed
… againſt his Majeſties Malignant ill Counſellors, and invading Popiſh Forces (who now Murther, Rob, SpoileSpoil, Sacke, Depopulate the Kingdome in a moſt Hoſtile manner, to ſet up Tyranny, Popery …
With rule
… againſt his Majeſties Malignant ill Counſellors, and invading Popiſh Forces (who now Murther, Rob, SpoileSpoil, Sacke, Depopulate the Kingdome in a moſt Hoſtile manner, to ſet up Tyranny, Popery …
William Prynne · The Sovereign Power of Parliaments and Kingdoms Part 3 · p. 63 · Open in the reader
Printed
… how much leſſe then by open Force to Murther, Rob, Plunder, Raviſh, Ruine, or SpoileSpoil them of their Lawes, Liberties, Eſtates, Religion, all which is plentifully proved by Law …
With rule
… how much leſſe then by open Force to Murther, Rob, Plunder, Raviſh, Ruine, or SpoileSpoil them of their Lawes, Liberties, Eſtates, Religion, all which is plentifully proved by Law …
William Prynne · The Sovereign Power of Parliaments and Kingdoms Part 3 · p. 63 · Open in the reader

Exposition of Song of Solomon A91908

Printed
SpoileSpoil, or, corrupt our Vine-yards, that is, by devouring the grapes: as Foxes ſpoilespoil …
With rule
SpoileSpoil, or, corrupt our Vine-yards, that is, by devouring the grapes: as Foxes ſpoilespoil …
John Robotham · Exposition of Song of Solomon · p. 374 · Open in the reader

Commentary on Malachi 2 A93917

Printed
Robbe] The French, Pillage; Geneva, SpoileSpoil: will a man ſpoilespoil God? So alſo Pagn. and Vatab. Crucifie, wound, or pierce …
With rule
Robbe] The French, Pillage; Geneva, SpoileSpoil: will a man ſpoilespoil God? So alſo Pagn. and Vatab. Crucifie, wound, or pierce …
Richard Stock · Commentary on Malachi 2 · p. 67 · Open in the reader

Englands Parliamentary Chronicle A95892

Printed
… with Piſtols, all their Baggage, Tents and Ammunition; there were two Wagons with rich SpoileSpoil, and many in them, they tooke ſeverall of their Standards and Colours, 24 Drums, and …
With rule
… with Piſtols, all their Baggage, Tents and Ammunition; there were two Wagons with rich SpoileSpoil, and many in them, they tooke ſeverall of their Standards and Colours, 24 Drums, and …
John Vicars · Englands Parliamentary Chronicle · p. 343 · Open in the reader

The Garden of Zion B01751

Printed
SpoileSpoil and deſtroy, of them leave not a man;
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SpoileSpoil and deſtroy, of them leave not a man;
Zacharie Boyd · The Garden of Zion · p. 148 · Open in the reader

The Unsearchable Riches of Christ B02840

Printed
… to miſcarry in going about this ordinance: a readineſs in unbelievers, for as they SpoileSpoil all things, all ordinances and duties they meddle with, all things being unclean to …
With rule
… to miſcarry in going about this ordinance: a readineſs in unbelievers, for as they SpoileSpoil all things, all ordinances and duties they meddle with, all things being unclean to …
James Durham · The Unsearchable Riches of Christ · p. 8 · Open in the reader