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leafeleaf

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

Puritas changed it
1,416 times in 596 works
Consistency
95.4% (1,416 of 1,483)
Reach if approved
~1,558 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: leaf
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
1,483 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (1,416 changes in 596 works, 95.4% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 1,416)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    … it will be to him to purſue dry ſtubble, & to break a poore dryed leafeleaf, that crumbleth under his fingers if he doth but touch it; (as Iob pleads …
    With rule
    … it will be to him to purſue dry ſtubble, & to break a poore dryed leafeleaf, that crumbleth under his fingers if he doth but touch it; (as Iob pleads …

    Thomas Goodwin · A Child of Light Walking in Darkness · p. 60 · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    … condemnation against mee; fleeping, I am frighted with dreames no lesse fearefull; If a leafeleaf doe but wagge, me thinks it threatens me; If a Bird doe but chirp …
    With rule
    … condemnation against mee; fleeping, I am frighted with dreames no lesse fearefull; If a leafeleaf doe but wagge, me thinks it threatens me; If a Bird doe but chirp …

    Sir Richard Baker · Meditations and Disquisitions Upon Psalm 150 · p. 19 · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … my readers shulde not laughe therat. Ye toke a page or syde of a leafeleaf for a pistle, and. vi. for. lxvi. For that homely, otherwyse called posterior parenesis …
    With rule
    … my readers shulde not laughe therat. Ye toke a page or syde of a leafeleaf for a pistle, and. vi. for. lxvi. For that homely, otherwyse called posterior parenesis …

    John Bale · Against a Rank Papist · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    … Lord 1573 printed at Louany by an Englishe fugitiue called Iohn Fowler, reporteth in the 153. leafeleaf thereof that this Pope Paule the third, did openlye excommunicate & curse the most renowmed …
    With rule
    … Lord 1573 printed at Louany by an Englishe fugitiue called Iohn Fowler, reporteth in the 153. leafeleaf thereof that this Pope Paule the third, did openlye excommunicate & curse the most renowmed …

    John Bale · The Pageant of Popes · p. 186 · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    … ſhall not fade; he doth not ſay, his ſap ſhall not wither, but his leafeleaf ſhall not wither, not onely that gracious diſpoſition of heart which is wrought ſhall …
    With rule
    … ſhall not fade; he doth not ſay, his ſap ſhall not wither, but his leafeleaf ſhall not wither, not onely that gracious diſpoſition of heart which is wrought ſhall …

    Thomas Hooker · The Souls Exaltation · p. 73 · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    … hearers) this paper of defiance, if he will haue anie, taken out of the 51. leafeleaf of his conformities: The diuell tempted Ruffine, ſaieng: Thou art damned, and Francis himſelfe …
    With rule
    … hearers) this paper of defiance, if he will haue anie, taken out of the 51. leafeleaf of his conformities: The diuell tempted Ruffine, ſaieng: Thou art damned, and Francis himſelfe …

    François Hotman · The Brutish Thunderbolt · p. 269 · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    … thus compared. The purpose of the Spirit without all question, by the never-fading leafeleaf, is to expresse the ever-flourishing estate, and life of the godly. It is …
    With rule
    … thus compared. The purpose of the Spirit without all question, by the never-fading leafeleaf, is to expresse the ever-flourishing estate, and life of the godly. It is …

    Phineas Fletcher · The Way to Blessedness · p. 142 · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    … that Abraham and all the iust were punished in hell, afterward in the next leafeleaf, he saith that all the iust in those inferiour partes were not in like …
    With rule
    … that Abraham and all the iust were punished in hell, afterward in the next leafeleaf, he saith that all the iust in those inferiour partes were not in like …

    William Fulke · Two Treatises Against the Papists · p. 57 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (67)

32 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 35 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

The Way to Blessedness A00980

  • Printed
    LeafeLeaf: The life of the godly is expressed by the never-fading leafeleaf.
    With rule
    LeafeLeaf: The life of the godly is expressed by the never-fading leafeleaf.

    Phineas Fletcher · The Way to Blessedness · Open in the reader

Abridgment of the Book of Acts and Monuments by Timothy Bright A01115

  • Printed
    … deceiue you. With which words the ſheriffe was greatly offended. So (hauing comforted I. LeafeLeaf, that ſuffered at the ſame Stake with him) embracing the Réedes, he ſayd thus …
    With rule
    … deceiue you. With which words the ſheriffe was greatly offended. So (hauing comforted I. LeafeLeaf, that ſuffered at the ſame Stake with him) embracing the Réedes, he ſayd thus …

    John Foxe · Abridgment of the Book of Acts and Monuments by Timothy Bright · p. 158 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … with a nūber other to priuate perſons. The next day after M. Bradford & Iohn LeafeLeaf did ſuffer in Smithféeld, Williā Munge préeſt died in pryſon at Maidſtone, being there …
    With rule
    … with a nūber other to priuate perſons. The next day after M. Bradford & Iohn LeafeLeaf did ſuffer in Smithféeld, Williā Munge préeſt died in pryſon at Maidſtone, being there …

    John Foxe · Abridgment of the Book of Acts and Monuments by Timothy Bright · p. 159 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    I. LeafeLeaf of 19. yeeres of age, burned with Bradford. 159
    With rule
    I. LeafeLeaf of 19. yeeres of age, burned with Bradford. 159

    John Foxe · Abridgment of the Book of Acts and Monuments by Timothy Bright · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    Iohn LeafeLeaf a notable yoong martyr eadem
    With rule
    Iohn LeafeLeaf a notable yoong martyr eadem

    John Foxe · Abridgment of the Book of Acts and Monuments by Timothy Bright · Open in the reader

Commentary on Galatians A06492

  • Printed
    LeafeLeaf. Page. Line. 11. 2. 1. put out this vvhole line. 21. 2. 28. put out, our. 23. 1. 29. for, to erre in …
    With rule
    LeafeLeaf. Page. Line. 11. 2. 1. put out this vvhole line. 21. 2. 28. put out, our. 23. 1. 29. for, to erre in …

    Martin Luther · Commentary on Galatians · Open in the reader

Pilgrimage A10228

  • Printed
    … meate to the Idol, and then carry it to the King on a great LeafeLeaf, in a treene platter. The King fitteth on the ground at his meate, vvithout …
    With rule
    … meate to the Idol, and then carry it to the King on a great LeafeLeaf, in a treene platter. The King fitteth on the ground at his meate, vvithout …

    Samuel Purchas · Pilgrimage · p. 418 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … leaue their spawne behinde (worse then their predecessors) deuouring the very barkes of the LeafeLeaf-lesse Trees. The old depart none knowes whither: and sometime with a South-East …
    With rule
    … leaue their spawne behinde (worse then their predecessors) deuouring the very barkes of the LeafeLeaf-lesse Trees. The old depart none knowes whither: and sometime with a South-East …

    Samuel Purchas · Pilgrimage · p. 468 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    LeafeLeaf liuing. 450
    With rule
    LeafeLeaf liuing. 450

    Samuel Purchas · Pilgrimage · Open in the reader

A Christian Dictionary A15520

  • Printed
    LeafeLeaf. sig: pro
    With rule
    LeafeLeaf. sig: pro

    Thomas Wilson · A Christian Dictionary · p. 288 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … life of Grace which the godly liue here; and the (not fading of this LeafeLeaf) doth signifie constant perserance in this Grace. Psal. 1, 3. Whose LeafeLeaf shall not fade.
    With rule
    … life of Grace which the godly liue here; and the (not fading of this LeafeLeaf) doth signifie constant perserance in this Grace. Psal. 1, 3. Whose LeafeLeaf shall not fade.

    Thomas Wilson · A Christian Dictionary · p. 288 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … not fading of this LeafeLeaf) doth signifie constant perserance in this Grace. Psal. 1, 3. Whose LeafeLeaf shall not fade.
    With rule
    … not fading of this LeafeLeaf) doth signifie constant perserance in this Grace. Psal. 1, 3. Whose LeafeLeaf shall not fade.

    Thomas Wilson · A Christian Dictionary · p. 288 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    shaking of a LeafeLeaf. sig:
    With rule
    shaking of a LeafeLeaf. sig:

    Thomas Wilson · A Christian Dictionary · p. 288 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … feare; or the apparance and shew of a danger. Leuit. 26, 36. The sound of a LeafeLeaf shaken, shall chase them.
    With rule
    … feare; or the apparance and shew of a danger. Leuit. 26, 36. The sound of a LeafeLeaf shaken, shall chase them.

    Thomas Wilson · A Christian Dictionary · p. 288 · Open in the reader

Eighty Sermons A20637

  • Printed
    … Adultery. As light a thing as a Spangle is, a Spangle is ſilver; and LeafeLeaf gold, that is blowne away, is gold; and ſand that hath no ſtrength, no …
    With rule
    … Adultery. As light a thing as a Spangle is, a Spangle is ſilver; and LeafeLeaf gold, that is blowne away, is gold; and ſand that hath no ſtrength, no …

    John Donne · Eighty Sermons · p. 557 · Open in the reader

Commentary Upon Philemon A22481

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    … the Riuers of Waters, that will bring forth her friute in due ſeaſon, whoſe LeafeLeaf ſhall not fade: ſo whatſoeuer he ſhall do, ſhall proſper.
    With rule
    … the Riuers of Waters, that will bring forth her friute in due ſeaſon, whoſe LeafeLeaf ſhall not fade: ſo whatſoeuer he ſhall do, ſhall proſper.

    William Attersoll · Commentary Upon Philemon · p. 99 · Open in the reader

An Olive Leaf A48929

  • Printed
    AN OLIVE-LEAFELEAF OR, A Bud of the Spring. VIZ. CHRIST'S RESURRECTION, and its end, viz. The …
    With rule
    AN OLIVE-LEAFELEAF OR, A Bud of the Spring. VIZ. CHRIST'S RESURRECTION, and its end, viz. The …

    Nicholas Lockyer · An Olive Leaf · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    AN OLIVE-LEAFELEAF: OR, A Bud of the Spring.
    With rule
    AN OLIVE-LEAFELEAF: OR, A Bud of the Spring.

    Nicholas Lockyer · An Olive Leaf · Open in the reader

Effectual Calling and Election A49258

  • Printed
    … queſtioning of them. You would count him a very unwiſe man, that hath a LeafeLeaf of much land, and he himſelfe ſhall create ſcruples and doubts, and ſhall uſe …
    With rule
    … queſtioning of them. You would count him a very unwiſe man, that hath a LeafeLeaf of much land, and he himſelfe ſhall create ſcruples and doubts, and ſhall uſe …

    Christopher Love · Effectual Calling and Election · p. 115 · Open in the reader

Sarah and Hagar A60175

  • Printed
    … times: faithfull prayer, hath ever been as Noahs Dove, that hath brought an Olive-LeafeLeaf of peace at laſt: and if we have not, ſo ſoon as we deſire …
    With rule
    … times: faithfull prayer, hath ever been as Noahs Dove, that hath brought an Olive-LeafeLeaf of peace at laſt: and if we have not, ſo ſoon as we deſire …

    Josias Shute · Sarah and Hagar · p. 159 · Open in the reader

Sermon 28 April 1644 A61834

  • Printed
    … is hewn down and laid in the Durt, may put forth a Sprig, a LeafeLeaf, or so; but they come to no Strength, they never prosper. Haire may grow …
    With rule
    … is hewn down and laid in the Durt, may put forth a Sprig, a LeafeLeaf, or so; but they come to no Strength, they never prosper. Haire may grow …

    William Strode · Sermon 28 April 1644 · p. 10 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … the ruggednesse of the bark, the solidity of the trunk, the verdure of the LeafeLeaf, the pleasantnesse of the fruit? feele and examine the Seed, 'tis not rough, whence …
    With rule
    … the ruggednesse of the bark, the solidity of the trunk, the verdure of the LeafeLeaf, the pleasantnesse of the fruit? feele and examine the Seed, 'tis not rough, whence …

    William Strode · Sermon 28 April 1644 · p. 13 · Open in the reader

A Key into the Language of America A66450

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    … New ground. Aquegunnitteash. Fields worne out. Mihtúck-quash. Trees. Pauchautaqunnêsash. Branch, Branches. Wunnèpog-guash. LeafeLeaf, leaves. Wattap. A root of Tree, Séip. A River. Toyùsk. A bridge. Sepoêse. A …
    With rule
    … New ground. Aquegunnitteash. Fields worne out. Mihtúck-quash. Trees. Pauchautaqunnêsash. Branch, Branches. Wunnèpog-guash. LeafeLeaf, leaves. Wattap. A root of Tree, Séip. A River. Toyùsk. A bridge. Sepoêse. A …

    Roger Williams · A Key into the Language of America · p. 92 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    Mans LeafeLeaf it fades, his Clay house cracks;
    With rule
    Mans LeafeLeaf it fades, his Clay house cracks;

    Roger Williams · A Key into the Language of America · p. 192 · Open in the reader

Acts and Monuments Volume 2 Part 2 A67927

  • Printed
    Iohn LeafeLeaf Martyr his story .1623. his examinations, & martyrdome. 1623.1624
    With rule
    Iohn LeafeLeaf Martyr his story .1623. his examinations, & martyrdome. 1623.1624

    John Foxe · Acts and Monuments Volume 2 Part 2 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    LeafeLeaf Martyr his story .1623. his examination, condemnation, and martyrdome. 1623.1624
    With rule
    LeafeLeaf Martyr his story .1623. his examination, condemnation, and martyrdome. 1623.1624

    John Foxe · Acts and Monuments Volume 2 Part 2 · Open in the reader

Works of Joseph Hall A68126

  • Printed
    … paſt exception: But for his parentage, hee went no further then to the next LeafeLeaf, to finde that he was the ſonne of a noted, and, in thoſe dayes …
    With rule
    … paſt exception: But for his parentage, hee went no further then to the next LeafeLeaf, to finde that he was the ſonne of a noted, and, in thoſe dayes …

    Joseph Hall · Works of Joseph Hall · p. 787 · Open in the reader

Commentaries A68840

  • Printed
    LeafeLeaf. Lyne. Faultes. Corrected. 2. a 3 iudged and iudged 3. b 50 he Greeke the Greke 4. a 20 not …
    With rule
    LeafeLeaf. Lyne. Faultes. Corrected. 2. a 3 iudged and iudged 3. b 50 he Greeke the Greke 4. a 20 not …

    Peter Martyr Vermigli · Commentaries · Open in the reader

The Saints Sure and Perpetual Guide A68954

  • Printed
    … the wicked tremble many times at their owne ſhadowes, and the ſound of a LeafeLeaf ſhaken doth chaſe them, and ſtrike a faintneſſe into their hearts, and a trembling …
    With rule
    … the wicked tremble many times at their owne ſhadowes, and the ſound of a LeafeLeaf ſhaken doth chaſe them, and ſtrike a faintneſſe into their hearts, and a trembling …

    Robert Bolton · The Saints Sure and Perpetual Guide · p. 160 · Open in the reader

Truth Maintained A70084

  • Printed
    … their enamill of witt, yet there is a policy to write faire in one LeafeLeaf, though you T make a blot in another, but I cannot let theſe paſſe …
    With rule
    … their enamill of witt, yet there is a policy to write faire in one LeafeLeaf, though you T make a blot in another, but I cannot let theſe paſſe …

    Thomas Fuller · Truth Maintained · p. 68 · Open in the reader

The Valley of Vision A86450

  • Printed
    … can draw wiſe concluſions out of things of leſſe note. The falling of a LeafeLeaf from a Tree; the going out of a …ubble in the water, there is …
    With rule
    … can draw wiſe concluſions out of things of leſſe note. The falling of a LeafeLeaf from a Tree; the going out of a …ubble in the water, there is …

    Richard Holdsworth · The Valley of Vision · p. 471 · Open in the reader

The Power of Godliness B17454

  • Printed
    … delight the senses. The Earth, O Lord, is full of thy goodness. This first LeafeLeaf sheweth, what plenty of good matter might be gathered out of this large Volume …
    With rule
    … delight the senses. The Earth, O Lord, is full of thy goodness. This first LeafeLeaf sheweth, what plenty of good matter might be gathered out of this large Volume …

    John Ball · The Power of Godliness · p. 146 · Open in the reader