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necessaryenecessary

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

Puritas changed it
547 times in 168 works
Consistency
98.0% (547 of 558)
Reach if approved
~586 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: necessary
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
558 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (547 changes in 168 works, 98.0% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 547)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    … infected and corrupted with theyr poyſon and wicked errours. For that purpoſe it is neceſſaryenecessary / that vniuerſities or ſcooles be maynteyned / from whence ſoch men do at length come …
    With rule
    … infected and corrupted with theyr poyſon and wicked errours. For that purpoſe it is neceſſaryenecessary / that vniuerſities or ſcooles be maynteyned / from whence ſoch men do at length come …

    Martin Luther · Sermon on John 20 · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    O Lord geue me neither pouertye nor riches: onelye graunt me a necessaryenecessary lyuinge.
    With rule
    O Lord geue me neither pouertye nor riches: onelye graunt me a necessaryenecessary lyuinge.

    Thomas Becon · The Governance of Virtue · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … the scryptures, tech not Christ, but humayne inuēciōs. Neither ought ony thyng as a necessaryenecessary trueth to be beleued vnder payne of damnacion, for to be admytted in the …
    With rule
    … the scryptures, tech not Christ, but humayne inuēciōs. Neither ought ony thyng as a necessaryenecessary trueth to be beleued vnder payne of damnacion, for to be admytted in the …

    Thomas Becon · A Potion for This Holy Time of Lent · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    … whome bothe he and Pope Innocentius thought the Sacrament of the Lordes Supper as necessaryenecessary as the Sacrament of Baptisme, affirming that Infantes whiche haue not receiued the Lordes …
    With rule
    … whome bothe he and Pope Innocentius thought the Sacrament of the Lordes Supper as necessaryenecessary as the Sacrament of Baptisme, affirming that Infantes whiche haue not receiued the Lordes …

    William Fulke · A Retentive to Stay Good Christians · p. 215 · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    … besydes all this / I most faythfullye beleue that the sacramētes of Christes churche are necessaryenecessary to all Christen beleuers / this alwayes sene to / that they be trulye mynystred accordynge …
    With rule
    … besydes all this / I most faythfullye beleue that the sacramētes of Christes churche are necessaryenecessary to all Christen beleuers / this alwayes sene to / that they be trulye mynystred accordynge …

    John Bale · Brief Chronicle Concerning Examination and Death of John Oldcastle · p. 18 · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    … though I seme sumwhat to digrede / yet shall it be no digressyon / but a necessaryenecessary rela…yon / consyderyng that Pantolabus hath so spyghtfullye accused matrymonye for synne. Sumwhat shall …
    With rule
    … though I seme sumwhat to digrede / yet shall it be no digressyon / but a necessaryenecessary rela…yon / consyderyng that Pantolabus hath so spyghtfullye accused matrymonye for synne. Sumwhat shall …

    John Bale · A Mystery of Iniquity Disclosed and Confuted · p. 18 · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    … connextiō be contingent, and only for his probabilitie ſuppoſed to be, there aryſethe no neceſſaryenecessary iudgement, but only opinion: as, Terence in andria. Yf thou do that (Pamphile) this …
    With rule
    … connextiō be contingent, and only for his probabilitie ſuppoſed to be, there aryſethe no neceſſaryenecessary iudgement, but only opinion: as, Terence in andria. Yf thou do that (Pamphile) this …

    Petrus Ramus · The Logic Newly Translated · p. 77 · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    … and sure they be not able some of theym to contynue for lacke of necessaryenecessary exibicion & relefe. These be the lyuyng sayntes whyche serue god takyng greate paynes in …
    With rule
    … and sure they be not able some of theym to contynue for lacke of necessaryenecessary exibicion & relefe. These be the lyuyng sayntes whyche serue god takyng greate paynes in …

    Thomas Lever · Sermon Preached at Pauls Cross · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (11)

11 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 10 are listed here. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

The Image of Both Churches in Revelation 2 A02825

  • Printed
    … that they haue condempned / and so throwe them selues double vnder the same plage. NecessaryeNecessary it is they beware what they drynke / or what tytles they take vpon them …
    With rule
    … that they haue condempned / and so throwe them selues double vnder the same plage. NecessaryeNecessary it is they beware what they drynke / or what tytles they take vpon them …

    John Bale · The Image of Both Churches in Revelation 2 · p. 50 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … willeth no… of him that ronneth but of the only martyr of the lorde. NecessaryeNecessary is it therfor that his sprete draweth moueth / and in…meth the hart. Els …
    With rule
    … willeth no… of him that ronneth but of the only martyr of the lorde. NecessaryeNecessary is it therfor that his sprete draweth moueth / and in…meth the hart. Els …

    John Bale · The Image of Both Churches in Revelation 2 · p. 78 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    1 Here is a meanynge which comprehendeth wysdome. A syncere vnderstaudynge shall herin be requisyte. NecessaryeNecessary it is therfor to take hede / least thu holde the harlot and Beast for …
    With rule
    1 Here is a meanynge which comprehendeth wysdome. A syncere vnderstaudynge shall herin be requisyte. NecessaryeNecessary it is therfor to take hede / least thu holde the harlot and Beast for …

    John Bale · The Image of Both Churches in Revelation 2 · p. 130 · Open in the reader

The Image of Both Churches in Revelation A02872

  • Printed
    … antichristes that they haue condemned, and so throwe thēselues double vnder ye same plage. NecessaryeNecessary it is they beware what they drinke, or what titles they take vpon them …
    With rule
    … antichristes that they haue condemned, and so throwe thēselues double vnder ye same plage. NecessaryeNecessary it is they beware what they drinke, or what titles they take vpon them …

    John Bale · The Image of Both Churches in Revelation · Open in the reader

A Mystery of Iniquity Disclosed and Confuted A02886

  • Printed
    … for / are they haue done with it / that hath so substancyall proues or argumentes. NecessaryeNecessary is it to declyne a pronowne wele / for him that will knowe the mysterye …
    With rule
    … for / are they haue done with it / that hath so substancyall proues or argumentes. NecessaryeNecessary is it to declyne a pronowne wele / for him that will knowe the mysterye …

    John Bale · A Mystery of Iniquity Disclosed and Confuted · p. 49 · Open in the reader

A Disclosing or Opening of the Man of Sin A02947

  • Printed
    … to the Antichriſt of Rome and his olde ruſtye rewles▪ hys onlye name ſuppreſſed. NeceſſaryeNecessary it is for the Chriſtē traueler whych walketh here betwixt fyre and water, lyght …
    With rule
    … to the Antichriſt of Rome and his olde ruſtye rewles▪ hys onlye name ſuppreſſed. NeceſſaryeNecessary it is for the Chriſtē traueler whych walketh here betwixt fyre and water, lyght …

    John Bale · A Disclosing or Opening of the Man of Sin · p. 13 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … Gods honour. If they do, than thys rewle of the lorde muſt be obſerued. NeceſſaryeNecessary yt ys rather to obeye God than manne. And ſo ye ought to tell …
    With rule
    … Gods honour. If they do, than thys rewle of the lorde muſt be obſerued. NeceſſaryeNecessary yt ys rather to obeye God than manne. And ſo ye ought to tell …

    John Bale · A Disclosing or Opening of the Man of Sin · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    NeceſſaryeNecessary doctrine of newe Chriſten fayihe. 46. a. 54. b. 57. a
    With rule
    NeceſſaryeNecessary doctrine of newe Chriſten fayihe. 46. a. 54. b. 57. a

    John Bale · A Disclosing or Opening of the Man of Sin · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    NeceſſaryeNecessary to dye for Chriſtes doctryne. 6. a. 9. b. 97. a
    With rule
    NeceſſaryeNecessary to dye for Chriſtes doctryne. 6. a. 9. b. 97. a

    John Bale · A Disclosing or Opening of the Man of Sin · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    NeceſſaryeNecessary in theſe dayes to ſuffre. 6. a
    With rule
    NeceſſaryeNecessary in theſe dayes to ſuffre. 6. a

    John Bale · A Disclosing or Opening of the Man of Sin · Open in the reader