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lewdelewd

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

Puritas changed it
718 times in 214 works
Consistency
98.9% (718 of 726)
Reach if approved
~763 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: lewd
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
726 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (718 changes in 214 works, 98.9% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 718)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    … his Lordes commaundement is, neyther to his owne auauntage vtteryng it, nor as the lewdelewd seruaunt dyd, hyding it in the grounde. Brethren, if a faythfull steward oughte to …
    With rule
    … his Lordes commaundement is, neyther to his owne auauntage vtteryng it, nor as the lewdelewd seruaunt dyd, hyding it in the grounde. Brethren, if a faythfull steward oughte to …

    Hugh Latimer · Twenty-Seven Sermons · p. 3 · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    … the more diligently watch for hys commyng, least we folowyng the example of the lewdelewd seruaunt, leade a carelesse lyfe in all kynde of wickednes, and he commyng vpon …
    With rule
    … the more diligently watch for hys commyng, least we folowyng the example of the lewdelewd seruaunt, leade a carelesse lyfe in all kynde of wickednes, and he commyng vpon …

    Martin Luther · Sermon Concerning the Coming of our Savior · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … ambitious pride, in maintening a rude vngodlie traine of vile men, & a companie of lewdelewd and graceleſſe children.
    With rule
    … ambitious pride, in maintening a rude vngodlie traine of vile men, & a companie of lewdelewd and graceleſſe children.

    Martin Marprelate · The Just Censure and Reproof of Martin Junior · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    … faith, to the comfort of our consciences, to the amendement of our sinfull and lewdelewd liues, and to the glorie of thy most holy name, through Jesus Christ our …
    With rule
    … faith, to the comfort of our consciences, to the amendement of our sinfull and lewdelewd liues, and to the glorie of thy most holy name, through Jesus Christ our …

    Robert Openshaw · Short Questions And Answers Containing The Sum Of Christian Religion · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    44 Princes endued the Church with possessions and reuenues. The lewdelewd loosenesse of the Protestants hath stirred princes to take from the Churches possessions so …
    With rule
    44 Princes endued the Church with possessions and reuenues. The lewdelewd loosenesse of the Protestants hath stirred princes to take from the Churches possessions so …

    William Fulke · Two Popish Heretics Confuted · p. 16 · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    … the bind of a ſwalow or a cat … pleaſe ye deuill to accepte that lewdelewd ſacrifice and hear haue they infinite ſuperſticiōs of times, of wordes, of places, of …
    With rule
    … the bind of a ſwalow or a cat … pleaſe ye deuill to accepte that lewdelewd ſacrifice and hear haue they infinite ſuperſticiōs of times, of wordes, of places, of …

    Anthony Gilby · Commentary Upon Micah · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    … gentylmau af hys owne affynyte, where he myght alwayes be bolde to do hys lewdelewd feates, hys accustomed frenesie came sodenly vpon him. In yt heat wherof, he most …
    With rule
    … gentylmau af hys owne affynyte, where he myght alwayes be bolde to do hys lewdelewd feates, hys accustomed frenesie came sodenly vpon him. In yt heat wherof, he most …

    John Bale · An Expostulation Against the Blasphemies of a Frantic Papist · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    … at all, & that the heart receiueth no impression of errour from the stampe of lewdelewd fellowship, 1. Cor. 15.33. So much for the Prophets promises concerning himselfe: they which concerne others …
    With rule
    … at all, & that the heart receiueth no impression of errour from the stampe of lewdelewd fellowship, 1. Cor. 15.33. So much for the Prophets promises concerning himselfe: they which concerne others …

    Robert Horne · The Christian Governor in the Commonwealth and Private Families · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (8)

7 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 1 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Two Treatises Against the Papists A01335

  • Printed
    … to dead Sainctes, and sometimes to damned spirites, with foolish lessons, responses, versicles, &c. LewdeLewd lies and vncertaine tales, which you reade and sing, as God his seruice, they …
    With rule
    … to dead Sainctes, and sometimes to damned spirites, with foolish lessons, responses, versicles, &c. LewdeLewd lies and vncertaine tales, which you reade and sing, as God his seruice, they …

    William Fulke · Two Treatises Against the Papists · p. 19 · Open in the reader

Christs Victory over Satans Tyranny A07225

  • Printed
    LewdeLewd …osell, there was no likenesse of the Trinitie in the Old Law, but since …
    With rule
    LewdeLewd …osell, there was no likenesse of the Trinitie in the Old Law, but since …

    John Foxe · Christs Victory over Satans Tyranny · p. 100 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    LewdeLewd losell, thou seest not farre enough into this matter, it is fit they haue …
    With rule
    LewdeLewd losell, thou seest not farre enough into this matter, it is fit they haue …

    John Foxe · Christs Victory over Satans Tyranny · p. 101 · Open in the reader

The Players Scourge A10187

  • Printed
    … unto evill; and so much the more dangerous; by how much the more numerous. LewdeLewd companions (especially such as haunt our Theaters) are of a most infectious, leprous, captivating …
    With rule
    … unto evill; and so much the more dangerous; by how much the more numerous. LewdeLewd companions (especially such as haunt our Theaters) are of a most infectious, leprous, captivating …

    William Prynne · The Players Scourge · p. 149 · Open in the reader

How Alms Ought to be Distributed A17086

  • Printed
    … get A litle uayn glorie, thei purchace theim ſelfs at length, by maynteninge the LewdeLewd, euerlaſtinge damnation. But I haue A good hope, that manie erre by ignoraunce, who …
    With rule
    … get A litle uayn glorie, thei purchace theim ſelfs at length, by maynteninge the LewdeLewd, euerlaſtinge damnation. But I haue A good hope, that manie erre by ignoraunce, who …

    Martin Bucer · How Alms Ought to be Distributed · p. 1 · Open in the reader

The Voice of the Last Trumpet Blown A19671

  • Printed
    iiii. The LewdeLewd prieſtes leſſon.
    With rule
    iiii. The LewdeLewd prieſtes leſſon.

    Robert Crowley · The Voice of the Last Trumpet Blown · Open in the reader

Exposition of Proverbs 9-10 A20544

  • Printed
    … and meſſengers of a ſinfull heart within, Reaſons. 1 as in the ſame Chap. ver. 14. LewdeLewd things are in his heart, hee imagineth euill at all times.
    With rule
    … and meſſengers of a ſinfull heart within, Reaſons. 1 as in the ſame Chap. ver. 14. LewdeLewd things are in his heart, hee imagineth euill at all times.

    John Dod · Exposition of Proverbs 9-10 · p. 77 · Open in the reader