Waiting for reviewu / vCandidate #192 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

deuisedevise

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

Puritas changed it: 2,078 times in 535 works
Consistency: 99.4% (2,078 of 2,089)
Reach if approved: ~2,196 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: devise
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 2,090 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (2,078 changes in 535 works, 99.4% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 2,078)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… hereditaments in Soccage, and none holden by Knight-ſeruice, or Soccage in chiefe, may deuiſedevise all by his Will in writing, or giue all by an Act executed in …
With rule
… hereditaments in Soccage, and none holden by Knight-ſeruice, or Soccage in chiefe, may deuiſedevise all by his Will in writing, or giue all by an Act executed in …
Henry Finch · Law · p. 169 · Open in the reader
Printed
… as manye whiche they knew not of, that myght happen clean… contrary to theyr deuisedevise. Dothe it not then playnly appeare, that by obseruation no man coulde discerne what …
With rule
… as manye whiche they knew not of, that myght happen clean… contrary to theyr deuisedevise. Dothe it not then playnly appeare, that by obseruation no man coulde discerne what …
William Fulke · Anti-Prognostication · Open in the reader
Printed
… of the truthe of Gods word, which the cold prophet foreseeth, by some trayterous deuisedevise, whispered among his pewfellowes at Louayne or Dowaye, it shall haue such successe and …
With rule
… of the truthe of Gods word, which the cold prophet foreseeth, by some trayterous deuisedevise, whispered among his pewfellowes at Louayne or Dowaye, it shall haue such successe and …
William Fulke · A Retentive to Stay Good Christians · p. 69 · Open in the reader
Printed
… sure there is honesty in Hell, if this be Religion: if the Deuill can deuisedevise more execrable stratagems, let him change Seates with the Pope. Christ medled with neither …
With rule
… sure there is honesty in Hell, if this be Religion: if the Deuill can deuisedevise more execrable stratagems, let him change Seates with the Pope. Christ medled with neither …
Thomas Adams · The Gallants Burden · p. 12 · Open in the reader
Printed
… vſe you ouer the ſcripture as your father did before youe, whoe dyd firſte deuiſedevise thys your diuelliſhe lawe, that no man ſhoulde be ſo bolde to interpretate the …
With rule
… vſe you ouer the ſcripture as your father did before youe, whoe dyd firſte deuiſedevise thys your diuelliſhe lawe, that no man ſhoulde be ſo bolde to interpretate the …
Anthony Gilby · Answer to the Devilish Detection of the Bishop of Winchester · p. xxi · Open in the reader
Printed
… wordes to vse / nether is the formes of praier prescribed in the Scripture / anie deuisedevise of man. Let vs then hold these two to be the matters in hand …
With rule
… wordes to vse / nether is the formes of praier prescribed in the Scripture / anie deuisedevise of man. Let vs then hold these two to be the matters in hand …
John Greenwood · Answer to Giffords Defense of Read Prayers · p. 31 · Open in the reader
Printed
11 What ſucceſſe this deuiſedevise hath, is alſo to be conſidered. The Pope is certified by Cardinall Allen, and …
With rule
11 What ſucceſſe this deuiſedevise hath, is alſo to be conſidered. The Pope is certified by Cardinall Allen, and …
James Balmford · Priests Not Executed for Religion but for Treason · p. 13 · Open in the reader
Printed
Mine enemies whisper together against mee, against me doe they deuisedevise hurt. Psal. 41. 7.
With rule
Mine enemies whisper together against mee, against me doe they deuisedevise hurt. Psal. 41. 7.
Daniel Featley · The Handmaid to Private Devotion · p. 297 · 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; Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Some Laid Open in his Colors A02200

Printed
… mine eares a greate deale, then that which M. Penri is charged with, vz. DeuiseDevise of man, which may in a sorte you see be justified, and therefore I …
With rule
… mine eares a greate deale, then that which M. Penri is charged with, vz. DeuiseDevise of man, which may in a sorte you see be justified, and therefore I …
Job Throckmorton · Some Laid Open in his Colors · p. 82 · Open in the reader

A Golden Chain A09339

Printed
… it may seeme plausible to reason, yet indeed it is nothing els but a DeuiseDevise of mans braine: as will appeare by sundrie defects & errours that be in it …
With rule
… it may seeme plausible to reason, yet indeed it is nothing els but a DeuiseDevise of mans braine: as will appeare by sundrie defects & errours that be in it …
William Perkins · A Golden Chain · p. 474 · Open in the reader

Exposition of the Apostles Creed A09411

Printed
… it may seeme plausible to reason, yet indeed it is nothing els but a DeuiseDevise of mans braine: as will appeare by sundrie defects and errours that be in …
With rule
… it may seeme plausible to reason, yet indeed it is nothing els but a DeuiseDevise of mans braine: as will appeare by sundrie defects and errours that be in …
William Perkins · Exposition of the Apostles Creed · p. 464 · Open in the reader

A Christian Dictionary A15520

Printed
DeuiseDevise. sig:
With rule
DeuiseDevise. sig:
Thomas Wilson · A Christian Dictionary · p. 99 · Open in the reader

Sermons Upon John 1 A15738

Printed
… reaſonably, whoſoeuer thou art, what canſt thou ſaye againſt the Lorde in this caſe? DeuiſeDevise a more likely meanes, if thou ca…ſt, to perſwad… them by. Doth Iohn …
With rule
… reaſonably, whoſoeuer thou art, what canſt thou ſaye againſt the Lorde in this caſe? DeuiſeDevise a more likely meanes, if thou ca…ſt, to perſwad… them by. Doth Iohn …
Anthony Wotton · Sermons Upon John 1 · p. 298 · Open in the reader

Sermons on Deuteronomy A17698

Printed
492. a 20. Looke DeuiseDevise Imagination and Inuention.
With rule
492. a 20. Looke DeuiseDevise Imagination and Inuention.
John Calvin · Sermons on Deuteronomy · Open in the reader
Printed
1035. a 10.20. Looke Fansie, DeuiseDevise, and Inuention.
With rule
1035. a 10.20. Looke Fansie, DeuiseDevise, and Inuention.
John Calvin · Sermons on Deuteronomy · Open in the reader
Printed
261. b 50.60. Looke Fansie, Imagination and DeuiseDevise.
With rule
261. b 50.60. Looke Fansie, Imagination and DeuiseDevise.
John Calvin · Sermons on Deuteronomy · Open in the reader

A Treasury of Similes A18271

Printed
DeuiſeDevise of the wicked.
With rule
DeuiſeDevise of the wicked.
Robert Cawdrey · A Treasury of Similes · p. 231 · Open in the reader

A Brief Explanation of the Whole Book of Proverbs A18960

Printed
Verſ. 29. DeuiſeDevise not▪ euill againſt thy neighbour that dwelleth ſecurely with thee.
With rule
Verſ. 29. DeuiſeDevise not▪ euill againſt thy neighbour that dwelleth ſecurely with thee.
Robert Cleaver · A Brief Explanation of the Whole Book of Proverbs · p. 59 · Open in the reader

Acts and Monuments Volume 2 Part 2 A67927

Printed
… Bailiffe in the presence of Thomas Deuicke, Pierres Martine, Nicholas Cary, Iohn Bloundell, Nicholas DeuiseDevise, Iohn le Marchaunt, Iohn le Feauer, Pierres Bonamy, Nicholas Martine and Iohn de la …
With rule
… Bailiffe in the presence of Thomas Deuicke, Pierres Martine, Nicholas Cary, Iohn Bloundell, Nicholas DeuiseDevise, Iohn le Marchaunt, Iohn le Feauer, Pierres Bonamy, Nicholas Martine and Iohn de la …
John Foxe · Acts and Monuments Volume 2 Part 2 · p. 1944 · Open in the reader