Waiting for reviewu / vCandidate #19613 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

veluetvelvet

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

Puritas changed it: 93 times in 53 works
Consistency: 84.5% (93 of 110)
Reach if approved: ~116 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: velvet
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 110 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (93 changes in 53 works, 84.5% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 93)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… a good ſmug Fellow in a gold-laced ſuit, a cloke lined thorow with veluetvelvet, one that hath good ſtore of coin in his purſe, Rings on his fingers …
With rule
… a good ſmug Fellow in a gold-laced ſuit, a cloke lined thorow with veluetvelvet, one that hath good ſtore of coin in his purſe, Rings on his fingers …
John Gee · The Foot out of the Snare · p. 56 · Open in the reader
Printed
Wyth fyne veluetvelvet, and satten richely.
With rule
Wyth fyne veluetvelvet, and satten richely.
David Lindsay · The Tragical Death of David Beaton · Open in the reader
Printed
… a Gospel of ease, and as we vse to say, a gospel made of veluetvelvet; but euery one of vs must take vp his owne crosse. Luk. 9. 23. If thou …
With rule
… a Gospel of ease, and as we vse to say, a gospel made of veluetvelvet; but euery one of vs must take vp his owne crosse. Luk. 9. 23. If thou …
William Perkins · Commentary on Galatians 1-5 · p. 168 · Open in the reader
Printed
… in her taffatie hat, or els of woll at least, wel lined with silk, veluetvelvet, or taffatie. But how they come by this (so they haue it) they care …
With rule
… in her taffatie hat, or els of woll at least, wel lined with silk, veluetvelvet, or taffatie. But how they come by this (so they haue it) they care …
Philip Stubbes · The Anatomy of Abuses · Open in the reader
Printed
… veluetvelvet: and it hath not yet beene brought to light, that the warmth of veluetvelvet is more wholeſome, or more comfortable, than that of frize. Alſo hee ſleepes as …
With rule
… veluetvelvet: and it hath not yet beene brought to light, that the warmth of veluetvelvet is more wholeſome, or more comfortable, than that of frize. Alſo hee ſleepes as …
William Whately · A Caveat for the Covetous · p. 114 · Open in the reader
Printed
… many are if they get vp a gorgious house ouer their heads, or a veluetvelvet coate vpon their backes, or a golde chaine about their necks: and as for …
With rule
… many are if they get vp a gorgious house ouer their heads, or a veluetvelvet coate vpon their backes, or a golde chaine about their necks: and as for …
William Burton · The Rousing of the Sluggard · p. 142 · Open in the reader
Printed
… cloth of Gold, or a paire of ſilke ſtockings, or my chamber hanged with veluetvelvet, I ſhould feele no paine: euery man would thinke ſuch a one out of …
With rule
… cloth of Gold, or a paire of ſilke ſtockings, or my chamber hanged with veluetvelvet, I ſhould feele no paine: euery man would thinke ſuch a one out of …
John Dod · A Remedy Against Private Contentions · p. 15 · Open in the reader
Printed
… weare beyng Bish. and a tippet of veluetvelvet furred likewyse about his necke, a veluetvelvet night cap vpon his hed, & a corner cappe vpon the same, goyng in a …
With rule
… weare beyng Bish. and a tippet of veluetvelvet furred likewyse about his necke, a veluetvelvet night cap vpon his hed, & a corner cappe vpon the same, goyng in a …
John Foxe · Acts and Monuments Volume 2 Part 2 · p. 1769 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (17)

6 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 11 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

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

Printed
… Foynes, ſuch as he was wont to weare béeing B, and a tippet of VeluetVelvet furred likewiſe about his necke, a veluetvelvet nightcap vpon his head, and a corner …
With rule
… Foynes, ſuch as he was wont to weare béeing B, and a tippet of VeluetVelvet furred likewiſe about his necke, a veluetvelvet nightcap vpon his head, and a corner …
John Foxe · Abridgment of the Book of Acts and Monuments by Timothy Bright · p. 178 · Open in the reader

The Nobles A03850

Printed
… then right them ſelues, with their painted plumes. Sith nor the horſe for his VeluetVelvet trappers, nor the byrd for her golden cage, wonteth to conceyue any ſtately pride …
With rule
… then right them ſelues, with their painted plumes. Sith nor the horſe for his VeluetVelvet trappers, nor the byrd for her golden cage, wonteth to conceyue any ſtately pride …
Laurence Humphrey · The Nobles · Open in the reader

Exposition of Romans 8-11 A09031

Printed
… good: but the worke cannot be ſo called, vnleſſe it bee done modo, & forma. VeluetVelvet is good matter to make a Garmēt, yet it may be ſo mard in …
With rule
… good: but the worke cannot be ſo called, vnleſſe it bee done modo, & forma. VeluetVelvet is good matter to make a Garmēt, yet it may be ſo mard in …
Elnathan Parr · Exposition of Romans 8-11 · p. 40 · Open in the reader

Davids Repentance A12516

Printed
… bee a Toad then a man without this: thou mayſt go in Silke and VeluetVelvet, in gay and golden apparell, thou maiſt haue a faire body, perfume thee with …
With rule
… bee a Toad then a man without this: thou mayſt go in Silke and VeluetVelvet, in gay and golden apparell, thou maiſt haue a faire body, perfume thee with …
Samuel Smith · Davids Repentance · p. 270 · Open in the reader

A General View of Papistry A15422

Printed
… manner, yea, in beauty to exceede the palaces of Princes, with siluer, golde, silke, VeluetVelvet; to be decked and adorned, Bellarmine cap. 6.
With rule
… manner, yea, in beauty to exceede the palaces of Princes, with siluer, golde, silke, VeluetVelvet; to be decked and adorned, Bellarmine cap. 6.
Andrew Willet · A General View of Papistry · p. 370 · Open in the reader

Micro-Cosmography A21075

Printed
… hee wil learne of himselfe. The two markes of his Senioritie, is the bare VeluetVelvet of his gowne, and his proficiencie at Tennis, where when hee can once play …
With rule
… hee wil learne of himselfe. The two markes of his Senioritie, is the bare VeluetVelvet of his gowne, and his proficiencie at Tennis, where when hee can once play …
John Earle · Micro-Cosmography · Open in the reader