Waiting for reviewFinal eCandidate #1967 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

laidelaid

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

Puritas changed it: 1,869 times in 450 works
Consistency: 99.9% (1,869 of 1,870)
Reach if approved: ~1,965 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: laid
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 1,870 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (1,869 changes in 450 works, 99.9% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 1,869)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… by whom all things were faſhioned; vnto whoſe eies all things are foreign, Naked, and laidelaid open, whoſe operation is mighty & liuely, & ſharper then any two edged ſword, & entereth through …
With rule
… by whom all things were faſhioned; vnto whoſe eies all things are foreign, Naked, and laidelaid open, whoſe operation is mighty & liuely, & ſharper then any two edged ſword, & entereth through …
Thomas Holland · Sermon 17 November 1599 · Open in the reader
Printed
… an infant, to ſaue and redeeme infants: ſeeing alſo on them by Herod was laidelaid the firſt teſtimonie, that the world ſhould hate the Lord Ieſus, euen yet, as …
With rule
… an infant, to ſaue and redeeme infants: ſeeing alſo on them by Herod was laidelaid the firſt teſtimonie, that the world ſhould hate the Lord Ieſus, euen yet, as …
William Hubbock · An Apology of Infants · p. 14 · Open in the reader
Printed
… us, as a patterne, in whoſe footeſteps we muſt walke, and therefore the Apoſtle laidelaid God before Timothy in the particular conſideration of him, as he quickeneth all things …
With rule
… us, as a patterne, in whoſe footeſteps we muſt walke, and therefore the Apoſtle laidelaid God before Timothy in the particular conſideration of him, as he quickeneth all things …
John Forbes · Four Sermons · p. 8 · Open in the reader
Printed
… the Apostles laidelaid their handes, yet it is boldly affirmed of you, that thei laidelaid their handes on mens heades, whiche you reade not in any place of the …
With rule
… the Apostles laidelaid their handes, yet it is boldly affirmed of you, that thei laidelaid their handes on mens heades, whiche you reade not in any place of the …
William Fulke · A Confutation of a Popish and Slanderous Libel · Open in the reader
Printed
… choſen in his ſonne Ieſus Chriſt, euen before the foundations of the worlde were laidelaid, thoſe whome he will ſaue, as the heires of eternall glorie. Hee hath in …
With rule
… choſen in his ſonne Ieſus Chriſt, euen before the foundations of the worlde were laidelaid, thoſe whome he will ſaue, as the heires of eternall glorie. Hee hath in …
George Gifford · Sermons Upon Divers Texts · p. 104 · Open in the reader
Printed
… his Church to be ſubuerted by Antichriſt, euen from the foundation, or to be laidelaid euen with the ground (howſoeuer to puniſh mens ingratitude, which had deſpiſed his word …
With rule
… his Church to be ſubuerted by Antichriſt, euen from the foundation, or to be laidelaid euen with the ground (howſoeuer to puniſh mens ingratitude, which had deſpiſed his word …
George Gifford · Short Reply to the Donatists · p. 53 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Gouernours of the Countrey. I made me a great throne of Iuory, and ouer-laidelaid it with the beſt gold, the like whereof was not in any Kingdome. All …
With rule
… Gouernours of the Countrey. I made me a great throne of Iuory, and ouer-laidelaid it with the beſt gold, the like whereof was not in any Kingdome. All …
Thomas Granger · Commentary on Ecclesiastes · p. 52 · Open in the reader
Printed
… iustlie proceeded against, for whom you blush not to affirme, that nothing could bee laidelaid against him but flying for his conscience, and either hearing or causing a Masse …
With rule
… iustlie proceeded against, for whom you blush not to affirme, that nothing could bee laidelaid against him but flying for his conscience, and either hearing or causing a Masse …
Francis Hastings · Defense of the Watch-Word Against the Ward-Word · p. 113 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (1)

1 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.

The Excellency of the Mystery of Christ Jesus A07876

Printed
… his mothers wombe, but Iohn the Baptiſt at his preſence ſprang in Elizabeths bellie. LaideLaid hee was in a cratch, but worſhipped therein by the wiſe men of the …
With rule
… his mothers wombe, but Iohn the Baptiſt at his preſence ſprang in Elizabeths bellie. LaideLaid hee was in a cratch, but worſhipped therein by the wiſe men of the …
Peter Moffett · The Excellency of the Mystery of Christ Jesus · p. 44 · Open in the reader