Waiting for reviewu / vCandidate #204 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

seuerelyseverely

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

Puritas changed it: 894 times in 299 works
Consistency: 99.6% (894 of 897)
Reach if approved: ~942 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: severely
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 897 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (894 changes in 299 works, 99.6% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 894)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… the end. And their Rule is, that the will is to bee puniſhed as ſeuerelyseverely as the deed. They could alſo report out of their Law, that it is …
With rule
… the end. And their Rule is, that the will is to bee puniſhed as ſeuerelyseverely as the deed. They could alſo report out of their Law, that it is …
Laurence Humphrey · A View of the Romish Hydra · p. 72 · Open in the reader
Printed
… captiues is in this; firſt, that they are in hands of ſuch as rule ſeuerelyseverely ouer them: ſecondly, they haue not freedome to doe any thing which formerlie they …
With rule
… captiues is in this; firſt, that they are in hands of ſuch as rule ſeuerelyseverely ouer them: ſecondly, they haue not freedome to doe any thing which formerlie they …
Paul Baynes · Commentary Upon Ephesians 1 · p. 176 · Open in the reader
Printed
… God ſpared not the young World, when it was but newe, how muche more ſeuerelyseverely and ſharpelie will he now puniſh it, ſéeyng the Goſpell hath been ſo long …
With rule
… God ſpared not the young World, when it was but newe, how muche more ſeuerelyseverely and ſharpelie will he now puniſh it, ſéeyng the Goſpell hath been ſo long …
Martin Luther · Commentary on Peter and Jude · Open in the reader
Printed
… begin at the houſe of God: and that hee ouer paſſing the wicked doth ſeuerelyseverely puniſhe his ſeruantes, and doth more ſharpely ſcourge in correcting the vices of his …
With rule
… begin at the houſe of God: and that hee ouer paſſing the wicked doth ſeuerelyseverely puniſhe his ſeruantes, and doth more ſharpely ſcourge in correcting the vices of his …
John Frewen · Fruitful Instructions and Necessary Doctrines · p. 188 · Open in the reader
Printed
… reformed themſelues, they find not fault of loue. They doe eſpie faults, they iudge ſeuerelyseverely of them, they carp, they obiect: but not of pitie or compaſſion, not reſpecting …
With rule
… reformed themſelues, they find not fault of loue. They doe eſpie faults, they iudge ſeuerelyseverely of them, they carp, they obiect: but not of pitie or compaſſion, not reſpecting …
George Gifford · Sermons Upon Divers Texts · p. 224 · Open in the reader
Printed
Sixthly, to rebuke and chaſten them ſeuerelyseverely in their worldly buſineſſes, but otherwiſe to maintaine, or winke at their folly.
With rule
Sixthly, to rebuke and chaſten them ſeuerelyseverely in their worldly buſineſſes, but otherwiſe to maintaine, or winke at their folly.
Thomas Granger · The Tree of Good and Evil · p. 25 · Open in the reader
Printed
… for their blessing. He knew that good Isaac beeing …o plaine-hearted himselfe, would seuerelyseverely punish deceit in his sonne. Men in office truely honest, are the sorest enemies …
With rule
… for their blessing. He knew that good Isaac beeing …o plaine-hearted himselfe, would seuerelyseverely punish deceit in his sonne. Men in office truely honest, are the sorest enemies …
Thomas Adams · The Sacrifice of Thankfulness · p. 14 · Open in the reader
Printed
… order, such they reprooued as being carnally and earthly minded. Euery word otherwise then seuerelyseverely and sadly vttered, seemed to pierce like a sword thorow them. If any man …
With rule
… order, such they reprooued as being carnally and earthly minded. Euery word otherwise then seuerelyseverely and sadly vttered, seemed to pierce like a sword thorow them. If any man …
Richard Hooker · The Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity · p. 30 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (3)

3 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 Handmaid to Private Devotion A00587

Printed
SeuerelySeverely censured.
With rule
SeuerelySeverely censured.
Daniel Featley · The Handmaid to Private Devotion · p. 457 · Open in the reader

Answer to Exceptions Against His Litany Part 2 A05604

Printed
… and yet nothing hath been liſtned vnto, but for their paines they haue beene SeuerelySeverely puniſhed, and miſerably vndone by the PRELATS.
With rule
… and yet nothing hath been liſtned vnto, but for their paines they haue beene SeuerelySeverely puniſhed, and miſerably vndone by the PRELATS.
John Bastwick · Answer to Exceptions Against His Litany Part 2 · Open in the reader

Answer to Exceptions Against His Litany Part 2 A05611

Printed
… and yet nothing hath been liſtned vnto, but for their paines they haue beene SeuerelySeverely puniſhed, and miſerably vndone by the PRELATS.
With rule
… and yet nothing hath been liſtned vnto, but for their paines they haue beene SeuerelySeverely puniſhed, and miſerably vndone by the PRELATS.
John Bastwick · Answer to Exceptions Against His Litany Part 2 · Open in the reader