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Waiting for reviewFinal eCandidate #2291 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

concealeconceal

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

Puritas changed it
1,611 times in 736 works
Consistency
99.3% (1,611 of 1,622)
Reach if approved
~1,704 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: conceal
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
1,622 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (1,611 changes in 736 works, 99.3% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 1,611)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    … remembred. I know many preſent ſenſible of the one, I ſhall be wrongfull to concealeconceal the other. Truth it is, there is fallen a great man in Iſrael: But …
    With rule
    … remembred. I know many preſent ſenſible of the one, I ſhall be wrongfull to concealeconceal the other. Truth it is, there is fallen a great man in Iſrael: But …

    Robert Harris · Samuels Funeral · p. 21 · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    … the rest of the congregation therein, therefore our Sauiour Matth. 6. 16, 17. chargeth vs carefully to concealeconceal from men all shewes and appearances of our priuate deuotion. Therefore Nehem. 2. 4. Nehemiah prayed …
    With rule
    … the rest of the congregation therein, therefore our Sauiour Matth. 6. 16, 17. chargeth vs carefully to concealeconceal from men all shewes and appearances of our priuate deuotion. Therefore Nehem. 2. 4. Nehemiah prayed …

    Arthur Hildersham · Lectures Upon John 4 · p. 118 · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … others mildely: we would not haue our owne priuate infirmities published, so let vs concealeconceal our brothers: we would not (our selues) be made a Table talke, so let …
    With rule
    … others mildely: we would not haue our owne priuate infirmities published, so let vs concealeconceal our brothers: we would not (our selues) be made a Table talke, so let …

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

  4. Printed
    2. Though they might without being detected, concealeconceal it.
    With rule
    2. Though they might without being detected, concealeconceal it.

    George Estey · Exposition Upon the Ten Commandments · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    … which hee laboureth among the mids of his counterf…its and false coine to concealeconceal, …r then to discredit. When Satan by the beast of his throne and authoritie …
    With rule
    … which hee laboureth among the mids of his counterf…its and false coine to concealeconceal, …r then to discredit. When Satan by the beast of his throne and authoritie …

    Patrick Forbes · Defense of the Lawful Calling of Ministers of Reformed Churches · p. 56 · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    … vp syluer, among the clottes in their dayly labours. Whiche they doe hyde, and concealeconceal, least the gready Princes, for couetousnes of the metall, should ouerturne and destroye their …
    With rule
    … vp syluer, among the clottes in their dayly labours. Whiche they doe hyde, and concealeconceal, least the gready Princes, for couetousnes of the metall, should ouerturne and destroye their …

    William Fulke · A Goodly Gallery · p. 66 · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    … name and power of God to tell the trueth? It seémeth then he would concealeconceal, but cannot.
    With rule
    … name and power of God to tell the trueth? It seémeth then he would concealeconceal, but cannot.

    George Gifford · Dialogue Concerning Witches and Witchcrafts · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    … which was this, Cast him into vtter darkneſſe, &c. Let not vs through negligence concealeconceal our knowledge, like that ſeruant; nor through enuie thinke much others ſhould pertake thereof …
    With rule
    … which was this, Cast him into vtter darkneſſe, &c. Let not vs through negligence concealeconceal our knowledge, like that ſeruant; nor through enuie thinke much others ſhould pertake thereof …

    William Gouge · The Whole Armor of God · p. 527 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (11)

8 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 3 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

The Saints Sacrifice A01981

  • Printed
    ConcealeConceal your griefe, but lay it ope unto me,
    With rule
    ConcealeConceal your griefe, but lay it ope unto me,

    William Gouge · The Saints Sacrifice · Open in the reader

The Resolved Christian Exhorting to Resolution A09887

  • Printed
    … lay open your heart this day, ſearch your thoughts, and giue God the glorie. ConcealeConceal not the trueth, diſſemble not with Malefactors, doe not extenuate the heinouſneſſe of your …
    With rule
    … lay open your heart this day, ſearch your thoughts, and giue God the glorie. ConcealeConceal not the trueth, diſſemble not with Malefactors, doe not extenuate the heinouſneſſe of your …

    Gabriel Powel · The Resolved Christian Exhorting to Resolution · p. 175 · Open in the reader

The True Convert A10929

  • Printed
    … to haue their ſinnes remitted, to ſee, that they bee truly and vnfainedly confeſſed. ConcealeConceal them not, hide them not, excuſe them not, defend them not, and aboue all …
    With rule
    … to haue their ſinnes remitted, to ſee, that they bee truly and vnfainedly confeſſed. ConcealeConceal them not, hide them not, excuſe them not, defend them not, and aboue all …

    Nehemiah Rogers · The True Convert · p. 201 · Open in the reader

Exercises Upon the First Psalm in Prose and Verse A15636

  • Printed
    ConcealeConceal, your rotten hearts hypocrisie:
    With rule
    ConcealeConceal, your rotten hearts hypocrisie:

    George Wither · Exercises Upon the First Psalm in Prose and Verse · p. 155 · Open in the reader

An Exposition Upon Colossians A17389

  • Printed
    Quest. 2. What if passion doe sodainely surprise me? Ans. 1. ConcealeConceal it . 2. Depart from them with whom thou art angry . 3. Appoynt at the least that …
    With rule
    Quest. 2. What if passion doe sodainely surprise me? Ans. 1. ConcealeConceal it . 2. Depart from them with whom thou art angry . 3. Appoynt at the least that …

    Nicholas Byfield · An Exposition Upon Colossians · p. 95 · Open in the reader

The Churchs Deliverance A19286

  • Printed
    … the treaſon: how doth he now behaue himſelfe in ye diſcouery of this ſecret? ConcealeConceal it he muſt not, leſt he incur the penalty of the law, the ſafety …
    With rule
    … the treaſon: how doth he now behaue himſelfe in ye diſcouery of this ſecret? ConcealeConceal it he muſt not, leſt he incur the penalty of the law, the ſafety …

    Thomas Cooper · The Churchs Deliverance · p. 199 · Open in the reader

The Burning of London A57597

  • Printed
    … n Religion, rather than hinder them. See they get no baunt of ill company. ConcealeConceal your own infirmities from them all you can, (Debetur …ueris Reverentia) that they may …
    With rule
    … n Religion, rather than hinder them. See they get no baunt of ill company. ConcealeConceal your own infirmities from them all you can, (Debetur …ueris Reverentia) that they may …

    Samuel Rolle · The Burning of London · p. 89 · Open in the reader

The Garden of Zion B01751

  • Printed
    ConcealeConceal nothing, to ask now boldly come,
    With rule
    ConcealeConceal nothing, to ask now boldly come,

    Zacharie Boyd · The Garden of Zion · p. 434 · Open in the reader