Waiting for reviewFinal eCandidate #2402 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

tryetry

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

Puritas changed it: 588 times in 305 works
Consistency: 96.8% (588 of 607)
Reach if approved: ~641 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: try
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 610 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: 3 places (not counted against it)

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (588 changes in 305 works, 96.8% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 588)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… children of god, yet the Lord him selfe hath a specy all hand to tryetry it maye be who theye are, that with a double face, and who with …
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… children of god, yet the Lord him selfe hath a specy all hand to tryetry it maye be who theye are, that with a double face, and who with …
Martin Marprelate · Protestation · p. 6 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Gods vvill to ſaue euery perticular man amongſt them. Novv let vs come to tryetry the truth of this matter ſince the coming of Chriſt in the fleſh, at …
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… Gods vvill to ſaue euery perticular man amongſt them. Novv let vs come to tryetry the truth of this matter ſince the coming of Chriſt in the fleſh, at …
John Forbes · Sermon on 1 Timothy 2:4 · p. 15 · Open in the reader
Printed
… holy ghost by his instrument S. Iohn, biddeth vs not beleeue euery spirite, but tryetry the spirites, whether they be of God, we knowe none so sure a triall …
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… holy ghost by his instrument S. Iohn, biddeth vs not beleeue euery spirite, but tryetry the spirites, whether they be of God, we knowe none so sure a triall …
William Fulke · Rejoinder to Bristows Reply · p. 83 · Open in the reader
Printed
… and the defence of his countre: If the iuſtneſſe of the cauſe oght to tryetry his doīges, ād not the effect that folowed, or the preuētīge of tyme, where …
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… and the defence of his countre: If the iuſtneſſe of the cauſe oght to tryetry his doīges, ād not the effect that folowed, or the preuētīge of tyme, where …
Christopher Goodman · How Superior Powers Ought to be Obeyed of their Subjects · p. 211 · Open in the reader
Printed
… one end why the Lord doth correct us, that ſo we may ſearch and tryetry our wayes, and turne again unto the Lord. Lam. 3.40. That we may be brought …
With rule
… one end why the Lord doth correct us, that ſo we may ſearch and tryetry our wayes, and turne again unto the Lord. Lam. 3.40. That we may be brought …
Adam Harsnett · A Cordial for the Afflicted · p. 529 · Open in the reader
Printed
… ye conferre them togyther, brynge them to the touche ſtone, proue ther ſpretes, and tryetry them by the ſcripturs The office of a Chriſten byſhopp were r…ther to …
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… ye conferre them togyther, brynge them to the touche ſtone, proue ther ſpretes, and tryetry them by the ſcripturs The office of a Chriſten byſhopp were r…ther to …
John Bale · A Disclosing or Opening of the Man of Sin · p. 31 · Open in the reader
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… for charitye iudgeth no man, but well of euery bodye. And thus we maye tryetry whether wee haue charitye or no, & if we haue not charitye wee are not …
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… for charitye iudgeth no man, but well of euery bodye. And thus we maye tryetry whether wee haue charitye or no, & if we haue not charitye wee are not …
Hugh Latimer · The Second to Seventh Sermon to His Majesty · Open in the reader
Printed
… ſinnes. For whyle theſe are euen wearyed with the workes of ſinnes, and doe tryetry the filthines of them, it often tymes commeth to paſſe, that they doe in …
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… ſinnes. For whyle theſe are euen wearyed with the workes of ſinnes, and doe tryetry the filthines of them, it often tymes commeth to paſſe, that they doe in …
Martin Luther · Collected Sermons · p. 292 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (19)

15 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 4 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Dialogue Wherein a Romish Rhyme is Confuted A01042

Printed
TryeTry Trueth, for Errour earlie was ing yred;
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TryeTry Trueth, for Errour earlie was ing yred;
Patrick Forbes · Dialogue Wherein a Romish Rhyme is Confuted · p. 149 · Open in the reader

Twenty-Nine Lectures A10399

Printed
… a graceleſſe ſpeech, and vtterly vnlawfull, being againſt the rules of the Word, 1 Theſſ. 5.21. TryeTry all things, 1 Iohn 4.1. TryeTry the Spirits; If then they muſt be receiued vpon tryall …
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… a graceleſſe ſpeech, and vtterly vnlawfull, being againſt the rules of the Word, 1 Theſſ. 5.21. TryeTry all things, 1 Iohn 4.1. TryeTry the Spirits; If then they muſt be receiued vpon tryall …
John Randall · Twenty-Nine Lectures · p. 137 · Open in the reader
Printed
… vtterly vnlawfull, being againſt the rules of the Word, 1 Theſſ. 5.21. TryeTry all things, 1 Iohn 4.1. TryeTry the Spirits; If then they muſt be receiued vpon tryall and Examination, how muſt …
With rule
… vtterly vnlawfull, being againſt the rules of the Word, 1 Theſſ. 5.21. TryeTry all things, 1 Iohn 4.1. TryeTry the Spirits; If then they muſt be receiued vpon tryall and Examination, how muſt …
John Randall · Twenty-Nine Lectures · p. 137 · Open in the reader

Sermon on 1 Thessalonians 5 A12350

Printed
… haue vs to trie our thoughts, and ſpeeches, and our actions: therefore hee ſayth, TryeTry all thinges. Hee dooth not bid vs take a taſte of all ſinnes and …
With rule
… haue vs to trie our thoughts, and ſpeeches, and our actions: therefore hee ſayth, TryeTry all thinges. Hee dooth not bid vs take a taſte of all ſinnes and …
Henry Smith · Sermon on 1 Thessalonians 5 · p. 35 · Open in the reader
Printed
After this precept of the Apoſtle, TryeTry all things and keepe the beſt: hee addeth: Abſtaine from all appearance of euill …
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After this precept of the Apoſtle, TryeTry all things and keepe the beſt: hee addeth: Abſtaine from all appearance of euill …
Henry Smith · Sermon on 1 Thessalonians 5 · p. 38 · Open in the reader

Faith Justifies Us Before We Can Bring Forth any Good Work A14144

Printed
TryeTry all doctrine by Gods worde .v. prologe. Beleve no thinge excepte that Gods word …
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TryeTry all doctrine by Gods worde .v. prologe. Beleve no thinge excepte that Gods word …
William Tyndale · Faith Justifies Us Before We Can Bring Forth any Good Work · Open in the reader

Reproof of Howlets Untimely Shrieking A15295

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… truth in matters of Religion, is a rotten post, for conscience, to leane vpon. TryeTry your consciences in religion by right iudgemēt and good vnderstanding, taken out of Gods …
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… truth in matters of Religion, is a rotten post, for conscience, to leane vpon. TryeTry your consciences in religion by right iudgemēt and good vnderstanding, taken out of Gods …
Perceval Wiburn · Reproof of Howlets Untimely Shrieking · p. 6i · Open in the reader

Confession of the Christian Religion A15857

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… nayle, euen as the oracles of the holy ghoſt: contrary to the Apoſtles precept: TryeTry all thinges, hold that vvhich is good. Let vs therefore bee ſober, and watch.
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… nayle, euen as the oracles of the holy ghoſt: contrary to the Apoſtles precept: TryeTry all thinges, hold that vvhich is good. Let vs therefore bee ſober, and watch.
Girolamo Zanchi · Confession of the Christian Religion · p. 25 · Open in the reader

The Balm of Gilead Prepared for the Sick A16535

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… not thou hast gotten that gift in mercy or but for a greater judgement? TryeTry whether or not thou amendeth thy bygone lyfe. If thy loue be greater to …
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… not thou hast gotten that gift in mercy or but for a greater judgement? TryeTry whether or not thou amendeth thy bygone lyfe. If thy loue be greater to …
Zacharie Boyd · The Balm of Gilead Prepared for the Sick · p. 108 · Open in the reader

A Defense of the Sabbath Day A16567

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… of Chriſtian religion, & therefore ſhould be able to iudge; the Apoſtle biddeth vs to TryeTry all things, & keepe that which is good, 1. The 5.21. & againe he ſaith, I ſpeake as …
With rule
… of Chriſtian religion, & therefore ſhould be able to iudge; the Apoſtle biddeth vs to TryeTry all things, & keepe that which is good, 1. The 5.21. & againe he ſaith, I ſpeake as …
Theophilus Brabourne · A Defense of the Sabbath Day · p. 369 · Open in the reader

The Practice of Christian Graces A23760

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… cast my self, O Lord, at thy feet, do with me what thou pleasest. TryeTry me as silver is tryed so thou bring me out purified. And Lord make …
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… cast my self, O Lord, at thy feet, do with me what thou pleasest. TryeTry me as silver is tryed so thou bring me out purified. And Lord make …
Richard Allestree · The Practice of Christian Graces · p. 627 · Open in the reader

The History of the Worthies of England A40672

Printed
Iohan. TryeTry
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Iohan. TryeTry
Thomas Fuller · The History of the Worthies of England · p. 363 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Or and Az. on a bend G. 3 Lioncels ramp. of the fi…st 27 Joh. TryeTry. * on Severn 28 Joh. Gise. † Elmor * Arg. a Bucks head Gules. 29 Will. Tracy. ut prius …
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… Or and Az. on a bend G. 3 Lioncels ramp. of the fi…st 27 Joh. TryeTry. * on Severn 28 Joh. Gise. † Elmor * Arg. a Bucks head Gules. 29 Will. Tracy. ut prius …
Thomas Fuller · The History of the Worthies of England · p. 366 · Open in the reader

Exposition of Ezekiel 6-13 A85667

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TryeTry two more, Moſes and Samuel, they were heads of the people, holy men, full …
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TryeTry two more, Moſes and Samuel, they were heads of the people, holy men, full …
William Greenhill · Exposition of Ezekiel 6-13 · p. 268 · Open in the reader

A Good Conscience the Strongest Hold A93060

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… hand, yea and lye neare thy mouth too: That is to ſay, to Weigh, TryeTry, Examine, Obſerve, Order all that thy mouth ſpeaketh, or hand acteth, or thought intendeth …
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… hand, yea and lye neare thy mouth too: That is to ſay, to Weigh, TryeTry, Examine, Obſerve, Order all that thy mouth ſpeaketh, or hand acteth, or thought intendeth …
John Sheffeild · A Good Conscience the Strongest Hold · p. 17 · Open in the reader