Waiting for reviewFinal eCandidate #2451 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

frownefrown

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

Puritas changed it: 406 times in 274 works
Consistency: 98.3% (406 of 413)
Reach if approved: ~434 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: frown
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 413 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (406 changes in 274 works, 98.3% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 406)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… life, they serued, and pleased, and féeed the Pope, least that if he shoulde frownefrown vpon them, Saint Peters fauour should be lost. UUherfore how small soeuer those things …
With rule
… life, they serued, and pleased, and féeed the Pope, least that if he shoulde frownefrown vpon them, Saint Peters fauour should be lost. UUherfore how small soeuer those things …
John Rainolds · Conference Between Rainolds and Hart · p. 44 · Open in the reader
Printed
Which like a iudge doth frownefrown vpon the sky,
With rule
Which like a iudge doth frownefrown vpon the sky,
Francis Rous · Virtues History · Open in the reader
Printed
… hold out the profession of Religion, for a scorne, for a word, for a frownefrown? Where is the Spirit of glory, the Spirit that should be in Christians, that …
With rule
… hold out the profession of Religion, for a scorne, for a word, for a frownefrown? Where is the Spirit of glory, the Spirit that should be in Christians, that …
Richard Sibbes · Light from Heaven · p. 188 · Open in the reader
Printed
… to climbe vp to heauen there to behold the face of God whether he frownefrown or ſmile, whether loue or anger be ſeated in his eyes, but diue into …
With rule
… to climbe vp to heauen there to behold the face of God whether he frownefrown or ſmile, whether loue or anger be ſeated in his eyes, but diue into …
William Gouge · A Guide to Go to God · p. 199 · Open in the reader
Printed
… ſweet and heavenly peace, boldneſſe, comfort, and confidence. Doth the Maſter ſmile or elſe frownefrown upon the unprofitable ſervant? can ſuch a ſervant come before his Maſter with confidence …
With rule
… ſweet and heavenly peace, boldneſſe, comfort, and confidence. Doth the Maſter ſmile or elſe frownefrown upon the unprofitable ſervant? can ſuch a ſervant come before his Maſter with confidence …
Alexander Grosse · The Happiness of Enjoying and Use of Christ · p. 216 · Open in the reader
Printed
… you? what if your father forſake you? Reſolve thus. What though I have the frownefrown of men? I have the favour of God. What though the world be gone …
With rule
… you? what if your father forſake you? Reſolve thus. What though I have the frownefrown of men? I have the favour of God. What though the world be gone …
Thomas Hooker · The Pattern of Perfection Exhibited in Gods Image on Adam · p. 282 · Open in the reader
Printed
… remission of synnes geuen to the faythfull penitēt of God alone. Neyther let theym frownefrown at thys doctrine, whiche setteth them in their righte place, but rather (as it …
With rule
… remission of synnes geuen to the faythfull penitēt of God alone. Neyther let theym frownefrown at thys doctrine, whiche setteth them in their righte place, but rather (as it …
Thomas Becon · The Castle of Comfort · Open in the reader
Printed
… Sathan tempt vs strongly, if our affections rage when they are crossed, if men frownefrown or fawne vpon vs, we are quickely turned out of the way, and our …
With rule
… Sathan tempt vs strongly, if our affections rage when they are crossed, if men frownefrown or fawne vpon vs, we are quickely turned out of the way, and our …
William Pemble · Five Godly and Profitable Sermons · p. 33 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (7)

3 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.

Nuptial Poems A15635

Printed
One looke with Anger, nay thy gentlest FrowneFrown,
With rule
One looke with Anger, nay thy gentlest FrowneFrown,
George Wither · Nuptial Poems · Open in the reader

Collection of Poems A68914

Printed
One looke with Anger, nay thy gentleſt FrowneFrown,
With rule
One looke with Anger, nay thy gentleſt FrowneFrown,
George Wither · Collection of Poems · Open in the reader

The Garden of Zion B01751

Printed
FrowneFrown with thy brow, ſpeak unto them roughly,
With rule
FrowneFrown with thy brow, ſpeak unto them roughly,
Zacharie Boyd · The Garden of Zion · p. 203 · Open in the reader