Waiting for reviewie → y, y / iCandidate #24972 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

legacielegacy

ie for a final y, y for i: mercie → mercy, tyme → time.

Puritas changed it: 283 times in 182 works
Consistency: 98.6% (283 of 287)
Reach if approved: ~302 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: legacy
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 287 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (283 changes in 182 works, 98.6% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 283)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… of such a one at whose beck all the world doth stoope, but our LegacieLegacy is to present, in the presence of the whole Church of Rome, the deuotion …
With rule
… of such a one at whose beck all the world doth stoope, but our LegacieLegacy is to present, in the presence of the whole Church of Rome, the deuotion …
John Foxe · Christs Victory over Satans Tyranny · p. 62 · Open in the reader
Printed
… your Name and Honour, therefore, wee present it (most Noble LORD) as the last LegacieLegacy bequeathed by him to the Church, as a pledge of our service, and a …
With rule
… your Name and Honour, therefore, wee present it (most Noble LORD) as the last LegacieLegacy bequeathed by him to the Church, as a pledge of our service, and a …
John Preston · Life Eternal · Open in the reader
Printed
… and peace, the things in heauen and earth. Besides, he hath left as a legacielegacy to his Church, the preseruation and continuance of the vnitie which himselfe began; As …
With rule
… and peace, the things in heauen and earth. Besides, he hath left as a legacielegacy to his Church, the preseruation and continuance of the vnitie which himselfe began; As …
Francis Rous · Meditations · p. 51 · Open in the reader
Printed
… promise, in the Couenant: Of his acquisition, in the purchase of Christ: Of his LegacieLegacy, in the Testament, Father, I will that these which thou hast giuen mee bee …
With rule
… promise, in the Couenant: Of his acquisition, in the purchase of Christ: Of his LegacieLegacy, in the Testament, Father, I will that these which thou hast giuen mee bee …
William Struther · Christian Observations and Resolutions · p. 57 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Bishop by his Testament may bequeath a certaine proportion of his goods for a legacielegacy to the Priest that giveth him the sacrifice. and of receiving the sacrifice from …
With rule
… Bishop by his Testament may bequeath a certaine proportion of his goods for a legacielegacy to the Priest that giveth him the sacrifice. and of receiving the sacrifice from …
James Ussher · The Religion Anciently Professed by the Irish and British · p. 35 · Open in the reader
Printed
… the world are ranked among chiefe blessings, and are bequeathed by Christ as his legacielegacy: See, Mar. 10.30. and we in such a case commanded by our Saviour to rejoyce …
With rule
… the world are ranked among chiefe blessings, and are bequeathed by Christ as his legacielegacy: See, Mar. 10.30. and we in such a case commanded by our Saviour to rejoyce …
Phineas Fletcher · Joy in Tribulation · p. 47 · Open in the reader
Printed
… thanks my ſelfe: and therefore I beſeech you to accept of them, as the legacielegacy of a dying man, and, with them, the dedication of this worke. Which as …
With rule
… thanks my ſelfe: and therefore I beſeech you to accept of them, as the legacielegacy of a dying man, and, with them, the dedication of this worke. Which as …
Alexander Gill · The Sacred Philosophy of the Holy Scripture · Open in the reader
Printed
6 It is but a LegacieLegacy of the dead to the liuing
With rule
6 It is but a LegacieLegacy of the dead to the liuing
Robert Hill · The Pathway to Prayer and Piety · p. 192 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (4)

4 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 Foot out of the Snare A01576

Printed
The loud lying Pamphlet, tearmed, THE BISHOP OF LONDONS LEGACIELEGACY, written by Musket a Ieſuite, and reprinted with a preface of a new diſguiſe …
With rule
The loud lying Pamphlet, tearmed, THE BISHOP OF LONDONS LEGACIELEGACY, written by Musket a Ieſuite, and reprinted with a preface of a new diſguiſe …
John Gee · The Foot out of the Snare · p. 93 · Open in the reader

The Happiness of Enjoying and Use of Christ A02260

Printed
Whereunto is added, St. PAULS LEGACIELEGACY, or FAREWELL to the men of Corinth.
With rule
Whereunto is added, St. PAULS LEGACIELEGACY, or FAREWELL to the men of Corinth.
Alexander Grosse · The Happiness of Enjoying and Use of Christ · Open in the reader
Printed
SAINT PAULS LEGACIELEGACY.
With rule
SAINT PAULS LEGACIELEGACY.
Alexander Grosse · The Happiness of Enjoying and Use of Christ · p. 1 · Open in the reader

The Spouse of Christ Coming Out of Affliction A23642

Printed
THE Lord Jeſus his LEGACIELEGACY of PEACE, To Arm his Diſciples againſt Trouble and Fear: OR, A SERMON PREACHED …
With rule
THE Lord Jeſus his LEGACIELEGACY of PEACE, To Arm his Diſciples againſt Trouble and Fear: OR, A SERMON PREACHED …
John Allin · The Spouse of Christ Coming Out of Affliction · Open in the reader