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findesfinds

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

Puritas changed it
2,934 times in 973 works
Consistency
99.6% (2,934 of 2,945)
Reach if approved
~3,094 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: finds
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
2,945 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (2,934 changes in 973 works, 99.6% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 2,934)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    He doubly takes; yet findesfinds himselfe grow poore:
    With rule
    He doubly takes; yet findesfinds himselfe grow poore:

    Phineas Fletcher · Britains Ida · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    … haue not done them: if we deferre to prouide lodging, sustenaunce, safetie, the Night findesfinds and leaues vs destitute. How madde is hee, that bound to some speciall designement …
    With rule
    … haue not done them: if we deferre to prouide lodging, sustenaunce, safetie, the Night findesfinds and leaues vs destitute. How madde is hee, that bound to some speciall designement …

    Thomas Adams · The Gallants Burden · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … ſo alſo doth wofull experience in all men. If there bee a man that findesfinds not this true in himſelfe, his caſe is deſperate: for either hee is depriued …
    With rule
    … ſo alſo doth wofull experience in all men. If there bee a man that findesfinds not this true in himſelfe, his caſe is deſperate: for either hee is depriued …

    William Gouge · A Guide to Go to God · p. 231 · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    … seeke…h out his Brethren the lost sheepe of the Iewes and Gentiles, and findesfinds them both in defection of life and doctrine, 1. Ioh. 4. 10. Mat. 5. Rom. 2. 8. Yet Ioseph comes …
    With rule
    … seeke…h out his Brethren the lost sheepe of the Iewes and Gentiles, and findesfinds them both in defection of life and doctrine, 1. Ioh. 4. 10. Mat. 5. Rom. 2. 8. Yet Ioseph comes …

    William Guild · Moses Unveiled · p. 35 · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    … to his ſoule by his Holy Spirit. His taſte is freſh and liuely, he findesfinds ſweetneſſe in the holy ordinances of God, more than in the riches, pleaſures, and …
    With rule
    … to his ſoule by his Holy Spirit. His taſte is freſh and liuely, he findesfinds ſweetneſſe in the holy ordinances of God, more than in the riches, pleaſures, and …

    Adam Harsnett · A Touch-Stone of Grace · p. 219 · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    … of the Apoſtle Paul. O man who art thou that diſputeſt with God? He findesfinds ſuch euill, and beates them ſo, he is bounden to none to giue him …
    With rule
    … of the Apoſtle Paul. O man who art thou that diſputeſt with God? He findesfinds ſuch euill, and beates them ſo, he is bounden to none to giue him …

    Robert Hill · Christs Prayer Expounded · p. 60 · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    … and graſpe with his hand, and take no hold of the rocke, he neither findesfinds ſtrength to himſelfe, nor any hold to his hand: ſo they reſt upon their …
    With rule
    … and graſpe with his hand, and take no hold of the rocke, he neither findesfinds ſtrength to himſelfe, nor any hold to his hand: ſo they reſt upon their …

    Thomas Hooker · The Souls Implantation into the Natural Olive · p. 259 · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    … the Lyon of the Tribe of Iudah to bee his Leader, and expects, yea findesfinds victorie through Ieſus Chriſt: whereas the wicked truſting to his owne power, is foyled.
    With rule
    … the Lyon of the Tribe of Iudah to bee his Leader, and expects, yea findesfinds victorie through Ieſus Chriſt: whereas the wicked truſting to his owne power, is foyled.

    Robert Jenison · The Christians Apparelling · p. 313 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (11)

9 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 2 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

The Purple Island A00977

  • Printed
    FindesFinds yet another heav'n in thy delightfull strain.
    With rule
    FindesFinds yet another heav'n in thy delightfull strain.

    Phineas Fletcher · The Purple Island · p. 68 · Open in the reader

A General Martyrology A33309

  • Printed
    FindesFinds Saint and Martyr in one Character.
    With rule
    FindesFinds Saint and Martyr in one Character.

    Samuel Clarke · A General Martyrology · Open in the reader

The Appeal of Injured Innocence A40651

  • Printed
    What sayes our Author unto this? FindesFinds he here any such matter, as that the Laity at their pleasure could limit …
    With rule
    What sayes our Author unto this? FindesFinds he here any such matter, as that the Laity at their pleasure could limit …

    Thomas Fuller · The Appeal of Injured Innocence · p. 27 · Open in the reader

Annotations on Job Psalms Proverbs Ecclesiastes and Song of Solomon A50049

  • Printed
    Vers. 23. FindesFinds more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.] Even with that man.
    With rule
    Vers. 23. FindesFinds more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.] Even with that man.

    Edward Leigh · Annotations on Job Psalms Proverbs Ecclesiastes and Song of Solomon · p. 152 · Open in the reader

Paradise Lost A50919

  • Printed
    FindesFinds no acceptance, nor can find, for how
    With rule
    FindesFinds no acceptance, nor can find, for how

    John Milton · Paradise Lost · Open in the reader

A Triple Paradox A66791

  • Printed
    FindesFinds there, more laſting, and more perfect ſolace
    With rule
    FindesFinds there, more laſting, and more perfect ſolace

    George Wither · A Triple Paradox · p. 18 · Open in the reader

The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America A77237

  • Printed
    FindesFinds poore Darius, peirced to the heart;
    With rule
    FindesFinds poore Darius, peirced to the heart;

    Anne Bradstreet · The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America · p. 135 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    FindesFinds there the want of wiſe Parmenio,
    With rule
    FindesFinds there the want of wiſe Parmenio,

    Anne Bradstreet · The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America · p. 147 · Open in the reader

A Voice Tending to the Pacification of Gods Wrath A96785

  • Printed
    FindesFinds furious Foes abroad, and worſe at home.
    With rule
    FindesFinds furious Foes abroad, and worſe at home.

    George Wither · A Voice Tending to the Pacification of Gods Wrath · p. 40 · Open in the reader