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Waiting for reviewvv → wCandidate #27344 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

vvitherwither

Two v's (or u's) for w: vvhich → which.

Puritas changed it
16 times in 16 works
Consistency
100% (16 of 16)
Reach if approved
~17 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: wither
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
16 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (16 changes in 16 works, 100% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 16)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    … the Sunne in the springe, theyflorish and cold frost drive back the moysture, they vvitherwither & fall. Like these leaves, is the love of these vvordly gospellers. An instance of …
    With rule
    … the Sunne in the springe, theyflorish and cold frost drive back the moysture, they vvitherwither & fall. Like these leaves, is the love of these vvordly gospellers. An instance of …

    William Ames · Against Human Ceremonies in Gods Worship · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    16 His rootes ſhall vvitherwither bylovve, and his boughes ſhall bee cut off aloft.
    With rule
    16 His rootes ſhall vvitherwither bylovve, and his boughes ſhall bee cut off aloft.

    John Calvin · Sermons on Job · p. 347 · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    Your true-ſpeaking, and faithfull Servant, and REMEMBRANCER, Geo. VVitherWither.
    With rule
    Your true-ſpeaking, and faithfull Servant, and REMEMBRANCER, Geo. VVitherWither.

    George Wither · Letters of Advice · p. 16 · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    … they are greene are not gathered, but suffred to grovve, and yet notvvithstanding they vvitherwither of their ovvne accord before other hearbs, & then are cut dovvne; such is the …
    With rule
    … they are greene are not gathered, but suffred to grovve, and yet notvvithstanding they vvitherwither of their ovvne accord before other hearbs, & then are cut dovvne; such is the …

    Theodore Beza · Job Expounded · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    … had comprehended in vvrytinge concerninge his cauſe. Afterward the paſtor and elders were aſked vvitherwither thoſe things vvhiche Aſheley had redd vvere true. The paſtor anſwered in all their …
    With rule
    … had comprehended in vvrytinge concerninge his cauſe. Afterward the paſtor and elders were aſked vvitherwither thoſe things vvhiche Aſheley had redd vvere true. The paſtor anſwered in all their …

    William Whittingham · Brief Discourse of the Troubles at Frankfort · p. LXIIII · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    The very name of VVitherWither showes decay.
    With rule
    The very name of VVitherWither showes decay.

    George Wither · Abuses Stripped and Whipped · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    A SATYRE: DEDICATED TO HIS MOST EXCELLENT MAIESTIE. BY GEORGE VVITHERWITHER, Gentleman.
    With rule
    A SATYRE: DEDICATED TO HIS MOST EXCELLENT MAIESTIE. BY GEORGE VVITHERWITHER, Gentleman.

    George Wither · A Satire · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    BY GEORGE VVITHERWITHER, Gentleman.
    With rule
    BY GEORGE VVITHERWITHER, Gentleman.

    George Wither · The Shepherds Hunting · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (0)

None: wherever Puritas had this word on its own, it changed it.