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Waiting for reviewvv → wCandidate #27444 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

vvrestwrest

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

Puritas changed it
11 times in 9 works
Consistency
100% (11 of 11)
Reach if approved
~12 places (estimated)
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Agrees: wrest
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
11 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (11 changes in 9 works, 100% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 11)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    … not vvhat the valewe off a propoſition is: or els knovvinge / doothe ſo ſhamfully vvreſtwrest yt?
    With rule
    … not vvhat the valewe off a propoſition is: or els knovvinge / doothe ſo ſhamfully vvreſtwrest yt?

    Thomas Cartwright · A Second Reply to an Answer Made by Doctor Whitgift Part 1 · p. CLXXXVIII · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    … that this vvould be the firſt born, ſhe ties a ſcarlet thred upon his vvreſtwrest, that might be a mark to knovv him from the other, a mark that …
    With rule
    … that this vvould be the firſt born, ſhe ties a ſcarlet thred upon his vvreſtwrest, that might be a mark to knovv him from the other, a mark that …

    Arthur Jackson · A Help for the Understanding of the Holy Scriptures · p. 92 · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … out of Naphtali is indeed in Pag. 159. and though he miſcite the vvords, and vvreſtwrest them after his vvonted manner, yet the Reader may ſee it probable that he …
    With rule
    … out of Naphtali is indeed in Pag. 159. and though he miſcite the vvords, and vvreſtwrest them after his vvonted manner, yet the Reader may ſee it probable that he …

    James Stewart · The Peoples Right to Defend Themselves and their Covenanted Religion · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    … them selues vpon that saying of the Psalme, … meos, Touche not mine annoynted, doe vvrestwrest this and suche like places, & retche them as Shomakers do their lether, to serue …
    With rule
    … them selues vpon that saying of the Psalme, … meos, Touche not mine annoynted, doe vvrestwrest this and suche like places, & retche them as Shomakers do their lether, to serue …

    John Field · A Caveat for Parsons Howlet · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    … ende and ſcope of the holy Ghoſt in theſe places) may ſee, hovv they vvreſtwrest and miſapply them, cleane contrary from the true and naturall ſence thereof.
    With rule
    … ende and ſcope of the holy Ghoſt in theſe places) may ſee, hovv they vvreſtwrest and miſapply them, cleane contrary from the true and naturall ſence thereof.

    Francis Johnson · Answer to Mr Jacobs Defense of the Churches and Ministry of England · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    … through the fl…sh, and so cannot saue any man: vvhich vvords these men vvrestwrest, as if it meant Adams children vveak. Which thing though it be true, yet …
    With rule
    … through the fl…sh, and so cannot saue any man: vvhich vvords these men vvrestwrest, as if it meant Adams children vveak. Which thing though it be true, yet …

    Henry Ainsworth · Censure Upon the Dialogue of the Anabaptists · p. 33 · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    … ancient and nevv, take it, howſoeuer our late Rhemiſts, in their notes, would faine vvreſtwrest the place from any ſuch meaning. And in this reſpect, ſuppoſe othervviſe their prayers …
    With rule
    … ancient and nevv, take it, howſoeuer our late Rhemiſts, in their notes, would faine vvreſtwrest the place from any ſuch meaning. And in this reſpect, ſuppoſe othervviſe their prayers …

    Thomas Sparke · Answer to John De Albines · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    … laid aſide both wit, and learning: are they not aſhamed, to goe about to vvreſtwrest that Com. to ſpeake for, and command the Sunday, to be kept for a …
    With rule
    … laid aſide both wit, and learning: are they not aſhamed, to goe about to vvreſtwrest that Com. to ſpeake for, and command the Sunday, to be kept for a …

    Theophilus Brabourne · A Defense of the Sabbath Day · p. 85 · 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.