Waiting for reviewvv → wCandidate #27490 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

vvardswards

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

Puritas changed it: 9 times in 8 works
Consistency: 100% (9 of 9)
Reach if approved: ~9 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: wards
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 9 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (9 changes in 8 works, 100% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 9)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… one after an other in a right lyne, beginne at the firſt counter to vvardswards the left hand, and then the laſt counter next the right hand vvill be …
With rule
… one after an other in a right lyne, beginne at the firſt counter to vvardswards the left hand, and then the laſt counter next the right hand vvill be …
Theophilus Brabourne · A Defense of the Sabbath Day · p. 563 · Open in the reader
Printed
… or thirſting, or panting of the heart, after God, Pſal. 42.1. The hearts vvorking God-vvardswards with its might; loving him above all things, deſiring him above all things; and …
With rule
… or thirſting, or panting of the heart, after God, Pſal. 42.1. The hearts vvorking God-vvardswards with its might; loving him above all things, deſiring him above all things; and …
Richard Alleine · Heaven Opened · p. 175 · Open in the reader
Printed
Mr. VVardsWards Nature and Grace.
With rule
Mr. VVardsWards Nature and Grace.
Thomas Brooks · An Ark for All Gods Noahs · Open in the reader
Printed
… the authors of that hainous attempt. Some of the burgeſſes vvere committed to ſundry vvardswards: the Miniſters of Edinb. were commanded to enter into the caſtle of the town …
With rule
… the authors of that hainous attempt. Some of the burgeſſes vvere committed to ſundry vvardswards: the Miniſters of Edinb. were commanded to enter into the caſtle of the town …
Alexander Petrie · History of the Catholic Church from 600 to 1600 · p. 517 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Iudaeorum ſuorum, to ſhew that the Jews were nothing elſe but the Kings own VVardsWards and Villaines, and under his cuſtody and protection only as ſuch, to tax and …
With rule
… Iudaeorum ſuorum, to ſhew that the Jews were nothing elſe but the Kings own VVardsWards and Villaines, and under his cuſtody and protection only as ſuch, to tax and …
William Prynne · Demurrer to the Jews · p. 53 · Open in the reader
Printed
Infants, not to enter into Religion without Parents conſent, 4. See VVardsWards.
With rule
Infants, not to enter into Religion without Parents conſent, 4. See VVardsWards.
William Prynne · Vindication of Ecclesiastical Volume 3 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Iudaeorum ſuorum, to ſhew that the Jews were nothing elſe but the Kings own VVardsWards and Villaines, and under his cuſtody and protection only as ſuch, to tax and …
With rule
… Iudaeorum ſuorum, to ſhew that the Jews were nothing elſe but the Kings own VVardsWards and Villaines, and under his cuſtody and protection only as ſuch, to tax and …
William Prynne · A Short Demurrer to the Jews Part 2 · p. 53 · Open in the reader
Printed
But vp vvardswards for to grovve.
With rule
But vp vvardswards for to grovve.
William Loe · Songs of Zion · 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.