Rules
All candidates
Waiting for reviewvv → wCandidate #27727 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

crovvcrow

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

Puritas changed it
4 times in 4 works
Consistency
100% (4 of 4)
Reach if approved
~4 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: crow
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
4 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (4 changes in 4 works, 100% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (4 of 4)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    … and perſecut; whence is it that a ſerious tender Chriſtian, is oft a ſcarr crovvcrow, & terrour to the prophane, vvhen there is no outvvard cauſe for it, but that …
    With rule
    … and perſecut; whence is it that a ſerious tender Chriſtian, is oft a ſcarr crovvcrow, & terrour to the prophane, vvhen there is no outvvard cauſe for it, but that …

    Robert Flemming · The Fulfilling of the Scripture · p. 141 · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    … not by …, against such as they …, but tyrants in deede, O hovv they yelpe, …, …, crovvcrow and vvhoope, to bring all the … into …, and yet these are their …: in them …
    With rule
    … not by …, against such as they …, but tyrants in deede, O hovv they yelpe, …, …, crovvcrow and vvhoope, to bring all the … into …, and yet these are their …: in them …

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

  3. Printed
    … He complaines, & ſayth Hovve long lord? hovve long? shall I ſtill ſay, as the crovvcrow ſayth CRAS, CRAS, shall I ſtill ſay MODO, & M…DO QUAE NON HABENT …ODUM …
    With rule
    … He complaines, & ſayth Hovve long lord? hovve long? shall I ſtill ſay, as the crovvcrow ſayth CRAS, CRAS, shall I ſtill ſay MODO, & M…DO QUAE NON HABENT …ODUM …

    William Loe · The Merchant Real · p. 87 · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    … in this ſame Epiſt. to the Theſſ. 2. 19. What is my hope, my ioy my CrovvCrow… ye are my glory & my ioy. Meaning they could not be glorified without him …
    With rule
    … in this ſame Epiſt. to the Theſſ. 2. 19. What is my hope, my ioy my CrovvCrow… ye are my glory & my ioy. Meaning they could not be glorified without him …

    Robert Rollock · Lectures Upon the Epistles to the Thessalonians · p. 33 · Open in the reader

Read-only. Sign in as a reviewer to approve or dismiss candidates.

Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (0)

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