Waiting for reviewFinal eCandidate #2774 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

balmebalm

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

Puritas changed it: 823 times in 362 works
Consistency: 99.2% (823 of 829)
Reach if approved: ~871 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: balm
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 829 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (823 changes in 362 works, 99.2% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 823)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… before is ſhewed, it is alſo vntrue, as in our former anſwer appeareth. Some balmebalm in deed this man bringeth to cure it: but it hath no other effect …
With rule
… before is ſhewed, it is alſo vntrue, as in our former anſwer appeareth. Some balmebalm in deed this man bringeth to cure it: but it hath no other effect …
Henry Jacob · Defense of the Churches and Ministry of England · p. 2 · Open in the reader
Printed
… impoſſible, to reclaime her from her errors, and to heale her wounds. All the balmebalm of Gilead will not do it, nor all the ſpirituall phiſicke that can be …
With rule
… impoſſible, to reclaime her from her errors, and to heale her wounds. All the balmebalm of Gilead will not do it, nor all the ſpirituall phiſicke that can be …
Thomas Beard · A Retractive from the Romish Religion · p. 1 · Open in the reader
Printed
… is mēciō made ofttymes in the holy ſcripture. It was ſome precious oyle, as BalmeBalm, or els ſom other ſwete ſmellinge water, & the vſe was to anoynte the kynges …
With rule
… is mēciō made ofttymes in the holy ſcripture. It was ſome precious oyle, as BalmeBalm, or els ſom other ſwete ſmellinge water, & the vſe was to anoynte the kynges …
Martin Luther · Exposition of Psalm 22 · Open in the reader
Printed
… of heretickes called Heracleonitae, are ſaid to redeeme their fellowes and aſſociates by oyle, balmebalm, water and prayers. So theſe Romiſtes haue holy water to fright ſpirits, and as …
With rule
… of heretickes called Heracleonitae, are ſaid to redeeme their fellowes and aſſociates by oyle, balmebalm, water and prayers. So theſe Romiſtes haue holy water to fright ſpirits, and as …
Josias Nichols · Abrahams Faith · p. 193 · Open in the reader
Printed
… that beleeue in them, by a counterfait marriage and baptisme, and by anoynting with balmebalm, &c. concluding that this practise of theirs, maketh as much against true baptisme & solemnizing …
With rule
… that beleeue in them, by a counterfait marriage and baptisme, and by anoynting with balmebalm, &c. concluding that this practise of theirs, maketh as much against true baptisme & solemnizing …
William Fulke · Rejoinder to Bristows Reply · p. 32 · Open in the reader
Printed
… comforts, then to giue them to such as are confident in worldly comforts. The BalmeBalm of the Spirit shall not be sophisticated, or mixed veneno mundi, with the poyson …
With rule
… comforts, then to giue them to such as are confident in worldly comforts. The BalmeBalm of the Spirit shall not be sophisticated, or mixed veneno mundi, with the poyson …
Thomas Adams · The Happiness of the Church · p. 360 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Anſw. 1 and brought home to the heart, which reviue the ſpirits more then any balmebalm; and theſe promiſes come thicke vpon Peter now: He thinketh, hath not God ſaid …
With rule
… Anſw. 1 and brought home to the heart, which reviue the ſpirits more then any balmebalm; and theſe promiſes come thicke vpon Peter now: He thinketh, hath not God ſaid …
Robert Harris · Peters Enlargement · p. 12 · Open in the reader
Printed
… the ſmell of Lebanon. Lebanon caſt forth an odoriferous ſmell, like a boxe of balmebalm; ſo that as a wretched man leaves a ſtench behinde him, ſo an holy …
With rule
… the ſmell of Lebanon. Lebanon caſt forth an odoriferous ſmell, like a boxe of balmebalm; ſo that as a wretched man leaves a ſtench behinde him, ſo an holy …
Thomas Hooker · The Pattern of Perfection Exhibited in Gods Image on Adam · p. 188 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (6)

5 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 1 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

The Balm of Gilead Prepared for the Sick A16535

Printed
THE BALMEBALM OF GILEAD PREPARED FOR THE SICKE.
With rule
THE BALMEBALM OF GILEAD PREPARED FOR THE SICKE.
Zacharie Boyd · The Balm of Gilead Prepared for the Sick · Open in the reader

The Balm of Gilead for the Wounds of England A95349

Printed
THE BALMEBALM OF GILEAD, FOR The Wounds of ENGLAND: Applyed in A SERMON Preached at Weſtminſter …
With rule
THE BALMEBALM OF GILEAD, FOR The Wounds of ENGLAND: Applyed in A SERMON Preached at Weſtminſter …
Anthony Tuckney · The Balm of Gilead for the Wounds of England · Open in the reader

An English Balm Lately Pressed out of a Shrub A96759

Printed
Opobalſamum Anglicanum: AN ENGLISH BALMEBALM, LATELY Preſſed out of a Shrub, and ſpread upon theſe Papers, FOR The Cure …
With rule
Opobalſamum Anglicanum: AN ENGLISH BALMEBALM, LATELY Preſſed out of a Shrub, and ſpread upon theſe Papers, FOR The Cure …
George Wither · An English Balm Lately Pressed out of a Shrub · Open in the reader

Balm from Gilead B15555

Printed
BALMEBALM FROM GILEAD, To cure all Diseases, especially the Plague.
With rule
BALMEBALM FROM GILEAD, To cure all Diseases, especially the Plague.
Henry Roborough · Balm from Gilead · Open in the reader
Printed
BALMEBALM FROM GILEAD.
With rule
BALMEBALM FROM GILEAD.
Henry Roborough · Balm from Gilead · p. 1 · Open in the reader