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Waiting for reviewvv → wCandidate #27958 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

vvelswels

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

Puritas changed it
3 times in 3 works
Consistency
100% (3 of 3)
Reach if approved
~3 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Disagrees: wells
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
3 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (3 changes in 3 works, 100% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (3 of 3)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    The Marke … of VVilliam VVelsWels.
    With rule
    The Marke … of VVilliam VVelsWels.

    Daniel Featley · The Gentle Lash · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    … after Iohn Pierce, 1596. 2. years after Iohn Co…well, An. 1166. the Bishoprick of Bath and VVelsWels upon the death of Robert continued void 8. years, 8. months, and 15. daies, An. 1242. after Ioceline …
    With rule
    … after Iohn Pierce, 1596. 2. years after Iohn Co…well, An. 1166. the Bishoprick of Bath and VVelsWels upon the death of Robert continued void 8. years, 8. months, and 15. daies, An. 1242. after Ioceline …

    Jan Hus · Vindication of the Authority of Christian Kings · p. 43 · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … of Chriſt, haue cauſe to bewaile our countries eſtate, in which are ſo many VVelsWels without water, as S. Peter termeth them, and that not vnfitly: for as a …
    With rule
    … of Chriſt, haue cauſe to bewaile our countries eſtate, in which are ſo many VVelsWels without water, as S. Peter termeth them, and that not vnfitly: for as a …

    Samuel Hieron · The Preachers Plea · 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.