Waiting for reviewFinal eCandidate #2824 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

floureflour

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

Puritas changed it: 353 times in 157 works
Consistency: 94.1% (353 of 375)
Reach if approved: ~394 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Disagrees: flower
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 375 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (353 changes in 157 works, 94.1% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 353)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… hee may leaue his former goodneſſe; and becauſe hee is but a man, the floureflour of graſſe; hee may dye before the time, therefore ſaith Dauid, Pſalm. 146. 2. 3. O put …
With rule
… hee may leaue his former goodneſſe; and becauſe hee is but a man, the floureflour of graſſe; hee may dye before the time, therefore ſaith Dauid, Pſalm. 146. 2. 3. O put …
Thomas Granger · The Bread of Life · p. 19 · Open in the reader
Printed
… whereof, was written in letters of gold, Aue Marie, and the root of this floureflour was found to iſſue out of the mouth of the ſayd Knight, becauſe as …
With rule
… whereof, was written in letters of gold, Aue Marie, and the root of this floureflour was found to iſſue out of the mouth of the ſayd Knight, becauſe as …
Thomas Beard · A Retractive from the Romish Religion · p. 432 · Open in the reader
Printed
It was our second floureflour, called, Pure innocency,
With rule
It was our second floureflour, called, Pure innocency,
Thomas Becon · A New Years Gift More Precious than Gold · Open in the reader
Printed
… is alſo vaine. A good colour or a good complexion, is but a fading floureflour, which by ſickneſſe, ſorrow, age, and death, withereth and decaieth. Indeed theſe two things …
With rule
… is alſo vaine. A good colour or a good complexion, is but a fading floureflour, which by ſickneſſe, ſorrow, age, and death, withereth and decaieth. Indeed theſe two things …
Peter Moffett · Commentary Upon Proverbs · p. 319 · Open in the reader
Printed
… and euerlaſting comfort: And beware of ſucking poyſon out of this ſweet and bleſſed floureflour.
With rule
… and euerlaſting comfort: And beware of ſucking poyſon out of this ſweet and bleſſed floureflour.
Nehemiah Rogers · The True Convert · p. 238 · Open in the reader
Printed
… partly by Elijahs words. 2. She had experience by the miracle, that the oyle and floureflour wasted not, but increased, as Elijah had spoken, 1 King. 17.16.
With rule
… partly by Elijahs words. 2. She had experience by the miracle, that the oyle and floureflour wasted not, but increased, as Elijah had spoken, 1 King. 17.16.
Thomas Taylor · The Progress of Saints to Full Holiness · p. 117 · Open in the reader
Printed
The pureſt-boulted floureflour that is, has bran.
With rule
The pureſt-boulted floureflour that is, has bran.
Nathaniel Whiting · The Peasant History of Albino and Bellama · Open in the reader
Printed
… vnto Aarons ſonnes the Prieſts, and he ſhal take thence his handfull of the floureflour, and of the oyle with all the incenſe, and the Prieſt ſhall burne it …
With rule
… vnto Aarons ſonnes the Prieſts, and he ſhal take thence his handfull of the floureflour, and of the oyle with all the incenſe, and the Prieſt ſhall burne it …
Nicholas Bownd · Medicines for the Plague · p. 103 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (22)

12 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 10 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

The Image of Both Churches in Revelation A02872

Printed
… Like as y^e shadow y^t passeth shal she vanish away, & lyke the dry thistle FloureFlour, or dust that is scatered with the winde. Suche wordes (sayeth the wise man …
With rule
… Like as y^e shadow y^t passeth shal she vanish away, & lyke the dry thistle FloureFlour, or dust that is scatered with the winde. Suche wordes (sayeth the wise man …
John Bale · The Image of Both Churches in Revelation · Open in the reader

The Governance of Virtue A06832

Printed
… to flye vnto God wyth continual & harty prayer. I made a boke intituled: The FloureFlour of Godly prayers, dedicated to my ladies grace your mother, wherin ar contained pray …
With rule
… to flye vnto God wyth continual & harty prayer. I made a boke intituled: The FloureFlour of Godly prayers, dedicated to my ladies grace your mother, wherin ar contained pray …
Thomas Becon · The Governance of Virtue · Open in the reader

A Pleasant New Nosegay A07010

Printed
¶The fyrste FloureFlour / called / vnfayned Humilite.
With rule
¶The fyrste FloureFlour / called / vnfayned Humilite.
Thomas Becon · A Pleasant New Nosegay · Open in the reader

Treatise of the Passions and Faculties of the Soul A10663

Printed
… or re…raine them: as also mutable and wandring like …e Bee from one FloureFlour unto another; Infirmity … suffering a man to hold fast his Decrees, and …rity not …
With rule
… or re…raine them: as also mutable and wandring like …e Bee from one FloureFlour unto another; Infirmity … suffering a man to hold fast his Decrees, and …rity not …
Edward Reynolds · Treatise of the Passions and Faculties of the Soul · p. 177 · Open in the reader

Annotations on the Pentateuch, Psalms, Song of Songs A11649

Printed
… mentioned in Levit. 5. 7. 11. a sh… beast if he be rich; and two Doves, or FloureFlour, if he bee poore. Maimony treat. of Ignorances, chap. 1. s. 3. perfect] without blemish: see …
With rule
… mentioned in Levit. 5. 7. 11. a sh… beast if he be rich; and two Doves, or FloureFlour, if he bee poore. Maimony treat. of Ignorances, chap. 1. s. 3. perfect] without blemish: see …
Henry Ainsworth · Annotations on the Pentateuch, Psalms, Song of Songs · p. 22 · Open in the reader

The Bibles Abstract and Epitome A27502

Printed
FloureFlour of Wheat.
With rule
FloureFlour of Wheat.
Richard Bernard · The Bibles Abstract and Epitome · p. 81 · Open in the reader

The History of the Worthies of England A40672

Printed
… Sherard, ar. ut prius 5 Will. Caldecot, ar. 6 G…o. Mackworth, ar. ut prius 7 Ioh. FloureFlour, ar. ut prius 8 Iac. Harington, m. ut prius 9 Kenelm. Digby, ar. ut prius 10 Anth …
With rule
… Sherard, ar. ut prius 5 Will. Caldecot, ar. 6 G…o. Mackworth, ar. ut prius 7 Ioh. FloureFlour, ar. ut prius 8 Iac. Harington, m. ut prius 9 Kenelm. Digby, ar. ut prius 10 Anth …
Thomas Fuller · The History of the Worthies of England · p. 351 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Iac. Harington, m. ut prius 9 Kenelm. Digby, ar. ut prius 10 Anth. Colly, ar. 11 Ioh. FloureFlour, ar. ut prius 12 Maur. Berkley, ar. ut prius 13 Anth. Browne ut prius 14 Geo. Mackworth …
With rule
… Iac. Harington, m. ut prius 9 Kenelm. Digby, ar. ut prius 10 Anth. Colly, ar. 11 Ioh. FloureFlour, ar. ut prius 12 Maur. Berkley, ar. ut prius 13 Anth. Browne ut prius 14 Geo. Mackworth …
Thomas Fuller · The History of the Worthies of England · p. 351 · Open in the reader
Printed
… currant Arg. 16 Rob. Sapcots, ar. ut prius 17 Will. Caldecot, ar. 18 Anth▪ …olly, ar. 19 Ioh. FloureFlour, ar. ut prius 20 Iac. Harington, mil. ut prius 21 Mich. Ca…esby, ar. ut prius …
With rule
… currant Arg. 16 Rob. Sapcots, ar. ut prius 17 Will. Caldecot, ar. 18 Anth▪ …olly, ar. 19 Ioh. FloureFlour, ar. ut prius 20 Iac. Harington, mil. ut prius 21 Mich. Ca…esby, ar. ut prius …
Thomas Fuller · The History of the Worthies of England · p. 351 · Open in the reader
Printed
Rob. FloureFlour
With rule
Rob. FloureFlour
Thomas Fuller · The History of the Worthies of England · p. 159 · Open in the reader

Paradise Lost A50919

Printed
Her self a fairer FloureFlour by gloomie Dis
With rule
Her self a fairer FloureFlour by gloomie Dis
John Milton · Paradise Lost · Open in the reader

A Complete Christian Dictionary A66593

Printed
FloureFlour]
With rule
FloureFlour]
Thomas Wilson · A Complete Christian Dictionary · p. 236 · Open in the reader