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Waiting for reviewvv → wCandidate #30406 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

vvysewyse

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

Puritas changed it
3 times in 3 works
Consistency
21.4% (3 of 14)
Reach if approved
~15 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Disagrees: wise
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
14 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
wise (11)
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (3 changes in 3 works, 21.4% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (3 of 3)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    For this cauſe, as the Starre made the VVyſeWyse-men know CHRIST, and where Hee was: So haue I ſet the Starre of …
    With rule
    For this cauſe, as the Starre made the VVyſeWyse-men know CHRIST, and where Hee was: So haue I ſet the Starre of …

    William Guild · A Compend of the Controversies of Religion · p. 192 · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    THE RESCVYNGE OF THE ROMISHE FOX OTHER VVYSEWYSE called the examination of the hunter deuiſed by ſteuen gardiner.
    With rule
    THE RESCVYNGE OF THE ROMISHE FOX OTHER VVYSEWYSE called the examination of the hunter deuiſed by ſteuen gardiner.

    William Turner · The Rescuing of the Romish Fox · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … s… i… my well-beloved among the sonnes of men: The wordes of the VVyseWyse are like Goads and like nails, fastened by the Maisters of the assemblies, given …
    With rule
    … s… i… my well-beloved among the sonnes of men: The wordes of the VVyseWyse are like Goads and like nails, fastened by the Maisters of the assemblies, given …

    Patrick Forbes · Defense of the Lawful Calling of Ministers of Reformed Churches · p. 48 · 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.