Waiting for reviewFinal eCandidate #3068 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

pleasantnessepleasantness

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

Puritas changed it: 406 times in 250 works
Consistency: 96.6% (406 of 420)
Reach if approved: ~441 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: pleasantness
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 420 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (406 changes in 250 works, 96.6% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 406)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… man, as it is wrytten. Iuſtus ex fide viuit, out of whiche lyfe the pleaſantneſſepleasantness of all his workes ſprynge. As for an enſample, thou arte a ſhoumaker whiche …
With rule
… man, as it is wrytten. Iuſtus ex fide viuit, out of whiche lyfe the pleaſantneſſepleasantness of all his workes ſprynge. As for an enſample, thou arte a ſhoumaker whiche …
William Tyndale · Exposition Upon Matthew 27(1) · p. ciii · Open in the reader
Printed
… the roote and the stocke; and in regarde of theyr great fruitfulnesse, and sweete pleasantnessepleasantness.
With rule
… the roote and the stocke; and in regarde of theyr great fruitfulnesse, and sweete pleasantnessepleasantness.
Thomas Wilson · Commentary on Romans · p. 935 · Open in the reader
Printed
… tree excells the trees of the Forreſt in comfortableneſſe of ſhadow, ſweetneſſe of ſmell, pleaſantneſſepleasantness and plenty of fruit; and the Spouſe deſcribing th… height, fulneſſe, and perfection of …
With rule
… tree excells the trees of the Forreſt in comfortableneſſe of ſhadow, ſweetneſſe of ſmell, pleaſantneſſepleasantness and plenty of fruit; and the Spouſe deſcribing th… height, fulneſſe, and perfection of …
Alexander Grosse · The Happiness of Enjoying and Use of Christ · p. 30 · Open in the reader
Printed
… is this, when the ſoule ſeeth as the Church in the Canticles, that all pleaſantneſſepleasantness is in Chriſt, when it ſeeth that he is better than friends, better than …
With rule
… is this, when the ſoule ſeeth as the Church in the Canticles, that all pleaſantneſſepleasantness is in Chriſt, when it ſeeth that he is better than friends, better than …
Thomas Hooker · The Unbelievers Preparing for Christ · p. 36 · Open in the reader
Printed
… ſlaine), then will their merrie Comedies bee turned into ſad and heauy Tragedies, their pleaſantneſſepleasantness into penſiueneſſe, their mirth into wofull mourning, and they deſperately ſorrowing as thoſe that …
With rule
… ſlaine), then will their merrie Comedies bee turned into ſad and heauy Tragedies, their pleaſantneſſepleasantness into penſiueneſſe, their mirth into wofull mourning, and they deſperately ſorrowing as thoſe that …
William Negus · Mans Active Obedience · p. 174 · Open in the reader
Printed
… into purposes of sinning, hee doth not before hand premeditate and think of the pleasantnessepleasantness and sweetnesse thereof: and after this manner is it said, he that is borne …
With rule
… into purposes of sinning, hee doth not before hand premeditate and think of the pleasantnessepleasantness and sweetnesse thereof: and after this manner is it said, he that is borne …
John Preston · A Lifeless Life · p. 95 · Open in the reader
Printed
… poiſon, and would chuſe to ſpend one day godly, (euen for the fruite and pleaſantneſſepleasantness of it) rather then a thouſand dayes otherwiſe: which many heathens in their kind …
With rule
… poiſon, and would chuſe to ſpend one day godly, (euen for the fruite and pleaſantneſſepleasantness of it) rather then a thouſand dayes otherwiſe: which many heathens in their kind …
Richard Rogers · Seven Treatises · p. 329 · Open in the reader
Printed
… and precious; her lips like scarlet, and her loue much better then wine. The pleasantnessepleasantness of that false religion, enamouring so many fooles, is noted by the aboundance of …
With rule
… and precious; her lips like scarlet, and her loue much better then wine. The pleasantnessepleasantness of that false religion, enamouring so many fooles, is noted by the aboundance of …
Henry Ainsworth · An Arrow Against Idolatry · p. 32 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (14)

7 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 7 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

The Diseases of the Time A11070

Printed
… for the other two Epithites wherewith hee decketh Philosophie, and whereof he robbeth Diuinitie, PleasantnessePleasantness and Power; I haue fitted seuerall discourses for them, yet withall respecting other faults …
With rule
… for the other two Epithites wherewith hee decketh Philosophie, and whereof he robbeth Diuinitie, PleasantnessePleasantness and Power; I haue fitted seuerall discourses for them, yet withall respecting other faults …
Francis Rous · The Diseases of the Time · p. 52 · Open in the reader

Annotations on the Pentateuch, Psalms, Song of Songs A11649

Printed
… administration of his covenant, doctrines, reproofes, &c. For the Lords staffe called Beauty or PleasantnessePleasantness, signifieth his Covenant made with the people, Zachar. 11 10. and David desired to remaine in …
With rule
… administration of his covenant, doctrines, reproofes, &c. For the Lords staffe called Beauty or PleasantnessePleasantness, signifieth his Covenant made with the people, Zachar. 11 10. and David desired to remaine in …
Henry Ainsworth · Annotations on the Pentateuch, Psalms, Song of Songs · p. 15 · Open in the reader

Emblems Ancient and Modern A15631

Printed
… Sugar, and Spices. In like manner, plaine and vulgar notions, ſeaſoned with a little PleaſantneſſePleasantness, and reliſhed with a moderate Sharpneſſe, worke that, otherwhile, which the moſt admired Compoſitions …
With rule
… Sugar, and Spices. In like manner, plaine and vulgar notions, ſeaſoned with a little PleaſantneſſePleasantness, and reliſhed with a moderate Sharpneſſe, worke that, otherwhile, which the moſt admired Compoſitions …
George Wither · Emblems Ancient and Modern · Open in the reader

The Excellency of Christ A46734

Printed
8. PleaſantneſſePleasantness in ſpeciall.
With rule
8. PleaſantneſſePleasantness in ſpeciall.
Christopher Jelinger · The Excellency of Christ · Open in the reader

The Usefulness and Excellency of Christ A46739

Printed
8. PleasantnessePleasantness in speciall.
With rule
8. PleasantnessePleasantness in speciall.
Christopher Jelinger · The Usefulness and Excellency of Christ · Open in the reader

A Complete Christian Dictionary A66593

Printed
PleasantnessePleasantness]
With rule
PleasantnessePleasantness]
Thomas Wilson · A Complete Christian Dictionary · p. 486 · Open in the reader

Divine Meditations Raised from Three Leaves of Nature A91224

Printed
Unto the life, with Fruite and PleaſantneſſePleasantness;
With rule
Unto the life, with Fruite and PleaſantneſſePleasantness;
William Prynne · Divine Meditations Raised from Three Leaves of Nature · p. 18 · Open in the reader