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Waiting for reviewDoubled lettersCandidate #31585 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

lottslots

A doubled letter made single: vntill → until.

Puritas changed it
163 times in 27 works
Consistency
84.0% (163 of 194)
Reach if approved
~204 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: lots
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
194 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (163 changes in 27 works, 84.0% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 163)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    … about his geniture, Sylla the Mathematician affirmed that his death was approaching. The Antiatine LottsLots admoniſhed him to take heed of Caſſius. For which cauſe he cauſed Caſſius Longinus …
    With rule
    … about his geniture, Sylla the Mathematician affirmed that his death was approaching. The Antiatine LottsLots admoniſhed him to take heed of Caſſius. For which cauſe he cauſed Caſſius Longinus …

    John Gaule · The Magical-Astrological-Diviner Posed and Puzzled · p. 322 · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    … Messiah to be Stipt and Robb'd of His Garments, by those that would Cast LottsLots upon them?
    With rule
    … Messiah to be Stipt and Robb'd of His Garments, by those that would Cast LottsLots upon them?

    Cotton Mather · The Faith of the Fathers · p. 14 · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … They are reduced the third time to the former courſe and ſtrait, to caſt LottsLots; and when they were to go to the heart-aking work, to put him …
    With rule
    … They are reduced the third time to the former courſe and ſtrait, to caſt LottsLots; and when they were to go to the heart-aking work, to put him …

    James Janeway · A Token for Mariners · p. 6 · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    … in whoſe Ship Ionah would have ſayled to Tharſhiſh,) ſhewed, by their inquiry by LottsLots for the guilty perſon who was the cauſe of the Tempeſt, Ionah cap. 1. ver …
    With rule
    … in whoſe Ship Ionah would have ſayled to Tharſhiſh,) ſhewed, by their inquiry by LottsLots for the guilty perſon who was the cauſe of the Tempeſt, Ionah cap. 1. ver …

    John Ley · The Fury of War and Folly of Sin · p. 37 · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    … was a ſtrife between the heardmen of Abrahams Cattle, and the heard-men of LottsLots Cattle, and the Canaanite and the Perrezite dwelled then in the Land, Gen. 13. 7. They …
    With rule
    … was a ſtrife between the heardmen of Abrahams Cattle, and the heard-men of LottsLots Cattle, and the Canaanite and the Perrezite dwelled then in the Land, Gen. 13. 7. They …

    Hezekiah Woodward · An Appeal to the Churches of Christ for their Judgment · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    … vs doe as trauelers doe goe forvvards ſtill not looking backvvards to Sodom, as LottsLots vvife did but keepe our faces tovvards Ieruſalem as Chriſt did. Secondly let vs …
    With rule
    … vs doe as trauelers doe goe forvvards ſtill not looking backvvards to Sodom, as LottsLots vvife did but keepe our faces tovvards Ieruſalem as Chriſt did. Secondly let vs …

    William Loe · The Merchant Real · p. 88 · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    … the glorie of God, & the remembrance of his great benefites. For the feaſt of LottsLots which they called Purim, & was brought in by Mardocheus, was receiued of all ye …
    With rule
    … the glorie of God, & the remembrance of his great benefites. For the feaſt of LottsLots which they called Purim, & was brought in by Mardocheus, was receiued of all ye …

    Henrich Bullinger · Fifty Sermons Containing the Chief Points of the Christian Religion · p. 350 · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    … of Time from the Reſurrection of Meſſiah, unto the Time of Bleſſedneſs, in the LottsLots of the New Jeruſalem; and its Royal Prieſthood: on Dan. 12. v. 4. &c. to the …
    With rule
    … of Time from the Reſurrection of Meſſiah, unto the Time of Bleſſedneſs, in the LottsLots of the New Jeruſalem; and its Royal Prieſthood: on Dan. 12. v. 4. &c. to the …

    Thomas Beverley · A Scripture Line of Time · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (31)

12 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 11 are listed here. 19 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Pilgrimage A10228

  • Printed
    … of the Ychuyri was most generall in the Prouinces of Collasuio. They discouered by lottslots, or by the view of some beasts, if any thing were concealed, and punished …
    With rule
    … of the Ychuyri was most generall in the Prouinces of Collasuio. They discouered by lottslots, or by the view of some beasts, if any thing were concealed, and punished …

    Samuel Purchas · Pilgrimage · p. 732 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … person, to whippe them with certaine Nettles. If the Sorcerers or Inchanters by their lottslots or diuinations affirmed that any sicke body should dye, the sicke man makes no …
    With rule
    … person, to whippe them with certaine Nettles. If the Sorcerers or Inchanters by their lottslots or diuinations affirmed that any sicke body should dye, the sicke man makes no …

    Samuel Purchas · Pilgrimage · p. 732 · Open in the reader

Fifty Sermons Containing the Chief Points of the Christian Religion A17183

  • Printed
    … the two Goates was a myſterie hidden. And for becauſe as Solomon ſaith, the lottslots are guided by the Lordes will, it was not without the eſpeciall will of …
    With rule
    … the two Goates was a myſterie hidden. And for becauſe as Solomon ſaith, the lottslots are guided by the Lordes will, it was not without the eſpeciall will of …

    Henrich Bullinger · Fifty Sermons Containing the Chief Points of the Christian Religion · p. 372 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … whole church it ſelfe do ordeine fit miniſters, & that either by voices, either by lottslots, or after ſome certeine neceſſarie and holy māner. For in theſe things godly men …
    With rule
    … whole church it ſelfe do ordeine fit miniſters, & that either by voices, either by lottslots, or after ſome certeine neceſſarie and holy māner. For in theſe things godly men …

    Henrich Bullinger · Fifty Sermons Containing the Chief Points of the Christian Religion · p. 893 · Open in the reader

The Magical-Astrological-Diviner Posed and Puzzled A42502

  • Printed
    … Ornithomancy, by Birds; Icthyomancy, by Fiſhes; Botanomancy, by herbs; Lithomancy, by ſtones; Cleromancy, by lottslots; Oniromancy, by dreams; Onomatomancy, by names; Arithmancy, by numbers; Logarithmancy, by Logarithmes; Sternomancy, from …
    With rule
    … Ornithomancy, by Birds; Icthyomancy, by Fiſhes; Botanomancy, by herbs; Lithomancy, by ſtones; Cleromancy, by lottslots; Oniromancy, by dreams; Onomatomancy, by names; Arithmancy, by numbers; Logarithmancy, by Logarithmes; Sternomancy, from …

    John Gaule · The Magical-Astrological-Diviner Posed and Puzzled · p. 165 · Open in the reader

A Plat for Mariners A58036

  • Printed
    … the ſides of the Ship: Jonah, whom the Mariners leaſt ſuſpected, for they caſt lottslots, we ſee, to know who it was; the unſuſpected Perſon is often the guilty …
    With rule
    … the ſides of the Ship: Jonah, whom the Mariners leaſt ſuſpected, for they caſt lottslots, we ſee, to know who it was; the unſuſpected Perſon is often the guilty …

    John Ryther · A Plat for Mariners · p. 8 · Open in the reader

The Voice of the Turtle A89518

  • Printed
    … a Dove, is to fly to the ſpirituall underſtanding of the reaſon of divine lottslots; and to have the golden feathers of a Dove, is with ſpirituall faith and …
    With rule
    … a Dove, is to fly to the ſpirituall underſtanding of the reaſon of divine lottslots; and to have the golden feathers of a Dove, is with ſpirituall faith and …

    Edward Marbury · The Voice of the Turtle · p. 11 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … was decided likewiſe by Lot. Moreover, the Prieſts that were of each company caſt lottslots for the ſharing of offices among themſelves (ut tolleretur materia querimoniarum, for the avoiding …
    With rule
    … was decided likewiſe by Lot. Moreover, the Prieſts that were of each company caſt lottslots for the ſharing of offices among themſelves (ut tolleretur materia querimoniarum, for the avoiding …

    Edward Marbury · The Voice of the Turtle · p. 14 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … way of proceeding, ſhewing who was the originall author and the only diſpoſer of lottslots, for what end God ordered them, and what comfort may thence ariſe to the …
    With rule
    … way of proceeding, ſhewing who was the originall author and the only diſpoſer of lottslots, for what end God ordered them, and what comfort may thence ariſe to the …

    Edward Marbury · The Voice of the Turtle · p. 26 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … with Almighty God willingly to ſubmit to that judgement which God ſhall give by lottslots, without any repining, repugnancy, or reſiſtance thereafter, and really to remit all wrongs without …
    With rule
    … with Almighty God willingly to ſubmit to that judgement which God ſhall give by lottslots, without any repining, repugnancy, or reſiſtance thereafter, and really to remit all wrongs without …

    Edward Marbury · The Voice of the Turtle · p. 28 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … twelve. Secondly, the election proceedeth with devout Prayer and p… ſupplication; the perſons and lottslots being provided, v. 24. And they prayed, … ſayd, &c. Thirdly, the election was determined by …
    With rule
    … twelve. Secondly, the election proceedeth with devout Prayer and p… ſupplication; the perſons and lottslots being provided, v. 24. And they prayed, … ſayd, &c. Thirdly, the election was determined by …

    Edward Marbury · The Voice of the Turtle · p. 29 · Open in the reader