Waiting for reviewMixed spelling (two or more of the above)Candidate #33535 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

leuelllevel

Two or more mechanical changes in one word: sinne → sin, vnderstande → understand.

Puritas changed it: 167 times in 108 works
Consistency: 97.6% (167 of 171)
Reach if approved: ~180 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: level
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 171 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (167 changes in 108 works, 97.6% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 167)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
He lay…s it leuelllevel with the f…eld,
With rule
He lay…s it leuelllevel with the f…eld,
George Wither · The Hymns and Songs of the Church · p. 65 · Open in the reader
Printed
… in Gods holy word, the vnlikelier they are to gouerne their affayres by the leuelllevel thereof: and the vnlikelier they are themſelues to doe it, the more doe they …
With rule
… in Gods holy word, the vnlikelier they are to gouerne their affayres by the leuelllevel thereof: and the vnlikelier they are themſelues to doe it, the more doe they …
Edmund Bunny · The Coronation of David · p. 50 · Open in the reader
Printed
… cause, for which God would stretch over Ierusalem the line of Samaria, and the leuelllevel of Ahabs house, and doe with that famous City, as a man doth with …
With rule
… cause, for which God would stretch over Ierusalem the line of Samaria, and the leuelllevel of Ahabs house, and doe with that famous City, as a man doth with …
Thomas Gataker · Nature and Use of Lots · p. 327 · Open in the reader
Printed
… not at aduenture directed by the line of our owne deuotion, but by the leuelllevel of his word and commaundement, wherein alſo falſe worſhippers are greately deceiued: for as …
With rule
… not at aduenture directed by the line of our owne deuotion, but by the leuelllevel of his word and commaundement, wherein alſo falſe worſhippers are greately deceiued: for as …
John Knewstubs · Lectures Upon Exodus 20 · p. 39 · Open in the reader
Printed
… ſtring, and becauſe hee meanes not to miſſe the marke, he ſtands long at leuelllevel, and drawes far, euen to the head, that his arrowes may pierce deepe euen …
With rule
… ſtring, and becauſe hee meanes not to miſſe the marke, he ſtands long at leuelllevel, and drawes far, euen to the head, that his arrowes may pierce deepe euen …
Nehemiah Rogers · A Strange Vineyard in Palestine · p. 219 · Open in the reader
Printed
… ſanctified portion? Reade, Prou. 3.5. Forſooth the Magiſtrates determination ſhall in this point be the leuelllevel and rule of Faith.
With rule
… ſanctified portion? Reade, Prou. 3.5. Forſooth the Magiſtrates determination ſhall in this point be the leuelllevel and rule of Faith.
William Sclater · The Question of Tithes · Open in the reader
Printed
… fine battering them with great ordinance (for munition wāt they none) they lay them leuelllevel with the grounde. And like mercilesse Tartarians, they slaye man, woman, and child, without …
With rule
… fine battering them with great ordinance (for munition wāt they none) they lay them leuelllevel with the grounde. And like mercilesse Tartarians, they slaye man, woman, and child, without …
Philip Stubbes · The Theater of the Popes Monarchy · Open in the reader
Printed
… downe as an other marke for vs to ſhoote at, whereat likewiſe wee muſt leuelllevel ſo neere as we can in the whole courſe of our life, euen to …
With rule
… downe as an other marke for vs to ſhoote at, whereat likewiſe wee muſt leuelllevel ſo neere as we can in the whole courſe of our life, euen to …
Henry Airay · Lectures Upon Philippians · p. 428 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (4)

2 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 2 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

The Last Battle of the Soul A16539

Printed
… of all meanes, aboundantlie supplying Her with the power and presence of thy Spirit: LeuellLevel, LORD▪ Her Heart directlie to the loue of Christ & of him crucified, that by …
With rule
… of all meanes, aboundantlie supplying Her with the power and presence of thy Spirit: LeuellLevel, LORD▪ Her Heart directlie to the loue of Christ & of him crucified, that by …
Zacharie Boyd · The Last Battle of the Soul · p. 910 · Open in the reader

The Fire of the Sanctuary Newly Uncovered A17270

Printed
… of Zeale, the aduancement of Gods Glory; and the Rules to try if our LeuellLevel bee right. I come now to point at the other which is ſubordinate, the …
With rule
… of Zeale, the aduancement of Gods Glory; and the Rules to try if our LeuellLevel bee right. I come now to point at the other which is ſubordinate, the …
Cornelius Burges · The Fire of the Sanctuary Newly Uncovered · p. 148 · Open in the reader