Waiting for reviewu / vCandidate #353 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

prouethproveth

u and v used by position, not sound: haue → have, vnto → unto.

Puritas changed it: 2,396 times in 472 works
Consistency: 99.7% (2,396 of 2,403)
Reach if approved: ~2,525 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Disagrees: proves
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 2,403 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (2,396 changes in 472 works, 99.7% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 2,396)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… his minde more amply of the ſame matters: and confuteth the Popes vſurpation, and prouethproveth him very copiouſly to be Antichriſt. Diſputeth againſt the neceſſitie of tithes: againſt auricular …
With rule
… his minde more amply of the ſame matters: and confuteth the Popes vſurpation, and prouethproveth him very copiouſly to be Antichriſt. Diſputeth againſt the neceſſitie of tithes: againſt auricular …
John Foxe · Abridgment of the Book of Acts and Monuments by Timothy Bright · p. 287 · Open in the reader
Printed
… plaine against the Communion booke. As for the mingling of water with wine, howe prouethproveth he, that it is named as a necessarie ceremonie vsed in that time, and …
With rule
… plaine against the Communion booke. As for the mingling of water with wine, howe prouethproveth he, that it is named as a necessarie ceremonie vsed in that time, and …
William Fulke · Rejoinder to Bristows Reply · p. 290 · Open in the reader
Printed
… it is no wise nor religious part for any man vtterly to neglect. It prouethproveth losse and misse-spending of time to be sinne, as it is questionlesse a …
With rule
… it is no wise nor religious part for any man vtterly to neglect. It prouethproveth losse and misse-spending of time to be sinne, as it is questionlesse a …
Thomas Gataker · Nature and Use of Lots · p. 188 · Open in the reader
Printed
… from the right and liuelye faith. Saint Iames goeth as it were backwarde and prouethproveth, that where this latter, that is to ſay, the fruites of faith are wanting …
With rule
… from the right and liuelye faith. Saint Iames goeth as it were backwarde and prouethproveth, that where this latter, that is to ſay, the fruites of faith are wanting …
George Gifford · A Godly Zealous and Profitable Sermon Upon James 2 · Open in the reader
Printed
… is man, and not God: therefore Chriſt cannot forgiue ſinnes. Chriſt to the contrary prouethproveth that he is God, and not man only; in that by his bare Word …
With rule
… is man, and not God: therefore Chriſt cannot forgiue ſinnes. Chriſt to the contrary prouethproveth that he is God, and not man only; in that by his bare Word …
William Gouge · Exposition on John 5 · p. 155 · Open in the reader
Printed
Thus you ſee how the Pope by theſe his lies and fopperies, thorowly prouethproveth himſelfe the moſt deare childe of the deuill, the author & founder of all lies …
With rule
Thus you ſee how the Pope by theſe his lies and fopperies, thorowly prouethproveth himſelfe the moſt deare childe of the deuill, the author & founder of all lies …
Henry Greenwood · Tormenting Tophet · p. 23 · Open in the reader
Printed
… haue Larentius Valla, arguing that saite of a manifest, vntreuth and rapine, where he prouethproveth all to be lies, that is vainted and blawen by the Romanistes, of the …
With rule
… haue Larentius Valla, arguing that saite of a manifest, vntreuth and rapine, where he prouethproveth all to be lies, that is vainted and blawen by the Romanistes, of the …
George Hay · The Confutation of the Abbot of Crosraguels Mass · p. 92 · Open in the reader
Printed
… of a ſyllogiſme are oftentimes diſorderly placed, as in this example, where the Apoſtle prouethproveth that wee are iuſtified by faith:
With rule
… of a ſyllogiſme are oftentimes diſorderly placed, as in this example, where the Apoſtle prouethproveth that wee are iuſtified by faith:
Dudley Fenner · The Arts of Logic and Rhetoric · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (7)

6 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 1 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Expositions Upon Divers Parts of Scripture A00415

Printed
1 ProuethProveth that Chriſt is the true Lord God, as likwiſe Thomas calleth him. Ioh, 20, 28.
With rule
1 ProuethProveth that Chriſt is the true Lord God, as likwiſe Thomas calleth him. Ioh, 20, 28.
George Estey · Expositions Upon Divers Parts of Scripture · Open in the reader

Pilgrimage A10228

Printed
That which hee telleth of the Chaldaean, and Indian originall of their Science, ProuethProveth it to bee such as vsed vnlawfull prognosticatings, which the Scripture affirmeth of the …
With rule
That which hee telleth of the Chaldaean, and Indian originall of their Science, ProuethProveth it to bee such as vsed vnlawfull prognosticatings, which the Scripture affirmeth of the …
Samuel Purchas · Pilgrimage · p. 311 · Open in the reader

History of the First Ten Persecutions A13296

Printed
… errour by his secret missiue letters, as Morneus in his booke called Misterium iniquitatis, ProuethProveth. His cariage in the fift generall Councill, he beeing present in the towne of …
With rule
… errour by his secret missiue letters, as Morneus in his booke called Misterium iniquitatis, ProuethProveth. His cariage in the fift generall Councill, he beeing present in the towne of …
Patrick Simson · History of the First Ten Persecutions · p. 13 · Open in the reader

The Ruin of Rome A20217

Printed
… of Euphrates, that the way of the Kings of the Eaſt might be prepared: ProuethProveth nothing, becauſe it is an alluſion to Darius and Cyrus, which were kings of …
With rule
… of Euphrates, that the way of the Kings of the Eaſt might be prepared: ProuethProveth nothing, becauſe it is an alluſion to Darius and Cyrus, which were kings of …
Arthur Dent · The Ruin of Rome · p. 258 · Open in the reader

The Duties Commanded and Sins Forbidden in the Law of God A20720

Printed
ProuethProveth so afterwards; & therfore cannot be promised simply, without great rashnesse.
With rule
ProuethProveth so afterwards; & therfore cannot be promised simply, without great rashnesse.
George Downame · The Duties Commanded and Sins Forbidden in the Law of God · Open in the reader

A Defense of the Sermon Preached at the Consecration of the Bishop of Bath A20733

Printed
Chap. 5. ProuethProveth the superiority of Bishops in the power of iurisdiction.
With rule
Chap. 5. ProuethProveth the superiority of Bishops in the power of iurisdiction.
George Downame · A Defense of the Sermon Preached at the Consecration of the Bishop of Bath · Open in the reader