Waiting for reviewFinal eCandidate #3768 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

scornesscorns

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

Puritas changed it: 579 times in 342 works
Consistency: 97.4% (579 of 594)
Reach if approved: ~624 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: scorns
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 594 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (579 changes in 342 works, 97.4% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 579)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… the pride of the Phariſie, vpon the conceit of his righteouſnes, & through it he ſcornesscorns the poore man beſides him, who was notwithſtanding more iuſtified then he was. The …
With rule
… the pride of the Phariſie, vpon the conceit of his righteouſnes, & through it he ſcornesscorns the poore man beſides him, who was notwithſtanding more iuſtified then he was. The …
Robert Rollock · Lectures Upon Colossians · p. 213 · Open in the reader
Printed
… which cannot lie assured me, and will not my reason confirme it, that he scornesscorns the scorner? How should I looke upon his face when he must be my …
With rule
… which cannot lie assured me, and will not my reason confirme it, that he scornesscorns the scorner? How should I looke upon his face when he must be my …
Phineas Fletcher · The Way to Blessedness · p. 86 · Open in the reader
Printed
… blood or filthinesse: rare Tongues, that doe not vie Oathes with Words; making scoffes, scornesscorns, flatteries, vaine speaches, the greater part of their tongues exercise; that if their Words …
With rule
… blood or filthinesse: rare Tongues, that doe not vie Oathes with Words; making scoffes, scornesscorns, flatteries, vaine speaches, the greater part of their tongues exercise; that if their Words …
Thomas Adams · The Gallants Burden · Open in the reader
Printed
… theſe Eagles plumes wil not brook the blending with cōmon fethers: this heauenly gold ſcornesscorns the mixture of baſe and ſophiſticate metalls.
With rule
… theſe Eagles plumes wil not brook the blending with cōmon fethers: this heauenly gold ſcornesscorns the mixture of baſe and ſophiſticate metalls.
Thomas Adams · The Temple · p. 62 · Open in the reader
Printed
… prophane perſon, and ſuch a one as haſt toſſed the people of God with ſcornesscorns upon thy Ale-bench; when the Law hath thus proceeded againſt thee, then will …
With rule
… prophane perſon, and ſuch a one as haſt toſſed the people of God with ſcornesscorns upon thy Ale-bench; when the Law hath thus proceeded againſt thee, then will …
Thomas Hooker · The Souls Humiliation · p. 54 · Open in the reader
Printed
… ſhame, rebuke, reproch, harde handling, euill entreatie, tauntes in the teeth, and ſclaunderous reportes, ſcornesscorns and ſcourgings, falſe accuſations, vniuſte iudgement, and in the ende, bitter and bloudye death …
With rule
… ſhame, rebuke, reproch, harde handling, euill entreatie, tauntes in the teeth, and ſclaunderous reportes, ſcornesscorns and ſcourgings, falſe accuſations, vniuſte iudgement, and in the ende, bitter and bloudye death …
Andrew Kingsmill · A View of Mans Estate · Open in the reader
Printed
… they are the men that must declare vnto man his righteousnesse, euen he that scornesscorns and contemnes the ministerie, he hath no righteousnesse in him, vnlesse, it be by …
With rule
… they are the men that must declare vnto man his righteousnesse, euen he that scornesscorns and contemnes the ministerie, he hath no righteousnesse in him, vnlesse, it be by …
William Perkins · The Calling of the Ministry · Open in the reader
Printed
… evill hearts, to withstand and answere the assaults of Satan, to out-face the scornesscorns, and despise the flatteries of the present world, in all things to endure hardnesse …
With rule
… evill hearts, to withstand and answere the assaults of Satan, to out-face the scornesscorns, and despise the flatteries of the present world, in all things to endure hardnesse …
Edward Reynolds · Explication of Psalm 110 · p. 310 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (15)

8 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.

Emblems Ancient and Modern A15631

Printed
Nor all the ScornesScorns or Slanders, we can heare,
With rule
Nor all the ScornesScorns or Slanders, we can heare,
George Wither · Emblems Ancient and Modern · p. 28 · Open in the reader

Sermon of Commemoration of the Lady Danvers Late Wife A20648

Printed
… and Satyres, and Libells, and scurrill and scornfull iests, against any point of Religion; ScornesScorns and Iests are easilier apprehended, and vnderstood by vulgar & ordinary capacities, then Arguments are …
With rule
… and Satyres, and Libells, and scurrill and scornfull iests, against any point of Religion; ScornesScorns and Iests are easilier apprehended, and vnderstood by vulgar & ordinary capacities, then Arguments are …
John Donne · Sermon of Commemoration of the Lady Danvers Late Wife · p. 11 · Open in the reader

The Gentile Sinner A39252

Printed
… own Nature he knowes 'tis Devillish, and in the Issue will prove Damnable. He ScornesScorns to be Sathan's Schollar, though for so profitable a lesson: for it was He …
With rule
… own Nature he knowes 'tis Devillish, and in the Issue will prove Damnable. He ScornesScorns to be Sathan's Schollar, though for so profitable a lesson: for it was He …
Clement Ellis · The Gentile Sinner · p. 123 · Open in the reader

The Spiritual Chemist A61207

Printed
… like malicious Elimaſſes pervert the ſtrait wayes of God? And, how cauſeleſs are the ScornesScorns which they poure forth upon thoſe that walk in them? will they not at …
With rule
… like malicious Elimaſſes pervert the ſtrait wayes of God? And, how cauſeleſs are the ScornesScorns which they poure forth upon thoſe that walk in them? will they not at …
William Spurstowe · The Spiritual Chemist · p. 15 · Open in the reader

Works of Joseph Hall A68126

Printed
ScornesScorns to enquire of powers aboue.
With rule
ScornesScorns to enquire of powers aboue.
Joseph Hall · Works of Joseph Hall · p. 159 · Open in the reader
Printed
ScornesScorns and taunts are the beſt anſwers for ſerious Idolatry; Holineſſe will beare vs out …
With rule
ScornesScorns and taunts are the beſt anſwers for ſerious Idolatry; Holineſſe will beare vs out …
Joseph Hall · Works of Joseph Hall · p. 1338 · Open in the reader
Printed
ScornesScorns: They with taunts are the beſt anſweres for ſerious Idolatry. 1338
With rule
ScornesScorns: They with taunts are the beſt anſweres for ſerious Idolatry. 1338
Joseph Hall · Works of Joseph Hall · Open in the reader

History of the Old Testament Volume 7 B13857

Printed
ScornesScorns and taunts are the beſt anſwers for ſerious Idolatry; Holineſſe will beare vs out …
With rule
ScornesScorns and taunts are the beſt anſwers for ſerious Idolatry; Holineſſe will beare vs out …
Joseph Hall · History of the Old Testament Volume 7 · p. 178 · Open in the reader