Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #39215 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

should'stshouldest

Apostrophes added or expanded, mostly possessives: gods → god's. Approve one at a time: some places are plurals.

Puritas changed it: 446 times in 227 works
Consistency: 97.3% (446 of 458)
Reach if approved: ~481 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Disagrees: shouldst
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 458 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (446 changes in 227 works, 97.3% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 446)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… aziah's caſe, 2 Chr…n. 25. 16. [A… thou made of the Kings counſel… f…rbear: why ſhould'ſtshouldest thou be ſmitten? Then the Prophet forbare, and ſaid, I know that God hath …
With rule
… aziah's caſe, 2 Chr…n. 25. 16. [A… thou made of the Kings counſel… f…rbear: why ſhould'ſtshouldest thou be ſmitten? Then the Prophet forbare, and ſaid, I know that God hath …
Richard Baxter · The Vain Religion of the Formal Hypocrite · p. 311 · Open in the reader
Printed
For ſo thou ſhould'ſtshouldest without me ſtil have been,
With rule
For ſo thou ſhould'ſtshouldest without me ſtil have been,
John Bryan · Dwelling with God · p. 32 · Open in the reader
Printed
… put Meat fast enough in thy Mouth. O cu…sed wretch, that ever thou should'stshouldest beguile us thus! deceive us thus! flatter us thus! We would have gone out …
With rule
… put Meat fast enough in thy Mouth. O cu…sed wretch, that ever thou should'stshouldest beguile us thus! deceive us thus! flatter us thus! We would have gone out …
John Bunyan · Sighs from Hell · p. 100 · Open in the reader
Printed
… What hath hee done? hee died for thee. What hath hee promised? that thou should'stshouldest live with him. It is more incredible, that the Eternall should once dye, then …
With rule
… What hath hee done? hee died for thee. What hath hee promised? that thou should'stshouldest live with him. It is more incredible, that the Eternall should once dye, then …
Phineas Fletcher · Joy in Tribulation · p. 184 · Open in the reader
Printed
… fathers fathers houſes, or what were their or our deſerts towards Thee, that Thou ſhould'ſtshouldest be pleaſed thus to deale with us, and thus highly to exalt us? And …
With rule
… fathers fathers houſes, or what were their or our deſerts towards Thee, that Thou ſhould'ſtshouldest be pleaſed thus to deale with us, and thus highly to exalt us? And …
Paul Baynes · Commentary Upon Colossians 1 and 2 · p. 149 · Open in the reader
Printed
There is no cause why thou should'stshouldest feare the rest
With rule
There is no cause why thou should'stshouldest feare the rest
George Wither · Abuses Stripped and Whipped · Open in the reader
Printed
thy promiſe ſhould'ſtshouldest haue kept.
With rule
thy promiſe ſhould'ſtshouldest haue kept.
John Carpenter · A Preparative to Contention · p. 220 · Open in the reader
Printed
… God be angry at thy voice? do not ſo vow, as that afterward thou ſhould'ſtshouldest have cauſe to ſay, thou wert miſtaken, that vvere to make God angry vvith …
With rule
… God be angry at thy voice? do not ſo vow, as that afterward thou ſhould'ſtshouldest have cauſe to ſay, thou wert miſtaken, that vvere to make God angry vvith …
John Angier · A Help to Better Hearts for Better Times · p. 224 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (12)

8 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 4 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

The Whole Duty of Divine Meditation A23773

Printed
… Holy Duties, let it be as to the Time, not the Quantity. For Example: Should'stShouldest thou bind thy self to read such a number of Chapters, perhaps thou art …
With rule
… Holy Duties, let it be as to the Time, not the Quantity. For Example: Should'stShouldest thou bind thy self to read such a number of Chapters, perhaps thou art …
Richard Allestree · The Whole Duty of Divine Meditation · p. 34 · Open in the reader

The Son of God Walking in the Fire with the Servants of God A25828

Printed
I ſay, Should'ſtShouldest thou rid thy ſelf of thy affliction? or ſhouldſt thou not rather wait till …
With rule
I ſay, Should'ſtShouldest thou rid thy ſelf of thy affliction? or ſhouldſt thou not rather wait till …
Timothy Armitage · The Son of God Walking in the Fire with the Servants of God · p. 41 · Open in the reader

Poetical Fragments A26987

Printed
Should'ſtShouldest thou but fully feel thy ſin, thou'dst die:
With rule
Should'ſtShouldest thou but fully feel thy ſin, thou'dst die:
Richard Baxter · Poetical Fragments · p. 109 · Open in the reader

Divine Passions Piously and Pathetically Expressed A32308

Printed
Should'ſtShouldest binde thy ſelfe by promiſing a ſeed,
With rule
Should'ſtShouldest binde thy ſelfe by promiſing a ſeed,
Edward Calver · Divine Passions Piously and Pathetically Expressed · p. 112 · Open in the reader

Poems A69225

Printed
Should'ſtShouldest now re-borrow from her bankrupt Mine,
With rule
Should'ſtShouldest now re-borrow from her bankrupt Mine,
John Donne · Poems · p. 374 · Open in the reader

The Garden of Zion B01751

Printed
Who ſaid, to him, Should'ſtShouldest thou help th' ungodlie?
With rule
Who ſaid, to him, Should'ſtShouldest thou help th' ungodlie?
Zacharie Boyd · The Garden of Zion · p. 213 · Open in the reader

Meat out of the Eater N00104

Printed
Should'stShouldest thou refuse to bear?
With rule
Should'stShouldest thou refuse to bear?
Michael Wigglesworth · Meat out of the Eater · p. 14 · Open in the reader
Printed
Should'stShouldest mark iniquitie:
With rule
Should'stShouldest mark iniquitie:
Michael Wigglesworth · Meat out of the Eater · p. 84 · Open in the reader