Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #39430 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

ladishipsladyship's

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

Puritas changed it: 201 times in 101 works
Consistency: 97.5% (201 of 206)
Reach if approved: ~216 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Disagrees: ladyships
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 206 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (201 changes in 101 works, 97.5% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 201)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
Your LadiſhipsLadyship's devoted Servant, RICHARD BAKER.
With rule
Your LadiſhipsLadyship's devoted Servant, RICHARD BAKER.
Sir Richard Baker · Meditations and Disquisitions Upon Seven Psalms of David · Open in the reader
Printed
… reuerens hand, this little booke concerning the excellencie of Christ Jeſus, preſented vnto your LadiſhipsLadyship's, (not for that J ayme at anie preferment, or ſuch by-markes as it …
With rule
… reuerens hand, this little booke concerning the excellencie of Christ Jeſus, preſented vnto your LadiſhipsLadyship's, (not for that J ayme at anie preferment, or ſuch by-markes as it …
Peter Moffett · The Excellency of the Mystery of Christ Jesus · Open in the reader
Printed
Your Lordſhips and LadiſhipsLadyship's ſeruant, A. SYMSON.
With rule
Your Lordſhips and LadiſhipsLadyship's ſeruant, A. SYMSON.
Archibald Simson · Exposition on the Seven Psalms of Repentance · Open in the reader
Printed
See heere, Madame, with the eye of faith what GOD hath done to your LadishipsLadyship's Son, my dear LORD, and most loving Chiefe: We may lament him: it is …
With rule
See heere, Madame, with the eye of faith what GOD hath done to your LadishipsLadyship's Son, my dear LORD, and most loving Chiefe: We may lament him: it is …
Zacharie Boyd · Four Letters of Comforts · p. 9 · Open in the reader
Printed
… your Ladyſhips name. For the preſent, I muſt intreate a fauourable glance of your LadiſhipsLadyship's eye vpon the worke I haue now aduentured to Tranſlate and Dedicate to your …
With rule
… your Ladyſhips name. For the preſent, I muſt intreate a fauourable glance of your LadiſhipsLadyship's eye vpon the worke I haue now aduentured to Tranſlate and Dedicate to your …
Peter du Moulin Jr · Coals from the Altar · Open in the reader
Printed
Your LadiſhipsLadyship's Humble Servant, and an unworthy Miniſter of the Goſpel, JOHN FALDO.
With rule
Your LadiſhipsLadyship's Humble Servant, and an unworthy Miniſter of the Goſpel, JOHN FALDO.
Nathanael Ball · Spiritual Bondage and Freedom · Open in the reader
Printed
… towards me, and pay me with a Pardon. Here therefore I humbly kisse your LadishipsLadyship's fair learned hands, and wish you good wishes and speedy grants.
With rule
… towards me, and pay me with a Pardon. Here therefore I humbly kisse your LadishipsLadyship's fair learned hands, and wish you good wishes and speedy grants.
John Donne · Letters to Several Persons of Honor · p. 67 · Open in the reader
Printed
Your LadiſhipsLadyship's conſtant ſervant in the Faith, ROBERT HARRIS.
With rule
Your LadiſhipsLadyship's conſtant ſervant in the Faith, ROBERT HARRIS.
Robert Harris · Several Sermons · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (5)

4 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.

Christian Courtesy A10924

Printed
… bearing in their fore-heads (as from the pen-men) a dedication. To your ladiſhipsladyship's name I then inſcribe this; theſe reaſons eſpecially mee thereunto inducing:
With rule
… bearing in their fore-heads (as from the pen-men) a dedication. To your ladiſhipsladyship's name I then inſcribe this; theſe reaſons eſpecially mee thereunto inducing:
Nehemiah Rogers · Christian Courtesy · Open in the reader

The Pilgrims Profession A13550

Printed
… importuned and prevailed with that Reverend Preacher, who performed that last office for your LADISHIPSLADYSHIP'S late Servant, to afford me a perfect Coppie of his Sermon, (which for the …
With rule
… importuned and prevailed with that Reverend Preacher, who performed that last office for your LADISHIPSLADYSHIP'S late Servant, to afford me a perfect Coppie of his Sermon, (which for the …
Thomas Taylor · The Pilgrims Profession · Open in the reader

Two Treatises A13560

Printed
… importuned and prevailed with that Reverend duplicate page duplicate page duplicate page duplicate page duplicate page duplicate page Preacher, who performed that laſt office for your LADISHIPSLADYSHIP'S late Servant, to afford mee a perfect Coppie of his Sermon, (which for the …
With rule
… importuned and prevailed with that Reverend duplicate page duplicate page duplicate page duplicate page duplicate page duplicate page Preacher, who performed that laſt office for your LADISHIPSLADYSHIP'S late Servant, to afford mee a perfect Coppie of his Sermon, (which for the …
Thomas Taylor · Two Treatises · Open in the reader

Three Treatises A13561

Printed
… importuned and prevailed with that Reuerend Preacher, who performed that last office for your LADISHIPSLADYSHIP'S late Seruant, to afford mee a perfect Coppy of his Sermon, (which for the …
With rule
… importuned and prevailed with that Reuerend Preacher, who performed that last office for your LADISHIPSLADYSHIP'S late Seruant, to afford mee a perfect Coppy of his Sermon, (which for the …
Thomas Taylor · Three Treatises · Open in the reader