Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #39583 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

purg'dpurged

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

Puritas changed it: 143 times in 108 works
Consistency: 95.9% (143 of 149)
Reach if approved: ~157 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: purged
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 149 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (143 changes in 108 works, 95.9% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 143)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
To ſcorn the Gods ah ſhall be purg'dpurged with blood,
With rule
To ſcorn the Gods ah ſhall be purg'dpurged with blood,
Richard Lloyd · The Latin Grammar · p. 146 · Open in the reader
Printed
… peoples Majesty and Sover…. And if this be true, as it is, That this purg'dpurged Parliament IS NO PARLIAMENT AT ALL; then there is neither legal Judges nor Justices …
With rule
… peoples Majesty and Sover…. And if this be true, as it is, That this purg'dpurged Parliament IS NO PARLIAMENT AT ALL; then there is neither legal Judges nor Justices …
William Prynne · Legal Vindication of the Liberties of England Against Illegal Taxes 2 · p. 53 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Subtilty is nothing elſe but Wiſdom degenerate; and Prudence is only Subtilty ſtrain'd and purg'dpurged from all Injuſtice.
With rule
… Subtilty is nothing elſe but Wiſdom degenerate; and Prudence is only Subtilty ſtrain'd and purg'dpurged from all Injuſtice.
Richard Steele · The Tradesmans Calling · p. 52 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Scurf as well as sullages, and beyond all these, some of us have been purg'dpurged too with the fiery trial, and molten in the furnace of Affliction, to separate …
With rule
… Scurf as well as sullages, and beyond all these, some of us have been purg'dpurged too with the fiery trial, and molten in the furnace of Affliction, to separate …
Richard Allestree · Forty Sermons · p. 18 · Open in the reader
Printed
… and which is much greater to us; The Reformation, or Proteſtant State, ſhall be purg'dpurged from all the Remains of Antichriſtianiſm in Doctrine, Worſhip, Juriſdiction, and Manners, which, God …
With rule
… and which is much greater to us; The Reformation, or Proteſtant State, ſhall be purg'dpurged from all the Remains of Antichriſtianiſm in Doctrine, Worſhip, Juriſdiction, and Manners, which, God …
Thomas Beverley · The Kingdom of Jesus Christ Entering at 1697 · Open in the reader
Printed
For firſt, The Army muſt bee purg'dpurged, that is to ſay, not a conſcientious Souldier left in it, ſpecially an Officer …
With rule
For firſt, The Army muſt bee purg'dpurged, that is to ſay, not a conſcientious Souldier left in it, ſpecially an Officer …
John Canne · The Time of the End · p. 171 · Open in the reader
Printed
… then to ourſelves: What infinite Reaſon have we to bleſs God, who has graciouſly purg'dpurged out this old Leaven from amongſt us, and made us a new Lump unto …
With rule
… then to ourſelves: What infinite Reaſon have we to bleſs God, who has graciouſly purg'dpurged out this old Leaven from amongſt us, and made us a new Lump unto …
Thomas Gregory · Discourses Upon Several Divine Subjects · p. 241 · Open in the reader
Printed
And by this [smiteing] shall the iniquity of Jacob be purg'dpurged; and this is all the fruit, to take away his sin. Isaiah 27. 7, 9.
With rule
And by this [smiteing] shall the iniquity of Jacob be purg'dpurged; and this is all the fruit, to take away his sin. Isaiah 27. 7, 9.
John Kettlewell · Death Made Comfortable · p. 83 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (6)

4 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 Peasant History of Albino and Bellama A15137

Printed
Purg'dPurged from all choller,
With rule
Purg'dPurged from all choller,
Nathaniel Whiting · The Peasant History of Albino and Bellama · Open in the reader

Existence and Attributes of God A32723

Printed
… conſpicuous. By ſtrong Perſecutions brought upon the Church, her Lethargy is Cur'd, her Chaff Purg'dPurged, the glorious Fruit of the Goſpel brought forth in the lives of her Children …
With rule
… conſpicuous. By ſtrong Perſecutions brought upon the Church, her Lethargy is Cur'd, her Chaff Purg'dPurged, the glorious Fruit of the Goſpel brought forth in the lives of her Children …
Stephen Charnock · Existence and Attributes of God · p. 604 · Open in the reader

A Second Guide to Heaven A70327

Printed
… An hard Heart is the heaviest judgement; he was offer'd to be Pardon'd, Heal'd, Purg'dPurged, and Sanctified. Now he hath no more calls, no more stirrings of the Spirit …
With rule
… An hard Heart is the heaviest judgement; he was offer'd to be Pardon'd, Heal'd, Purg'dPurged, and Sanctified. Now he hath no more calls, no more stirrings of the Spirit …
Samuel Hardy · A Second Guide to Heaven · p. 65 · Open in the reader

A Prayer-Song A81112

Printed
Purg'dPurged in what ſtreams of fire or water,
With rule
Purg'dPurged in what ſtreams of fire or water,
Daniel Cudmore · A Prayer-Song · p. 6 · Open in the reader