Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #39940 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

proffer'dproffered

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

Puritas changed it: 74 times in 46 works
Consistency: 97.3% (74 of 76)
Reach if approved: ~80 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: proffered
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 76 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (74 changes in 46 works, 97.3% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 74)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… never had the tenders of thoſe glorious things which have in the Goſpel been proffer'dproffered you: The Terrors of the Law, and the torments prepared in Hell for all …
With rule
… never had the tenders of thoſe glorious things which have in the Goſpel been proffer'dproffered you: The Terrors of the Law, and the torments prepared in Hell for all …
John Conant · Sermons Preached on Several Occasions · p. 14 · Open in the reader
Printed
… death am I content to be a witness of Christ's Death. And being again proffer'dproffered a pardon if she would recant, she said; Nay, that I will not; God …
With rule
… death am I content to be a witness of Christ's Death. And being again proffer'dproffered a pardon if she would recant, she said; Nay, that I will not; God …
John Foxe · An Alphabetical Martyrology · p. 137 · Open in the reader
Printed
His proffer'dproffered grace, and ſtill love ſhews to them.
With rule
His proffer'dproffered grace, and ſtill love ſhews to them.
Benjamin Keach · The Glorious Lover · p. 242 · Open in the reader
Printed
… is: so that by his owne Notes it appeares, a Cardinals Cap was twice proffer'dproffered him very seriously, and that he acquainted the King with it; not by way …
With rule
… is: so that by his owne Notes it appeares, a Cardinals Cap was twice proffer'dproffered him very seriously, and that he acquainted the King with it; not by way …
William Prynne · Romes Masterpiece · p. 27 · Open in the reader
Printed
… is reſolved to remain poor, though the greateſt Treaſure, the Pearl of price be proffer'dproffered him; and may be had for prizing and acceptance: The ſecond Adam tells us …
With rule
… is reſolved to remain poor, though the greateſt Treaſure, the Pearl of price be proffer'dproffered him; and may be had for prizing and acceptance: The ſecond Adam tells us …
Nathanael Vincent · The Conversion of the Soul · p. 121 · Open in the reader
Printed
For proffer'dproffered Services to thoſe, that have
With rule
For proffer'dproffered Services to thoſe, that have
George Wither · A Considering Glass · Open in the reader
Printed
… in Judges that the young Levites heart was glad, when the children of Dan proffer'dproffered promotion to him; much more joy reſides in the ſpirituall mans ſoule and conſcience …
With rule
… in Judges that the young Levites heart was glad, when the children of Dan proffer'dproffered promotion to him; much more joy reſides in the ſpirituall mans ſoule and conſcience …
Dean Henry Wilkinson · Three Decades of Sermons · p. 178 · Open in the reader
Printed
Both Law add Iustice, proffer'dproffered me a scourge,
With rule
Both Law add Iustice, proffer'dproffered me a scourge,
George Wither · Abuses Stripped and Whipped · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (2)

2 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

The Dead Yet Speaking A40646

Printed
Proffer'dProffered great summes t'enjoy his company:
With rule
Proffer'dProffered great summes t'enjoy his company:
Thomas Fuller · The Dead Yet Speaking · p. 584 · Open in the reader

Of Christian Prudence A47306

Printed
… And when thou sawest a Thief, thou consentedst with him; or, by accepting a Proffer'dProffered share of his Gettings, camest in to be a Consenter, or Complice in his …
With rule
… And when thou sawest a Thief, thou consentedst with him; or, by accepting a Proffer'dProffered share of his Gettings, camest in to be a Consenter, or Complice in his …
John Kettlewell · Of Christian Prudence · p. 208 · Open in the reader