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Waiting for reviewie → y, y / iCandidate #4003 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

laydlaid

ie for a final y, y for i: mercie → mercy, tyme → time.

Puritas changed it
4,959 times in 1,311 works
Consistency
99.6% (4,959 of 4,977)
Reach if approved
~5,237 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: laid
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
4,984 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (4,959 changes in 1,311 works, 99.6% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 4,959)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    God hath here laydlaid my ground; I will be hold to build my speech on that, whereon I …
    With rule
    God hath here laydlaid my ground; I will be hold to build my speech on that, whereon I …

    Thomas Adams · The Devils Banket Described · p. 271 · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    … walls of Iericho, which the Lord hath not only cast downe, but also hath laydlaid them under a terrible int…rdiction & execration, &c. But the Noblemen and Sates of …
    With rule
    … walls of Iericho, which the Lord hath not only cast downe, but also hath laydlaid them under a terrible int…rdiction & execration, &c. But the Noblemen and Sates of …

    David Calderwood · An Answer to Forbes Peaceable Warning · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … wt a newe & wonderfull buylding, whose buylder is God him selfe, whose foundations are laydlaid frō heauē, which doth so much exceade ye glory & beautie of that old Ierusalē …
    With rule
    … wt a newe & wonderfull buylding, whose buylder is God him selfe, whose foundations are laydlaid frō heauē, which doth so much exceade ye glory & beautie of that old Ierusalē …

    William Fulke · Prelections Upon Revelation · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    … of it. Thus Niniu…hs King, vpon that fearefull sentence, rose from his throne, laydlaid his robe from him, couered himselfe with sackcloth, and sate in ashes. O what …
    With rule
    … of it. Thus Niniu…hs King, vpon that fearefull sentence, rose from his throne, laydlaid his robe from him, couered himselfe with sackcloth, and sate in ashes. O what …

    Thomas Adams · Five Sermons Preached Upon Special Occasions · p. 20 · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    … we euer finde in the holy scriptures, that Witches or Coniurers haue such things laydlaid vnto their charge? I haue shewed the priuy packing which Satan vseth in this …
    With rule
    … we euer finde in the holy scriptures, that Witches or Coniurers haue such things laydlaid vnto their charge? I haue shewed the priuy packing which Satan vseth in this …

    George Gifford · Discourse of the Subtle Practices of Devils · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    … Wiſedome of GOD, though to a well ſighted vnderſtanding I might ſeeme to haue laydlaid a precious foundation of Philoſophie diuine and natural: yet to you I might rather …
    With rule
    … Wiſedome of GOD, though to a well ſighted vnderſtanding I might ſeeme to haue laydlaid a precious foundation of Philoſophie diuine and natural: yet to you I might rather …

    Alexander Gill · Treatise Concerning the Trinity of Persons in Unity of the Deity · p. 25 · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    … clouds, which once full, promise the dispersion of the greater showers; behold, we are laydlaid low in our graues, yet our sayings haue their timely proofes; the seed of …
    With rule
    … clouds, which once full, promise the dispersion of the greater showers; behold, we are laydlaid low in our graues, yet our sayings haue their timely proofes; the seed of …

    Thomas Adams · Heaven and Earth Reconciled · p. 19 · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    … and indeede ſo to doe, proceedeth from vnbeliefe, by occaſion whereof the vvicked haue laydlaid hands on themſelues, as Saul, Achitophel, Iudas and ſuch like. Nay Lucrecia ſo renowned …
    With rule
    … and indeede ſo to doe, proceedeth from vnbeliefe, by occaſion whereof the vvicked haue laydlaid hands on themſelues, as Saul, Achitophel, Iudas and ſuch like. Nay Lucrecia ſo renowned …

    George Estey · Expositions Upon Divers Parts of Scripture · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (18)

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

Commentary Upon Colossians 1 and 2 A05999

  • Printed
    LaydLaid up for you in heaven] Obſer. Where our riches of glory are kept for …
    With rule
    LaydLaid up for you in heaven] Obſer. Where our riches of glory are kept for …

    Paul Baynes · Commentary Upon Colossians 1 and 2 · p. 18 · Open in the reader

Exposition Upon Select Psalms A11005

  • Printed
    6 I LaydLaid me downe and ſlept, I awakened, becauſe Iehoua ſuſteined me.
    With rule
    6 I LaydLaid me downe and ſlept, I awakened, becauſe Iehoua ſuſteined me.

    Robert Rollock · Exposition Upon Select Psalms · p. 12 · Open in the reader

Virtues History A11081

  • Printed
    LaydLaid to entrap the frayiltie of youth,
    With rule
    LaydLaid to entrap the frayiltie of youth,

    Francis Rous · Virtues History · Open in the reader

Yea and Amen A12210

  • Printed
    YEA and AMEN. OR, PRETIOVS PROMISES, LaydLaid open out of 2 COR. 1. 19, 20, 21, 22, 23.
    With rule
    YEA and AMEN. OR, PRETIOVS PROMISES, LaydLaid open out of 2 COR. 1. 19, 20, 21, 22, 23.

    Richard Sibbes · Yea and Amen · p. 1 · Open in the reader

A Dangerous Plot Discovered A15734

  • Printed
    BEFORE THE FOVNDATIONS OF THE WORLD WERE LAYDLAID. (That is,) before the Creation. The world is created, either in the reall being …
    With rule
    BEFORE THE FOVNDATIONS OF THE WORLD WERE LAYDLAID. (That is,) before the Creation. The world is created, either in the reall being …

    Anthony Wotton · A Dangerous Plot Discovered · p. 137 · Open in the reader

Davids Evidence A17322

  • Printed
    … doth offer it, & to none but the Lord. Papistes say, blessed be God, & our LaydLaid, blessed be God, & such a sainct, & such a sainct, for this & ye blessing: so …
    With rule
    … doth offer it, & to none but the Lord. Papistes say, blessed be God, & our LaydLaid, blessed be God, & such a sainct, & such a sainct, for this & ye blessing: so …

    William Burton · Davids Evidence · p. 126 · Open in the reader

A Worthy Communicant A21060

  • Printed
    … head and fat laydlaid upon the wood, but laydlaid in order. And Abraham, Gen. 22. 9. LaydLaid the wood in order.
    With rule
    … head and fat laydlaid upon the wood, but laydlaid in order. And Abraham, Gen. 22. 9. LaydLaid the wood in order.

    Jeremiah Dyke · A Worthy Communicant · p. 19 · Open in the reader

The Gentlemans Calling A23718

  • Printed
    When I prepared my Seat—The Aged Stood up Princes LaydLaid their hand on their Mouth. Iob. Chap. 29. ver. 7. 8. 9
    With rule
    When I prepared my Seat—The Aged Stood up Princes LaydLaid their hand on their Mouth. Iob. Chap. 29. ver. 7. 8. 9

    Richard Allestree · The Gentlemans Calling · Open in the reader

Judahs Joy at the Oath A70165

  • Printed
    IUDAHS IOY AT THE OATH. LAYDLAID OVT IN A SERMON ON the 2 Chro. 15, 15. for Englands example in embracing the Parliamentary …
    With rule
    IUDAHS IOY AT THE OATH. LAYDLAID OVT IN A SERMON ON the 2 Chro. 15, 15. for Englands example in embracing the Parliamentary …

    John Geree · Judahs Joy at the Oath · Open in the reader

The World Conquered A74977

  • Printed
    THE VVorld Conquered, OR A Believers Victory over THE WORLD. LaydLaid open in ſeveral Sermons on 1. John 5. 4.
    With rule
    THE VVorld Conquered, OR A Believers Victory over THE WORLD. LaydLaid open in ſeveral Sermons on 1. John 5. 4.

    Richard Alleine · The World Conquered · Open in the reader