Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #40067 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

william'swilliam

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

Puritas changed it: 70 times in 44 works
Consistency: 85.3% (70 of 82)
Reach if approved: ~86 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: No opinion (map not loaded)
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 82 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (70 changes in 44 works, 85.3% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 70)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… be perverters of the Goſpel, and favourers of the Neonomian Party, clucking under Mr. William'sWilliam Wings, as their great Patron and Defender; we ſhall ask their Advice when we …
With rule
… be perverters of the Goſpel, and favourers of the Neonomian Party, clucking under Mr. William'sWilliam Wings, as their great Patron and Defender; we ſhall ask their Advice when we …
Richard Davis · Truth and Innocence Vindicated · p. 84 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Pacif. P. 30, 31, 32. Upon which words (Repeated, Right. of God. P. 35, 36.) I have deſired Mr. William'sWilliam, and Mr. Clark's, and now beg the Biſhop's fuller Conſideration.
With rule
… Pacif. P. 30, 31, 32. Upon which words (Repeated, Right. of God. P. 35, 36.) I have deſired Mr. William'sWilliam, and Mr. Clark's, and now beg the Biſhop's fuller Conſideration.
John Humfrey · Letters Between Humfrey and Clark · p. 69 · Open in the reader
Printed
… for. I hope ſome of thoſe Miniſters that have ſet their Hands to Mr. William'sWilliam late Book, will ſee Cauſe to repent of their raſh Act, and great Inadvertency …
With rule
… for. I hope ſome of thoſe Miniſters that have ſet their Hands to Mr. William'sWilliam late Book, will ſee Cauſe to repent of their raſh Act, and great Inadvertency …
Benjamin Keach · The Marrow of True Justification · p. 36 · Open in the reader
Printed
3. I can meet but with two faulty Editions in King William'sWilliam Time, and both in Oxford. which, he ſays, has, for ought he can learn …
With rule
3. I can meet but with two faulty Editions in King William'sWilliam Time, and both in Oxford. which, he ſays, has, for ought he can learn …
James Owen · Remarks on a Sermon About Corrupting the Word of God · p. 17 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Miniſters, who Subſcribed only unto the ſtating of the Truths and Errors in Mr. William'sWilliam Book, in Anſwer to Mr. Trail's Letter to a Miniſter in the Countrey.
With rule
… Miniſters, who Subſcribed only unto the ſtating of the Truths and Errors in Mr. William'sWilliam Book, in Anſwer to Mr. Trail's Letter to a Miniſter in the Countrey.
John Shower · Gods Thoughts and Ways Above Ours · Open in the reader
Printed
Of mighty William'sWilliam growing fame,
With rule
Of mighty William'sWilliam growing fame,
John Tutchin · A Pindaric Ode in the Praise of Folly and Knavery · p. 7 · Open in the reader
Printed
Our mighty WILLIAM'sWilliam Palace to attack?
With rule
Our mighty WILLIAM'sWilliam Palace to attack?
John Tutchin · Whitehall in Flames · p. 8 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Ministers, who Subscribed only unto the stating of the Truths and Errors in Mr. William'sWilliam Book, in answer to Mr. Trail's Letter to a Minister in the Country. 4to.
With rule
… Ministers, who Subscribed only unto the stating of the Truths and Errors in Mr. William'sWilliam Book, in answer to Mr. Trail's Letter to a Minister in the Country. 4to.
Matthew Henry · Life and Death of Philip Henry · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (12)

4 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.

The Life and Death of William the Conquerer A33327

Printed
… from Roul, and brought to his aid a mighty Army, yet Count Guifford, Duke William'sWilliam General, by a stratagem training the French into an Ambush, overthrew them, and caused …
With rule
… from Roul, and brought to his aid a mighty Army, yet Count Guifford, Duke William'sWilliam General, by a stratagem training the French into an Ambush, overthrew them, and caused …
Samuel Clarke · The Life and Death of William the Conquerer · p. 4 · Open in the reader

The Historians Guide A43873

Printed
… and chose Duke Hamilton Speaker, and on the 23d sent their Answer to K. William'sWilliam Letter, by the Lord Rosse.
With rule
… and chose Duke Hamilton Speaker, and on the 23d sent their Answer to K. William'sWilliam Letter, by the Lord Rosse.
Samuel Clarke · The Historians Guide · p. 201 · Open in the reader
Printed
date 4 King William'sWilliam Declaration to secure all Soldiers of English Pay, though sent beyond Seas.
With rule
date 4 King William'sWilliam Declaration to secure all Soldiers of English Pay, though sent beyond Seas.
Samuel Clarke · The Historians Guide · p. 202 · Open in the reader

The Everlasting Covenant a Sweet Cordial for a Drooping Soul A47489

Printed
NEanomianism Unmask'd; the 1st. 2d. and 3d. Part, being an Answer to Mr. D. William'sWilliam Book, Entituled, Gospel-Truth Stated and Vindicated, by Isa. Chauncy.
With rule
NEanomianism Unmask'd; the 1st. 2d. and 3d. Part, being an Answer to Mr. D. William'sWilliam Book, Entituled, Gospel-Truth Stated and Vindicated, by Isa. Chauncy.
Benjamin Keach · The Everlasting Covenant a Sweet Cordial for a Drooping Soul · Open in the reader