Waiting for reviewie → y, y / iCandidate #4115 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

wryttenwritten

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

Puritas changed it: 661 times in 131 works
Consistency: 99.1% (661 of 667)
Reach if approved: ~701 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: written
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 667 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (661 changes in 131 works, 99.1% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 661)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… dyd at y^t tyme to hym. For what so euer thynges are wryttenwritten, are wryttenwritten for our learnynge. Ye shall receaue moche pleasure of this your floure, yf ye …
With rule
… dyd at y^t tyme to hym. For what so euer thynges are wryttenwritten, are wryttenwritten for our learnynge. Ye shall receaue moche pleasure of this your floure, yf ye …
Thomas Becon · A Pleasant New Nosegay · Open in the reader
Printed
… good learuyng) Ecolampatius departed to Baſile, of purpoſe to haue imprinted y^• he had wryttenwritten, ſoiournyng wyth the ſayde Gentleman. Ther, by the aduiſe and conſent or … Senate (albeit …
With rule
… good learuyng) Ecolampatius departed to Baſile, of purpoſe to haue imprinted y^• he had wryttenwritten, ſoiournyng wyth the ſayde Gentleman. Ther, by the aduiſe and conſent or … Senate (albeit …
Philipp Melanchthon · History of Three Renowned Reformers · Open in the reader
Printed
… the ymage of Chriſt and God our father / ſeynge hys lawes of ryghtwyſneſſe are wryttenwritten in our hartes.
With rule
… the ymage of Chriſt and God our father / ſeynge hys lawes of ryghtwyſneſſe are wryttenwritten in our hartes.
William Tyndale · Exposition Upon Matthew 27(1) · Open in the reader
Printed
… of her to be worshypped at Worcestre, delyuerynge hym a boke which he had wryttenwritten of the same apparycyons, besydes the lyfe of Aldelme. The pope than called Constantyne …
With rule
… of her to be worshypped at Worcestre, delyuerynge hym a boke which he had wryttenwritten of the same apparycyons, besydes the lyfe of Aldelme. The pope than called Constantyne …
John Bale · The Acts of English Votaries · Open in the reader
Printed
… heretyque. Now cometh forth Thomas venatorius, whych with great grace, lernynge, and eloquence hath wryttenwritten an excellent worke vpon the .ii. epyſtles of ſaynt Paule to Timothe. Thys boke …
With rule
… heretyque. Now cometh forth Thomas venatorius, whych with great grace, lernynge, and eloquence hath wryttenwritten an excellent worke vpon the .ii. epyſtles of ſaynt Paule to Timothe. Thys boke …
John Bale · A Disclosing or Opening of the Man of Sin · Open in the reader
Printed
… wylte not be saued, shalte be destroyed. For God hath spoken, and it is wryttenwritten.
With rule
… wylte not be saued, shalte be destroyed. For God hath spoken, and it is wryttenwritten.
Thomas Lever · A Fruitful Sermon · Open in the reader
Printed
… the time of the late perſecution, ther came one litle treatiſe too my handes wryttenwritten in the Frenche tunge wherein (aboue the reſt) I toke moſte pleſure and found …
With rule
… the time of the late perſecution, ther came one litle treatiſe too my handes wryttenwritten in the Frenche tunge wherein (aboue the reſt) I toke moſte pleſure and found …
Martin Luther · Certain Meditations of Perfect Consolation · Open in the reader
Printed
… immortaliti of the soule, Christe aunswered thē saying haue ye not reade what is wryttenwritten? I am the God of Abrahā, the God of Isaac, and the God of …
With rule
… immortaliti of the soule, Christe aunswered thē saying haue ye not reade what is wryttenwritten? I am the God of Abrahā, the God of Isaac, and the God of …
Thomas Becon · The Governance of Virtue · 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.

Commentary Upon Micah A01754

Printed
A COMMENtarye vpon the Praphet Mycha. WryttenWritten by Antony Gilby.
With rule
A COMMENtarye vpon the Praphet Mycha. WryttenWritten by Antony Gilby.
Anthony Gilby · Commentary Upon Micah · Open in the reader

Certain Meditations of Perfect Consolation A06514

Printed
WryttenWritten in the Frenche tung, and tranſlated in to Engliſhe by Robert Filles.
With rule
WryttenWritten in the Frenche tung, and tranſlated in to Engliſhe by Robert Filles.
Martin Luther · Certain Meditations of Perfect Consolation · Open in the reader

History of Three Renowned Reformers A08486

Printed
¶ The hiſtory of the Lyfe and Death of Huldericke Zuinglins. WryttenWritten by Oſwa…d Mi…s. (⸫)
With rule
¶ The hiſtory of the Lyfe and Death of Huldericke Zuinglins. WryttenWritten by Oſwa…d Mi…s. (⸫)
Philipp Melanchthon · History of Three Renowned Reformers · Open in the reader

Acts and Monuments Volume 2 Part 2 A67927

Printed
… I pray God you may picke out some vnderstanding of my minde towards you. WryttenWritten in a Colehouse of darkenesse, oute of a paire of paynefull stockes, by thine …
With rule
… I pray God you may picke out some vnderstanding of my minde towards you. WryttenWritten in a Colehouse of darkenesse, oute of a paire of paynefull stockes, by thine …
John Foxe · Acts and Monuments Volume 2 Part 2 · p. 1834 · Open in the reader