Waiting for reviewie → y, y / iCandidate #4377 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

pacifiepacify

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

Puritas changed it: 1,546 times in 772 works
Consistency: 99.1% (1,546 of 1,560)
Reach if approved: ~1,640 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: pacify
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 1,561 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (1,546 changes in 772 works, 99.1% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 1,546)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… for to ſpeak properly, it is the work of the Spirit to ſtill and pacifiepacify the troubled mind of man; but tribulation is a means, and inſtrument by which …
With rule
… for to ſpeak properly, it is the work of the Spirit to ſtill and pacifiepacify the troubled mind of man; but tribulation is a means, and inſtrument by which …
Adam Harsnett · A Cordial for the Afflicted · p. 332 · Open in the reader
Printed
… What if God will not heare thy prayers? and what if God will not pacifiepacify thy conſcience? nor ſhew any mercy to thee, thou haſt thy owne, and doth …
With rule
… What if God will not heare thy prayers? and what if God will not pacifiepacify thy conſcience? nor ſhew any mercy to thee, thou haſt thy owne, and doth …
Thomas Hooker · The Souls Humiliation · p. 104 · Open in the reader
Printed
… effectual power of his most holy word he vseth no other in strumēt to pacifiepacify y^• great & horrible feare of his disciples but y^• same his cōfortable worde & liuely …
With rule
… effectual power of his most holy word he vseth no other in strumēt to pacifiepacify y^• great & horrible feare of his disciples but y^• same his cōfortable worde & liuely …
John Knox · A Faithful Admonition · p. 62 · Open in the reader
Printed
… good man in the goodnes of his conſcience taking care of all his vvaies pacifiepacify, & appeaſe the conflicts of his ovvne tempted conſcience.
With rule
… good man in the goodnes of his conſcience taking care of all his vvaies pacifiepacify, & appeaſe the conflicts of his ovvne tempted conſcience.
William Loe · The Merchant Real · p. 7 · Open in the reader
Printed
… feuenth did threaten Charles the fifth with excommunications, becauſe hee thought it requiſite to pacifiepacify the trouble (ariſing in Germany for matter of religion) rather by the aucthoritie of …
With rule
… feuenth did threaten Charles the fifth with excommunications, becauſe hee thought it requiſite to pacifiepacify the trouble (ariſing in Germany for matter of religion) rather by the aucthoritie of …
Phillips Marnix · An Exhortation Concerning the Estate of Christendom · p. 69 · Open in the reader
Printed
… water could not with-hold him from violence; yet his seruants submission did soon pacifiepacify him. Whiles man flyes stubbornely from God, hee that rides vpon the wings of …
With rule
… water could not with-hold him from violence; yet his seruants submission did soon pacifiepacify him. Whiles man flyes stubbornely from God, hee that rides vpon the wings of …
Thomas Adams · A Divine Herbal Together with a Forest of Thorns · p. 68 · Open in the reader
Printed
… to let him alone, and not to meddle? Is not their way only to pacifiepacify the Prince, and so the Prince will command the Officer to cease? Euen so …
With rule
… to let him alone, and not to meddle? Is not their way only to pacifiepacify the Prince, and so the Prince will command the Officer to cease? Euen so …
George Gifford · Dialogue Concerning Witches and Witchcrafts · Open in the reader
Printed
… meanes of attonement offered, As Dauid accepted to the meanes which Abigail vſed to pacifiepacify his wrath. This will bring vs to forgiue.
With rule
… meanes of attonement offered, As Dauid accepted to the meanes which Abigail vſed to pacifiepacify his wrath. This will bring vs to forgiue.
William Gouge · A Guide to Go to God · p. 223 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (14)

7 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 7 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Gods Three Arrows A01974

Printed
PAcifiePacify. See Wrath.
With rule
PAcifiePacify. See Wrath.
William Gouge · Gods Three Arrows · p. 127 · Open in the reader

The Breastplate of Faith and Love A09950

Printed
PacifiePacify.
With rule
PacifiePacify.
John Preston · The Breastplate of Faith and Love · Open in the reader

The Last Battle of the Soul A16539

Printed
… his drooping and cloudie Conscience: O strengthen his sillie Soule in this heauie houre: PacifiePacify the pangs of his remorse, that hee may laye holde vpon the merits and …
With rule
… his drooping and cloudie Conscience: O strengthen his sillie Soule in this heauie houre: PacifiePacify the pangs of his remorse, that hee may laye holde vpon the merits and …
Zacharie Boyd · The Last Battle of the Soul · p. 397 · Open in the reader

The Bibles Abstract and Epitome A27502

Printed
PacifiePacify the wrath of David, being kindled against Nabal her husband, by carrying a Present …
With rule
PacifiePacify the wrath of David, being kindled against Nabal her husband, by carrying a Present …
Richard Bernard · The Bibles Abstract and Epitome · p. 41 · Open in the reader
Printed
PacifiePacify the Ephraimites murmuring by milde answering.
With rule
PacifiePacify the Ephraimites murmuring by milde answering.
Richard Bernard · The Bibles Abstract and Epitome · p. 42 · Open in the reader

The Holy Arbor A42920

Printed
To PacifiePacify the heart.
With rule
To PacifiePacify the heart.
John Godolphin · The Holy Arbor · p. 184 · Open in the reader

A Complete Christian Dictionary A66593

Printed
PacifiePacify]
With rule
PacifiePacify]
Thomas Wilson · A Complete Christian Dictionary · p. 465 · Open in the reader