Waiting for reviewie → y, y / iCandidate #4442 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

spiespy

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

Puritas changed it: 666 times in 387 works
Consistency: 90.6% (666 of 735)
Reach if approved: ~772 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: spy
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 735 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (666 changes in 387 works, 90.6% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 666)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… ſelfe; now the Lord doth not lye at a catch with his children, to ſpiespy out their faults, and ſo proceed againſt them accordingly, but he takes them at …
With rule
… ſelfe; now the Lord doth not lye at a catch with his children, to ſpiespy out their faults, and ſo proceed againſt them accordingly, but he takes them at …
Thomas Hooker · The Souls Vocation · p. 577 · Open in the reader
Printed
No fault in her I spiespy.
With rule
No fault in her I spiespy.
William Loe · Songs of Zion · p. 140 · Open in the reader
Printed
… haue preſently turned the heele, & gone cleane another vvay. If theſe vvere ſet to ſpiespy out our libertie, or to adde more to our affliction, or othervviſe: vve leaue …
With rule
… haue preſently turned the heele, & gone cleane another vvay. If theſe vvere ſet to ſpiespy out our libertie, or to adde more to our affliction, or othervviſe: vve leaue …
Josias Nichols · The Plea of the Innocent · p. 100 · Open in the reader
Printed
Vse 1. Wee are hence taught to spiespy out in our selues this hidden and secret sinne, and heartily to bewaile it …
With rule
Vse 1. Wee are hence taught to spiespy out in our selues this hidden and secret sinne, and heartily to bewaile it …
William Perkins · Exposition of Jude · p. 50 · Open in the reader
Printed
… wiſe in doing euill: ſo wee muſt be wiſe in doing good; as they ſpiespy out their beſt aduantages when they are ſtrongeſt, and beſt prepared, and when it …
With rule
… wiſe in doing euill: ſo wee muſt be wiſe in doing good; as they ſpiespy out their beſt aduantages when they are ſtrongeſt, and beſt prepared, and when it …
John Randall · Twenty-Nine Lectures · p. 50 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Forrest. But on the other side, you cannot anger this Destroyer worse, then to spiespy his nets and his traps; and if hee see you make a custom of …
With rule
… Forrest. But on the other side, you cannot anger this Destroyer worse, then to spiespy his nets and his traps; and if hee see you make a custom of …
Francis Rous · The Art of Happiness · p. 298 · Open in the reader
Printed
… and fro, that they heare little, obserue lesse, profit nothing: why doe not we spiespy out our dissolute behaviour, and judge our selues before God? Nay how many are …
With rule
… and fro, that they heare little, obserue lesse, profit nothing: why doe not we spiespy out our dissolute behaviour, and judge our selues before God? Nay how many are …
Phineas Fletcher · The Way to Blessedness · p. 15 · Open in the reader
Printed
… owne gifts, for God hath in iudgement giuen iudgement to many simple ones to spiespy vs out.
With rule
… owne gifts, for God hath in iudgement giuen iudgement to many simple ones to spiespy vs out.
Richard Greenham · Works · p. 55 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (69)

24 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 19 are listed here. 45 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Annotations on the Pentateuch, Psalms, Song of Songs A11649

Printed
… against enemies; as Sol. Iarchi here saith, It was an high place, where the SpieSpy stood to watch whether any forces came against the citie▪ of Pisgah] or, of …
With rule
… against enemies; as Sol. Iarchi here saith, It was an high place, where the SpieSpy stood to watch whether any forces came against the citie▪ of Pisgah] or, of …
Henry Ainsworth · Annotations on the Pentateuch, Psalms, Song of Songs · p. 152 · Open in the reader

Harmony Upon 2 Samuel A15403

Printed
Whether it be lawfull to be a SpieSpy.
With rule
Whether it be lawfull to be a SpieSpy.
Andrew Willet · Harmony Upon 2 Samuel · Open in the reader

The Privy Key of Heaven A29703

Printed
… language of Conſcience, and the language of the Rod. Conſcience is Gods Deputy, Gods SpieSpy, Gods Notary, Gods Viceroy; and therefore do not deſpiſe the voice of Conſcience, do …
With rule
… language of Conſcience, and the language of the Rod. Conſcience is Gods Deputy, Gods SpieSpy, Gods Notary, Gods Viceroy; and therefore do not deſpiſe the voice of Conſcience, do …
Thomas Brooks · The Privy Key of Heaven · Open in the reader

A Mirror both for Saints and Sinners A33339

Printed
… Elector of Saxony intending to make war against the Archbishop of Magdeburg, sent a SpieSpy into his Countrey to see what preparations the Archbishop made for his own defence …
With rule
… Elector of Saxony intending to make war against the Archbishop of Magdeburg, sent a SpieSpy into his Countrey to see what preparations the Archbishop made for his own defence …
Samuel Clarke · A Mirror both for Saints and Sinners · p. 504 · Open in the reader

Divine Characters in Two Parts A35147

Printed
Whereſoever he findes an enemy, be it but a Scout or a SpieSpy, he fights him, he makes not ſo much as a truce with any, much …
With rule
Whereſoever he findes an enemy, be it but a Scout or a SpieSpy, he fights him, he makes not ſo much as a truce with any, much …
Samuel Crook · Divine Characters in Two Parts · p. 383 · Open in the reader
Printed
… heare and to tell tales, that he may walk with ſlanders ; or, be a SpieSpy, or Intelligencer to the ſlaunderer. If he can hear any newes, as an Athenian …
With rule
… heare and to tell tales, that he may walk with ſlanders ; or, be a SpieSpy, or Intelligencer to the ſlaunderer. If he can hear any newes, as an Athenian …
Samuel Crook · Divine Characters in Two Parts · p. 472 · Open in the reader
Printed
… fellowſhip in him, which in another is faction, or ſedition. He is a curious SpieSpy abroad, a blinde Bayard at home. He is ſo inquiſitive after other mens faults …
With rule
… fellowſhip in him, which in another is faction, or ſedition. He is a curious SpieSpy abroad, a blinde Bayard at home. He is ſo inquiſitive after other mens faults …
Samuel Crook · Divine Characters in Two Parts · p. 522 · Open in the reader

Exposition of Job 4-7 A35438

Printed
… riddle. (Judg. 14. 14.) The word is alſo applied to the ſearchings and enquiries of a SpieSpy (Judg. 18. 2.) ſent to bring intelligence; A ſpiespy is an exact inquiſitor, into all affaires …
With rule
… riddle. (Judg. 14. 14.) The word is alſo applied to the ſearchings and enquiries of a SpieSpy (Judg. 18. 2.) ſent to bring intelligence; A ſpiespy is an exact inquiſitor, into all affaires …
Joseph Caryl · Exposition of Job 4-7 · p. 398 · Open in the reader

The Levites Scourge A41016

Printed
SECT. V. That the Doctor was no Intelligencer or SpieSpy.
With rule
SECT. V. That the Doctor was no Intelligencer or SpieSpy.
Daniel Featley · The Levites Scourge · p. 8 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Members both of the Assembly and Parliament, whereby it appeares that he is a SpieSpy and Intelligencer to Oxford: The Letter was read before the Committee, and the Doctor …
With rule
… Members both of the Assembly and Parliament, whereby it appeares that he is a SpieSpy and Intelligencer to Oxford: The Letter was read before the Committee, and the Doctor …
Daniel Featley · The Levites Scourge · p. 9 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Letter from one Member of the Assembly to another, is not to be a SpieSpy or Intelligencer to the adverse partie: But such a one was the Primate of …
With rule
… Letter from one Member of the Assembly to another, is not to be a SpieSpy or Intelligencer to the adverse partie: But such a one was the Primate of …
Daniel Featley · The Levites Scourge · p. 10 · Open in the reader
Printed
… the Docto… never dictated, and that also intercepted; how then can he be a SpieSpy? For the Letter intercepted could give no intelligence to Oxon, being stayed at London.
With rule
… the Docto… never dictated, and that also intercepted; how then can he be a SpieSpy? For the Letter intercepted could give no intelligence to Oxon, being stayed at London.
Daniel Featley · The Levites Scourge · p. 10 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Certainly, if the bare sending of that Letter to Oxford, make a man a SpieSpy and Intelligencer, and guiltie of I know not what capitall Crime, as S. Austine …
With rule
… Certainly, if the bare sending of that Letter to Oxford, make a man a SpieSpy and Intelligencer, and guiltie of I know not what capitall Crime, as S. Austine …
Daniel Featley · The Levites Scourge · p. 11 · Open in the reader

Paradise Lost A50919

Printed
Chaos and ancient Night, I comeno SpieSpy,
With rule
Chaos and ancient Night, I comeno SpieSpy,
John Milton · Paradise Lost · Open in the reader
Printed
Wise to flie pain, professing next the SpieSpy,
With rule
Wise to flie pain, professing next the SpieSpy,
John Milton · Paradise Lost · Open in the reader

A Divine Legacy Bequeathed Unto All Mankind A52811

Printed
… the Witches in the World, than offend our own Conſciences; for Conſcience is God's SpieSpy, and 'tis Man's Overſeer; as it is God's Deputy-Judge, ſo it is Man's …
With rule
… the Witches in the World, than offend our own Conſciences; for Conſcience is God's SpieSpy, and 'tis Man's Overſeer; as it is God's Deputy-Judge, ſo it is Man's …
Christopher Ness · A Divine Legacy Bequeathed Unto All Mankind · p. 236 · Open in the reader

A Complete Christian Dictionary A66593

Printed
… out and in to his Brethren in the … without suspicion of coming as a SpieSpy, 1 Sam. 17. 18.
With rule
… out and in to his Brethren in the … without suspicion of coming as a SpieSpy, 1 Sam. 17. 18.
Thomas Wilson · A Complete Christian Dictionary · p. 487 · Open in the reader
Printed
SpieSpy]
With rule
SpieSpy]
Thomas Wilson · A Complete Christian Dictionary · p. 608 · Open in the reader

Poems A69225

Printed
And ſooner may a gulling weather SpieSpy
With rule
And ſooner may a gulling weather SpieSpy
John Donne · Poems · p. 327 · Open in the reader