Waiting for reviewie → y, y / iCandidate #4612 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

craftiecrafty

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

Puritas changed it: 819 times in 365 works
Consistency: 97.9% (819 of 836)
Reach if approved: ~878 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: crafty
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 836 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (819 changes in 365 works, 97.9% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 819)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… wiſedome. It is commonly ſayd, The beſt gameſters haue the worſt lucke, ſo theſe craftiecrafty foxes play often wilie beguile themſelues For the Lord will not let their wicked …
With rule
… wiſedome. It is commonly ſayd, The beſt gameſters haue the worſt lucke, ſo theſe craftiecrafty foxes play often wilie beguile themſelues For the Lord will not let their wicked …
Thomas Granger · Commentary on Ecclesiastes · p. 259 · Open in the reader
Printed
2 The beast of the bottomlesse pitte is the cruel, craftiecrafty, and curssed generation of Antichriste, the Pope wyth his Bishoppes, prelates, priestes, and religious …
With rule
2 The beast of the bottomlesse pitte is the cruel, craftiecrafty, and curssed generation of Antichriste, the Pope wyth his Bishoppes, prelates, priestes, and religious …
John Bale · The Image of Both Churches in Revelation · Open in the reader
Printed
… reſolve on in this point, Surely no man can well tell. Wherefore heere the craftiecrafty Prieſtes and Ieſuites among vs will perſwade vehemently their diſciples, that they have got …
With rule
… reſolve on in this point, Surely no man can well tell. Wherefore heere the craftiecrafty Prieſtes and Ieſuites among vs will perſwade vehemently their diſciples, that they have got …
Henry Jacob · Attestation of Many Learned Godly and Famous Divines · p. 168 · Open in the reader
Printed
… who is the accuser of vs and of our brethren, …uer finde out some craftiecrafty accusation, to trouble the weake conscience of the afflicted, so long as it resteth …
With rule
… who is the accuser of vs and of our brethren, …uer finde out some craftiecrafty accusation, to trouble the weake conscience of the afflicted, so long as it resteth …
John Knox · A Fort for the Afflicted · Open in the reader
Printed
… iuſtifie their proceedings. Laſtly, is it Chriſtian policy? no, it is deuiliſh ſubtletie, and craftiecrafty forgerie: for the caſe ſo ſtands betwixt them and vs, as in a tryall …
With rule
… iuſtifie their proceedings. Laſtly, is it Chriſtian policy? no, it is deuiliſh ſubtletie, and craftiecrafty forgerie: for the caſe ſo ſtands betwixt them and vs, as in a tryall …
Thomas Beard · A Retractive from the Romish Religion · p. 494 · Open in the reader
Printed
… ſayd theſe wordes againſt Maſter Ridley: Here you ſée the glorious; the ſtubborne; the craftiecrafty; the vnconſtant minde of this man. Here you ſée this day, that the ſtrength …
With rule
… ſayd theſe wordes againſt Maſter Ridley: Here you ſée the glorious; the ſtubborne; the craftiecrafty; the vnconſtant minde of this man. Here you ſée this day, that the ſtrength …
John Foxe · Abridgment of the Book of Acts and Monuments by Timothy Bright · p. 111 · Open in the reader
Printed
… the merites of Christes passion: whereas M. Calfhil speaketh not of suche shiftes as craftiecrafty Lawiers can make for their excuses, but of the opinion of the ignorant people …
With rule
… the merites of Christes passion: whereas M. Calfhil speaketh not of suche shiftes as craftiecrafty Lawiers can make for their excuses, but of the opinion of the ignorant people …
William Fulke · Two Popish Heretics Confuted · p. 139 · Open in the reader
Printed
… not how to liue when he ſhould forgo… his office, at length vſeth this craftiecrafty dealing the goeth to all thoſe which did owe anye great ſummes to his …
With rule
… not how to liue when he ſhould forgo… his office, at length vſeth this craftiecrafty dealing the goeth to all thoſe which did owe anye great ſummes to his …
George Gifford · Four Sermons · p. 8 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (17)

12 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 5 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

The Looking Glass of the Holy War A05289

Printed
… a noble mind baſe, nor captivate a generous ſoule; though in an inthralled body. CraftieCrafty Synon could brag ſo much of himſelfe, that howſoever fortune had made him miſerable …
With rule
… a noble mind baſe, nor captivate a generous ſoule; though in an inthralled body. CraftieCrafty Synon could brag ſo much of himſelfe, that howſoever fortune had made him miſerable …
Alexander Leighton · The Looking Glass of the Holy War · p. 282 · Open in the reader

Commentary Upon Proverbs A07874

Printed
… hunger, yet they muſt not be idle or ſteale, but labor for their liuing. CraftieCrafty artificers & theeues or robbers, imagine that the high way to be rich, is to …
With rule
… hunger, yet they muſt not be idle or ſteale, but labor for their liuing. CraftieCrafty artificers & theeues or robbers, imagine that the high way to be rich, is to …
Peter Moffett · Commentary Upon Proverbs · p. 82 · Open in the reader

Exercitations Divine A14907

Printed
… Subtiltie, but Wiſedome to the ſimple. So Matth. 10. 16. It cannot be ſayd, be yee CraftieCrafty as Serpents, but Wiſe as Serpents.
With rule
… Subtiltie, but Wiſedome to the ſimple. So Matth. 10. 16. It cannot be ſayd, be yee CraftieCrafty as Serpents, but Wiſe as Serpents.
John Weemes · Exercitations Divine · p. 138 · Open in the reader

Conclusions of Peace A17321

Printed
… will forsake vs, but God will take vs vp, and that is our comfort. CraftieCrafty heades will lay snares to take vs in our goinges, but God will breake …
With rule
… will forsake vs, but God will take vs vp, and that is our comfort. CraftieCrafty heades will lay snares to take vs in our goinges, but God will breake …
William Burton · Conclusions of Peace · Open in the reader

The Subtle Sophistry of Watsons Sermons before Queen Mary A19670

Printed
CraftieCrafty handling of y^e fathers ſayings. 139.
With rule
CraftieCrafty handling of y^e fathers ſayings. 139.
Robert Crowley · The Subtle Sophistry of Watsons Sermons before Queen Mary · Open in the reader

Exposition of Proverbs 11-12 A20547

Printed
Doct. 1 CraftieCrafty perſons ſhall feele the ſmart and woe of their owne ſubtill practiſes.
With rule
Doct. 1 CraftieCrafty perſons ſhall feele the ſmart and woe of their owne ſubtill practiſes.
John Dod · Exposition of Proverbs 11-12 · p. 168 · Open in the reader

Exposition of Proverbs 15-17 A20556

Printed
Doct. 1. CraftieCrafty perſons ſhall feele the ſmart of their ſubtle practiſes.
With rule
Doct. 1. CraftieCrafty perſons ſhall feele the ſmart of their ſubtle practiſes.
John Dod · Exposition of Proverbs 15-17 · Open in the reader

The Bibles Abstract and Epitome A27502

Printed
CraftieCrafty Men▪
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CraftieCrafty Men▪
Richard Bernard · The Bibles Abstract and Epitome · p. 59 · Open in the reader

Exposition of Job 4-7 A35438

Printed
CraftieCrafty men may deviſe ſtrongly, but they have not ſtrength ſufficient to accompliſh their devices.
With rule
CraftieCrafty men may deviſe ſtrongly, but they have not ſtrength ſufficient to accompliſh their devices.
Joseph Caryl · Exposition of Job 4-7 · p. 279 · Open in the reader

Works of Joseph Hall A68126

Printed
… this? Is the Lord among vs or no? Infidelitie is crafty, and yet fooliſh; CraftieCrafty in her inſinuations, fooliſh in her conceits. They imply, If we were ſure the …
With rule
… this? Is the Lord among vs or no? Infidelitie is crafty, and yet fooliſh; CraftieCrafty in her inſinuations, fooliſh in her conceits. They imply, If we were ſure the …
Joseph Hall · Works of Joseph Hall · p. 891 · Open in the reader

The Wisemans Forecast Against the Evil Time A72475

Printed
The word in the Originall is a CraftieCrafty, or Subtile man, comming of a word which ſignifies to be ſubtile, or to …
With rule
The word in the Originall is a CraftieCrafty, or Subtile man, comming of a word which ſignifies to be ſubtile, or to …
Thomas Barnes · The Wisemans Forecast Against the Evil Time · p. 2 · Open in the reader

Exposition of the Laws of Moses A73378

Printed
… Subtiltie, but Wiſedome to the ſimple. So Matth. 10.16. It cannot be ſayd, be yee CraftieCrafty as Serpents, but Wiſe as Serpents.
With rule
… Subtiltie, but Wiſedome to the ſimple. So Matth. 10.16. It cannot be ſayd, be yee CraftieCrafty as Serpents, but Wiſe as Serpents.
John Weemes · Exposition of the Laws of Moses · p. 138 · Open in the reader