Waiting for reviewie → y, y / iCandidate #4775 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

brydlebridle

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

Puritas changed it: 338 times in 64 works
Consistency: 98.5% (338 of 343)
Reach if approved: ~360 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: bridle
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 343 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (338 changes in 64 works, 98.5% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 338)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… ſo that he forgetteth God, and careth nothynge for hys ſubiectes, and vſynge the brydlebridle to hys pleaſure in ſynnynge, he becōmeth a wodde & furious beaſte. It chaunceth alſo …
With rule
… ſo that he forgetteth God, and careth nothynge for hys ſubiectes, and vſynge the brydlebridle to hys pleaſure in ſynnynge, he becōmeth a wodde & furious beaſte. It chaunceth alſo …
Martin Luther · Exposition of Marys Magnificat · Open in the reader
Printed
… his owen, that howsoeuer he shall extolle, and sett them vp, yet doeth he brydlebridle them so, that they continuallie keip in mynd and remembrence them selues, to be …
With rule
… his owen, that howsoeuer he shall extolle, and sett them vp, yet doeth he brydlebridle them so, that they continuallie keip in mynd and remembrence them selues, to be …
George Hay · The Confutation of the Abbot of Crosraguels Mass · p. 66 · Open in the reader
Printed
… maketh mention of the feare of God, but he enfourmeth men in gouernement, to brydlebridle and kéepe vnder their harts.
With rule
… maketh mention of the feare of God, but he enfourmeth men in gouernement, to brydlebridle and kéepe vnder their harts.
Martin Luther · Exposition of Ecclesiastes · p. 133 · Open in the reader
Printed
… that we make light of ſinne, flattering our owne affections, giuinge to them the brydlebridle and reyne at large, wherby Fayth is extinguiſhed. For Faythe which aſketh remiſſion of …
With rule
… that we make light of ſinne, flattering our owne affections, giuinge to them the brydlebridle and reyne at large, wherby Fayth is extinguiſhed. For Faythe which aſketh remiſſion of …
Philipp Melanchthon · The Justification of Man by Faith Only · p. lxvii · Open in the reader
Printed
… tellyng them the letter slayeth? but ther is nether, …tter nor spirit that maye brydlebridle and holde your styfe necked headis.
With rule
… tellyng them the letter slayeth? but ther is nether, …tter nor spirit that maye brydlebridle and holde your styfe necked headis.
William Tyndale · The Supper of the Lord · p. 15 · Open in the reader
Printed
… that are at diſcorde, which do defende and deliuer the good, and puniſh and brydlebridle the wicked. And ſo y^e Iudicial lawes are thoſe which informe the Iudges howe …
With rule
… that are at diſcorde, which do defende and deliuer the good, and puniſh and brydlebridle the wicked. And ſo y^e Iudicial lawes are thoſe which informe the Iudges howe …
Henrich Bullinger · Fifty Sermons Containing the Chief Points of the Christian Religion · p. 388 · Open in the reader
Printed
… though it were of ſmall valure, and by y^t menes to gyue them y^e brydlebridle to do euyll, and to dymynyſhe the ſyn. Now, if he which makethe the …
With rule
… though it were of ſmall valure, and by y^t menes to gyue them y^e brydlebridle to do euyll, and to dymynyſhe the ſyn. Now, if he which makethe the …
John Calvin · What a Faithful Man Dwelling Among Papists Ought to Do · Open in the reader
Printed
… but wilfulneſſe / and obſtinate reſiſting of the manifeſt trueth. Well / god is able to brydlebridle you.
With rule
… but wilfulneſſe / and obſtinate reſiſting of the manifeſt trueth. Well / god is able to brydlebridle you.
Miles Coverdale · A Confutation of Standishs Treatise · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (5)

2 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 3 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Concerning the Truth of Christian Religion A07769

Printed
… ready to goe or too stand still whensoeuer Reason loozeneth or pulleth backe the BrydleBridle; and that on the contrarie part, our affections should carry vs away so headlong …
With rule
… ready to goe or too stand still whensoeuer Reason loozeneth or pulleth backe the BrydleBridle; and that on the contrarie part, our affections should carry vs away so headlong …
Philippe de Mornay · Concerning the Truth of Christian Religion · p. 311 · Open in the reader
Printed
… or thrée, making as it were publick Sermons of all naughtines, to lay the BrydleBridle in euery mans necke, and then (too kéepe credit with a fewe that are …
With rule
… or thrée, making as it were publick Sermons of all naughtines, to lay the BrydleBridle in euery mans necke, and then (too kéepe credit with a fewe that are …
Philippe de Mornay · Concerning the Truth of Christian Religion · p. 392 · Open in the reader