Waiting for reviewNamesCandidate #50913 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

monckMonk

Proper names whose form changes beyond mechanical spelling: Ionas → Jonah. Approve one at a time.

Puritas changed it: 62 times in 30 works
Consistency: 72.9% (62 of 85)
Reach if approved: ~89 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: monk
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 85 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (62 changes in 30 works, 72.9% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 62)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… hereſie. For Mahumetiſme was hatched by the counſell and adviſe of Sergius a Popiſh MonckMonk which he gave to Mahomet. Secondly, in Dominion. For Dan. 7.7, 8. There came up a …
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… hereſie. For Mahumetiſme was hatched by the counſell and adviſe of Sergius a Popiſh MonckMonk which he gave to Mahomet. Secondly, in Dominion. For Dan. 7.7, 8. There came up a …
Nathanael Homes · The Resurrection Revealed · p. 86 · Open in the reader
Printed
… bodily preſence of Chriſt in the Euchariſt, and the worſhip of Images. Ecbert, a MonckMonk, wrote againſt them, and contemptuouſly called them Cathari, or Puritans: the Emperors alſo, and …
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… bodily preſence of Chriſt in the Euchariſt, and the worſhip of Images. Ecbert, a MonckMonk, wrote againſt them, and contemptuouſly called them Cathari, or Puritans: the Emperors alſo, and …
Alexander Petrie · History of the Catholic Church from 600 to 1600 · p. 269 · Open in the reader
Printed
George MonckMonk is for the King, not for his Lands,
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George MonckMonk is for the King, not for his Lands,
Robert Wild · Iter Boreal 2 · p. 17 · Open in the reader
Printed
… the French fleet at ſea, tranſporting Soldiers and ſupplies unto him, took Euſtachius a MonckMonk their Admiral, Priſoner, whoſe head the Kings Brother Richard, cut off with his Sword …
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… the French fleet at ſea, tranſporting Soldiers and ſupplies unto him, took Euſtachius a MonckMonk their Admiral, Priſoner, whoſe head the Kings Brother Richard, cut off with his Sword …
William Prynne · Vindication of Ecclesiastical Volume 3 · p. 370 · Open in the reader
Printed
Preſented to General MonckMonk Feb. 17. 1659. at His Quarters at Drapers-hall London, by Sir Thomas Wharton Knight, Brother …
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Preſented to General MonckMonk Feb. 17. 1659. at His Quarters at Drapers-hall London, by Sir Thomas Wharton Knight, Brother …
Thomas Fuller · A Happy Handful · p. 36 · Open in the reader
Printed
Great Genera…l MonckMonk, go kiſs his welcome feet;
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Great Genera…l MonckMonk, go kiſs his welcome feet;
Robert Wild · Successful March of the Lord General · p. 1 · Open in the reader
Printed
… cannot be dissolved by man. Neither ought any man once married, to turn a MonckMonk; for a single life is only fit for those, that have the gift of …
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… cannot be dissolved by man. Neither ought any man once married, to turn a MonckMonk; for a single life is only fit for those, that have the gift of …
David Dickson · Truths Victory Over Error · p. 233 · Open in the reader
Printed
Know, Reader, that our English Kings had always a MonckMonk, generally of St. Albans (as near London, the Staple of news and books) to …
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Know, Reader, that our English Kings had always a MonckMonk, generally of St. Albans (as near London, the Staple of news and books) to …
Thomas Fuller · The History of the Worthies of England · p. 121 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (23)

17 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 13 are listed here. 6 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Arrow Against the Separationists A08811

Printed
… may in reſpect of their offices, be named a Pope or an Abbot, a monckMonk or a frier: I hope you wil not deny this. How be it, ſuch …
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… may in reſpect of their offices, be named a Pope or an Abbot, a monckMonk or a frier: I hope you wil not deny this. How be it, ſuch …
John Paget · Arrow Against the Separationists · p. 141 · Open in the reader

The History of the Worthies of England A40672

Printed
GEORGE MONCKMONK. Some will say he being (and long may he be) alive; belongs not to …
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GEORGE MONCKMONK. Some will say he being (and long may he be) alive; belongs not to …
Thomas Fuller · The History of the Worthies of England · p. 259 · Open in the reader
Printed
Such was brave MONCKMONK in his reserved mind,
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Such was brave MONCKMONK in his reserved mind,
Thomas Fuller · The History of the Worthies of England · p. 183 · Open in the reader

Iter Boreal A66003

Printed
Attempting somthing upon the Successful and Matchless March of the Lord Generall GEORGE MONCKMONK, FROM SCOTLAND, TO LONDON, The last Winter, &c.
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Attempting somthing upon the Successful and Matchless March of the Lord Generall GEORGE MONCKMONK, FROM SCOTLAND, TO LONDON, The last Winter, &c.
Robert Wild · Iter Boreal · Open in the reader
Printed
… BOREALE. Attempting somthing upon the Successful and Matchless March of the Lord Generall GEORGE MONCKMONK, from Scotland to London, the last Winter.
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… BOREALE. Attempting somthing upon the Successful and Matchless March of the Lord Generall GEORGE MONCKMONK, from Scotland to London, the last Winter.
Robert Wild · Iter Boreal · p. 3 · Open in the reader
Printed
MONCKMONK! the great MonckMonk! That syllable out-shines
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MONCKMONK! the great MonckMonk! That syllable out-shines
Robert Wild · Iter Boreal · p. 4 · Open in the reader

Iter Boreal 2 A66004

Printed
MONCKMONK! the great MonckMonk! that ſyllable outſhines
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MONCKMONK! the great MonckMonk! that ſyllable outſhines
Robert Wild · Iter Boreal 2 · p. 7 · Open in the reader

Answer to a Popish Pamphlet Called the Touchstone of the Reformed Gospel A70152

Printed
… ſupplication to him that he would conveene a Councell, but therafter their owne charter monckMonk authour of Faſciculus temporum, telleth us, That in the time of Boniface the 2. this …
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… ſupplication to him that he would conveene a Councell, but therafter their owne charter monckMonk authour of Faſciculus temporum, telleth us, That in the time of Boniface the 2. this …
William Guild · Answer to a Popish Pamphlet Called the Touchstone of the Reformed Gospel · p. 58 · Open in the reader

A Happy Handful A85018

Printed
TO His Highneſs The Lord General MONCKMONK.
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TO His Highneſs The Lord General MONCKMONK.
Thomas Fuller · A Happy Handful · Open in the reader
Printed
To his Excellency the Lord General MONCKMONK.
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To his Excellency the Lord General MONCKMONK.
Thomas Fuller · A Happy Handful · p. 12 · Open in the reader
Printed
To his Excellency the Lord General MONCKMONK.
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To his Excellency the Lord General MONCKMONK.
Thomas Fuller · A Happy Handful · p. 28 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Town of Nottingham, preſented by way of Addreſs to his Excellency the Lord General MONCKMONK, the 28. of February, With a Letter to his Excellency, and another to the Speaker …
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… Town of Nottingham, preſented by way of Addreſs to his Excellency the Lord General MONCKMONK, the 28. of February, With a Letter to his Excellency, and another to the Speaker …
Thomas Fuller · A Happy Handful · p. 52 · Open in the reader
Printed
… and ſhall ever pay a moſt grateful Acknowledgment to his Excellency the Lord Gen. MONCKMONK as the ſignal Inſtrument of ſo great a Deliverance.
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… and ſhall ever pay a moſt grateful Acknowledgment to his Excellency the Lord Gen. MONCKMONK as the ſignal Inſtrument of ſo great a Deliverance.
Thomas Fuller · A Happy Handful · p. 75 · Open in the reader