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Waiting for reviewNamesCandidate #51049 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

rectourRector

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

Puritas changed it
26 times in 17 works
Consistency
100% (26 of 26)
Reach if approved
~27 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
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Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
26 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (26 changes in 17 works, 100% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 26)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    … Daniel. By that faithful Servant of JESUS CHRIST, William Thomas Maſter of Arts, Late RectourRector of the Church at Ʋpley, in the County of Somerſet.
    With rule
    … Daniel. By that faithful Servant of JESUS CHRIST, William Thomas Maſter of Arts, Late RectourRector of the Church at Ʋpley, in the County of Somerſet.

    William Thomas · Scriptures Opened and Cases of Conscience Resolved · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    … I neede say no more to such as know him, but, that Giles Widdowes RectourRector of St. Martins Church in Oxford, was the Authour; for whose use alone, (if …
    With rule
    … I neede say no more to such as know him, but, that Giles Widdowes RectourRector of St. Martins Church in Oxford, was the Authour; for whose use alone, (if …

    William Prynne · Lame Giles Halting · p. 1 · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … haue to ſhew (written I ſuppoſe with his owne hand) to father D. P. RectourRector of the Engliſh Colledge in Rome, hee reporteth that M. George Gilbert came into …
    With rule
    … haue to ſhew (written I ſuppoſe with his owne hand) to father D. P. RectourRector of the Engliſh Colledge in Rome, hee reporteth that M. George Gilbert came into …

    Francis Bunny · A Survey of the Popes Supremacy · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    BY SYMON PATRICK, D. D. RectourRector of Covent Garden, and One of His MAJESTIE's Chaplains in Ordinary.
    With rule
    BY SYMON PATRICK, D. D. RectourRector of Covent Garden, and One of His MAJESTIE's Chaplains in Ordinary.

    Simon Patrick · The Book of Job Paraphrased · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    … Palm. Tolle, tolle. The Miller of Matlock took toll twice, because he heard the RectourRector of the Parish read on Palme It is the Gospel appointed for the day …
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    … Palm. Tolle, tolle. The Miller of Matlock took toll twice, because he heard the RectourRector of the Parish read on Palme It is the Gospel appointed for the day …

    Thomas Fuller · The History of the Worthies of England · p. 233 · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    … the Articles they are to approve? I once happened into the Company of the RectourRector of a Pariſh, who ſignifying to me that he had lately been with the …
    With rule
    … the Articles they are to approve? I once happened into the Company of the RectourRector of a Pariſh, who ſignifying to me that he had lately been with the …

    Henry Hickman · Castigations Given to John Durell · p. 131 · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    … I have heard. After ſome conference with him, theſe articles were delivered unto the RectourRector of the Univerſity, who with other twelve (as they were called, Divines & Lawyers having …
    With rule
    … I have heard. After ſome conference with him, theſe articles were delivered unto the RectourRector of the Univerſity, who with other twelve (as they were called, Divines & Lawyers having …

    Alexander Petrie · History of the Catholic Church from 600 to 1600 · p. 169 · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    … Gaul were brought up to Learning at Augustodunum (Autun) and there Eumenius was both RectourRector and Professour, as appears by his Speech to Constantius, where he celebrates so much …
    With rule
    … Gaul were brought up to Learning at Augustodunum (Autun) and there Eumenius was both RectourRector and Professour, as appears by his Speech to Constantius, where he celebrates so much …

    Edward Stillingfleet · The Antiquities of the British Churches · p. 214 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (0)

None: wherever Puritas had this word on its own, it changed it.