Waiting for reviewu / vCandidate #522 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

vnctionunction

u and v used by position, not sound: haue → have, vnto → unto.

Puritas changed it: 588 times in 224 works
Consistency: 99.4% (588 of 591)
Reach if approved: ~622 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: unction
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 592 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (588 changes in 224 works, 99.4% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 588)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… Sacrament of anealing by their comming in. But shrifte commeth to late after extreeme vnctionunction. Well admitte, the Apostle forgotte the order, and placed it after, which shoulde come …
With rule
… Sacrament of anealing by their comming in. But shrifte commeth to late after extreeme vnctionunction. Well admitte, the Apostle forgotte the order, and placed it after, which shoulde come …
William Fulke · Defense of the Translations of the Scriptures into the English Tongue · p. 388 · Open in the reader
Printed
Againe, whether the same vnctionunction bee meaned, Marke 6, and Iames ▪ 5, in this point for defence of extreame vnctionunction, to …
With rule
Againe, whether the same vnctionunction bee meaned, Marke 6, and Iames ▪ 5, in this point for defence of extreame vnctionunction, to …
William Guild · Popish Glorying in Antiquity Turned to their Shame · p. 219 · Open in the reader
Printed
… are these, Baptisme, Confirmation, Eucharist which is the Sacrament of the altar, Penance, extreme vnctionunction, Order, and Mariage, and that the sayd Sacraments confer grace, & that of them, Baptisme …
With rule
… are these, Baptisme, Confirmation, Eucharist which is the Sacrament of the altar, Penance, extreme vnctionunction, Order, and Mariage, and that the sayd Sacraments confer grace, & that of them, Baptisme …
François Hotman · The Furious Outrages of France and the Horrible Slaughter · p. CXXV · Open in the reader
Printed
… to inlarge, the Epiſcopall fringe, as confirmation, to dignifie the Prieſthood, as Orders and vnctionunction; to vphold ſhriuing worke, and ſatisfactions, as Pennance; to draw to their Conſiſtories all …
With rule
… to inlarge, the Epiſcopall fringe, as confirmation, to dignifie the Prieſthood, as Orders and vnctionunction; to vphold ſhriuing worke, and ſatisfactions, as Pennance; to draw to their Conſiſtories all …
Paul Baynes · A Help to True Happiness · p. 327 · Open in the reader
Printed
Of Annoilyng, or extreme vnctionunction.
With rule
Of Annoilyng, or extreme vnctionunction.
Thomas Becon · The Relics of Rome · Open in the reader
Printed
13. That extreme VnctionUnction is a Sacrament properly ſo called.
With rule
13. That extreme VnctionUnction is a Sacrament properly ſo called.
Ephraim Pagitt · Christianography · p. 6 · Open in the reader
Printed
… for a deversitie betwixt their degree and mine, in their consecration they take their vnctionunction in their arme, I on the head, and as I am superior to them …
With rule
… for a deversitie betwixt their degree and mine, in their consecration they take their vnctionunction in their arme, I on the head, and as I am superior to them …
John Foxe · A Blow for the Pope · p. 35 · Open in the reader
Printed
… into the holy place, heauen it ſelfe, purchaſing euerlaſting redemption, and aboliſhing thereby the vnctionunction of the Law. Hebr. 8. 2. & 9. 8. 12.
With rule
… into the holy place, heauen it ſelfe, purchaſing euerlaſting redemption, and aboliſhing thereby the vnctionunction of the Law. Hebr. 8. 2. & 9. 8. 12.
Henry Finch · The Calling of the Jews · p. 169 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (3)

3 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

The Sum of Christian Religion 2 A14216

Printed
1 WHAT CHRISTS VNCTIONUNCTION OR ANNOINTING IS.
With rule
1 WHAT CHRISTS VNCTIONUNCTION OR ANNOINTING IS.
Zacharias Ursinus · The Sum of Christian Religion 2 · p. 438 · Open in the reader

A General View of Papistry A15422

Printed
THE SIXTEENTH CONTROVERSIE, OF CONFIRMATION, ORDERS, EXTREME VNCTIONUNCTION.
With rule
THE SIXTEENTH CONTROVERSIE, OF CONFIRMATION, ORDERS, EXTREME VNCTIONUNCTION.
Andrew Willet · A General View of Papistry · p. 540 · Open in the reader
Printed
THE THIRD QVESTION, OF EXTREME VNCtionUnction. First, whether it bee a sacrament. Secondly, of the efficacie. Thirdly, of the ceremonies.
With rule
THE THIRD QVESTION, OF EXTREME VNCtionUnction. First, whether it bee a sacrament. Secondly, of the efficacie. Thirdly, of the ceremonies.
Andrew Willet · A General View of Papistry · p. 549 · Open in the reader