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thairtheir

Everything else the mechanical classes do not explain: shew → show, then → than.

Puritas changed it
903 times in 25 works
Consistency
87.7% (903 of 1,029)
Reach if approved
~1,082 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: their
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
1,030 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (903 changes in 25 works, 87.7% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 903)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    … and take their Fields and Vineyards, and Oliveyards, even the beſt of them, and thairtheir goodlieſt yong men, and their Aſſes, and give them to his Officers, and to …
    With rule
    … and take their Fields and Vineyards, and Oliveyards, even the beſt of them, and thairtheir goodlieſt yong men, and their Aſſes, and give them to his Officers, and to …

    John Cook · An Appeal to All Rational Men Concerning His Trial · p. 7 · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    … man be chargeit be Christ lesus, to go to an … whome he hath offended, & thairtheir by cōfessing of his offence requyre reconsiliation: mucho moir is he bound to seik …
    With rule
    … man be chargeit be Christ lesus, to go to an … whome he hath offended, & thairtheir by cōfessing of his offence requyre reconsiliation: mucho moir is he bound to seik …

    John Knox · The Order of Excommunication and Public Repentance · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … theſe proceedings is manifeſt: the exception of prelimiting of the Aſſembly being grounded upon thairtheir Letter and Act ſent to Presbytries which was a part of their proceedings; and …
    With rule
    … theſe proceedings is manifeſt: the exception of prelimiting of the Aſſembly being grounded upon thairtheir Letter and Act ſent to Presbytries which was a part of their proceedings; and …

    James Guthrie · The Nullity of the Pretended Assembly at St Andrews and Dundee · p. 250 · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    … this sens also dois ye Prophet Ieremie, aggrage, the incō stancie and defectioū of thairtheir fatheris frō God, in thir wordis. Go ze to the Iles of Ch…im …
    With rule
    … this sens also dois ye Prophet Ieremie, aggrage, the incō stancie and defectioū of thairtheir fatheris frō God, in thir wordis. Go ze to the Iles of Ch…im …

    David Fergusson · Sermon Preached 13 January 1571 · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    … Moone ecclipsed, & priuate of the licht of the Sunne: Neverthelesse, in the middes of thairtheir miseries, he wil edge by the cloude, and shewe thame blenks of mercy, of …
    With rule
    … Moone ecclipsed, & priuate of the licht of the Sunne: Neverthelesse, in the middes of thairtheir miseries, he wil edge by the cloude, and shewe thame blenks of mercy, of …

    Alexander Hume · Treatise of Conscience Wherein Divers Secrets are Discovered · p. 33 · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    Quhowbeit the tempyll byrn aboue thairtheir haid
    With rule
    Quhowbeit the tempyll byrn aboue thairtheir haid

    David Lindsay · A Dialogue Betwixt Experience and a Courtier · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    … out, but that we may all go together to mete our maister Christ in thairtheir at his comminge, & so to be in blisse with him in body and soule …
    With rule
    … out, but that we may all go together to mete our maister Christ in thairtheir at his comminge, & so to be in blisse with him in body and soule …

    Nicholas Ridley · A Friendly Farewell · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    … ane halie vſe: Looke howe far, the haly vſe differs fra the commoun vſe; thairtheir is als great difference, betwixt the elements this day in the actioun, and the …
    With rule
    … ane halie vſe: Looke howe far, the haly vſe differs fra the commoun vſe; thairtheir is als great difference, betwixt the elements this day in the actioun, and the …

    Robert Bruce · Sermons Upon the Lords Supper · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (126)

126 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 32 are listed here. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Sermon Preached 13 January 1571 A00687

  • Printed
    … reddy to releif ye necessitie of the pure sanctis that dwellit far frō thame. ThairTheir Ministeris also with thairtheir famileis wer honorabilly sustenit in all thingis necessarie, thocht sum …
    With rule
    … reddy to releif ye necessitie of the pure sanctis that dwellit far frō thame. ThairTheir Ministeris also with thairtheir famileis wer honorabilly sustenit in all thingis necessarie, thocht sum …

    David Fergusson · Sermon Preached 13 January 1571 · Open in the reader

The Confutation of the Abbot of Crosraguels Mass A02831

  • Printed
    ThairTheir will no man (say ye) of iudgement or learning, mak difference betuix thir wordes …
    With rule
    ThairTheir will no man (say ye) of iudgement or learning, mak difference betuix thir wordes …

    George Hay · The Confutation of the Abbot of Crosraguels Mass · p. 46 · Open in the reader

Hymns or Sacred Songs A03826

  • Printed
    ThairTheir kinde of life, and actions, least they erre,
    With rule
    ThairTheir kinde of life, and actions, least they erre,

    Alexander Hume · Hymns or Sacred Songs · p. 56 · Open in the reader

Treatise of Conscience Wherein Divers Secrets are Discovered A03827

  • Printed
    … else follow is that quhilk is richteous, or indifferent, vpon ignorance, or vpon accident: ThairTheir can be na testimony of a gud Conscience thairtheir: For that quhilk is done …
    With rule
    … else follow is that quhilk is richteous, or indifferent, vpon ignorance, or vpon accident: ThairTheir can be na testimony of a gud Conscience thairtheir: For that quhilk is done …

    Alexander Hume · Treatise of Conscience Wherein Divers Secrets are Discovered · p. 16 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … in suffering paciently the Lords rod & correction, & in hope dailie waiting for his deliverance: ThairTheir is na question, but thou sal see a blessed issue of thy trouble: For …
    With rule
    … in suffering paciently the Lords rod & correction, & in hope dailie waiting for his deliverance: ThairTheir is na question, but thou sal see a blessed issue of thy trouble: For …

    Alexander Hume · Treatise of Conscience Wherein Divers Secrets are Discovered · p. 56 · Open in the reader

Answer to a Jesuit A04922

  • Printed
    THairTheir is sum I knaw perchance for laik outher of gude discourse or wit measures …
    With rule
    THairTheir is sum I knaw perchance for laik outher of gude discourse or wit measures …

    John Knox · Answer to a Jesuit · Open in the reader

Works A05537

  • Printed
    … in preſoun Iohne Aſtoun, Reginald Pecock Biſchop of Chicheſter, with ane infinite noumber ma. ThairTheir was na end in thairtheir furie. Quhill thay war thus buſie in Ingland, began …
    With rule
    … in preſoun Iohne Aſtoun, Reginald Pecock Biſchop of Chicheſter, with ane infinite noumber ma. ThairTheir was na end in thairtheir furie. Quhill thay war thus buſie in Ingland, began …

    David Lindsay · Works · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    ThairTheir auld miſde…d he prayit thame ay to mend it
    With rule
    ThairTheir auld miſde…d he prayit thame ay to mend it

    David Lindsay · Works · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    ThairTheir a win ſowldiouris full gredilie
    With rule
    ThairTheir a win ſowldiouris full gredilie

    David Lindsay · Works · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    ThairTheir wes not ellis bot wraking of vengeance,
    With rule
    ThairTheir wes not ellis bot wraking of vengeance,

    David Lindsay · Works · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    ThairTheir hes ſcho fund hir mother Pouerte,
    With rule
    ThairTheir hes ſcho fund hir mother Pouerte,

    David Lindsay · Works · Open in the reader

A Dialogue Betwixt Experience and a Courtier A05548

  • Printed
    ThairTheir spousis, bairnis, syster, & thare brother
    With rule
    ThairTheir spousis, bairnis, syster, & thare brother

    David Lindsay · A Dialogue Betwixt Experience and a Courtier · Open in the reader

The History of a Noble Squire A05554

  • Printed
    ThairTheir verteous deidis to ensew:
    With rule
    ThairTheir verteous deidis to ensew:

    David Lindsay · The History of a Noble Squire · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    ThairTheir Speiris warsa teuch & strang,
    With rule
    ThairTheir Speiris warsa teuch & strang,

    David Lindsay · The History of a Noble Squire · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    ThairTheir micht na Buckler by de his brand.
    With rule
    ThairTheir micht na Buckler by de his brand.

    David Lindsay · The History of a Noble Squire · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    ThairTheir was na Creature that knew.
    With rule
    ThairTheir was na Creature that knew.

    David Lindsay · The History of a Noble Squire · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    ThairTheir micht na sorrow mak him sad,
    With rule
    ThairTheir micht na sorrow mak him sad,

    David Lindsay · The History of a Noble Squire · Open in the reader

A Compendious Bulk of Godly Psalms and Spiritual Songs A16106

  • Printed
    ThairTheir sustenance for to ressane of the,
    With rule
    ThairTheir sustenance for to ressane of the,

    John Wedderburn · A Compendious Bulk of Godly Psalms and Spiritual Songs · p. 17 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    ThairTheir pregnant wittis sall scorne, and anone
    With rule
    ThairTheir pregnant wittis sall scorne, and anone

    John Wedderburn · A Compendious Bulk of Godly Psalms and Spiritual Songs · p. 75 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    ThairTheir violence and wrang walkis full wyde
    With rule
    ThairTheir violence and wrang walkis full wyde

    John Wedderburn · A Compendious Bulk of Godly Psalms and Spiritual Songs · p. 88 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    ThairTheir mon we ly quhill we forsaik
    With rule
    ThairTheir mon we ly quhill we forsaik

    John Wedderburn · A Compendious Bulk of Godly Psalms and Spiritual Songs · p. 123 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    ThairTheir subtill slychtis, now arspyit,
    With rule
    ThairTheir subtill slychtis, now arspyit,

    John Wedderburn · A Compendious Bulk of Godly Psalms and Spiritual Songs · p. 160 · Open in the reader

Sermons Upon the Lords Supper A17050

  • Printed
    … of the dull hart. But thairtheir is a thing, that ȝee mann euer remember; ThairTheir is na doctrine, nather of the ſimple word, nor ȝit of the ſacraments, gif …
    With rule
    … of the dull hart. But thairtheir is a thing, that ȝee mann euer remember; ThairTheir is na doctrine, nather of the ſimple word, nor ȝit of the ſacraments, gif …

    Robert Bruce · Sermons Upon the Lords Supper · Open in the reader

Brief Commendation of Uprightness A19894

  • Printed
    ThairTheir micht be ſene how ſure was vprichtnes.
    With rule
    ThairTheir micht be ſene how ſure was vprichtnes.

    John Davidson · Brief Commendation of Uprightness · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    ThairTheir was na troubile come to the,
    With rule
    ThairTheir was na troubile come to the,

    John Davidson · Brief Commendation of Uprightness · Open in the reader

A Satire of the Three Estates A72573

  • Printed
    ThairTheir ſall thay find all paſtyme and pleaſance.
    With rule
    ThairTheir ſall thay find all paſtyme and pleaſance.

    David Lindsay · A Satire of the Three Estates · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    ThairTheir governours in vertew and in vyce.
    With rule
    ThairTheir governours in vertew and in vyce.

    David Lindsay · A Satire of the Three Estates · p. 34 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    ThairTheir life at lenth rehearſt ſall be perqueir.
    With rule
    ThairTheir life at lenth rehearſt ſall be perqueir.

    David Lindsay · A Satire of the Three Estates · p. 62 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    ThairTheir is na Preiſts in all this toun,
    With rule
    ThairTheir is na Preiſts in all this toun,

    David Lindsay · A Satire of the Three Estates · p. 95 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    ThairTheir hart waitis nocht quhat thairtheir mouth ſayis
    With rule
    ThairTheir hart waitis nocht quhat thairtheir mouth ſayis

    David Lindsay · A Satire of the Three Estates · p. 124 · Open in the reader

Answer to the Tractive by Master Kennedy B12330

  • Printed
    … think to haue the Eternall lyfe: and thay ar thay quhilk teſtifeis of me. ThairTheir culde nocht be ane greater controuerſie, or queſtion, for ony mater of Religione, nor …
    With rule
    … think to haue the Eternall lyfe: and thay ar thay quhilk teſtifeis of me. ThairTheir culde nocht be ane greater controuerſie, or queſtion, for ony mater of Religione, nor …

    John Davidson · Answer to the Tractive by Master Kennedy · p. 7 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … maters concerning religion, could be aggreit, bot be the word and Spirit of God. ThairTheir hes neuer bene ane herityke that hes bene of ony learning, quhow wickit that …
    With rule
    … maters concerning religion, could be aggreit, bot be the word and Spirit of God. ThairTheir hes neuer bene ane herityke that hes bene of ony learning, quhow wickit that …

    John Davidson · Answer to the Tractive by Master Kennedy · p. 8 · Open in the reader