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weillwell

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

Puritas changed it
561 times in 22 works
Consistency
97.4% (561 of 576)
Reach if approved
~605 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: well
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
576 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
whill (1)
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (561 changes in 22 works, 97.4% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 561)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    Enarmit weillwell lyke men of We…r,
    With rule
    Enarmit weillwell lyke men of We…r,

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

  2. Printed
    … deare Father, and whatsoeuer els thou knowis to be for thy awin glorie, the weillwell of thy Kirk of this Congregation, and all the members thereof, of this familie …
    With rule
    … deare Father, and whatsoeuer els thou knowis to be for thy awin glorie, the weillwell of thy Kirk of this Congregation, and all the members thereof, of this familie …

    James Melville · A Spiritual Propine of a Pastor to his People · p. 15 · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … that is hung ouer your harte, that yee maye bee turned to the eternall weillwell of your owne ſoule, and the ſaluation of many that is blindlings led by …
    With rule
    … that is hung ouer your harte, that yee maye bee turned to the eternall weillwell of your owne ſoule, and the ſaluation of many that is blindlings led by …

    John Welch · Reply Against Gilbert Brown · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    … named in Scripture, nor knowne in the purer tymes of the Kirk, against the weillwell of the Kirk, and of every member thereof, both in things spirituall and temporall.
    With rule
    … named in Scripture, nor knowne in the purer tymes of the Kirk, against the weillwell of the Kirk, and of every member thereof, both in things spirituall and temporall.

    David Calderwood · The Pastor and the Prelate · p. 12 · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    … holy spirit. & yet not the les hast alwayis vsed the ministerie of men as weillwell in preaching of thy worde & administration of thy Sacraments, as in giding of thy …
    With rule
    … holy spirit. & yet not the les hast alwayis vsed the ministerie of men as weillwell in preaching of thy worde & administration of thy Sacraments, as in giding of thy …

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

  6. Printed
    It is weillwell warit that wasters want geir,
    With rule
    It is weillwell warit that wasters want geir,

    David Fergusson · Scottish Proverbs · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    … is aneuch and ouer mekle to do it, the schuillis and the pure be weillwell prouydit as thay aucht, and the Tempilis honestly and reuerently repairit, that the pepill …
    With rule
    … is aneuch and ouer mekle to do it, the schuillis and the pure be weillwell prouydit as thay aucht, and the Tempilis honestly and reuerently repairit, that the pepill …

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

  8. Printed
    … is euill of it selfe, vpon a false trust and perswasion that he dois weillwell: or quhen hee dois that quhilk is vnjust, vpon a gude intentioun, to the …
    With rule
    … is euill of it selfe, vpon a false trust and perswasion that he dois weillwell: or quhen hee dois that quhilk is vnjust, vpon a gude intentioun, to the …

    Alexander Hume · Treatise of Conscience Wherein Divers Secrets are Discovered · p. 25 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (14)

14 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 12 are listed here. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Works A05537

  • Printed
    WeillWell aucht thow, couerit for to be with ſabill
    With rule
    WeillWell aucht thow, couerit for to be with ſabill

    David Lindsay · Works · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    WeillWell ſe wit to gidder bak and ſydis
    With rule
    WeillWell ſe wit to gidder bak and ſydis

    David Lindsay · Works · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    WeillWell fyue and twentye Myllioun
    With rule
    WeillWell fyue and twentye Myllioun

    David Lindsay · Works · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    WeillWell pleniſchit, with Citteis, towris, & townis,
    With rule
    WeillWell pleniſchit, with Citteis, towris, & townis,

    David Lindsay · Works · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    WeillWell ordourit for reſauing of thair Quene,
    With rule
    WeillWell ordourit for reſauing of thair Quene,

    David Lindsay · Works · Open in the reader

A Dialogue Betwixt Experience and a Courtier A05548

  • Printed
    WeillWell fyue and twentye myllioun
    With rule
    WeillWell fyue and twentye myllioun

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

The History of a Noble Squire A05554

  • Printed
    WeillWell pra…ikit with Speit and Scheil…
    With rule
    WeillWell pra…ikit with Speit and Scheil…

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

  • Printed
    WeillWell estemit in g…eit honour.
    With rule
    WeillWell estemit in g…eit honour.

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

Sermons Upon the Lords Supper A17050

  • Printed
    … the wit of man, quhilk is but meere folly: all this cummer fallis out. WeillWell than, to come to the purpoſe. The auncient Theologs, tooke the worde Sacrament, as …
    With rule
    … the wit of man, quhilk is but meere folly: all this cummer fallis out. WeillWell than, to come to the purpoſe. The auncient Theologs, tooke the worde Sacrament, as …

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

A Satire of the Three Estates A72573

  • Printed
    WeillWell ſaid be him that herryit hell,
    With rule
    WeillWell ſaid be him that herryit hell,

    David Lindsay · A Satire of the Three Estates · p. 27 · Open in the reader

Scottish Proverbs B03446

  • Printed
    WeillWell bydes, weillwell betydes,
    With rule
    WeillWell bydes, weillwell betydes,

    David Fergusson · Scottish Proverbs · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    WeillWell wats the mouse, the cats out of the house.
    With rule
    WeillWell wats the mouse, the cats out of the house.

    David Fergusson · Scottish Proverbs · Open in the reader