Waiting for reviewvv → wCandidate #5851 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

knovvethknoweth

Two v's (or u's) for w: vvhich → which.

Puritas changed it: 138 times in 71 works
Consistency: 100% (138 of 138)
Reach if approved: ~145 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: knoweth
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 138 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (138 changes in 71 works, 100% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 138)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… destroy himselfe: so he tempts every man, by that way and meanes vvhich he knovvethknoweth most prevalent vvith the party tempted.
With rule
… destroy himselfe: so he tempts every man, by that way and meanes vvhich he knovvethknoweth most prevalent vvith the party tempted.
Richard Younge · The Drunkards Character · p. 292 · Open in the reader
Printed
… his ſubiects held that Chriſt his ſoule never vvent to Gehenna: and the realme knovvethknoweth the Qu. oath, as alſo the Qu. aduentureth her eternall ſtate. Theſe be not …
With rule
… his ſubiects held that Chriſt his ſoule never vvent to Gehenna: and the realme knovvethknoweth the Qu. oath, as alſo the Qu. aduentureth her eternall ſtate. Theſe be not …
Hugh Broughton · A Reply Upon Winton · p. 34 · Open in the reader
Printed
… ſo great an aſſurance that himſelfe in fine doth beleeue it. A huſband that knovvethknoweth his vvife to be deformed, notvvithſtā ding becauſe ſhe is painted and diſguiſed, will …
With rule
… ſo great an aſſurance that himſelfe in fine doth beleeue it. A huſband that knovvethknoweth his vvife to be deformed, notvvithſtā ding becauſe ſhe is painted and diſguiſed, will …
Peter du Moulin Jr · Meditations Upon the Misery of Mankind 2 · p. 82 · Open in the reader
Printed
2. Gods Wisdom. He knovvethknoweth their vvants, and ordereth their deliverance. There is something of Counsel in all that …
With rule
2. Gods Wisdom. He knovvethknoweth their vvants, and ordereth their deliverance. There is something of Counsel in all that …
Thomas Manton · Sermons Volume 4 · p. 664 · Open in the reader
Printed
… on riches, truſts not in them, nor is lifted vp aboue his brethren, but knovvethknoweth himſelfe vnder God, in the midſt of his vvealth, vvalking therefore religiouſly and humbly …
With rule
… on riches, truſts not in them, nor is lifted vp aboue his brethren, but knovvethknoweth himſelfe vnder God, in the midſt of his vvealth, vvalking therefore religiouſly and humbly …
Richard Bernard · Ruths Recompense · p. 423 · Open in the reader
Printed
But Chriſt hath taught vs otherwiſe, that even that ſervant, vvhich knovvethknoweth not his Maiſters vvill, and yet committeth things vvorthy of ſtripes, ſhalbe beaten, though …
With rule
But Chriſt hath taught vs otherwiſe, that even that ſervant, vvhich knovvethknoweth not his Maiſters vvill, and yet committeth things vvorthy of ſtripes, ſhalbe beaten, though …
Francis Johnson · Answer to Mr Jacobs Defense of the Churches and Ministry of England · p. 108 · Open in the reader
Printed
… but the crie we heare not. But he (ſayeth Paule) vvhich ſearcheth the heartes, knovvethknoweth vvhat is the meaning of the ſpirite. &c. To this ſearcher of the hearts …
With rule
… but the crie we heare not. But he (ſayeth Paule) vvhich ſearcheth the heartes, knovvethknoweth vvhat is the meaning of the ſpirite. &c. To this ſearcher of the hearts …
Martin Luther · Commentary on Galatians · Open in the reader
Printed
… yet he grants the request, in the fittest time for vs, as the phisitian knovvethknoweth the fittest time to giue the patient phisick of one kinde or another; and …
With rule
… yet he grants the request, in the fittest time for vs, as the phisitian knovvethknoweth the fittest time to giue the patient phisick of one kinde or another; and …
John Preston · The Saints Daily Exercise · p. 63 · 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.