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Waiting for reviewvv → wCandidate #6059 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

vvatchethwatcheth

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

Puritas changed it
4 times in 4 works
Consistency
100% (4 of 4)
Reach if approved
~4 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: watcheth
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
4 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (4 changes in 4 works, 100% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (4 of 4)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    … by one, sin by sin, as a man vvould number every step; and he vvatchethwatcheth that he may number aright, he takes exact notice of the foot-steps of …
    With rule
    … by one, sin by sin, as a man vvould number every step; and he vvatchethwatcheth that he may number aright, he takes exact notice of the foot-steps of …

    Thomas Vincent · Christs Certain and Sudden Appearance to Judgment · p. 25 · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    … day of god almightie. 15. Beholde I come as a thiefe. 16. Happy is he that vvatchethwatcheth. 17. And kepeth his garments. 18. Least he be found naked. 19 And men see his filthynesse …
    With rule
    … day of god almightie. 15. Beholde I come as a thiefe. 16. Happy is he that vvatchethwatcheth. 17. And kepeth his garments. 18. Least he be found naked. 19 And men see his filthynesse …

    John Bale · The Image of Both Churches in Revelation · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … contemneth or elſe neglecteth the publike Miniſtery. Another, he in obedience to Gods commaundement, VVatchethWatcheth dayly at the gates of the Lords houſe, and giueth attendance at the poſtes …
    With rule
    … contemneth or elſe neglecteth the publike Miniſtery. Another, he in obedience to Gods commaundement, VVatchethWatcheth dayly at the gates of the Lords houſe, and giueth attendance at the poſtes …

    Samuel Hieron · The Preachers Plea · p. 99 · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    … in the mindes of all men. For he ſetteth before vs An houſeholder that vvatchethwatcheth, leſt the théef in the night breaking in to his houſe ſhould ſteale away …
    With rule
    … in the mindes of all men. For he ſetteth before vs An houſeholder that vvatchethwatcheth, leſt the théef in the night breaking in to his houſe ſhould ſteale away …

    Henrich Bullinger · Of the End of the World and Judgment of our Lord Jesus Christ · 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.