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Waiting for reviewDoubled lettersCandidate #6190 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

speciallspecial

A doubled letter made single: vntill → until.

Puritas changed it
31,841 times in 2,807 works
Consistency
99.9% (31,841 of 31,866)
Reach if approved
~33,486 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: special
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
31,870 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (31,841 changes in 2,807 works, 99.9% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 31,841)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    … ſucceſſion, nor by birth that kings come to rule over others, but by the ſpeciallspecial providence of God, and this is the reaſon why we muſt reverence them that …
    With rule
    … ſucceſſion, nor by birth that kings come to rule over others, but by the ſpeciallspecial providence of God, and this is the reaſon why we muſt reverence them that …

    John Forbes · Four Sermons · p. 50 · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    … draw mee, thinke you, to follow your counsell, in ought, who thus denyeth a speciallspecial Article of our Creede; and is so audacious, as to affirme, that the Church …
    With rule
    … draw mee, thinke you, to follow your counsell, in ought, who thus denyeth a speciallspecial Article of our Creede; and is so audacious, as to affirme, that the Church …

    Patrick Forbes · Dialogue Wherein a Romish Rhyme is Confuted · p. 41 · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … grace be the children of God, Vse 1 then such as are destitute of this speciallspecial grace, must of necessity be the children of the deuill. For no medium, or …
    With rule
    … grace be the children of God, Vse 1 then such as are destitute of this speciallspecial grace, must of necessity be the children of the deuill. For no medium, or …

    John Frewen · Choice Grounds and Principles of our Christian Religion · p. 121 · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    … to saluation. Peter him selfe, whose faith was specially prayed for, as there was speciallspecial cause, for his greatest perill, after his conuerson, & after he had long time exercised …
    With rule
    … to saluation. Peter him selfe, whose faith was specially prayed for, as there was speciallspecial cause, for his greatest perill, after his conuerson, & after he had long time exercised …

    William Fulke · Sermon Preached 12 March 1581 · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    But adde vnto all these, another more speciallspecial, essentiall, and superiour working of Her Godly Feare, and that was Her continuall Combating …
    With rule
    But adde vnto all these, another more speciallspecial, essentiall, and superiour working of Her Godly Feare, and that was Her continuall Combating …

    Hannibal Gamon · The Praise of a Godly Woman · p. 29 · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    2. SpeciallSpecial, concerning the eternall state of Angels, and men in the world to come.
    With rule
    2. SpeciallSpecial, concerning the eternall state of Angels, and men in the world to come.

    Daniel Featley · The Handmaid to Private Devotion · p. 8 · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    … the Name of the Beast in the Apocalypse. I intreat the Reader to take speciallspecial notice of it, that Irenaeus findeth the numerall Letters, 666, in the word foreign: and Wolphius …
    With rule
    … the Name of the Beast in the Apocalypse. I intreat the Reader to take speciallspecial notice of it, that Irenaeus findeth the numerall Letters, 666, in the word foreign: and Wolphius …

    Daniel Featley · The Romish Fisher Caught and Held in his Own Net · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    … authoritie, firſt inſtruction of their inferiours in the thinges of God, and of their ſpeciallspecial callinges: then due recōpence of good or euill actions: & laſtly protection from wronges.
    With rule
    … authoritie, firſt inſtruction of their inferiours in the thinges of God, and of their ſpeciallspecial callinges: then due recōpence of good or euill actions: & laſtly protection from wronges.

    Henry Finch · The Sacred Doctrine of Divinity · p. 24 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (25)

24 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 1 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

The Grand Sacrilege of the Church of Rome A00597

  • Printed
    THE SPECIALLSPECIAL POINTS of the Conference.
    With rule
    THE SPECIALLSPECIAL POINTS of the Conference.

    Daniel Featley · The Grand Sacrilege of the Church of Rome · p. 235 · Open in the reader

New Shreds of the Old Snare A01581

  • Printed
    SPECIALLSPECIAL INDVLGENCES PVRCHASED AT Rome, granted to diverſe Engliſh Gentle beleeving Roman Catholickes, for their …
    With rule
    SPECIALLSPECIAL INDVLGENCES PVRCHASED AT Rome, granted to diverſe Engliſh Gentle beleeving Roman Catholickes, for their …

    John Gee · New Shreds of the Old Snare · p. 75 · Open in the reader

Carpenters Chips A03221

  • Printed
    ALL WRITTEN VPON SPEciallSpecial occaſion by IAMES BALMFORD Minister.
    With rule
    ALL WRITTEN VPON SPEciallSpecial occaſion by IAMES BALMFORD Minister.

    James Balmford · Carpenters Chips · Open in the reader

Concerning the Lords Day, State of the Church of Rome, Execution of Priests A03271

  • Printed
    ALL WRITTEN VPON SPEciallSpecial occaſions by IAMES BALMFORD Minister.
    With rule
    ALL WRITTEN VPON SPEciallSpecial occaſions by IAMES BALMFORD Minister.

    James Balmford · Concerning the Lords Day, State of the Church of Rome, Execution of Priests · Open in the reader

The Pathway to Prayer and Piety A03356

  • Printed
    SPECIALLSPECIAL QVESTIONS HANDLED IN CHRISTS PRAYER EXPOVNDED.
    With rule
    SPECIALLSPECIAL QVESTIONS HANDLED IN CHRISTS PRAYER EXPOVNDED.

    Robert Hill · The Pathway to Prayer and Piety · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    SPECIALLSPECIAL QVESTIONS in a Communicant inſtructed.
    With rule
    SPECIALLSPECIAL QVESTIONS in a Communicant inſtructed.

    Robert Hill · The Pathway to Prayer and Piety · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    SPECIALLSPECIAL QVESTIONS handled in a Chriſtian directed.
    With rule
    SPECIALLSPECIAL QVESTIONS handled in a Chriſtian directed.

    Robert Hill · The Pathway to Prayer and Piety · Open in the reader

The True Convert A10929

  • Printed
    THE AVTHOR to the Reader: AND IN SPECIALLSPECIAL to the Pariſhioners of St MARY ABCHVRCH London, ſometime his Chriſtian Auditors, Grace and …
    With rule
    THE AVTHOR to the Reader: AND IN SPECIALLSPECIAL to the Pariſhioners of St MARY ABCHVRCH London, ſometime his Chriſtian Auditors, Grace and …

    Nehemiah Rogers · The True Convert · Open in the reader

Christs Cross A19511

  • Printed
    A SPECIALLSPECIAL TABLE OF THE COMmon places briefely containing the principall things handled in this Treatiſe.
    With rule
    A SPECIALLSPECIAL TABLE OF THE COMmon places briefely containing the principall things handled in this Treatiſe.

    John Andrewes · Christs Cross · Open in the reader

Five Sermons 1 A20641

  • Printed
    FIVE SERMONS VPON SPECIALLSPECIAL OCCASIONS. (Viz.)
    With rule
    FIVE SERMONS VPON SPECIALLSPECIAL OCCASIONS. (Viz.)

    John Donne · Five Sermons 1 · Open in the reader

Five Sermons 2 A20642

  • Printed
    FOVRE SERMONS VPON SPECIALLSPECIAL OCCASIONS.
    With rule
    FOVRE SERMONS VPON SPECIALLSPECIAL OCCASIONS.

    John Donne · Five Sermons 2 · Open in the reader

Three Sermons Upon Special Occasions A20655

  • Printed
    THREE SERMONS VPON SPECIALLSPECIAL OCCASIONS.
    With rule
    THREE SERMONS VPON SPECIALLSPECIAL OCCASIONS.

    John Donne · Three Sermons Upon Special Occasions · Open in the reader

The Marrow of Sacred Divinity A25291

  • Printed
    1. SPeciallSpecial Gubernation is that whereby God doth governe reasonable Creatures in a speciallspecial manner.
    With rule
    1. SPeciallSpecial Gubernation is that whereby God doth governe reasonable Creatures in a speciallspecial manner.

    William Ames · The Marrow of Sacred Divinity · p. 50 · Open in the reader

A Discourse Penned by a Romish Priest A41019

  • Printed
    A TABLE OF THE SPECIALLSPECIAL CONTENTS.
    With rule
    A TABLE OF THE SPECIALLSPECIAL CONTENTS.

    Daniel Featley · A Discourse Penned by a Romish Priest · Open in the reader

The Resurrection Revealed A44277

  • Printed
    … That hold faſt TILL I COME (ver. 25.) ſignifies till Chriſts ſecond coming, GENERALL, or SPECIALLSPECIAL. Power over the Nations, ſignifies to JOYNE WITH CHRIST IN JVDGING THE NATIONS, &c …
    With rule
    … That hold faſt TILL I COME (ver. 25.) ſignifies till Chriſts ſecond coming, GENERALL, or SPECIALLSPECIAL. Power over the Nations, ſignifies to JOYNE WITH CHRIST IN JVDGING THE NATIONS, &c …

    Nathanael Homes · The Resurrection Revealed · p. 402 · Open in the reader

Treatise of the Divine Promises A47631

  • Printed
    SPECIALLSPECIAL.
    With rule
    SPECIALLSPECIAL.

    Edward Leigh · Treatise of the Divine Promises · p. 111 · Open in the reader

Canterburys Doom A56144

  • Printed
    … Communion Tables, and impoſing illegall Rates for the ſame, was done by HIS GRACES SPECIALLSPECIAL DIRECTION in his Metropoliticall Viſitation; and thereupon he thus deſired Sir John Lambe, to …
    With rule
    … Communion Tables, and impoſing illegall Rates for the ſame, was done by HIS GRACES SPECIALLSPECIAL DIRECTION in his Metropoliticall Viſitation; and thereupon he thus deſired Sir John Lambe, to …

    William Prynne · Canterburys Doom · p. 91 · Open in the reader

The Popish Royal Favorite A56192

  • Printed
    … against RECVSANCY, These are to signifie, That We are GRACIOVSLY PLEASED to extend OVER SPECIALLSPECIAL GRACE towards him; and doe hereby will and command, that no Indictment, Presentment, Information …
    With rule
    … against RECVSANCY, These are to signifie, That We are GRACIOVSLY PLEASED to extend OVER SPECIALLSPECIAL GRACE towards him; and doe hereby will and command, that no Indictment, Presentment, Information …

    William Prynne · The Popish Royal Favorite · p. 26 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … this: The Attorney Generall, averred in open Court; THAT THE WRIT WAS BROVGHT BY SPECIALLSPECIAL WARRANT AND COMMAND OF THE KING. Whereupon afterwards in Trin…ty Terme 14 Carol…; the …
    With rule
    … this: The Attorney Generall, averred in open Court; THAT THE WRIT WAS BROVGHT BY SPECIALLSPECIAL WARRANT AND COMMAND OF THE KING. Whereupon afterwards in Trin…ty Terme 14 Carol…; the …

    William Prynne · The Popish Royal Favorite · p. 34 · Open in the reader

Collection of Statutes and Petitions A91198

  • Printed
    … named by the ſaid Knights, WHICH SHALL NOT AT ALL BE PUT OUT WITHOUT SPECIALLSPECIAL COMMAND OF THE KING, OR REASONABLE CAUSE TESTIFIED BY THEIR COMPANIONS. And that the …
    With rule
    … named by the ſaid Knights, WHICH SHALL NOT AT ALL BE PUT OUT WITHOUT SPECIALLSPECIAL COMMAND OF THE KING, OR REASONABLE CAUSE TESTIFIED BY THEIR COMPANIONS. And that the …

    William Prynne · Collection of Statutes and Petitions · p. 9 · Open in the reader

The Levelers Leveled A91210

  • Printed
    … not to be done of right OR CUSTOME, BUT ONELY OUT OF THE KINGS SPECIALLSPECIAL GRACE; which the Commons then acknowledged.
    With rule
    … not to be done of right OR CUSTOME, BUT ONELY OUT OF THE KINGS SPECIALLSPECIAL GRACE; which the Commons then acknowledged.

    William Prynne · The Levelers Leveled · p. 24 · Open in the reader

Plea for the Lords A91243

  • Printed
    … NOT VNTO THE COMMONS; except in caſe it ſhould pleaſe the King OF HIS SPECIALLSPECIAL GRACE to ſhew unto them the ſaid JVDGEMENTS: purcaſe de eux, que null record …
    With rule
    … NOT VNTO THE COMMONS; except in caſe it ſhould pleaſe the King OF HIS SPECIALLSPECIAL GRACE to ſhew unto them the ſaid JVDGEMENTS: purcaſe de eux, que null record …

    William Prynne · Plea for the Lords · p. 37 · Open in the reader

Three Decades of Sermons A96523

  • Printed
    GODS PROVIDENCE COMMON AND SPECIALLSPECIAL SET FORTH.
    With rule
    GODS PROVIDENCE COMMON AND SPECIALLSPECIAL SET FORTH.

    Dean Henry Wilkinson · Three Decades of Sermons · p. 52 · Open in the reader

The Mortified Christian B26249

  • Printed
    WITH A Discovery of SINCERITY: AND SPECIALLSPECIAL HELPS against mens SpeciallSpecial Corruptions.
    With rule
    WITH A Discovery of SINCERITY: AND SPECIALLSPECIAL HELPS against mens SpeciallSpecial Corruptions.

    Christopher Love · The Mortified Christian · Open in the reader