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twootwo

A doubled letter made single: vntill → until.

Puritas changed it
848 times in 128 works
Consistency
98.8% (848 of 858)
Reach if approved
~902 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: two
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
858 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (848 changes in 128 works, 98.8% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 848)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    … God with the Diuell. And that commeth ſo to paſſe, bycauſe they obſerue not twootwo exceptions muche neceſſarie. The firſt is, that Sathan and the wicked are not ſo …
    With rule
    … God with the Diuell. And that commeth ſo to paſſe, bycauſe they obſerue not twootwo exceptions muche neceſſarie. The firſt is, that Sathan and the wicked are not ſo …

    Theodore Beza · Display of Popish Practices · p. 88 · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    … lette the Papiſts lay their hand vpō their mouth, whiche abuſe this place ſhamefully twootwo wayes, the one, to proue, that before Faith, a manne maye doe good works …
    With rule
    … lette the Papiſts lay their hand vpō their mouth, whiche abuſe this place ſhamefully twootwo wayes, the one, to proue, that before Faith, a manne maye doe good works …

    John Stockwood · Sermon 24 August 1578 · p. 165 · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … Math and marke be all one wythe the sences of the wordes of the twootwo laste / luke and paule, The wordes of luke ād paule are. Thys cup is …
    With rule
    … Math and marke be all one wythe the sences of the wordes of the twootwo laste / luke and paule, The wordes of luke ād paule are. Thys cup is …

    William Tyndale · Declaration of the Sacraments · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    … he chargeth vs with mangling of the sacramentes, which we haue, so that of twootwo, we haue scarce one, it procéedeth of meruellous impudency, séeing we say and doe …
    With rule
    … he chargeth vs with mangling of the sacramentes, which we haue, so that of twootwo, we haue scarce one, it procéedeth of meruellous impudency, séeing we say and doe …

    William Fulke · A Brief Confutation of a Popish Discourse · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    … of reading: he could not say that reading is praying / neth…r that these twootwo exercises of our Faith can be vsed both in one instant / as one action …
    With rule
    … of reading: he could not say that reading is praying / neth…r that these twootwo exercises of our Faith can be vsed both in one instant / as one action …

    John Greenwood · Answer to Giffords Defense of Read Prayers · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    … could not he, that Peter and Chriſte ſhould ſuffer togither. In deede there were twootwo the eues crucified with him, but there was no doubt (which thing the learned …
    With rule
    … could not he, that Peter and Chriſte ſhould ſuffer togither. In deede there were twootwo the eues crucified with him, but there was no doubt (which thing the learned …

    John Knewstubs · Sermon Preached 1579 · p. 39 · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    … ſhutteth in the voyce making it ſmall. Thus the doores are ſhutt. For the twootwo lippes are the doores or gate, out of the which our hart commeth forth …
    With rule
    … ſhutteth in the voyce making it ſmall. Thus the doores are ſhutt. For the twootwo lippes are the doores or gate, out of the which our hart commeth forth …

    Martin Luther · Exposition of Ecclesiastes · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    … the poynt to be stoned vnto death thorow the vniust and false accusations of twootwo wicked Iudges, praid vnto the Lord her God, and she was both heard and …
    With rule
    … the poynt to be stoned vnto death thorow the vniust and false accusations of twootwo wicked Iudges, praid vnto the Lord her God, and she was both heard and …

    Thomas Becon · The Sick Mans Salve · p. 109 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (10)

7 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 3 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

A Goodly Gallery A01313

  • Printed
    TwooTwo or thrée at once, portendeth tempest, if they be ruddy, they shewe wynde to …
    With rule
    TwooTwo or thrée at once, portendeth tempest, if they be ruddy, they shewe wynde to …

    William Fulke · A Goodly Gallery · p. 35 · Open in the reader

A Dialogue Betwixt Experience and a Courtier A05548

  • Printed
    TwooTwo thousand boittis with hir scho careis
    With rule
    TwooTwo thousand boittis with hir scho careis

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

History of Three Renowned Reformers A08486

  • Printed
    … ſame refuſed the hand of the Phiſicion, whyche moued hym to determine hys departure▪ TwooTwo myles diſtant from Auſpurg, there is a Monaſtary conſecrated to S. Alton, wherein dwelleth …
    With rule
    … ſame refuſed the hand of the Phiſicion, whyche moued hym to determine hys departure▪ TwooTwo myles diſtant from Auſpurg, there is a Monaſtary conſecrated to S. Alton, wherein dwelleth …

    Philipp Melanchthon · History of Three Renowned Reformers · Open in the reader

The Wonderful Workmanship of the World A19803

  • Printed
    TwooTwo: the one Generall, the other Particulare.
    With rule
    TwooTwo: the one Generall, the other Particulare.

    Lambert Daneau · The Wonderful Workmanship of the World · p. 2 · Open in the reader

Sermons on Job A69056

  • Printed
    TwooTwo extreme Vices amongſt men, one in that ſome are greedy too knovve all thinges …
    With rule
    TwooTwo extreme Vices amongſt men, one in that ſome are greedy too knovve all thinges …

    John Calvin · Sermons on Job · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    TwooTwo extreme Vices amongſt men, one in that ſome are greedy too knovve all thinges …
    With rule
    TwooTwo extreme Vices amongſt men, one in that ſome are greedy too knovve all thinges …

    John Calvin · Sermons on Job · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    TwooTwo ſortes of looking vpon Gods wokes. 731. b 36.
    With rule
    TwooTwo ſortes of looking vpon Gods wokes. 731. b 36.

    John Calvin · Sermons on Job · Open in the reader