Waiting for reviewDoubled lettersCandidate #6367 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

telstells

A doubled letter made single: vntill → until.

Puritas changed it: 7,611 times in 1,497 works
Consistency: 99.7% (7,611 of 7,631)
Reach if approved: ~8,018 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: tells
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 7,631 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (7,611 changes in 1,497 works, 99.7% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 7,611)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… ſecond thing conſiderable is this, to whom all theſe things belong, and the text telstells us, Christ is made all this to us; and the truth is, it is …
With rule
… ſecond thing conſiderable is this, to whom all theſe things belong, and the text telstells us, Christ is made all this to us; and the truth is, it is …
Thomas Hooker · The Souls Exaltation · p. 61 · Open in the reader
Printed
… cup of glory. Alſo and further, for the temporall returne, the Lord by Eſay telstells vs, that, If we refreſh the hungry and troubled ſoule, hee will ſatisfie our …
With rule
… cup of glory. Alſo and further, for the temporall returne, the Lord by Eſay telstells vs, that, If we refreſh the hungry and troubled ſoule, hee will ſatisfie our …
Robert Horne · Of the Rich Man and Lazarus · p. 18 · Open in the reader
Printed
… because his precepts goe against the graine of our affections; and the Deu…ll telstells vs, that curiositie for the vncertaine ioye… of heauen, will lose vs the certaine …
With rule
… because his precepts goe against the graine of our affections; and the Deu…ll telstells vs, that curiositie for the vncertaine ioye… of heauen, will lose vs the certaine …
Thomas Adams · The Devils Banket Described · p. 95 · Open in the reader
Printed
… audience, telstells a man how much hee is hated of others: the holy Spirit telstells him how much hee is loued of others. The argument of our charity to …
With rule
… audience, telstells a man how much hee is hated of others: the holy Spirit telstells him how much hee is loued of others. The argument of our charity to …
Thomas Adams · The City of Peace · p. 113 · Open in the reader
Printed
… be received into the Communion of the Catholike Church. In the following words he telstells, that he could carry something out of the Church of England, which should comfort …
With rule
… be received into the Communion of the Catholike Church. In the following words he telstells, that he could carry something out of the Church of England, which should comfort …
George Gillespie · Dispute Against the English-Popish Ceremonies · p. 18 · Open in the reader
Printed
… For Rectum est index sui & obliqui; by telling what a godly man is; he telstells, by vertue of the Law of contraries, what the wicked are; for if that …
With rule
… For Rectum est index sui & obliqui; by telling what a godly man is; he telstells, by vertue of the Law of contraries, what the wicked are; for if that …
Sir Richard Baker · Meditations and Disquisitions Upon Psalm 1 · p. 87 · Open in the reader
Printed
… either a ſpirituall act, or (at leaſt) ſpiritually acted, holineſſe muſt be written (Zacharie telstells vs) vpon our bridles, when we warre; vpon our cups, when we drinke: In …
With rule
… either a ſpirituall act, or (at leaſt) ſpiritually acted, holineſſe muſt be written (Zacharie telstells vs) vpon our bridles, when we warre; vpon our cups, when we drinke: In …
Robert Harris · Gods Goodness and Mercy Laid Open · p. 7 · Open in the reader
Printed
… hope of the grace and goodneſſe of God in Ieſus Chriſt is loſt, faith telstells the heart, that a calme is at hand. When the ſtrength of the enemy …
With rule
… hope of the grace and goodneſſe of God in Ieſus Chriſt is loſt, faith telstells the heart, that a calme is at hand. When the ſtrength of the enemy …
John Ball · A Treatise of Faith · p. 308 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (20)

17 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.

The Marrow and Juice of 260 Scriptures A01074

Printed
2 TelsTells him his duty. ver. 33.
With rule
2 TelsTells him his duty. ver. 33.
James Forester · The Marrow and Juice of 260 Scriptures · p. 279 · Open in the reader

The Godly Mans Journey to Heaven A05560

Printed
… come. For oh, ô my soule, what readst thou beside Iohn, in the Reuelation? TelsTells not that Scripture them, that that great day of the Lord, and sole iudge …
With rule
… come. For oh, ô my soule, what readst thou beside Iohn, in the Reuelation? TelsTells not that Scripture them, that that great day of the Lord, and sole iudge …
David Lindsay · The Godly Mans Journey to Heaven · p. 223 · Open in the reader
Printed
… brightnesse did neuer shine so gloriously as my bodie shall shine in that Inne. TelsTells not Daniel me that in the Inne of heauen: The wise shall shine as …
With rule
… brightnesse did neuer shine so gloriously as my bodie shall shine in that Inne. TelsTells not Daniel me that in the Inne of heauen: The wise shall shine as …
David Lindsay · The Godly Mans Journey to Heaven · p. 551 · Open in the reader

The Description of Fleshly Lusts A10391

Printed
… our libertie to our ſelues, and doe what wee liſt; but the Apoſtle 1 Cor. 6.19. TelsTells vs plainely, that wee are not our owne, but are bought with a price …
With rule
… our libertie to our ſelues, and doe what wee liſt; but the Apoſtle 1 Cor. 6.19. TelsTells vs plainely, that wee are not our owne, but are bought with a price …
John Randall · The Description of Fleshly Lusts · p. 21 · Open in the reader

Virtues History A11081

Printed
TelsTells them, let neuer danger you affright,
With rule
TelsTells them, let neuer danger you affright,
Francis Rous · Virtues History · Open in the reader

The Peasant History of Albino and Bellama A15137

Printed
TelsTells him hee's not Conrado, for he knowes
With rule
TelsTells him hee's not Conrado, for he knowes
Nathaniel Whiting · The Peasant History of Albino and Bellama · p. 106 · Open in the reader

A Vindication A37649

Printed
… cannot be, becauſe the Scripture cannot oppoſe it ſelf. And he preſents what Scripture. TelsTells us, The Scripture (ſaith he) telstells us that we are justified by the man …
With rule
… cannot be, becauſe the Scripture cannot oppoſe it ſelf. And he preſents what Scripture. TelsTells us, The Scripture (ſaith he) telstells us that we are justified by the man …
Samuel Eaton · A Vindication · p. 276 · Open in the reader

The Blind Guide A46809

Printed
… ever by the Scripture underſtand inke and paper? Indeed Doctor Humfred. Jeſuitmiſe, p. 2. pag. 89. TelsTells us of a Nun that to the queſtion, Quâ in re ſita eſt religio …
With rule
… ever by the Scripture underſtand inke and paper? Indeed Doctor Humfred. Jeſuitmiſe, p. 2. pag. 89. TelsTells us of a Nun that to the queſtion, Quâ in re ſita eſt religio …
William Jenkyn · The Blind Guide · p. 37 · Open in the reader

The Robbing and Spoiling of Jacob and Israel A50772

Printed
… propositions of agreement; and he cals us to a Treaty upon these termes, Amos 4. TelsTells his people there what he had done, and they had suffered, v. 10, 11. He was …
With rule
… propositions of agreement; and he cals us to a Treaty upon these termes, Amos 4. TelsTells his people there what he had done, and they had suffered, v. 10, 11. He was …
William Mewe · The Robbing and Spoiling of Jacob and Israel · p. 19 · Open in the reader

A Pleasant Purge for a Roman Catholic A56191

Printed
TelsTells them If ye love me, my Commandments
With rule
TelsTells them If ye love me, my Commandments
William Prynne · A Pleasant Purge for a Roman Catholic · p. 119 · Open in the reader

The Peoples Right to Defend Themselves and their Covenanted Religion A61509

Printed
… which alone, the ſubjection here ſpoken of, is due. Gerhard de magiſt. polit. n. 54. TelsTells us that the apoſtle doth acurately diſtinguish betvvixt the povver, and the abuſe of …
With rule
… which alone, the ſubjection here ſpoken of, is due. Gerhard de magiſt. polit. n. 54. TelsTells us that the apoſtle doth acurately diſtinguish betvvixt the povver, and the abuſe of …
James Stewart · The Peoples Right to Defend Themselves and their Covenanted Religion · p. 286 · Open in the reader

The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America A77237

Printed
TelsTells them, how harſhly the proud King had dealt,
With rule
TelsTells them, how harſhly the proud King had dealt,
Anne Bradstreet · The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America · p. 95 · Open in the reader
Printed
TelsTells as he could, his unexpreſſed woes,
With rule
TelsTells as he could, his unexpreſſed woes,
Anne Bradstreet · The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America · p. 105 · Open in the reader
Printed
TelsTells him, theſe proffers great (in truth were none)
With rule
TelsTells him, theſe proffers great (in truth were none)
Anne Bradstreet · The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America · p. 126 · Open in the reader

Answer to the Animadversions on the Dissertations A87009

Printed
… ſtir was made, this tempeſt was raiſed. To them he thus makes his addreſs; TelsTells them what M…ſes had done when the people were in a foul ſin …
With rule
… ſtir was made, this tempeſt was raiſed. To them he thus makes his addreſs; TelsTells them what M…ſes had done when the people were in a foul ſin …
Henry Hammond · Answer to the Animadversions on the Dissertations · p. 100 · Open in the reader

The Kings Chronicle A96897

Printed
… he firſt cauſeth the Captaines to enter into a Proteſtation or Covenant with him; TelsTells them Gods Counſell, touching the ſucceſſion in Davids houſe ; orders the Militia of the …
With rule
… he firſt cauſeth the Captaines to enter into a Proteſtation or Covenant with him; TelsTells them Gods Counſell, touching the ſucceſſion in Davids houſe ; orders the Militia of the …
Hezekiah Woodward · The Kings Chronicle · p. 80 · Open in the reader
Printed
… it before the Lord; The King layes open the whole matter before the LORD, TelsTells Him how the Infidell had dealt, how he had reproached and blaſphemed His Name …
With rule
… it before the Lord; The King layes open the whole matter before the LORD, TelsTells Him how the Infidell had dealt, how he had reproached and blaſphemed His Name …
Hezekiah Woodward · The Kings Chronicle · p. 98 · Open in the reader