Waiting for reviewDoubled lettersCandidate #6803 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

stirrstir

A doubled letter made single: vntill → until.

Puritas changed it: 425 times in 233 works
Consistency: 99.3% (425 of 428)
Reach if approved: ~450 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: stir
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 428 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (425 changes in 233 works, 99.3% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 425)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… affections of the fleſh: doe nor ſufficientlie proue themſelues: do not diligētlie examine, nor ſtirrstir vp themſelues, to an earneſt conſideration of ſo great a miſterie: nor weigh with …
With rule
… affections of the fleſh: doe nor ſufficientlie proue themſelues: do not diligētlie examine, nor ſtirrstir vp themſelues, to an earneſt conſideration of ſo great a miſterie: nor weigh with …
Girolamo Zanchi · Confession of the Christian Religion · p. 322 · Open in the reader
Printed
… and that in ſuch a feare, as that we are not able once to ſtirrstir a finger. And that which is more, to gratifie the wicked whom we ſee …
With rule
… and that in ſuch a feare, as that we are not able once to ſtirrstir a finger. And that which is more, to gratifie the wicked whom we ſee …
John Calvin · Twenty-Two Sermons on Psalm 119 · p. 174 · Open in the reader
Printed
… becauſe I ſee the people in their wound, and it is not good to ſtirrstir and cheriſh an il ſore, but rather to heale it, in as much as …
With rule
… becauſe I ſee the people in their wound, and it is not good to ſtirrstir and cheriſh an il ſore, but rather to heale it, in as much as …
John Penry · A Humble Motion · p. 66 · Open in the reader
Printed
… no; till thou feel thy Conſcience bound by his Law, that thou canſt not ſtirrstir till he give thee leave; that the commands of parents and Princes may ſtoop …
With rule
… no; till thou feel thy Conſcience bound by his Law, that thou canſt not ſtirrstir till he give thee leave; that the commands of parents and Princes may ſtoop …
Richard Baxter · Three Treatises to Awaken Secure Sinners · p. 105 · Open in the reader
Printed
… of Converts? Did they ſee God ſo viſibly go along with them? this might ſtirrstir up pride and vanity in them, as multitude of revelations was in danger to …
With rule
… of Converts? Did they ſee God ſo viſibly go along with them? this might ſtirrstir up pride and vanity in them, as multitude of revelations was in danger to …
Anthony Burgess · Spiritual Refining · p. 502 · Open in the reader
Printed
… meanes, to bring him ſomewhat nearer to vs, or to our vſe: or to ſtirrstir vp or kindle in vs anye kinde of deuotion, or as we commonlie ſaye …
With rule
… meanes, to bring him ſomewhat nearer to vs, or to our vſe: or to ſtirrstir vp or kindle in vs anye kinde of deuotion, or as we commonlie ſaye …
John Frewen · Fruitful Instructions and Necessary Doctrines · p. 34 · Open in the reader
Printed
… very warme & ſweating them, when they haue got new ſtrength that they, begin to ſtirrstir againe, they likewiſe fall a playing the ſame leſſon, and they dance afreſh, and …
With rule
… very warme & ſweating them, when they haue got new ſtrength that they, begin to ſtirrstir againe, they likewiſe fall a playing the ſame leſſon, and they dance afreſh, and …
John Bastwick · Answer to Exceptions Against His Litany Part 2 · Open in the reader
Printed
… to abuſe ſo holy an ordinance, to mocke God to his face, and to ſtirrstir him vp to wrath againſt vs. And by this that hath beene ſayde, it …
With rule
… to abuſe ſo holy an ordinance, to mocke God to his face, and to ſtirrstir him vp to wrath againſt vs. And by this that hath beene ſayde, it …
Samuel Smith · Christs Last Supper · p. 113 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (3)

2 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 Book of Proverbs Paraphrased A27991

Printed
… he thinks it is a precept of the ſame nature, with that of Pythagoras, StirrStir not up fire with a ſword: and commends thoſe excellent verſes of Euripides,
With rule
… he thinks it is a precept of the ſame nature, with that of Pythagoras, StirrStir not up fire with a ſword: and commends thoſe excellent verſes of Euripides,
Simon Patrick · The Book of Proverbs Paraphrased · p. 218 · Open in the reader

The Devout Christian Instructed How to Pray and Give Thanks A56640

Printed
… diſpoſitions to receive more of it, according to thy precious promiſes in Chriſt Jeſus. StirrStir up in us ſuch thankful acknowledgements to thee, ſuch hearty reſolutions to obey thee …
With rule
… diſpoſitions to receive more of it, according to thy precious promiſes in Chriſt Jeſus. StirrStir up in us ſuch thankful acknowledgements to thee, ſuch hearty reſolutions to obey thee …
Simon Patrick · The Devout Christian Instructed How to Pray and Give Thanks · p. 46 · Open in the reader