Waiting for reviewDoubled lettersCandidate #7066 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

sadnessadness

A doubled letter made single: vntill → until.

Puritas changed it: 239 times in 143 works
Consistency: 94.0% (239 of 254)
Reach if approved: ~267 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: sadness
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 254 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (239 changes in 143 works, 94.0% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 239)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… taſte ſweetnes: indeed heauines is the comlieſt thing that can be in a Chriſtian, & ſadnessadness becōmeth a ſinner well: but in the mean time there ſhould be joy in …
With rule
… taſte ſweetnes: indeed heauines is the comlieſt thing that can be in a Chriſtian, & ſadnessadness becōmeth a ſinner well: but in the mean time there ſhould be joy in …
Robert Rollock · Twenty-Five Lectures Upon the Lords Last Sermon and Conference · p. 73 · Open in the reader
Printed
… contrarying her husband, when hee is merie, ſheweth her ſelfe ſad, or in his ſadnessadness vttereth her mirth. And hereto may we referre the old ſaying of Socrates: Men …
With rule
… contrarying her husband, when hee is merie, ſheweth her ſelfe ſad, or in his ſadnessadness vttereth her mirth. And hereto may we referre the old ſaying of Socrates: Men …
Jean Taffin · The Amendment of Life · p. 290 · Open in the reader
Printed
Shamefaſtnes, is a vertue abhorring all filthineſſe, ioined with a ſhame, griefe, & ſadnessadness, either for ſome former vncleannes, or for feare of falling into any hereafter, and …
With rule
Shamefaſtnes, is a vertue abhorring all filthineſſe, ioined with a ſhame, griefe, & ſadnessadness, either for ſome former vncleannes, or for feare of falling into any hereafter, and …
Zacharias Ursinus · The Sum of Christian Religion 2 · Open in the reader
Printed
There heard these words, the cause of all my sadnessadness,
With rule
There heard these words, the cause of all my sadnessadness,
Phineas Fletcher · Sicelides a Piscatory · Open in the reader
Printed
… alwaies, but know rather, that there bee times of more ſtraightnes, and of greater ſadnessadness to be looked for. So that it is plaine, that it is the wiſedome …
With rule
… alwaies, but know rather, that there bee times of more ſtraightnes, and of greater ſadnessadness to be looked for. So that it is plaine, that it is the wiſedome …
Samuel Hieron · The Bridegroom · p. 36 · Open in the reader
Printed
Dowe in sadnessadness
With rule
Dowe in sadnessadness
Thomas Becon · A New Dialogue Between the Angel of God and the Shepherds in the Field · Open in the reader
Printed
… Then with a merry countenance, and chearefull voice hee ſaid vnto the reſt: Let ſadnessadness ceaſe, let mourning bee put away, let there be one voice of ioy amongſt …
With rule
… Then with a merry countenance, and chearefull voice hee ſaid vnto the reſt: Let ſadnessadness ceaſe, let mourning bee put away, let there be one voice of ioy amongſt …
John Mayer · A Pattern for Women · p. 51 · Open in the reader
Printed
… melancholike, Satan will sometime take occasion by that humour to strike him with exceeding sadnessadness, with terrors and feares; and otherwhile to intoxicate his braine with strange fantasies and …
With rule
… melancholike, Satan will sometime take occasion by that humour to strike him with exceeding sadnessadness, with terrors and feares; and otherwhile to intoxicate his braine with strange fantasies and …
William Perkins · The Combat Between Christ and the Devil Displayed · p. 14 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (15)

11 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 10 are listed here. 4 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Works A02178

Printed
SadnesSadness, 29, not to be sad. 782
With rule
SadnesSadness, 29, not to be sad. 782
Richard Greenham · Works · Open in the reader

Exposition of Ecclesiastes A06504

Printed
… mourne w^t them that mourne, and they will not reioyce with them that reioyce. SadnesSadness, mirth, and all other like, both outward, and inward thinges, muſt not be meaſured …
With rule
… mourne w^t them that mourne, and they will not reioyce with them that reioyce. SadnesSadness, mirth, and all other like, both outward, and inward thinges, muſt not be meaſured …
Martin Luther · Exposition of Ecclesiastes · p. 29 · Open in the reader
Printed
… ſayd: It is good to reioyce. &c. here he ſéemeth to affirme a contrary: SadnesSadness is better then laughter. Surely theſe two ſéeme not to agrée: but godly matters …
With rule
… ſayd: It is good to reioyce. &c. here he ſéemeth to affirme a contrary: SadnesSadness is better then laughter. Surely theſe two ſéeme not to agrée: but godly matters …
Martin Luther · Exposition of Ecclesiastes · Open in the reader

The Book of Nature Translated and Epitomized A62084

Printed
… complacency, rest, peace, satisfaction, jubilations. Joy dilat's, fortifies, comfort's, delight's the heart of man. SadnesSadness contract's, weaken's, discourages, and destroy's it. He that has perpetual joy, has perpetual life …
With rule
… complacency, rest, peace, satisfaction, jubilations. Joy dilat's, fortifies, comfort's, delight's the heart of man. SadnesSadness contract's, weaken's, discourages, and destroy's it. He that has perpetual joy, has perpetual life …
George Sikes · The Book of Nature Translated and Epitomized · p. 63 · Open in the reader

Commentaries A68840

Printed
… b 52 preſerue obſerue 223. a 15 doubting doubling 227. a 20 ententes euentes 228. b 14 pronounces prouinces 230. a 32 Sickenes SadnesSadness 247. a 16 Cain Cham 269. b 14 leuened leuelled 285. a 14 cōmunicate excommunicate
With rule
… b 52 preſerue obſerue 223. a 15 doubting doubling 227. a 20 ententes euentes 228. b 14 pronounces prouinces 230. a 32 Sickenes SadnesSadness 247. a 16 Cain Cham 269. b 14 leuened leuelled 285. a 14 cōmunicate excommunicate
Peter Martyr Vermigli · Commentaries · Open in the reader

Of Peace and Contentment of Mind A81837

Printed
SadnesSadness is the dolour of the ſoule, and the beating downe of the ſpirit. This …
With rule
SadnesSadness is the dolour of the ſoule, and the beating downe of the ſpirit. This …
Peter du Moulin Jr · Of Peace and Contentment of Mind · p. 248 · Open in the reader
Printed
Of SadnesSadness neceſſary in its end, I have ſpoken in the chapter of Repentance, and muſt …
With rule
Of SadnesSadness neceſſary in its end, I have ſpoken in the chapter of Repentance, and muſt …
Peter du Moulin Jr · Of Peace and Contentment of Mind · p. 249 · Open in the reader
Printed
… in this, after I have given ſome counſels for repreſſing the other ſorts of SadnesSadness. Thoſe are leſſe capable of counſel that are neceſſary in their cauſe; as when …
With rule
… in this, after I have given ſome counſels for repreſſing the other ſorts of SadnesSadness. Thoſe are leſſe capable of counſel that are neceſſary in their cauſe; as when …
Peter du Moulin Jr · Of Peace and Contentment of Mind · p. 249 · Open in the reader
Printed
… of the body. A Phyſician and a Surgeon will be fitter to abate that SadnesSadness then a Philoſopher, yet not then a Divine; for Divinity makes uſe of the …
With rule
… of the body. A Phyſician and a Surgeon will be fitter to abate that SadnesSadness then a Philoſopher, yet not then a Divine; for Divinity makes uſe of the …
Peter du Moulin Jr · Of Peace and Contentment of Mind · p. 249 · Open in the reader
Printed
As for conſtrained and ceremonious SadnesSadness, wee muſt avoyd the exceſſe of it, and the defect alſo; chuſing rather gently …
With rule
As for conſtrained and ceremonious SadnesSadness, wee muſt avoyd the exceſſe of it, and the defect alſo; chuſing rather gently …
Peter du Moulin Jr · Of Peace and Contentment of Mind · p. 250 · Open in the reader