Waiting for reviewDoubled lettersCandidate #7274 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

leggslegs

A doubled letter made single: vntill → until.

Puritas changed it: 433 times in 269 works
Consistency: 80.3% (433 of 539)
Reach if approved: ~566 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: legs
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 539 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (433 changes in 269 works, 80.3% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 433)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… every thing that is pleasing in his sight; doth the Physician sett the mans leggslegs; whom he hath cured?
With rule
… every thing that is pleasing in his sight; doth the Physician sett the mans leggslegs; whom he hath cured?
William Twisse · The Doctrine of the Synod of Dort · p. 180 · Open in the reader
Printed
… alas, where are the armes that I had in time past? where bee the leggslegs? & therupon they fall too repyning ageinst God. Agein, if a man that was riche …
With rule
… alas, where are the armes that I had in time past? where bee the leggslegs? & therupon they fall too repyning ageinst God. Agein, if a man that was riche …
John Calvin · Sermons on Ephesians · p. 135 · Open in the reader
Printed
… is firſt in the man, then in the eye, yet not derived from hands, leggslegs, ſhoulders, &c. and as the great body of the Sunn hath intrinſecall light in …
With rule
… is firſt in the man, then in the eye, yet not derived from hands, leggslegs, ſhoulders, &c. and as the great body of the Sunn hath intrinſecall light in …
John Allin · A Defense of the Answer Made Unto Nine Questions · p. 101 · Open in the reader
Printed
… boare; his head and armes hanging on one side of the horse, and his leggslegs on the other; and all besprinkled with mire and dirt, he was brought to …
With rule
… boare; his head and armes hanging on one side of the horse, and his leggslegs on the other; and all besprinkled with mire and dirt, he was brought to …
Sir Richard Baker · A Chronicle of the Kings of England from the Time of the Roman Government · p. 138 · Open in the reader
Printed
… and that they might be taken down. The Souldiers therefore came and brake the leggslegs of the two Thieves, but not of Jesus, because he was already dead. Yet …
With rule
… and that they might be taken down. The Souldiers therefore came and brake the leggslegs of the two Thieves, but not of Jesus, because he was already dead. Yet …
Samuel Clarke · The Blessed Life and Meritorious Death of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ · p. 43 · Open in the reader
Printed
… he ſaith, it is more equitable, That the tall man should pull up his leggslegs: then that the low man should be put to the rack. The queſtion in …
With rule
… he ſaith, it is more equitable, That the tall man should pull up his leggslegs: then that the low man should be put to the rack. The queſtion in …
John Collinges · Why Nonconforming Ministers Judge it Sinful · p. 150 · Open in the reader
Printed
… both in peeces. Sure it is odds, your Doct. neuer looked downe on his leggslegs, but al one his feathers, when hee perfumed vs with this sweete powder. But …
With rule
… both in peeces. Sure it is odds, your Doct. neuer looked downe on his leggslegs, but al one his feathers, when hee perfumed vs with this sweete powder. But …
Job Throckmorton · Some Laid Open in his Colors · p. 56 · Open in the reader
Printed
… great Wolues ran after the Dog, the Dog ran to him and betwixt his leggslegs for succour, he had nothing in his hand but tooke vp a sticke, and …
With rule
… great Wolues ran after the Dog, the Dog ran to him and betwixt his leggslegs for succour, he had nothing in his hand but tooke vp a sticke, and …
William Bradford · Journal of the Beginning of the English Plantation at Plymouth · p. 29 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (106)

35 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 33 are listed here. 71 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

A Supplement to the Several Discourses Upon Various Divine Subjects A32724

Printed
LONDON, Printed for Thomas Cockerill at the Three LeggsLegs in the Poultry. 1683.
With rule
LONDON, Printed for Thomas Cockerill at the Three LeggsLegs in the Poultry. 1683.
Stephen Charnock · A Supplement to the Several Discourses Upon Various Divine Subjects · Open in the reader

A True and Faithful Account of the Four Chiefest Plantations in America A33345

Printed
… to be seen bare. They adorn themselves with Copper and Painting; They Have, their LeggsLegs, Hands, Breasts, and Faces cunningly wrought with divers Works, as Beasts, Serpents, &c. artificially …
With rule
… to be seen bare. They adorn themselves with Copper and Painting; They Have, their LeggsLegs, Hands, Breasts, and Faces cunningly wrought with divers Works, as Beasts, Serpents, &c. artificially …
Samuel Clarke · A True and Faithful Account of the Four Chiefest Plantations in America · p. 7 · Open in the reader
Printed
… He stands upon his Guard against man or beast, darting his quills into their LeggsLegs or Hides, if they approach too near him. The Rackoon is a deep furred …
With rule
… He stands upon his Guard against man or beast, darting his quills into their LeggsLegs or Hides, if they approach too near him. The Rackoon is a deep furred …
Samuel Clarke · A True and Faithful Account of the Four Chiefest Plantations in America · p. 35 · Open in the reader
Printed
… his flesh white, he is much bigger than our English Turkey; He hath long LeggsLegs wherewith he can run as fast as a Dog, and can fly as fast …
With rule
… his flesh white, he is much bigger than our English Turkey; He hath long LeggsLegs wherewith he can run as fast as a Dog, and can fly as fast …
Samuel Clarke · A True and Faithful Account of the Four Chiefest Plantations in America · p. 36 · Open in the reader
Printed
… in Minced-pies, feasoned with sweet Herbs finely minced, Suet, Spice and Corrans. The LeggsLegs, pallats, and other ingredients for an Oleo Podigro, and Maribones.
With rule
… in Minced-pies, feasoned with sweet Herbs finely minced, Suet, Spice and Corrans. The LeggsLegs, pallats, and other ingredients for an Oleo Podigro, and Maribones.
Samuel Clarke · A True and Faithful Account of the Four Chiefest Plantations in America · p. 66 · Open in the reader

Commentary on 1 John A34689

Printed
… after, and it is ſtill not wholly taken away, but ſtands upon its two LeggsLegs, the Emperor of Turkey and Germany, but the things which with-held him was …
With rule
… after, and it is ſtill not wholly taken away, but ſtands upon its two LeggsLegs, the Emperor of Turkey and Germany, but the things which with-held him was …
John Cotton · Commentary on 1 John · p. 146 · Open in the reader

The History of the Worthies of England A40672

Printed
… made for himself a pair of Iron Shakels, and locking them close unto his LeggsLegs, cast the Key thereof into the Severn, desiring never to be loosed till he …
With rule
… made for himself a pair of Iron Shakels, and locking them close unto his LeggsLegs, cast the Key thereof into the Severn, desiring never to be loosed till he …
Thomas Fuller · The History of the Worthies of England · p. 76 · Open in the reader
Printed
… However the Town of Northampton may be said to stand chiefly on other mens LeggsLegs, where (if not the best) the most and cheapest boots and stockens are bought …
With rule
… However the Town of Northampton may be said to stand chiefly on other mens LeggsLegs, where (if not the best) the most and cheapest boots and stockens are bought …
Thomas Fuller · The History of the Worthies of England · p. 279 · Open in the reader

The Faith of Dying Jacob A41635

Printed
… Bible and Three Crowns, at the lower end of Cheapside; and at the Three LeggsLegs in the Poultry. 1688.
With rule
… Bible and Three Crowns, at the lower end of Cheapside; and at the Three LeggsLegs in the Poultry. 1688.
Robert Gouge · The Faith of Dying Jacob · Open in the reader

Israels Lamentation After the Lord A43579

Printed
… to Baal, another while to God, reeling like drunkards, halting like lame men, whoſe LeggsLegs are not equal, fluctuating to and fro with divers thoughts: But now this people …
With rule
… to Baal, another while to God, reeling like drunkards, halting like lame men, whoſe LeggsLegs are not equal, fluctuating to and fro with divers thoughts: But now this people …
Oliver Heywood · Israels Lamentation After the Lord · p. 22 · Open in the reader

A Memento to Young and Old A50403

Printed
… of the House tremble, and the strong ones to bow themselves; the Hands and LeggsLegs to shake. But how shamefull is it for young men of firm and strong …
With rule
… of the House tremble, and the strong ones to bow themselves; the Hands and LeggsLegs to shake. But how shamefull is it for young men of firm and strong …
John Maynard · A Memento to Young and Old · p. 87 · Open in the reader
Printed
… bring a drunken Palsey upon themselves, whereby they are staggering in the streets, their LeggsLegs even failing them? or a brutish Lethargy, whereby they are not able to arise …
With rule
… bring a drunken Palsey upon themselves, whereby they are staggering in the streets, their LeggsLegs even failing them? or a brutish Lethargy, whereby they are not able to arise …
John Maynard · A Memento to Young and Old · p. 87 · Open in the reader
Printed
… to guard and defend the body, shake with the Palsey: the strong men, the LeggsLegs which are the pillars to bear up this house of clay, begin to fail …
With rule
… to guard and defend the body, shake with the Palsey: the strong men, the LeggsLegs which are the pillars to bear up this house of clay, begin to fail …
John Maynard · A Memento to Young and Old · p. 92 · Open in the reader

A Complete History and Mystery of the Old and New Testament A52807

Printed
… did ariſe out of their Father Jacob's halting Thigh; they indeed halted on both LeggsLegs, being his carnal ſeed, as above; yet even his ſpiritual ſeed halts of one …
With rule
… did ariſe out of their Father Jacob's halting Thigh; they indeed halted on both LeggsLegs, being his carnal ſeed, as above; yet even his ſpiritual ſeed halts of one …
Christopher Ness · A Complete History and Mystery of the Old and New Testament · p. 304 · Open in the reader
Printed
… nor himſelf from coming home to Canaan. Whereas the wicked, who halt on both LeggsLegs (as the godly halt upon one only) have a contrary Threatning, that their Sun …
With rule
… nor himſelf from coming home to Canaan. Whereas the wicked, who halt on both LeggsLegs (as the godly halt upon one only) have a contrary Threatning, that their Sun …
Christopher Ness · A Complete History and Mystery of the Old and New Testament · p. 304 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Pſal. 81.12. He that truſts his own Heart is a Fool, Prov. 28.26. Our own Clay-LeggsLegs cannot carry us to Heaven. The Loſt Sheep. (no Creature being more apt to …
With rule
… Pſal. 81.12. He that truſts his own Heart is a Fool, Prov. 28.26. Our own Clay-LeggsLegs cannot carry us to Heaven. The Loſt Sheep. (no Creature being more apt to …
Christopher Ness · A Complete History and Mystery of the Old and New Testament · p. 364 · Open in the reader
Printed
… upon another, according to their Images, then the Souldiers could not break both the LeggsLegs of the Thieves, but only the outmoſt; becauſe one of them, (if ſo) lay …
With rule
… upon another, according to their Images, then the Souldiers could not break both the LeggsLegs of the Thieves, but only the outmoſt; becauſe one of them, (if ſo) lay …
Christopher Ness · A Complete History and Mystery of the Old and New Testament · p. 227 · Open in the reader
Printed
… the Souldiers ſent to diſpatch thoſe three that were here Crucified by breaking their LeggsLegs, that they might not hang ſo long as was uſual; becauſe it was the …
With rule
… the Souldiers ſent to diſpatch thoſe three that were here Crucified by breaking their LeggsLegs, that they might not hang ſo long as was uſual; becauſe it was the …
Christopher Ness · A Complete History and Mystery of the Old and New Testament · p. 228 · Open in the reader

Commentary on Exodus A56633

Printed
… in the Girdle (when they went about their Miniſtry) to the middle of their LeggsLegs, that it might not incumber them in their Service.
With rule
… in the Girdle (when they went about their Miniſtry) to the middle of their LeggsLegs, that it might not incumber them in their Service.
Simon Patrick · Commentary on Exodus · p. 563 · Open in the reader
Printed
… as far as to their Knees. There were ſome Breeches anciently, which covered the LeggsLegs alſo, and came down to the Feet, ſuch as Sailers uſe in cold Countries …
With rule
… as far as to their Knees. There were ſome Breeches anciently, which covered the LeggsLegs alſo, and came down to the Feet, ſuch as Sailers uſe in cold Countries …
Simon Patrick · Commentary on Exodus · p. 567 · Open in the reader

The Hand of God Discovered at Whitney A57738

Printed
To ſpurne at Armes & LeggsLegs quite ſhivered off,
With rule
To ſpurne at Armes & LeggsLegs quite ſhivered off,
John Rowe · The Hand of God Discovered at Whitney · Open in the reader
Printed
… I am kil'd! Some cryed out that their Armes were broken, others that their LeggsLegs were broken, ſome curſed the Players that ever they came to Witny, and the …
With rule
… I am kil'd! Some cryed out that their Armes were broken, others that their LeggsLegs were broken, ſome curſed the Players that ever they came to Witny, and the …
John Rowe · The Hand of God Discovered at Whitney · Open in the reader

The Speech of Birds also the Speech of Flowers A62264

Printed
… a measuring case betweene Beast and Fowl: Doth hee not more trust, unto his LeggsLegs to Flee, then unto his Wings to flye, and what I pray is the …
With rule
… a measuring case betweene Beast and Fowl: Doth hee not more trust, unto his LeggsLegs to Flee, then unto his Wings to flye, and what I pray is the …
Thomas Fuller · The Speech of Birds also the Speech of Flowers · p. 10 · Open in the reader

The Work of the Age A75736

Printed
… and laſt place this Image degenerates under the Fourth Kingdom, or Monarchy, unto Iron LeggsLegs, and then into feet and toes, part Iron, part Clay. The ſpecial Characters here …
With rule
… and laſt place this Image degenerates under the Fourth Kingdom, or Monarchy, unto Iron LeggsLegs, and then into feet and toes, part Iron, part Clay. The ſpecial Characters here …
William Aspinwall · The Work of the Age · p. 8 · Open in the reader
Printed
1 Its diviſion into two parts, his LeggsLegs of Iron.] And this expreſſeth the diviſion of the Empire after Conſtantine the Great …
With rule
1 Its diviſion into two parts, his LeggsLegs of Iron.] And this expreſſeth the diviſion of the Empire after Conſtantine the Great …
William Aspinwall · The Work of the Age · p. 8 · Open in the reader

The Plain Doctrine of the Justification of a Sinner in the Sight of God A79435

Printed
… Spleen being a little Liver) the Lungs alſo (having two Lobbes or parts) two LeggsLegs, &c. but there is but one Heart, and but one Head. So there are …
With rule
… Spleen being a little Liver) the Lungs alſo (having two Lobbes or parts) two LeggsLegs, &c. but there is but one Heart, and but one Head. So there are …
Charles Chauncey · The Plain Doctrine of the Justification of a Sinner in the Sight of God · p. 213 · Open in the reader

A Cluster of Grapes Taken out of the Canaanite Womans Basket A81870

Printed
Firſt, It will bee your LeggsLegs to carry you to Chriſt, and that thorow all difficulties; ſo you ſee it …
With rule
Firſt, It will bee your LeggsLegs to carry you to Chriſt, and that thorow all difficulties; ſo you ſee it …
John Durant · A Cluster of Grapes Taken out of the Canaanite Womans Basket · p. 135 · Open in the reader

The Combat Between the Flesh and Spirit A88580

Printed
… incident to rich men; who would deſire ſilken Stockins, if he muſt have gouty LeggsLegs under them? and indeed the Gout is a diſeaſe that ordinarily follows rich men …
With rule
… incident to rich men; who would deſire ſilken Stockins, if he muſt have gouty LeggsLegs under them? and indeed the Gout is a diſeaſe that ordinarily follows rich men …
Christopher Love · The Combat Between the Flesh and Spirit · p. 104 · Open in the reader

The Mystery of the Gospel Vindicated and Socinianism Examined A90295

Printed
… mind, that to conceive of God, as a Great Man, with Mouth, Eyes, Hands, LeggsLegs &c. in a proper sence, sitting in Heaven, shut up there, troubled, vexed, moved …
With rule
… mind, that to conceive of God, as a Great Man, with Mouth, Eyes, Hands, LeggsLegs &c. in a proper sence, sitting in Heaven, shut up there, troubled, vexed, moved …
John Owen · The Mystery of the Gospel Vindicated and Socinianism Examined · p. 14 · Open in the reader

Plea for the Lords A91243

Printed
… may with as much truth & reaſon argue, that one man is three, & that the LeggsLegs and trunke of a man are a perfect man without head, necke, armes and …
With rule
… may with as much truth & reaſon argue, that one man is three, & that the LeggsLegs and trunke of a man are a perfect man without head, necke, armes and …
William Prynne · Plea for the Lords · p. 15 · Open in the reader
Printed
… man are a perfect man without head, necke, armes and ſhoulders; or that the LeggsLegs and Body are and ought to be placed above the head, neck and ſhoulders …
With rule
… man are a perfect man without head, necke, armes and ſhoulders; or that the LeggsLegs and Body are and ought to be placed above the head, neck and ſhoulders …
William Prynne · Plea for the Lords · p. 15 · Open in the reader

New Discovery of Old Pontifical Practices A95750

Printed
… Aſsiſes holden in Croydon, 24 …uly, 1590. was brought to the Bar with Fetters on his LeggsLegs, and there Indited for malitiouſly publiſhing a ſcandalous and infamous Libell againſt the Queene …
With rule
… Aſsiſes holden in Croydon, 24 …uly, 1590. was brought to the Bar with Fetters on his LeggsLegs, and there Indited for malitiouſly publiſhing a ſcandalous and infamous Libell againſt the Queene …
John Udall · New Discovery of Old Pontifical Practices · Open in the reader

Heart Humiliation B01658

Printed
Ceaſe to do evil, &c. Theſe are the two LeggsLegs a Chriſtian walks on; if he want any of them, he is lame and …
With rule
Ceaſe to do evil, &c. Theſe are the two LeggsLegs a Chriſtian walks on; if he want any of them, he is lame and …
Hugh Binning · Heart Humiliation · p. 153 · Open in the reader