Waiting for reviewMixed spelling (two or more of the above)Candidate #7501 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

vaynevain

Two or more mechanical changes in one word: sinne → sin, vnderstande → understand.

Puritas changed it: 2,801 times in 382 works
Consistency: 99.7% (2,801 of 2,807)
Reach if approved: ~2,949 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: vain
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 2,807 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (2,801 changes in 382 works, 99.7% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 2,801)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… by him corrupted in the fall of Adam. If a man should aske these vaynevain fooles whether the nature of the starres bee changed since mans fall, what will …
With rule
… by him corrupted in the fall of Adam. If a man should aske these vaynevain fooles whether the nature of the starres bee changed since mans fall, what will …
George Gifford · Discourse of the Subtle Practices of Devils · Open in the reader
Printed
… gayneful chaffer. Our Prophet doothe threaten the endles wo of euerlaſtynge dampnacion agaynſt al vaynevain ymageners, whyche hauynge power in theyr handes, do haſt to perfourme theyr wicked deuyſes …
With rule
… gayneful chaffer. Our Prophet doothe threaten the endles wo of euerlaſtynge dampnacion agaynſt al vaynevain ymageners, whyche hauynge power in theyr handes, do haſt to perfourme theyr wicked deuyſes …
Anthony Gilby · Commentary Upon Micah · Open in the reader
Printed
… iustified so mercifully and tenderly through his grace, should not abuse his grace in vaynevain, but endeuour our selues to our vtmost, to render our seruice agayne to him …
With rule
… iustified so mercifully and tenderly through his grace, should not abuse his grace in vaynevain, but endeuour our selues to our vtmost, to render our seruice agayne to him …
Patrick Hamilton · Concerning the Doctrine of Faith and of the Law · Open in the reader
Printed
… hart all earthlye mynded, the wantō desyres of eyes replete wyth all vanites, & the vaynevain glorye of thys worlde comprehendynge al inordinate vyces to the vtter dampnacion of my …
With rule
… hart all earthlye mynded, the wantō desyres of eyes replete wyth all vanites, & the vaynevain glorye of thys worlde comprehendynge al inordinate vyces to the vtter dampnacion of my …
John Bale · A Dialogue to be had at Table Between Two Children · Open in the reader
Printed
… together for Goddes. And Chriſt telleth yow playne, that all they worſhypp hym in vaynevain whych worſhypp hym after them. Yea, he ſayth more to yow, that they make …
With rule
… together for Goddes. And Chriſt telleth yow playne, that all they worſhypp hym in vaynevain whych worſhypp hym after them. Yea, he ſayth more to yow, that they make …
John Bale · A Disclosing or Opening of the Man of Sin · Open in the reader
Printed
… Scripture, as if it were no sinne to take the Name of God in vaynevain, and make the Scriptures serve his owne fancy, yea his lyes & calumnies. For which …
With rule
… Scripture, as if it were no sinne to take the Name of God in vaynevain, and make the Scriptures serve his owne fancy, yea his lyes & calumnies. For which …
Francis Johnson · Inquiry and Answer of Thomas Whites Discovery of Brownism · p. 59 · Open in the reader
Printed
… selues: In this that I name them Iewes, let my woordes be condemned for vaynevain and vtterly voyde of all credit, if the matter it selfe doe not approue …
With rule
… selues: In this that I name them Iewes, let my woordes be condemned for vaynevain and vtterly voyde of all credit, if the matter it selfe doe not approue …
John Foxe · The Pope Confuted · Open in the reader
Printed
… then the lawe and Prophets. &c. If this were true, the Apostles labored in vaynevain, to proue the passion of Christ, out of the lawe and the Prophets, and …
With rule
… then the lawe and Prophets. &c. If this were true, the Apostles labored in vaynevain, to proue the passion of Christ, out of the lawe and the Prophets, and …
William Fulke · Rejoinder to Bristows Reply · p. 387 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (6)

5 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.

Dialogue Wherein a Romish Rhyme is Confuted A01042

Printed
… so farre, as concerneth this his Marke of Vniversalitie, is both vaynevain, and sophisticall. VayneVain, because he bringeth that for a discerning Marke, which falleth not vnder Sense; and …
With rule
… so farre, as concerneth this his Marke of Vniversalitie, is both vaynevain, and sophisticall. VayneVain, because he bringeth that for a discerning Marke, which falleth not vnder Sense; and …
Patrick Forbes · Dialogue Wherein a Romish Rhyme is Confuted · p. 42 · Open in the reader

Thirty-One Epigrams A19663

Printed
Of VayneVain writers
With rule
Of VayneVain writers
Robert Crowley · Thirty-One Epigrams · Open in the reader
Printed
Of VayneVain wryters, vaine talkers and vaine hearers.
With rule
Of VayneVain wryters, vaine talkers and vaine hearers.
Robert Crowley · Thirty-One Epigrams · Open in the reader

Whole Works A68831

Printed
VayneVain diſputations. 323. a
With rule
VayneVain diſputations. 323. a
William Tyndale · Whole Works · Open in the reader
Printed
VayneVain names. 123. a
With rule
VayneVain names. 123. a
William Tyndale · Whole Works · Open in the reader