Waiting for reviewu / vCandidate #755 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

vncleanunclean

u and v used by position, not sound: haue → have, vnto → unto.

Puritas changed it: 255 times in 131 works
Consistency: 77.9% (255 of 327)
Reach if approved: ~344 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: unclean
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 327 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (255 changes in 131 works, 77.9% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 255)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… vncleannes. For that rite did ſhewe, that all men were ſubiect to ſinnes, and vncleanunclean. 6. That it might bee a ſigne, which ſhoulde ſhewe and ſignifie that the meanes …
With rule
… vncleannes. For that rite did ſhewe, that all men were ſubiect to ſinnes, and vncleanunclean. 6. That it might bee a ſigne, which ſhoulde ſhewe and ſignifie that the meanes …
Zacharias Ursinus · The Sum of Christian Religion 2 · p. 736 · Open in the reader
Printed
… way. Refraine thy foot. Come not nigh the doore. Auoid. Paſſe away. Touch no vncleanunclean thing. Haue no fellowſhip with the vnfruitfull workes of darkneſſe. Come out from among …
With rule
… way. Refraine thy foot. Come not nigh the doore. Auoid. Paſſe away. Touch no vncleanunclean thing. Haue no fellowſhip with the vnfruitfull workes of darkneſſe. Come out from among …
William Gouge · A Guide to Go to God · p. 257 · Open in the reader
Printed
… For there shall be no night there. 14. And ther shal enter into it none vncleanunclean thing. 15. Neither vvhatsoeuer vvorketh abhominatiō, or maketh lies, 16 but thei which are vvritten in …
With rule
… For there shall be no night there. 14. And ther shal enter into it none vncleanunclean thing. 15. Neither vvhatsoeuer vvorketh abhominatiō, or maketh lies, 16 but thei which are vvritten in …
John Bale · The Image of Both Churches in Revelation · Open in the reader
Printed
… nowe all thynges are pure, to them that are pure. Nothing is commune or vncleanunclean, neither is any kinde of meat to bee refused, if it bee taken with …
With rule
… nowe all thynges are pure, to them that are pure. Nothing is commune or vncleanunclean, neither is any kinde of meat to bee refused, if it bee taken with …
Thomas Becon · The Fortress of the Faithful Against the Cruel Assaults of Poverty and Hunger · Open in the reader
Printed
… of God: & their ſacraments (as they handle the matter) are not only ful of vncleanunclean mixtures, but alſo peruerted & without authority from God. All which, to him that conſidereth …
With rule
… of God: & their ſacraments (as they handle the matter) are not only ful of vncleanunclean mixtures, but alſo peruerted & without authority from God. All which, to him that conſidereth …
Josias Nichols · Abrahams Faith · p. 167 · Open in the reader
Printed
… are fitly prepared are to be receiued: But notorious offenders, who are morally & spiritually vncleanunclean, are to be put back, till by repentance they haue testified their worthinesse.
With rule
… are fitly prepared are to be receiued: But notorious offenders, who are morally & spiritually vncleanunclean, are to be put back, till by repentance they haue testified their worthinesse.
William Perkins · A Cloud of Faithful Witnesses · p. 439 · Open in the reader
Printed
… if they might be ſaued by Chriſt, as he is without vs; Then the vncleanunclean man, the proud man, the malicious, the couetous man, and the drunkard, and ſuch …
With rule
… if they might be ſaued by Chriſt, as he is without vs; Then the vncleanunclean man, the proud man, the malicious, the couetous man, and the drunkard, and ſuch …
John Randall · Saint Pauls Triumph · p. 14 · Open in the reader
Printed
… but to him that iudgeth any thing to be vncleanunclean, to him it is vncleanunclean. Rom. 14.14, & againe vnto the pure all things are pure. Tit. 1.15. And all things are …
With rule
… but to him that iudgeth any thing to be vncleanunclean, to him it is vncleanunclean. Rom. 14.14, & againe vnto the pure all things are pure. Tit. 1.15. And all things are …
Thomas Sparke · Brotherly Persuasion to Unity and Uniformity · p. 8 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (72)

3 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 69 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

A Christian Dictionary A15520

Printed
… shall be polluted, for he is Vncleane. Actes 10, 14. Any thing which is polluted or VncleanUnclean; that is, which may not be eaten.
With rule
… shall be polluted, for he is Vncleane. Actes 10, 14. Any thing which is polluted or VncleanUnclean; that is, which may not be eaten.
Thomas Wilson · A Christian Dictionary · p. 509 · Open in the reader
Printed
The Diuell, who is himselfe most VncleanUnclean and foule; also hee inspireth vncleannesse into others. Math. 10, 1. And gaue them power against …
With rule
The Diuell, who is himselfe most VncleanUnclean and foule; also hee inspireth vncleannesse into others. Math. 10, 1. And gaue them power against …
Thomas Wilson · A Christian Dictionary · p. 509 · Open in the reader
Printed
Generally all sinnes whatsoeuer, which make VncleanUnclean both ourselues and euery thing we touch; but particularly, such sinnes as tend to …
With rule
Generally all sinnes whatsoeuer, which make VncleanUnclean both ourselues and euery thing we touch; but particularly, such sinnes as tend to …
Thomas Wilson · A Christian Dictionary · p. 510 · Open in the reader