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Waiting for reviewMixed spelling (two or more of the above)Candidate #7643 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

faynefain

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

Puritas changed it
1,512 times in 222 works
Consistency
99.4% (1,512 of 1,521)
Reach if approved
~1,598 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: fain
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
1,521 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (1,512 changes in 222 works, 99.4% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 1,512)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    … against the diuell and thine owne corrupt affection… and concupiscence of the flesh, which faynefain would haue libertie, and draw thee in that broad way of destruction; but assure …
    With rule
    … against the diuell and thine owne corrupt affection… and concupiscence of the flesh, which faynefain would haue libertie, and draw thee in that broad way of destruction; but assure …

    William Guild · A Young Mans Inquisition · p. 118 · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    … way to ſupport their outward eſtate, have turned againe vnto the world, ād are faynefain to hunt too and froo, far ād neare after every occaſion, and al is …
    With rule
    … way to ſupport their outward eſtate, have turned againe vnto the world, ād are faynefain to hunt too and froo, far ād neare after every occaſion, and al is …

    Thomas Helwys · Short Declaration of the Mystery of Iniquity · p. 211 · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … shoulde speake anye thynge amysse, be ready to lay handes vpon him. They wolde faynefain ryd him and destroye hym, but they wolde turne the enuye of the deede …
    With rule
    … shoulde speake anye thynge amysse, be ready to lay handes vpon him. They wolde faynefain ryd him and destroye hym, but they wolde turne the enuye of the deede …

    Hugh Latimer · Sermon 9 October 1550 · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    … worthi to be reformed. And yet he himselfe is a great massemonger, and would faynefain maītain asmuch of it as he could. And th… like haue other bishops of …
    With rule
    … worthi to be reformed. And yet he himselfe is a great massemonger, and would faynefain maītain asmuch of it as he could. And th… like haue other bishops of …

    Martin Luther · Admonition to the Germans · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    … but also they woulde be heylefellow wel mette with hī. Now shall they be faynefain, eyther to be y• messengers and seruaū tes of God, or els playne Antichristes …
    With rule
    … but also they woulde be heylefellow wel mette with hī. Now shall they be faynefain, eyther to be y• messengers and seruaū tes of God, or els playne Antichristes …

    Thomas Becon · The Castle of Comfort · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    … carieth a ſecret grudge in his heart, wil oftentimes outwardly ſhew great curteſie and faynefain him ſelfe as the Hebrew word doth ſignifie to be another kinde of man …
    With rule
    … carieth a ſecret grudge in his heart, wil oftentimes outwardly ſhew great curteſie and faynefain him ſelfe as the Hebrew word doth ſignifie to be another kinde of man …

    Peter Moffett · Commentary Upon Proverbs · p. 225 · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    Who doo surmyse and fondly faynefain, mens fortunes to foreshewe.
    With rule
    Who doo surmyse and fondly faynefain, mens fortunes to foreshewe.

    William Fulke · Anti-Prognostication · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    … vs. But I may not stand vpon these matters. Tell me you that woulde faynefain heare your olde Latin seruice, doo you knowe what it was? Uerely a great …
    With rule
    … vs. But I may not stand vpon these matters. Tell me you that woulde faynefain heare your olde Latin seruice, doo you knowe what it was? Uerely a great …

    William Fulke · Sermon Preached 17 March 1577 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (9)

8 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.

A Mystery of Iniquity Disclosed and Confuted A02886

  • Printed
    3 FayneFain wolde Pantolabus haue them to conuert to that false obedience of Antichrist / that he …
    With rule
    3 FayneFain wolde Pantolabus haue them to conuert to that false obedience of Antichrist / that he …

    John Bale · A Mystery of Iniquity Disclosed and Confuted · Open in the reader

A Disclosing or Opening of the Man of Sin A02947

  • Printed
    … hath that ſoche a thynge ther was, but yt ys nothynge leſſe in effect. FayneFain wolde yowr ſcole doctours with ther vnſauerye ſophyſtrye make ſum what of yt, yf …
    With rule
    … hath that ſoche a thynge ther was, but yt ys nothynge leſſe in effect. FayneFain wolde yowr ſcole doctours with ther vnſauerye ſophyſtrye make ſum what of yt, yf …

    John Bale · A Disclosing or Opening of the Man of Sin · Open in the reader

Twenty-Seven Sermons A05143

  • Printed
    FayneFain and put case oure Sauiour Christe, had committed all the synnes of the worlde …
    With rule
    FayneFain and put case oure Sauiour Christe, had committed all the synnes of the worlde …

    Hugh Latimer · Twenty-Seven Sermons · p. 74 · Open in the reader

Exposition of 1 Thessalonians A11591

  • Printed
    … when the moſt wee dare profeſſe is, that to will is preſent with vs. FayneFain wee would trust perfectly on the Grace of God; but our incredulous hearts, with …
    With rule
    … when the moſt wee dare profeſſe is, that to will is preſent with vs. FayneFain wee would trust perfectly on the Grace of God; but our incredulous hearts, with …

    William Sclater · Exposition of 1 Thessalonians · p. 536 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … Grace of God; but our incredulous hearts, with-holden by Satan, permit it not. FayneFain caſt off the ſinne that hangeth on faſt, and preſſeth downe ſore, that wee …
    With rule
    … Grace of God; but our incredulous hearts, with-holden by Satan, permit it not. FayneFain caſt off the ſinne that hangeth on faſt, and preſſeth downe ſore, that wee …

    William Sclater · Exposition of 1 Thessalonians · p. 536 · Open in the reader

Daily Sermons Upon Jonah A17683

  • Printed
    … Gods. Here Ionas ſetteth againſt them one onely God: as if he ſhoulde ſaye, FayneFain for your pleaſure an innumerable company of gods, yet is there one which beareth …
    With rule
    … Gods. Here Ionas ſetteth againſt them one onely God: as if he ſhoulde ſaye, FayneFain for your pleaſure an innumerable company of gods, yet is there one which beareth …

    John Calvin · Daily Sermons Upon Jonah · p. 19 · Open in the reader

Acts and Monuments Volume 2 Part 2 A67927

  • Printed
    … and falter in his head, that hee was not able to speake a word. FayneFain would he haue vttered his mind, but he coulde not bring it out. Then …
    With rule
    … and falter in his head, that hee was not able to speake a word. FayneFain would he haue vttered his mind, but he coulde not bring it out. Then …

    John Foxe · Acts and Monuments Volume 2 Part 2 · p. 2010 · Open in the reader

Whole Works A68831

  • Printed
    … naturall ſtrength, with out a ſpeciall grace, can doe nothyng, but abyde in ſinne. FayneFain, inuent, excogitate, and dreame, as many holy purpoſes as we can, as many ſubtile …
    With rule
    … naturall ſtrength, with out a ſpeciall grace, can doe nothyng, but abyde in ſinne. FayneFain, inuent, excogitate, and dreame, as many holy purpoſes as we can, as many ſubtile …

    William Tyndale · Whole Works · p. 274 · Open in the reader