Waiting for reviewMixed spelling (two or more of the above)Candidate #7674 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

chyldechild

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

Puritas changed it: 555 times in 129 works
Consistency: 92.0% (555 of 603)
Reach if approved: ~634 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: child
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 603 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (555 changes in 129 works, 92.0% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 555)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… the same councell it was also enacted, that no Christen man shoulde geue hys chyldechild to be maryed vnto an heretike, or schismatike. cap. 10.31. Agayne, that whosoeuer dyd forsake …
With rule
… the same councell it was also enacted, that no Christen man shoulde geue hys chyldechild to be maryed vnto an heretike, or schismatike. cap. 10.31. Agayne, that whosoeuer dyd forsake …
Thomas Becon · The Relics of Rome · p. 216 · Open in the reader
Printed
… to lay vpō you, as also to warne you to walke circumspectly, as the chyldechild of light, least at any time the darkenes should ouertake you, as it is …
With rule
… to lay vpō you, as also to warne you to walke circumspectly, as the chyldechild of light, least at any time the darkenes should ouertake you, as it is …
Nicholas Ridley · A Piteous Lamentation of the Miserable Estate of the Church · Open in the reader
Printed
… and ſet in hys captaynes. But here is promyſed a newe delyuerance when thys chyldechild commeth, a reſtoryng and gatheryng of the chyldren of Iſraell together. Whych we do …
With rule
… and ſet in hys captaynes. But here is promyſed a newe delyuerance when thys chyldechild commeth, a reſtoryng and gatheryng of the chyldren of Iſraell together. Whych we do …
Anthony Gilby · Commentary Upon Micah · Open in the reader
Printed
Shall sure haue chyldechild, for within it is hollowe all.
With rule
Shall sure haue chyldechild, for within it is hollowe all.
John Bale · Comedy Concerning Corruption of Three Laws of Nature by Sodomites · Open in the reader
Printed
Maye the wyfe forget, the chyldechild of her owne bodye?
With rule
Maye the wyfe forget, the chyldechild of her owne bodye?
John Bale · A Tragedy Manifesting the Chief Promises of God Unto Man · Open in the reader
Printed
Tyll boith his Douchteris wer with chyldechild
With rule
Tyll boith his Douchteris wer with chyldechild
David Lindsay · A Dialogue Betwixt Experience and a Courtier · Open in the reader
Printed
xviij.a. Thorough faith Sara receyued ſtrenght to be with chyldechild. Hebr. xi.c.
With rule
xviij.a. Thorough faith Sara receyued ſtrenght to be with chyldechild. Hebr. xi.c.
Henrich Bullinger · Historical Table of the Bible · Open in the reader
Printed
… for most parte was present, and although at y^e tyme I was but a chyldechild of xvi. yeres yet I noted hys doctryne so well as I coulde, partly …
With rule
… for most parte was present, and although at y^e tyme I was but a chyldechild of xvi. yeres yet I noted hys doctryne so well as I coulde, partly …
Thomas Becon · The Jewel of Joy · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (48)

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

A Compend of the Controversies of Religion A02349

Printed
… contrarie mynded; or to thy further eſtabliſhing and confirmation, if thou be alreadie a ChyldeChild of the Trueth.
With rule
… contrarie mynded; or to thy further eſtabliſhing and confirmation, if thou be alreadie a ChyldeChild of the Trueth.
William Guild · A Compend of the Controversies of Religion · p. 11 · Open in the reader
Printed
Matth. 2.11. And when they were come into the houſe, they ſaw the ChyldeChild, with Marie his Mother, and fell downe, and worſhipped him.
With rule
Matth. 2.11. And when they were come into the houſe, they ſaw the ChyldeChild, with Marie his Mother, and fell downe, and worſhipped him.
William Guild · A Compend of the Controversies of Religion · p. 77 · Open in the reader

The Chief and Principal Articles of the Christian Faith A06491

Printed
… alſo the Soul that is, a whole perfecte manhode, And the ryght ſeede or ChyldeChild, promyſed to Abraham and Dauid, and is borne a naturall ſonne of Mary, In …
With rule
… alſo the Soul that is, a whole perfecte manhode, And the ryght ſeede or ChyldeChild, promyſed to Abraham and Dauid, and is borne a naturall ſonne of Mary, In …
Martin Luther · The Chief and Principal Articles of the Christian Faith · Open in the reader
Printed
… For euen yet at this daye I ſucke on the Pater noſter, as a ChyldeChild, eate and drynke as an olde man, and can not be ſatiſfied of it …
With rule
… For euen yet at this daye I ſucke on the Pater noſter, as a ChyldeChild, eate and drynke as an olde man, and can not be ſatiſfied of it …
Martin Luther · The Chief and Principal Articles of the Christian Faith · Open in the reader

Exposition of Jeremiah 22 A06508

Printed
… is a ſynfull byrth, this do we ſe with oure eyes, but whan the ChyldeChild is brought to Chriſte, grafted in Chriſte through Baptiſme, and is borne agayne of …
With rule
… is a ſynfull byrth, this do we ſe with oure eyes, but whan the ChyldeChild is brought to Chriſte, grafted in Chriſte through Baptiſme, and is borne agayne of …
Martin Luther · Exposition of Jeremiah 22 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Baptiſme, and is borne agayne of newe, waſſhed from ſynne, and is made the ChyldeChild, & heyre of God, then is it borne agayne a new whiche is farre an …
With rule
… Baptiſme, and is borne agayne of newe, waſſhed from ſynne, and is made the ChyldeChild, & heyre of God, then is it borne agayne a new whiche is farre an …
Martin Luther · Exposition of Jeremiah 22 · Open in the reader

Sermons Upon all the Sunday Gospels A06932

Printed
… to remembrance foorth with, that they are not doone after Gods commaundemente. For the ChyldeChild. whome Mary hathe brought foorthe, is an offence, and a stumblyng block at the …
With rule
… to remembrance foorth with, that they are not doone after Gods commaundemente. For the ChyldeChild. whome Mary hathe brought foorthe, is an offence, and a stumblyng block at the …
Thomas Becon · Sermons Upon all the Sunday Gospels · Open in the reader
Printed
… was euidente euery where. Ioseph and Marye were not at theyr owne home. The ChyldeChild was layde in a maunger. There were there no thynges necessarye. How shold this …
With rule
… was euidente euery where. Ioseph and Marye were not at theyr owne home. The ChyldeChild was layde in a maunger. There were there no thynges necessarye. How shold this …
Thomas Becon · Sermons Upon all the Sunday Gospels · Open in the reader

News Out of Heaven A06966

Printed
… be youres. Christes dedes muste nedes be youres, for Christ himselfe is youres. This ChyldeChild is borne for your sake, & this sonne is giuen vnto you. He is your …
With rule
… be youres. Christes dedes muste nedes be youres, for Christ himselfe is youres. This ChyldeChild is borne for your sake, & this sonne is giuen vnto you. He is your …
Thomas Becon · News Out of Heaven · Open in the reader

The Practice of Prelates A14151

Printed
… he sayd more ouer: Who soever humbleth him selfe after the ensample of this ChyldeChild, he is greatest in the kingdome of heauen, that is, to be (as concerning …
With rule
… he sayd more ouer: Who soever humbleth him selfe after the ensample of this ChyldeChild, he is greatest in the kingdome of heauen, that is, to be (as concerning …
William Tyndale · The Practice of Prelates · Open in the reader

Sermons on Job A69056

Printed
15. Canne a vvoman forgette her ChyldeChild? though they ſhoulde forget, yet will I not forget thee. 784. a 61.
With rule
15. Canne a vvoman forgette her ChyldeChild? though they ſhoulde forget, yet will I not forget thee. 784. a 61.
John Calvin · Sermons on Job · Open in the reader

An Antidote Against Popery B09202

Printed
1. TIM. 2.15. Not-withstanding, shee shall bee saved by ChyldeChild-bearing: to wit, the Wyfe. Therefore, (saye they) seeing heere wee see saving grace …
With rule
1. TIM. 2.15. Not-withstanding, shee shall bee saved by ChyldeChild-bearing: to wit, the Wyfe. Therefore, (saye they) seeing heere wee see saving grace …
William Guild · An Antidote Against Popery · p. 151 · Open in the reader
Printed
Aunswere. This is ascrybed to ChyldeChild-bearing in Marriage, and not to Marriage it selfe: for there are sundry Marriages …
With rule
Aunswere. This is ascrybed to ChyldeChild-bearing in Marriage, and not to Marriage it selfe: for there are sundry Marriages …
William Guild · An Antidote Against Popery · p. 152 · Open in the reader
Printed
… not to Marriage it selfe: for there are sundry Marriages, where there is no ChyldeChild-bearing at all; and others, where it is long delayed, as Sarahs and Elizabeths …
With rule
… not to Marriage it selfe: for there are sundry Marriages, where there is no ChyldeChild-bearing at all; and others, where it is long delayed, as Sarahs and Elizabeths …
William Guild · An Antidote Against Popery · p. 152 · Open in the reader
Printed
… not Grace, or are there-fore Sacramentes. But, as by Afflictions, even so by ChyldeChild-birth in payne, (as one sorte there-of) if Wyues haue these saving Graces …
With rule
… not Grace, or are there-fore Sacramentes. But, as by Afflictions, even so by ChyldeChild-birth in payne, (as one sorte there-of) if Wyues haue these saving Graces …
William Guild · An Antidote Against Popery · p. 152 · Open in the reader