Waiting for reviewMixed spelling (two or more of the above)Candidate #7711 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

fastyngefasting

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

Puritas changed it: 142 times in 26 works
Consistency: 92.8% (142 of 153)
Reach if approved: ~161 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: fasting
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 153 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (142 changes in 26 works, 92.8% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 142)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… those Gospellers, as they caull them selues, which contēnynge all kynde of god ly fastyngefasting, gyue thēselues to glot tony & dronckennesse, perswadyng thē selues to be thā best christē …
With rule
… those Gospellers, as they caull them selues, which contēnynge all kynde of god ly fastyngefasting, gyue thēselues to glot tony & dronckennesse, perswadyng thē selues to be thā best christē …
Thomas Becon · A Potion for This Holy Time of Lent · Open in the reader
Printed
… care of the worlde (as thou mayste reede Lu. xxi.) and the ende of fastyngefasting is to tame the bodie, that the spirite may haue a free course to …
With rule
… care of the worlde (as thou mayste reede Lu. xxi.) and the ende of fastyngefasting is to tame the bodie, that the spirite may haue a free course to …
William Tyndale · The Parable of the Wicked Mammon · Open in the reader
Printed
… hys father commaunded to brynge hym hys beſt robe, in ſygne of Ioye and faſtyngefasting. We ſe therefore, howe much thys doeth repugne agaynſte the erroure of the Anabaptiſtes …
With rule
… hys father commaunded to brynge hym hys beſt robe, in ſygne of Ioye and faſtyngefasting. We ſe therefore, howe much thys doeth repugne agaynſte the erroure of the Anabaptiſtes …
John Calvin · Against the Errors of the Anabaptists · Open in the reader
Printed
… which I haue choſen? But theſe our men go farther, and beſides that in faſtyngefasting they put holynes, they make it alſo a parte of ſatiſfaction. Foraſmuch as y^e …
With rule
… which I haue choſen? But theſe our men go farther, and beſides that in faſtyngefasting they put holynes, they make it alſo a parte of ſatiſfaction. Foraſmuch as y^e …
Peter Martyr Vermigli · Commentaries · p. 279 · Open in the reader
Printed
… had loue to the veryte. Thys knaue euermore commended vnto them confessyon ād penaunce, fastyngefasting, prayer, and almes dedes, specyallye and aboue all other, masse saynges, ād monasteryes buyldynge …
With rule
… had loue to the veryte. Thys knaue euermore commended vnto them confessyon ād penaunce, fastyngefasting, prayer, and almes dedes, specyallye and aboue all other, masse saynges, ād monasteryes buyldynge …
John Bale · The Acts of English Votaries · Open in the reader
Printed
… commynge to confessyon / the crepynge to the crosse / the payenge to the Paschall / the fastyngefasting of saynctes vigils / the prayenge for ass Christen soules / the buysdynge of monasteryes and …
With rule
… commynge to confessyon / the crepynge to the crosse / the payenge to the Paschall / the fastyngefasting of saynctes vigils / the prayenge for ass Christen soules / the buysdynge of monasteryes and …
John Bale · Exhortation of an English Christian unto his Beloved Country · p. 17 · Open in the reader
Printed
… myght any man ſaye. There is yet a faute in one thynge, namely in faſtyngefasting for ye heretikes faſte not (ſay they) Oh Lorde God, yf faſtyngefasting be a …
With rule
… myght any man ſaye. There is yet a faute in one thynge, namely in faſtyngefasting for ye heretikes faſte not (ſay they) Oh Lorde God, yf faſtyngefasting be a …
Martin Luther · The Chief and Principal Articles of the Christian Faith · Open in the reader
Printed
… to pertayneth the sayeng of saynt Cipriane, prayer is mighty in operacion, so that fastyngefasting goeth before. To be brefe concernyng this matter, fastyngefasting muste nedes make hyghly to …
With rule
… to pertayneth the sayeng of saynt Cipriane, prayer is mighty in operacion, so that fastyngefasting goeth before. To be brefe concernyng this matter, fastyngefasting muste nedes make hyghly to …
Thomas Becon · A New Pathway Unto Prayer · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (11)

10 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.

Answer to the Devilish Detection of the Bishop of Winchester A01752

Printed
… is Hypocriſie) make vnpleaſante and vnſauerie the two ſpeciall workes of the newe man, FaſtyngeFasting and prayer. Dyd not Chriſte hym ſelfe continually rebuke them, becauſe thei brake the …
With rule
… is Hypocriſie) make vnpleaſante and vnſauerie the two ſpeciall workes of the newe man, FaſtyngeFasting and prayer. Dyd not Chriſte hym ſelfe continually rebuke them, becauſe thei brake the …
Anthony Gilby · Answer to the Devilish Detection of the Bishop of Winchester · p. clxxxxvi · Open in the reader

A Disclosing or Opening of the Man of Sin A02947

Printed
FAſtyngeFasting, what yt ys both wayes. 64. a
With rule
FAſtyngeFasting, what yt ys both wayes. 64. a
John Bale · A Disclosing or Opening of the Man of Sin · Open in the reader

A Potion for This Holy Time of Lent A07085

Printed
¶ Of FastyngeFasting.
With rule
¶ Of FastyngeFasting.
Thomas Becon · A Potion for This Holy Time of Lent · Open in the reader
Printed
… the flammiuomus vulcane quen ched wythin, dothe not burne the hylles nere vnto it. FastyngeFasting, yf it be gouerned w^t discresion, tame the all the rebellion & fearcenes of the …
With rule
… the flammiuomus vulcane quen ched wythin, dothe not burne the hylles nere vnto it. FastyngeFasting, yf it be gouerned w^t discresion, tame the all the rebellion & fearcenes of the …
Thomas Becon · A Potion for This Holy Time of Lent · Open in the reader
Printed
… all the rebellion & fearcenes of the flesshe, & spoyleth & maketh weake the tyranny of glotonye. FastyngeFasting speareth vp & encloseth as though it were in a narrowe prison the extraordinary & vnlawfull …
With rule
… all the rebellion & fearcenes of the flesshe, & spoyleth & maketh weake the tyranny of glotonye. FastyngeFasting speareth vp & encloseth as though it were in a narrowe prison the extraordinary & vnlawfull …
Thomas Becon · A Potion for This Holy Time of Lent · Open in the reader
Printed
… it be garnysshed w^t humilite maketh the seruauntes of God despisers of the worlde. FastyngeFasting is fed with the deyntyes of the Scriptures, it is refresshed with contem placion …
With rule
… it be garnysshed w^t humilite maketh the seruauntes of God despisers of the worlde. FastyngeFasting is fed with the deyntyes of the Scriptures, it is refresshed with contem placion …
Thomas Becon · A Potion for This Holy Time of Lent · Open in the reader

Exposition Upon Matthew 27(1) A14133

Printed
FaſtyngeFasting is nat in eatynge and drinkynge onlye. fol, lxxvii. ſ. ii.
With rule
FaſtyngeFasting is nat in eatynge and drinkynge onlye. fol, lxxvii. ſ. ii.
William Tyndale · Exposition Upon Matthew 27(1) · Open in the reader
Printed
FaſtyngeFasting the true entent is awaye in the popes faſt▪ ❧ / ❀ / ❧ fo. lxxx. ſ. i.
With rule
FaſtyngeFasting the true entent is awaye in the popes faſt▪ ❧ / ❀ / ❧ fo. lxxx. ſ. i.
William Tyndale · Exposition Upon Matthew 27(1) · Open in the reader

Answer to Thomas More B16147

Printed
… them of vs / to thanke vs: for that were our prayse and not his. FastyngeFasting / watchynge / wolward goinge / pilgrimage and all bodyly excercice must be referred vn to the …
With rule
… them of vs / to thanke vs: for that were our prayse and not his. FastyngeFasting / watchynge / wolward goinge / pilgrimage and all bodyly excercice must be referred vn to the …
William Tyndale · Answer to Thomas More · p. xlix · Open in the reader
Printed
FastyngeFasting to tame the flesh xli.
With rule
FastyngeFasting to tame the flesh xli.
William Tyndale · Answer to Thomas More · Open in the reader