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Waiting for reviewMixed spelling (two or more of the above)Candidate #7723 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

euylevil

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

Puritas changed it
343 times in 89 works
Consistency
100% (343 of 343)
Reach if approved
~360 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: evil
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
343 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (343 changes in 89 works, 100% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 343)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    xxxvi.e. The name of God is euylevil ſpoken of amonge the Gentyles through you. Rom. ij.c.
    With rule
    xxxvi.e. The name of God is euylevil ſpoken of amonge the Gentyles through you. Rom. ij.c.

    Henrich Bullinger · Historical Table of the Bible · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    … we excommunicate, we cursse, and committe to the Deuyll, all the aforesayde malefectoures and euylevil doers. Excommunicate mought they be, curssed and giuen ouer to the Deuill. Cursed be …
    With rule
    … we excommunicate, we cursse, and committe to the Deuyll, all the aforesayde malefectoures and euylevil doers. Excommunicate mought they be, curssed and giuen ouer to the Deuill. Cursed be …

    Thomas Becon · The Relics of Rome · p. 242 · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … misfortune: He cōmeth to Cato to aske his coūsaile & to know of hym what euylevil thys thyng portended and sygnified. Cato maketh hym thys aunswere. Certes my frend, it …
    With rule
    … misfortune: He cōmeth to Cato to aske his coūsaile & to know of hym what euylevil thys thyng portended and sygnified. Cato maketh hym thys aunswere. Certes my frend, it …

    Richard Taverner · The Garden of Wisdom Book 2 · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    They vnderſtande verye euylevil, but that ſclaunder doeth come of the doctryne of the Sophyſters and hypocrites whyche …
    With rule
    They vnderſtande verye euylevil, but that ſclaunder doeth come of the doctryne of the Sophyſters and hypocrites whyche …

    Pierre Viret · Exposition of the Apostles Creed · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    … curſe of the Lord, that call lyght darknes, and darknes lyght: that iudge good euylevil and euyll good. Although he tooke himſelfe learned, I am ſure he was not …
    With rule
    … curſe of the Lord, that call lyght darknes, and darknes lyght: that iudge good euylevil and euyll good. Although he tooke himſelfe learned, I am ſure he was not …

    Hugh Broughton · To Princess Elizabeth · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    … they did neuer heare of thē: so doubtlesse doth it come to passe in euylevil motions. Thou deuisest euyll agaynst another, he in some strange maner hath a hart …
    With rule
    … they did neuer heare of thē: so doubtlesse doth it come to passe in euylevil motions. Thou deuisest euyll agaynst another, he in some strange maner hath a hart …

    Richard Greenham · Two Learned and Godly Sermons · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    … whyche when he had manye occacions, geuen of kyng Saul to worke euyll, for euylevil, yea, and hauynge manye tymes oportunity to perfourme mischiefe and to slay kyng Saule …
    With rule
    … whyche when he had manye occacions, geuen of kyng Saul to worke euyll, for euylevil, yea, and hauynge manye tymes oportunity to perfourme mischiefe and to slay kyng Saule …

    Hugh Latimer · First Sermon to His Majesty · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    … that they theim selues haue deserued no euyll: or els if they haue done euylevil, yet by repentaunce and amendemente, do not doute to obteyne mercye at theyr rulers …
    With rule
    … that they theim selues haue deserued no euyll: or els if they haue done euylevil, yet by repentaunce and amendemente, do not doute to obteyne mercye at theyr rulers …

    Thomas Lever · Sermon Preached Third Sunday in Lent · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (0)

None: wherever Puritas had this word on its own, it changed it.