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Waiting for reviewMixed spelling (two or more of the above)Candidate #7735 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

doresdoors

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

Puritas changed it
1,092 times in 524 works
Consistency
96.7% (1,092 of 1,129)
Reach if approved
~1,186 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: doors
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
1,129 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (1,092 changes in 524 works, 96.7% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 1,092)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    … two fore-runners of this young mans repentance, which we may cal occasions, or doresdoors into it. The first, is the extreame necessitie that hee was in, vvith the …
    With rule
    … two fore-runners of this young mans repentance, which we may cal occasions, or doresdoors into it. The first, is the extreame necessitie that hee was in, vvith the …

    Robert Horne · The Christian Governor in the Commonwealth and Private Families · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    … lyfe. Another maruellous benefite of God doth Dauid glory in, ſaying: God opened the doresdoors of heauen, and rayned downe Manna vpon them for to eate, and gaue them …
    With rule
    … lyfe. Another maruellous benefite of God doth Dauid glory in, ſaying: God opened the doresdoors of heauen, and rayned downe Manna vpon them for to eate, and gaue them …

    Andrew Kingsmill · A View of Mans Estate · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … wee are not ſatisfied, becauſe the ſtraunger did not lodge abroad; I opened my doresdoors to the waifairing man.] So he cauſed his ſeruants to giue place to ſtrangers …
    With rule
    … wee are not ſatisfied, becauſe the ſtraunger did not lodge abroad; I opened my doresdoors to the waifairing man.] So he cauſed his ſeruants to giue place to ſtrangers …

    Dudley Fenner · Godly and Learned Treatises · p. 4 · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    … into certaine barnes, and houels, prepared for the ſame purpoſe: and ſo ſhutting the doresdoors vpon them, ſet fire to them, and burnt of them diuers thouſandes, and ſo …
    With rule
    … into certaine barnes, and houels, prepared for the ſame purpoſe: and ſo ſhutting the doresdoors vpon them, ſet fire to them, and burnt of them diuers thouſandes, and ſo …

    John Foxe · Abridgment of the Book of Acts and Monuments by Timothy Bright · p. 380 · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    … more be able to hold him, then it was to hold …eter, when the doresdoors were faſt locked on him, and a guard of ſouldiers ſet to keepe him …
    With rule
    … more be able to hold him, then it was to hold …eter, when the doresdoors were faſt locked on him, and a guard of ſouldiers ſet to keepe him …

    Thomas Gataker · True Contentment in the Gain of Godliness · p. 74 · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    … counſels, but that Micha that telleth ye truth he is thruſt forth of the doresdoors he is of a furious ſprit, mylord hateth him as vnmete for his houſe …
    With rule
    … counſels, but that Micha that telleth ye truth he is thruſt forth of the doresdoors he is of a furious ſprit, mylord hateth him as vnmete for his houſe …

    Anthony Gilby · Commentary Upon Micah · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    … the Bridegroome, into glory: and the ungodly with shame, shall be shut out of doresdoors. For the Iudge hath a Fan in his hand, to winnow the chaffe from …
    With rule
    … the Bridegroome, into glory: and the ungodly with shame, shall be shut out of doresdoors. For the Iudge hath a Fan in his hand, to winnow the chaffe from …

    Sir Richard Baker · Meditations and Disquisitions Upon Psalm 1 · p. 108 · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    … were these verses copyed out by dyuerse menne / & set vpon theyr wyndowes / gates / and doresdoors / which were than knowē for obstynate hypocrytes and fleshlye lyuers / which made ye prelates …
    With rule
    … were these verses copyed out by dyuerse menne / & set vpon theyr wyndowes / gates / and doresdoors / which were than knowē for obstynate hypocrytes and fleshlye lyuers / which made ye prelates …

    John Bale · Brief Chronicle Concerning Examination and Death of John Oldcastle · p. 51 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (37)

21 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 16 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Heaven and Earth Reconciled A02054

  • Printed
    … procul, Oh procul este profan…, I must in some sort open you the euerlasting DoresDoors, & shew you the King of glory, and your glory in him: Let a holy …
    With rule
    … procul, Oh procul este profan…, I must in some sort open you the euerlasting DoresDoors, & shew you the King of glory, and your glory in him: Let a holy …

    Thomas Adams · Heaven and Earth Reconciled · p. 1 · Open in the reader

The Sacrifice of Thankfulness A02367

  • Printed
    … himselfe. Hee wasteth Societies, Communitie, Neighbourhood of people; turnes them out of their auncient DoresDoors, sendes them to the wide World to begge their Bread. Hee is a bloody …
    With rule
    … himselfe. Hee wasteth Societies, Communitie, Neighbourhood of people; turnes them out of their auncient DoresDoors, sendes them to the wide World to begge their Bread. Hee is a bloody …

    Thomas Adams · The Sacrifice of Thankfulness · p. 77 · Open in the reader

Opposition to Errors of William Sherlock A25202

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    … shares with the Prophetical office, rather than be quite cashiered, and shut out of DoresDoors. His next Proof is from Iohn 18. 37. where (as our Author tells us) Christ tells …
    With rule
    … shares with the Prophetical office, rather than be quite cashiered, and shut out of DoresDoors. His next Proof is from Iohn 18. 37. where (as our Author tells us) Christ tells …

    Vincent Alsop · Opposition to Errors of William Sherlock · p. 12 · Open in the reader

The Right Method for a Settled Peace of Conscience A27009

  • Printed
    … Love and Peace cement it into Ʋnity: Let thy Laver and Covenant be the DoresDoors: and Holineſs to the Lord be engraved thereon; that buyers and ſellers may be …
    With rule
    … Love and Peace cement it into Ʋnity: Let thy Laver and Covenant be the DoresDoors: and Holineſs to the Lord be engraved thereon; that buyers and ſellers may be …

    Richard Baxter · The Right Method for a Settled Peace of Conscience · p. 538 · Open in the reader

Fifty Sermons A36296

  • Printed
    … all the Dust be swept together, if it lie still in a corner, within DoresDoors; A Conscience is not clean, by having recollected all her sinnes in the Memory …
    With rule
    … all the Dust be swept together, if it lie still in a corner, within DoresDoors; A Conscience is not clean, by having recollected all her sinnes in the Memory …

    John Donne · Fifty Sermons · p. 462 · Open in the reader

Clear and Protestant Manifesto A36970

  • Printed
    … Evangelicall Key ſent to the Governour of OXFORD, for the opening of the Church DoresDoors there, that are ſhut up without Prayers or Preaching.
    With rule
    … Evangelicall Key ſent to the Governour of OXFORD, for the opening of the Church DoresDoors there, that are ſhut up without Prayers or Preaching.

    Nicholas Darton · Clear and Protestant Manifesto · Open in the reader

The History of the Worthies of England A40672

  • Printed
    … his sleep he did usually rise out of his bed, dresse him, open the DoresDoors, walk round about the Fields, and return to his Bed not wakened; sometimes he …
    With rule
    … his sleep he did usually rise out of his bed, dresse him, open the DoresDoors, walk round about the Fields, and return to his Bed not wakened; sometimes he …

    Thomas Fuller · The History of the Worthies of England · p. 137 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … Dyet very well, and if I dislike it, I pray turn me out of DoresDoors.
    With rule
    … Dyet very well, and if I dislike it, I pray turn me out of DoresDoors.

    Thomas Fuller · The History of the Worthies of England · p. 209 · Open in the reader

An Exposition of Genesis A44894

  • Printed
    D. 3. DoresDoors and posts are sprinkled onely with respect to souls within—.
    With rule
    D. 3. DoresDoors and posts are sprinkled onely with respect to souls within—.

    George Hughes · An Exposition of Genesis · p. 785 · Open in the reader

Paradise Lost A50919

  • Printed
    In Gibeah, when hospitable DoresDoors
    With rule
    In Gibeah, when hospitable DoresDoors

    John Milton · Paradise Lost · Open in the reader

The Annals of the World A64619

  • Printed
    … all along the coast of Asia, sided with the Athenians; as the Carians, the DoresDoors, the Ionians, those of Hellespont, and all the Islanders adjoyning, except those only, which …
    With rule
    … all along the coast of Asia, sided with the Athenians; as the Carians, the DoresDoors, the Ionians, those of Hellespont, and all the Islanders adjoyning, except those only, which …

    James Ussher · The Annals of the World · p. 143 · Open in the reader

A Complete Christian Dictionary A66593

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    … vers. 29. of the two Doors, which were of Olive tree, vers. 32. of the two DoresDoors that were of Fir-…, vets. 34, 35. of the Sanctuary, Psal. 74. 6. of Beds, Prov. 7. 16.
    With rule
    … vers. 29. of the two Doors, which were of Olive tree, vers. 32. of the two DoresDoors that were of Fir-…, vets. 34, 35. of the Sanctuary, Psal. 74. 6. of Beds, Prov. 7. 16.

    Thomas Wilson · A Complete Christian Dictionary · p. 88 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    DoresDoors]
    With rule
    DoresDoors]

    Thomas Wilson · A Complete Christian Dictionary · p. 170 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    House, 1 King. 6. 27. Court, Ib. 7. 12. Chamber, 1 King. 20. 30. …, 1 Chro. 28. 11. DoresDoors, 2 Chro. 4. 22. Part, Ibid. 29. 16. Gate, Ezek. 8. 3. Temple, Ezek. 41. 15. Prison, Act. 16. 24. Man, Eph. 3. 16. tearmed Rom. 7. 22. The …
    With rule
    House, 1 King. 6. 27. Court, Ib. 7. 12. Chamber, 1 King. 20. 30. …, 1 Chro. 28. 11. DoresDoors, 2 Chro. 4. 22. Part, Ibid. 29. 16. Gate, Ezek. 8. 3. Temple, Ezek. 41. 15. Prison, Act. 16. 24. Man, Eph. 3. 16. tearmed Rom. 7. 22. The …

    Thomas Wilson · A Complete Christian Dictionary · p. 336 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … the house of the Lord, 2 King. 21. 5, …, …. 25. 10. …, Judg. 5. 30. Daughters, Gen. 19. 8. Dayes, Exod. 16. 26. Debters, Luk. 7. 41. …, Matth. 11. 2. DoresDoors, 1 King. 6. 32. Edges, Exod. 28. 7. Elijah and Elisha, 2 King. 2. 6. Ends, Exod. 39. 18. Eunuchs, 2 King. 9. 32. Evils, Jer. 2. 13. Eyes …
    With rule
    … the house of the Lord, 2 King. 21. 5, …, …. 25. 10. …, Judg. 5. 30. Daughters, Gen. 19. 8. Dayes, Exod. 16. 26. Debters, Luk. 7. 41. …, Matth. 11. 2. DoresDoors, 1 King. 6. 32. Edges, Exod. 28. 7. Elijah and Elisha, 2 King. 2. 6. Ends, Exod. 39. 18. Eunuchs, 2 King. 9. 32. Evils, Jer. 2. 13. Eyes …

    Thomas Wilson · A Complete Christian Dictionary · p. 674 · Open in the reader

Commentaries A68840

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    … partes therof. All the Grecians ſpake Greke, and yet among them the Iones, Attici, DoresDoors, Acoles, and ſuch lyke, had ſome difference in their ſpeaking, and that a notable …
    With rule
    … partes therof. All the Grecians ſpake Greke, and yet among them the Iones, Attici, DoresDoors, Acoles, and ſuch lyke, had ſome difference in their ſpeaking, and that a notable …

    Peter Martyr Vermigli · Commentaries · p. 299 · Open in the reader

The Buddings and Blossomings of Old Truths A85733

  • Printed
    … corne, as a burning Lamp, enlightning their underſtanding, as a Key opening the priſon DoresDoors of ſin, making them the Lords Free men, of barren fields made fruitfull vineyards …
    With rule
    … corne, as a burning Lamp, enlightning their underſtanding, as a Key opening the priſon DoresDoors of ſin, making them the Lords Free men, of barren fields made fruitfull vineyards …

    Alexander Grosse · The Buddings and Blossomings of Old Truths · p. 79 · Open in the reader

The Subjection of All Traitors A91287

  • Printed
    … of Engliſh Peers in Ireland. So as this vain fancy is quite out of DoresDoors, and the Lords themſelves upon conference with the Commons, have been fully ſatisfied that …
    With rule
    … of Engliſh Peers in Ireland. So as this vain fancy is quite out of DoresDoors, and the Lords themſelves upon conference with the Commons, have been fully ſatisfied that …

    William Prynne · The Subjection of All Traitors · p. 62 · Open in the reader

The Fast Friend A91943

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    … a God? See (ſaith one) how it is with Beggars that come unto your DoresDoors, and learne of them, The Maſter chides; The Beggar ſtands it out; The Dame …
    With rule
    … a God? See (ſaith one) how it is with Beggars that come unto your DoresDoors, and learne of them, The Maſter chides; The Beggar ſtands it out; The Dame …

    Nehemiah Rogers · The Fast Friend · p. 308 · Open in the reader

  • Printed
    … or what you pleaſe, all is one to them, they will not from your DoresDoors before they taſte of your Charity. And have not we as good encouragement to …
    With rule
    … or what you pleaſe, all is one to them, they will not from your DoresDoors before they taſte of your Charity. And have not we as good encouragement to …

    Nehemiah Rogers · The Fast Friend · p. 308 · Open in the reader

The Bloody Tenant Yet more Bloody A96610

  • Printed
    … have preſented to us on the publike ſtage of this world, before our owne DoresDoors, crowning the Heads of ſuch States and States-men, as have attended to mercy …
    With rule
    … have preſented to us on the publike ſtage of this world, before our owne DoresDoors, crowning the Heads of ſuch States and States-men, as have attended to mercy …

    Roger Williams · The Bloody Tenant Yet more Bloody · p. 241 · Open in the reader