Waiting for reviewMixed spelling (two or more of the above)Candidate #7813 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

preuayledprevailed

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

Puritas changed it: 227 times in 127 works
Consistency: 99.5% (227 of 228)
Reach if approved: ~240 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: prevailed
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 228 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (227 changes in 127 works, 99.5% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 227)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
So mightily, yea so …uddenly grew the word of God, and preuayledprevailed, yea, … is ttuely obserued both by Suetonius in the life of Nero. and by …
With rule
So mightily, yea so …uddenly grew the word of God, and preuayledprevailed, yea, … is ttuely obserued both by Suetonius in the life of Nero. and by …
William Loe · The Mystery of Mankind · p. 203 · Open in the reader
Printed
… perysh, so greatly haue the ragyng floudes of al kinde of synne brast in, preuayledprevailed & almost ouerwhelmed vs, o most gētle sauior, we haue a wil such as it …
With rule
… perysh, so greatly haue the ragyng floudes of al kinde of synne brast in, preuayledprevailed & almost ouerwhelmed vs, o most gētle sauior, we haue a wil such as it …
Thomas Becon · The Flower of Godly Prayers · Open in the reader
Printed
… had behelde the beaste, ere he was iudged to death, &c. Da. And he preuayledprevailed agaynste them, tyll the olde aged came and gaue the iudgemente to the hyghe …
With rule
… had behelde the beaste, ere he was iudged to death, &c. Da. And he preuayledprevailed agaynste them, tyll the olde aged came and gaue the iudgemente to the hyghe …
Andreas Osiander · The Conjectures of the End of the World · Open in the reader
Printed
… the better, and ouercame his enemies: and contrarywiſe, when his handes were downe, Amelech preuayledprevailed. Woe bee therefore to all neglygent and ſlouthfull paſtours in this dutie: for it …
With rule
… the better, and ouercame his enemies: and contrarywiſe, when his handes were downe, Amelech preuayledprevailed. Woe bee therefore to all neglygent and ſlouthfull paſtours in this dutie: for it …
Jean Taffin · The Amendment of Life · p. 405 · Open in the reader
Printed
… and touched it not, neyther helde it. And the worſe, they beyng in custome, preuayledprevailed more in me, then the better thyng vnaccuſtomed. And that very moment of tyme …
With rule
… and touched it not, neyther helde it. And the worſe, they beyng in custome, preuayledprevailed more in me, then the better thyng vnaccuſtomed. And that very moment of tyme …
Peter Martyr Vermigli · Commentary on Romans · Open in the reader
Printed
… Iacob by fayth had power wyth God, and had power ouer the Angel, and preuayledprevailed, whereby he was called Israel, that is, one that preuaileth with God. And we …
With rule
… Iacob by fayth had power wyth God, and had power ouer the Angel, and preuayledprevailed, whereby he was called Israel, that is, one that preuaileth with God. And we …
William Fulke · A Comfortable Sermon of Faith in Temptations · Open in the reader
Printed
… Because he blessed him, God blesseth, not Angels. 2. It is said, Gen. 32. 28. that he preuayledprevailed with GOD; and verse 30. that hee saw God face to face: therefore it was …
With rule
… Because he blessed him, God blesseth, not Angels. 2. It is said, Gen. 32. 28. that he preuayledprevailed with GOD; and verse 30. that hee saw God face to face: therefore it was …
Thomas Adams · The Happiness of the Church · p. 39 · Open in the reader
Printed
… himſelfe ſpeaketh of ſome, their madneſſe was made euident vnto all man, and they preuayledprevailed not long. His fightings with the violences and cruelties of euill men, it were …
With rule
… himſelfe ſpeaketh of ſome, their madneſſe was made euident vnto all man, and they preuayledprevailed not long. His fightings with the violences and cruelties of euill men, it were …
Samuel Hieron · Three Sermons · p. 10 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (1)

1 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

The Complaint and Testament of a Popinjay A05547

Printed
PreuayledPrevailed hym not nor prudence most profounde
With rule
PreuayledPrevailed hym not nor prudence most profounde
David Lindsay · The Complaint and Testament of a Popinjay · Open in the reader