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Waiting for reviewMixed spelling (two or more of the above)Candidate #7845 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

begynnebegin

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

Puritas changed it
190 times in 92 works
Consistency
98.9% (190 of 192)
Reach if approved
~202 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: begin
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
192 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (190 changes in 92 works, 98.9% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 190)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    … harme some of theim do wyth theyr ryches and authoritye. And especiallye I wyll begynnebegin wyth theym that be best learned, for they seme belyke to do moste good …
    With rule
    … harme some of theim do wyth theyr ryches and authoritye. And especiallye I wyll begynnebegin wyth theym that be best learned, for they seme belyke to do moste good …

    Thomas Lever · A Fruitful Sermon · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    Whan therfore the miniſter of the churche / or who ſoeuer elles ſhalbe / begynnebegin to comforte the / not after a wordly ſorte / nor for the deſyre of lucre …
    With rule
    Whan therfore the miniſter of the churche / or who ſoeuer elles ſhalbe / begynnebegin to comforte the / not after a wordly ſorte / nor for the deſyre of lucre …

    Martin Luther · Sermon on John 20 · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … yere mought vouchesafe to graunt that this newe yeare wythe many other maye euer begynnebegin vnto you withe good fortune, procede wyth better, ende with that which is best …
    With rule
    … yere mought vouchesafe to graunt that this newe yeare wythe many other maye euer begynnebegin vnto you withe good fortune, procede wyth better, ende with that which is best …

    Thomas Becon · A New Years Gift More Precious than Gold · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    … election: for whosoeuer wyll bee certayne of his election in God: let him fyrste begynnebegin with this fayth in Christ, whiche if hee fynde in him to stande fyrme …
    With rule
    … election: for whosoeuer wyll bee certayne of his election in God: let him fyrste begynnebegin with this fayth in Christ, whiche if hee fynde in him to stande fyrme …

    Theodore Beza · The Treasure of Truth Touching Salvation and the Christian Religion · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    … is fyrst, begynnynge at the later ende, disputynge and makynge oure argumentes backwarde. We begynnebegin at the effecte and worke and procede vnto the naturall cause. As because of …
    With rule
    … is fyrst, begynnynge at the later ende, disputynge and makynge oure argumentes backwarde. We begynnebegin at the effecte and worke and procede vnto the naturall cause. As because of …

    William Tyndale · The Parable of the Wicked Mammon · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    … more and more, to kepe & increace the same loue. For many there be that begynnebegin well to loue, but they endure not, & some ordre them selues after suche fasshiō …
    With rule
    … more and more, to kepe & increace the same loue. For many there be that begynnebegin well to loue, but they endure not, & some ordre them selues after suche fasshiō …

    Henrich Bullinger · The Golden Book of Christian Matrimony · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    … lawe, euen from the hygheſt, to the loweſt. And in dede, when we ones begynnebegin to extenuate or dymynyſſhe the word of god in any poyncte, for to bryng …
    With rule
    … lawe, euen from the hygheſt, to the loweſt. And in dede, when we ones begynnebegin to extenuate or dymynyſſhe the word of god in any poyncte, for to bryng …

    John Calvin · What a Faithful Man Dwelling Among Papists Ought to Do · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    12 But because that commonlye whan Gods iudgementes begynnebegin to waxe knowne / all thynges are commoued and trobled / therfor is it sayd here …
    With rule
    12 But because that commonlye whan Gods iudgementes begynnebegin to waxe knowne / all thynges are commoued and trobled / therfor is it sayd here …

    John Bale · The Image of Both Churches in Revelation 2 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (2)

2 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.

Sermons Upon all the Sunday Gospels A06932

  • Printed
    … prolong, lynger, and delaye the tyme, as it is the maner of vs all. BegynneBegin nowe (sayth he) whyle thou hearest, to study for this, that death may not …
    With rule
    … prolong, lynger, and delaye the tyme, as it is the maner of vs all. BegynneBegin nowe (sayth he) whyle thou hearest, to study for this, that death may not …

    Thomas Becon · Sermons Upon all the Sunday Gospels · p. 125 · Open in the reader

The Golden Book of Christian Matrimony A17171

  • Printed
    … well done. Thy sparing is but vayne, whē thou arte come to the bottome. BegynneBegin euery thynge in oue season. What so euer thou mayst do to nyght, dyffer …
    With rule
    … well done. Thy sparing is but vayne, whē thou arte come to the bottome. BegynneBegin euery thynge in oue season. What so euer thou mayst do to nyght, dyffer …

    Henrich Bullinger · The Golden Book of Christian Matrimony · Open in the reader