Waiting for reviewMixed spelling (two or more of the above)Candidate #7874 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

steppestep

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

Puritas changed it: 720 times in 307 works
Consistency: 99.0% (720 of 727)
Reach if approved: ~764 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: step
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 727 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (720 changes in 307 works, 99.0% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 720)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… the Godhead of Chriſt, may as well denie the Godhead abſolutely:) that beeing one ſteppestep toward the queſtion, I will proceed orderly, and giue you alſo a reaſon of …
With rule
… the Godhead of Chriſt, may as well denie the Godhead abſolutely:) that beeing one ſteppestep toward the queſtion, I will proceed orderly, and giue you alſo a reaſon of …
Alexander Gill · Treatise Concerning the Trinity of Persons in Unity of the Deity · p. 1 · Open in the reader
Printed
… out of Chriſts yoke: giue not in any caſe; but at the very firſt ſteppestep thou ſetteſt into this godly Race, reſolue to perſeuere to the end of thy …
With rule
… out of Chriſts yoke: giue not in any caſe; but at the very firſt ſteppestep thou ſetteſt into this godly Race, reſolue to perſeuere to the end of thy …
Henry Greenwood · Works · p. 45 · Open in the reader
Printed
… and yet the Pope being oftē times requested thereunto, would neuer with his auctoritye steppestep in betwene them to pacifye the matter. But by the prouidence of God, they …
With rule
… and yet the Pope being oftē times requested thereunto, would neuer with his auctoritye steppestep in betwene them to pacifye the matter. But by the prouidence of God, they …
John Bale · The Pageant of Popes · Open in the reader
Printed
… shall not be able: noting thereby, that euen of them that séeke many shall steppestep short, because they séeke him not aright. Esaias also saith: Except the Lord of …
With rule
… shall not be able: noting thereby, that euen of them that séeke many shall steppestep short, because they séeke him not aright. Esaias also saith: Except the Lord of …
William King · The Strait Gate to Heaven · p. 33 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Paul ſaith .i. tim. iiij That ye ſhould come vnder hypocriſye and departe and ſteppestep a ſyde frō the faith, & old church, as a very harlot of the deuyl …
With rule
… Paul ſaith .i. tim. iiij That ye ſhould come vnder hypocriſye and departe and ſteppestep a ſyde frō the faith, & old church, as a very harlot of the deuyl …
Martin Luther · The Chief and Principal Articles of the Christian Faith · Open in the reader
Printed
… that the Lorde ſhall come euen as a theefe in the night. Where one ſteppestep of compariſon muſt be twice repeated thus: As the theefe in the night commeth …
With rule
… that the Lorde ſhall come euen as a theefe in the night. Where one ſteppestep of compariſon muſt be twice repeated thus: As the theefe in the night commeth …
Dudley Fenner · The Arts of Logic and Rhetoric · Open in the reader
Printed
But here againe will some one of you steppestep foorth like a tall felowe, and saye, when the Lorde spake those wordes of …
With rule
But here againe will some one of you steppestep foorth like a tall felowe, and saye, when the Lorde spake those wordes of …
John Foxe · The Pope Confuted · p. 98 · Open in the reader
Printed
… our onely Redemer from the bondage and curſe of the lawe. As for that ſteppestep mother of Rome which bringeth men into captiuitie through ceremonies and traditions of men …
With rule
… our onely Redemer from the bondage and curſe of the lawe. As for that ſteppestep mother of Rome which bringeth men into captiuitie through ceremonies and traditions of men …
William Fulke · Answer to the Proud Challenge of a Counterset Catholic · p. 106 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (7)

6 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.

Comedy Concerning Corruption of Three Laws of Nature by Sodomites A02738

Printed
SteppeStep fourih ye iii. lawes, for gydaūce of Mākynde
With rule
SteppeStep fourih ye iii. lawes, for gydaūce of Mākynde
John Bale · Comedy Concerning Corruption of Three Laws of Nature by Sodomites · Open in the reader
Printed
SteppeStep fourth and do your kynde.
With rule
SteppeStep fourth and do your kynde.
John Bale · Comedy Concerning Corruption of Three Laws of Nature by Sodomites · Open in the reader

Comedy Concerning the Corruption of Laws of Nature Moses and Christ A02749

Printed
SteppeStep forth and do your kynde
With rule
SteppeStep forth and do your kynde
John Bale · Comedy Concerning the Corruption of Laws of Nature Moses and Christ · Open in the reader

Gods Arraignment of Hypocrites A15819

Printed
6. SteppeStep, is a man according to Gods image: and in this eſtate man was holy …
With rule
6. SteppeStep, is a man according to Gods image: and in this eſtate man was holy …
John Yates · Gods Arraignment of Hypocrites · p. 148 · Open in the reader
Printed
7. SteppeStep is man made, and this is the firſt manner of conſideration that we can …
With rule
7. SteppeStep is man made, and this is the firſt manner of conſideration that we can …
John Yates · Gods Arraignment of Hypocrites · p. 149 · Open in the reader

The Golden Book of Christian Matrimony A17171

Printed
SteppeStep children and step mothers. lxi.
With rule
SteppeStep children and step mothers. lxi.
Henrich Bullinger · The Golden Book of Christian Matrimony · Open in the reader