Waiting for reviewMixed spelling (two or more of the above)Candidate #7893 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

myddesmids

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

Puritas changed it: 99 times in 54 works
Consistency: 100% (99 of 99)
Reach if approved: ~104 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: mids
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 99 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (99 changes in 54 works, 100% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 99)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… and rebuke hym by the Scriptures of God, y^• we maye shyne in the myddesmids of a froward & croked nacion as greate lyghtes in the worlde, pure, fauteles, & such …
With rule
… and rebuke hym by the Scriptures of God, y^• we maye shyne in the myddesmids of a froward & croked nacion as greate lyghtes in the worlde, pure, fauteles, & such …
Thomas Becon · An Invective Against Swearing · p. iiii · Open in the reader
Printed
… is hyd. ye shall eare of y^• tree of lyfe, which is in the myddesmids of the Paradise of God. Ye shall haue a whyte stone, & in the stone …
With rule
… is hyd. ye shall eare of y^• tree of lyfe, which is in the myddesmids of the Paradise of God. Ye shall haue a whyte stone, & in the stone …
Thomas Becon · News Out of Heaven · Open in the reader
Printed
… knowen and vncouered / and it ſhall fall / and ye ſhall be kylled in the myddesmids of it / and ye ſhall be taught to know that i am the lorde …
With rule
… knowen and vncouered / and it ſhall fall / and ye ſhall be kylled in the myddesmids of it / and ye ſhall be taught to know that i am the lorde …
William Turner · The Rescuing of the Romish Fox · Open in the reader
Printed
… holye Martyres of oure Lorde Ieſus Chriſte / haue occupyed theym ſelues wyth in the myddesmids of the tormentes that they ſuffered.
With rule
… holye Martyres of oure Lorde Ieſus Chriſte / haue occupyed theym ſelues wyth in the myddesmids of the tormentes that they ſuffered.
John Calvin · What a Faithful Man Dwelling Among Papists Ought to Do · Open in the reader
Printed
… that was perſon of the Church called Allhalowes in hony lane ſcituate in the myddesmids of Chepeſyde. And the ſayd Cooke made an open exclamation and admoniſhed the people …
With rule
… that was perſon of the Church called Allhalowes in hony lane ſcituate in the myddesmids of Chepeſyde. And the ſayd Cooke made an open exclamation and admoniſhed the people …
William Tyndale · Whole Works · Open in the reader
Printed
… to praye therunto, which was not thā ignoraunte of that spirytuall prouysyon. In the myddesmids of their prayer, the roode spake these wordes, or els a knaue mōke behynde …
With rule
… to praye therunto, which was not thā ignoraunte of that spirytuall prouysyon. In the myddesmids of their prayer, the roode spake these wordes, or els a knaue mōke behynde …
John Bale · The Acts of English Votaries · Open in the reader
Printed
… assuredly as our god liueth, shall sho…tly apprehend those back starters, amongis the myddesmids of Idolaters. With the verray greaf of heart I wryte.
With rule
… assuredly as our god liueth, shall sho…tly apprehend those back starters, amongis the myddesmids of Idolaters. With the verray greaf of heart I wryte.
John Knox · Answer to a Jesuit · Open in the reader
Printed
… fayned hel a great dragōs heade with a very wyde mouth, wherein in the myddesmids of the flame ſtode the Pope, Cardinals, Byſſhoppes, prieſtes, mō kes, Emperour, Kynges, Prynces …
With rule
… fayned hel a great dragōs heade with a very wyde mouth, wherein in the myddesmids of the flame ſtode the Pope, Cardinals, Byſſhoppes, prieſtes, mō kes, Emperour, Kynges, Prynces …
Martin Luther · The Chief and Principal Articles of the Christian Faith · 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.