Waiting for reviewMixed spelling (two or more of the above)Candidate #8008 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

affyrmeaffirm

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

Puritas changed it: 119 times in 61 works
Consistency: 100% (119 of 119)
Reach if approved: ~125 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: affirm
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 119 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (119 changes in 61 works, 100% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 119)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… theyr wrytings, but of all other this is moſt odious and horrible, where they affyrmeaffirm that men ſinne by compulſion, through the neceſſitie of Gods predeſtination.
With rule
… theyr wrytings, but of all other this is moſt odious and horrible, where they affyrmeaffirm that men ſinne by compulſion, through the neceſſitie of Gods predeſtination.
Robert Crowley · A Defense of English Writers and Preachers · Open in the reader
Printed
… the vnthriftes do proſper. Heereby Iob ſheweth howe it is a great follie to affyrmeaffirm generally and without exception, that God dothe in thys preſent life puniſhe all ſuche …
With rule
… the vnthriftes do proſper. Heereby Iob ſheweth howe it is a great follie to affyrmeaffirm generally and without exception, that God dothe in thys preſent life puniſhe all ſuche …
John Calvin · Sermons on Job · p. 129 · Open in the reader
Printed
… For in these hys arsewarde procedynges, he woulde haue vs iudged Manychees, that do affyrmeaffirm christen marryage to be an ordre lawfull for all sortes of people, which otherwise …
With rule
… For in these hys arsewarde procedynges, he woulde haue vs iudged Manychees, that do affyrmeaffirm christen marryage to be an ordre lawfull for all sortes of people, which otherwise …
John Bale · Against a Rank Papist · p. ciiii · Open in the reader
Printed
… of swearyng shulde be takē from Christen men, as the vngodly Anabaptistes holde, whyche affyrmeaffirm that it is not lawful for a Christen manne to sweare by no meanes …
With rule
… of swearyng shulde be takē from Christen men, as the vngodly Anabaptistes holde, whyche affyrmeaffirm that it is not lawful for a Christen manne to sweare by no meanes …
Thomas Becon · An Invective Against Swearing · Open in the reader
Printed
Aſmuch as I can remembre, I wyll reſyte. Fyrſt of al they ſaye, and affyrmeaffirm that the papiſticall baptiſme maye be ſupported as it is miniſtred, becauſe that the …
With rule
Aſmuch as I can remembre, I wyll reſyte. Fyrſt of al they ſaye, and affyrmeaffirm that the papiſticall baptiſme maye be ſupported as it is miniſtred, becauſe that the …
Wolfgang Musculus · The Observer of Time · Open in the reader
Printed
… wyth the chaungyng of vs into Chryst, whyche they all dooe graunte and constauntly affyrmeaffirm. And some men dooe imagin, that there is another manier of ioygnynge betwene Chrystes …
With rule
… wyth the chaungyng of vs into Chryst, whyche they all dooe graunte and constauntly affyrmeaffirm. And some men dooe imagin, that there is another manier of ioygnynge betwene Chrystes …
Peter Martyr Vermigli · The Sacrament of the Lords Supper · p. lxxiiii · Open in the reader
Printed
… no vice, no euell, muche leſſe then hathe it anye enormityes (as ſome doe affyrmeaffirm) to the eyes and ſpyryte of them whiche are guyded and wylbe, by the …
With rule
… no vice, no euell, muche leſſe then hathe it anye enormityes (as ſome doe affyrmeaffirm) to the eyes and ſpyryte of them whiche are guyded and wylbe, by the …
John Bradford · Godly Meditations Upon the Lords Prayer · Open in the reader
Printed
… that none of the xii. euer paſſed ouer into Europe: for that whiche they affyrmeaffirm of Peter, I cannot tell whether it be a tale or not: but truelye …
With rule
… that none of the xii. euer paſſed ouer into Europe: for that whiche they affyrmeaffirm of Peter, I cannot tell whether it be a tale or not: but truelye …
John Calvin · Commentary on Galatians · p. 31 · Open in the reader

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