Waiting for reviewMixed spelling (two or more of the above)Candidate #8089 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

hyghehigh

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

Puritas changed it: 302 times in 90 works
Consistency: 99.6% (302 of 303)
Reach if approved: ~318 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: high
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 303 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (302 changes in 90 works, 99.6% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 302)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… done or made (are religiously to be reuerēted, that is, to be had in hyghehigh estimacion, & entreted honorablye. For albeit they may not make & gyue grace, yet do they …
With rule
… done or made (are religiously to be reuerēted, that is, to be had in hyghehigh estimacion, & entreted honorablye. For albeit they may not make & gyue grace, yet do they …
Ulrich Zwingli · The Reckoning and Declaration of Faith and Belief · Open in the reader
Printed
… to blinde hym ſelfe with thes wordes / high maſſe / and lowe maſſe: In the hyghehigh maſſe are the ſelffe and ſame abhominacyons whych are in the loweſte. In both …
With rule
… to blinde hym ſelfe with thes wordes / high maſſe / and lowe maſſe: In the hyghehigh maſſe are the ſelffe and ſame abhominacyons whych are in the loweſte. In both …
Henrich Bullinger · Two Epistles · Open in the reader
Printed
For I am a prophet, by hyghehigh inspyration led
With rule
For I am a prophet, by hyghehigh inspyration led
John Bale · Comedy Concerning the Corruption of Laws of Nature Moses and Christ · Open in the reader
Printed
… him in religiō, and worshippynge of God. And a non sēt to Urias the hyghehigh Priest, who was readye at once to sette vp the Idolatry of the Assirian …
With rule
… him in religiō, and worshippynge of God. And a non sēt to Urias the hyghehigh Priest, who was readye at once to sette vp the Idolatry of the Assirian …
Hugh Latimer · A Most Faithful Sermon · Open in the reader
Printed
… that had an iſſew of blood & of the rulers daughter, newly tranſlated oute of hyghehigh Almayne.
With rule
… that had an iſſew of blood & of the rulers daughter, newly tranſlated oute of hyghehigh Almayne.
Martin Luther · Exposition of Jeremiah 22 · Open in the reader
Printed
whiche from his hyghehigh throne is come downe
With rule
whiche from his hyghehigh throne is come downe
Thomas Becon · A New Dialogue Between the Angel of God and the Shepherds in the Field · Open in the reader
Printed
… garniſhed wyth ſuch a title, the common people much applaudyng the ſame. It was hyghehigh tyme the lord ſhould be ſerued of ſuch a Miniſter ſo inſtructed, and ready …
With rule
… garniſhed wyth ſuch a title, the common people much applaudyng the ſame. It was hyghehigh tyme the lord ſhould be ſerued of ſuch a Miniſter ſo inſtructed, and ready …
Philipp Melanchthon · History of Three Renowned Reformers · Open in the reader
Printed
… Cinna a yong man of noble byrth and nephue to Pompey, was appeached of hyghehigh treason, y^t he laye in a wayte with his complices to kylle the emperour …
With rule
… Cinna a yong man of noble byrth and nephue to Pompey, was appeached of hyghehigh treason, y^t he laye in a wayte with his complices to kylle the emperour …
Richard Taverner · The Garden of Wisdom · Open in the reader

Read-only. Sign in as a reviewer to approve or dismiss candidates.

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.

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

Printed
HygheHigh thynges I attempt, and wyll in exempt
With rule
HygheHigh thynges I attempt, and wyll in exempt
John Bale · Comedy Concerning the Corruption of Laws of Nature Moses and Christ · Open in the reader