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Waiting for reviewMixed spelling (two or more of the above)Candidate #8135 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

cappecap

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

Puritas changed it
150 times in 75 works
Consistency
100% (150 of 150)
Reach if approved
~158 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: cap
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
150 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (150 changes in 75 works, 100% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 150)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    … Biſhoply Robes, namely, a white linnen Rotchet, a long ſcarlet Chimere, and a ſquare CappeCap, Caluin. Epist. 120. fol. 217. Bucer. in Script. Anglican. fol. 705. de re Vestiar. Hooper. Pet. Martpr …
    With rule
    … Biſhoply Robes, namely, a white linnen Rotchet, a long ſcarlet Chimere, and a ſquare CappeCap, Caluin. Epist. 120. fol. 217. Bucer. in Script. Anglican. fol. 705. de re Vestiar. Hooper. Pet. Martpr …

    John Sprint · Showing the Necessity of Conformity · p. 161 · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    Alexander Cane: when a fooles CappeCap was put on his head: Can I haue a greater Honour done me, then …
    With rule
    Alexander Cane: when a fooles CappeCap was put on his head: Can I haue a greater Honour done me, then …

    Samuel Ward · The Life of Faith in Death Exemplified · p. 38 · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … Leuitical Prieſthoode be to be called againe into the Church? I anſwere, If a cappecap and garment not vncomelye for a Miniſter, and voyde of ſuperſtition, be commaunded to …
    With rule
    … Leuitical Prieſthoode be to be called againe into the Church? I anſwere, If a cappecap and garment not vncomelye for a Miniſter, and voyde of ſuperſtition, be commaunded to …

    Henrich Bullinger · It is Lawful for Minsters to Wear Apparel Prescribed by the Law of the Realm · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    … liue among vs, who will not ſticke to giue moſt kinde congeis with hand cappecap and knee, to them from whom they are moſt en…r…nged in their …
    With rule
    … liue among vs, who will not ſticke to giue moſt kinde congeis with hand cappecap and knee, to them from whom they are moſt en…r…nged in their …

    John Downame · Spiritual Physic to Cure the Diseases of the Soul · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    Q. Are thoſe to be counted Idolaters, which do but with their body, with cappecap or knee, or ſuch like, giue reuerēce to Idolles: not meaning any ſuch thinge …
    With rule
    Q. Are thoſe to be counted Idolaters, which do but with their body, with cappecap or knee, or ſuch like, giue reuerēce to Idolles: not meaning any ſuch thinge …

    George Gifford · A Catechism · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    … was a Gibeline) came vnto him, & kneelinge downe vnto the Pope put of his cappecap, to haue the ashes put on his head, whō when Boniface had espyed, beinge …
    With rule
    … was a Gibeline) came vnto him, & kneelinge downe vnto the Pope put of his cappecap, to haue the ashes put on his head, whō when Boniface had espyed, beinge …

    John Bale · The Pageant of Popes · p. 125 · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    … the vse of the spanyardes, their gowne after the maner of the Turckes, their cappecap muste be of the frenche fashion, and at the laste theyr dagarde muste be …
    With rule
    … the vse of the spanyardes, their gowne after the maner of the Turckes, their cappecap muste be of the frenche fashion, and at the laste theyr dagarde muste be …

    Thomas Becon · The Jewel of Joy · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    … all glistering in gold, all delicate fare, all delightfull musicke, all reuerence done with cappecap and knee, all earthly pleasures and delights that heart can wish, are but as …
    With rule
    … all glistering in gold, all delicate fare, all delightfull musicke, all reuerence done with cappecap and knee, all earthly pleasures and delights that heart can wish, are but as …

    William Perkins · A Golden Chain · 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.