Waiting for reviewMixed spelling (two or more of the above)Candidate #8175 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

shunneshun

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

Puritas changed it: 941 times in 364 works
Consistency: 98.4% (941 of 956)
Reach if approved: ~1,004 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: shun
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 956 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (941 changes in 364 works, 98.4% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 941)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
Neither ſpeake I this to ſhunneshun the anſwering of your queſtion touching the diſcerning of the ſpirites teſtimonie, which I …
With rule
Neither ſpeake I this to ſhunneshun the anſwering of your queſtion touching the diſcerning of the ſpirites teſtimonie, which I …
John Forbes · Letter to Merchants · p. 12 · Open in the reader
Printed
… and the sense of it, when we haue it, and the more warie to shunneshun and auoid all such courses, whereby wee may either lose it or hazard the …
With rule
… and the sense of it, when we haue it, and the more warie to shunneshun and auoid all such courses, whereby wee may either lose it or hazard the …
Thomas Gataker · Two Sermons for the Direction for Christian Carriage · p. 34 · Open in the reader
Printed
… him his Apoſtacy: Upbraide not his circumciſion; upbraide not his ſubjecting himſelfe to Mahometiſme: ſhunneshun not his ſociety; avoid not communion with him, no not in the moſt ſacred …
With rule
… him his Apoſtacy: Upbraide not his circumciſion; upbraide not his ſubjecting himſelfe to Mahometiſme: ſhunneshun not his ſociety; avoid not communion with him, no not in the moſt ſacred …
William Gouge · Recover from Apostasy · p. 81 · Open in the reader
Printed
… touching. But ſuppoſe that Pollution not Infection, were the cauſe that cleane men ſhould ſhunneshun vncleane Lepers, leſt they ſhould be defiled, not infected; yet this makes for my …
With rule
… touching. But ſuppoſe that Pollution not Infection, were the cauſe that cleane men ſhould ſhunneshun vncleane Lepers, leſt they ſhould be defiled, not infected; yet this makes for my …
James Balmford · Concerning the Plagues Infection · p. 37 · Open in the reader
Printed
… two companions & followers, either fear or ſhame: feare teacheth them to hide themſelues, they ſhunneshun to bee ſeene, and beeing taken, they quake and tremble. Shame maketh them bluſh.
With rule
… two companions & followers, either fear or ſhame: feare teacheth them to hide themſelues, they ſhunneshun to bee ſeene, and beeing taken, they quake and tremble. Shame maketh them bluſh.
Laurence Humphrey · A View of the Romish Hydra · p. 131 · Open in the reader
Printed
Such wretches as theſe, who wilfully ſhunneshun ſpeciall times and occaſions for the declaration of ſincerity, muſt be told this, That …
With rule
Such wretches as theſe, who wilfully ſhunneshun ſpeciall times and occaſions for the declaration of ſincerity, muſt be told this, That …
Nicholas Lockyer · A Divine Discovery of Sincerity · p. 207 · Open in the reader
Printed
… madde dogge, hauing their bodies wholie bloudie and sanguine coloured. They are lothsome, and shunneshun the light: they haue an euerlasting payne, like a gnawing worme at their heart …
With rule
… madde dogge, hauing their bodies wholie bloudie and sanguine coloured. They are lothsome, and shunneshun the light: they haue an euerlasting payne, like a gnawing worme at their heart …
Phillips Marnix · The Bee Hive of the Romish Church · p. 344 · Open in the reader
Printed
Are those to shunneshun Strife, which on Lawyers hit.
With rule
Are those to shunneshun Strife, which on Lawyers hit.
John Owen · Epigrams · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (15)

9 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 6 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

The Devils Banket Described A00888

Printed
… vestriconcubitus, &c. But beyond all exception, the holy Apostle giues the charge, flie Fornication. ShunneShun the place, suspect the appar…nce of euill. You see her Prodition.
With rule
… vestriconcubitus, &c. But beyond all exception, the holy Apostle giues the charge, flie Fornication. ShunneShun the place, suspect the appar…nce of euill. You see her Prodition.
Thomas Adams · The Devils Banket Described · p. 153 · Open in the reader

The Way to True Happiness A02723

Printed
… cannot rule himselfe, hath no command ouer his passion, but is in bondage thereunto: ShunneShun familiarity with such, saith Salomon, and his reason's good: For, saith hee, by being …
With rule
… cannot rule himselfe, hath no command ouer his passion, but is in bondage thereunto: ShunneShun familiarity with such, saith Salomon, and his reason's good: For, saith hee, by being …
Robert Harris · The Way to True Happiness · p. 127 · Open in the reader

The English Catechism Explained A07350

Printed
4. ShunneShun and auoide all obſcene and filthy pleaſures, which are rather corrupting, then hallowing, and …
With rule
4. ShunneShun and auoide all obſcene and filthy pleaſures, which are rather corrupting, then hallowing, and …
John Mayer · The English Catechism Explained · p. 277 · Open in the reader

The Players Scourge A10187

Printed
… markets likewise are to be eschued, and the Playes that are made in them. ShunneShun therefore all the pompe, the shew, the market, the feasts, the Gladiators of Idolls …
With rule
… markets likewise are to be eschued, and the Playes that are made in them. ShunneShun therefore all the pompe, the shew, the market, the feasts, the Gladiators of Idolls …
William Prynne · The Players Scourge · p. 652 · Open in the reader

The Progress of Saints to Full Holiness A13554

Printed
2. ShunneShun lewd society, and familiarity with profane persons, if we would not fall from our …
With rule
2. ShunneShun lewd society, and familiarity with profane persons, if we would not fall from our …
Thomas Taylor · The Progress of Saints to Full Holiness · p. 325 · Open in the reader

Prototypes A15013

Printed
… over angerly and ſo diſpatched him out of his countrey, this was not well. ShunneShun what was evill in him, and if you follow any thing, follow that was …
With rule
… over angerly and ſo diſpatched him out of his countrey, this was not well. ShunneShun what was evill in him, and if you follow any thing, follow that was …
William Whately · Prototypes · p. 193 · Open in the reader
Printed
ShunneShun you this wickedneſſe, and follow not the wickedneſſe of Iacobs ſonnes, but take heed …
With rule
ShunneShun you this wickedneſſe, and follow not the wickedneſſe of Iacobs ſonnes, but take heed …
William Whately · Prototypes · p. 132 · Open in the reader

A Wholesome Antidote Against Anabaptists A17186

Printed
… beſyde, dyd obſtinatly defende it, What ſhould we doe with ſuche men? Paule ſayeth: ShunneShun thou an heretyke, after that thou haſt warned hym ōes or twyſe. Their doctrine …
With rule
… beſyde, dyd obſtinatly defende it, What ſhould we doe with ſuche men? Paule ſayeth: ShunneShun thou an heretyke, after that thou haſt warned hym ōes or twyſe. Their doctrine …
Henrich Bullinger · A Wholesome Antidote Against Anabaptists · Open in the reader

The Body of Death A62017

Printed
… well to their company. Avoid intimate familiarity with ſuch, whoſe ſociety may corrupt you. ShunneShun ſuch acquaintance, where you can expect no good, but may receive much hurt. David …
With rule
… well to their company. Avoid intimate familiarity with ſuch, whoſe ſociety may corrupt you. ShunneShun ſuch acquaintance, where you can expect no good, but may receive much hurt. David …
Joseph Swaffield · The Body of Death · p. 88 · Open in the reader