Waiting for reviewMixed spelling (two or more of the above)Candidate #8203 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

naylesnails

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

Puritas changed it: 417 times in 232 works
Consistency: 86.1% (417 of 484)
Reach if approved: ~509 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: nails
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 484 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (417 changes in 232 works, 86.1% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 417)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… nothing which we ſuffer, if we cōſider how the Sainctes were thruſt vnder the naylesnails with ſharpe pricks, how they were impriſoned, ſlaine with the ſword, burned, torne in …
With rule
… nothing which we ſuffer, if we cōſider how the Sainctes were thruſt vnder the naylesnails with ſharpe pricks, how they were impriſoned, ſlaine with the ſword, burned, torne in …
Martin Luther · Fourteen Points of Consolation · p. 30 · Open in the reader
Printed
… in theyr herte to part with a good wyl with y^e paryng of theyr naylesnails: if they thoughte it myghte haue done him any good in preuaylynge againſt his …
With rule
… in theyr herte to part with a good wyl with y^e paryng of theyr naylesnails: if they thoughte it myghte haue done him any good in preuaylynge againſt his …
Philipp Melanchthon · The Justification of Man by Faith Only · Open in the reader
Printed
… Ans. The precepts of the morall law. The sayings of the wise are as naylesnails or stakes fastned to range men in the compasse of their owne duties. Eccles …
With rule
… Ans. The precepts of the morall law. The sayings of the wise are as naylesnails or stakes fastned to range men in the compasse of their owne duties. Eccles …
William Perkins · Commentary on Galatians 1-5 · p. 228 · Open in the reader
Printed
… thoughts are as thornes that goared his precious head. Our wicked actions are as naylesnails that faſtned his hands and feete to the tree. Our oathes and blaſphemies are …
With rule
… thoughts are as thornes that goared his precious head. Our wicked actions are as naylesnails that faſtned his hands and feete to the tree. Our oathes and blaſphemies are …
Henry Ramsden · A Gleaning in Gods Harvest · p. 123 · Open in the reader
Printed
This Pope Innocent ordeyned the feaſt of holy ſpeare, and holy naylesnails.
With rule
This Pope Innocent ordeyned the feaſt of holy ſpeare, and holy naylesnails.
John Foxe · Abridgment of the Book of Acts and Monuments by Timothy Bright · p. 261 · Open in the reader
Printed
… granted to euery man and woman that beareth the length vpon him of Chriſts naylesnails wherewith hee was faſtned to the Croſſe (the iuſt length of euery one of …
With rule
… granted to euery man and woman that beareth the length vpon him of Chriſts naylesnails wherewith hee was faſtned to the Croſſe (the iuſt length of euery one of …
John Gee · New Shreds of the Old Snare · p. 103 · Open in the reader
Printed
… the remembrance of it? That our Sauiours hands and feete were smitten thorow with naylesnails, and his side with a lance, and yet we not so much as smite …
With rule
… the remembrance of it? That our Sauiours hands and feete were smitten thorow with naylesnails, and his side with a lance, and yet we not so much as smite …
Walter Balcanquhall · Sermon Preached 14 April 1623 · p. 57 · Open in the reader
Printed
… truth ſheweth he was, and became for vs in deede. If any reply, The naylesnails and ſpeares did breake him: Nay, they pearced him. But in no ſort can …
With rule
… truth ſheweth he was, and became for vs in deede. If any reply, The naylesnails and ſpeares did breake him: Nay, they pearced him. But in no ſort can …
Henry Jacob · The Sufferings and Victory of Christ in the Work of Redemption · p. 7 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (67)

30 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 29 are listed here. 37 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Defense of a Treatise Touching the Suffering and Victory of Christ A04214

Printed
… which hitherto is proved to the contrary. That fable which you bring of the NaylesNails being ſo great that Conſtantine of them made him a Bridle and a Helmet …
With rule
… which hitherto is proved to the contrary. That fable which you bring of the NaylesNails being ſo great that Conſtantine of them made him a Bridle and a Helmet …
Henry Jacob · Defense of a Treatise Touching the Suffering and Victory of Christ · p. 42 · Open in the reader

The English Catechism Explained A07350

Printed
… hee was ſent from heauen, ſinne being the cauſe, and ſharpening the Speare and NaylesNails againſt him, and mens handes being inſtruments thus to torture and torment him.
With rule
… hee was ſent from heauen, ſinne being the cauſe, and ſharpening the Speare and NaylesNails againſt him, and mens handes being inſtruments thus to torture and torment him.
John Mayer · The English Catechism Explained · p. 517 · Open in the reader

Against Symbolizing with Antichrist in Ceremonies A09002

Printed
… of his Goſpell by Martin Luther, he did it in Anno 1450. by bloudy Croſſes, NaylesNails, Spunges and Speares; which appeared in the garments of men and women, yea in …
With rule
… of his Goſpell by Martin Luther, he did it in Anno 1450. by bloudy Croſſes, NaylesNails, Spunges and Speares; which appeared in the garments of men and women, yea in …
Robert Parker · Against Symbolizing with Antichrist in Ceremonies · p. 131 · Open in the reader

Pilgrimage A10228

Printed
… Incognita. The people fledde, and they found in their Tents a Boxe of small NaylesNails, redde Herrings, and Boords of Firre-tree well cut, with other thinges artificially wrought …
With rule
… Incognita. The people fledde, and they found in their Tents a Boxe of small NaylesNails, redde Herrings, and Boords of Firre-tree well cut, with other thinges artificially wrought …
Samuel Purchas · Pilgrimage · p. 621 · Open in the reader

The Drunkards Character A15845

Printed
Besides, experience shewes that the oftner these NaylesNails are hammered, the deeper they pierce; and pierce too deep they cannot; for five …
With rule
Besides, experience shewes that the oftner these NaylesNails are hammered, the deeper they pierce; and pierce too deep they cannot; for five …
Richard Younge · The Drunkards Character · Open in the reader

Sin Stigmatized A15847

Printed
Beſides, experience ſhewes that the oftner theſe NaylesNails are hammered, the deeper they pierce; and pierce too deep they cannot; for five …
With rule
Beſides, experience ſhewes that the oftner theſe NaylesNails are hammered, the deeper they pierce; and pierce too deep they cannot; for five …
Richard Younge · Sin Stigmatized · Open in the reader

Of the Head Cornerstone A17242

Printed
… beene bestowed onely on it: as also, that whereas they had occasion to vse NaylesNails for the better setting forth of the work, for the doores and other places …
With rule
… beene bestowed onely on it: as also, that whereas they had occasion to vse NaylesNails for the better setting forth of the work, for the doores and other places …
Edmund Bunny · Of the Head Cornerstone · p. 335 · Open in the reader

The Christians Heavenly Treasure A17320

Printed
… light these are, being compared to the Agony and bloudy Sweate, the Thorn… and NaylesNails which Christ endured: when thou art wronged & abused, turne thy eie to the crosse …
With rule
… light these are, being compared to the Agony and bloudy Sweate, the Thorn… and NaylesNails which Christ endured: when thou art wronged & abused, turne thy eie to the crosse …
William Burton · The Christians Heavenly Treasure · p. 58 · Open in the reader

The Jesuits Gospel 2 A19582

Printed
… vs once ſo to thinke) then ſecondly wee aske him whether he thinke the NaylesNails, Launce, and Clouts, were partakers of the vertue and merrit of that bloud, if …
With rule
… vs once ſo to thinke) then ſecondly wee aske him whether he thinke the NaylesNails, Launce, and Clouts, were partakers of the vertue and merrit of that bloud, if …
William Crashaw · The Jesuits Gospel 2 · p. 98 · Open in the reader
Printed
Lord I am better then the NaylesNails and Clouts, and yet they had Bloud and Milke inough, but I dye for …
With rule
Lord I am better then the NaylesNails and Clouts, and yet they had Bloud and Milke inough, but I dye for …
William Crashaw · The Jesuits Gospel 2 · p. 99 · Open in the reader

Friar John Francis of France A19668

Printed
… of bloode did iſhue, and was reſerued by ſuch as were preſent. &c. The NaylesNails that faſtened our Sauiour to the Croſſe, were in number but thrée, and they …
With rule
… of bloode did iſhue, and was reſerued by ſuch as were preſent. &c. The NaylesNails that faſtened our Sauiour to the Croſſe, were in number but thrée, and they …
Robert Crowley · Friar John Francis of France · p. 9 · Open in the reader

A Defense of the Catholic Faith A20944

Printed
… they had thought that any Religious ſeruice or adoration had beene due to thoſe NaylesNails.
With rule
… they had thought that any Religious ſeruice or adoration had beene due to thoſe NaylesNails.
Pierre du Moulin Sr · A Defense of the Catholic Faith · p. 318 · Open in the reader
Printed
In the meane while, it is a thing to be wondred at, how theſe NaylesNails hauing beene loſt for three hundred yeeres ſpace, were thus found altogether ſo fitte …
With rule
In the meane while, it is a thing to be wondred at, how theſe NaylesNails hauing beene loſt for three hundred yeeres ſpace, were thus found altogether ſo fitte …
Pierre du Moulin Sr · A Defense of the Catholic Faith · p. 319 · Open in the reader
Printed
… to the purpoſe. And how Helena the Emperours mother could diſcerne them from the NaylesNails of the two theeues, and how the fourth Nayle was loſt. For the Croſſe …
With rule
… to the purpoſe. And how Helena the Emperours mother could diſcerne them from the NaylesNails of the two theeues, and how the fourth Nayle was loſt. For the Croſſe …
Pierre du Moulin Sr · A Defense of the Catholic Faith · p. 319 · Open in the reader

Eighteen Sermons A23716

Printed
… of God, must pierce my Soul with grief as pungent as his Thorns and NaylesNails. In a word, I must so Afflict my Soul as to crucifie the body …
With rule
… of God, must pierce my Soul with grief as pungent as his Thorns and NaylesNails. In a word, I must so Afflict my Soul as to crucifie the body …
Richard Allestree · Eighteen Sermons · p. 46 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Saviour on the Crosse, those he most exercise on it again, those Thorns, those NaylesNails, that Spear he must employ like Gideon's Bryars, and like David's iron Harrows, it …
With rule
… Saviour on the Crosse, those he most exercise on it again, those Thorns, those NaylesNails, that Spear he must employ like Gideon's Bryars, and like David's iron Harrows, it …
Richard Allestree · Eighteen Sermons · p. 136 · Open in the reader
Printed
… he is rackt upon that instrument of Death, he is not grieved because the NaylesNails were not of Silver, the Spears head not bright, or the Crosse was not …
With rule
… he is rackt upon that instrument of Death, he is not grieved because the NaylesNails were not of Silver, the Spears head not bright, or the Crosse was not …
Richard Allestree · Eighteen Sermons · p. 138 · Open in the reader
Printed
… in them, that Eartbs Curse, things that pierce and wound as fatally as the NaylesNails and Thorns and other cruelties of Christ's Crosse; and to lift us towards Heaven …
With rule
… in them, that Eartbs Curse, things that pierce and wound as fatally as the NaylesNails and Thorns and other cruelties of Christ's Crosse; and to lift us towards Heaven …
Richard Allestree · Eighteen Sermons · p. 252 · Open in the reader

Exposition of Job 15-17 A35473

Printed
… of truth. Againe (Verſ. 11.) The words of the Wiſe are as Goads, and as NaylesNails faſtned by the Maſters of Aſſemblies, which are given from one Shepheard: Therefore, let …
With rule
… of truth. Againe (Verſ. 11.) The words of the Wiſe are as Goads, and as NaylesNails faſtned by the Maſters of Aſſemblies, which are given from one Shepheard: Therefore, let …
Joseph Caryl · Exposition of Job 15-17 · Open in the reader
Printed
… from one Shepheard: Therefore, let theſe words, like Goads, put thee on, and like NaylesNails, faſten thee to the obedience of my counſels; By theſe, my Son, be admoniſhed …
With rule
… from one Shepheard: Therefore, let theſe words, like Goads, put thee on, and like NaylesNails, faſten thee to the obedience of my counſels; By theſe, my Son, be admoniſhed …
Joseph Caryl · Exposition of Job 15-17 · Open in the reader

A Pleasant Purge for a Roman Catholic A56191

Printed
And the Croſſe, NaylesNails, Speare, worſhip, deifie,
With rule
And the Croſſe, NaylesNails, Speare, worſhip, deifie,
William Prynne · A Pleasant Purge for a Roman Catholic · p. 13 · Open in the reader
Printed
On Romes Worſhipping the Croſse, NaylesNails and what ever touched Chriſts Body, with Latria or Divine Worſhip.
With rule
On Romes Worſhipping the Croſse, NaylesNails and what ever touched Chriſts Body, with Latria or Divine Worſhip.
William Prynne · A Pleasant Purge for a Roman Catholic · p. 52 · Open in the reader
Printed
Hence, ſhe adores the Croſſe, NaylesNails, Speare with it
With rule
Hence, ſhe adores the Croſſe, NaylesNails, Speare with it
William Prynne · A Pleasant Purge for a Roman Catholic · p. 52 · Open in the reader
Printed
Or NaylesNails; his Saint-ſhip muſt not ſuffer loſſe;
With rule
Or NaylesNails; his Saint-ſhip muſt not ſuffer loſſe;
William Prynne · A Pleasant Purge for a Roman Catholic · p. 52 · Open in the reader
Printed
They pray unto the NaylesNails, which nayl'd his feete
With rule
They pray unto the NaylesNails, which nayl'd his feete
William Prynne · A Pleasant Purge for a Roman Catholic · p. 99 · Open in the reader

The Disabled Debtor Discharged A57544

Printed
… Heb. 9.7. our great ſinnes were as the Speare in his ſide, and as the NaylesNails in his bleſſed Hands and Feet, and our ſmall ſinnes were as the Thornes …
With rule
… Heb. 9.7. our great ſinnes were as the Speare in his ſide, and as the NaylesNails in his bleſſed Hands and Feet, and our ſmall ſinnes were as the Thornes …
Nehemiah Rogers · The Disabled Debtor Discharged · p. 87 · Open in the reader

A Counterpoison A67746

Printed
… I will select out onely five, because instructions, if they exceed, are wont like NaylesNails, to drive out one another.
With rule
… I will select out onely five, because instructions, if they exceed, are wont like NaylesNails, to drive out one another.
Richard Younge · A Counterpoison · p. 251 · Open in the reader

Acts and Monuments Volume 2 Part 2 A67927

Printed
NaylesNails wherewith our Sauiour Iesus Christ was nayled to the Crosse. 149
With rule
NaylesNails wherewith our Sauiour Iesus Christ was nayled to the Crosse. 149
John Foxe · Acts and Monuments Volume 2 Part 2 · Open in the reader

England Faithfully Watched A88417

Printed
… faſtens; it turnes Iudges into evening Wolfes, Kings, Nebuchadnezzars into Beaſts, and gives them NaylesNails like Eagles-clawes, that is, makes them turne all their externall advantages, to plume …
With rule
… faſtens; it turnes Iudges into evening Wolfes, Kings, Nebuchadnezzars into Beaſts, and gives them NaylesNails like Eagles-clawes, that is, makes them turne all their externall advantages, to plume …
Nicholas Lockyer · England Faithfully Watched · p. 411 · Open in the reader