Waiting for reviewMixed spelling (two or more of the above)Candidate #8551 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

sekyngseeking

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

Puritas changed it: 78 times in 39 works
Consistency: 100% (78 of 78)
Reach if approved: ~82 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: seeking
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 78 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (78 changes in 39 works, 100% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 78)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… Peter not without cauſe ſayed, that the Deuill goeth aboute like an hongry Lion, ſekyngseeking whom he maye deuoure.
With rule
… Peter not without cauſe ſayed, that the Deuill goeth aboute like an hongry Lion, ſekyngseeking whom he maye deuoure.
Henrich Bullinger · A Hundred Sermons on Revelation · p. 352 · Open in the reader
Printed
… efficients. As Dido. in the 4. booke of Eneidos beyng ſorely offended with Aenee, and ſekyngseeking a cauſe of his crueltie, denyethe hym to be Venus or Anchiſes ſonne, and …
With rule
… efficients. As Dido. in the 4. booke of Eneidos beyng ſorely offended with Aenee, and ſekyngseeking a cauſe of his crueltie, denyethe hym to be Venus or Anchiſes ſonne, and …
Petrus Ramus · The Logic Newly Translated · p. 19 · Open in the reader
Printed
18 Christe painefully trauailed into many & diuers countreyes to preache Gods worde, sekyngseeking the saluation of all men.
With rule
18 Christe painefully trauailed into many & diuers countreyes to preache Gods worde, sekyngseeking the saluation of all men.
Thomas Becon · The Acts of Christ and Antichrist · Open in the reader
Printed
… ye sober and watch, for your aduersary the Deuill goeth about like roaryng Lion, sekyngseeking whom he may deuour: whō see that ye resist, being strong in fayth.
With rule
… ye sober and watch, for your aduersary the Deuill goeth about like roaryng Lion, sekyngseeking whom he may deuour: whō see that ye resist, being strong in fayth.
Thomas Becon · The Governance of Virtue · Open in the reader
Printed
… no rysh in theyr hertes all kynd of ma lyce agaynst theyr christē brothers sekyngseeking howe they may destroy thē & shed theyr bloude, yea neyther do they cease to …
With rule
… no rysh in theyr hertes all kynd of ma lyce agaynst theyr christē brothers sekyngseeking howe they may destroy thē & shed theyr bloude, yea neyther do they cease to …
Thomas Becon · A Potion for This Holy Time of Lent · Open in the reader
Printed
… as it were by magicall enchauntments to their owne glorye and couetous deſyre, not ſekyngseeking Chriſt, but themſelues, let vs rather thinke, or rather meditate, and depely weigh & conſider …
With rule
… as it were by magicall enchauntments to their owne glorye and couetous deſyre, not ſekyngseeking Chriſt, but themſelues, let vs rather thinke, or rather meditate, and depely weigh & conſider …
Ulrich Zwingli · The Death Resurrection and Ascension of Christ · p. 6 · Open in the reader
Printed
… worke. Ye se howe oure aduersarye the deuel goeth aboute lyke a roaryng Lyon, sekyngseeking whom he may deuoure Ye se what a nōbre of great men on the …
With rule
… worke. Ye se howe oure aduersarye the deuel goeth aboute lyke a roaryng Lyon, sekyngseeking whom he may deuoure Ye se what a nōbre of great men on the …
John Calvin · The Sacrament of the Lords Supper · Open in the reader
Printed
… handmayden. Neuertheleſſe, they that of theyr fre wyl are nought & abiecte of harte, not ſekyngseeking hyghe thynges, they are lowly in dede. Moreouer thys exaltynge is not to be …
With rule
… handmayden. Neuertheleſſe, they that of theyr fre wyl are nought & abiecte of harte, not ſekyngseeking hyghe thynges, they are lowly in dede. Moreouer thys exaltynge is not to be …
Martin Luther · Exposition of Marys Magnificat · 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.