Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #9362 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

dauidsdavid's

Apostrophes added or expanded, mostly possessives: gods → god's. Approve one at a time: some places are plurals.

Puritas changed it: 3,090 times in 574 works
Consistency: 99.9% (3,090 of 3,091)
Reach if approved: ~3,249 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: david's
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 3,092 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (3,090 changes in 574 works, 99.9% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 3,090)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… of the Spirit: fling a Scriptum est at his head. Take vp some of DauidsDavid's stones out of Gods holy brooke, his holy booke, and slay that daring Philistine …
With rule
… of the Spirit: fling a Scriptum est at his head. Take vp some of DauidsDavid's stones out of Gods holy brooke, his holy booke, and slay that daring Philistine …
Thomas Adams · The Black Devil · p. 41 · Open in the reader
Printed
… equall and eternal sonne hath vouchsafed to marry. It was no smal preferment in DauidsDavid's ōpinion, by wedding Saules daughter, to bee made sonne in Law to a King …
With rule
… equall and eternal sonne hath vouchsafed to marry. It was no smal preferment in DauidsDavid's ōpinion, by wedding Saules daughter, to bee made sonne in Law to a King …
Thomas Adams · Englands Sickness Compared to Israels · p. 4 · Open in the reader
Printed
… to raiſe vp the ſword in DauidsDavid's houſe, and alſo, that he would take DauidsDavid's wiues, and giue thē to his neighbours: He addeth, thou didſt this ſecretely, but …
With rule
… to raiſe vp the ſword in DauidsDavid's houſe, and alſo, that he would take DauidsDavid's wiues, and giue thē to his neighbours: He addeth, thou didſt this ſecretely, but …
George Gifford · A Catechism · Open in the reader
Printed
2 In recouering them out of danger: as in another example of DauidsDavid's, 1 Sam. 30 18.
With rule
2 In recouering them out of danger: as in another example of DauidsDavid's, 1 Sam. 30 18.
William Gouge · Exposition on John 5 · p. 50 · Open in the reader
Printed
… had made him mad. But we may answere for our selues, as Augustine of DauidsDavid's madnesse: Insanire videbatur, sed regi Achish insanire videbatur: Dauid seemed mad, but to King …
With rule
… had made him mad. But we may answere for our selues, as Augustine of DauidsDavid's madnesse: Insanire videbatur, sed regi Achish insanire videbatur: Dauid seemed mad, but to King …
Thomas Adams · Mystical Bedlam · p. 79 · Open in the reader
Printed
… things (as the prouerbe runneth) his behauiour is very ſtrange, his mourning not like DauidsDavid's: for whereas this riuer and flood of teares may ſeeme to bee fed from …
With rule
… things (as the prouerbe runneth) his behauiour is very ſtrange, his mourning not like DauidsDavid's: for whereas this riuer and flood of teares may ſeeme to bee fed from …
Robert Harris · Absoloms Funeral · p. 13 · Open in the reader
Printed
… the Archbishop of Coleyn, Godrick the Bishop of Hely, Barlow the bishop of Sainct DauidsDavid's, Byrde the Bishop of Chester. Thurleby bishop of Westminster, Hugh Latimer & Nicolas Shaxton of …
With rule
… the Archbishop of Coleyn, Godrick the Bishop of Hely, Barlow the bishop of Sainct DauidsDavid's, Byrde the Bishop of Chester. Thurleby bishop of Westminster, Hugh Latimer & Nicolas Shaxton of …
John Bale · The Image of Both Churches in Revelation · Open in the reader
Printed
This is the ſumme both of DauidsDavid's Pſalmes, and the Lords prayer.
With rule
This is the ſumme both of DauidsDavid's Pſalmes, and the Lords prayer.
Robert Hill · Christs Prayer Expounded · p. 93 · Open in the reader

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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.

Davids Harp A06719

Printed
THis fyrst verse cōtayneth thre striges of dauidsdavid's harpe, which are theyse, faythe, confession of the faythe, wherby are vnderstande al good …
With rule
THis fyrst verse cōtayneth thre striges of dauidsdavid's harpe, which are theyse, faythe, confession of the faythe, wherby are vnderstande al good …
Thomas Becon · Davids Harp · Open in the reader