Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #9383 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

appear'dappeared

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

Puritas changed it: 968 times in 461 works
Consistency: 95.7% (968 of 1,011)
Reach if approved: ~1,062 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: appeared
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 1,011 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (968 changes in 461 works, 95.7% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 968)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… from another, and they … Fix'd Time, have either liv'd to ſee themſelves miſtaken, … hath appear'dappeared after their Death, They have been ſo: I deſ… … ſhould be conſidered; Thoſe, who …
With rule
… from another, and they … Fix'd Time, have either liv'd to ſee themſelves miſtaken, … hath appear'dappeared after their Death, They have been ſo: I deſ… … ſhould be conſidered; Thoſe, who …
Thomas Beverley · An Apology for the Hope of the Kingdom of Christ Within 1697 · p. 8 · Open in the reader
Printed
… could the True Church be ſeen? All was ſcatter'd, no Body of a Church appear'dappeared, but the Antichriſtian; to this ſtate things grew more and more under the Regnancy …
With rule
… could the True Church be ſeen? All was ſcatter'd, no Body of a Church appear'dappeared, but the Antichriſtian; to this ſtate things grew more and more under the Regnancy …
Thomas Beverley · A Scripture Line of Time · p. 79 · Open in the reader
Printed
… strength to do and suffer what he should call me to; yet no comfort appear'dappeared but all continued hid: I was also at this time so really possessed with …
With rule
… strength to do and suffer what he should call me to; yet no comfort appear'dappeared but all continued hid: I was also at this time so really possessed with …
John Bunyan · Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners · p. 92 · Open in the reader
Printed
For, when it was at height; and when appear'dappeared,
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For, when it was at height; and when appear'dappeared,
George Wither · Britains Remembrancer · p. 49 · Open in the reader
Printed
… and treachery of the Cheif Priests to conceal it, yet that very day he appear'dappeared First to Mary Magddalen, 2^dly the Women, 3^dly Peter, 4^thly to them that went …
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… and treachery of the Cheif Priests to conceal it, yet that very day he appear'dappeared First to Mary Magddalen, 2^dly the Women, 3^dly Peter, 4^thly to them that went …
Richard Allestree · The Authority and Usefulness of the Holy Scripture · p. 12 · Open in the reader
Printed
… which the high-Prieſt uſually took with him into the holy place, when he appear'dappeared before the Lord; firſt, upon his humeral, and then upon his pectoral; in both …
With rule
… which the high-Prieſt uſually took with him into the holy place, when he appear'dappeared before the Lord; firſt, upon his humeral, and then upon his pectoral; in both …
Isaac Ambrose · Looking Unto Jesus · p. 543 · Open in the reader
Printed
… When our Saviour was upon the holy Mount, and one vanishing Beam of Glory appear'dappeared in his Transfiguration, Peter was so transported at the sight, that he forgot the …
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… When our Saviour was upon the holy Mount, and one vanishing Beam of Glory appear'dappeared in his Transfiguration, Peter was so transported at the sight, that he forgot the …
William Bates · A Funeral Sermon for Thomas Manton · p. 13 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Death incompassed him, he dispatches a Prayer to Heaven for speedy relief; and God appear'dappeared in Arms for his defence.
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… Death incompassed him, he dispatches a Prayer to Heaven for speedy relief; and God appear'dappeared in Arms for his defence.
William Bates · Spiritual Perfection Unfolded and Enforced from 2 Corinthians 7:1 · p. 287 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (43)

30 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 13 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

The Saints Sacrifice A01981

Printed
Appear'dAppeared, or ſome more fearefull thing, ſhe cri'd
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Appear'dAppeared, or ſome more fearefull thing, ſhe cri'd
William Gouge · The Saints Sacrifice · Open in the reader

Britains Remembrancer A15627

Printed
Appear'dAppeared, sometime, of wisedome and discretion,
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Appear'dAppeared, sometime, of wisedome and discretion,
George Wither · Britains Remembrancer · Open in the reader
Printed
Appear'dAppeared of late so populous, and rich;
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Appear'dAppeared of late so populous, and rich;
George Wither · Britains Remembrancer · Open in the reader
Printed
Appear'dAppeared like prudent Warinesse, and might
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Appear'dAppeared like prudent Warinesse, and might
George Wither · Britains Remembrancer · Open in the reader

Emblems Ancient and Modern A15631

Printed
Appear'dAppeared not, for the publike eye to reade)
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Appear'dAppeared not, for the publike eye to reade)
George Wither · Emblems Ancient and Modern · Open in the reader

The Hymns and Songs of the Church A15647

Printed
Appear'dAppeared the hand of my Belou'd;
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Appear'dAppeared the hand of my Belou'd;
George Wither · The Hymns and Songs of the Church · p. 47 · Open in the reader

Review of What God Hath Been Pleased to Do This Year A27622

Printed
1. The Ottoman Power Appear'dAppeared in the Greateſt Extremity, and loweſt Condition of the Witneſſes after the Great Perſecution …
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1. The Ottoman Power Appear'dAppeared in the Greateſt Extremity, and loweſt Condition of the Witneſſes after the Great Perſecution …
Thomas Beverley · Review of What God Hath Been Pleased to Do This Year · p. 10 · Open in the reader

A Breviary of All the Greatest Persecutions A28159

Printed
Appear'dAppeared at once; the thundring of great guns
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Appear'dAppeared at once; the thundring of great guns
Nicolas Billingsley · A Breviary of All the Greatest Persecutions · p. 95 · Open in the reader

Twenty-Five Sermons A29912

Printed
II. It is a glorious Appearance; Appear'dAppeared in Glory. Moses and Elias, being attendants upon Christ, appear in Glory, as Noblemen …
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II. It is a glorious Appearance; Appear'dAppeared in Glory. Moses and Elias, being attendants upon Christ, appear in Glory, as Noblemen …
Ralph Brownrig · Twenty-Five Sermons · p. 73 · Open in the reader

Divine Passions Piously and Pathetically Expressed A32308

Printed
Appear'dAppeared more glorious then the pearles in jet.
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Appear'dAppeared more glorious then the pearles in jet.
Edward Calver · Divine Passions Piously and Pathetically Expressed · p. 102 · Open in the reader

The Glorious Lover A47509

Printed
Appear'dAppeared to all, the very low'ſt degree,
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Appear'dAppeared to all, the very low'ſt degree,
Benjamin Keach · The Glorious Lover · p. 21 · Open in the reader

Paradise Lost A50919

Printed
Appear'dAppeared, and serried Shields in thick array
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Appear'dAppeared, and serried Shields in thick array
John Milton · Paradise Lost · Open in the reader

An Astrological and Theological Discourse Upon this Great Conjunction A52801

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… to this Conjunction) I obſerved, It quite left its Northern Latitude (where it firſt Appear'dAppeared) and is paſſed to the Southern, poſting away from Urſa Major, by Arcturus to …
With rule
… to this Conjunction) I obſerved, It quite left its Northern Latitude (where it firſt Appear'dAppeared) and is paſſed to the Southern, poſting away from Urſa Major, by Arcturus to …
Christopher Ness · An Astrological and Theological Discourse Upon this Great Conjunction · p. 3 · Open in the reader

A Strange and Wonderful Trinity A52819

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… to this Conjunction) I obſerved, It quite left its Northern Latitude (where it firſt Appear'dAppeared) and is paſſed to the Southern, poſting away from Ʋrſa Major, by Arcturus to …
With rule
… to this Conjunction) I obſerved, It quite left its Northern Latitude (where it firſt Appear'dAppeared) and is paſſed to the Southern, poſting away from Ʋrſa Major, by Arcturus to …
Christopher Ness · A Strange and Wonderful Trinity · p. 3 · Open in the reader

Improvement of Imprisonment A66756

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Appear'dAppeared to be the beſt Burnt-ſacrifice
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Appear'dAppeared to be the beſt Burnt-ſacrifice
George Wither · Improvement of Imprisonment · p. 57 · Open in the reader

The Prophetical History of the Reformation A69569

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… call'd by Prophecy, Philadelphian; as being only gather'd by mutual Assent; That there hath Appear'dAppeared a Providence from Heaven, bringing down Those of the Synagogue, so that They have …
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… call'd by Prophecy, Philadelphian; as being only gather'd by mutual Assent; That there hath Appear'dAppeared a Providence from Heaven, bringing down Those of the Synagogue, so that They have …
Thomas Beverley · The Prophetical History of the Reformation · Open in the reader
Printed
… as Christ says Concerning that very Church of Thyatyra, in which the Reformation first Appear'dAppeared; I Gave to the Spiritual Jezebel space to Repent, and she Repented not; So …
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… as Christ says Concerning that very Church of Thyatyra, in which the Reformation first Appear'dAppeared; I Gave to the Spiritual Jezebel space to Repent, and she Repented not; So …
Thomas Beverley · The Prophetical History of the Reformation · p. 36 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Hundred and Sixty Days; and Antichrist surpriz'd the outward Glory (so far as it Appear'dAppeared) without the purity, and Spirituality; And so Ecclips'd the Kingdom of Christ by his …
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… Hundred and Sixty Days; and Antichrist surpriz'd the outward Glory (so far as it Appear'dAppeared) without the purity, and Spirituality; And so Ecclips'd the Kingdom of Christ by his …
Thomas Beverley · The Prophetical History of the Reformation · p. 61 · Open in the reader

Scripture Proof the Kingdom of Christ in its Succession A76489

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… Character, not of Pagan, but of Antichriſtian▪ Gentiliſm. And within Eight Years after, Antichriſtianiſm Appear'dAppeared in a Supremacy at A. D. 606. viz. A. D. 614. Jeruſalem was trodden▪ firſt by …
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… Character, not of Pagan, but of Antichriſtian▪ Gentiliſm. And within Eight Years after, Antichriſtianiſm Appear'dAppeared in a Supremacy at A. D. 606. viz. A. D. 614. Jeruſalem was trodden▪ firſt by …
Thomas Beverley · Scripture Proof the Kingdom of Christ in its Succession · p. 11 · Open in the reader

A Discourse Upon the Powers of the World to Come A76490

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… would ſearch after the Great Ends and Reaſons why God hath at any Time Appear'dAppeared by Miraculous Powers in the World.
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… would ſearch after the Great Ends and Reaſons why God hath at any Time Appear'dAppeared by Miraculous Powers in the World.
Thomas Beverley · A Discourse Upon the Powers of the World to Come · p. 3 · Open in the reader
Printed
… there were ſo great Reaſons of Expectation, that his Kingdom ſhould alſo have then Appear'dAppeared Immediately, and all Miracles have been ſumm'd up in its Coming with Power; But …
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… there were ſo great Reaſons of Expectation, that his Kingdom ſhould alſo have then Appear'dAppeared Immediately, and all Miracles have been ſumm'd up in its Coming with Power; But …
Thomas Beverley · A Discourse Upon the Powers of the World to Come · p. 53 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Offer of the Kingdom of God, and of Chriſt, at that Time to have Appear'dAppeared; as Chriſt ſays; Be ſure the Kingdom of God is come upon you; and …
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… Offer of the Kingdom of God, and of Chriſt, at that Time to have Appear'dAppeared; as Chriſt ſays; Be ſure the Kingdom of God is come upon you; and …
Thomas Beverley · A Discourse Upon the Powers of the World to Come · p. 92 · Open in the reader

Divine Meditations Raised from Three Leaves of Nature A91224

Printed
Appear'dAppeared there firſt to Mary Magdalen.
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Appear'dAppeared there firſt to Mary Magdalen.
William Prynne · Divine Meditations Raised from Three Leaves of Nature · p. 134 · Open in the reader

The Dark Lantern A96745

Printed
Appear'dAppeared to give attendance altogether
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Appear'dAppeared to give attendance altogether
George Wither · The Dark Lantern · p. 70 · Open in the reader

The Great Assizes A96750

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Appear'dAppeared as one transform'd in his relations,
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Appear'dAppeared as one transform'd in his relations,
George Wither · The Great Assizes · p. 19 · Open in the reader

An English Balm Lately Pressed out of a Shrub A96759

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Appear'dAppeared deſirous to contrive it ſo,
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Appear'dAppeared deſirous to contrive it ſo,
George Wither · An English Balm Lately Pressed out of a Shrub · p. 17 · Open in the reader

Britains Genius A96763

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Appear'dAppeared in Manuſcript: well, grant it ſo;
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Appear'dAppeared in Manuſcript: well, grant it ſo;
George Wither · Britains Genius · Open in the reader

The Protector A96764

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Appear'dAppeared ere thi, in many ſev'ral ſhapes;
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Appear'dAppeared ere thi, in many ſev'ral ſhapes;
George Wither · The Protector · p. 31 · Open in the reader

The Garden of Zion B01751

Printed
Appear'dAppeared, then theſe vile villains went away,
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Appear'dAppeared, then theſe vile villains went away,
Zacharie Boyd · The Garden of Zion · p. 127 · Open in the reader

Three Poems Related to the Destruction of London by Fire B23054

Printed
Appear'dAppeared in various shapes. In one, the flame
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Appear'dAppeared in various shapes. In one, the flame
Simon Ford · Three Poems Related to the Destruction of London by Fire · p. 14 · Open in the reader