Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #9483 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

employ'demployed

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

Puritas changed it: 482 times in 264 works
Consistency: 91.2% (482 of 528)
Reach if approved: ~555 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: employed
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 528 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (482 changes in 264 works, 91.2% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 482)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… clean and white) best attended, (a guard of Angels is continually about them) best employ'demployed,) their fellowship is with the Father, and the Son) and shall at last have …
With rule
… clean and white) best attended, (a guard of Angels is continually about them) best employ'demployed,) their fellowship is with the Father, and the Son) and shall at last have …
Francis Fuller · A Treatise of Grace and Duty · p. 13 · Open in the reader
Printed
HOures mis-employ'demployed, evanisht as a dreame,
With rule
HOures mis-employ'demployed, evanisht as a dreame,
Robert Boyd · A Spiritual Hymn · Open in the reader
Printed
It has been familiar with this Reverend and Learned Perſon, having been employ'demployed in more important Controverſies, either to miſtake, or miſrepreſent the Notions and Principles of …
With rule
It has been familiar with this Reverend and Learned Perſon, having been employ'demployed in more important Controverſies, either to miſtake, or miſrepreſent the Notions and Principles of …
Vincent Alsop · The Mischief of Impositions · p. 29 · Open in the reader
Printed
… the earneſtneſs of Supplication, asking, ſeeking, and knocking, for the Holy Spirit, engaged, and employ'demployed; as knowing him the ſupreme Mover, Principle, and efficient of Repentance; and the Divine …
With rule
… the earneſtneſs of Supplication, asking, ſeeking, and knocking, for the Holy Spirit, engaged, and employ'demployed; as knowing him the ſupreme Mover, Principle, and efficient of Repentance; and the Divine …
Thomas Beverley · Evangelical Repentance Unto Salvation · p. 82 · Open in the reader
Printed
… as the Adder; the Forehead impudent as a Brow of brass; both Hands are employ'demployed to work Iniquity; Belly an Idol-God, the Feet swift to shed blood.
With rule
… as the Adder; the Forehead impudent as a Brow of brass; both Hands are employ'demployed to work Iniquity; Belly an Idol-God, the Feet swift to shed blood.
Edmund Calamy · Saints Memorials · p. 189 · Open in the reader
Printed
… command Prieſts, who were yet more fit to eſcape the Rod, then to be employ'demployed in Government, for they are far more ſenſible of the pleaſure of being freed …
With rule
… command Prieſts, who were yet more fit to eſcape the Rod, then to be employ'demployed in Government, for they are far more ſenſible of the pleaſure of being freed …
Jean Claude · Historical Defense of the Reformation · p. 20 · Open in the reader
Printed
… when the Performance of Instruments could not be blam'd! When such as have been employ'demployed to work the Cure, might acquit themselves, as God does in another Case, VVhat …
With rule
… when the Performance of Instruments could not be blam'd! When such as have been employ'demployed to work the Cure, might acquit themselves, as God does in another Case, VVhat …
Timothy Cruso · The Period of Human Life Determined by Divine Will · p. 14 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Reaſon. 'Tis the work of Faith, by the aid of Divine Revelation to be employ'demployed in the myſteries of Religion: Therefore our Philoſophers when they attempt that undertaking by …
With rule
… Reaſon. 'Tis the work of Faith, by the aid of Divine Revelation to be employ'demployed in the myſteries of Religion: Therefore our Philoſophers when they attempt that undertaking by …
Thomas De Laune · Truth Defended · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (46)

22 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 24 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Britains Remembrancer A15627

Printed
Employ'dEmployed that day, then through the Kingdome be.
With rule
Employ'dEmployed that day, then through the Kingdome be.
George Wither · Britains Remembrancer · p. 197 · Open in the reader

The Present State of London A37482

Printed
… thirds, that is about 400000 l. per annum. A great Number of Officers are here Employ'dEmployed, whereof divers are of conſiderable quality and ability.
With rule
… thirds, that is about 400000 l. per annum. A great Number of Officers are here Employ'dEmployed, whereof divers are of conſiderable quality and ability.
Thomas De Laune · The Present State of London · p. 336 · Open in the reader
Printed
… they do buſineſs in Both, as occaſion requires, and as they happen to be Employ'dEmployed.
With rule
… they do buſineſs in Both, as occaſion requires, and as they happen to be Employ'dEmployed.
Thomas De Laune · The Present State of London · p. 478 · Open in the reader

The Triumphs of the Reformed Religion in America A50170

Printed
… are lately fallen into my hands, the Manuſcripts of a Jeſuite, whom the French Employ'dEmployed as a Miſſionary among the Weſtern Indians; in which Papers there are, both a …
With rule
… are lately fallen into my hands, the Manuſcripts of a Jeſuite, whom the French Employ'dEmployed as a Miſſionary among the Weſtern Indians; in which Papers there are, both a …
Cotton Mather · The Triumphs of the Reformed Religion in America · p. 124 · Open in the reader
Printed
… was the Thing in which ſo vaſt a portion of it, had been before Employ'dEmployed.
With rule
… was the Thing in which ſo vaſt a portion of it, had been before Employ'dEmployed.
Cotton Mather · The Triumphs of the Reformed Religion in America · Open in the reader

The Wonderful Works of God Commemorated A50176

Printed
Secondly, Our Lives are likewise to be Employ'dEmployed in the Praises of God. We have Hands as well as Tongues for it …
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Secondly, Our Lives are likewise to be Employ'dEmployed in the Praises of God. We have Hands as well as Tongues for it …
Cotton Mather · The Wonderful Works of God Commemorated · p. 16 · Open in the reader

Echos from the Sixth Trumpet A66752

Printed
Employ'dEmployed for Ireland's firſt relief,
With rule
Employ'dEmployed for Ireland's firſt relief,
George Wither · Echos from the Sixth Trumpet · p. 170 · Open in the reader

The Parable of the Ten Virgins Opened A71078

Printed
… Hardy; and Holieſt ones have alway been the braveſt ſufferers. A waiting ſervant (well Employ'dEmployed) cares not how ſoon his Maſter cometh, but Ecchoeth preſently unto his Knock. Such …
With rule
… Hardy; and Holieſt ones have alway been the braveſt ſufferers. A waiting ſervant (well Employ'dEmployed) cares not how ſoon his Maſter cometh, but Ecchoeth preſently unto his Knock. Such …
Benjamin Stonham · The Parable of the Ten Virgins Opened · p. 310 · Open in the reader

History of the War with Indian Savages A88924

Printed
… beſt Expoſitors thus underſtood; That there was the Miniſtry of the Holy Angels wondrouſly Employ'dEmployed in this matter; the Angels in the Shape of Moabites and Ammonites, fell upon …
With rule
… beſt Expoſitors thus underſtood; That there was the Miniſtry of the Holy Angels wondrouſly Employ'dEmployed in this matter; the Angels in the Shape of Moabites and Ammonites, fell upon …
Cotton Mather · History of the War with Indian Savages · p. 112 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Year, was a little further off. About the beginning of July, Major March was Employ'dEmployed, with about Five Hundred Souldiers, not only to Defend the Frontiers, but alſo to …
With rule
… Year, was a little further off. About the beginning of July, Major March was Employ'dEmployed, with about Five Hundred Souldiers, not only to Defend the Frontiers, but alſo to …
Cotton Mather · History of the War with Indian Savages · p. 143 · Open in the reader
Printed
… might come to be yet more exactly underſtood, the General Aſſembly of the Province, Employ'dEmployed Colonel John Phillips, and Major Convers, to Settle them. Theſe Gentlemen, took a Difficult …
With rule
… might come to be yet more exactly underſtood, the General Aſſembly of the Province, Employ'dEmployed Colonel John Phillips, and Major Convers, to Settle them. Theſe Gentlemen, took a Difficult …
Cotton Mather · History of the War with Indian Savages · p. 155 · Open in the reader
Printed
… thouſand pitties that ſo many are loſt. But becauſe one of the Two Gentlemen Employ'dEmployed as Commiſſioners for the Treaty with the Indians, took certain Minutes of Remarkable Things …
With rule
… thouſand pitties that ſo many are loſt. But becauſe one of the Two Gentlemen Employ'dEmployed as Commiſſioners for the Treaty with the Indians, took certain Minutes of Remarkable Things …
Cotton Mather · History of the War with Indian Savages · p. 157 · Open in the reader
Printed
… one contagious Mortality. And tho' of about Three and Twenty Hundred men, that we Employ'dEmployed in one Action, we did, in that Action, looſe hardly Thirty men, yet how …
With rule
… one contagious Mortality. And tho' of about Three and Twenty Hundred men, that we Employ'dEmployed in one Action, we did, in that Action, looſe hardly Thirty men, yet how …
Cotton Mather · History of the War with Indian Savages · p. 228 · Open in the reader

Ornaments for the Daughters of Zion B26645

Printed
… Days, That the Woman may not speak in the Church; yet our God has Employ'dEmployed many Women to Write for the Chu…ch, and Inspir'd some of them for …
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… Days, That the Woman may not speak in the Church; yet our God has Employ'dEmployed many Women to Write for the Chu…ch, and Inspir'd some of them for …
Cotton Mather · Ornaments for the Daughters of Zion · p. 3 · Open in the reader

The Right Method of Safety N00965

Printed
… and wherever it hath made any figure, all manner of hoſtile methods, have been Employ'dEmployed to deſtroy it. When all the Earth hath been ſtill, and all quiet, yet …
With rule
… and wherever it hath made any figure, all manner of hoſtile methods, have been Employ'dEmployed to deſtroy it. When all the Earth hath been ſtill, and all quiet, yet …
Henry Gibbs · The Right Method of Safety · p. 6 · Open in the reader

The Necessity of Religion in Societies N01345

Printed
… in any Society's, and however Regulated, & whatever Orders or Ranks of Perſons may be Employ'dEmployed in the Adminiſtration of Rule in them, (be they Supream or Subordinate) yet Religion …
With rule
… in any Society's, and however Regulated, & whatever Orders or Ranks of Perſons may be Employ'dEmployed in the Adminiſtration of Rule in them, (be they Supream or Subordinate) yet Religion …
John Bulkley · The Necessity of Religion in Societies · p. 12 · Open in the reader
Printed
And as for the various Degrees of Perſons, that may be Employ'dEmployed in the exerciſe of Rule, and the reſpective Limitations of their Power, tho' it …
With rule
And as for the various Degrees of Perſons, that may be Employ'dEmployed in the exerciſe of Rule, and the reſpective Limitations of their Power, tho' it …
John Bulkley · The Necessity of Religion in Societies · p. 24 · Open in the reader
Printed
… as tend to Secure theſe Intereſts. The whole Power of Legiſlation is to be Employ'dEmployed either in Determining things not Determin'd in the Divine Law, (Natural or Poſitive) or …
With rule
… as tend to Secure theſe Intereſts. The whole Power of Legiſlation is to be Employ'dEmployed either in Determining things not Determin'd in the Divine Law, (Natural or Poſitive) or …
John Bulkley · The Necessity of Religion in Societies · p. 29 · Open in the reader
Printed
… and Doctrine ſuggeſts to as who thoſe are that are moſt meet to be Employ'dEmployed in Places of Rule over a People. That they are ſuch who are themſelves …
With rule
… and Doctrine ſuggeſts to as who thoſe are that are moſt meet to be Employ'dEmployed in Places of Rule over a People. That they are ſuch who are themſelves …
John Bulkley · The Necessity of Religion in Societies · p. 49 · Open in the reader

Invitations to the Gospel Feast N01506

Printed
7. That the Holy Angels are Employ'dEmployed to Miniſter for their good. Thoſe bright Spirits who excel in Wiſdom and Power …
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7. That the Holy Angels are Employ'dEmployed to Miniſter for their good. Thoſe bright Spirits who excel in Wiſdom and Power …
Benjamin Wadsworth · Invitations to the Gospel Feast · p. 45 · Open in the reader
Printed
… they do his Will, and hearken to the voice of his Word) they are Employ'dEmployed to do good for the Saints. Are they not all miniſtring Spirits, ſent forth …
With rule
… they do his Will, and hearken to the voice of his Word) they are Employ'dEmployed to do good for the Saints. Are they not all miniſtring Spirits, ſent forth …
Benjamin Wadsworth · Invitations to the Gospel Feast · p. 45 · Open in the reader

Desires that Joshuas Resolution May Be Revived N01560

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… our Families: There is alſo a Time when it's our Duty to be Diligently Employ'dEmployed in our Particular Callings. Now we muſt ſtudy ſo to Order our Affairs with …
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… our Families: There is alſo a Time when it's our Duty to be Diligently Employ'dEmployed in our Particular Callings. Now we muſt ſtudy ſo to Order our Affairs with …
Joseph Sewall · Desires that Joshuas Resolution May Be Revived · p. 77 · Open in the reader