Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #9502 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

maintain'dmaintained

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

Puritas changed it: 545 times in 318 works
Consistency: 96.9% (545 of 562)
Reach if approved: ~591 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: maintained
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 562 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (545 changes in 318 works, 96.9% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 545)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… why haſt thou forſaken me? He was rejected and deſpiſed of men, and yet maintain'dmaintained an humble deportment, ver. 3. He was lowly to all Perſons, not only to the …
With rule
… why haſt thou forſaken me? He was rejected and deſpiſed of men, and yet maintain'dmaintained an humble deportment, ver. 3. He was lowly to all Perſons, not only to the …
Bartholomew Ashwood · The Best Treasure · p. 174 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Souls of Men under a miserable Bondage to the Devil; for his Dominion is maintain'dmaintained by the Allurements and Terrors of the World. Tho Men do not explicitly acknowledg …
With rule
… Souls of Men under a miserable Bondage to the Devil; for his Dominion is maintain'dmaintained by the Allurements and Terrors of the World. Tho Men do not explicitly acknowledg …
William Bates · Sermons Upon Death and Eternal Judgment · p. 37 · Open in the reader
Printed
… pardon which is no ſatisfaction, for as to them it is none: It being maintain'dmaintained by them whom I oppoſe, that it is none, and that it is only …
With rule
… pardon which is no ſatisfaction, for as to them it is none: It being maintain'dmaintained by them whom I oppoſe, that it is none, and that it is only …
Richard Baxter · Universal Redemption of Mankind · p. 234 · Open in the reader
Printed
… in it, That when a man hath ſin'd againſt God, one ſin cannot be maintain'dmaintained without another, one ſin calls to another to help it, and maintain it. As …
With rule
… in it, That when a man hath ſin'd againſt God, one ſin cannot be maintain'dmaintained without another, one ſin calls to another to help it, and maintain it. As …
Jeremiah Burroughs · An Exposition of Hosea 11-13 · p. 435 · Open in the reader
Printed
… the weightier matters of the Law; yet those who considered things more throughly, always maintain'dmaintained & taught zealously, that it was not slaying a multitude of Sacrifices, or bringing splendid …
With rule
… the weightier matters of the Law; yet those who considered things more throughly, always maintain'dmaintained & taught zealously, that it was not slaying a multitude of Sacrifices, or bringing splendid …
Samuel Clarke · Three Practical Essays · p. 104 · Open in the reader
Printed
… them, that be the mēbers of Christ. But what friendship or love can bee maintain'dmaintained at that ministration of the Sacrament, where one eateth and drinketh all alone, as …
With rule
… them, that be the mēbers of Christ. But what friendship or love can bee maintain'dmaintained at that ministration of the Sacrament, where one eateth and drinketh all alone, as …
Thomas Becon · The Displaying of the Popish Mass · p. 279 · Open in the reader
Printed
… the plurall, Angells associated with Angels. In Iacobs ladder, they which ascended and descended, & maintain'dmaintained the trade between Heauen and Earth, between thee and vs, they who haue the …
With rule
… the plurall, Angells associated with Angels. In Iacobs ladder, they which ascended and descended, & maintain'dmaintained the trade between Heauen and Earth, between thee and vs, they who haue the …
John Donne · Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions · p. 157 · Open in the reader
Printed
… vertue he has forestall'd. In short, piety is like those lamps of old, which maintain'dmaintained their light some ages under ground, but as soon as they took air expired …
With rule
… vertue he has forestall'd. In short, piety is like those lamps of old, which maintain'dmaintained their light some ages under ground, but as soon as they took air expired …
Richard Allestree · The Government of the Tongue · p. 161 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (17)

10 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 7 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

A Breviary of All the Greatest Persecutions A28159

Printed
Maintain'dMaintained the Churches Peace: while they endur'd,
With rule
Maintain'dMaintained the Churches Peace: while they endur'd,
Nicolas Billingsley · A Breviary of All the Greatest Persecutions · p. 40 · Open in the reader
Printed
Maintain'dMaintained to my power, nor do I now
With rule
Maintain'dMaintained to my power, nor do I now
Nicolas Billingsley · A Breviary of All the Greatest Persecutions · p. 174 · Open in the reader

The Ancient Christian Religion A41775

Printed
… his first Reply, p. 126. Mr. Chillingworth (saith he) in his Answer to Knot's Charity Maintain'dMaintained, Part. 1. c. 3. Sect. 44. p. 152. saith, The Doctrine of Infant-Baptism is of that sort …
With rule
… his first Reply, p. 126. Mr. Chillingworth (saith he) in his Answer to Knot's Charity Maintain'dMaintained, Part. 1. c. 3. Sect. 44. p. 152. saith, The Doctrine of Infant-Baptism is of that sort …
Thomas Grantham · The Ancient Christian Religion · p. 132 · Open in the reader

Inquiry into the Nature of the Present Controversy About Justification Part 1 A48865

Printed
… we have an Opportunity of Underſtanding How Diviſions have Ariſen, how Carried on, and Maintain'dMaintained, Age after Age; ſo it's our Duty and Intereſt to do our Part, that …
With rule
… we have an Opportunity of Underſtanding How Diviſions have Ariſen, how Carried on, and Maintain'dMaintained, Age after Age; ſo it's our Duty and Intereſt to do our Part, that …
Stephen Lobb · Inquiry into the Nature of the Present Controversy About Justification Part 1 · p. 12 · Open in the reader

A Triple Paradox A66791

Printed
Maintain'dMaintained by the Charity alone,
With rule
Maintain'dMaintained by the Charity alone,
George Wither · A Triple Paradox · p. 45 · Open in the reader

Poems A69225

Printed
Maintain'dMaintained, and cloth'd her ſo, as none alive
With rule
Maintain'dMaintained, and cloth'd her ſo, as none alive
John Donne · Poems · p. 373 · Open in the reader

The Necessity of Religion in Societies N01345

Printed
… State is Upheld and Perpetuated, the Beauty, Order, Proportion, Strength and Unity of it Maintain'dMaintained; and all hurtful Diſtempers that threaten the Ruine of it, either Prevented or Purged …
With rule
… State is Upheld and Perpetuated, the Beauty, Order, Proportion, Strength and Unity of it Maintain'dMaintained; and all hurtful Diſtempers that threaten the Ruine of it, either Prevented or Purged …
John Bulkley · The Necessity of Religion in Societies · p. 16 · Open in the reader
Printed
… produce a due Concern&Care that the Name of God be Magnifi'd, His Worſhip Maintain'dMaintained, His Ordinances & Day Obſerv'd & Reverenc'd, together with an inflam'd Indignation againſt whatever is Repugnant …
With rule
… produce a due Concern&Care that the Name of God be Magnifi'd, His Worſhip Maintain'dMaintained, His Ordinances & Day Obſerv'd & Reverenc'd, together with an inflam'd Indignation againſt whatever is Repugnant …
John Bulkley · The Necessity of Religion in Societies · p. 18 · Open in the reader

Rulers Feeding and Guiding their People with Integrity and Skillfulness N01565

Printed
… much to their advantage, that ſuch a Miniſtry ſhould be Incourag'd Countenanc'd, and ſuitably Maintain'dMaintained & Supported. The granting unto faithful Miniſters, ſuch an outward Support, as that they need …
With rule
… much to their advantage, that ſuch a Miniſtry ſhould be Incourag'd Countenanc'd, and ſuitably Maintain'dMaintained & Supported. The granting unto faithful Miniſters, ſuch an outward Support, as that they need …
Benjamin Wadsworth · Rulers Feeding and Guiding their People with Integrity and Skillfulness · p. 17 · Open in the reader

Rulers Must be Just in Ruling N02170

Printed
… a more liberal Education. They ſhou'd alſo take Care that Colleges be Erected & Endowed, Maintain'dMaintained and duly Inſpected; that hopeful Young Men may be Educated in Uſeful Learning, and …
With rule
… a more liberal Education. They ſhou'd alſo take Care that Colleges be Erected & Endowed, Maintain'dMaintained and duly Inſpected; that hopeful Young Men may be Educated in Uſeful Learning, and …
Joseph Sewall · Rulers Must be Just in Ruling · p. 53 · Open in the reader