Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #9510 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

bestow'dbestowed

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

Puritas changed it: 395 times in 236 works
Consistency: 97.0% (395 of 407)
Reach if approved: ~428 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: bestowed
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 407 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (395 changes in 236 works, 97.0% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 395)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
In private Kitchins was bestow'dbestowed.
With rule
In private Kitchins was bestow'dbestowed.
Simon Ford · Londons Remains · p. 10 · Open in the reader
Printed
That, therewithall, his Majeſtie beſtow'dbestowed
With rule
That, therewithall, his Majeſtie beſtow'dbestowed
George Wither · Emblems Ancient and Modern · Open in the reader
Printed
PRaiſe miſ-beſtow'dbestowed on him, t' whom none belongs,
With rule
PRaiſe miſ-beſtow'dbestowed on him, t' whom none belongs,
Peter du Moulin Jr · Meditations Upon the Misery of Mankind · p. 145 · Open in the reader
Printed
… sins or evils God hath kept you from; and what good things he hath bestow'dbestowed upon you. And this you will materially discern, by considering well what you have …
With rule
… sins or evils God hath kept you from; and what good things he hath bestow'dbestowed upon you. And this you will materially discern, by considering well what you have …
Thomas Adams · The Main Principles of the Christian Religion in 107 Articles · p. VI · Open in the reader
Printed
… And the great Alphonſus uſed to ſay, that he kept the very things he beſtow'dbestowed. Implying, that, by honouring God with his ſubſtance, he did not Alienate it, but …
With rule
… And the great Alphonſus uſed to ſay, that he kept the very things he beſtow'dbestowed. Implying, that, by honouring God with his ſubſtance, he did not Alienate it, but …
Daniel Burgess · Christian Commemoration · Open in the reader
Printed
… himſelf capable of, and would venture a forfeiture of what already had been bountifully beſtow'dbestowed upon him. Man thought God had envied him, and ever ſince, Man ſtudies to …
With rule
… himſelf capable of, and would venture a forfeiture of what already had been bountifully beſtow'dbestowed upon him. Man thought God had envied him, and ever ſince, Man ſtudies to …
Stephen Charnock · Existence and Attributes of God · p. 663 · Open in the reader
Printed
… higheſt and laſt act of grace, ſalvation, in the life to come, is not beſtow'dbestowed upon any, till they are fitted. God calls and converts the worſt of men …
With rule
… higheſt and laſt act of grace, ſalvation, in the life to come, is not beſtow'dbestowed upon any, till they are fitted. God calls and converts the worſt of men …
Joseph Caryl · Exposition of Job 32-24 · p. 398 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Character of an everlaſting Trifler, for running after Butterflies, which you have ſo friendly beſtow'dbestowed on,
With rule
… Character of an everlaſting Trifler, for running after Butterflies, which you have ſo friendly beſtow'dbestowed on,
Clement Ellis · The Reflecters Defense of His Letter to a Friend · p. 72 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (12)

5 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.

Britains Remembrancer A15627

Printed
Bestow'dBestowed in this affliction, on this place,
With rule
Bestow'dBestowed in this affliction, on this place,
George Wither · Britains Remembrancer · Open in the reader

Several Poems A29149

Printed
Beſtow'dBestowed their …abour, and receiv'd their pay.
With rule
Beſtow'dBestowed their …abour, and receiv'd their pay.
Anne Bradstreet · Several Poems · p. 73 · Open in the reader

Passion and Discretion in Youth and Age A32323

Printed
Beſtow'dBestowed on greedy rich men now adayes?
With rule
Beſtow'dBestowed on greedy rich men now adayes?
Edward Calver · Passion and Discretion in Youth and Age · p. 58 · Open in the reader

A Proclamation in the Name of the King of Kings A66772

Printed
Beſtow'dBestowed their ſpare hours with much diligence,
With rule
Beſtow'dBestowed their ſpare hours with much diligence,
George Wither · A Proclamation in the Name of the King of Kings · p. 45 · Open in the reader

The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America A77237

Printed
Beſtow'dBestowed their labour, and receiv'd their pay,
With rule
Beſtow'dBestowed their labour, and receiv'd their pay,
Anne Bradstreet · The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America · p. 69 · Open in the reader