Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #9539 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

contain'dcontained

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

Puritas changed it: 539 times in 263 works
Consistency: 98.7% (539 of 546)
Reach if approved: ~574 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: contained
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 546 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (539 changes in 263 works, 98.7% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 539)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
That, none muſt know the Secrecies contain'dcontained
With rule
That, none muſt know the Secrecies contain'dcontained
George Wither · Emblems Ancient and Modern · Open in the reader
Printed
… shew from thence, what Conversation will adorn the Doctrine of the Gospel, as 'tis contain'dcontained in the Promises.
With rule
… shew from thence, what Conversation will adorn the Doctrine of the Gospel, as 'tis contain'dcontained in the Promises.
Vincent Alsop · Practical Godliness · p. 64 · Open in the reader
Printed
A Table of the several Treatises contain'dcontained in this Book.
With rule
A Table of the several Treatises contain'dcontained in this Book.
Joseph Alleine · Remains of Joseph Alleine · Open in the reader
Printed
But all the Reasons contain'dcontained in this Letter, seem'd not to me to enervate the force of the fore …
With rule
But all the Reasons contain'dcontained in this Letter, seem'd not to me to enervate the force of the fore …
Richard Baxter · Baxters Narrative of His Life and Times · p. 15 · Open in the reader
Printed
… or numero; as that it hath no parts, nor genus nor ſpecies to be contain'dcontained under: ſo God is ſaid to be one, He is one by nature and …
With rule
… or numero; as that it hath no parts, nor genus nor ſpecies to be contain'dcontained under: ſo God is ſaid to be one, He is one by nature and …
Thomas Byrdall · A Glimpse of God · p. 48 · Open in the reader
Printed
Hence two Propoſitions are obviouſly the Propoſitions of Truth contain'dcontained in this Text.
With rule
Hence two Propoſitions are obviouſly the Propoſitions of Truth contain'dcontained in this Text.
John Collinges · Thirteen Sermons · p. 191 · Open in the reader
Printed
… the Author of a Libel, entituled, A Plea for the Non-conformiſts, wherein are contain'dcontained things dangerous to the Government, which thus much, and no further is true: I …
With rule
… the Author of a Libel, entituled, A Plea for the Non-conformiſts, wherein are contain'dcontained things dangerous to the Government, which thus much, and no further is true: I …
Thomas De Laune · Two Letters to Dr Benjamin Calamy · p. 8 · Open in the reader
Printed
… be an Animal, all that is contain'dcontained in the Idea of Animal, muſt be contain'dcontained in that of Man; what is this to the purpoſe? But as if he …
With rule
… be an Animal, all that is contain'dcontained in the Idea of Animal, muſt be contain'dcontained in that of Man; what is this to the purpoſe? But as if he …
Richard Frankland · Reflections on a Letter · p. 4 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (7)

3 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 4 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

The Catholic Doctrine of the Eucharist in All Ages A33378

Printed
… according to Mr. Claude in a very pleaſant Argument, if the Bread and Wine Contain'dContained the Virtue of Chriſt's Body, there would appear Fleſh and Blood in the Euchariſt …
With rule
… according to Mr. Claude in a very pleaſant Argument, if the Bread and Wine Contain'dContained the Virtue of Chriſt's Body, there would appear Fleſh and Blood in the Euchariſt …
Jean Claude · The Catholic Doctrine of the Eucharist in All Ages · p. 317 · Open in the reader

Counsels and Comforts for Troubled Consciences A66075

Printed
COUNSELS AND COMFORTS FOR Troubled Conſciences. Contain'dContained in a LETTER, lately written to a FRIEND.
With rule
COUNSELS AND COMFORTS FOR Troubled Conſciences. Contain'dContained in a LETTER, lately written to a FRIEND.
Dean Henry Wilkinson · Counsels and Comforts for Troubled Consciences · Open in the reader

The Prophetical History of the Reformation A69569

Printed
Because the Book of the Kingdom Contain'dContained that full Half Time of the Beast, and the Remainder of the 1260 Days; the …
With rule
Because the Book of the Kingdom Contain'dContained that full Half Time of the Beast, and the Remainder of the 1260 Days; the …
Thomas Beverley · The Prophetical History of the Reformation · p. 74 · Open in the reader