Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #9561 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

cry'dcried

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

Puritas changed it: 456 times in 255 works
Consistency: 95.0% (456 of 480)
Reach if approved: ~504 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: cried
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 480 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (456 changes in 255 works, 95.0% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 456)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… May be, whether a Cartesian will: I have met lately with University-men, that cry'dcried up Cartesius as if they had been quite above Aristotle and Plato; and when …
With rule
… May be, whether a Cartesian will: I have met lately with University-men, that cry'dcried up Cartesius as if they had been quite above Aristotle and Plato; and when …
Richard Baxter · Catholic Communion Defended Against Both Extremes · p. 14 · Open in the reader
Printed
A knaviſh beggar cry'dcried, I cannot work:
With rule
A knaviſh beggar cry'dcried, I cannot work:
Nicolas Billingsley · A Treasury of Divine Raptures · p. 53 · Open in the reader
Printed
… the firſt hearing of this doctrine were ſo mightily taken with it, that they cry'dcried out, O this is a bleſſed doctrine; Remiſſion of Sin by the free grace …
With rule
… the firſt hearing of this doctrine were ſo mightily taken with it, that they cry'dcried out, O this is a bleſſed doctrine; Remiſſion of Sin by the free grace …
Jeremiah Burroughs · Gospel Remission · p. 4 · Open in the reader
Printed
… to ſpare them. At this the people gave a ſhout and with impious flattery, cry'dcried out, It is the voice of a God and not of a man. Herod …
With rule
… to ſpare them. At this the people gave a ſhout and with impious flattery, cry'dcried out, It is the voice of a God and not of a man. Herod …
Samuel Cradock · The Apostolical History · p. 71 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Advocates of ſuch a practice, (viz.) to Conform to ſuch things as they before cry'dcried down as not Evangelical, or at beſt think ſtill to be doubtful,) will hardly …
With rule
… Advocates of ſuch a practice, (viz.) to Conform to ſuch things as they before cry'dcried down as not Evangelical, or at beſt think ſtill to be doubtful,) will hardly …
Thomas De Laune · Compulsion of Conscience Condemned · p. 27 · Open in the reader
Printed
… lifted up their hands, and quietly and chearfully as if feeling no pain, they cry'dcried, Lord Jesus strengthen us, Lord Jesus assist us, Lord Jesus receive our Souls: And …
With rule
… lifted up their hands, and quietly and chearfully as if feeling no pain, they cry'dcried, Lord Jesus strengthen us, Lord Jesus assist us, Lord Jesus receive our Souls: And …
John Foxe · An Alphabetical Martyrology · p. 134 · Open in the reader
Printed
And when in sack-cloth we should loud have cry'dcried,
With rule
And when in sack-cloth we should loud have cry'dcried,
George Wither · Britains Remembrancer · Open in the reader
Printed
… read of a Philosopher in his Journey, which drank Water in his Hand, and cry'dcried out, With how few Vtensiles is Nature content! I could wish many would follow …
With rule
… read of a Philosopher in his Journey, which drank Water in his Hand, and cry'dcried out, With how few Vtensiles is Nature content! I could wish many would follow …
Richard Allestree · The Government of the Thoughts · p. 61 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (24)

17 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
Cry'dCried, Jeſus, Jeſus …ill …e loſt his breath.
With rule
Cry'dCried, Jeſus, Jeſus …ill …e loſt his breath.
Nicolas Billingsley · A Breviary of All the Greatest Persecutions · p. 83 · Open in the reader

Scriptural Poems A30201

Printed
Cry'dCried, Sampson, the Philistines are at Hand:
With rule
Cry'dCried, Sampson, the Philistines are at Hand:
John Bunyan · Scriptural Poems · p. 27 · Open in the reader
Printed
Cry'dCried unto thee, and thou, Lord, heard'st my Cry;
With rule
Cry'dCried unto thee, and thou, Lord, heard'st my Cry;
John Bunyan · Scriptural Poems · p. 43 · Open in the reader

A Memorial Offered to John Williams A43532

Printed
… Marriage? A faint hearted Soldier coming near in his March, to an Ambuſh unawares, Cry'dCried out to his Leader Pelopidas, Incidimus in hoſtes, We are fallen among the Enemy …
With rule
… Marriage? A faint hearted Soldier coming near in his March, to an Ambuſh unawares, Cry'dCried out to his Leader Pelopidas, Incidimus in hoſtes, We are fallen among the Enemy …
John Hacket · A Memorial Offered to John Williams · p. 78 · Open in the reader

Sufferings and Oppressions of Many Christians in Devon A43688

Printed
… with Envy and Malice, the later preſently to take him) he muſt needs have Cry'dCried out, that certainly Chriſtianity Eradicates, and deſtroys common Equity. Here the very Scum of …
With rule
… with Envy and Malice, the later preſently to take him) he muſt needs have Cry'dCried out, that certainly Chriſtianity Eradicates, and deſtroys common Equity. Here the very Scum of …
John Hickes · Sufferings and Oppressions of Many Christians in Devon · p. 8 · Open in the reader

The Glorious Lover A47509

Printed
Cry'dCried out indeed he was God's only Son.
With rule
Cry'dCried out indeed he was God's only Son.
Benjamin Keach · The Glorious Lover · p. 133 · Open in the reader
Printed
Cry'dCried out, O heavenly Spirit, it is thee,
With rule
Cry'dCried out, O heavenly Spirit, it is thee,
Benjamin Keach · The Glorious Lover · p. 249 · Open in the reader

The Wonders of the Invisible World A50177

Printed
… they know them to be theirs or no. Some of them that have been Cry'dCried out upon, as Employing Evil Spirits to Hurt our Land, have been known to …
With rule
… they know them to be theirs or no. Some of them that have been Cry'dCried out upon, as Employing Evil Spirits to Hurt our Land, have been known to …
Cotton Mather · The Wonders of the Invisible World · Open in the reader
Printed
… hope in Gods Time, it will be found, that among those that are thus Cry'dCried out upon, there are persons yet Clear from the Great Transgression; but indeed, all …
With rule
… hope in Gods Time, it will be found, that among those that are thus Cry'dCried out upon, there are persons yet Clear from the Great Transgression; but indeed, all …
Cotton Mather · The Wonders of the Invisible World · p. 61 · Open in the reader
Printed
… from the Great Transgression; but indeed, all the Unreformed among us, may justly be Cry'dCried out upon, as having too much of an Hand in letting of the Devils …
With rule
… from the Great Transgression; but indeed, all the Unreformed among us, may justly be Cry'dCried out upon, as having too much of an Hand in letting of the Devils …
Cotton Mather · The Wonders of the Invisible World · p. 61 · Open in the reader

A Triple Paradox A66791

Printed
Cry'dCried Crucifie, and crowned him with Thorns;
With rule
Cry'dCried Crucifie, and crowned him with Thorns;
George Wither · A Triple Paradox · p. 13 · Open in the reader

The Doctrine of the Three Sacred Persons A95611

Printed
Cry'dCried out againſt?
With rule
Cry'dCried out againſt?
Faithful Teate · The Doctrine of the Three Sacred Persons · p. 67 · Open in the reader

The Psalms of David in Meter B01589

Printed
I Cry'dCried to God and he me heard;
With rule
I Cry'dCried to God and he me heard;
Zacharie Boyd · The Psalms of David in Meter · Open in the reader

The Garden of Zion B01751

Printed
Cry'dCried they, of him we will make carnall uſe:
With rule
Cry'dCried they, of him we will make carnall uſe:
Zacharie Boyd · The Garden of Zion · p. 127 · Open in the reader
Printed
I Cry'dCried to God and he me heard,
With rule
I Cry'dCried to God and he me heard,
Zacharie Boyd · The Garden of Zion · p. 428 · Open in the reader

The Right Christian Temper in Every Condition N00869

Printed
Avaunt, Fonl Fiend! Avoid, fell Foe! Cry'dCried I;
With rule
Avaunt, Fonl Fiend! Avoid, fell Foe! Cry'dCried I;
John Danforth · The Right Christian Temper in Every Condition · Open in the reader

Account of a Late Debate at Lime N02650

Printed
… I had taken to find the Narrow way, and how long & often & earneſtly. I Cry'dCried to Heaven for help in vain, as I tho't, I did almoſt wiſh that …
With rule
… I had taken to find the Narrow way, and how long & often & earneſtly. I Cry'dCried to Heaven for help in vain, as I tho't, I did almoſt wiſh that …
John Bulkley · Account of a Late Debate at Lime · p. 189 · Open in the reader