Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #9611 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

assign'dassigned

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

Puritas changed it: 303 times in 175 works
Consistency: 92.6% (303 of 327)
Reach if approved: ~344 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: assigned
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 327 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (303 changes in 175 works, 92.6% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 303)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… so dispensed. In a word, as the Superfluities of the Rich are by God assign'dassigned as the store-house of the poor, so the Abilities of the Wise are …
With rule
… so dispensed. In a word, as the Superfluities of the Rich are by God assign'dassigned as the store-house of the poor, so the Abilities of the Wise are …
Richard Allestree · The Government of the Tongue · p. 116 · Open in the reader
Printed
… sung, but were composed before by the skill of the Musician, and every part assign'dassigned convenient to the Voices of the Persons. Thus the various conditions and passages of …
With rule
… sung, but were composed before by the skill of the Musician, and every part assign'dassigned convenient to the Voices of the Persons. Thus the various conditions and passages of …
William Bates · The Great Duty of Resignation to the Divine Will · p. 138 · Open in the reader
Printed
… The ſame Prophecy hath out of the 2300 Morns in the ſame Viſion of Daniel, aſſign'dassigned 1260 Days to the Witneſſes, and to the Woman the Church, as Time of the …
With rule
… The ſame Prophecy hath out of the 2300 Morns in the ſame Viſion of Daniel, aſſign'dassigned 1260 Days to the Witneſſes, and to the Woman the Church, as Time of the …
Thomas Beverley · Confirmation of the Succession of the Kingdom of Christ at 1697 · p. 1 · Open in the reader
Printed
For Pharaoh had assign'dassigned to them their Lot;
With rule
For Pharaoh had assign'dassigned to them their Lot;
John Bunyan · Scriptural Poems · p. 79 · Open in the reader
Printed
… the Prieſts, there was alſo appointed a Courſe of Levite-Singers, and theſe were aſſign'dassigned to their ſeveral Courſes by lot alſo. And as David appointed their Courſes, ſo …
With rule
… the Prieſts, there was alſo appointed a Courſe of Levite-Singers, and theſe were aſſign'dassigned to their ſeveral Courſes by lot alſo. And as David appointed their Courſes, ſo …
Samuel Cradock · The History of the Old Testament Methodized · p. 456 · Open in the reader
Printed
III. A Door is set a part or assign'dassigned to a proper Place and Service, which other parts of a House are not …
With rule
III. A Door is set a part or assign'dassigned to a proper Place and Service, which other parts of a House are not …
Thomas De Laune · A Key to Open Scripture Metaphors · p. 129 · Open in the reader
Printed
… for their owne aduantage; euery Prieſt of action,and any ability, hauing two Aſſiſtants aſſign'dassigned vnto him: whoſe office, like the Familiars of the Inquiſition, is to ſtraggle abroad …
With rule
… for their owne aduantage; euery Prieſt of action,and any ability, hauing two Aſſiſtants aſſign'dassigned vnto him: whoſe office, like the Familiars of the Inquiſition, is to ſtraggle abroad …
John Gee · The Foot out of the Snare · p. 68 · Open in the reader
Printed
Each hath his proper Courſe to him aſſign'dassigned,
With rule
Each hath his proper Courſe to him aſſign'dassigned,
George Wither · Emblems Ancient and Modern · p. 37 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (24)

9 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 15 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Opposition to Errors of William Sherlock A25202

Printed
… because his mercy endured for ever: but then 'tis upon another Account than this Assign'dAssigned by our Author: for he supposes, That Gods not being wanting to his own …
With rule
… because his mercy endured for ever: but then 'tis upon another Account than this Assign'dAssigned by our Author: for he supposes, That Gods not being wanting to his own …
Vincent Alsop · Opposition to Errors of William Sherlock · p. 88 · Open in the reader

The Good Hope Through Grace A27608

Printed
… him to Impreſs much on my Thoughts; That the Three Days and a Half Aſſign'dAssigned to the Witneſſes Lying Dead in the Streets of the Great City, Should according …
With rule
… him to Impreſs much on my Thoughts; That the Three Days and a Half Aſſign'dAssigned to the Witneſſes Lying Dead in the Streets of the Great City, Should according …
Thomas Beverley · The Good Hope Through Grace · p. 43 · Open in the reader

The Thousand Years Kingdom of Christ A27629

Printed
… that Great Son of Man; To the highest Noontide Glory, of which God hath Assign'dAssigned a Thousand Years; and when it hath ut…erly Subdued All Enemies, it is …
With rule
… that Great Son of Man; To the highest Noontide Glory, of which God hath Assign'dAssigned a Thousand Years; and when it hath ut…erly Subdued All Enemies, it is …
Thomas Beverley · The Thousand Years Kingdom of Christ · p. 8 · Open in the reader

The Orphans Legacy A42922

Printed
… Common Bench by default; and Writ of Errour was thereon brought, and the Errour Aſſign'dAssigned, becauſe it is not ſhewn that Vane was Ordinary of Monmouth, nor that the …
With rule
… Common Bench by default; and Writ of Errour was thereon brought, and the Errour Aſſign'dAssigned, becauſe it is not ſhewn that Vane was Ordinary of Monmouth, nor that the …
John Godolphin · The Orphans Legacy · p. 159 · Open in the reader

Defense of Scripture Ordination A53662

Printed
… Elders had not the Supreme Authority over the Churches, after the time we have Aſſign'dAssigned, nor did they ever Ordain Elders.
With rule
… Elders had not the Supreme Authority over the Churches, after the time we have Aſſign'dAssigned, nor did they ever Ordain Elders.
James Owen · Defense of Scripture Ordination · p. 156 · Open in the reader

A Discourse Upon the Powers of the World to Come A76490

Printed
Chap. IV. Of the Reaſons, or ends of Miracles, as they are generally Aſſign'dAssigned by thoſe, who have VVrit upon them p. 23
With rule
Chap. IV. Of the Reaſons, or ends of Miracles, as they are generally Aſſign'dAssigned by thoſe, who have VVrit upon them p. 23
Thomas Beverley · A Discourse Upon the Powers of the World to Come · Open in the reader
Printed
CHAP. IV. Of the Reaſons, or ends of Miracles, as they are generally Aſſign'dAssigned by thoſe, who have Writ upon them.
With rule
CHAP. IV. Of the Reaſons, or ends of Miracles, as they are generally Aſſign'dAssigned by thoſe, who have Writ upon them.
Thomas Beverley · A Discourse Upon the Powers of the World to Come · p. 23 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Time Adorn'd with their Suitable Events; Each, I ſay, of the Collatteral Lines ſo Aſſign'dAssigned Led me to 97.
With rule
… Time Adorn'd with their Suitable Events; Each, I ſay, of the Collatteral Lines ſo Aſſign'dAssigned Led me to 97.
Thomas Beverley · A Discourse Upon the Powers of the World to Come · p. 41 · Open in the reader

Zions Thankful Echoes from the Cliffs of Ireland A79269

Printed
Aſſign'dAssigned me, by that providence that guide you,
With rule
Aſſign'dAssigned me, by that providence that guide you,
Edward Calver · Zions Thankful Echoes from the Cliffs of Ireland · p. 6 · Open in the reader