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Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #9647 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

may'stmayest

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

Puritas changed it
667 times in 293 works
Consistency
98.8% (667 of 675)
Reach if approved
~709 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: mayest
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
675 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (667 changes in 293 works, 98.8% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 667)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    … never any man holds one, but he holds the other also; I say, thou may'stmayest fall from it againe. Now, if thou mayest take it, and fall from it …
    With rule
    … never any man holds one, but he holds the other also; I say, thou may'stmayest fall from it againe. Now, if thou mayest take it, and fall from it …

    John Preston · The Saints Qualification · p. 154 · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    Enlarge thy ſinne to the uttermoſt that thou may'ſtmayest magnifie the grace of Chriſt. Leſſen not, mince not ſin, in hope of pardon …
    With rule
    Enlarge thy ſinne to the uttermoſt that thou may'ſtmayest magnifie the grace of Chriſt. Leſſen not, mince not ſin, in hope of pardon …

    Hezekiah Woodward · A Childs Patrimony · p. 27 · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … invoke the Almighty to strengthen thee with his Grace, that at the last thou may'stmayest receive a Crown of Glory.
    With rule
    … invoke the Almighty to strengthen thee with his Grace, that at the last thou may'stmayest receive a Crown of Glory.

    Richard Allestree · The Whole Duty of Divine Meditation · p. 71 · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    By Faith thou may'ſtmayest diſcern him plain,
    With rule
    By Faith thou may'ſtmayest diſcern him plain,

    Richard Baxter · Monthly Preparations for Holy Communion · p. 251 · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    A fruitful crop, that thou may'ſtmayest have the praiſe,
    With rule
    A fruitful crop, that thou may'ſtmayest have the praiſe,

    Nicolas Billingsley · A Treasury of Divine Raptures · p. 218 · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    Thou may'stmayest come hither here is room and place
    With rule
    Thou may'stmayest come hither here is room and place

    John Bunyan · The Building Nature Excellency and Government of the House of God · p. 11 · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    Thou may'ſtmayest be confident thy Wants ſhall have his Ear.
    With rule
    Thou may'ſtmayest be confident thy Wants ſhall have his Ear.

    Daniel Burgess · The Sure Way to Wealth Infallible · p. viii · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    A Queen? then thou may'ſtmayest queſtionleſſe command,
    With rule
    A Queen? then thou may'ſtmayest queſtionleſſe command,

    Edward Calver · Divine Passions Piously and Pathetically Expressed · p. 52 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (8)

6 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 2 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

One Thing is Needful A30168

  • Printed
    May'stMayest serve with faith, with fear, in truth, & love,
    With rule
    May'stMayest serve with faith, with fear, in truth, & love,

    John Bunyan · One Thing is Needful · p. 11 · Open in the reader

A Supplement to Knowledge and Practice A34877

  • Printed
    May'ſtMayest rule it as thou liſt, and pour the ſhame
    With rule
    May'ſtMayest rule it as thou liſt, and pour the ſhame

    Samuel Cradock · A Supplement to Knowledge and Practice · p. 318 · Open in the reader

The Glorious Lover A47509

  • Printed
    May'ſtMayest thou in Chriſt's dear Arms and Boſom lie?
    With rule
    May'ſtMayest thou in Chriſt's dear Arms and Boſom lie?

    Benjamin Keach · The Glorious Lover · p. 236 · Open in the reader

A Plat for Mariners A58036

  • Printed
    … Drunk? To Swear? To abuſe my Relations? To Scoff and Mock at Godlineſs? O, May'ſtMayest thou not hear God ſaying to thy Soul? Is this thy kindneſs to thy …
    With rule
    … Drunk? To Swear? To abuſe my Relations? To Scoff and Mock at Godlineſs? O, May'ſtMayest thou not hear God ſaying to thy Soul? Is this thy kindneſs to thy …

    John Ryther · A Plat for Mariners · p. 93 · Open in the reader

A Gospel Glass A61908

  • Printed
    … command, that you with Faelix, will do your duty at a more convenient ſeaſon? May'ſtMayest not thou dye? or the Offendor dye? and both in ſin, thou in the …
    With rule
    … command, that you with Faelix, will do your duty at a more convenient ſeaſon? May'ſtMayest not thou dye? or the Offendor dye? and both in ſin, thou in the …

    Lewis Stuckley · A Gospel Glass · p. 383 · Open in the reader

A New Martyrology A63966

  • Printed
    May'stMayest thou be maul'd with Pulchers Sexton's Sermon
    With rule
    May'stMayest thou be maul'd with Pulchers Sexton's Sermon

    John Tutchin · A New Martyrology · p. 4 · Open in the reader