Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #9663 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

try'dtried

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

Puritas changed it: 278 times in 165 works
Consistency: 89.6% (278 of 310)
Reach if approved: ~326 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: tried
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 310 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (278 changes in 165 works, 89.6% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 278)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
10 For Lord, as silver's try'dtried thou hast prov'd and try'dtried us eachone,
With rule
10 For Lord, as silver's try'dtried thou hast prov'd and try'dtried us eachone,
Zacharie Boyd · The Psalms of David in Meter with the Prose Interlined · Open in the reader
Printed
By Works, and by the same his Faith was try'dtried,
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By Works, and by the same his Faith was try'dtried,
John Bunyan · Scriptural Poems · p. 93 · Open in the reader
Printed
For having try'dtried so long what tis to die,
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For having try'dtried so long what tis to die,
Clement Ellis · An Elegy on the Death of George Pitt · p. 13 · Open in the reader
Printed
Shall in the Gate be try'dtried.
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Shall in the Gate be try'dtried.
Matthew Henry · Family-Hymns out of Davids Psalms · p. 58 · Open in the reader
Printed
Tho' Gold is precious when 'tis try'dtried,
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Tho' Gold is precious when 'tis try'dtried,
Benjamin Keach · The Banqueting House · p. 252 · Open in the reader
Printed
… refined, and the most beloved sin, wherein the Truth of this aversion is most try'dtried and approv'd; as they that have a strong natural dislike of some kind of …
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… refined, and the most beloved sin, wherein the Truth of this aversion is most try'dtried and approv'd; as they that have a strong natural dislike of some kind of …
Robert Leighton · Practical Commentary of 1 Peter Volume 2 · p. 73 · Open in the reader
Printed
Oft ſnuffs; and, oft, to put them out, hath try'dtried.
With rule
Oft ſnuffs; and, oft, to put them out, hath try'dtried.
George Wither · Emblems Ancient and Modern · p. 165 · Open in the reader
Printed
Theſe had his Soul, and his true Friendſhip try'dtried,
With rule
Theſe had his Soul, and his true Friendſhip try'dtried,
Samuel Annesley · The Life and Funeral Sermon of the Reverent Thomas Brand · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (32)

16 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 16 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Vindication of the Faithful Rebuke to a False Report A25220

Printed
… in this Affair, he will easily justifie it: The Accessary is not to be Try'dTried and Condemn'd before the Principal; and it would seem Presumption in me to vindicate …
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… in this Affair, he will easily justifie it: The Accessary is not to be Try'dTried and Condemn'd before the Principal; and it would seem Presumption in me to vindicate …
Vincent Alsop · Vindication of the Faithful Rebuke to a False Report · p. 35 · Open in the reader

The Life and Funeral Sermon of the Reverent Thomas Brand A25469

Printed
From a Try'dTried Word, by Pray'r, and ſearching Thought,
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From a Try'dTried Word, by Pray'r, and ſearching Thought,
Samuel Annesley · The Life and Funeral Sermon of the Reverent Thomas Brand · Open in the reader

A Breviary of All the Greatest Persecutions A28159

Printed
Try'dTried out and ſold. They us'd ſuch blaſphemies:
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Try'dTried out and ſold. They us'd ſuch blaſphemies:
Nicolas Billingsley · A Breviary of All the Greatest Persecutions · p. 105 · Open in the reader

A Memorial Offered to John Williams A43532

Printed
… great Satisfaction of our ſelves; for none can think himſelf too great to be Try'dTried for his Miſdemeanors, before a Convention of ſuch Illuſtrious Senators. And, as Livy ſays …
With rule
… great Satisfaction of our ſelves; for none can think himſelf too great to be Try'dTried for his Miſdemeanors, before a Convention of ſuch Illuſtrious Senators. And, as Livy ſays …
John Hacket · A Memorial Offered to John Williams · p. 81 · Open in the reader

The Historians Guide A43873

Printed
date 14 Sir Sam. Barnardiston Try'dTried at the Guild-hall, for Writing 4 Seditious Letters against the Government, and was found …
With rule
date 14 Sir Sam. Barnardiston Try'dTried at the Guild-hall, for Writing 4 Seditious Letters against the Government, and was found …
Samuel Clarke · The Historians Guide · p. 158 · Open in the reader
Printed
date 30 John Hambden Try'dTried for High-Treason, cast himself upon the King's mercy.
With rule
date 30 John Hambden Try'dTried for High-Treason, cast himself upon the King's mercy.
Samuel Clarke · The Historians Guide · p. 175 · Open in the reader
Printed
date 14 The Lord De la mere being Try'dTried at Westminster, for High-Treason, (the Lord Chancellor Jeffreys, constituted Lord High-Steward for …
With rule
date 14 The Lord De la mere being Try'dTried at Westminster, for High-Treason, (the Lord Chancellor Jeffreys, constituted Lord High-Steward for …
Samuel Clarke · The Historians Guide · p. 176 · Open in the reader

The Banqueting House A47401

Printed
… like Salt 98 5 237 Grace a Girdle 99 6 142 Grace a Breast-plate 100 2 248 Grace of Faith a Shield 101 1 250 Try'dTried Faith better than Gold 102 1 251 Hope an Helmet 103 1 253 Hope an Anchor 104 2 254 Love strong as Death …
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… like Salt 98 5 237 Grace a Girdle 99 6 142 Grace a Breast-plate 100 2 248 Grace of Faith a Shield 101 1 250 Try'dTried Faith better than Gold 102 1 251 Hope an Helmet 103 1 253 Hope an Anchor 104 2 254 Love strong as Death …
Benjamin Keach · The Banqueting House · Open in the reader

The Display of Glorious Grace A47465

Printed
Tenthly, It is a Try'dTried Covenant.
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Tenthly, It is a Try'dTried Covenant.
Benjamin Keach · The Display of Glorious Grace · p. 206 · Open in the reader

Zion in Distress A47607

Printed
Try'dTried Villains! that will never ſtart
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Try'dTried Villains! that will never ſtart
Benjamin Keach · Zion in Distress · p. 85 · Open in the reader

Spiritual Melody A47611

Printed
… like Salt 98 5 237 Grace a Girdle 99 6 142 Grace a Breaſt-plate 100 2 248 Grace of Faith a Shield 101 1 250 Try'dTried Faith better than Gold 102 1 251 Hope an Helmet 103 1 253 Hope an Anchor 104 2 254 Love ſtrong as Death …
With rule
… like Salt 98 5 237 Grace a Girdle 99 6 142 Grace a Breaſt-plate 100 2 248 Grace of Faith a Shield 101 1 250 Try'dTried Faith better than Gold 102 1 251 Hope an Helmet 103 1 253 Hope an Anchor 104 2 254 Love ſtrong as Death …
Benjamin Keach · Spiritual Melody · Open in the reader

Small Offers Towards the Service of the Tabernacle A50162

Printed
… as silver is tried; thou hast laid Affliction upon our loins. Hereby we are Try'dTried whether we will despise the Chastning of the Lord, or whether we will faint …
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… as silver is tried; thou hast laid Affliction upon our loins. Hereby we are Try'dTried whether we will despise the Chastning of the Lord, or whether we will faint …
Cotton Mather · Small Offers Towards the Service of the Tabernacle · p. 89 · Open in the reader

Soldiers Counseled and Comforted A50163

Printed
… any peril whatsoever. When we have our Lives in our Hands, we are then Try'dTried, whether we will put forth our Hands unto Iniquity to secure what is in …
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… any peril whatsoever. When we have our Lives in our Hands, we are then Try'dTried, whether we will put forth our Hands unto Iniquity to secure what is in …
Cotton Mather · Soldiers Counseled and Comforted · p. 16 · Open in the reader

The Wonders of the Invisible World A50177

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… Year 1645. When so many Vassals of the Devil were Detected, that there were Thirty Try'dTried at one time, whereas about Fourteen were Hang'd, and an Hundred more Detained in …
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… Year 1645. When so many Vassals of the Devil were Detected, that there were Thirty Try'dTried at one time, whereas about Fourteen were Hang'd, and an Hundred more Detained in …
Cotton Mather · The Wonders of the Invisible World · p. 55 · Open in the reader

A Complete History and Mystery of the Old and New Testament A52807

Printed
… whereas he had as yet found no fault in him: Therefore muſt Paul be Try'dTried a third time to try what particulars could be proved againſt him, before King …
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… whereas he had as yet found no fault in him: Therefore muſt Paul be Try'dTried a third time to try what particulars could be proved againſt him, before King …
Christopher Ness · A Complete History and Mystery of the Old and New Testament · p. 481 · Open in the reader

A New Martyrology A63966

Printed
… true, that every one who suffer'd, did it as absolutely as possible. They were Try'dTried or Sentenc'd for [Conspiring against the King and Government] that was their Plot; but …
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… true, that every one who suffer'd, did it as absolutely as possible. They were Try'dTried or Sentenc'd for [Conspiring against the King and Government] that was their Plot; but …
John Tutchin · A New Martyrology · p. 129 · Open in the reader