Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #9731 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

rob'drobbed

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

Puritas changed it: 279 times in 196 works
Consistency: 95.8% (279 of 291)
Reach if approved: ~306 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: robbed
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 291 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (279 changes in 196 works, 95.8% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 279)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… Hadst laid up much of thy dependance and assurances, how time hath not onely rob'drobbed thee of the things, but even turn'd the edge of thy desires▪ and made …
With rule
… Hadst laid up much of thy dependance and assurances, how time hath not onely rob'drobbed thee of the things, but even turn'd the edge of thy desires▪ and made …
Edward Reynolds · Three Treatises · p. 52 · Open in the reader
Printed
… evil good, and good evil, have accumulated injuries upon our oppressed Christianity, not only rob'drobbed it of its rule, but of its reputation also. And do we daily thus …
With rule
… evil good, and good evil, have accumulated injuries upon our oppressed Christianity, not only rob'drobbed it of its rule, but of its reputation also. And do we daily thus …
Richard Allestree · The Causes of the Decay of Christian Piety · p. 315 · Open in the reader
Printed
… can possibly crowd it, whether into their Creed or Ten Commandments: The Papists have rob'drobbed the people of just one half of a Sacrament, and then to give them …
With rule
… can possibly crowd it, whether into their Creed or Ten Commandments: The Papists have rob'drobbed the people of just one half of a Sacrament, and then to give them …
Vincent Alsop · A Sober Inquiry Into the Reasonings of the Serious Inquiry · p. 19 · Open in the reader
Printed
… and for your souls? Stay not till the Market is over, till thieves have rob'drobbed you, till God in judgement have impoverished you; till meer necessity do constrain you …
With rule
… and for your souls? Stay not till the Market is over, till thieves have rob'drobbed you, till God in judgement have impoverished you; till meer necessity do constrain you …
Richard Baxter · The Crucifying of the World · Open in the reader
Printed
To ſit thus long (obſcure) rob'drobbed of his Seat.
With rule
To ſit thus long (obſcure) rob'drobbed of his Seat.
Anne Bradstreet · Several Poems · p. 74 · Open in the reader
Printed
But you have rob'drobbed me of that Honour now,
With rule
But you have rob'drobbed me of that Honour now,
Samuel Clarke · The Life and Death of Black Prince Edward · p. 21 · Open in the reader
Printed
… acknowledged too, that the compleat form of this life, which conſiſts in perfect ſanctity, rob'drobbed with glorious immortality, reſembling that, which JESUS CHRIST our elder brother, brought up out …
With rule
… acknowledged too, that the compleat form of this life, which conſiſts in perfect ſanctity, rob'drobbed with glorious immortality, reſembling that, which JESUS CHRIST our elder brother, brought up out …
Jean Daille · Forty-nine Sermons upon Colossians · p. 16 · Open in the reader
Printed
If here I rob'drobbed a Tomb, and there a Stone,
With rule
If here I rob'drobbed a Tomb, and there a Stone,
Simon Ford · A Christians Acquiescence in Divine Providence · p. 169 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (12)

5 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.

The Saints Sacrifice A01981

Printed
Rob'dRobbed on the ſea by pyrates, but redeem'd
With rule
Rob'dRobbed on the ſea by pyrates, but redeem'd
William Gouge · The Saints Sacrifice · Open in the reader

Fair-Virtue the Mistress of Philarete A15639

Printed
(Rob'dRobbed of libertie and wit)
With rule
(Rob'dRobbed of libertie and wit)
George Wither · Fair-Virtue the Mistress of Philarete · Open in the reader

A Memorial Offered to John Williams A43532

Printed
… hatch'd in Hell, and prompted by the Father of miſchief, diſquieted the King, but Rob'dRobbed my Lord of Buckingham of all peace of Mind; till the Dean of Weſtminſter …
With rule
… hatch'd in Hell, and prompted by the Father of miſchief, diſquieted the King, but Rob'dRobbed my Lord of Buckingham of all peace of Mind; till the Dean of Weſtminſter …
John Hacket · A Memorial Offered to John Williams · p. 49 · Open in the reader

The Wonderful Works of God Commemorated A50176

Printed
… with Fire. Imagine that you were put under the French Contributions, and not only Rob'dRobbed of all you have in the World, but also driven like so many Cattle …
With rule
… with Fire. Imagine that you were put under the French Contributions, and not only Rob'dRobbed of all you have in the World, but also driven like so many Cattle …
Cotton Mather · The Wonderful Works of God Commemorated · p. 46 · Open in the reader

Poems 2 A89149

Printed
Rob'dRobbed in flames, and Amber light,
With rule
Rob'dRobbed in flames, and Amber light,
John Milton · Poems 2 · p. 33 · Open in the reader