Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #9747 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

claim'dclaimed

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

Puritas changed it: 66 times in 59 works
Consistency: 94.2% (66 of 70)
Reach if approved: ~74 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: claimed
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 70 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (66 changes in 59 works, 94.2% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 66)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… to that Order of which he himſelf was? Cranmer moſt familiar with Martyr, never claim'dclaimed to be of ſuch an Order, as his Manuſcript kept by Dr. Stillingfleet will …
With rule
… to that Order of which he himſelf was? Cranmer moſt familiar with Martyr, never claim'dclaimed to be of ſuch an Order, as his Manuſcript kept by Dr. Stillingfleet will …
Henry Hickman · Castigations Given to John Durell · p. 18 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Enemies, which the Pope had raised against them. The Immunity from the secular Power claim'dclaimed by Ecclesiasticks, and the command which by means of Auricular Confession they got over …
With rule
… Enemies, which the Pope had raised against them. The Immunity from the secular Power claim'dclaimed by Ecclesiasticks, and the command which by means of Auricular Confession they got over …
Cotton Mather · An Idea of the Reformation in England and History of Non-Conformity · p. 12 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Queen Regent for libertie of conscience, she answering that promises were not to be claim'dclaimed of Princes beyond what was commodious for them to grant, told her to her …
With rule
… Queen Regent for libertie of conscience, she answering that promises were not to be claim'dclaimed of Princes beyond what was commodious for them to grant, told her to her …
John Milton · The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates · p. 26 · Open in the reader
Printed
Both claim'dclaimed her, pleaded for her; either cry'd,
With rule
Both claim'dclaimed her, pleaded for her; either cry'd,
Robert Wild · Iter Boreal 2 · p. 42 · Open in the reader
Printed
But when Chriſt claim'dclaimed
With rule
But when Chriſt claim'dclaimed
Daniel Cudmore · A Prayer-Song · p. 54 · Open in the reader
Printed
… was ſhown to Man; … by the Dignity of Nature the fal… Angels would have claim'dclaimed before
With rule
… was ſhown to Man; … by the Dignity of Nature the fal… Angels would have claim'dclaimed before
Benjamin Colman · The Duty of Young People to Give their Hearts Unto God · p. 141 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Chriſtian Emperor, and been the Beaſt; I do but ask then, who hath demanded, claim'dclaimed, and been defended by the Ten Kings, as Supreme of the City Rome for …
With rule
… Chriſtian Emperor, and been the Beaſt; I do but ask then, who hath demanded, claim'dclaimed, and been defended by the Ten Kings, as Supreme of the City Rome for …
Thomas Beverley · The Kingdom of Jesus Christ Entering at 1697 · p. 44 · Open in the reader
Printed
… ye ſhall not be ſo. Which certainly excludes ſuch a Supreme Authority as is claim'dclaimed by the Pope.
With rule
… ye ſhall not be ſo. Which certainly excludes ſuch a Supreme Authority as is claim'dclaimed by the Pope.
Charles Drelincourt · Notes Upon Texts of Scripture and Popish Errors · p. 38 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (4)

2 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.

Several Poems A29149

Printed
Claim'dClaimed not, perhaps, her Sex might hindrance be.
With rule
Claim'dClaimed not, perhaps, her Sex might hindrance be.
Anne Bradstreet · Several Poems · p. 166 · Open in the reader

The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America A77237

Printed
Claim'dClaimed not, perhaps her Sex might hindrance be.
With rule
Claim'dClaimed not, perhaps her Sex might hindrance be.
Anne Bradstreet · The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America · p. 151 · Open in the reader