Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #9749 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

england'sengland

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

Puritas changed it: 146 times in 102 works
Consistency: 56.3% (146 of 259)
Reach if approved: ~272 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: No opinion (map not loaded)
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 259 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (146 changes in 102 works, 56.3% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 146)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… as they said of the Patriarck Jacob's Funeral) a grievous mourning: England'sEngland Sorrow, and England'sEngland Shame.
With rule
… as they said of the Patriarck Jacob's Funeral) a grievous mourning: England'sEngland Sorrow, and England'sEngland Shame.
Samuel Crossman · Two Sermons in Bristol · p. 1 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Sir Edward Carn, ſent on a gratulatory Embaſſie to Pope Paul IV. to tender England'sEngland thanks for the favours conferr'd thereon.
With rule
… Sir Edward Carn, ſent on a gratulatory Embaſſie to Pope Paul IV. to tender England'sEngland thanks for the favours conferr'd thereon.
William Gearing · The History of the Church of Great Britain · p. 192 · Open in the reader
Printed
2. A very great part of the King of England'sEngland Subjects are Presbyterians, as is well knowne.
With rule
2. A very great part of the King of England'sEngland Subjects are Presbyterians, as is well knowne.
Joseph Hill · The Interest of These United Provinces · Open in the reader
Printed
England'sEngland Allarm: Being an account of Gods most considerable dispensations of Judgment and Mercy towards …
With rule
England'sEngland Allarm: Being an account of Gods most considerable dispensations of Judgment and Mercy towards …
John Howe · Concerning A Postscript to Defense of Sherlocks Notion of Trinity · Open in the reader
Printed
… Baker ſleepeth all night; and the height of this ſin lies in this, That England'sEngland Preachers, not onely do not, and cannot Preach, but alſo teach and maintain, That …
With rule
… Baker ſleepeth all night; and the height of this ſin lies in this, That England'sEngland Preachers, not onely do not, and cannot Preach, but alſo teach and maintain, That …
Stephen More · The Wise Gospel Preacher · p. 87 · Open in the reader
Printed
… common flame? what guilts have I contributed towards the filling up the measure of England'sEngland Iniquities? But, alas! hitherto we have generally taken a quite contrary course to this …
With rule
… common flame? what guilts have I contributed towards the filling up the measure of England'sEngland Iniquities? But, alas! hitherto we have generally taken a quite contrary course to this …
John Scott · Sermon 2 September 1686 · p. 11 · Open in the reader
Printed
§. 16. The Church of England'sEngland Sence is better expounded, Reform. Leg. Eccles. c. 15. Orthodoxorum Patrum etiam authoritatem minime censemus …
With rule
§. 16. The Church of England'sEngland Sence is better expounded, Reform. Leg. Eccles. c. 15. Orthodoxorum Patrum etiam authoritatem minime censemus …
Richard Baxter · Against the Revolt to a Foreign Jurisdiction · p. 164 · Open in the reader
Printed
… will not till he confute them repeat my proofs that in the Church of England'sEngland ſence the Godfathers are not the Parents repreſentatives at all, nor ſpeak in their …
With rule
… will not till he confute them repeat my proofs that in the Church of England'sEngland ſence the Godfathers are not the Parents repreſentatives at all, nor ſpeak in their …
Richard Baxter · A Second True Defense of the Nonconformists · p. 168 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (113)

13 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 100 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Debate Between Satan and Sherlock A36515

Printed
… and truly Catholick charity, which exceeds any Prophets, Apoſtles, and even the Church of England'sEngland it ſelf.
With rule
… and truly Catholick charity, which exceeds any Prophets, Apoſtles, and even the Church of England'sEngland it ſelf.
Thomas Danson · Debate Between Satan and Sherlock · p. 50 · Open in the reader

The History of the Worthies of England A40672

Printed
… or ought to be Patron to the Pope, produced but Six of that Order, England'sEngland four acquit themselves in a very good appearance.
With rule
… or ought to be Patron to the Pope, produced but Six of that Order, England'sEngland four acquit themselves in a very good appearance.
Thomas Fuller · The History of the Worthies of England · p. 13 · Open in the reader

Englands Passing-Bell A42738

Printed
ENGLAND'SENGLAND PASSING-BELL.
With rule
ENGLAND'SENGLAND PASSING-BELL.
Thomas Gilbert · Englands Passing-Bell · p. 1 · Open in the reader

Antichrist Stormed A47362

Printed
1. ENgland'sEngland Monarchs: Or, A Relation of the most remarkable Transactions, from Julius Caesar; adorned with …
With rule
1. ENgland'sEngland Monarchs: Or, A Relation of the most remarkable Transactions, from Julius Caesar; adorned with …
Benjamin Keach · Antichrist Stormed · Open in the reader

Distressed Zion Relieved A47473

Printed
That England'sEngland black Catastrophe is near,
With rule
That England'sEngland black Catastrophe is near,
Benjamin Keach · Distressed Zion Relieved · p. 81 · Open in the reader

Zion in Distress A47607

Printed
Why do you judge, that England'sEngland Day of Grace
With rule
Why do you judge, that England'sEngland Day of Grace
Benjamin Keach · Zion in Distress · p. 35 · Open in the reader

Truth Held Forth and Maintained A50325

Printed
… deliver them up, through Unbelief, to hardneſs of heart, and they do as New-England'sEngland Prieſts and Rulers have done, which hath cauſed the hand of the Lord to …
With rule
… deliver them up, through Unbelief, to hardneſs of heart, and they do as New-England'sEngland Prieſts and Rulers have done, which hath cauſed the hand of the Lord to …
Thomas Mall · Truth Held Forth and Maintained · p. 193 · Open in the reader

A Directory for Youth A55343

Printed
… world of miſchief in …milies, Churches, Kingdoms; here it is …t ſo many of England'sEngland, London's Youth …train'd up for Hell, they ſoon aſcend the …t of the Scorner …
With rule
… world of miſchief in …milies, Churches, Kingdoms; here it is …t ſo many of England'sEngland, London's Youth …train'd up for Hell, they ſoon aſcend the …t of the Scorner …
Samuel Pomfret · A Directory for Youth · p. 193 · Open in the reader

Saints No Smiters A62873

Printed
… time of the end are in a great measure now fulfilled and accomplished in England'sEngland remnant: therefore we conclude and assert, that 'tis lawful and warrantable, and is a …
With rule
… time of the end are in a great measure now fulfilled and accomplished in England'sEngland remnant: therefore we conclude and assert, that 'tis lawful and warrantable, and is a …
John Tombes · Saints No Smiters · p. 96 · Open in the reader

King Charles the Second A66086

Printed
… great Happineſſe that by N… ture he is ſatus ſanguine Diûûm; the Son of England'sEngland Mort…l Gods: but his greater Nobleneſſe, and Englands greater Happineſſe, that by Grace …
With rule
… great Happineſſe that by N… ture he is ſatus ſanguine Diûûm; the Son of England'sEngland Mort…l Gods: but his greater Nobleneſſe, and Englands greater Happineſſe, that by Grace …
Edward Willan · King Charles the Second · p. 35 · Open in the reader

The Vanity of Childhood and Youth A66355

Printed
Surely England'sEngland Calamities are like to be terrible, when this jealous God ariseth to force men …
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Surely England'sEngland Calamities are like to be terrible, when this jealous God ariseth to force men …
Daniel Williams · The Vanity of Childhood and Youth · Open in the reader

Serious Address to those who Unnecessarily Frequent the Tavern N02346

Printed
IT is matter of ſorrowful, Obſervation, That New-England'sEngland primitive Ways are not now ſeen among us in their former Glory and Beauty …
With rule
IT is matter of ſorrowful, Obſervation, That New-England'sEngland primitive Ways are not now ſeen among us in their former Glory and Beauty …
Thomas Foxcroft · Serious Address to those who Unnecessarily Frequent the Tavern · Open in the reader

Observations Historical and Practical on the Rise of New England N02753

Printed
… Concern upon our Minds, as we would have the Lord Jehovah to be NEW-ENGLAND'sEngland Saviour, that we may anſwer his juſt Expectations from us, and be yet a …
With rule
… Concern upon our Minds, as we would have the Lord Jehovah to be NEW-ENGLAND'sEngland Saviour, that we may anſwer his juſt Expectations from us, and be yet a …
Thomas Foxcroft · Observations Historical and Practical on the Rise of New England · p. 42 · Open in the reader