Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #9920 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

confer'dconferred

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

Puritas changed it: 169 times in 113 works
Consistency: 97.6% (169 of 173)
Reach if approved: ~182 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: conferred
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 173 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (169 changes in 113 works, 97.6% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 169)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… to judge him righteous), theſe benefits flow to him from that judgment (or are confer'dconferred on him by that act) as Effects of that cauſe, and conſequently cannot be …
With rule
… to judge him righteous), theſe benefits flow to him from that judgment (or are confer'dconferred on him by that act) as Effects of that cauſe, and conſequently cannot be …
John Humfrey · The Middle Way of the Covenants Law and Gospel · p. 10 · Open in the reader
Printed
… the Children of the Devills ſervants under the Law, had better means of grace confer'dconferred upon them, then the Children of the beſt ſervants of God have. And what …
With rule
… the Children of the Devills ſervants under the Law, had better means of grace confer'dconferred upon them, then the Children of the beſt ſervants of God have. And what …
Jeremiah Ives · Infants Baptism Disproved and Believers Baptism Proved · p. 40 · Open in the reader
Printed
… deal of pomp and attendance, faith deliciouſlie everie day, having high titles and hon… confer'dconferred upon him? What's all this to the worth of … man? Theſe tell what he …
With rule
… deal of pomp and attendance, faith deliciouſlie everie day, having high titles and hon… confer'dconferred upon him? What's all this to the worth of … man? Theſe tell what he …
Matthew Mead · Appendix to Solomons Prescription for the Removal of Pestilence · p. 73 · Open in the reader
Printed
… and knowing it, called their friends about them, prayed together, ſuing Pſalmes together, chearfully confer'dconferred about that better world they were going to, took their ſolemn leave of all …
With rule
… and knowing it, called their friends about them, prayed together, ſuing Pſalmes together, chearfully confer'dconferred about that better world they were going to, took their ſolemn leave of all …
Samuel Rolle · The Burning of London · p. 143 · Open in the reader
Printed
… then in Him, as a Subject, on which the Father setled his Purpose, and confer'dconferred his Grace: The words of the Apostle are: Grace given us.
With rule
… then in Him, as a Subject, on which the Father setled his Purpose, and confer'dconferred his Grace: The words of the Apostle are: Grace given us.
Peter Sterry · The Rise Race and Royalty of the Kingdom of God · p. 151 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Mediation is grounded on the perfection of his Sacrifice. The blessedness of Heaven is confer'dconferred on Believers according to his Will. Father, I will that those whom thou hast …
With rule
… Mediation is grounded on the perfection of his Sacrifice. The blessedness of Heaven is confer'dconferred on Believers according to his Will. Father, I will that those whom thou hast …
William Bates · The Harmony of the Divine Attributes in Mans Redemption · p. 272 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Joh. 15.7. Joh. 16. This is another of your great and dear bought Priviledges, which are confer'dconferred on you, and put into your poſſeſſion in Regeneration. For aſſuredly other men have …
With rule
… Joh. 15.7. Joh. 16. This is another of your great and dear bought Priviledges, which are confer'dconferred on you, and put into your poſſeſſion in Regeneration. For aſſuredly other men have …
Stephen Ford · Eternal Glorification Begun in Regeneration · p. 213 · Open in the reader
Printed
… it to us, or from us to it, when once we ſhall have it confer'dconferred upon us: Were the Kingdoms of the Earth never ſo full of glory and …
With rule
… it to us, or from us to it, when once we ſhall have it confer'dconferred upon us: Were the Kingdoms of the Earth never ſo full of glory and …
William Gearing · A Prospect of Heaven · p. 140 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (4)

3 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 1 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

Echos from the Sixth Trumpet A66752

Printed
Confer'dConferred were to ſet up a Majeſty,
With rule
Confer'dConferred were to ſet up a Majeſty,
George Wither · Echos from the Sixth Trumpet · p. 143 · Open in the reader

A Considering Glass A66781

Printed
Confer'dConferred on him (although no bloud it coſts)
With rule
Confer'dConferred on him (although no bloud it coſts)
George Wither · A Considering Glass · p. 58 · Open in the reader

Salt Upon Salt A96767

Printed
Confer'dConferred upon him by the Soveraign Title
With rule
Confer'dConferred upon him by the Soveraign Title
George Wither · Salt Upon Salt · p. 30 · Open in the reader