Waiting for reviewApostrophes and possessivesCandidate #9960 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

hang'dhanged

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

Puritas changed it: 585 times in 317 works
Consistency: 91.9% (585 of 636)
Reach if approved: ~668 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: hanged
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 636 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: hang (1)
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (585 changes in 317 works, 91.9% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 585)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… and then ſhall never end it; but, as a man condemned to be halfe hang'dhanged, and then quartered, hath a fearfull addition in his quartering after, and yet had …
With rule
… and then ſhall never end it; but, as a man condemned to be halfe hang'dhanged, and then quartered, hath a fearfull addition in his quartering after, and yet had …
John Donne · Eighty Sermons · p. 200 · Open in the reader
Printed
… nes; telling me that if I do, It were better that a Milstone were hang'dhanged about my neck, and I east into the sea: publick wisdom may perhaps command …
With rule
… nes; telling me that if I do, It were better that a Milstone were hang'dhanged about my neck, and I east into the sea: publick wisdom may perhaps command …
Vincent Alsop · A Sober Inquiry Into the Reasonings of the Serious Inquiry · p. 290 · Open in the reader
Printed
Q. 16. But he shall not be hang'dhanged for killing another that doth it against his Will: And no man is willing …
With rule
Q. 16. But he shall not be hang'dhanged for killing another that doth it against his Will: And no man is willing …
Richard Baxter · The Catechizing of Families · p. 321 · Open in the reader
Printed
… but ask them the cause of their misery, Ther's scarce a Thief or Murderer hang'dhanged at the Gallows, but will cry out, O if I had but had the …
With rule
… but ask them the cause of their misery, Ther's scarce a Thief or Murderer hang'dhanged at the Gallows, but will cry out, O if I had but had the …
Richard Baxter · Directions and Persuasions to a Sound Conversion · p. 110 · Open in the reader
Printed
… Subjects, but Rebels, oppoſite to him and one another, and deſerve to be all hang'dhanged as Murderers, and ſo are all that have Communion with them; Quaere, 1. Whether theſe …
With rule
… Subjects, but Rebels, oppoſite to him and one another, and deſerve to be all hang'dhanged as Murderers, and ſo are all that have Communion with them; Quaere, 1. Whether theſe …
Richard Baxter · Schism Detected in Both Extremes · Open in the reader
Printed
… helpe remaine, helpe may come too late: as a pardon when the malefactour is hang'dhanged, and a medicine when the patient is paſt recovery. To this purpoſe tends this …
With rule
… helpe remaine, helpe may come too late: as a pardon when the malefactour is hang'dhanged, and a medicine when the patient is paſt recovery. To this purpoſe tends this …
William Gouge · Gods Three Arrows · p. 99 · Open in the reader
Printed
… could not be preſerued from rottenneſſe; and theſe the members, ſometimes of a man hang'dhanged or buried, and ſometimes of an Aſſe or Dogge, or ſome other beaſt: as …
With rule
… could not be preſerued from rottenneſſe; and theſe the members, ſometimes of a man hang'dhanged or buried, and ſometimes of an Aſſe or Dogge, or ſome other beaſt: as …
Thomas Beard · Antichrist the Pope of Rome · p. 350 · Open in the reader
Printed
Elſe, hang'dhanged you may bee, e're you die.
With rule
Elſe, hang'dhanged you may bee, e're you die.
George Wither · Emblems Ancient and Modern · p. 191 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (50)

27 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 25 are listed here. 23 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

A Sober Inquiry Into the Reasonings of the Serious Inquiry A25212

Printed
… as would make a Man weary of his life, and almost Petition to be Hang'dHanged. And of Reverence too; consisting in uncommanded postures of bowing at the Naming of …
With rule
… as would make a Man weary of his life, and almost Petition to be Hang'dHanged. And of Reverence too; consisting in uncommanded postures of bowing at the Naming of …
Vincent Alsop · A Sober Inquiry Into the Reasonings of the Serious Inquiry · p. 77 · Open in the reader

A Breviary of All the Greatest Persecutions A28159

Printed
Hang'dHanged up by th'hair, was ſcourged for Chriſts name,
With rule
Hang'dHanged up by th'hair, was ſcourged for Chriſts name,
Nicolas Billingsley · A Breviary of All the Greatest Persecutions · p. 26 · Open in the reader
Printed
Hang'dHanged on the Gibbit, holds the hands or thumbs
With rule
Hang'dHanged on the Gibbit, holds the hands or thumbs
Nicolas Billingsley · A Breviary of All the Greatest Persecutions · p. 80 · Open in the reader
Printed
Hang'dHanged, drown'd, brain'd very infants, virgins, wives;
With rule
Hang'dHanged, drown'd, brain'd very infants, virgins, wives;
Nicolas Billingsley · A Breviary of All the Greatest Persecutions · p. 87 · Open in the reader
Printed
Hang'dHanged ſome, upon ſuſpicion they had eaten
With rule
Hang'dHanged ſome, upon ſuſpicion they had eaten
Nicolas Billingsley · A Breviary of All the Greatest Persecutions · p. 132 · Open in the reader

The Present State of London A37482

Printed
Chriſtian Burial is denyed to Perſons Excommunicate, or Perjured, to ſuch as are Hang'dHanged for Felony, or Kill themſelves, to Apoſtates, Hereticks, and Extortioners. Somtimes the Clergy Men …
With rule
Chriſtian Burial is denyed to Perſons Excommunicate, or Perjured, to ſuch as are Hang'dHanged for Felony, or Kill themſelves, to Apoſtates, Hereticks, and Extortioners. Somtimes the Clergy Men …
Thomas De Laune · The Present State of London · p. 170 · Open in the reader

The Historians Guide A43873

Printed
date 13 William Grant, Souldier in Captain Parson's Company, Hang'dHanged in Covent-Garden, for running from his Colours.
With rule
date 13 William Grant, Souldier in Captain Parson's Company, Hang'dHanged in Covent-Garden, for running from his Colours.
Samuel Clarke · The Historians Guide · p. 184 · Open in the reader

Distressed Zion Relieved A47473

Printed
Hang'dHanged like a Caitiff on a cursed Tree,
With rule
Hang'dHanged like a Caitiff on a cursed Tree,
Benjamin Keach · Distressed Zion Relieved · p. 39 · Open in the reader

Memorable Providences A50139

Printed
… to be a Sign; yet the Bruit has not been thought fit to be Hang'dHanged up: but the Generality of the people are enough, & alwaies were, averse to the …
With rule
… to be a Sign; yet the Bruit has not been thought fit to be Hang'dHanged up: but the Generality of the people are enough, & alwaies were, averse to the …
Cotton Mather · Memorable Providences · p. 11 · Open in the reader

A Complete and Compendious Church History A52804

Printed
… before his own Door (to feed his Eyes the better upon ſo Happy a Hang'dHanged Spectacle) upon a Gallows fifty Cubits high, (which was well nigh Thirty Yards in …
With rule
… before his own Door (to feed his Eyes the better upon ſo Happy a Hang'dHanged Spectacle) upon a Gallows fifty Cubits high, (which was well nigh Thirty Yards in …
Christopher Ness · A Complete and Compendious Church History · p. 262 · Open in the reader
Printed
… to Mordecai, and that at a time when he was come to get him Hang'dHanged, yea, and with full confidence to compaſs his Deſign, though for no other Crime …
With rule
… to Mordecai, and that at a time when he was come to get him Hang'dHanged, yea, and with full confidence to compaſs his Deſign, though for no other Crime …
Christopher Ness · A Complete and Compendious Church History · p. 262 · Open in the reader
Printed
… and now down, from the higheſt Honour to extream Infamy, when Hamans Greatneſs was Hang'dHanged up, and himſelf wrap'd up in a Sheet of perpetual Shame: then Shuſhan (the …
With rule
… and now down, from the higheſt Honour to extream Infamy, when Hamans Greatneſs was Hang'dHanged up, and himſelf wrap'd up in a Sheet of perpetual Shame: then Shuſhan (the …
Christopher Ness · A Complete and Compendious Church History · p. 289 · Open in the reader
Printed
… to K. John according to his Prediction, he was taken at his Word, and Hang'dHanged up for a Fool, &c. Much more concerning this may be ſeen in Fuller's …
With rule
… to K. John according to his Prediction, he was taken at his Word, and Hang'dHanged up for a Fool, &c. Much more concerning this may be ſeen in Fuller's …
Christopher Ness · A Complete and Compendious Church History · p. 421 · Open in the reader

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

Printed
3. She wiſhes her Husband Hang'dHanged (as it were) for buying and bringing this Hebrew into her Houſe.
With rule
3. She wiſhes her Husband Hang'dHanged (as it were) for buying and bringing this Hebrew into her Houſe.
Christopher Ness · A Complete History and Mystery of the Old and New Testament · p. 376 · Open in the reader
Printed
… upon him with half of his Kingdom; which when wanton Sthenobaea heard of, ſhe Hang'dHanged her ſelf for woe, and ſo perhaps might this wanton Huſwife do, when ſhe …
With rule
… upon him with half of his Kingdom; which when wanton Sthenobaea heard of, ſhe Hang'dHanged her ſelf for woe, and ſo perhaps might this wanton Huſwife do, when ſhe …
Christopher Ness · A Complete History and Mystery of the Old and New Testament · p. 380 · Open in the reader
Printed
… was ſtruck with Terrour: No ſooner had he ſlain thoſe Five Kings, and then Hang'dHanged them up for a Dread to others, after that, Burying them in the ſame …
With rule
… was ſtruck with Terrour: No ſooner had he ſlain thoſe Five Kings, and then Hang'dHanged them up for a Dread to others, after that, Burying them in the ſame …
Christopher Ness · A Complete History and Mystery of the Old and New Testament · p. 41 · Open in the reader
Printed
… the Death of David, and for the Deſtruction of God's People. Thus Haman was Hang'dHanged upon his own Gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. See Pſal. 9.16. They are …
With rule
… the Death of David, and for the Deſtruction of God's People. Thus Haman was Hang'dHanged upon his own Gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. See Pſal. 9.16. They are …
Christopher Ness · A Complete History and Mystery of the Old and New Testament · p. 276 · Open in the reader
Printed
… as uſually and ſometimes ſtrangely it doth in all Ages) both the Traitors were Hang'dHanged on a Tree: Traitors (ſaith one) in this are like Bells, which will never …
With rule
… as uſually and ſometimes ſtrangely it doth in all Ages) both the Traitors were Hang'dHanged on a Tree: Traitors (ſaith one) in this are like Bells, which will never …
Christopher Ness · A Complete History and Mystery of the Old and New Testament · p. 669 · Open in the reader

The Devils Patriarch A52809

Printed
… upon the Right Horſe: 'Tis a Thouſand pitties, that the petty larceners ſhould be Hang'dHanged and Beheaded, (though that be no more than what both Diſtributive and Commutative Juſtice …
With rule
… upon the Right Horſe: 'Tis a Thouſand pitties, that the petty larceners ſhould be Hang'dHanged and Beheaded, (though that be no more than what both Diſtributive and Commutative Juſtice …
Christopher Ness · The Devils Patriarch · p. 106 · Open in the reader
Printed
… to his Apoſtolical (or rather Apoſtatical) Commands; but ſurely that Servant who will be Hang'dHanged for his Maſter, or for his Maſters Fault more than his own, muſt needs …
With rule
… to his Apoſtolical (or rather Apoſtatical) Commands; but ſurely that Servant who will be Hang'dHanged for his Maſter, or for his Maſters Fault more than his own, muſt needs …
Christopher Ness · The Devils Patriarch · p. 126 · Open in the reader

A Key to Open the Mystery and Iniquity of a Poem A52813

Printed
Yea long before this day been Roundly Hang'dHanged:
With rule
Yea long before this day been Roundly Hang'dHanged:
Christopher Ness · A Key to Open the Mystery and Iniquity of a Poem · p. 33 · Open in the reader

The Acts of Famous National Councils of the Reformed Churches in France A56905

Printed
… Wretch tortur'd with the furies of his Conſcience, utterly deſpairing of Mercy, went and Hang'dHanged himſelf. Now inaſmuch as thou haſt been Partner with him in his Treaſon, though …
With rule
… Wretch tortur'd with the furies of his Conſcience, utterly deſpairing of Mercy, went and Hang'dHanged himſelf. Now inaſmuch as thou haſt been Partner with him in his Treaſon, though …
John Quick · The Acts of Famous National Councils of the Reformed Churches in France · p. 590 · Open in the reader

A New Martyrology A63966

Printed
… Clock, to the Cross of Edinburgh, the Place of Execution, and there to be Hang'dHanged, Drawn and Quartered. He received his Sentence with an undaunted Courage and Chearfulness. Afterwards …
With rule
… Clock, to the Cross of Edinburgh, the Place of Execution, and there to be Hang'dHanged, Drawn and Quartered. He received his Sentence with an undaunted Courage and Chearfulness. Afterwards …
John Tutchin · A New Martyrology · p. 413 · Open in the reader
Printed
Revive like Savage, to be Hang'dHanged agen.
With rule
Revive like Savage, to be Hang'dHanged agen.
John Tutchin · A New Martyrology · p. 4 · Open in the reader

The Unlawfulness of Mixed Marriages B23760

Printed
… them also, and they afterwards taken & Convicted both of the robbery and murder, and Hang'dHanged for it, will any man affirm that those men that did both Steal and …
With rule
… them also, and they afterwards taken & Convicted both of the robbery and murder, and Hang'dHanged for it, will any man affirm that those men that did both Steal and …
John Griffith · The Unlawfulness of Mixed Marriages · p. 47 · Open in the reader