Candidate rules
Spelling rules suggested by comparing our TCP originals, word by word, with Project Puritas's modernised editions of the same books. A candidate is not a rule: nothing changes in the reader until a reviewer approves it, which creates a real rule with the evidence as its rationale. Every preview below is our own text, as printed and then with the candidate applied, marked as the reader marks it.
77,018 candidates: 77,018 waiting, 0 approved, 0 dismissed · latest import puritas-full-2026-10-19. Consistency is how often Puritas made the change where it had the word on its own; reach is how many places a rule would change across the whole corpus, estimated from the works compared.
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i / j (309)
i standing for j: Iesus → Jesus, iudge → judge.
219 can be approved together (98.0%+ consistent, enough evidence), reaching about 559,717 places across the corpus.
popiniaypopinjayMorphAdorner agrees
7 changes in 5 works · 100% consistent (7 of 7) · reach ~7 · MorphAdorner: agree
Printed… you ſee mee in ſuch plight, thinke not you that I prate like a PopiniayPopinjay in a Cage. No, no: I am forced to ſpeake from the heart. For …With rule… you ſee mee in ſuch plight, thinke not you that I prate like a PopiniayPopinjay in a Cage. No, no: I am forced to ſpeake from the heart. For …John Calvin · Sermons on Job · p. 254 · Open in the reader
Printed… from the mouth of the Drunkard: Nauſeate the ſtomach of the Ryotous: ſtrip the PopiniayPopinjay of her pyed Feathers: ruſt the Gold, vaniſh the riches of the Couetous: take …With rule… from the mouth of the Drunkard: Nauſeate the ſtomach of the Ryotous: ſtrip the PopiniayPopinjay of her pyed Feathers: ruſt the Gold, vaniſh the riches of the Couetous: take …Thomas Adams · The Barren Tree · p. 40 · Open in the reader
6 changes in 4 works · 100% consistent (6 of 6) · reach ~6 · MorphAdorner: unknown
PrintedThis may bee a good JtemItem to the people, in a word, to teach them what apprehenſions, they ſhould have …With ruleThis may bee a good JtemItem to the people, in a word, to teach them what apprehenſions, they ſhould have …John Stoughton · Seven Sermons · p. 72 · Open in the reader
Printed… Suites at Law, Item, so many hundreds of pounds spent in Lustes and Vanities. JtemItem, so many thousandes in building Eglons Parlours. Item, to the Poore in a yeare …With rule… Suites at Law, Item, so many hundreds of pounds spent in Lustes and Vanities. JtemItem, so many thousandes in building Eglons Parlours. Item, to the Poore in a yeare …Thomas Adams · Heaven and Earth Reconciled · Open in the reader
6 changes in 6 works · 100% consistent (6 of 6) · reach ~6 · MorphAdorner: unknown
Printed… comfort vs. Seauenty yeares, the returning of Gods people from the Babyloniſh captiuity was reiournedrejourned, yet it was fulfilled in the ſeaſon of it. Ob. 5 Fiftly, from the greatneſſe …With rule… comfort vs. Seauenty yeares, the returning of Gods people from the Babyloniſh captiuity was reiournedrejourned, yet it was fulfilled in the ſeaſon of it. Ob. 5 Fiftly, from the greatneſſe …Paul Baynes · The Spiritual Armor · p. 232 · Open in the reader
Printed… reformed his ſtate, kept a moſt ſolenne Paſſeouer, and looked for captiuitie: but God reiournedrejourned it vntyl his death. SOPHONY after reformation, warneth the kinges ſonnes of Gods iudgement …With rule… reformed his ſtate, kept a moſt ſolenne Paſſeouer, and looked for captiuitie: but God reiournedrejourned it vntyl his death. SOPHONY after reformation, warneth the kinges ſonnes of Gods iudgement …Hugh Broughton · A Consent of Scripture · Open in the reader
6 changes in 4 works · 85.7% consistent (6 of 7) · reach ~7 · MorphAdorner: unknown
Puritas changed it in 85.7% of places, under the 98% bar: check the unchanged places first.
Printed… chiefe poinct of doctrine is firſt laid downe in theſe wordes, Jt behooued that CHRJSTCHRIST ſhoulde ſuffer, and by ſuffering, enter into his glorie. Of this which wee hearde …With rule… chiefe poinct of doctrine is firſt laid downe in theſe wordes, Jt behooued that CHRJSTCHRIST ſhoulde ſuffer, and by ſuffering, enter into his glorie. Of this which wee hearde …Robert Rollock · The Passion Resurrection and Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ · p. 377 · Open in the reader
Printed… sownds: as Emmanuel is interpreted and translated God with us, Mat. 1 23. Messias is interpreted CHRJSTCHRIST in Greek; ANOJNTED in English. Iohn. 1. 41. Here the Hebrue, Greeke and English differ onely …With rule… sownds: as Emmanuel is interpreted and translated God with us, Mat. 1 23. Messias is interpreted CHRJSTCHRIST in Greek; ANOJNTED in English. Iohn. 1. 41. Here the Hebrue, Greeke and English differ onely …Henry Ainsworth · A Defense of the Holy Scriptures · p. 45 · Open in the reader
preiudicatedprejudicatedMorphAdorner agrees
5 changes in 4 works · 100% consistent (5 of 5) · reach ~5 · MorphAdorner: agree
Printed… Pope Ioane, that which Auſtine ſaid in the caſe propoſed: That ſhe had not preiudicatedprejudicated the Church of Chriſt.With rule… Pope Ioane, that which Auſtine ſaid in the caſe propoſed: That ſhe had not preiudicatedprejudicated the Church of Chriſt.Alexander Cooke · Pope Joan · p. 124 · Open in the reader
Printed… of the trueth, which they seeke not in them, but the confirmation of their preiudicatedprejudicated, erronious, and hereticall opinions.With rule… of the trueth, which they seeke not in them, but the confirmation of their preiudicatedprejudicated, erronious, and hereticall opinions.William Fulke · Rejoinder to Bristows Reply · p. 87 · Open in the reader
iniurerinjurerMorphAdorner agrees
4 changes in 3 works · 100% consistent (4 of 4) · reach ~4 · MorphAdorner: agree
Printed… he euer agree with him, that delights to quarrell with his? But suppose the iniurerinjurer doth intreate and perswade himself, without pr…uailing, will he vse his friendes about …With rule… he euer agree with him, that delights to quarrell with his? But suppose the iniurerinjurer doth intreate and perswade himself, without pr…uailing, will he vse his friendes about …Thomas Adams · The City of Peace · p. 74 · Open in the reader
Printed… selfe that it proceids …ra God, & that he has stirred vp the speaker or iniurerinjurer against thee. Therefore considder if thou he iu…lie quarreiled, and then take it …With rule… selfe that it proceids …ra God, & that he has stirred vp the speaker or iniurerinjurer against thee. Therefore considder if thou he iu…lie quarreiled, and then take it …Alexander Hume · Hymns or Sacred Songs · p. 64 · Open in the reader
iniurersinjurersMorphAdorner agrees
3 changes in 3 works · 100% consistent (3 of 3) · reach ~3 · MorphAdorner: agree
PrintedThis was augmented by many respects of their iniurersinjurers: In their Persons they were subiect to Princes, their calling was spirituall, and ought …With ruleThis was augmented by many respects of their iniurersinjurers: In their Persons they were subiect to Princes, their calling was spirituall, and ought …William Struther · A Looking Glass for Princes and Peoples Delivered · p. 107 · Open in the reader
Printed… homines; they can neither reuenge themselus on prouokers, like gods; nor hide themselues from iniurersinjurers, like men.With rule… homines; they can neither reuenge themselus on prouokers, like gods; nor hide themselues from iniurersinjurers, like men.Thomas Adams · Five Sermons Preached Upon Special Occasions · p. 27 · Open in the reader
4 changes in 2 works · 57.1% consistent (4 of 7) · reach ~7 · MorphAdorner: unknown
Puritas changed it in 57.1% of places, under the 98% bar: check the unchanged places first.
Printed… use in his own age; and so the second Moneth may be the Moneth IiarJiar, which contained part of April, and part of May, the pleasantest time in the …With rule… use in his own age; and so the second Moneth may be the Moneth IiarJiar, which contained part of April, and part of May, the pleasantest time in the …John Downame · Westminster Annotations · Open in the reader
PrintedIiarJiar cavus 7. foreign 10. Ieiunium. Moritur Eli Pont. Max. & ambo silij eius: capitur arca testimonij. 14. foreign 21. foreign 23. Solemnitas. Simon …With ruleIiarJiar cavus 7. foreign 10. Ieiunium. Moritur Eli Pont. Max. & ambo silij eius: capitur arca testimonij. 14. foreign 21. foreign 23. Solemnitas. Simon …Samuel Purchas · Pilgrimage · p. 110 · Open in the reader
iehoiachinjehoiachinMorphAdorner agrees
3 changes in 2 works · 6.9% consistent (3 of 43) · reach ~45 · MorphAdorner: agree
Puritas changed it in 6.9% of places, under the 98% bar: check the unchanged places first.
Printed… and Ieroboam; Rehoboam, Solomons sonne, reigned over two Tribes, he and his successors to IehoiachinJehoiachin or Ieconias, in whom Solomons race ended, Ierem. 22. 9, 30. whereupon the right of the Crown …With rule… and Ieroboam; Rehoboam, Solomons sonne, reigned over two Tribes, he and his successors to IehoiachinJehoiachin or Ieconias, in whom Solomons race ended, Ierem. 22. 9, 30. whereupon the right of the Crown …John Downame · Westminster Annotations · Open in the reader
Printed… Abaz sixteene, Ezekiah 29. Manasses 55. Amon 2. Iosias 31. Iehoahaz three months; Eltakim or Iehciakim eleuen yeeres; IehoiachinJehoiachin 3 months; Zedekiah or Mattaniah eleuen yeres. The little difference from the former number may …With rule… Abaz sixteene, Ezekiah 29. Manasses 55. Amon 2. Iosias 31. Iehoahaz three months; Eltakim or Iehciakim eleuen yeeres; IehoiachinJehoiachin 3 months; Zedekiah or Mattaniah eleuen yeres. The little difference from the former number may …Samuel Purchas · Pilgrimage · p. 139 · Open in the reader