Older spelling related to modern

Total

Examples

extra final e

106

againe, brawle, cheekes, doe, heere, lanke-leane, moone, speake, throwes

apostrophe replacing e

15

appear'd, arm'd, reliev'd, say'st, wand'ring

final ie for y

13

armie, busie, fantasie, maiestie, wearie

double l for single l

13

al, chearefull, dialls, divell, dreadfull, farewel, royall, schollers, vessell

ee for ea or ie

8

heere, neere, peece (piece), theeves, yeeres

double consonants (other than l) for single; single for double

7

bestirre, pitty, starres, sunne, toppe-sale, warre; mistris

y for i; i for y

6

eyther, foyles, prayse, prythee, smyle; saies

c or s or sc

3

centinels, scedule, sythe

a for ai

1

gated

ey for y; y for ey

2

countreymen, hony

ow for ou

2

howre, lowder

final e missing

2

chast, hast

i for e; e for i

2

divell, mistris

oo for oa; oa for o

2

aboord, hoast

ou or oo for u

2

ougly (= ugly), strook (= struck)

our for er

1

conquerours

ei for ie

1

leige-men

ore for o'er

1

ore

Other words

8

achademe (academe), bankerout (bankrupt), battaile (battle), heyres (heirs), Navar (Navarre), registred  (registered), spight (spite), taffata (taffeta), towle (toll)

          Total:

195